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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.
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, Center for Theatre Arts; free and open to the public.emeritus/retired
(Open to the public)
"Frogs and Snakes: The Texture of Biodiversity," Harry Green, ecology and systematics, April 27, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium, Boyce Thompson Institute.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," 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," through June 18.
* Art for Lunch: April 27 at noon, tour the "Petals and Plumage: A Collection of Indian Textiles" exhibit with curator Ellen Avril.
* Photographer Nikki S. Lee speaks about her work April 27 at 5 p.m.
(M-F, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 255-9714)
Work by DEA students of Gary Evans, through April 29.
(M-F, 9 a.m. -5 p.m.)
* "Dissolutions," investigation of the painting "Las Maninas" by Diego Velasquez, through April 21.
* Paintings on spatial relationships by Ron Milewicz, April 24-28.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition: printmaking by Samantha Couture, through April 21.
* Sculpture by Peter Algra, April 24-28.
(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.)
"Unheard Voices," by Jason Dilley, plaster castings and viewer-activated oral histories, through April 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
Cornell Cinema welcomes proposals from faculty, student and community organizations for films or series to be included in the fall '00 schedule. Proposals are most likely to be approved when they meet the needs of the co-sponsor's members, are of interest to a broader audience and are accompanied by the promise of assistance (publicity, speaker presentations or funding). Call 255-3522 for information and an application form. The deadline for proposals is May 1.
"A Man Escaped" (1956), directed by Robert Bresson, with François 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.m
"Girl, Interrupted" (1999), directed by James Mangold, with Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie and Whoopi Goldberg, 7 p.m., Uris.
"West Beirut" (1999), directed by Ziad Doueiri, with Rami Doueiri and Mohamad Chamas, 7:30 p.m.
"Magnolia," 9:40 p.m., Uris.
"Galaxy Quest" (1999), directed by Dean Parisot, with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, 9:45 p.m.
"The Road Warrior" (1982), directed George Miller, with Mel Gibson and George Spence, midnight.
"Harem Suare" (1999), directed by Ferzan Ozpetek, with Marie Gillain and Alex Descas, 7 p.m.
"Magnolia," 7 p.m., Uris.
"Girl, Interrupted," 9:25 p.m.
"The Road Warrior," 10:45 p.m., Uris.
"Galaxy Quest," midnight.
"Camp de Thiaroye" (1987), directed by Ousmane Sembene, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Magnolia," 7:30 p.m.
"The Gospel According to St. Matthew" (1964), direct by Pier P. Pasolini, with Enrique Irazoqui and Margherit Caruso, 7 p.m.
"Galaxy Quest," 9:45 p.m.
"West Beirut," 7:15 p.m.
"They Don't Make `Em Like They Used To" (1999), directed by various, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Girl, Interrupted," 9:30 p.m.
"The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), directed by Anthony Minghella, with Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, 7 p.m.
"Santa Marta: Two Weeks in the Slums" (1988), directed by Eduardo Coutinho, presented by the Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Paris Is Burning" (1990), directed by Jennie Livingston, 9:45 p.m.
"All About My Mother" (1999), directed by Pedro Almodovar, with Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth and Penelope Cruz, 7:15 p.m.
"The Talented Mr. Ripley," 9:30 p.m.graduate bulletin
* CoursEnroll: Course pre-enrollment for fall '00 is online through April 21; see http://www.swscornell.edu/OUR/student/coursenroll.html. 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.
* 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.
* Commencement information packets: These will be mailed to August 1999 and January 2000 degree recipients. Candidates for May 2000 degrees: Professional master's degree candidates can obtain packets in graduate field offices; M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degree candidates can pick up packets at the Graduate School, Caldwell Hall.
* Commencement cap and gown: A $10 fee is charged. The last day to place an order is May 1. After this date, orders cannot be guaranteed. See green order form in the commencement packet.lectures
"HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia - Breaking the Silence," Seyoum Ayehunie, African AIDS Initiative, April 20, 7 p.m., Robert Purcell Community Center Auditorium.
"Canopy Physiology: Lessons From Leaves to Stands," Tom Hinckley, University of Washington, April 26, 3 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium, Boyce Thompson Institute.
"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.
"Prison and Citizen: Work as Transformative Practice in Modern China," Michael Tsin, Columbia University, April 27, 4:30 p.m., G08 Uris 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.
"At Calais Gate," David Wallace, University of Pennsylvania, April 21, 4:30 p.m., G22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Castle of Indolence," writer Paul West, April 24, 2:55 p.m., Uris Hall Auditorium.
"National Ideology and the Hebrew Folksong (1925-60)," Shai Burstyn, Tel Aviv University, April 24, 4:15 p.m., 328 White Hall.
