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Odissi Indian classical dance performance will be Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. in Barnes Hall. Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, director of the Orissa Dance Academy and Durga Bor, Theatre, Film and Dance, present an afternoon of Odissi or Indian classical dance. Assisting musicians include Max Bucholtz, violin; Deepak Kumar, vocals; Nikolai, manjira; and Krishnan Radha, flute.emeritus/retired
"News From the Middle East: Cornell's New Medical School in Qatar," Robert Thorne, physics, Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson 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.
* "Indian Folk Textiles," through Nov. 2.
* "Earthbound Flight: Winged Creatures in the Art of Leonard Baskin," through Nov. 2.
* "North and South: Renaissance Prints," through Jan. 11.
* Art for Lunch: Oct. 30 at noon, curator Andy Weislogel will lead a tour of the exhibition of master prints of the Renaissance from northern and southern Europe.
* Jazz Night: Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. The museum will be open after hours for a special evening of art and live jazz. This free event is for students only.
* Public Program Day: "The Arts of India," a celebration of the rich and varied culture of India with hands-on activities, performances and more, Nov. 1. 1 p.m.
* Artist's Talk: Nov. 6 at 5:15 p.m., Stephen Hendee talks about his installations, including the one he just completed at the Johnson.
"Legacy of Leadership: Cornell's Eleven Presidents," on view in Olin, Kroch and Uris libraries through the end of the semester.
"Artifex: Leonard Baskin & the Gehenna Press," on view in the Hirshland Gallery, level 2B of Kroch Library, through Jan. 9.
(Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
"Source" by Nicole Ratos, through Oct. 31.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 Cornell graduate students and kids 12 and under). Visit the Cornell Cinema Web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
"Frida" (2002), directed by Julie Taymor, with Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina and Antonio Banderas, 7 p.m.
"Pirates of the Caribbean" (2003), directed by Gore Verbinski, with Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush, 9:45 p.m.
"Venus Boyz" (2003), directed by Gabrielle Baur, with Diane Torr, Dréd Gerestant and Del LaGrace Volcano, 7:15 p.m.
"Frida," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Donnie Darko" (2001), directed by Richard Kelly, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone and Noah Wyle, 9:30 p.m.
"Pirates of the Caribbean," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Spellbound" (2002), directed by Jeff Blitz, presented by IthaKid Film Festival, 2 and 5 p.m.
"Nowhere in Africa" (2002), directed by Caroline Link, with Juliane Köhler, Matthias Habich and Sidede Onyulo, 7 p.m., Uris.
"West Side Story" (1961), directed by Robert Wise, with Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer and Rita Moreno, 7:15 p.m.
"Pirates of the Caribbean," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Donnie Darko," 10:15 p.m.
"Pirates of the Caribbean," 4:30 p.m.
"Nowhere in Africa," 7:15 p.m.
"The Elements of Alchemy," presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Ali: Fear Eats the Soul" (1974), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with Brigitte Mira and El Ben Salem, with an introduction by David Bathrick, 7 p.m.
"Psycho" (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles and Janet Leigh, 9:30 p.m.
"Nowhere in Africa," 7 p.m.
"Mercedes, Here Lies the Heart," "The Princess and the Pee Stain" and "Urine My Bed," with videomaker Melissa Pearl Friedling, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center Film Forum, $3.
"West Side Story," 9:45 p.m.
"Spellbound," 7 p.m.
"Mariposas en el Andamio (Butterflies on the Scaffold)" (1996), directed by Margaret Gilpin and Luis Felipe Bernaza, presented by LASP and CUSLAR, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Ali: Fear Eats the Soul," 9:15 p.m.
"Psycho," 4:45 p.m.
"The Game of Their Lives" (2002), directed by Daniel Gordon, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Cinemania" (2002), directed by Angela Christleib and Stephen Kijak, 7:15 p.m.
"The Animation Show" (2003), directed by Don Hertzfeldt, Bill Plympton, Mike Judge, Aardman Animation and more, 9:15 p.m.lectures
Thorpe Lecture: "Industry and the Environment: Changing Paradigms," John Carberry, DuPont, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Harry Gray, California Institute of Technology, will give the following lectures in 119 Baker Laboratory: "The Currents of Life: Electron Tunneling Through Iron and Copper Proteins," Oct. 30, 4:40 p.m.; and "Metalloprotein Folding Landscapes," Oct. 31, 1:30 p.m.
