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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.
The American Indian Dance Theatre comes to Cornell's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts for a sold-out show Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. For information or to be put on a wait list, call or visit the box office in the Schwartz Center, 430 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS.exhibits
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| "Figure," a 2001 work in painted wood by Professor Victor Colby, a sculptor in the Art department, is one of he works in the exhibition Cornell Art Faculty, on view at the Johnson Museum through Oct. 14. Faculty work includes painting, sculpture, photography and prints showing a wide range of artistic concerns and forms of expression. A tour of the exhibition will be given today, Sept. 27, at noon as part of the museum's Art for Lunch series. |
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.
* "Cornell Art Faculty," through Oct. 14.
* "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.
* Art for Lunch: On Sept. 27 at noon, tour the exhibition "Cornell Art Faculty," with a member of the art faculty. On Oct. 4 at noon, tour the exhibit "Conserving the Collection," with curatorial assistant and conservator Kasia Maroney.
* Public Program Day: "Circa 1900: From the Genteel Tradition to the Jazz Age," on Sept. 29, from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be an afternoon of music, dance, studio art workshops and gallery activities. The day's events will have a special focus on arts from 100 years ago.
* Sunday Artbreak: On Sept. 30 at 3 p.m., Richard Ernst, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, will give a talk.
(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, through Sept. 28. This is an official Love Your Body event. For more information visit the web site at. 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
"On Hostile Ground" (2001), directed by Liz Mermin and Jenny Raskin, introduced by filmmaker Liz Mermin, 7:15 p.m.
"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001), directed by Simon West, with Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig, 9:45 p.m.
"Scout's Honor" (2001), introduced by director Tom Shepard, 7:15 p.m.
"The Bicycle Thief" (1949), directed by Vittorio De Sica, with Lamberto Maggiorani and Lianella Carell, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"With a Friend Like Harry" (2001), directed by Dominik Moll, with Laurent Lucas, Sergi López and Mathilde Seigner, 9:35 p.m.
"Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain" (1983), directed by Tsui Hark, with Brigitte Lin, Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Dogma" (1999), directed by Kevin Smith, with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Rock, midnight, Uris.
"With a Friend Like Harry," 7:15 p.m.
"The Bicycle Thief," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Dogma," 9:25 p.m., Uris.
"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," 9:45 p.m.
"Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain," midnight, Uris.
"Roman Holiday" (1953), directed by William Wyler, with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, 4:30 p.m.
"Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain," 7:15 p.m.
"39th Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour, Part I," featuring in 16mm independent and experimental films from all over the world, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free. Read about this film festival.
"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," 9:30 p.m.
"Persona" (1967), directed by Ingmar Bergman, with Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann, with an introduction by Don Fredericksen, 7 p.m. Read about Cornell Cinema's Bergman and Ullmann series.
"With a Friend Like Harry," 9:20 p.m.
"Storm Over Asia" (1928), directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, with live accompaniment by Yat-Kha, Tuvan throat-singing sensation, 7 p.m., $10 general/$7 students.
"39th Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour, Part II," 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center, $3.
"The Letter Never Sent" (1959), directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, with Tatyana Samojlova and Innokenti Smoktunovsky, 7:15 p.m.
"The Devil's Dream" (1992), directed by Mary Ellen Davis, Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Persona," 9:30 p.m.
"Chopper" (2001), directed by Andrew Dominik, with Eric Bana and Simon Lyndon, 9:30 p.m.
"Under the Sand" (2001), directed by François Ozon, with Charlotte Rampling and Bruno Cremer, 7:30 p.m.lectures
"Cosmology With the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect," John Carlstrom, University of Chicago, Sept. 27, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Plato the Etymologist," David Sedley, University of Cambridge, Oct. 2, 4:30 p.m., 142 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Engineering Excellence and Equity," John Brooks Slaughter, president and CEO of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Oct. 4, 4 p.m., 255 Olin Hall. See story.
"Survivability Analysis of Networked Systems," Jeannette M. Wing, Carnegie Mellon University, Oct. 4, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
A panel discussion titled "Research as a Career" will follow in the Upson Lounge.
