Hear the World Premiere of Anthony D.J. Branker's "Ballad for Trayvon Martin"

Is the West Over? What Would Keynes Say?” will be the topic of a 
presentation by Sylvia Nasar, a professor of Business Journalism at Columbia University. Has the western model of economics and democracy has reached its limits: We are faced with the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, a nasty first world recession, Islam-terrorism and rising sea levels. Nasar draws on the thinkers from her latest book, Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius, and the historical record to parse the evidence. Jewish Center of Princeton, 10 a.m. 

Gay Marriage Forum at Har Sinai Temple. 'Marriage Equality: The Start of a New Era' with Lawrence Lustberg, an attorney who won the recent landmark case that struck down New Jersey's ban on same-sex marriage; William Stacy Johnson, Princeton Theological Seminary's Chair of Theology, whose book " A Time to Embrace," examines the place of committed gay couples in society; and David M. Rosenblum, legal director at Philadelphia's Mazzoni Center. A Q&A will follow. Register. 7 p.m. 

Princeton University Orchestra & University Concert Jazz Ensemble present a concert, including the world premiere of Anthony D.J. Branker's "Ballad for Trayvon Martin," a new work by David Sanford, Beethoven's "Overture to Egmont and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in e minor, "From the New World"  Princeton University, Alexander Hall, Richardson Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.