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Israeli Folk Dancing is offered Thursdays, 8-10 p.m. in the One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Free and no experience needed.emeritus/retired
"Advances in Genomics: Ethical, Social and Legal Implications for Public Action," Stephen Kresovich, plant breeding, Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.exhibits
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| The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art features landscape photographs by Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee in its exhibition, "No Ordinary Land: Encounters in a Changing Environment." The photographers will be in attendance at the opening reception Nov. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m., and they will give a lecture today, Nov. 1, at 5:15 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. The image above is "Caves, Matera, Italy." |
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.
* "Circa 1900: From the Genteel Tradition to the Jazz Age," through Nov. 25.
* "No Ordinary Land: Encounters in a Changing Environment," through Jan. 6.
* "Carlos Ulloa Sculpture," Nov. 3-Jan. 13.
* "Is It Real?" Nov. 3-Jan. 13.
* Opening reception Nov. 3, 5-7 p.m.
(Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
"Treasures of the Asia Collection," through Dec. 21.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. Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
"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, introduced by Salah Hassan, 7 p.m. Read the story.
"Shrek" (2001), directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, with the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, 10:15 p.m.
"Tumult" (1997), directed by Yemane Demissie, 4:15 p.m., free.
"Juliet of the Spirits" (1965), directed by Federico Fellini, with Giulietta Masina and Mario Pisu, 7 p.m.
"The Anniversary Party" (2001), directed by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Kline, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"A.I." (2001), directed by Steven Spielberg, with Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Shrek," 10 p.m.
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1974), directed by Terry Gilliam, with the Monty Python cast, midnight.
"Shrek," 2 p.m.
"Juliet of the Spirits," 5 p.m.
"The Anniversary Party," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Gleaners and I" (2000), directed by Agnès Varda, 7:45 p.m.
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail," 9:45 p.m.
"A.I." 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"A.I.," 4:30 p.m.
"Lumumba," 7:30 p.m.
"The Girl at the Monceau Bakery" (23 minutes) and "Suzanne's Career" (54 minutes) (1963), directed by Eric Rohmer, 7 p.m.
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail," 8:45 p.m.
"The Gleaners and I," 7:15 p.m.
"The Best of Dance on Camera 2001: Program 1," highlights from this year's Dance on Camera festival, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center Film Forum.
"The Anniversary Party," 9:15 p.m.
"Jung (War) in the Land of the Mujaheddin" (2000), directed by Fabrizio Lazzaretti, Alberto Vendemmiati and Giuseppe Petitto, 7 p.m., free. Read the story.
"Run Lola Run" (1999), directed by Tom Tykwer, with Franka Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu, 10:30 p.m.
"A Good Marriage" (1981), directed by Eric Rohmer, with Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier and Arielle Dombasle, 4:45 p.m.
"Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians" (1999), with visiting documentary maker Anne Makepeace, 7:15 p.m.
"Jabberwocky" (1977), directed by Terry Gilliam, with Michael Palin, Max Wall and Deborah Fallender, 9:45 p.m.lectures
"Molecular Regulation of the Synthesis of Progesterone," Gordon Niswender, Colorado State University, Nov. 7, 4 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"A Medieval Islamic City at Siraf," B. David Whitehouse, Corning Museum of Class, Nov. 5, 8 p.m., 22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Gender Wage Gap Across the States," Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research, Nov. 2, 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:
"Reactive Polymers: From Solid Phase Synthesis to Catalysis," Nov. 1; "Polymers in Separation and Molecular Recognition," Nov. 6; and "Living Polymerization and the Control of Polymer Architecture," Nov. 8.
"Starting a Research Program: Preparation to Progress," D. Tyler McQuade, chemistry and chemical biology, Nov. 7, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"The Dominance of Flux," David Sedley, University of Cambridge, Nov. 6, 4:30 p.m., 142 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Next Napa: New York's Wine Industry Reinvents Itself," Timothy Martinson, Finger Lakes Grape Program, Nov. 7, 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.
Photographers Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee, whose work is on view in the exhibit "No Ordinary Land: Encounters in a Changing Environment," will speak at the Johnson Museum of Art Nov. 1, 5:15 p.m.
"Temples as a Symbol of Faith," members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Nov. 7, 4 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Ef Racker Lecture: Robert Lefkowitz, Duke University Medical Center, will give the following lectures: "Receptor Regulation and the Development of New Cardiovascular Drugs," Nov. 1, 8 p.m., Statler Hall Auditorium, and "Regulation of Heptahelical Receptors: Molecular Mechanisms and Physiological Implications," Nov. 2, 9:30 a.m., 305 Ives Hall.