Eiichi Nakamura, University of Tokyo, will give the following lectures in 119 Baker Laboratory: "Organic Synthesis: The Gateway to Nanoscience," Nov. 3, 4:40 p.m.; and "Reaction Pathways of Organometallic Reactions: Theory Meets Experiments," Nov. 4, 4:40 p.m.
"Readings From Virgil's Aeneid," Frederick Ahl, Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, Nov. 7, 4:30 p.m., G22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Arbor of the Three Wheels: Building an Experimental Japanese Teahouse," Marc Keane, visiting assistant professor of landscape architecture, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall.
"Mosquito Vitellogenesis: From Basic Molecular Studies to Genetic Engineering of Antipathogen Immunity," Alexander Raikhel, University of California-Riverside, Nov. 3, 4 p.m., Corson-Mudd Auditorium.
"Testimony and Empire," John Beverley, University of Pittsburgh, Oct. 31, 3:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"Have You Eaten? Have You Divorced? Debating the Meaning of Marriage in China" William Alford, Harvard Law School, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., A.D. White House. Read the story.
"Living and Working in an Unpredictable Reality," Orly Castel-Bloom, Israeli writer, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 106 White Hall.
"Laying the Ground: History, Sovereignty and Sexual Difference in Southeast Asia," Ashley
Thompson, University of California-Berkeley, Oct. 30, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
TBA, Allison Truitt, anthropology, Nov. 6, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
* Oct. 30, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Shane Levesque, fortepiano, works by Haydn.
* Oct. 30, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: Halloween organ concert, with Timothy Olsen and his students. Scary tunes by Bach, Escaich, Conte and much more. Come in costume if you like.
* Nov. 1, 5 p.m., Sage Chapel: The Cornell University Chorus, under the direction of Scott Tucker, presents its annual Twilight Concert. Admission to the concert is $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Buy tickets at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office and the Chorus office at 255-2324.
* Nov. 1, 8:30 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Wind Symphony presents "World Tour 2003." Under the direction of David Conn and James Patrick Miller the concert will feature music from around the world.
* Nov. 2, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student chamber music recital.
* Nov. 6, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Blomquist Ensemble, featuring works by Blavet, Telemann, Bach, Leclair and Mozart.
The Cornell Savoyards celebrates its 50th anniversary with an H.M.S. Pinafore sing-a-long Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. in the Great Hall at Risley. Singers, orchestra and fans are all welcome. Props and costumes are highly encouraged; dialogue is included. For more information call 844-4039 or e-mail savoyards@cornell.edu.
"Kabir in Song" will be performed Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in Barnes Hall. The program features classical and folk music interpretations of Kabir poetry by traditional Kabir musicians from Varanasi, India.
Brian Peters performs Nov. 2. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays 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
Father Michael Mahler, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena, will lead the service Nov. 2 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.
Weekly Bible study meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in 314 Anabel Taylor Hall. For information contact Keith Bowman at kcb29@cornell.edu or 277-2283.
* Meditations: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:15-1 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Zen Meditation practice is Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Founders Room, ATH. For information, call Anne Marie at 266-7256.
* Mass schedule for Family Weekend: Saturday, Nov. 1, 5:15 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 2, 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., ATH Chapel.
Testimony meetings: Thursday, 7:30 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.
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. For information visit the Web site at http://www.ccfiv.org.
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., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall. For more information visit the Web site at http://www.curw.cornell.edu/gcf.
Weekly religious service is Saturday 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 Founders Room, ATH. Call the Hillel office at 255-4227 for more information.
* Orthodox: Friday, Center for Jewish Living, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, ATH. For daily services, call 272-5810.
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, 11 a.m. Call 272-1564 or 255-2928 for information.
Campus ministry at St. Luke Church, 109 Oak Ave., in Collegetown, Sundays, 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bible study Tuesday, 7 p.m. For more information call 273-6811 or e-mail rlb8@cornell.edu.