"Easy-to-Grow Rock Garden Plants," Elisabeth Sheldon, Ithaca author, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"A New Measurement of Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy From the South Pole," John Carlstrom, University of Chicago, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Richard Ernst, 1991 Nobel laureate and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, will give three public lectures: "How Can a Rational Scientist Become Fascinated by Tibetan Art?" Sept. 30, 3 p.m., Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art; "Science and Our Future: The European and American Challenges," Oct. 1, 4:40 p.m., 119/200 Baker Lab; and "Frontiers of NMR," Oct. 4, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.music
* Sept. 28, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Music of Karel Husa: An 80th Birthday Celebration. The Department of Music will celebrate this occasion with an entire concert dedicated to the music of Husa.
* Sept. 29, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Kia-Hui Tan, violin, and Allison Gagnon, piano, will perform works by Vieuxtemps, Wieniawski, Kreisler and Sarasate. Read about the concert.
* Oct. 1, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Gary Moulsdale, tenor, and David Kempe, piano, will perform Schubert's song cycle, "Die Winterreise."
Asha-Cornell Notes of Hope fall series presents Hariprasad Chaurasia, a famous Indian classical flutist, in concert Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for students with ID, $17 for the general public, and are available at the Willard Straight ticket office and the Clinton House ticket center. Tickets at the door are $12 and $19. For online tickets visit the web site at http://www.sulekha.com/asha.html.
Sept. 30: Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer 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.religion
Rev. Dr. Robert Franklin Jr., president of Interdenominational Theological Center, will lead the service Sept. 30 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, Sept. 24 through Nov. 12, at 5:30 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information contact tg47@cornell.edu or call 255-4214.
Meditations: Mon., Wed., and Thurs., from 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, 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 information, call Anne Marie at 273-4906. Meditation practice for Oct. 1 is canceled.seminars
"The Nitrogen Mass Balance of an Agricultural an Artificially Drained State: Past and Current," Mark David, University of Illinois, Sept. 28, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Effects of Estrogen on the Uterine Circulation: Genomic vs. Nongenomic Effects," Ronald Magness, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Oct. 2, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Molecular and Genetic Basis of Inherited Diseases and Gene Therapy," Jharna Ray, biomedical sciences, Sept. 27, noon, Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Surface Engineering of MEMS," Roya Maboudian, University of California, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., 128 Olin Hall.
"GeoGenomics: Correlating Events in the History of the Earth With Genomic Sequence Data," Steven Benner, University of Florida, Oct. 2, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"Ensemble Weather Prediction: Concepts and Operational Applications," Steven Tracton, NCEP, Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"Cynipid Galls: Interspecific Interactions Mediated Through an Extended Phenotype," Karsten Schönrogge, Winfrith Technology Centre, U.K., Oct. 1, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Oak Cynipid Galls: Patterns in the Evolution of an Extended Phenotype," Graham Stone, University of Edinburgh, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Automation of Food Quality Evaluation," Murat Balaban, University of Florida, Oct. 2, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"An Overview of Horticulture in Macedonia," Ruki Agic, University of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, Sept. 27, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis and Other Approaches for Improving Heat Tolerance in Beans for Crop Production in Honduras," Timothy Porch, plant breeding, Oct. 4, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science.
"Topographies of Rule: Traverse Surveys, Situated Knowledge and Political Power in Rural Mexico, 1880-1910," Raymond Craib, history, Oct. 2, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"The Emergence of the Fiber Optic Communication System," David Welch, Zepton Networks, Sept. 27, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Strategies for Tailoring Chromophore-Chromophore Interactions in the Solid State," Gui Bazan, University of California, Sept. 27, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Use of Metal Nanocrystals in Semiconductor Technology," Edwin Kan, electrical and computer engineering, Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Is Turbulence a Gaussian, Markov Process?" Stephen Pope, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Oct. 2, 12:30 p.m., 178 ETC.
"Biofilm Growth and Its Importance on Earth and in Space," Robert McLean, Southwest Texas State University, Sept. 27, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Toward a Genome-Scale Understanding of Group A Streptococcus Pathogenesis," James Musser, Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, Sept. 28, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Making the Vertebrate Limb," Andy McMahon, Harvard University, Sept. 28, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Features of Bird Song Designed for Male-Male Communication," Sandra Vehrencamp, neurobiology and behavior, Sept. 27, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Shibley Telhami, University of Maryland, will lecture on the after-effects of the recent terrorist attacks on the Middle East peace process, Oct. 4, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Metabolic Engineering of Choline and Glycine Betaine Synthesis in Tobacco," Andrew Hanson, University of Florida, Sept. 28, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Powdery Mildew on Grape Berries: Host Responses and Pathogen Growth," Andrea Ficke, plant pathology, Oct. 3, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Textual Materiality and Literary Meaning: Naming and Denaming," Roger Chartier, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Sept. 27 and 28, 4:30 p.m., library, A.D. White House.
