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Israeli Folk Dancing is offered Thursdays from 8-10 p.m. in the One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Free and no experience needed.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.
* "All the World's a Page," through Sept. 23.
* "Suaranya Gong Kebyar: The Balinese Art of Ida Bagus Madé," through Oct. 28.
* "Cornell Art Faculty," through Oct. 14.
* "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.
* Art for Lunch: On Sept. 13 at noon, tour the exhibition "The Balinese Art of Ida Bagus Madé," with Kaja McGowan, guest curator and assistant professor of the history of art.
Cornell in Rome Program student exhibit from 2000-01, featuring sketches, photographs, paintings and architectural drawings, Sept. 17-21. A reception will be Sept. 20 at 6:15 p.m.
(M-W, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Th-F, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., noon-5 p.m.)
"Body Works," by Patricia Brown, Sept. 17-28. This is an official Love Your Body event. For more information visit http://www.ithacalybd.org. A reception to celebrate both the exhibit and Love Your Body Day will be Sept. 19 from 5 to 7 p.m.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
"Nico and Dani" (2001), directed by Cesc Gay, with Fernando Ramallo and Jordi Vilches, 7:30 p.m.
"The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), directed by Irvin Kershner, with Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, 9:30 p.m.
"Bandit Queen" (1994), directed by Shekhar Kapur, with Seema Biswas and Nirmal Pandey, 7:15 p.m.
"Nico and Dani," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Empire Strikes Back," 9:20 p.m., Uris.
"Moulin Rouge" (2001), directed by Baz Luhrmann, with Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and John Leguizamo, 9:45 p.m.
"Mallrats" (1995), directed by Kevin Smith, with Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London and Jason Lee, midnight, Uris.
"Moulin Rouge," 7:15 p.m.
"The Empire Strikes Back," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Mallrats," 9:50 p.m., Uris.
"Enemy at the Gates" (2001), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, with Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes and Ed Harris, 10 p.m.
"Once Upon a Time in China II" (1992), directed by Tsui Hark, with Jet Li and Yuen Biao, midnight, Uris.
"Light in the Piazza" (1961), directed by Guy Green, with Olivia de Havilland, Yvette Mimieux and George Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.
"Once Upon a Time in China II," 7:15 p.m.
"Moulin Rouge," 9:45 p.m.
"Breathless" (1959), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, introduced by Lynda Bogel, 7 p.m.
"Once Upon a Time in China II," 9:25 p.m.
"Bandit Queen," 7 p.m.
"Breathless," 9:30 p.m.
"Love Your Body: Silly & Serious Shorts About a Woman's Most Precious Possession," directed by various, 7:15 p.m.
"Moulin Rouge," 9:25 p.m.
"Irma Vep" (1996), directed by Olivier Assayas, with Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Nathalie Richard, 7:15 p.m.
"Return of the Jedi" (1983), directed by Richard Marquand, with Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, 9:30 p.m.lectures
"The Science of Paintings," Stanley Taft, art, Sept. 13, 5 p.m., 101 W. Sibley Hall.
"The Gender Pay Gap: Going, Going ... But Not Gone," Francine Blau, industrial and labor relations, Sept. 14, 3 p.m., 105 Ives Hall.
"Static Program Analysis Via 3-Valued Logic," Tom Reps, University of Wisconsin, Sept. 13, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Computational Learning Theory and the Tradeoff Between the Computational Complexity and Statistical Soundness," Shai Ben David, University of Technion, Sept. 20, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Rethinking the Italian Renaissance Garden Over Four Decades," Claudia Lazzaro, history of art, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Science of the Commonplace or Science Isn't Always High-Tech," Vern Rockcastle, emeritus professor, science education, Sept. 20, 4 p.m., Olin Library Café.
"Newly Discovered Buddhist Texts From the Crossroads of Asia," Richard Salomon, University of Washington, Sept. 13, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"How Many Minzu in a Nation? Gu Jieyang Meets China's Frontier People," Jonathan Lipman, Mount Holyoke College, Sept. 14, 4:30 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"The Future of Aging: Social Consequences of the Biomedical Revolution," Sidney Taurel, Eli Lilly & Co., Sept. 20, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. Read the story.
"Neurology and the Soul: The Real `Awakening,'" Oliver Sacks, neurologist and author, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m., in Statler Auditorium. A free ticket is required to attend this lecture.
"Re-examining the Role of Women in Thailand's Economic `Miracle' and Crisis," Peter Bell, SUNY-Purchase, Sept. 13, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
* Sept. 16, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Taliesin Trio - Xak Bjerken, piano, Ellen Jewett, violin, and Elizabeth Simkin, cello - will perform works by Kodály, James Matheson and Smetana. Read about the concert.
* Sept. 20, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano, will perform works by Beethoven, Clementi and Schubert.
Sept. 16: Chris Smither 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.religion
Michele Moody-Adams, director of Cornell's Center for Ethics and Public Life, will lead the service Sept. 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.
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, Sundays, 10:30 a.m., at the Hector Meeting House on Perry City Road. 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.
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.