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| Renowned Korean composer/musician Jin Hi Kim gives an introduction to Korean music, "Melding Memory, Heritage and Passion," in a lecture Nov. 1 at 10:10 a.m. in B21 Lincoln Hall. She will contrast folk and court music, demonstrate the influences of Shamanistic ecstatic possession in folk music, the influences of Taoism's middle way between the static and dynamic, the Confucian concept of right conduct and Buddhism's meditative quest for nothingness in court music. |
"Melding Memory, Heritage and Passion," Jin Hi Kim, Korean composer and musician, Nov. 1, 10:10 a.m., B21 Lincoln Hall.
"Slavery and the Problem of Continuity," Orlando Patterson, Harvard University, Nov. 2, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.music
* Nov. 1, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Hamburg Festival: the first concert features chamber music from Hamburg by Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johannes Brahms.
* Nov. 2, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Hamburg Festival: "An Evening at the Hamburg Opera" is featured. Warren Stewart directs the orchestra Die musicalischen Patrioten in overtures, arias, duets and trios from Handel's Almira, Mattheson's Cleopatra and Keiser's Masaniello furioso.
* Nov. 3, 5 p.m., Sage Chapel: Family Weekend: "Twilight Concert," the Cornell University Chorus, under the direction of Scott Tucker, presents its annual concert. The concert features music for women's voices including works by Brahms, Victoria and Hovland. Admission to the concert is $6 in advance and $7 at the door. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office or through the Chorus office.
Read about the Family Weekend concerts.
* Nov. 3, 8:30 p.m., Bailey Hall: Family Weekend: the Cornell University Wind Symphony, with conductors Mark Davis Scatterday and David Conn, present "A Space Odyssey." The concert will feature music by Holst, Williams, Strauss and Taylor.
* Nov. 4, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Hamburg Festival: "At Home in the Musical Republic," with David Yearsley. Yearsley will present a program of keyboard music by a group of musicians/composers with ties to the city of Hamburg.
* Nov. 5, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student chamber music recital.
Nov. 4: Bill Morrissey 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; kids are welcome. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.reading
Vickey A. Beaver, a Cornell Council for the Arts grant recipient, presents "Mystic Sun," a reading of her original short stories and poems, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. under the skylight. For more information visit the web site at www.vabeaver.com.religion
Shawkat Toorawa, assistant professor of Near Eastern studies, will lead the service Nov. 4 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: Saturday, Nov. 3, 5 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 4, 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 more information, call Anne Marie at 273-4906.seminars
"Gas and Dust in Protoplanetary Disks," Ewine van Dishoeck, University of Leiden, Nov. 1, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Science Building.
"Photometry and the Quasi-Fractal Structure of Lunar Regolith," Paul Helfenstein, radiophysics and space research, Nov. 8, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"The Microbial Ecology of a Wetland Rhizosphere Iron Cycle," Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Environmental Research, Nov. 2, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Gene Function and Regulation in Pluripotent Stem Cells of Mammals," Hans Schöler, Center for Animal Transgenesis and Germ Cell Research, Nov. 6, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Studies on the Kinesin-Microtubule Interaction by Fluorescence Polarization Microscopy and Cryo-Electron Microscopy," Hernando Sosa, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Nov. 7, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"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.
"Biomolecular Recognition and Control of Semiconductor and Magnetic Nano Materials," Angela Belcher, University of Texas, Nov. 8, 4:40 p.m., Biotechnology Building.
"How an Insect Ecologist Saves Salmon: Data, Demography, Diversity and Dams," Peter Kareiva, National Marine Fisheries Service, Nov. 5, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Population Dynamics of Browntail Moth in North America," Joseph Elkinton, University of Massachusetts, Nov. 5, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Role of Waterborne Transmission in the Epidemiology of Human Cryptosporidiosis," Patricia Meinhardt, Arnot Medical Services, Nov. 6, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Allelopatic Potential of Festuca Rubra for Weed Suppression," Cecile Bertin, horticulture, Nov. 1, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Allelopathy, Ecology and Ecosystems," Carlos Souto, University of Vigo, Spain, Nov. 8, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"From the Heart of Choco Women and Beyond," Amalia Lucía Posso Figueroa, Universidad Tádeo Lozano, Nov. 6, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"How to, and How Not to, Build a $100 Million Toy Manufacturing Business in Eight Years," Richard Rothkopf, Learning Curve International, Nov. 1, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Educational Mathematics," David Henderson, mathematics, Nov. 2, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston 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.
TBA, Andrea Belcher, University of Texas, Nov. 8, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bardhall.
