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Calendar of Events

April 25 - May 2, 2002


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dance

Theatre, Film & Dance
The Spring Dance Theatre Concert will be May 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Class of '56 Dance Theatre of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $4 in advance. For tickets or more information, call 254-ARTS. Read the story.


exhibits

Johnson Museum of Art
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.
* "The Flowers of Pierre Joseph Redouté," through June 16.
* "Reality Reimagined: Photography Since 1950," through July 14.
* "Oh Mona!" through Aug. 2.
* "Sandy Skoglund: Raining Popcorn," through Aug. 11.
* Artbreak: April 28 at 3 p.m., "The Art World, 1948-2002," B.H. Friedman, art critic and playwright.
* Art for Lunch: May 2 at noon, tour the exhibit "Reality Reimagined" with some of the student curators of this exhibition.
Hartell Gallery
(M-F, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sibley Dome)
"Elements of Style: Emerging Fashions," featuring works of designers Benjamin Cho, AsFour and People Used to Dream About the Future, April 22-26. There will be a closing reception and gallery talk by all the designers April 26 at 6 p.m.
Kroch Library
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 1-5 p.m.)
"English Women in the Literary Marketplace1800-1900," through May.


films

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.
Thursday, 4/25
"Rabbit in the Moon" (1999), directed by Emiko Omori, 7:15 p.m.
"Ocean's Eleven" (2001), directed by Steven Soderbergh, with George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, 9:20 p.m.
Friday, 4/26
"Kandahar" (2001), directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, with Niloufar Pazira and Hassan Tantai, 7:15 p.m.
"101 Reykjavik" (2001), directed by Baltasar Kormákur, with Victoria Abril and Hilmr Snaer Gudnason, 7;15 p.m., Uris.
"Metropolis" (2001), directed by Tarô Rin, with Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi and Kouki Okada, 9:15 and 11:30 p.m.
"Ocean's Eleven," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
Saturday, 4/27
"Rabbit in the Moon," 7:15 p.m.
"101 Reykjavik," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Waking Life" (2001), directed by Richard Linklater, with Wiley Wiggins, Ethan Hawke and Steven Soderbergh, 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Metropolis (2001)," 9:20 p.m.
Sunday, 4/28
"The Golden Bowl" (2000), directed by James Ivory, with Uma Thurman, Jeremy Northam and Kate Beckinsale, 7:30 p.m.
"Indonesia Calling" (1946) and "Song of the Rivers" (1954), directed by Joris Ivens, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free. Read the story.
Monday, 4/29
"Metropolis" (2001), 7:15 p.m.
"The Golden Bowl," 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/30
"Kandahar," 7:15 p.m.
"101 Reykjavik," 9:15 p.m.
Wednesday, 5/1
"Metropolis (2001)," 7:15 p.m.
"The Mothman Prophecies" (2002), directed by Mark Pellington, with Richard Gere, Laura Linney and Will Patton, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 5/2
"Joris Ivens: Avant-garde" (1928-1933), introduced by Don Fredericksen, 7 p.m.
"Ocean's Eleven," 9:45 p.m.


lectures

Astronomy
"The Formation of Sunlike Stars and Planetary Systems," Frank Shu, National Tsinghua University, Taiwan, April 25, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Architecture, Art & Planning
"Architecture: Elements of Style," John Demas, creative director of 7 New York, April 25, 5:30 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Roessler Lectures: Matthias Mann, University of Southern Denmark, will give three lectures, all at 4:40 p.m. in 119 Baker Lab: "Introduction to Mass Spectrometry Based Proteomics," April 30; "Multiprotein Complexes Elucidated by Proteomics," May 1; and "Cell Signaling Investigated by Proteomic Methods," May 2.
Human Ecology
"Children and the Making of Civil Society: Rethinking the Democratic Development of Young Citizens," Roger Hart, City University of New York, April 25, 7:30 p.m., Martha Van Rensselaer Auditorium. Read the story.
"As Affirmative Action Lay Dying," Rupert Nacoste, North Carolina State University, April 30, 3:15 p.m., 280 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Read the story.
Johnson Museum of Art
Artist Carrie Mae Weems will lecture April 25 at 5:15 p.m. in the museum. Read the story.
Library External Relations
"Copyright Law and Cyberspace," Georgia Harper, University of Texas, April 25, 1:30 p.m., 165 Statler Hall.
Mind & Memory
"Listening to Elephants," Katy Payne, Lab of Ornithology, April 29, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Near Eastern Studies
"Walking as Long as Possible: A Reading With Egyptian Poet Iman Mersal," Iman Mersal, April 25, 4:30 p.m., History of Art Gallery, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Global Construction of a Sufi Music: The Case of Shaykh Yasin al-Tuhami of Egypt," Michael Frishkopf, University of Alberta, April 26, 2:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.


