Doctor of Musical Arts Recital: Kelly Vaneman, oboe. 12:30 p.m. Morse Recital Hall, Sprague Memorial Hall. Free.

Mump and Smoot in Something Else with Zug: The famous Canadian "clowns of horror" visit the Repertory Theatre, with an opening reception to follow the show. Written and performed by Michael Kennard and John Turner. Directed by Karen Hines. 8 p.m. University Theatre. Tickets $10-36. Call 432-1234 for reservations.

EVENTS

Eli Whitney Folk Festival: Song swap featuring Jennifer Kimball, Bob Franke, and Robert Messore. 8:00 p.m. Eli Whitney Barn. $12 for students. For tickets and information visit www.ctfolk.com or call 877-9-CTFOLK. Sponsored by the New Haven Folk Alliance.

Exotic Erotic: Lose your inhibitions and your clothing and take your nearly-naked self to TD's annual dance, which urges you to bare as much as you dare. Featuring Snowboy, London's hippest DJ, and nine of his Afro-Brit dancers. Rain date Sat., Sept. 16. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Timothy Dwight College. $3.

"Night Cafe": Listen to jazz, munch on canapes, enjoy drinks from a cash bar, and take a mini-tour given by a curator. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Yale University Art Gallery sculpture hall. $8 for members of the Yale Art Museums, $10 with advance reservation, $12 at the door. Call 432-0624 for more information.

AUDITIONS

Cabaret of Songs & Duets from Three Penny Opera: Audition for this Yale College Opera Company production by Kurt Weill. Lyrics by Bertold Brecht. Bring two songs, preferably one in English, to the tryout. Casting is open to non-classical singers. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sign up in the Music Library.

Passion Play: Audition for this semi-surrealist play that relates the story of a husband and wife struggling with many of life's great issues. Written by Peter Nichols. Directed by Jeffrey Little. Sign up on the theater studies door, 254 York St.

saturday, september 16

Mump and Smoot in Something Else with Zug: The famous Canadian "clowns of horror" visit the Repertory Theatre. Written and performed by Michael Kennard and John Turner. Directed by Karen Hines. 8 p.m. University Theatre. Tickets $10-36. Call 432-1234 for reservations.

EVENTS

Blood Drive: The Children's Health Information Network (www.tchin.org) and the American Red Cross will be sponsoring their first annual blood drive. 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. North Haven Recreation Center, 7 Linsley St. For additional information, call the American Red Cross, 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543).

Eli Whitney Folk Festival: Free folk picnic concert with Tom Paxton, Kevin Briody, The Reilly Clan, Washboard Slim & the Blue Lights, and Stacy Phillips. Followed by mainstage performance featuring Tangled Up in Blue, The Nields, Tom Paxton, and Sweet Honey in the Rock. 12:30 p.m. (picnic concert), 5:30 p.m. (mainstage concert). Edgerton Park. Picnic concert free, tickets for mainstage concert $14 in advance, $18 at the door for students. For tickets and information visit www.ctfolk.com or call 877-9-CTFOLK. Sponsored by the New Haven Folk Alliance.

AUDITIONS

Passion Play: Audition for this semi-surrealist play that relates the story of a husband and wife struggling with many of life's great issues. Written by Peter Nichols. Directed by Jeffrey Little. Sign up on the theater studies door, 254 York St.

Rhythmic Blue: Dance your way into Yale's only hip-hop and contemporary dance company. Come prepared with your own music and a 30-second choreograped piece. 10 a.m. to noon. 5th floor dance studios, Payne Whitney Gym. Call Alison at 787-4087 or Jaime at 436-4402 for more information.

FILMS

"The Charge of the Light Brigade": Watch this 1936 British classic, the first in the British Art Center fall series, "The Imperial Eye." Directed by Michael Curtiz. 2 p.m. British Art Center. Free.

sunday, september 17

United Church on the Green: Associate Professor of Organ Martin Jean performs the complete organ works of J.S. Bach, Program IX. With Richard Lalli, baritone. 8 p.m. Free. Call 432-4157 for more information.

