We tell you what's going on this week on and around campus.

Ignite Ithaca returned Saturday, featuring a wide array of five minute presentations from a variety of voluntary speakers.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival arrived in town once again last Friday, and for the sixth straight year wowed a sold-out crowd in the Kennedy auditorium — the most exciting thing to happen in that room since Professor Fahey pulled out his guitar and tie-dyed t-shirt in the middle of class.

Biloxi Blues

Schwartz Center for Theatre Arts

February 17-27

Biloxi Blues comedically tells the story of 20 year old Eugene, who is sent to an army training camp during World War II. There, in less than normal circumstances, Eugene learns to cope and come to terms with the world he lives in.

Kitchen Theater’s Precious Nonsense

Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

An Encore to the 2005 musical by Rachel Lampert. Filled with juicy love triangles, cross-dressers and identity confusion run amuck in a Gilbert & Sullivan troupe.

Oscar Docs:

And the Nominees Are...

Willard Straight Hall

For the first time this semester I decided to stop by the Ivy Room for lunch on a Friday. I wasn’t too impressed. Rather, my spinner needed some serious work to be remotely what it was last year. Has it ever happened that you get in a bad mood if you don’t eat what you expected? I’m sure you’ve had the feeling before. And the tables, though more practical, gave the place the look of a school cafeteria more than its old medieval bar look. All in all, I would not take visitors down there anymore. Tsk, tsk.

Thursday, Nov. 20:

Sex, studying and . . . swords? OK, it’s not quite Cornell, but it’s close: Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost hits the Schwartz Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. for a debut performance. With fancy wordplay and puns aplenty, the story of three dudes swearing off sex for three years is a gas. Student tickets $8.

Hadag Nachash: no, it’s not a dish, it’s a band. A really good one, in fact: the Israeli ensemble has gained international acclaim for its blend of hip-hop, jazz and Middle Eastern sounds. Lucky for you, they’re playing tonight at 9 p.m. at the Noyes Center. Admission is free.

Friday, Nov. 21:

Friday 10/24:

If you’re a fan of the theatre and family tragedy (who isn’t?), you’ll love God’s Ear, playing tonight at the Schwartz Center. Penned by Jenny Schwartz ’95, the play will begin an Off Broadway run in April. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $8-10.

Need ideas for how to entertain mom and dad during Parents’ Weekend? Why not let them buy you tickets to Howie Mandel? The Canadian TV personality and Deal or No Deal host hits Barton Hall at 7 p.m. for a night of stand-up and storytelling. No prize money will be distributed. Doors open at 6 p.m., and tickets are $20-25 for students, $25-30 for the general public.

Saturday 10/25:

Thursday 10/9:

Sneak Peek! Tonight at 8 p.m., Cornell Cinema will be screening a free sneak preview of Ridley Scott’s latest film, Body of Lies, in Uris auditorium. The film is based on David Ignatius’s novel about a CIA operative who chases a lead on a terrorist operating out of Jordan, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. For (free!) tickets, go to WSH or download them from UberDuzi.com.

Cornell architecture alumnus investigates barns, scarecrows and archaic modes of printing. Interested in farm-itecture? Aleksander Mergold ’00, cofounder of Austin+Mergold, will be speaking at 5:15 p.m. today in 157 E. Sibley. If visuals appeal to you more than aural, check out the Austin+Mergold exhibit in Hartells Gallery in Sibley, today through Saturday.

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