Event: Mr. Engineering
Looking for some eye candy? Have the hots for chemicals, finance, machines or architecture? Then come join the undergraduate Engineering Council for the annual Mr. Engineering pageant. Contestants will be judged on three categories: Talent, Swimsuit and a Formal Q-and-A. Audience members will participate in a vote for their favorite contestant and will receive free food and raffle prizes to local shops and restaurants.
Friday, 10 p.m.
Friend Center Convocation Room
Event: Earth Day Extravaganza
Where can you play capture the flag, watch the Juggling Club perform, eat free Bent Spoon cupcakes and hear Paul Muldoon speak? At Princeton Environmental Network’s Earth Day Extravaganza, which will feature entertainment ranging from the Princeton University Band to breakdancing. Along with representatives from a variety of environmental student groups and plenty of free food, the event will include a screening of Truck Farm, which documents an experiment in urban agriculture. Come play outside and celebrate Earth Day!
Friday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Campus Club
Film: Scandinavian Movie Night
This Friday, come see the Norwegian movie “Reprise,” a story of two friends who aspire to be writers and face struggles related to love, depression and dreams. In 2006, the film was the Norwegian candidate for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The movie will have subtitles, and the screening will include free pizza and Scandinavian desserts. The event is hosted by the Princeton Scandinavian Association, a new student organization formed in February.
Friday, 10 p.m.
Frist Campus Center 302
Concert: Johannes-Passion (St. John Passion)
You may not be able to understand all of the words they sing, but one thing you won’t be able to deny when The Glee Club joins The Nassau Sinfonia and conductor Gabriel Crouch to present Bach’s Johannes-Passion is the incredible quality of the music. The performance is guaranteed to start strong and not fall off dramatically after the first season ... er, song. So take a few hours to get away from the chocolate bunnies Mommy sent you, and catch a great musical performance.
Friday, 8 p.m.
Richardson Auditorium
Film: UFO Garden Theatre Movies
The poignant documentary “Miss Representation,” playing on Thursday, explores the media’s representation of women and its effect on female self-perception in America. Considering the study just released by the University regarding a similar issue, this film could be a real conversation starter.
Johnny Depp stars in the animated hit “Rango” as the voice of a lone lizard trying to make his way in a Wild West town filled with ferocious animals and no sheriff. With an all-star voice cast including Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina and Bill Nighy, “Rango” promises something for everyone. The film will be playing all weekend.
Be sure to catch the exciting sneak preview showing of “Bridesmaids” on Friday and Saturday. Kristen Wiig of “Saturday Night Live” cowrote and stars in this soon-to-be-released wedding comedy. When Annie (Wiig) finds out her best friend is getting married and is asked to be the bridesmaid, she accepts without knowing what her position will entail, embarking on a journey in the spirit of “The Hangover.”
Princeton Garden Theatre
Thursday: “Miss Representation” at 4:30 p.m. and midnight, “Rango” at 11:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: “Bridesmaids” at 11:30 p.m., “Rango” at midnight
Theater: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Have fun with some elementary-aged smarties at the spelling bee. This hilarious (and interactive) musical will have you laughing, pondering the meaning of success, and wondering what “acouchi” means.
April 21, 22, 23 at 8 p.m.
April 22 at midnight
April 23 at 2 p.m.
April 26 and 27 at 10 p.m.
Whitman College at Class of 1970 Theatre
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