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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.
* Holiday hours: The museum is open regular hours except on the following dates: Dec. 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Dec. 25-26 and Dec. 29-Jan. 1, closed.
* "Stephen Hendee: Iron Skies," through Jan. 4.
* "Ithaca's Favorites," through Jan. 4.
* "Patty Chang and Janine Antoni: Two Video Works," through Jan. 4.
* "North and South: Renaissance Prints," through Jan. 11.
* "CU Art Faculty Exhibition," through Jan. 11.
* "Selected Videos by Vito Acconci," through March 28.
"Legacy of Leadership: Cornell's Eleven Presidents," on view in Olin, Kroch and Uris libraries through the end of the semester.
The Cornell Costume and Textile Collection is available at http:// costume.cornell.edu:8080/.
"Artifex: Leonard Baskin & the Gehenna Press," on view in the Hirshland Gallery, level 2B of Kroch Library, through Jan. 9.
Pre-thesis painters' library exhibition, through Feb. 1.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). films
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| "Whale Rider" opens at Cornell Cinema tonight, Dec. 11, at 7:15 p.m. This art-house hit tells the moving, unsentimental tale of a Maori girl, played by Keisha Castle-Hughes, who rises unexpectedly to lead her ailing community. Photo courtesy of Cornell Cinema |
"Whale Rider" (2002), directed by Niki Caro, with Keisha Castle-Hughes, 7:15 p.m.
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003), directed by Jonathan Mostow, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kristanna Loken, 9:30 p.m.
"The Philadelphia Story" (1940), directed by George Cukor, with Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart, 7:15 p.m.
"eXistenz" (1999), directed by David Cronenberg, with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law and Willem Dafoe, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Northfork" (2003), directed by Michael Polish, with James Woods, Nick Nolte and Claire Forlani, 9:45 p.m.
"Cabin Fever" (2002), directed by Eli Roth, with Rider Strong and Jordan Ladd, midnight, Uris.
"Woman of the Year" (1942), directed by George Stevens, with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, 7:15 p.m.
"Whale Rider," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Northfork," 9:45 p.m.
"Whale Rider," 4:30 p.m.
"Student Films II," 7:30 p.m.
"Woman of the Year," 7:15 p.m.
"Cabin Fever," 9:45 p.m.
"Northfork," 7:15 p.m.
"Whale Rider," 9:30 p.m.
"The Philadelphia Story," 7:15 p.m.
"Cabin Fever," 9:45 p.m.
Cornell Cinema will be closed Dec. 18-Jan. 20.music
* Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m., Unitarian Church: Ensemble X, Ithaca musicians and local poets will present a reading of music and poetry of Ann Silsbee, jointly sponsored by The Bookery.
The Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts presents its 34th annual open reading of Handel's "Messiah," Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. in Risley's Great Hall. Audience and performers are one and the same, as people come from across the university, town and region to perform this holiday favorite. Admission is free. For information, contact Stacy Deery at smd47@cornell.edu or 254-2325.
Soprano Libby Dorsch Maxey and pianist Kathy Hansen will perform works by Handel, Bach, Mozart, Bizet, Strauss and Verdi, Dec. 14, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
Bound for Glory will broadcast albums from the studio Dec. 14-Jan. 18. Catch the special holiday show Dec. 21 and the New Year's special Dec. 28. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.religion
Services will resume Jan. 25.
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.
* Sunday Mass schedule: Dec. 14 - 10 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium; 9:30 p.m., Sage Chapel; Dec. 21 and 28 - 10 a.m. only, ATH Auditorium.
* Christmas Eve Mass: Dec. 24, 5:15 p.m., ATH Auditorium.
* Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
* Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G22 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., Founders Room, 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: 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 visit the Web site: 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
"Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors That Modulate Cardiac Hypertrophy and Remodeling," Karen Vikstrom, Upstate Medical University, Dec. 16, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Hydrogen-Based Energy," Johannes Schwank, University of Michigan, Dec. 15, 10 a.m., B17 Upson Hall.
CU-Wisconsin Video Seminar Series: "Next Steps in Nutrient Management Tool Development," Mark Powell, University of Wisconsin, Dec. 16, 1:30 p.m., 164 Morrison Hall.
"Shake, Rattle and Roll: Conformational Changes in Cobalamin-Dependent Methionine Synthase," Rowena Matthews, University of Michigan, Dec. 12, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Tracing Nutrients From Soil to Humans: The Example of Zinc, Rice and the Nutritional Status of Children in Bangladesh," Anne-Marie Mayer, Dec. 11, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Associated With Seed Dormancy in Rice," Muhamad Yunus, graduate student, Dec. 16, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.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.
Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step program for those dealing with emotional problems, meets Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave. For information, call Ed at 387-8257.Over break, keep up with the Big Red at http://cornellbigred.ocsn.com/. Check out the latest scores, highlights and upcoming games. Big Red sports