Johnson Museum of Art
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Senior dance major Cheryl Hunt will present her dance thesis, "Movement Menu," April 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Free. See story.
CSDC practices Fridays from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. All levels of dancers are encouraged to attend. Free and open to all CSDC members. Membership is $5 per year and is open to the public.
Odissi dance concert by Durga Bor and her students, April 13, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall. The event is co-sponsored by the South Asia Program.
"'80s Dance Night" with deejay Michael E., April 15, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall. Free tickets are available in 250 Willard Straight Hall, 2 per Cornell ID.emeritus/retired
(Open to the public)
"Genetically Engineered Foods: Why the Fuss?" Milton Zaitlin, plant pathology, April 13, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.exhibits
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, on the corner of University and Central avenues, is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Telephone: 255-6464.
* "Petals and Plumage: A Collection of Indian Textiles," featuring temple hangings, saris shawls and other fabrics of Indian textile traditions from 1400-1900, through May 28.
* "Andy Goldsworthy: In the Museum," through June 4.
* "Revealing Disguise: Building Identity," through June 18.
* "The Collector's Eye: Audrey and Bernard Berman," a recent gift of German expressionist prints and pop art multiples from a private collection, through June 18.
* Art for Lunch: April 13 at noon, tour the "Andy Goldsworthy" exhibit with chief curator Nancy Green.
* Opening reception, April 15, 4-7 p.m.: Come see the new exhibitions. Cynthia Cort, a specialist in textile history and production, will give a talk at 4 p.m. on the exhibition "Petals and Plumage: A Collection of Indian Textiles." Free and open to the public.
* Arts Sampler: "Contemporary Art and News Media," Sean Ulmer assistant curator of painting and sculpture, April 16 at 2 p.m.
(M-F, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 255-9714)
* DEA graduate student presentations, through April 15.
* Work by DEA students of Gary Evans, April 16-29.
(M-F, 9 a.m. -5 p.m.)
* "100 of 100," 100 best architecture projects of the 20th century, through April 17.
* "Dissolutions," investigation of the painting "Las Maninas" by Diego Velasquez, April 17-21.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* Printmaking by Yoko Matsuno, through April 14.
* Printmaking by Samantha Couture, April 17-21.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 1-5 p.m.; 255-3530)
"Wordsworth and the Romantic Imagination: A Scholar's Collection," curated by Paul Betz, through May 30.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
* "Image-In Ireland: Prints, Photographs and Paintings by Miri Amihai," through April 14.
* "Unheard Voices," by Jason Dilley, plaster castings and viewer-activated oral histories, April 17-29.Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema and held in Willard Straight Theatre, except where noted, and are open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students, kids 12 and under and seniors), except matinees, $3.50, and CTA Tuesday events, $3. Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
"Black Maria Film and Video Festival" (1999), with festival director John Columbus, 7:15 p.m. See story.
"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994), directed by Stephan Elliot, with Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Bill Hunter, 10 p.m.
"The End of the Affair" (1999), directed by Neil Jordan, with Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore and Stephen Rea, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Earth" (1999), directed by Deepa Mehta, with Aamir Khan and Nandita Das, 7:20 p.m.
"Perfect Blue" (1999), directed by Satoshi Kon, 9:35 p.m.
"Any Given Sunday" (1999), directed by Oliver Stone, with Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx and LL Cool J, 9:35 p.m., Uris.
"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," 11:30 p.m.
"Disoriented" (1999), directed by visiting filmmaker Francisco Aliwalas, 7:15 p.m.
"The End of the Affair," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Any Given Sunday," 9:35 p.m., Uris.
"Earth," 9:45 p.m.
"Perfect Blue," midnight.
"Any Given Sunday," 7:30 p.m.
"Mouchette" (1967), directed by Robert Bresson, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Therese" (1986), directed by Alain Cavalier, with Catherine Mouchet and Aurore Prieto, 7 p.m.
"The End of the Affair," 9 p.m.
"Earth," 7 p.m.
"Family Matters" (1999), New York Film and Video Festival, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Any Given Sunday," 9:15 p.m.
"Purple Noon" (1960), directed by Rene Clement, with Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet, 7 p.m.
"Galaxy Quest" (1999), directed by Dean Parisot, with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, 9:30 p.m.