"Peacemaking Through Planning in Ethically Divided Regions: Recent Work in Bosnia and Cyprus," David Johnson, University of Tennessee, April 21, 6 p.m., Telluride House.
"Policing Opium in Colonial Southeast Asia," Anne Foster, St. Anselm College, New Hampshire, April 20, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Making `Myanmar': Language and Ethnicity Under Military Rule," Mary Callahan, University of Washington, April 27, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Dubai and the United Arab Emirates: Camel Medicine in the Modern Middle East," Ulrich Wernery, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, United Arab Emirates, April 26, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall I, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"The Power of Hypnotherapy," Sharon Barbell, a veteran hypnotherapist, April 27, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building. For more information and to register call 255-5133.music
* April 20-22: Jazz Festival 2000: "Women in Jazz," with director Karlton Hester. See story.
* April 23, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Senior recital: pianist Noah DeGarmo will perform works by Brahms, Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin.
* April 24, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Join Pandit Rajan and Sajan Misra for an evening of North Indian classical music. The concert is preceded by a lecture demonstration at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
* April 25, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital featuring soprano Amy McIntire.
* April 26, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Fortepianist Lars Haugbro will perform sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Scarlatti.
Earth Jam 2000: April 21, 8 p.m., Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall. A concert to benefit the Center for Environmental Sustainability and to celebrate the Cornell Earth Day Festival. Performers include The Sim Redmond Band, The Uplifters, The Bill Guidara Quartet and others. For more information call Maile at 254-5466.
The Hagen Quartet will perform April 28 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. On the program are quartets by Ravel, Webern and Beethoven. Tickets are $11-$14 for the public and $7-9 for students and are available in 124 White Hall, 255-5144. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets also can be ordered via the Cornell Concert Series web site www.arts.cornell.edu/ccs/.
Join the Cornell Savoyards for its spring musical "Candide." The Leonard Bernstein version of this comic operetta is under the musical direction of Rice Majors. Performances are April 22-23 and 28-29 at 8 p.m. and April 23 at 2 p.m. in Kulp Auditorium at Ithaca High School. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for students, seniors and children and are $6 for the April 23 matinee. Tickets are available at the ticket center in Clinton House, Hickey's Music Center and Willard Straight Hall box office. For more information and group rates, call 257-9750.
April 23: Curtis and Loretta 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 Fred Muratori will read from his work April 26 at 5 p.m. in the Big Red Barn.religion
Robert L. Johnson, director of Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the Easter Sunday service April 23 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.
Holy Thursday Mass: April 20, 7:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
Good Friday, April 21, 3 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
Easter Vigil, April 22, 8:30 p.m., Sage Chapel.
Easter Mass, April 23, 11 a.m., Bailey Hall.
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
"Race, Gender and Art History: Africana Women's Perspectives," Salah Hassan, Africana studies, April 26, noon, Hoyt Fuller Room, Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road.
"Pre-emptive Habitat Destruction Under the Endangered Species Act," Dean Lueck, Montana State University, April 20, 3:30 p.m., 145 Warren Hall.
"The Limits of Knowledge: Securing Rural Livelihoods in a Situation of Resource Scarcity," Pauline Peters, Harvard University, April 27, 3:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Normal Forms of Periodic FPU-Chains," Ferdinand Verhulst, University of Utrecht, Netherlands, April 28, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"The Infall Regions of Clusters of Galaxies," Margaret Geller, Harvard/CfA, April 20, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Luminous Blue Compact Galaxies at High Redshifts: A Key Player in Galaxy Evolution," Rafael Guzman, Yale University, April 27, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"ADAMs: Novel Proteins With Multiple Roles in Cell-Cell Interactions," Judith White, University of Virginia, April 21, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
TBA, Yihong Yang, Cornell Medical College, April 20, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
TBA, Lisa Laffend, DuPont, April 27, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Glacial/Interglacial CO2 Change and the Nutrient Status of the Southern Ocean," Danny Sigman, Princeton University, April 21, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Ins and Outs of Water Balance in Free-Flying Birds: Migrants in Mind, Pigeons in Practice," Berry Pinshow, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, April 25, 4 p.m., Lecture III, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Sustainable Architecture for Environmental Responsibility," Robert Fox Jr., Fox and Fowle Architects, April 21, 1:30 p.m., B01 Sage Hall.
"Simultaneous Measurements of Surfactant Concentration and Velocity Field at an Air/Water Interface in Planar Flow," Amir H. Hirsa, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, April 24, 4 p.m., 165 Olin 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.
