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The Spring Dance Theatre Concert will be presented May 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Class of '56 Dance Theatre of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $4.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.
* "Kathryn Spence," though May 27.
* "War and Peace," through June 10.
* "Common Threads: Art, Identity and Fashion in the 20th Century," through June 17.
* "Uncommon Threads: Contemporary Artists and Clothing," through June 17.
* "Something Old/Something New: Print Acquisitions From the Class of 1951," through June 17.
* Family Art-Full Saturday: On May 5, from 10 a.m. to noon, Mrs. McPuppet's Shadow Puppets will perform. Explore shadow puppertry, singing, costumes, fascinating conversation and a chance to make your own shadow puppet. Free to members and $5 per family for nonmembers. For children age 3 to 10 and adult partner.
(M-Th, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; F, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and S, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.)
"Humor in the Sciences"; for more information contact Pat Viele at 255-4016 or e-mail ptv1@cornell.edu.
(M-F, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
"Butterflies of the Finger Lakes," photographs by Akito Kawahara and Robert Dirig.
"From Domesticity to Modernity: What Was Home Economics?" an exhibition showing the intellectual history of home economics, through Aug. 17. For exhibit hours, call 255-3530.
"Texts on Textiles: From Silkworms to Social Butterflies," an exhibit of textile history from Mann Library's special collections, through May 31. For exhibit hours, call 255-0318.
(M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
"Forms and Patterns in Nature," an exhibit of black-and-white photographs by Daniel Beiting and linocuts and ink drawings by Lucy Gagliardo, through May 31.
* There will be a reception May 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. This event is sponsored in part by the Cornell for the Arts.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). Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
"Cinema Paradiso" (1989), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, with Salvatore Cascio and Philippe Noiret, 7:15 p.m.
"Snatch" (2001), directed by Guy Ritchie, with Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt and Dennis Farina, 9:45 p.m.
"Cinema Paradiso," 7 p.m.
"Snatch," 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961), directed by Blake Edwards, with Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, 9:30 p.m.
"Blazing Saddles" (1974), directed by Mel Brooks, with Madeline Kahn, Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little, midnight.
"Amadeus" (1983), directed by Milos Forman, with Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Funny Face" (1957), directed by Stanley Donen, with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, 7:15 p.m.
"Cinema Paradiso," 9:30 p.m.
"Snatch," 10:30 p.m., Uris.
"Blazing Saddles," midnight.
"Student Films & Videos I," new digital videos produced by theater arts students, 7:15 p.m.
"Snatch," 10:15 p.m.
"Breakfast at Tiffany's," 7 p.m.
"Funny Face," 9:30 p.m.
"Freaks and Romantics" (2001), a student film produced as a group project, shown with "The Making of Freaks and Romantics," 7:15 p.m.
"Blazing Saddles," 9:30 p.m.
"Thirteen Days" (2000), directed by Roger Donaldson, with Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood and Steven Culp, 7 p.m.
"Cast Away" (2000), directed by Robert Zemeckis, with Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt, 10 p.m.
"The Million Dollar Hotel" (1999), directed by Wim Wenders, with Mel Gibson, Jeremy Davies and Milla Jovovich, 7 p.m.
"Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1999), directed by Guy Ritchie, with Jason Statham, Nick Moran and Dexter Fletcher, 9:40 p.m.graduate bulletin
* Summer graduate registration: Students must register for summer with the Graduate School by June 1 if they will receive any financial aid during the summer (fellowships, summer loans, assistantships, travel grants or tuition awards). Students who hold summer assistantships who do not register by June 1 will have summer wages subjected to FICA taxes; there will be no FICA refunds to students who complete registration after June 1. Students who want to use campus facilities during the summer or who are off campus but need to be registered for summer study also must complete summer registration.
Summer registration forms are available in 150 Caldwell Hall beginning May 14. 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 June 1 for July conferences. Late applications are not considered. Awards go to registered graduate students invited to present papers or posters. Forms are available at graduate field offices and on the web at http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/forms.html.
* May degree: All requirements for a May degree must be completed by May 18, including submitting the dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School. Professional master's candidates should check with their fields regarding specific deadlines.
* Commencement is Sunday, May 27.