"Why Herbivory Is Different in the Sea: Digestion and Hindgut Fermentation in Marine Herbivorous Fishes," Kendall Clements, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Nov. 8, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Signal Transduction of the Ras-MAP Kinase Pathway," Kunliang Guan, University of Michigan Medical Center, Nov. 5, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Information, Statistical Structure and Representation in Single and Multiple Cortical Sensory Neurons," Jonathan Victor, Weill Medical College, Nov. 1, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Reconstruction and Reconciliation Working Group (R&R)," Nov. 1, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Do We Need Gas Masks? Analyzing Risk and the Current Anthrax Scare," Kathleen Vogel, Peace Studies Program, Nov. 8, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"The rBST Controversy Today," Dale Bauman, animal science, Nov. 6, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Ascospore Development and Discharge in Fusarium Graminearum," Frances Trail, Michigan State University, Nov. 7, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Opiate Antagonist and Endocrine Mediation of Conditioned Sexual Behavior," Kevin Holloway, Vassar College, Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Technical Change and Social Stasis: Racial Ideologies in American Engineering Education Since 1945," Amy Slation, Drexel University, Nov. 5, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Cellulose Nanocrystals: Properties and Potential Applications," William Winter, SUNY, Syracuse, Nov. 1, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Tribiological and Thermal Behavior," Marc Renner, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Industries Textiles de Mulhouse, Nov. 8, 4:30 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer.
"Strength Training While Traveling," Kerry Ann Kerfoot, Nov. 1, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.symposiums
A panel discussion, "Lumumba: the Death of a Prophet," is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 2, at noon in the Hoyt Fuller Room of the Africana Studies and Research Center. Associate Professor Salah Hassan will serve as moderator. The panelists include Cornell faculty members Biodun Jeyifo, professor of English; James Turner, professor of Africana studies; and Locksley Edmondson, professor of Africana studies, along with guest Tukumbi Kassango-Lumumba, professor of political science at Wells College.
A special forum on "Global Development and Terrorism: `Related Topics?'" will be held Nov. 8 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. The moderator will be Susan Henry, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, with guest speaker Lawrence Busch, Michigan State University. The forum panel will include: Samer Alatout, Near Eastern studies; Omer Saeed Bajwa, communication; and Ron Herring, the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. The forum is to promote an open inquiry, to share learning and to address issues related to international developments and the events of Sept. 11. Read the story.
A conference titled "Patriotism, Cosmopolitanism and National Culture: Public Culture in Hamburg 1700-2000" will be Nov. 1-3. All presentations will be in the Guerlac Room, A.D. White House. In association with the conference, the Department of Music is co-sponsoring several Hamburg Festival concerts. Check the music listing for details. For more information, read the story.
A forum on "Second Tier States and the Coalition Against Terrorism: The View From the Rest of Asia" will be held Nov. 2, noon, in G08 Uris Hall. Participating will be Allen Carlson, Hong Duan, Karthika Sasikumar and Stephen Watts, all from government, and Andrew Jimenez Abalahin, of history. The forum will examine the role that second tier states are playing in the emerging war against terrorism.
"Women on the Academic Job Market: A Panel Discussion" will be held Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in 262 Uris Hall. The panelist include: Michele Leon, theater arts; Kate McCullough, women's studies; Tracy McNulty, romance studies; Caroline Merithew, labor history; and Kathleen O'Neil, government.theater
The Rez Sisters at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Evening performances are Nov. 1-4, at 8 p.m. Matinees are offered Nov. 3-4, at 2 p.m. Tickets in advance are $7 for students and seniors and $9 for the public. Tickets at the door are $8 and $10. Call or visit the box office in the Schwartz Center, 430 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m. weekdays; 254-ARTS.
The Asian American Playhouse presents its annual Fall Showcase, Friday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 3, at 5:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. Tickets are $4 and will be sold at the door. Enjoy the efforts of talented directors and actors in a performance of four short plays.
For more information, visit the web site http://www.rso.cornell.edu/aap.
The Cornell Savoyards is presenting the musical Iolanthe. Performances are Nov 2-3 at 8 p.m. 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. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office and at the Clinton House ticket office, and they will be available at the door.
For information about group discounts or about this production, call the Cornell Savoyards at 253-1668 or visit the web site at http://www.rso.cornell.edu/savoyards.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 2nd Annual Employee Craft and Art Fair will be held Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the atrium of Statler Hall. Home-made crafts, tarot card readings and baked goods.
Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step program for those dealing with emotional problems, meets Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave. For information, call Ed at 387-8257.
A Samhain celebration will be held Nov. 3 in Anabel Taylor Hall. Ancestor Ceremony will begin at 7 p.m., in the Chapel. Bring pictures or objects to place on the alter. There will be a masked ball following in the Founders Room, 8-11 p.m. Costumes are encouraged but not required. This event is free.
Free tutorial assistance in writing.
* 178 Rockefeller, Sunday, 2-8 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
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Nov. 3, at Temple Open
Nov. 3, at Dartmouth, 11 a.m.
Nov. 3, at Dartmouth, 13:30 p.m.
Nov. 2, Army, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2-3, Alabama-Huntsville, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3, Harvard, 2 p.m.
Nov. 4, Brown, 2 p.m.
Nov. 4, at Dartmouth, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 7, at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Nov. 4, at Dartmouth, 11 a.m.
Nov. 3-4, Ivy Scrimmage at Harvard
Nov. 2-4, Cornell Fall Indoor Invitational
Nov. 2, Penn, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3, Princeton, 4 p.m.