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly Halaqa, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., ATH.
Weekly coffee hour Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m., Tower Café, Uris Library. For more information the web site at http://www.meca-online.org/.
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
"Biodiversity and Conservation of Australian Mammals," Rob Wallis, Deakin University, Australia, Nov. 3, 12:30 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"Monte Carlo Methods for Pricing American Options: Overview and New Results," Paul Glasserman, Columbia University, Oct. 31, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Responses of Aquatic Ecosystems to Changing Climate in Western North America," Daniel Schindler, University of Washington, Oct. 31, 4 p.m., Morison Room, Corson Hall.
"How Phospholamban, Sarcolipin and Calcium Pumps Regulate Cardiac Contractility," David MacLennan, University of Toronto, Nov. 4, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Welfare Capitalism: Understanding Institutional Change in the New Deal," Bill Domhoff, University of California-Santa Cruz, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 302 Uris Hall.
"The New Institutional Economics: Challenges and Prospects," Oliver Williamson, University of California-Berkeley, Nov. 6, 4:30 p.m., 302 Uris Hall.
"Watching Molecular Monolayers Grow on Surfaces," Daniel Schwartz, University of Colorado, Nov. 3, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Characterizing the Invisible: EPR and ENDOR Studies of Active-Oxygen Heme-Enzyme Intermediates," Brian Hoffmann, Northwestern University, Nov. 6, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Laboratory.
"List Decoding and Complexity Theory," Madhu Sudan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oct. 30, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Through Protection to Prevention: Pollution Control in Sustainable Agriculture," Irina Birman, 4 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
TBA, David Hysell, earth and atmospheric sciences, Nov. 4, 11:15 a.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"Predicting Physical Disturbance to Mussel Beds in a Changing Wave Climate," Emily Carrington, University of Rhode Island, Nov. 3, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
TBA, Kimmerling, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nov. 4, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"The Cause of Breast Cancer? Pesticides, Environmental Chemicals, Genes, Dietary Fat, Hormone Replacement Therapy?" T. Colin Campbell, nutritional sciences, Oct. 31, 12:20 p.m., 300 Rice Hall.
"Fracturing an Integrating Europe From the Periphery?" Evelyn Bush, Fordham University, Nov. 4, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
"Development of DNA Sequence-Based Subtyping Strategies to Track Salmonella," Sharinne Sukhnanand, food science, and TBA, David Tisi, food science, Nov. 4, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Evaluation of Perennial Ground Covers for Weed Suppression in Home Landscapes," Jennifer Allaire, horticulture, Oct. 30, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Carry-Over Effects of Fomesafen Herbicide on Sweet Corn in Relation to Previous Season Application Rate and Timing," Brad Rauch, horticulture, Nov. 6, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Limits of Postneoliberal Development Paradigm in Chile: CEPAL's Neostructuralism and Its Contradictions," Fernando Leiva, SUNY Albany, Nov. 4, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Sino-Tibetan-Austronesian: The Phonological, Lexical and Morphological Components," Laurent Sagart, CNRS, Paris, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 111 Morrill Hall.
"Morphological Control and Applications of Nanoporous Metals and Nanoporous Metal Nanocomposites," Jonah Erlebacher, Johns Hopkins University, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Disorder Constrain'd or Glass Explain'd: The Topology of Amorphizable Networks," Linn Hobbs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nov. 6, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"From Immersed Boundary Method to Immersed Continuum Method With Applications in Multi-Physics and Multi-Scale Modeling of Bio-Systems," Xiaodong Wang, Brooklyn Polytech University, Nov. 4, 12:30 p.m., 178 Rhodes Hall.
"Fuel Cell Technology for Automotive Transportation," Gary Stottler, GM Fuel Cell Activities, Nov. 6, 12:20 p.m., 110 Hollister Hall.