music

Department of Music
* April 25, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Les Petits Violons de Cornell, directed by Monica Huggett with guest artists Michael Sand and Isabel Schau, present a concert of works by Muffat, Purcell, Locke and Lully.
* April 27, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125, will be presented by the combined forces of the Cornell Symphony Orchestra and the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club. Read the story.
* April 28, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of James Armstrong, present works by Gauger, Green, Colgrass, Peck and Pritzker.
* April 28, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Brahms Chamber Music Festival.
* April 29, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student chamber music recital.
* April 30, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Under the direction of Yotam Haber, the Cornell Chamber Singers presents works by Dufay, Ockeghem, Josquin and Arvo Pärt.
Bound for Glory
April 28: The Dady Brothers performs. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sunday from 8 to 11 p.m. from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall, with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Admission is free; kids are welcome. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.


religion

Sage Chapel
Rev. Willete Burgie, associate minister of Triumph Baptist Church, Philadephia, will lead the service April 28 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
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.
Buddhist
* Tibetan Buddhist Class, instructed by the Ven. Tenzin Gephel, Mondays, 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.
Catholic
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.
Christian Science
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.
Cornell Christian Fellowship
Meets every Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Episcopal (Anglican)
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.
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for worship, Sunday, 11 a.m., in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For information call 273-5421.
Hindu
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.
Jewish
* 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.
Korean Church
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.
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Lutheran
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 skd5@cornell.edu or rlb8@cornell.edu.
Muslim
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 Fellowship
Father Stephen Lilley will lead Vespers followed by discussion, every Monday at 5 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Pagan
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Protestant Cooperative Ministry
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.


seminars

Applied Mathematics
"The Euler Scheme for (Stochastic) Differential Equations," Jean Jacod, University of Paris 6, April 26, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy
"Gamma Ray Burst: The Brightest Explosions in the Universe," Shri Kulkarni, California Institute of Technology, May 2, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biogeochemistry
"The Evolution of Atmospheric O2 Over the Past 550 Million Years," Robert Berner, Yale University, April 26, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"What Studies of PML-RAR Alpha Transgenic Mice Are Teaching Us About Leukemia," Scott Kogan, University of California-San Francisco, April 30, 4 p.m., Lecture III, Vet Research Tower.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Electron Transfer From Wires to DNA," Mark Ratner, Northwestern University, April 25, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
TBA, Klaus van Wijk, April 26, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"New Angles on Signaling by Lipophilic Hormones," Noa Noy, nutritional sciences, April 29, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"Transnational Labor Regulation," Katherine Van Wezel Stone, law school, and Anne Evans Estabrook, industrial and labor relations, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"International Trade and Child Labor Issues," Kenneth Swinnerton, U.S. Department of Labor, May 2, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
"River Runoff, Erosion and Discharge to the Coastal Ocean: A Global View," John Milliman, William and Mary, April 30, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Major Transitions in Animal Evolution: Insights From Genes and Development," Peter Hollard, University of Reading, United Kingdom, April 29, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology
"Swift Early Season Field Colonization by Acalymma Vittatum: The Question of Cucubitacin and `Eau de Striped,'" Rebecca Rice Smyth, entomology, April 29, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Food Science
TBA, Belgin Dogan and Brandon Nelson, food science, April 20, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Horticulture
"Influence of Cultivation and Interseeded Cereal Rye on Weed Management in Trans-Planted Fall Broccoli," Daniel Brainard, horticulture, April 25, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"The Influence of Plant Age and Inoculum Level on Disease Caused by Pythium Aphanidermatum in a Hydroponic System," Leslie Katzman, horticulture, May 2, 4 p.m., G10 Biotech Building.
Human Ecology
"Ideology in the Landscapes of Children," Roger Hart, City University of New York, April 25, 4:30 p.m., E405 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Read the story.
"Stir It Up: The Home Economics Movement in Higher Education, 1900-1950," Megan Elias, City University of New York, April 29, 3 p.m., 114 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Information Technologies, Office of
"The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Exactly How Unconstitutional Is It?" Georgia Harper, University of Texas-Austin, April 25, 1 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
Institute for European Studies
"The New Europe as the Old: Religion, Revival and Musical Rites of Return," Philip Bohlman, University of Chicago, April 29, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
International Studies in Planning
"Revitalizing Rio Piedras," Carmen Concepcion and Luis Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, April 26, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
Latin American Studies Program
"Transculturation and Globalization: Imaging Modernity Through Cuban Images," Fernando Coronil, University of Michigan, April 26, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
"Civic Engagement in Argentina: From the Human Rights Movements to the `Cacerolazos,'" Enrique Peruzzotti, Columbia University, April 30, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Manufacturing Engineering
"Guerrilla Manufacturing," Jack Boehringer, Boehringer Laboratories, April 25, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Electrochemical and in Situ-Spectroscopic Studies at Pt(O2)/YSZ and Oxygen Plasma/YSZ-Interfaces," Jürgen Janek, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Lanthanide (Ln=Eu, Gd) Moessbauer-Spectroscopic Study of Fluorite-Based Oxide Solid Solution Systems, M1-yLnyO2-y/2 (M4+=Hf, Zr, Ce, U, Th, etc.)," Akio Nakamura, Japan Energy Research Institute, May 2, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Major Transitions in Animal Evolution: Insights From Genes and Development," Peter Holland, University of Reading, England, April 29, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Molecular Medicine
"Regulation and Function of Phospholipase A2 and COX-2 in Lipid Signaling," Ed Dennis, University of California-San Diego, April 29, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"How Bacteria Play Deadly Hide and Seek," Robert Austin, Princeton University, April 30, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"From Synapse to Song: Neural Mechanisms for Learned Birdsongs," Richard Mooney, Duke University Medical Center, April 25, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
TBA, Pete Lovell, neurobiology and behavior, May 2, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Nutrition
"Social Capital and Community Food Security," Patricia Ladipo, nutrition, April 29, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"Legal Responses to Terrorism," Ruth Wedgewood, Yale Law School, April 26, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Plant Biology
"Actin and Ions Contribute to the Control of Oscillatory Pollen Tube Growth," Peter Hepler, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, April 26, 11:15 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Plant Breeding
"Unraveling the Tangled Web of Maize Diversity: A Comparative Genomics Approach," Mary Eubanks, Duke University, April 25, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
TBA, Edie Paul, GeneFlow Inc., April 30, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Mating-Type Heterokaryosis and Switching in Cryphonectria Parasitics," Cristina McGuire, plant pathology, May 1, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Physics
"Imaging Synaptic Function in the Brain," Karel Svoboda, Cold Springs Harbor, April 29, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"What About Oeconomy in 18C Balticum," Lisbet Koerner, Harvard University, April 29, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
Sociology
"The Commercialized University, Genetic Engineering and the Threat to Organized Skepticism," Leland Glenna, rural sociology, April 26, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
South Asia Program
"Religion and Environment: The Vishnoi Literature of Medieval Rajasthan," Nandini Sinha, April 29, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Brachiation Mechanics: Models of Ape Swinging," Mario Gomes, theoretical and applied mechanics, April 26, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.