"A Man Escaped" (1956), directed by Robert Bresson, with Francois Leterrier and Charles Le Clainche, 7 p.m.
"Magnolia" (1999), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, with Jason Robards, Tom Cruise and Julianne Moore, 9 p.mgraduate bulletin
* CoursEnroll: Course pre-enrollment for fall '00 is online through April 21; see http://www.swscornell.edu/OUR/student/coursenroll.html. Obtain consent from your committee chairperson for pre-enrollment course selections, and then receive an electronic "adviser key" (password). If you do not pre-enroll or you make changes later, you must submit a form during the first three weeks of the fall semester.
* New: Graduate students have a five-course pre-enrollment limit on courses of three or four credits. One- and two-credit-hour courses are unlimited for pre-enrollment.
* Mandatory dissertation/thesis research enrollment: All graduate students no longer taking courses must be registered in thesis/dissertation research. To avoid standing in line next fall, register electronically through pre-course enrollment. For fall 2000, the Graduate School's doctoral dissertation research course is 726-685; master's thesis research course is 726-771, both 0 (zero) credits. One can register for these courses or for a departmental research course.
* Summer registration: Summer graduate registration begins May 15 in 150 Caldwell Hall. Student ID and in-person registration are required. Students must register if they are 1. receiving financial aid during the summer (such as fellowships, summer loans, assistantships, travel grants or tuition awards); 2. want to use campus facilities during the summer; or 3. are off campus but need to be registered for summer study. Graduate students who have been registered for a regular semester during the preceding academic year do not pay tuition for noncredit summer registration. Students approved for summer residence credit must pay the appropriate prorated Graduate School tuition rate. Tuition must be paid for summer courses taken through the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions.
* Travel grants: Conference transportation grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by May 1 for June conferences. Applications received after this date cannot be considered. Application forms are available at graduate field offices and on the web at http://ww.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/intro.html.
* Thesis Help Sessions for MS Word: Saturdays in April, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Room B-5, CCC, sponsored by CIT. No sign up needed, just stop by. For information, call 255-8000 or e-mail it-training@cornell.edu.lectures
Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lectures:
* "Phytochemicals: Plant Sex, Human Drugs and Insect Rock and Roll," May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 13, 3 p.m., Statler Auditorium.
* "The Chemical Ways of Nature," Thomas Eisner, chemical ecology, and Jerrold Meinwald, chemistry and chemical biology, April 13, 4:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium.
* "Finding and Using the Genetic Basis of the Ecological Sophistication of Plants: Another Example of the `Value' of Nature?" Ian T. Baldwin, Max Planck Institute, Jena, Germany, April 14, 4 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Eco-Architecture? Ergo Architecture," Douglas Pollard, Mortgage and Housing Corp., Canada, April 14, 1:30 p.m., B-01 Sage Hall.
"So You Want to Be a Consultant?" Marshall E. Frank, IBM Corp., April 18, 3:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall. See story.
"Fair Congestion Control for Large-Scale Continuous-Media Internet Sessions," Dan Rubenstein, University of Massachusetts, April 13, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Leveled Commitment Contracts for Automated Negotiations: A Backtracking Instrument for Multiagent Systems," Tuomas Sandholm, Washington University at St. Louis, April 18, 4:15 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Beneath the Facets of Mountain and Water: Painting as a Medium in Negotiating Cultural Ideology," An-yi Pan, history of art, April 19, 5 p.m., History of Art Gallery, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Secret Passion, Public Desire: Chen Kaige's The Emperor and Assassin, Tang Dynasty's Rock Music and the Notion of Greater China," Teng Jimeng, New York University, April 20, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"Study of the History and Ethics of Professional Engineering," Kenneth Brown, president, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, April 13, 4:30 p.m., McManus Lounge, Hollister Hall.
"Can a Reformed European Union Bear the Weight of Enlargement?" Helen Wallace, Sussex University, April 20, 4:30 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"QuickTime for Webmasters," George Cook, Apple Computer, April 20, 2 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
"Poverty and Malnutrition Measures and Their Interrelationship," Erik Thorbecke, economics and food economics, April 13, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Chaucer's Italian Tradition," Warren Ginsberg, SUNY Albany, April 14, 4:30 p.m., G22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Probability of Thought," Michael Spivey, psychology, April 17, 2:55 p.m., Uris Hall Auditorium.
