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Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in Barnes Hall, Kaveri Agashe presents North Indian classical dance in the Kathak tradition, accompanied by Ramdas Palsule, tabla; Ravindra Chary, sitar and harmonium; and Ruchira Kale, vocals.emeritus/retired
"What's Ahead for the Airlines Generally and Ithaca Service in Particular - or Was Deregulation a Mistake?" Alfred Kahn, political economy, Oct. 31, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.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.
* "Xu Bing," through Oct. 27.
* "The Hendricksen Collection of Chinese Paintings," through Jan. 5.
* "When Reason Sleeps: The Etchings of Francisco Goya," through Jan. 5.
* "The David M. Solinger Collection: Masterworks of Twentieth-Century Art," through Jan. 12.
* "Lynn Stern: Photographs," through Jan. 12.
* Artbreak: "Text and Image 2: The Art of Writing in Ancient Mexico," John Henderson, archaeology and anthropology, Oct. 27 at 3 p.m.
* Art for Lunch: Oct. 31 at noon, "Frankenstein!" Johnson Museum staff members investigate visual representations of the ideas found in Mary Shelley's classic novel.
(M-F, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
"Entomophagy: An Exhibit on Insects as Food," through Oct. 31. For information call 255-3265.
The fourth annual "Staff Fine Art Exhibit," through Oct. 25.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 $6 ($5 for undergraduates and seniors/$4 for graduate students and kids 12 and under). Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
"The Importance of Being Ernest" (2002), directed by Oliver Parker, with Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon and Judi Dench, 7:15 p.m.
"CQ" (2001), directed by Roman Coppola, with Jeremy Davies, Gérard Depardieu and Billy Zane, 9:30 p.m.
"Edward Scissorhands" (1990), directed by Tim Burton, with Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Hand on the Pulse" (2002), directed by Joyce Warshow, with Joan Nestle, with introduction by Nancy Bereano, Firebrand Books, 7:15 p.m.
"Monsoon Wedding" (2001), directed by Mira Nair, with Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey and Shefali Shetty, 9:20 p.m.
"Minority Report" (2002), directed by Steven Spielberg, with Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell and Neal McDonough, 9:20 p.m., Uris.
"Monsoon Wedding," 5 and 7:40 p.m.
"The Importance of Being Ernest," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"CQ," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Murderous Maids" (2001), directed by Jean-Pierre Denis, with Sylvie Testud, Julie-Marie Parmentier and Isabelle Renauld, 10:15 p.m.
"Alexandria Again and Forever" (1989), directed by Youssef Chahine, 4:30 p.m.
"CQ," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Arsenal" (1929), directed by Aleksandr Dovzhenko, with live musical accompaniment, 7:30 p.m., free.
"I Vitelloni" (1953), directed by Federico Fellini, with Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi and Franco Interlenghi, 7 p.m.
"Edward Scissorhands," 9:20 p.m.
"Murderous Maids," 7:15 p.m.
"Monsoon Wedding," 9:20 p.m.
"Come and See" (1985), directed by Elem Klimov, with Aleksei Kravchenko, 7 p.m.
"CQ," 10 p.m.
"Frankenstein" (1931), directed by James Whale, with Boris Karloff and Mae Clarke, 8 p.m.
"The Producers" (1967), directed by Mel Brooks, with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, 9:45 p.m.lectures
"How Women Got Their Voice," Gail Collins, The New York Times, Oct. 29, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Seeking Peace Inside and Out: Thomas Merton as a Guide for the Journey," Christine Bochen, Nazareth College, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
"Leading by Stepping Back: The Savannah `Blocks for Grants' Story," Henry Moore, Building Communities Inc., Oct. 25, 12:15 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
Natalie Boymel Kampen, Barnard College, will give the following lectures at 4:30 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall: "Death and Social Pretension: The Late Antique Representation of the Family in Funerary Art," Oct. 24, and "The Holy Man's Kinfolk: Depicting the New Family in Christ," Oct. 25.
"A Progress Report on XQuery," Don Chamberlin, IBM Almaden Research Center, Oct. 25, 2:30 p.m., 255 Olin Hall.