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
"Bifurcations of the Forced van der Pol Equation," John Guckenheimer, mathematics, Sept. 14, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Probing the History of Volatiles on Mars From Mars Global Surveyor Topography and Gravity," Maria Zuber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sept. 13, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Crouching Giants? The History of Volatiles on Mars From the Mars Global Surveyor Topography and Gravity," Karen O'Neil, NAIC, Arecibo Observatory, Sept. 20, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"How Do Race Horses Feel About Racing," Ryo Kusunose, Japan Racing Association, Equine Research Institute, Sept. 18, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"What Can Be Learned About Transcription Control in Simple Organisms From Comparative Genomics and Expression Array Data?" Eric Siggia, physics, Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Foldamers: Structure and Function," Sam Gellman, University of Wisconsin, Sept. 13, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
NIH Training Grant Student Seminar, Sept. 17, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood," Oliver Sacks, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, Sept. 20, 4:40 p.m., 200 Baker Lab.
"Sherlock Holmes Meets Hardy Cross: Tips for Water Distribution Model Calibration," Thomas Walski, Haestad Methods Inc., Sept. 13, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"Do Soil Microsites Shape Global Climate?" Joseph von Fischer, doctoral dissertation seminar, Sept. 17, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"MEMS for Core Network Switching 3/4 Fantasy, Reality and Perspective," Lih Lin, Tellium Inc., Sept. 18, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Injection of Live Steam for Thermal Processing," Keshavan Niranjan, University of Reading, UK, Sept. 18, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Collection and Analysis of Qualitative Data for Horticultural Studies," Kathryn Bowen, Bowen's Evaluation and Consulting Service, Sept. 13, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Plant Hormones: From Original Concept to Molecular Reality," Peter Davies, plant biology, Sept. 20, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Non-Sense and Anti-Sentimentality: Home Economics, Euthenics and the `Threat' to Race Betterment Efforts in America," Kathy Cooke, Quinnipiac College, Sept. 20, 3 p.m., E-405 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Mobilization and Demobilization in Belarus," Larissa Titarenko, University of Belarus, Sept. 17, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Micromachining and Micromanufacturing," Greg Galvin, Calient Optical Components, Sept. 13, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"The Science and Technology of Oxyanion Based Superprotonic Conductors," Sossian Haile, California Institute of Technology, Sept. 13, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Glass: The Closet Biomaterial," Alexis Clare, Alfred University, Sept. 20, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria," Steve Winans, microbiology, Sept. 14, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Biochemical Mechanism of Homologous Recombination," Patrick Sung, University of Texas, Sept. 14, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Genetic and Genomic Approaches to the Development of the Mouse Olfactory System," David Lin, biomedical sciences, Sept. 13, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Which Human Rights Do Regimes Choose to Respect? Why?" David Cingranelli, Binghamton University, Sept. 13, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory and the Solar Neutrino Problem," Josh Klein, University of Pennsylvania, Sept. 17, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Molecular Genetic Dissection of Systemic Acquired Resistance and Other Pathogen-Induced Defense Responses in Arabidopsis," Terence Delancy, plant pathology, Sept. 14, 11:15 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Golden Nematode Research: Then and Now," Bill Brodie, plant pathology, Sept. 19, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Color and Appearance Measurement," Gordon Leggett, Hunter Labs, Sept. 13, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Dynamics of Flexible: Multibody Systems Having Rolling Contact: The Reinvention of the Wheel," Arendt Schwab, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, Sept. 14, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.symposiums
Undergraduate Career Workshop, Sept. 19, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"A Celebration in Honor of John W. Reps," Sept. 14 and 15. The symposium marks the 50th anniversary of John Reps' membership on the faculty of Cornell. For a list of events and registration form, visit the web site at http://crp.cornell.edu/reps/ or contact the Department of City and Regional Planning at 255-4331. See story.
"Introduction to Computing in CTC's Windows HPC Cluster Environment," Sept. 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 484 Rhodes Hall. This workshop is open to Cornell researchers ready to take advantage of CTC's high-performance computing environment. The course will include lectures, demos and hands-on exercises with consulting assistance. For more information visit the web site http://www.tc.cornel.edu/services/edu/events/new/.theater
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Evening performances continue Sept. 21-22 and 27-29 at 8. One afternoon matinee will be offered Sept. 29 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. Read the story.
The Brand X Musical Theatre group announces its fall 2001 production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in Risley Theatre. The show opens Sept. 13 at 8 p.m., with performances Sept. 14-15 at 8 p.m. Matinee performances will be Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. and Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $7 and are available in advance through the Willard Straight Hall ticket office and at the door.miscellany
A.D. White Professor-at-Large Oliver Sacks will hold a book signing Sept. 14 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., in the lobby of Olin Library. Sacks will sign copies of books that are available for purchase at The Cornell Store.
An open house for international programs is Sept. 14 from noon to 2 p.m. on the veranda of Uris Hall (rain location: Einaudi Center, first floor of Uris Hall).
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.
Cornell's Flood of Faith will hold an event Sept. 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. in Barton Hall. This event is to unite the Ithaca area and to bring together Christian students, faculty, staff, administrators and the surrounding community. There will be no charge for the event, but a free-will offering will be accepted. For more information contact Steve March at 277-2376 or e-mail at sam86@cornell.edu.
T'ai Chi and Ch'i Kung classes are being held on Mondays and Thursdays, One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Ch'i Kung classes, all levels, meet Mondays and Thursdays at 5 p.m.; T'ai Chi beginners meet Mondays at 5:45 p.m., and advanced will meet Thursdays at 5:45 p.m. A fee will be charged; the first week of classes is free. For more information e-mail Kati Hanna at khanna2@twcny.rr.com.
Lose weight at work with Weight Watchers. The sessions are on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m., 32 Warren Hall. Join anytime and pay a prorated fee. For more information, call 257-3128 or 1-800-234-8080.sports
Sept. 19, at Syracuse, 7 p.m.