* Ph.D. ceremony: Saturday, May 26, at 5 p.m. in Barton Hall; family, friends and faculty are invited. A reception follows the ceremony.
* Commencement information packets: These have been mailed to August 2000 and January 2001 degree recipients. Candidates for May 2001 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.
* Diploma distribution: Diplomas will be available for May 2001 degree recipients who completed requirements by mid-March but only for those fields and/or colleges that distribute diplomas at ceremonies after commencement. Students must check with their graduate field assistant to see if their field distributes diplomas. Diplomas will be mailed to all other recipients. The Graduate School does not distribute diplomas on commencement day.
* Big Red Barn BBQ: Friday, May 11, all grad students are invited for a free barbecue supper, 4:30 p.m. until the food is gone. Come celebrate the end of the year.lectures
"Interacting Devices, Applications and Users In a Pervasive Computing World," Richard Han, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, May 3, 4:15 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
"Programmed Cell Death," Douglas Green, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, May 3, 3 p.m., G3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"Disintegration? Muslim-Christian Violence and the Future of Indonesia," Robert Hefner, Boston University, May 3, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Myriad Voices, Converging Wills: The Varied Texts of People Power II," Therisita Maceda, University of the Philippines, May 4, 4:30 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
* May 3, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Piano students of Blaise Bryski will perform works by Bach, Clementi, Chopin and Mozart.
* May 5, 5 p.m., Bailey Hall: Under the direction Mark Davis Scatterday, the Cornell Wind Ensemble concert features the world premiere of James Matheson's Burn. See story.
* May 6, 3 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell Symphonic Band, led by conductor David Conn, presents a concert of works for wind band.
* May 6, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student chamber music recital.
* May 7, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: Under the direction of Richard Riley, the Sage Chapel Choir will perform Mozart's Requiem.
* May 7, 8 p.m., B21 Lincoln Hall: MIDI Madness. Student projects for Macintosh and synthesizer.
* May 8, 4 p.m., B21 Lincoln Hall: Soundtracks with film clips from Music 320, "Scoring the Moving Image."
* May 8, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: "An Evening of Indonesian Arts" with the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble and visiting Javanese Artists, directed by Martin Hatch.
* May 9, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Wiebke Thormählen and Helmut Riebl, violin; Joseph Crouch, cello; Francesca Brittan, harpsichord; and Sarah Eterly, soprano, present "Salon Music of the French Baroque," with works by Rebel, Couperin, Clérambault and more.
May 6: Pierce Pettis will perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays on WVBR-93.5 FM, 8 to 11 p.m., from the Anabel Taylor Hall Café.reading
The Cornell Graduate Writers Fiction and Poetry Reading is being held May 3 at 4 p.m. in the Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.religion
Robert L. Johnson, Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service May 6 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.
* Zen Meditation is offered Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., in the Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For information call Anne Marie at 273-4906.
* Tenzin Gephel leads Tibetan Buddhist meditation Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., in the Founders Room, ATH.
* "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, Chapter 6 - The Patience of a Bodhisattva: Working With Anger" is taught by Tenzin Gephel on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in 314 ATH.
Weekend Mass schedule: Sunday, 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, Sundays 11 a.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For rides or directions, 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.
"Mormonism: Have You Ever Wondered?" Classes will be held each Thursday on May 3 and 10 at 3 p.m. in 314 Anabel Taylor Hall.
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.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.seminars
"The Economy-Wide Impact of Integrated Pest Management in Indonesia," Budy Resosudarmo, Harvard University, May 7, 3:30 p.m., 145 Warren Hall.
