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The Spring Dance Theatre Concert, "Kinetic Imprints," 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 more information call 254-ARTS.emeritus/retired
"Can Afghanistan Be Reconstructed?" Milton Esman, the John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, May 9, 1:30 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium. Membership meeting.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.
* "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.
* Art for Lunch: May 2 at noon, tour "Reality Reimagined" with some of the student curators of this exhibition.
* Art-Full Family Saturday: May 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mrs. McPuppet again brings her cast of lively puppets and original songs. Studio and gallery activities will follow. Free to museum members and $5 for nonmembers. Participation is limited to 100 people.
* "Redouté and His World: 18th-Century French Poetry, Gardens and Music," May 5, 5-7 p.m. Learn about the plans and gardens that inspired Redouté while enjoying an evening of food, music and poetry. The fee is $20 for museum and Cornell Plantations members and $25 for nonmembers.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 1-5 p.m.)
"English Women in the Literary Marketplace1800-1900," through May.
(M-F, call 253-3769)
An exhibit of drawings and sculptures by contemporary artist James Rosburg will be displayed through June 20.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
"Joris Ivens: Avant-garde" (1928-1933), directed by Joris Ivens, introduced by Don Fredericksen, 7 p.m.
"Ocean's Eleven" (2001), directed by Steven Soderbergh, with George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, 9:45 p.m.
"Ocean's Eleven," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Moulin Rouge!" (2001), directed by Baz Luhrmann, with Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and John Leguizamo, 7:30 p.m. Read the story.
"Apocalypse Now Redux" (2001), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando and Dennis Hopper, 9:40 p.m., Uris.
"The Mothman Prophecies" (2002), directed by Mark Pellington, with Richard Gere, Laura Linney and Will Patton, 10:15 p.m.
"Moulin Rouge!" 7 p.m.
"Apocalypse Now Redux," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Others" (2001), directed by Alejandro Amenábar, with Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston, 9:45 p.m.
"Ocean's Eleven," 11:30 p.m., Uris.
"The Mothman Prophecies," midnight.
"Student Films I" (2002), various directors, 7:15 p.m.
"The 17th Parallel" (1967), directed by Joris Ivens, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"The Seine Meets Paris," "A Valparaiso" and "The Mistral," directed by Joris Ivens, 7:15 p.m.
"The Digital Video Club Presents," various directors, 9:25 p.m., tickets are $2.
"A Tale of the Wind" (1988), directed by Joris Ivens, 7:15 p.m.
"The Mothman Prophecies," 9:15 p.m.
"The Others," 7:15 p.m.
"Moulin Rouge!" 9:30 p.m.
"Moulin Rouge!" 7:15 p.m.
"Birthday Girl" (2002), directed by Jez Butterworth, Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin and Mathieu Kassovitz, 10 p.m.lectures
Roessler Lectures: "Cell Signaling Investigated by Proteomic Methods," Matthias Mann, University of Southern Denmark, May 2, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Nationalism and Transnationalism in the Globalization of China," Prasenjit Duara, University of Chicago, May 2, 4:45 p.m., 230 Rockefeller Hall.music
* May 4, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: Mark Davis Scatterday leads his last regular concert as director of the university's Wind Ensembles. Read the story.
* May 5, 3 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Symphonic Band and Chamber Winds, with conductor David Conn, will present works by Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky and Khachaturian. Mark Davis Scatterday will guest conduct the Armenian Dances of Khachaturian.
* May 5, 6 p.m., Arts Quad: Percussion Gala, with directors James Armstrong and Conrad Alexander. The evening features percussion groups from Cornell and Ithaca College.
* May 6, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: The Sage Chapel Choir will perform the premiere of conductor Richard Riley's Silent Thunder and Henry Purcell's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day.
* May 6, 8 p.m., B-20 Lincoln Hall: MIDI Madness, with director David Borden. Student projects for Macintosh and synthesizer.
* May 7, 4 p.m., B-20 Lincoln Hall: "Scoring the Moving Image," under the direction of David Borden. Student soundtracks with film clips for Macintosh and synthesizer.