symposiums

Latin American Studies Program
A workshop titled "Rights, Values and the State in Latin America" will be held April 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in G08 Uris Hall. Topics and speakers are: "The Magical State: Smelling Like a Market," Fernando Coronil; "Practicing Peace, Living with War in Colombia," Kimberly Theidon; and "Enforcing the Rule of Law: The Politics of Societal Accountability in Latin America," Enrique Perrozotti. Registration is required by calling 255-3345 or e-mail gaz2@cornell.edu.
Vice Provost's Office
"Diversity Dialogues," a campuswide discussion on diversity in America, presents "American Indians Encounter D.H. Lawrence in the Southwest," Daniel Usner, American Indian Program, April 30, 4:30 p.m., Goldwin Smith D.


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker opens April 25 at 8 p.m. in the Kiplinger Theatre in the Schwartz Center. To celebrate the opening night, the center invites interested singles over the age of 21 to join in an hour of mingling and hors d'oeuvres. Performances continue April 26-27 and May 2-4, with a matinee May 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $9 for the general public and $7 for students/seniors. Tickets at the door are $8 and $10. For tickets and information, call or visit the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS.


miscellany

Take Back the Night Collective
The annual Take Back the Night March and Rally will be April 26. The community march from Cornell leaves at 5 p.m. from Willard Straight Hall. The rally will take place on the Ithaca Commons.
Student & Academic Services
Black Comedy Tour and Step-Off will be April 26 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Noyes Multi-Purpose Room. Admission is $3.


sports

Men's Baseball (10-25)
April 27, Columbia, noon
April 28, Columbia, noon
May 1, Siena, 2 p.m.
Men's Hywt. Crew (2-0)
April 27, at Princeton with Yale
Men's Ltwt. Crew (2-0)
April 27, Columbia, MIT
Women's Crew (1-1)
April 27, Brown, Columbia
Women's Equestrian
April 27, Ivy Show at Dartmouth
Men's Golf
April 27-28, at Delaware Invitational
Men's Lacrosse (9-2)
April 27, Brown, 2 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse (11-1)
April 27, Harvard, 3 p.m.
Women's Softball (22-18)
April 27, Columbia, noon
April 28, Albany, 1 p.m.
May 2, at Binghamton, 3 p.m.
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2-0)
April 25-27, at Penn Relays
April 28, Big Red Invitational, 11 a.m.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2-0)
April 25-27, at Penn Relays
April 28, Big Red Invitational, 11 a.m.