"Lemereur's `Garden': Intercultural Encounter and European Botanising in Early Modern South Asia," Kapil Raj, EHESS, Paris, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"A Simple Spinning Model for Tensile Property Development in Melt Spun Fibers," Don Schiffler, North Carolina State University, Sept. 27, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Biotechnical and Biomedical Applications of Polyethylene Glycol," Chee-Youb Won, Hoffman-LaRoche Pharmaceutics, Oct. 4, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Guiding Liquid Drops on Surfaces Using Chemical Gradient," Manoj Chaudhury, Lehigh University, Sept. 28, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
"Introduction to Tai Chi," Maureen Vivino, Sept. 27, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Between the Beats: Inner Rhythm, Inner Voice," Yahdi Beckwitt, Oct. 4, noon, G01 Biotech Building.symposiums
A symposium honoring Joseph Veverka on the occasion of his 60th Birthday, "Exploration of the Solar System," will be held Oct. 4-6. The symposium will open Oct. 4 with a lecture by Michael Malin of Malin Space Science Systems, "Water on Mars, Latest Data and Implications," 8 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. For a complete list of events visit the web site at http://www.astro.cornell.du/events/veverka/. See story.
A panel featuring Cornell law, business and computer science professors will talk about the high-profile Microsoft antitrust case and its aftermath Sept 27, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall. Titled "The Microsoft Case: Information Technology and a New Era of Anti-Trust Law," the panel features Kenneth Birman, computer science; George Hay, law and economics; and Michael Waldman, management and economics. Tracy Mitrano, Office of Information Technologies, will moderate the discussion.
An interdisciplinary symposium, "Landscapes: Sublime/Popular/Ruined/Surreal," is being held Sept. 28-29 in several campus locations. For the full schedule and for more information, call the Department of Architecture at 255-5236 or visit the web site http://www.architecture.cornell.edu/landscapes.htm.
An alternative theory of immune system response will be proposed when the National Institutes of Health's Dr. Polly Matzinger speaks on "An Innate Sense of Danger" Saturday, Sept. 29, in Lecture Hall I of the Veterinary Education Center. Matzinger is the keynote speaker at the inaugural Immunology Meeting for Graduate Students of the Northeast region, Sept. 28-30, at Cornell. The Matzinger lecture and weekend meeting are open to the public. More information is available at http://ww.vet.cornell.edu/public/microbiology/imgs/index.html. See story.theater
* Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Evening performances are Sept. 27-29 at 8 p.m. One afternoon matinee will be offered Sept. 29 at 2. 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.
* Rabbis, Priests & DMV Ladies, three short plays by Christopher Durang, will open in the Black Box Theatre in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m. Evening performances continue Sept. 29-30 at 7:30. Tickets are $2 and are available at the box office in the Schwartz Center, 430 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m. weekdays, 254-ARTS; and at the door one hour before the performance. 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.
Cornell Plantations presents Judy's Day Underground! on Sept. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m., under the tents in the F.R. Newman Arboretum. This year the theme is "Underground: The World Beneath Your Feet." This educational festival is free and open to kids of all ages, and it is in memory of Judy Abrams.
Dilmun Hill holds a weekly farm stand on Ho Plaza, Thursdays through Oct. 18, from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Fresh-picked organically grown vegetables, herbs and flowers will be available. Visit the farm, located on Route 366 near the Cornell Orchards, across from Judd Falls Road, anytime, or volunteer for free produce. For more information contact Natalie or Ted at 227-0462 or e-mail farm-1@cornell.edu.
Cornell veterinary students will hold their annual SCAVMA dog wash Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the courtyard in front of Schurman Hall. The suggested donation is $5 per dog, and free parking is available nearby.
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.sports
Sept. 29, at Iona Meet of Champions
Sept. 28-29, Columbia, 4 p.m.
Oct. 3, Colgate, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Colgate
Sept. 29, Princeton, 4 p.m.
Sept. 29, at Yale, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29, Stony Brook, 1 p.m.
Oct. 3, at Binghamton, 4 p.m.
Sept. 29-30, at Yale Invitational
Sept. 28-30, Cissie Leary Invitational at Penn
Sept. 28, At Wagner, 8 p.m.
Sept. 29, Long Island at Wagner, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29, Boston College at Wagner, 4 p.m.