"Animating Human Characters," Jessica Hodgins, Georgia Institute of Technology, Oct. 31, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Applying Human Rights and the Law to Action for a Just Peace," Nadia Hijab, human rights consultant and scholar, Oct. 29, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Well-Tended Perennial Garden," Tracy DiSabato-Aust, author, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall. Read the story.
"Post Conflict Strategies: Bosnia, Somalia and Liberia," Lance Salisbury, Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"International Debate on the Adoption of Biotechnology," Arnab Basu, College of William and Mary, Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"World of Learning, Sociability and City in 18th-Century France," Stephane Van Damme, CNRS, Paris, Oct. 29, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"German-Turks and the Holocaust: How Immigrants Deal With Their Host Country's `Burden of the Past,'" Claus Leggewie, Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen, Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"Mysticism of Love in Medieval Khorasan," Nasrullah Pourjavady, Colgate University, Oct. 25, 10 a.m., Art History Gallery, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Monster Talk: "Bringing Up Monsters: Frankenstein and Education," James Adams, English, Oct. 30, 8:30 p.m., Auditorium, Robert Purcell Community Center.
"Changing Themselves to Serve the Poor: Utopian Nationalism in the Philippines of the 1960s," Coeli Barry, Asian studies, Oct. 24, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Avenue.
"Internally Displaced Person in Indonesia," Graeme Hugo, University of Adelaide, Oct. 31, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Avenue.
"Propagating the `Humbug of Finance': The Advice on Policy by the Fund and the Bank," Prabhat Patnaik, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m., 231 Warren Hall.music
* Oct. 24, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Kia-Hui Tan, violin, and Malcolm Bilson, piano, perform sonatas by Beethoven and Brahms.
* Oct. 24, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest artist Jeffrey Briggs presents and evening of guitar music, "Ethnology of the Heart."
* Oct. 26, 5 p.m., Sage Chapel: The Cornell University Chorus, under the direction of Beth Bradstreet, presents its annual Twilight Concert. Admission to the concert is $7 in advance and $8 at the door. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office and through the Chorus office 255-2324.
* Oct. 26, 8:30 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Wind Symphony presents "A Celebration of NYC." Conductor David Conn leads the Wind Symphony in a concert featuring music inspired by New York City.
* Oct. 27, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Kia-Hui Tan and Malcolm Bilson present an evening of sonatas for violin and piano by Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert.
* Oct. 30, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Violinst André Allavena and pianist David Kempe present a program of violin sonatas by Prokofiev, Beethoven and Brahms.
* Oct. 31, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: TBA.
* Oct. 31, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: Halloween organ concert: Annette Richards, David Yearsley and their students.
Irish singer and concertina player Mary Staunton, with Maurice Lennon and Donal Clancy will perform Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Tickets are available at Small World Music, 614 W. State St., Ithaca, and the Ithaca Guitar Works, 215 N. Cayuga St. For ticket information call 272-2602.
Oct. 27: Fishken and Groves performs. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sunday from 8 to 11 p.m. from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free. Listen on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.reading
Cornell English Professors Alice Fulton and Maureen McCoy will give this year's Richard Cleaveland Memorial Reading Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Robert Purcell Union.religion
Rev. Janet Shortall, Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service Oct. 27 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.
* Basic Studies in Buddhist Philosophy, "The Collected Topic," taught by the Ven. Tenzin Gephel, Mondays through Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m., 314 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, ATH.
* Zen Meditation practice is Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Founders Room, ATH. For information, call Anne Marie at 266-7256.
Family Weekend Mass schedule: Saturday, Oct. 26, at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 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. Evening Prayer: The Liturgy of the Hours; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-6:30 p.m., in Anabel Taylor Hall Chapel.
Testimony meetings: Tuesday, 7:15 p.m., 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., ATH 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.
Hindu discussion every Friday at 5 p.m., in 183 Rockefeller Hall.
Weekly religious service is Saturdays at 4 p.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a Gita reading at 5 p.m.