EVENTS

Club W at BAR: Manhattan comes to New Haven with this Club W-style women's dance party. Valid ID required. 4 p.m. BAR, 254 Crown St. $5 cover with advertisement posted around campus. Visit www.geocities.com/CLUBW1 or e-mail CLUBW1@aol.com.

SAS Teach-in: Students Against Sweatshops education event, with information about sweatshops, global labor, and Yale's role. Featuring a video and speakers. 7 p.m. Dwight Hall Library. Free.

Yale-New Haven Hospital Volunteer Orientation: Mandatory orientation for all prospective and returning volunteers at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. LC 101. Free.

AUDITIONS

Rhythmic Blue: Dance your way into Yale's only hip-hop and contemporary dance company. Come prepared with your own music and a 30-second choreograped piece. 10 a.m. to noon. 5th floor dance studios, Payne Whitney Gym. Call Alison at 787-4087 or Jaime at 436-4402 for more information.

Steppin' Out 2000: Audition for Yale's only step group, whose performances are based on the African-American dance style of stepping. 2 to 6 p.m. Street Hall.

monday, september 18

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Public Hearing: Support the environment and clean up our air by attending the public hearing urging the DEP to require pollution credit training for the "Filthy Five" power plants, one of which is located in New Haven. 6 p.m. Jones Auditorium, Agricultural Experimental Station, 123 Huntington St. Free.

Instrumental Connection Organizational Meeting: Learn about teaching music to children, with a time commitment of only one hour per week. 7 p.m. Dwight Hall Library. Contact John Chen at john.chen@yale.edu or 436-1882, Angela Shih at angela.shih@yale.edu or 281-0171, or Sylvie Wu at sylvie.wu@yale.edu or 436-3313, or visit www.yale.edu/dwight/ic for more information.

Master's Tea: Saybrook hosts James Gustave Speth, Dean of Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Speth worked previously as an administrator of the United Nations Development Program, in addition to founding and serving as the president of the World Resources Institute and cofounding the Natural Resources Defense Council. 4 p.m. Swing Space Common Room. Free.

Peabody Museum Student Open House: Learn about the job and volunteer opportunities available at the Peabody for graduate and undergraduate students. Behind-the-scenes tours of the Peabody collections will be offered, and refreshments will be served. 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Peabody Museum, 170 Whitney Ave. Free.

Welcome Dinner for International Students: Dwight Hall and Yale Religious Ministries invite international students and their families to an informal meal. 6 p.m. McDougal Center, Hall of Graduate Studies, corner of York and Grove St. Free.

tuesday, september 19

The Tokyo String Quartet: Hosted by the Chamber Music Society at Yale. Featuring Mikhail Kopelman and Kikuei Ikeda, violins; Kazuhide Isomura, viola; and Clive Greensmith, cello. Playing Mozart: Adagio and Fugue K. 546; Shostakovich: Quartet No. 1; and Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127. 8 p.m. Morse Recital Hall, Sprague Memorial Hall. $23-28, $13 for students, $5 for rush students. Call 432-4157 for information.

EVENT

City Kids Radio Informational Meeting: Learn about City Kids Radio, a cooperation between WYBC and New Haven Middle Schools. Incorporates studio production, teaching, writing, music, talk, and web production. Free pizza will be served. 9 p.m. WLH 001. Contact Leslie at leslie.kane@yale.edu or Ellen at ellen.moskowitz@yale.edu for more information.

LECTURES

"Pandering to Fear: The Media's Crisis Mentality": John Stossel, award-winning correspondent for ABC's top-rated 20/20, gives the keynote speech at a Yale College Student Union event. 7 p.m. Yale Law School Auditorium. Free. Contact William Edwards, YCSU chairman, at william.edwards@yale.edu or at 436-1422 for more information.

wednesday, september 20

"Edward Lear: Artist and Traveler Extraordinare": Vivien Noakes, preeminent authority on Lear, discusses his life and work. Lear is currently the subject of an exhibit at the British Art Center. 5:15 p.m. BAC. Free.

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