"The Shostakovich Wars," Laurel E. Fay, New York University, April 17, 4:15 p.m., 328 White Hall.
Sir Michael Berry, Bristol University and A.D. White Professor-at-Large, will give the following lectures April 13-19: "Singularities, Asymptotics and the Reduction of Theories," April 13, 8 p.m., 156 Goldwin Smith; and "Quantum Mechanics, Chaos and the Primes," April 18, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark.
David Pingree, Brown University and A.D. White Professor-at-Large, will give the following lectures April 17 and April 19: "The Earliest Version of Jagannatha's Siddhantakaustubha," April 17, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall; and "Rhetorius, the Last Greek Astrologer of Alexandria," April 19, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall. See story.
"Vu Trong Phung and the Rise and Fall of Vietnamese Modernism," Peter Zinoman, University of California at Berkeley, April 13, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Avenue.
"Policing Opium in Colonial Southeast Asia," Anne Foster, St. Anselm College, New Hampshire, April 20, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
* April 15, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Chamber Orchestra, with conductor Mark Davis and baritonist Timothy LeFebvre, will perform works by Copland, Prokofiev and Bartok.
* April 17, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Senior Rebecca Schaefer, piano, will perform works by Mozart, Handel, Beethoven and Bartok.
The Department of Music also presents the Poulenc Festival, April 14, 16 and 18. Directed by Judith Kellock, the three concerts highlight the music of composer Francis Poulenc. See story. The following concerts are:
* April 14, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Concert I, Chamber Music for Winds.
* April 16, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: Concert II, Music for Choir, Organ and Orchestra.
* April 18, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Concert III, Vocal Works.
April 16: Les Sampou will perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast live Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m., in the Anabel Taylor Hall Café. The program airs on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.reading
Poet Crystal Williams will read April 13 at 4:30 p.m. in the A.D. White House. Williams is author of Kin and is completing her M.F.A. at Cornell.
Open-Mike Poetry Fest, April 19, 5 p.m., Big Red Barn. Featuring Cornell fiction writer Evetta Andersson and Cornell poet Sarah Jefferis. Bring your poetry to share.religion
Charles Rice, Drew University, will lead the Palm Sunday service April 16 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., meet in the lobby of Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion, games and service-oriented activities. Classes, speakers, prayers, celebrations at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-3037 or send e-mail to bahai@cornell.edu.
Lenten Penance Service is rescheduled for April 17 at 7 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Chapel.
Palm Sunday Mass schedule: Saturday, April 15, 5 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
Holy Thursday Mass: April 20, 7:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G-22 ATH.
Testimony meetings: Tuesday, 7 p.m., G-20 Anabel Taylor Hall. Church services: Sundays, 10:30 a.m., and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, 101 University Ave., Ithaca.
Wednesdays, worship and Eucharist, 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
For more information, call 255-4219 or send e-mail to eccu@cornell.edu.
Meeting for Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 5:30 p.m., candle lighting and singing in the lobby of Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by Shabbat services. Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Conservative services in the Founder's Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Call the Hillel office at 255-4227 for more information.
* Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For daily service times, call 272-5810; all daily services are at the Young Israel House.
Sundays, 11 a.m., One World Room (in English), and 1 p.m., chapel (in Korean), Anabel Taylor Hall. Call 255-2250 for more information.
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave. For information, call 273-6811.
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly Friday prayer, 1:15-1:45 p.m., One World Room, ATH.
Weekly Halaqa, Friday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 218 ATH.
Mondays at 5:15-6 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Brief instruction followed by silent sitting. Diverse backgrounds welcome. Some discussion. For more information, call CURW at 255-4214.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. For more information, call the Protestant Cooperative Ministry at 255-4224.seminars
Environmental issues debate with Timothy Mount, Neha Khanna, Steve Rose and Meredith Fowlie, April 18, 3 p.m., 345 Warren Hall. Audience participation encouraged.
"Pre-emptive Habitat Destruction Under the Endangered Species Act," Dean Lueck, Montana State University, April 20, 3:30 p.m., 145 Warren Hall.
