Final Coffee House of Semester, 7 p.m., Saturday at Just About Music (J.A.M.) This Saturday, Dec. 3, will be the last coffeehouse of 2011 at the Just About Music (JAM) dormitory’s P-Space. Trek up to JAM on North Campus to discover some of Cornell’s hidden musical talents or unleash the artist within and share your gifts with the warm, friendly and enthusiastic audience. As always, free pizza (pepperoni, veggie and classic) and hot coffee will be on the house during the show. Anyone and everyone is welcome to perform, and JAM provides a couple of instruments available on-site. Come down to sing your heart out, dance your feet off, rock the week’s stress away or relax and enjoy the community tunes. — Justin Zupnick

The Mystery of Irma Vep Premiers at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Kitchen Theater. The Kitchen Theatre of Ithaca presents The Mystery of Irma Vep, a satirical play that humorously alludes to themes and scenes from The Mummy’s Curse, The Wolf Man and Alfred Hitchock’s psychological and dramatic thriller Rebecca. With a host of vampires, werewolves and Egyptian princesses played out by just two actors over a dreadfully comical saga, the Ithaca Theatre Collective’s latest production is sure to entertain. The original play was written by Charles Ludlam and opened off-Broadway during the 1980s. Irma Vep is an anagram for vampire. — Justin Zupnick

Nothing Is Impossible: A Lecture by Philippe Petit, 5:30 p.m., Thursday, in The Statler Auditorium. On Aug. 7, 1974, about a year after the World Trade Center opened, the daring acrobatic Frenchman Philippe Petit made global headlines when he illegally performed a tight-rope walk between the Twin Towers. The artistic stunt, in the making for six years while the Towers were under construction, earned Petit worldwide fame. The event was beautifully chronicled in the 2008 documentary Man on Wire, which won both the World Cinema Jury and Audience awards at the Sundance Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Documentary. This Thursday evening, Philippe Petit will be giving a lecture entitled “Nothing is Impossible!” at the Statler Audiorium to share stories from his life as an artist and performer, creator and motivator.  — Justin Zupnick

Other Events/Features On and Around Campus Throughout the Week

Schwartz Center Fall Dance Theatre Concert, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. at the Schwartz Center. Students and faculty present their work in a series of concerts. 

Film Workshop, Thursday, 1:25 p.m. at the Schwartz Center. Academy Award Winning producers Ted Hope and Christine Vachon   co-lead a discussion on indie film production.  

Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and the Tangerine. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. at Willard Straight Theatre. This documentary features extensive footage of Louise Bourgeois, the French-American sculptor who founded of confessional art. The film — directed by art historian Amei Wallach and art documentarian Marian Cajori — captures Bourgeois, a lifelong feminist, constructing some of her most influential installations. 

 — Sun Staff