* May 7, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Gamelan Ensemble, under the direction of Ann Warde, will present an evening of traditional and new music for Javanese gamelan.
* May 8, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The voice studio of Judith Kellock presents a recital of music for vocal ensembles, under the direction of senior soprano Rebecca Marques. The program will include opera selections by Mozart, Handel and Carlisle Floyd.
May 5: Joel Mabus will perform. 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. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.religion
Philip Fiadino, chaplain, Cornell Catholic Community, will lead the service May 5 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, 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.
Ascension Mass schedule: Thursday, May 9, 12:20 and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
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, 7:15 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; 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 skd5@cornell.edu or 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.
Father Stephen Lilley will lead Vespers followed by discussion, every Monday at 5 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.
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
"Incorporating Host Level Factors Into Epidemic Models for Infectious Diseases," Denise Kirschner, University of Michigan, May 3, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"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.
TBA, Thomas Henning, University of Jena and Max-Planck Institute, May 9, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Life on the Rocks: Microbial Acquisition of Metal Micronutrients," Susan Brantley, Penn State University, May 3, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Vas Deferens Ion Transport: Mechanisms to Prepare Sperm," Bruce Schultz, Kansas State University, May 7, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
TBA, Doug Weibel, Meinwald Research Group, May 6, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
TBA, James Engstrom, chemical and biomolecular engineering, May 9, 3 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"International Trade and Child Labor Issues," Kenneth Swinnerton, U.S. Department of Labor, May 2, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"Sexual Selection and Communication in Tungara Frogs," Michael Ryan, University of Texas, May 6, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Undergraduate Honors Symposium, May 6, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"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 Biotechnology Building.
"Recapturing Forgotten Genotypes of Red Maple: Is There Room for Improved Drought Tolerance?" Mark Reaves and Daniel Brainard, horticulture, May 9, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Reorienting Europe," Vitaly Chernetsky, Society for the Humanities, May 6, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
"Philanthropy in the Third World," Nelson Colon, Puerto Rican Community Foundation, May 3, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Leading an Entertainment Manufacturing Business," Robert Spiller, Sonopress USA, May 2, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister 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.
"Manipulating Central Nervous System Cells With Topographically Modified Surfaces," Andrea Turner, applied and engineering physics, May 9, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis: Progress on Research," J.P. Dubey, Epidemiology and Systematics Lab, Maryland, May 3, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"The T4 Replisome," Stephen Benkovic, Pennsylvania State University, May 3, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Receptor Regulation of Calcium Entry Into Cells," James Putney, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, May 2, 2:30 p.m., Lecture Hall I, Veterinary Education Center.
"Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay in Mammalian Cells: Evidence for a Pioneer Round of Translation," Lynne Maquat, University of Rochester, May 6, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Making Adrenals Sing: Stress Hormone Regulated Tuning of Chromaffin Cell Excitability," Pete Lovell, neurobiology and behavior, May 2, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"World Order and Chinese-American Relations," Su Hao, Columbia University, May 2, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Grass Pollen Allergens With Homology to Expansions: Biochemical, Genetic and Evolutionary Aspects of Their Function in Plants," Daniel Cosgrove, Penn State University, May 3, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"From DNA to the Human Genome Project: A Primer for Non-Biologists," Rita Calvo, molecular biology and genetics, May 3, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.theater
Performances of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker are May 2-4 at 8 p.m., with a matinee May 4 at 2 p.m., in the Kiplinger Theatre in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. 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
* 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 3, Princeton, noon
May 5, at Princeton, noon
May 4, at Rutgers
May 4, at Dartmouth, 9 a.m.
May 4, at Dartmouth
May 4, at Hobart, 1 p.m.
May 4, at Johns Hopkins, noon
May 2, at Binghamton, 3 p.m.
May 4, at Boston College, 4 p.m.
May 5, at Connecticut, noon
May 4, Cornell Invitational
May 4, Cornell Invitational