"Stop Making Scents: Development and Function of the Olfactory Sensory System," Kate Whitlock, molecular biology and genetics, Oct. 31, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Insulin Secretion Dynamics: Oscillations and Beyond," Robert Kennedy, University of Michigan, Nov. 3, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Polymer-Aluminiosilicate Protein Sieves With Uniform Pore Structure," Phong Du, Wiesner Research Group, Nov. 4, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Lake Victoria: Under the Surface of Catastrophic Ecosystem Change," Mark Bain, Center for the Environment, Nov. 4, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Genomic Instability in Development and Tumorigenesis," Robert Weiss, biomedical sciences, Nov. 3, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"The EU in World Affairs: What Will Enlargement and Constitutional Reform Change?" Christian Deubner, Chargé de Mission Auprés du Commissaire au Plan, Oct. 30, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Genomics for Sorghum Improvement," Patricia Klein, Texas A&M University, Nov. 4, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"The International Rice Genome Sequencing Initiative," Takuji Sasaki, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Nov. 5, 2 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis," Maria Harrison, Nov. 5, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Evolution of Machines From Leonardo to Reuleaux; Cornell's Collection of Kinematic Models; Creating a Museum of Machines on the WEB," Francis Moon, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Nov. 3, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Setting Up the Amnesty International Office in Afghanistan After the Taliban Fell From Power," Govind Acharaya, applied economics and management, Nov. 3, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Spreading Liquids," Yash Kamath, TRI/Princeton, Oct. 30, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Polymer Flow Behavior and Dynamics Near Surfaces," Lynden Archer, chemical engineering, Nov. 6, noon 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Computational MEMS/NEMS and Nanofluidics," N.R. Aluru, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Oct. 31, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
Open Mind Lunch Series: "What's the Minimum Amount of Exercise I Need To Do?" Denise Heimlich and Kerry Kerfoot, Wellness Program, Oct. 30, noon, G10 Biotechnology Building.symposiums
A round-table discussion, "On Race and Discourses of Love in the 18th Century," will be held Nov. 7 at 2:30 p.m. in the English department lounge. The presenter will be Anita Nicholson with moderator Audrey Wasser.
* "What Is a First Book?" a workshop on turning a dissertation into a book will be held Nov. 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the A.D. White House. Topics include a presentation and round-table discussion with Debra Castillo, Romance studies; Laura Brown, English; Mary Pat Brady, English; Maria Antonia Garces, Romance studies; and John Ackerman, Cornell University Press, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and a workshop for writers of scholarly first books in progress, from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Masha Raskolnikov at mr283@cornell.edu.
* "The Dutch Holocaust: The Frank Family, Holocaust Survivors and Dutch Anti-Semitism," a presentation and readings by Dienke Hondus, historian and sociologist; and Gordon Sander, writer and contemporary historian, will be Nov. 4 at 4:30 p.m. in the Guerlac Room of the A.D. White House, with a reception to follow.theater
Bill Cosby will perform Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. in Barton Hall. Tickets for Cornell students are $25 for reserved seating and $20 general admission. Limited to four tickets per ID. Tickets for the public are $35 for reserved seating and $30 for general admission. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Be Aggressive is at Cornell's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Performances are Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. Matinees are offered Nov. 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $8 for students and seniors and $10 for the general public. Call the Schwartz Center box office, 254-ARTS.miscellany
The Cornell Campus Club has organized a lecture and tour of the Statler Hotel, Oct. 30, 10 a.m., Statler Hotel. The tour will be led by Richard Adie and begins in the lobby. Open to the public.
* 178 Rockefeller, Sunday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* Carol Tatkon Center, 3343 Balch Hall, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.sports
Nov. 2, Carleton Exhibition, 3 p.m.
Nov. 2, at Syracuse Pairs Race
Oct. 31, Heps Championships, New York
Oct. 31, Heps Championships, New York
Nov. 1, at Temple Open, 8:30 a.m.
Nov. 1, Colgate, noon
Nov. 1, at Princeton, 1 p.m.
Oct. 31, Western Michigan, 7 p.m.
Nov. 1, Western Michigan, 7 p.m.
Nov. 1, Mississauga Jrs. (scrimmage), 2 p.m.
Nov. 1, Purdue, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 2, at Connecticut, 1 p.m.
Oct. 31, at Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 1, at Princeton, 4 p.m.
Oct. 31, Army, 7 p.m.
Nov. 1-2, Ivy Scrimmages, Hanover, N.H.
Oct. 31, at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Nov. 1, at Dartmouth, 4 p.m.