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 5:15 p.m., Welcoming in Shabbat with song, in the lobby of Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a community Shabbat dinner at 6:45 p.m. in the Kosher Dining Hall. Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Conservative services in the Founder's Room, ATH. 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, ATH. 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.
Campus ministry at St. Luke Church, 109 Oak Ave., in Collegetown, Sundays, 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bible study Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. For more information call 273-6811 or e-mail rlb8@cornell.edu.
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.
Orthodox Christian Vespers, Thursdays on Nov. 7 and Dec. 5, Anabel Taylor Chapel at 6:45 p.m.
Orthodox Christian discussion, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19, Anabel Taylor Café at 6:45 p.m.
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
"12C/13C in Metal-Poor Halo Stars: Nucleosynthesis and Chemical Mixing on the Red Giant Branch," Luke Keller, radiophysics and space research, Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"A Photometric Model of Saturn's Inclined F Ring," Britt Scharringhausen, astronomy, Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"The Role of the AML1/CBFB Transcription Factor Complex in Normal Hematopoiesis and Leukemia," James Downing, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Oct. 29, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Structure and Diversity of Functional Guilds in the Microbial Nitrogen Cycle of Estuarine Sediments," Bess Ward, Princeton University, Oct. 25, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Structure and Reactivity of Open-Shell Complexes: New Frontiers in Atmospheric Chemistry," Oct. 24, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Transition Metal Catalysts and Metal-Free Organocatalysts in Asymmetric Synthesis," Pavel Kocovsky, University of Glasgow, Oct. 28, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Machine Vision in Manufacturing," Ken White, Visual Sense Systems, Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Challenges in the Founding of Medical Device Companies," David Fischell, Angel Medical Systems Inc., Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Plant Organic Nutrition and Sustainable Agricultural Technologies: a Chinese Perception," Lianghuan Wu, Zhejiang University, Oct. 29, 5 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Interpretation of Recent Climate Change," David Thompson, Colorado State University, Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., 255 Olin Hall.
"Quantifying Variation in Animal Sounds," Kurt Fristrup, Lab of Ornithology, Oct. 28, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Spider Webs: Confronting Ecological and Evolutionary Challenges Through Behavior," Todd Blackledge, entomology, Oct. 24, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Patterns of Differentiation Between Closely Related Insects: Insights Into the Genetic Architecture of Species Boundaries," Richard Harrison, ecology and evolutionary biology, Oct. 28, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
TBA, Susan Gaskin, McGill University, Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"The Value-of-Information in Risk Analysis, Communication and Conflict Resolution," Mitchell Small, Carnegie Mellon University, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 166 Hollister Hall.
"Unraveling the Conflicting Studies on Vitamin E and Heart Disease," Jeffrey Blumberg, Tufts University, Oct. 29, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Crop Losses to Insects in a High-CO2 World," Jason Hamilton, Ithaca College, Oct. 24, 4 p.m., Whetzel Room, Plant Science Building.
"Clonal Propagation of Oaks Using a Containerized Stool-Bed Technique," Naalamle Amissah, horticulture, Oct. 31, 4 p.m., Whetzel Room, Plant Science Building.
"A History of Andean Headgear and the Persona," Ann Peters, Latin American Studies, Oct. 29, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Glass Surfaces: Computer Simulation and Experimental Studies," Carlo Pantano, Penn State University, Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Tranport in DNA," Esther Conwell, University of Rochester, Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Pseudomonas Syringae Plant Pathogenicity: From the Type III Secretion System to Genomics," Alan Collmer, plant pathology, Oct. 24, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Epulopiscium spp.: Bacteria Living Large," Esther Angert, microbiology, and "Microbial Cellulose Degradation," David Wilson, biochemistry, Oct. 31, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Poly(ethylene) Glycol Polymers End Capped With Dinitrophenyl Ligands in Aqueous Solutions," Manadou Diallo, California Institute of Technology, Oct. 29, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Rethinking the Biological Warfare Problem," Susan Wright, University of Michigan, Oct. 24, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"The Physics Potential of a Linear e+e- Collider," Lawrence Gibbons, physics, Oct. 28, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"The Evolution and Development of Leaves," Neelima Sinha, University of California-Davis, Oct. 25, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Fine Mapping of QTLs in Rice," Endang Mulyani Septiningsih, plant breeding, Oct. 29, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Biophysical and Landscape Constraints on Dispersal of Plant Pathogens," Don Aylor, plant pathology, Oct. 30, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"How Much Do Classmates Really Matter," Eric Hanushek, Stanford University, Oct. 29, 3:30 p.m., 114 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"The Relation of Intention to Action: Prefrontal Cortex and Early Cognitive Development II," Adele Diamond, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Oct. 25, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"What Does an Existence Proof Prove? Surface Science and the Topografiner," Cyrus Mody, science and technology studies, Oct. 28, 12:15 p.m., B15 Rockefeller Hall.