"Continuation of Periodic Solutions in Conservative Systems With Application to the N-Body Problem," Eusebius Doedel, Concordia University, May 4, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Bumps, Lumps and Galaxy Evolution," Martin Weinberg, University of Massachusetts, May 3, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"The FeO Content of Mercury's Crust and Mantle," Mark Robinson, Northwestern University, May 9, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
"Mars: The Perspective From Martian Meteorites," Meenakshi Wadhwa, Field Museum, May 10, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
"Limnological Change in the Wake of Receding Glaciers: Lessons in Lake Ontogeny From Glacier Bay, Alaska," Dan Engstrom, University of Minnesota, May 4, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Modeling Cancer in Genetically Modified Mice," Alexander Nikitin, biomedical sciences, May 8, 4 p.m., Lecture III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Habitat II and Beyond: Shaping or Following National Policy?" Pietro Garau, United Nations Center for Human Settlements, May 3, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Mechanical Sounds in Manakins (Aves: Pipridae)," Kimberly Bostwick, University of Kansas, May 3, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Geography of Genes: Tracking Patterns of Avian and Mammalian Diversification in Island and Continental Systems," Brian Arbogast, University of Washington, May 7, 10:30 a.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Scents and Sensibilities: Host Finding by a Swallowtail Butterfly," Cheryl Heinz, doctoral dissertation, May 7, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Habitat Fragmentation and Forest Birds: Effects at Multiple Scales," Ralph Hames, doctoral dissertation, May 8, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Nutrient Demand and Nitrogen Processing in Streams of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire," Emily Bernhardt, doctoral dissertation, May 10, 11 a.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Utilizing Electronic Technology in Horticulture: A Relational Database Case Study," Kevin Thompson, horticulture, May 3, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Communicating Horticulture Via the Internet," Craig Cramer, horticulture, May 10, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Modulation of T Cell Tolerance to Generate an Anti-Tumor Immune Response," Arthur Hurwitz, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, May 4, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Empowerment and Reproductive Health: Case Study Among Female Sugar Cane Cutters in Tanzania," Linda Lacey, University of North Carolina, May 4, 12:10 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Leading an Entertainment Manufacturing Business," Robert Spiller, Sonopress USA, May 3, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"ERGO a Genome Database and Bioinformatics Tool: Solutions in Genomics," Vinayak Kapatral, Integrated Genomics Inc., May 3, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"RNA Polymerase II in the Act of Transcription," Averall Gnatt, University of Maryland, May 4, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Apoptosis and the Cellular Response to Stress," Douglas Green, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, May 3, 3 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Molecular Mechanisms of Regulated Membrane Fusion and Neurotransmitter Secretion," Thomas Martin, University of Misconsin at Madison, May 7, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"War in 20th Century Asia," Herbert Bix, Hitotsubashi University, May 3, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Potato Breeding in Chile," Julie Kalazich, plant breeding, May 8, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"University Textile Research in the 21st Century," David Buchanon, North Carolina State University, May 3, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.symposium
International Communication Association Presentations: Warmup Simulation: Networks and Organizational Communication panel, May 4, 1:30 p.m., 211 Kennedy Hall.theater
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| David Feldshuh, left, Cornell professor and artistic director of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, is directing his former classmate, acclaimed actor Roshan Seth (as Salieri), right, in the center's current production of Amadeus. Feldshuh and Seth shared an apartment while they were attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in the 1960s. All remaining performances of Amadeus are sold out, but you can get on a wait list by calling the theater box office at 254-ARTS. Charles Harrington/University Photography |
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus is playing with evening performances May 3-5 at 8 p.m. in the Kiplinger Theatre of the Schwartz Center. There is one matinee May 5 at 2 p.m. All performances are sold out, but call the box office at 254-ARTS to get on the waiting list.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.
A workshop, "Spring Wildflowers Through the Camera's Eye," will be held Saturday, May 5. Join Robert Wesley and mentors from Cayuga Nature Photographers in taking pictures of wildflowers. Fee and registration required; contact Cornell Plantations at 255-2407 or rgl3@cornell.edu.
The third annual Cards That Care campaign runs through May 14. This annual fund-raiser is to support the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance, which works to provide education and advocacy for people who are affected by breast cancer. This year's cards feature artwork by local artist Susan Booth Titus and are being sold in honor of Mother's Day. The cost of the cards is $4. They will be sold today, May 3, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., on Ho Plaza. The cards also are being sold at many locations in the Ithaca area.
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.
* 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.sports
May 5, at Ohio State
May 5, Johns Hopkins, 1 p.m.
May 5, Dartmouth
May 5, at Binghamton, 1 p.m.
May 6, at Lafayette (tentative), noon
May 5-6, Heptagonal Championships at Navy