"The Greenhouse Effect and Its Feedbacks," Richard S. Lindzen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April 14, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Lithium Burning in Low Mass Stars: A New Way to Measure Stellar Ages," Lars Bildstein, University of California at Santa Barbara, April 13, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"The Infall Regions of Clusters of Galaxies," Margaret Geller, Harvard/CfA, April 20, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Proofreading of tRNAs During Export From the Cell Nucleus," Elsebet Lund, University of Wisconsin, April 14, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Industrial Animal Cell Culture," Matt Croughan, April 13, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
TBA, Yihong Yang, Cornell Medical College, April 20, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Human Biogeochemistry: Cancer Development in Biogeochemical Provinces of Eurasia," Vladimir Bashkin, King Mongkutis University of Technology Thonburi, April 14, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"DNA Nanotechnology," Ned Seeman, New York University, April 19, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Effects of Molecular Structure on the Solid State Morphology and Optical Properties of Conjugated Polymers and Oligomers," Dave Curtis, University of Michigan, April 20, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Herbicide-Resistant Weeds and Crops," Russell R. Hahn, crop and soil sciences, April 18, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Nitrogen Cycling in Temperate Forests: Views Through the Looking Glass of Unpolluted Old-Growth Ecosystems of Southern Chile," Steven S. Perakis, ecology and systematics, April 17, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Trends and Issues in SiGe Technology," D. Harame, IBM, April 18, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Parasite Load in Woodland Drosophila: A Role for Habitat Choice?" Mercedes Ebbert, Miami University, April 17, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"RNA Signals Within the pre-Cox2p Leader Peptide Coding Sequence Contron COX2 Translation," Nada Bsat, molecular biology and genetics, April 19, 12:20 p.m., G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Great Proterozoic Drawdowns! Origin of Kilometer-Deep Buried Canyons in South Australia," Nick Christie-Blick, Lamont, April 18, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"Housing and Feeding the Homeless," Fred Kramer, Marriott International, Washington, April 17, 2:55 p.m., 278 Statler Hall.
"The Changing Role of Agricultural Extension Professionals," Steve Hoying, Lake Ontario extension educator, April 13, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Chilling and CO2 Impacts on Leaf Water Relations and Protection From Photo Damage in Bean," Jeff Melkonian, fruit and vegetable science, April 20, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Does Structural Adjustment Contribute to a Growing Gender Gap in the Labor Market? Evidence from Egypt," Ragui Assad, University of Minnesota, April 14, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Feminists in the `Brave New World' of Chilean Democracy," Veronica Schild, University of Western Ontario, April 18, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Photo- and Electro-Luminescence in Guest-Host Molecular Systems," Zakya Kafafi, Naval Research Laboratory, April 13, 4 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Mechanical Behavior of Free-Standing Aluminum Thin Films," Richard P. Vinci, Lehigh University, April 20, 4 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Manufacturing and Developing the Palm Pilot and Visor," Jeff Hawkins, Handspring Inc., April 13, 9 p.m., ILR Distance Learning Center, Ives Hall.
"System Indentification and Control of Micro-Sensor Prototypes," Robert T. M'Closkey, UCLA, April 18, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"Characterization of a Chromosomally Encoded Type III Secretion Pathway in Yersinia Enterocolitica," Dorothy Debbie, microbiology and immunology, April 13, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"The Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms: Time to Shift the Anthropocentric Focus," Sandra E. Shumway, Southampton College, Long Island University, April 14, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Regulation of Ca2+ Release in Muscle Cells," Michael Kotlikoff, University Pennsylvania, April 17, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, G-3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"Fires, Fauna and Forest Practices in Sub-Borial Spruce Landscapes of British Columbia," Winnifred Kessler, University of British Columbia, April 18, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Bird Mothers, Steroids and Offspring," Hubert Schwabl, Washington State University, April 13, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Reproductive Ecology of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers," Mindy LaBranche, Lab of Ornithology, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"Applied Just War Theory: Moral Implications of New Weapons for Air War," Martin Cook, U.S. Army War College, April 13, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
TBA, William Wallace, London School of Economics and member of the House of Lords, April 20, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Gravitational Radiation From Accreting Neutron Stars: Implications for Millisecond Pulsar Formation and LIGO," Lars Bildsten, University of California at Santa Barbara, April 17, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Genomic Appropriation: Knowledge and Property in Human Genome Mapping Laboratories," Stephen Hilgartner, science and technology studies, April 18, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Alternaria and Stemphylium Onion Pathogens: Physiological, Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Analyses," Maria Yanez-Morales, plant pathology, April 19, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Ontogenic Resistance Development in Grapevine Against Powdery Mildew," Andrea Ficke, plant pathology, April 18, 3:30 p.m., A133 Barton Lab., Geneva.