"Traditional Ethnic Garments of the Miao Nationality," Shen Li, Capital Normal University, Beijing, Oct. 28, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Recent Advances in Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites," Dotesevi Sogah, chemistry and chemical biology, Oct. 31, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Robust Vibration Control of Slewing Structures," Tarunraj Singh, SUNY at Buffalo, Oct. 25, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.symposiums
A symposium on democratic reform and poverty alleviation in Africa will take place Oct. 24-26 in 700 Clark Hall. Justice Johann Kriegler of the Constitutional Court of South Africa is the keynote speaker. His talk, "Democratic Reform in Africa," will be Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. in the first-floor conference room, Biotechnology Building. No registration is necessary to attend, but attendees are asked to send their names and affiliations in advance to ciad@cornell.edu or call 255-5499. For more information on the symposium, contact Sayegh at 255-6849 or visit this web site: http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/Africa/.
"Towards a Well-Tempered Architecture" will be held Oct. 25-26 in 157 E. Sibley Hall. Today, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the State Theater in Ithaca, Glenn Murcutt, Pritzker laureate, will give the Preston H. Thomas Memorial Lecture on "Past, Present and Future: Survival as a Sole Practitioner." For the full symposium schedule and to register, call 255-5236 or see this web site: http://www.architcture.cornell.edu/welltemperedarch.
A conference titled "Some Futures for the 20th Century" will take place Oct. 25-26 in Goldwin Smith Auditorium D. Read the story.
"Comparative Political Economy" conference on Oct. 25-26, in G08 Uris Hall. For more information contact Jonas Pontusson at jgp2@cornell.edu or visit http://www.einudi.cornell.edu/europe/cpe_workshop.html.theater
Performances of Betty's Summer Vacation are held in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre, Schwartz Center, Oct. 24-27 and Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. Three afternoon matinee will be offered Oct. 27 and Nov. 2-3 at 2. Tickets in advance are $8 for students and seniors and $10 for the public. Tickets at the door are $9 and $11. Call or visit the box office in the Schwartz Center, 430 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m. weekdays; 254-ARTS.miscellany
Meetings are open to the public and will be held Monday through Friday, 12:15 p.m., in Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call 273-1541.
Oct. 28-29, from noon to 5 p.m. in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall. For an appointment on Oct. 28, call 273-0058 or e-mail lbw8@cornell.edu. For an appointment Oct. 29, call 277-8287, or e-mail jrs63@cornell.edu.
"Ambassador" wolves from the Colorado-based Mission: Wolf program will visit Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in Robert Purcell Union. Read the story.sports
Oct. 25, Reif Memorial
Oct. 25, Reif Memorial
Oct. 26, at Brown, noon
Oct. 29, Princeton, 5 p.m.
Oct. 27, York exhibition, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26, at Brown, 1 p.m.
Oct. 25, Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
Oct. 25-29, ITA Individual Regional Championship, Philadelphia
Oct. 25-29, ITA Individual Regional Championship, Boston
Oct. 26, at Brown, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 26, at Brown, 5 p.m.
Oct. 30, at Syracuse University, 7 p.m.
Oct. 25, Brown, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26, Yale, 4 p.m.
Oct. 29, Colgate, 7 p.m.