Things to see and do: Reunions exhibits and performances

Published in the May 11, 2011, Issue

During Reunions, the Princeton University Art Museum continues its three-month exhibition of sculptures, collages, and other assemblages from German avant-garde artist Kurt Schwitters. It is the first overview of his work in the United States since his retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 1985.

The Art Museum also features three exhibitions drawn largely from University collections: “The TÅkaidÅ Road: 19th- and 20th-Century Journeys through Japanese Prints”; “Lasting Impressions of the Grand Tour: Giuseppe Vasi’s Rome”; and “When Men and Mountains Meet: China as Land and People.”

A selection of visual works by students in the Lewis Center for the Arts are on display at two sites: the Lucas Gallery (185 Nassau Street) and the James S. Hall Memorial Gallery (Butler College, lower level between Building A and Bogle Hall).

Relive John F. Kennedy ’39’s brief stay as a Princeton student – and the remarkable career that followed – through the exhibit “From Old Nassau to the New Frontier,” on display at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.

At Firestone Library, the main and Milberg galleries are showcasing pieces from the Leonard L. Milberg Collection of Irish Prose Writers in “The Cracked Lookingglass,” an exhibit that accompanied a spring celebration of Irish prose on campus.

University organist Eric Plutz plays the impressive Mander organ at the annual Reunions concert in the University Chapel, beginning at 3:30 p.m. May 27.

The Princeton Triangle Club performs a Reunions encore of its fall show, “Family Feudalism,” at McCarter Theatre May 27 and 28. The club promises “hit tunes, high kicks and heraldic ha-ha-s.” For tickets, visit the McCarter box office or mccarter.org.

The Princeton Alumni Weekly makes its own attempt at tickling alumni funny bones with “Funny Princeton Live,” a comedy show featuring alumni comedians, including some who were profiled in PAW’s January 19 humor issue. The show will be held May 27 at 2 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium.