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"Community/University Partnerships: Reconnecting the Quad and the Commons," Kenneth Reardon, city and regional planning, Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
exhibits
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| Pablo Picasso's 1909 Cubist sculpture "Portrait of a Woman" is one of four of his works on view in the first-floor European gallery of the Johnson Museum of Art. |
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.
* "Suaranya Gong Kebyar: The Balinese Art of Ida Bagus Madé," through Oct. 28.
* "Conserving the Collection: When Art Needs Science," through Oct. 28.
* "Image and Imagination: Jean-Léon Gérôme and 19th Century Orientalism," through Oct. 28.
* "Circa 1900: From the Genteel Tradition to the Jazz Age," through Nov. 25.
"Contemporary Chilean Art," with artists Felipe Mujia, Diego Fernandez, Johanna Unzueta, Cristobal Lehy and Ivan Navarro, through Oct. 28.
(Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
"Treasures of the Asia Collection," through Dec. 21.
( Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m., weekends, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.)
"Nanjing 1937," an exhibit on the Nanjing Massacre, through Oct. 27.
films 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). Saturday and Sunday matinees are $3.50.
"Calle 54" (2000), directed by Fernando Trueba, with Tito Puente and Paquito D'Rivera, 7 p.m.
"The Map of Sex and Love" (2001), directed by Evans Chan, 9:15 p.m.
"Sexy Beast" (2001), directed by Jonathan Glazer, with Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone, 7 p.m., Uris.
"The Girl" (2000), directed by Sande Zeig, with Agathe de la Boulaye and Claire Keim, 7:30 p.m.
"Platform" (2000), directed by Zhang Ke Jia, with Wang Hong-wei, Zhao Tao and Liang Jing-dong, introduced by film critic Evans Chan, 8:45 p.m., Uris.
"Calle 54," 9:45 p.m.
"X" (1996), directed by Rintaro, with Tomokazu Seki, Junko Iwao and Ken Narita, midnight.
"Calle 54," 5 p.m.
"Platform," 7 p.m., Uris.
"Himalaya" (2000), directed by Eric Valli, with Thilen Lhondup, Karma Wangel and Lhakpa Tsamchoe, introduced by Kathryn March, 7:30 p.m.
"Sexy Beast," 10 p.m.
"X," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Platform," 4:30 p.m.
"Pirosmani" (1968), directed by Giorgi Shengelaya, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Himalaya," 7:30 p.m.
"No Ford in the Fire" (1967), directed by Gleb Panfilov, 4:30 p.m., free.
"Hour of the Wolf" (1968), directed by Ingmar Bergman, with Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow and Erland Josephson, 7 p.m.
"Calle 54," 9:15 p.m.
"Himalaya," 7:15 p.m.
"Hour of the Wolf," 9:45 p.m.
"Brief Encounters" (1967/86), directed by Kira Muratova, with Kira Muratova, 7:15 p.m.
"Santera" (1996), directed by Solveig Hoogesteijn, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Sexy Beast," 9:25 p.m.
"The Aviator's Wife" (1980), directed by Eric Rohmer, with Philippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière and Anne-Laure Meury, 4:45 p.m.
"Lumumba" (2000), directed by Raoul Peck, with Eriq Ebouaney and Alex Descas, 7 p.m.
"Shrek" (2001), directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, with the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, 10:15 p.m.
lectures
"The Past, Present and Future of Hiring Discrimination," Trond Petersen, University of California, Oct. 26, 3 p.m., 105 Ives Hall.
Baker lectures: Jean Fréchet, University of California will give the following lectures at 11:15 a.m. in 119 Baker Lab: "Design, Synthesis and Properties of Dendrimers," Oct. 25; "Mimicking Nature With Light Harvesting Macromolecules," Oct. 30; and "Reactive Polymers: From Solid Phase Synthesis to Catalysis," Nov. 1.
"Politeness in the IIiad," Michael Lloyd, University College of Dublin, Oct. 26, 4:30 p.m., 119 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Do We Have Any Privacy? Do We Even Know What It Is?" Robert Gellman, a privacy and information policy consultant in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., Uris Hall Auditorium.
"Data Mining Evolved: Challenges, Applications and Future Trends," Usama Fayyad, digiMine Corp., Oct. 25, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"What's for Dinner on Mars? Food in a Closed Life-Support System," Jean Hunter and Corinne Johnson, biological and environmental engineering, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Production of Recombinant Proteins in the Yeast Pichia pastoris," James Cregg, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, Nov. 1, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Leadership for a Changing World," John Pepper, Procter and Gamble, Nov. 1, 4:45 p.m., 305 Ives Hall. Read the story.
"Who Was Joseph Smith?" members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Oct. 31, 4 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
"Receptor Regulation and the Development of New Cardiovascular Drugs," Robert Lefkowitz, Duke University Medical Center, Nov. 1, 8 p.m., Statler Hall Auditorium.
Jin Hi Kim, Korean composer and musician, will give two lectures: "Living Tones," Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m., 124 Lincoln Hall; and "Melding Memory, Heritage and Passion," Nov. 1, 10:10 a.m., B21 Lincoln Hall.
"Diaspora and the Critical Imagination," Moyez Vassanji, Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House. Read the story.
music
* Oct. 26, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall : Santoor player Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya performs Indian classical music. Read the story.
* Oct. 27, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: The new-music ensemble Continuum presents a concert of contemporary chamber works. Read the story.
* Nov. 1, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Hamburg Festival begins. Read the story.
Pianist Andre Watts returns to Cornell for a concert Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Watts will be onstage from 7 to 7:30 p.m. for a question-and-answer session with the audience. Tickets range from $14 to $28 for the public and $8 to $17 for students and are on sale at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m., and at the Clinton House ticket office, 116 N. Cayuga St., Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Oct. 28: Joe LaMay and Sherri Reese, with Genesee Rose, will perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sunday nights from 8 to 11 from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall, with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30. Admission is free. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.
readings
A marathon reading of Milton's "Paradise Lost," Oct. 27, 10 a.m., in Tammany Café, Risley Hall. The reading is to benefit Tompkins County Literacy Volunteers.
"Around the World in 8 Days," dinner, reading and discussion with M.G. Vassanji, Oct. 25, 6 p.m., Robert Purcell Marketplace. The dinner is free and will be followed by a discussion in the 1st floor TV lounge, Robert Purcell Community Center.
religion
Rev. Joseph Williamson, Princeton University chaplain emeritus, will lead the service Oct. 28 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.
Tibetan Buddhist Class: "Seven Point Thought Transformation," instructed by Tenzin Gephel, Mondays, through Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information contact tg47@cornell.edu or call 255-4214.
Meditations: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:15-1 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekend Mass schedule: Sundays, 10 a.m., noon and 5 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.
Meets every Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
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, Sunday, 11 a.m., in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For information call 273-5421.
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 6 p.m., Welcoming in Shabbat with song, in the lobby of Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a community Shabbat dinner at 7:45 p.m. in the Kosher Dining Hall. 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.
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.
Father Stephen Lilley will lead Vespers followed by discussion, every Monday at 5 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Meditation practice is Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For info, call Anne Marie at 273-4906.
seminars
"Circumstellar Disks at Mid-Infrared Wavelength," Charles Telesco, University of Florida, Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Gas and Dust in Protoplanetary Disks," Ewine van Dishoeck, University of Leiden, Nov. 1, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Science Building.
"Nitrogen Retention Hotspots in the Desert Southwest," Nancy Grimm, Arizona State University, Oct. 26, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"How Can CRAR and LAS Work With You and for You?" Michele Bailey, Veterinary College, Oct. 30, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"The Dynamics and Rheology of DNA in Shear and Mixed Flows," Eric Shaqfeh, Stanford University, Oct. 29, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"A Nitroxide's View of Protein Structure," Wayne Hubbell, University of California, Oct. 25, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Intellectual Property Issues in Collaborations Between Universities and Corporations," John Cleveland, Eli Lilly and Co., career workshop, Nov. 1, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"The Design of Nature Reserves: an Eco-Informatics Discipline in Development," Charles ReVelle, visiting professor, Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"Vegetation Biomass, Nutrient Stocks and Soil Chemical Properties in a Coffee Plantation Shaded by Albizzia sp in Southwestern Togo," Ekwe Lokossou Dossa, crop and soil sciences, Oct. 30, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Bob Stern, University of Texas, will give two seminars: "Izu-Bonin-Mariana Subduction Factory," Oct. 29, noon, 2152 Snee Hall, and "The East African Orogen," Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"Comparative Nutritional Ecology of Vampire Bats," Claudia Coen, doctoral dissertation seminar, Oct. 29, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Interspecific Competition Between Root and Leaf Herbivores Feeding on Purple Loosestrife: Species Level Interactions to Community Level Change," Tamaru Hunt, doctoral dissertation seminar, Oct. 31, noon, A106 Corson Hall.
TBA, Paul Hasler, Georgia Tech, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Microbial Control of Soybean Pests in Brazil," Daniel Sosa-Gómez, Federal Nutrition Lab., Oct. 29, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Production of Metabolites and Feed Additives in Yeast: Inositol as a Case Study," Susan Henry, agriculture and life sciences, Oct. 30, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Analysis of Interactions Affecting Microtubule Assembly and Dynamics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae," Michael Wolyniak, Oct. 31, 12:20 p.m., G01 Biotechnology Building.
"The Information Landscape and the Library: Current Issues, New Capabilities and Future Directions," Janet McCue, Mann Library, Oct. 25, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Allelopatic Potential of Festuca Rubra for Weed Suppression," Cecile Bertin, horticulture, Nov. 1, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Business Continuity Planning: Have We Covered Everything?" Rick Bellwood, Natural Resources Canada, Oct. 26, 9 a.m., G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Violence and Indigenous Organizations in Colombia," Jesús Avirama, former president of the Indigenous Regional Council of Cauca, Oct. 30, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Transitioning Coherent Laser Radar From R&D to a Commercial Metrology Tool," Dexter Wang, SSG Inc., Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Photonic Band Gap Materials: The Semiconductors of the Future?" Costas Soukoulis, Iowa State University, Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"In-Situ Electron Microscopy: Real Time Correlation Between Microstructural Changes and Materials Properties," Eric Stach, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Nov. 1, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"The Major Route for Biological Methane Formation," James Ferry, Penn State University, Oct. 25, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Determinants of Neuroinvasion for Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus," Kristen Bernard, Wadsworth Center, Oct. 26, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria," Stephen Winans, microbiology, Oct. 26, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Structural Studies of Vesicle Budding From the Golgi Complex," Jonathan Goldberg, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute, Oct. 29, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Neuro Stem Cells for Brain Research," Daniel Herrera, Weill Medical College, Oct. 25, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Will America's Unipolar Order Last?" G. John Ikenberry, Georgetown University, Oct. 25, 12:15 p.m., G8 Uris Hall.
TBA, Craig Pikaard, Washington University, Oct. 26, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Improving Plants for Improved Human Health," Gerald Combs, animal science, Oct. 30, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Analysis of the Evolution of Virulence in Natural Populations of a Plant Virus," Fernando Garcia-Arenal, Spain, Oct. 29, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Moral Masquerades," Daniel Batson, University of Kansas, Oct. 26, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Moonshiners, Mountaineers and Modernity: Understanding the Historical Production of the Appalachian Region," Emelie Peine, rural sociology, Oct. 26, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
"Science and Security Before the Atomic Bomb: The Loyalty Case of Harald U. Sverdrup," Naomi Oreskes, University of California, Oct. 29, 12:15 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Industrial Braids: Constructions and Applications," Paul Corriveau, Cortland Line Co., Oct. 25, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Cellulose Nanocrystals: Properties and Potential Applications," William Winter, SUNY, Syracuse, Nov. 1, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
TBA, Ray Goldstein, University of Arizona, Oct. 26, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
"Learn to Knit and Crochet," the Hunts, a husband-and-wife team, will introduce the world of knitting and crocheting (bring a pair of needles), Oct. 25, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Strength Training While Traveling," Kerry Ann Kerfoot, Nov. 1, noon, G01 Biotech Building.
symposiums
Some 150 scholars of Asia will convene at Cornell Oct. 26 and 27 for the New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS). The conference is open to the public, but registration is required and a range of fees are charged for the various events. For more information and to register call 255-6290 or visit the web site at htp://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/eastAsia/events/NYCASWebAnnounce.html. Read the story.
Glass afternoon: "Diffusion and Relaxation in Glass" will be held Oct. 26 at 2:20 p.m. in 140 Bard Hall. Opening remarks will be made by D.G. Ast, materials science and engineering, and topics include: "Diffusion in Glass: Water and Ions, and the Mixed Alkali Effect," R. Doremus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2:25 p.m.; "Densification in Glass Produced by Deep UV Exposure," N.F. Borelli, Corning Inc., 3:10 p.m.; and "Influence of Water on the Diffusion of Sodium in 1737 and in Quartz Glass," R. Dieckmann, materials science and engineering, 3:55 p.m.
theater
* Evening performances of The Rez Sisters at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts are Oct. 25-28 and Oct. 31-Nov. 4, at 8. Matinees are offered Oct. 28 and Nov. 3-4, at 2 p.m. Tickets in advance are $7 for students and seniors and $9 for the public; $8 and $10 at the door. Call the box office in the Schwartz Center at 254-ARTS.
* A free presentation of "The Adventures of Coyote" is Monday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 6 p.m. This event will be held in the Film Forum of the Schwartz Center. Read the story.
The Cornell Savoyards is presenting the musical Iolanthe Oct. 26-27 and Nov 2-3 at 8 p.m., and Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 at 3 p.m., in the Ithaca High School's Kulp Auditorium. Tickets are $9 for public and $7 for students and seniors; all matinees are $6. Read the story.
sports
Oct. 27, at Head of the Fish
Oct. 28, at Princeton Chase
Oct. 26, at Heps
Oct. 26, at Heps
Oct. 27, at Princeton, 1 p.m.
Oct. 28, American at Princeton, 2 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Princeton, 1 p.m.
Oct. 26, at Penn, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 27, Wilfred Laurier, exhibition, 7 p.m.
Oct. 28, Exhibition Game
Oct. 26, at Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 30, at Army, 7 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Princeton, 4 p.m.
Oct. 30, at Bucknell, 3 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Ithaca College, scrimmage, 10 a.m.
Oct. 26-29, Regional Championships at Princeton
Oct. 26-30, ITA Individual Regional at Penn
Oct. 26, at Brown, 7 p.m.
Oct. 27, at Yale, 4 p.m.