TBA, Trevor Robbins, University of Cambridge, April 14, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Classroom Science, Practical Action and the Relevance of SSK for Science Education," Doug Macbeth, Ohio State University, April 17, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Effect of Orientation and Morphology on the Electrical and Optical Properties of Fibers Formed From Intrinsically Conductive Organic Polymers," Richard Gregory, Clemson University, April 13, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Interfacial Chemistry and Adhesion: Recent Developments, Unsolved Problems and Prospects," Kash Mittal, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, April 20, 12:20 p.m., 317 MVR Hall.symposiums
2000 Wentink Symposium to honor outstanding graduate students, April 19, 4 p.m., 119 Baker Lab. Topics and speakers are: "Chemical Diversity From Biodiversity: Natural Products From New Microbial Sources," Sean Brady, Clardy Group; "New Zinc-based Catalysts for Ring-opening Polymerization: Synthesis of Stereoregular Biodegradable Polymers," Ming Chen, Goates Group; and "Competitive Pathways Following C-H Activation of Small Organic Molecules by Yttrium Atoms," Hans Stauffer, David Group.
"The Broadband Revolution: Changing Communications Technology," the annual Cornell Society of Engineers conference, April 13-15. Further information and registration forms are available online at http://www.alumni.crnell.edu/cseconf/default.html.
"Emerging Trends and Interdisciplinary Discourses in Latino Studies," April 14-15, open to the public. See story.theater
* Performer Michael Keck brings his one-man show, "Voices in the Rain," to the Center for Theatre Arts April 17 at 6 p.m. in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre. "Voices in the Rain" is a provocative 90-minute solo performance of stories and songs that explore the plight of America's urban black male. This event is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow the performance.
* Madeleine George's play "The Most Massive Woman Wins" follows the stories of four women in the waiting room of a liposuction clinic. The play runs April 21 at 4:30 p.m., and April 22-23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre at the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $2; call or visit the CTA box office, 430 College Ave., between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS.
Brand X Musical Theatre kicks off its season with "Cabaret." This production features 16 undergraduate and graduate students from both Cornell and Ithaca College. The show opens April 13 at 8 p.m., in Risley Theater. Other performances will be April 14-16 at 8 p.m. and April 15 and 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 and are available in advance at the Willard Straight ticket office or can be purchased at the door.miscellany
Meetings are open to the public and will be held Monday through Friday at 12:15 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call 273-1541.
Annual Service Day and Sleepout on April 15: Service projects, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (volunteers needed); forum in the International Lounge in Willard Straight Hall, 4 p.m.; vigil on Ho Plaza, 10 p.m.; fund-raising event, midnight-2 a.m., followed by the sleepout on Ho Plaza. Proceeds benefit local area poverty work. For information contact Christine McMillan at cmm34@cornell.edu or at 256-8632.
The 16th annual spring fashion show, featuring creative work by more than 40 student designers, is April 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Ramin Room of the Field House. Tickets are $7 in advance from any Design League member or the Willard Straight ticket office and are $8 at the door.sports
April 15, at Pennsylvania, noon
April 16, at Pennsylvania, noon
April 18, LeMoyne, 2 p.m.
April 14-15, at Ivy Champs.
April 15, at Princeton w/Rutgers
April 16, Yale, Georgetown
April 15, at Princeton w/Radcliffe, Miami
April 15, Dartmouth, 2 p.m.
April 18, at Hobert, 4:30 p.m.
April 15, at Brown, noon
April 16, at Boston College, 1 p.m.
April 19, Syracuse, 4 p.m.
April 13, at Canisius, 3 p.m.
April 15, at Princeton, 1 p.m.
April 16, at Pennsylvania, noon
April 19, St. Bonaventure, 3 p.m.
April 14, at Yale, 2:30 p.m
April 15, at Brown, noon
April 14, Yale, 2 p.m.
April 15, Brown, noon
April 15, Sea Ray Relays at Knoxville at Columbia Invit.
April 15, Sea Ray Relays at Knoxville at Columbia Invit.