"Structure and Hydrogen Bonding of Water at Surfaces: New Insights and Surprises," Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon, April 27, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Glascrete-Concrete with Waste Glass as Aggregate," Christian Meyer, Columbia University, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"Adaptive Host Handling in a Parasitic Wasp," David Andow, University of Minnesota, April 24, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Open Source Revolution: How Software Engineering Might Finally Grow Up," Eric Raymond, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Aerodynamics of Insect Flight," Jane Wang, theoretical and applied mechanics, April 24, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Tailoring Foods: The Task of Food Material Science," Markus Karel, Rutgers University, April 25, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Immunocytochemical and Transgenic Approaches for Studying Mating Induced Changes in Signaling Molecules in Drosophila Reproductive Tract," Yael Heifetz, molecular biology and genetics, April 26, 12:20 p.m., G01 Biotechnology Building.
"The Generation of `Associational Diversity' on Land: Insects and Plants During the Past 420 Million Years," Conrad Labandiera, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"Chilling the 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.
"Physiological Effects of Summer Pruning on Apple Trees," Kuo-Tan Li, fruit and vegetable science, April 27, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Viruses and Immune Evasion: Cell Biological Aspects of Proteolysis," Hiddle Ploegh, Harvard Medical School, April 21, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Cities and Disasters," William Anderson, The World Bank, April 21, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"How to Be Postmodern and Indian at the Same Time," Fernando Calderon, UNDP human development adviser, Bolivia, April 25, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Mechanical Behavior of Free-Standing Aluminum Thin Films," Richard Vinci, Lehigh University, April 20, 4 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Manipulating Diblock Copolymers at Interfaces," Shenda Baker, University of Massachusetts, April 27, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Micromachining and Micromanufacturing," Gregory Galvin, Kionix Inc., April 20, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"SPHERES Formation Flying Satellite Micro-Gravity Testbed," David Miller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"A New Mechanism of Immune Evasion: Elimination of Bordetella Pertussis Requires a One-Two Punch," Alison Weiss, University of Cincinnati, April 27, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Mechanisms of Fuel-Stimulated Insulin Secretion Revealed by Metabolic Engineering," Chris Newgard, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, April 24, 4 p.m., G-3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"Environmental Decision-Making: The Experience From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency," Robert Perciasepe, USEPA, April 21, 1:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"In Search of King Solomon's Ring: Studies on the Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots," Irene Pepperberg, University of Arizona, April 20, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The European Defense Initiative: Is Common Foreign and Security Policy Getting Serious?" William Wallace, London School of Economics and member of the House of Lords, April 20, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Biological Weapons Terrorism in the U.S.: Current Hysteria," Milton Leitenberg, University of Maryland, April 27, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"The Search for Extra Dimensions," Joseph D. Lykken, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, April 24, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"EST Clustering for Database Simplification and Candidate Gene Discovery in Rice," Mauricio La Rota, plant breeding, April 25, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Recent Research on Cutinases," Diana Parker, plant pathology, April 25, 3:30 p.m., H133 Barton Laboratory, Geneva, and April 26, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Music Appreciation After Lesions of the Auditory Cortex," Isabelle Peretz, University of Montreal, April 21, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris 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 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"The Use of Quality Function Development in Textile and Apparel Product Development," Diane Scheurell, Kimberly-Clark Corp., April 27, 12:20 p.m., 317 MVR Hall.theater
* "The Most Massive Woman Wins" 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. For tickets, call or visit the box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS.
* Lane Nishikawa presents his one-man show "I'm on a Mission From Buddha" April 22 at 8 p.m. in the CTA Film Forum. Free. See story.
* William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" runs April 27-29 and May 4-6 at 8 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre. See story.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.
The Cornell Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is holding its annual Truss Days April 27-29 on Ho Plaza in front of Willard Straight Hall. Several sets of trusses (triangular roof supports) will be constructed. Anyone can help build, and donations of funds or tools are appreciated. For more information visit the web site at http://www.rso.cornell.edu or call 272-7075.
The public speaking group Toastmasters International meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in 306 Rockefeller Hall, and meetings are open to the public. For more information call 277-8863.
Free tutorial assistance in writing
* 178 Rockefeller Hall: Sunday, 2-8 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 and 7-10 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell: Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center: Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
For information, visit http://www.arts.cornell.edu/writig/.sports
April 21, Columbia, noon
April 22, Columbia, noon
April 26, at LeMoyne, 3 p.m.
April 21-22, at Princeton Invitational
April 22, at Syracuse w/Navy
April 22, at Columbia w/MIT
April 22, at Pennsylvania w/Rutgers
April 22, at Princeton, noon
April 22, Yale, 1 p.m.
April 21, at Yale, 3 p.m.
April 22, at Brown, noon
April 25, Ithaca College, 3:30 p.m.
April 26, Syracuse, 3 p.m.
April 21, at Princeton, 2 p.m.
April 22, Pennsylvania, noon
April 21, Princeton, 2 p.m.
April 22, at Pennsylvania
April 22, at Pennsylvania
April 22, at Pennsylvania