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* "Living Just to the Left of Burlesque: Human Oddities and Frailties" will be March 6-9 at 8 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. One matinee performance will be March 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 and $10 in advance. Call 254-ARTS for tickets and information.
* "Streb Go! Action Heroes," a program choreographed by Elizabeth Streb, takes the stage at the Schwartz Center March 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. Read the story.emeritus/retired
"Natural Hydrocarbon Leakage in the Gulf of Mexico: Benefits and Hazards," Lawrence Cathles, earth and atmospheric sciences, March 13, 10 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.
* "Ancient Art and Its Afterlife," through March 9.
* "Mark Lombardi: Global Networks," through March 16.
* "American Drawings of the 20th Century," through March 18.
* "On the Face of It: Portrait Photography 1850-2001," through March 23.
* "Salla Tykkä: Videos and Photographs," through March 30.
* Art for Lunch: On March 6 at noon, tour the exhibition "Mark Lombardi: Global Networks," with a member of the museum's education staff.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). films
"Rabbit-Proof Fence" (2002), directed by Phillip Noyce, with Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury and Kenneth Branagh, 7:15 p.m.
"Maid in Manhattan" (2002), directed by Wayne Wang, with Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson, 9:30 p.m.
"Chronically Unfeasible" (2000), directed by Sergio Bianchi, with Patrick Alencar, Zezeh Barbosa and Daniel Dantas, presented by the Latin American Film Series, 7:15 p.m.
"Bowling for Columbine" (2002), directed by Michael Moore, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Rabbit-Proof Fence," 9:30 p.m.
"Punch-Drunk Love" (2002), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, with Adam Sandler and Emily Watson, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Chronically Unfeasible," 5 p.m.
"Stray Dog" (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa, with Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune and Kieko Awaji, 7:15 p.m., Uris. Read the story.
"Personal Velocity" (2002), directed by Rebecca Miller, with Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey and Fairuza Balk, 7:30 p.m.
"Maid in Manhattan," 9:30 p.m.
"Bowling for Columbine," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Cinema Egypt" (2001), directed by Rami Kimchi, with guest filmmaker Rami Kimchi, 4:30 p.m., free.
"Sans Soleil" (1983), directed by Chris Marker, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Personal Velocity," 7 p.m.
"Rabbit-Proof Fence," 9:40 p.m.
"Punch-Drunk Love," 7:15 p.m.
"Personal Velocity," 9:25 p.m.
"900 Women" (2000), directed by Laleh Khadivi, with discussant Mark Katzenstein, government, 7 p.m.
"Divine Social Service" (1983); "The Second Beast" (1982); and "Should I Kill Them?" (1982), directed by Sergio Bianchi, with Alberto Gordon and Elaine Erig, presented by the Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Bowling for Columbine," 9:15 p.m.
"Lovely and Amazing" (2002), directed by Nicole Holofcener, with Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn and Jake Gyllenhaal, 7:15 p.m.
"Take Care of My Cat" (2001), directed by Jeong Jae-eun, with Lee Yo-weon, Ok Ji-yeong and Lee Eun-sil, 9:30 p.m.lectures
"Regional Conflict and Transnational Ethnicity: Between the Nile and the Great Lakes," Ali Mazrui, Binghamton University, March 12, noon, Hoyt Fuller Room, 310 Triphammer Road.
Karl Anker Jorgensen, Aarhus University, Denmark, will give the following lectures, both at 4:40 p.m. in 119 Baker Lab: "A Failed Reaction Leading to New Catalytic Organic Transformation," March 10; and "Catalytic Asymmetric Cycloaddition Reactions," March 11.
"The Sanctuary and Mysteries of the Great Gods in Samothrace," Kevin Clinton, classics; "Samothrace in the Early Iron Age," Dimitris Matsas, Greek Archaeological Service; and "Transport Amphoras from Samothrace," Chryssa Karadima, Greek Archaeological Service, March 7, 4:30 p.m., 22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Exploring Cross Cultural Relationships," Nancy Koschmann, Elmira College, March 6, 10 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Does Rising Inequality Harm the Middle Class," Robert Frank, Johnson School, March 6, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
Arun Gandhi, founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual Cornell Tradition Convocation, March 7. Gandhi's address, "Lessons from Grandfather," will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Statler Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required and can be obtained at the Cornell Public Service Center, 200 Barnes hall, or by contacting the Cornell Tradition office, 107 Day Hall, at 255-8595 or cornelltradition@cornell.edu.
"Precarious Life," Judith Butler, University of California-Berkeley, March 12, 4:30 p.m., Auditorium D, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Florence Kelley and the Link Between Women's College Educations and Their Reform Activism, 1880-1920," Kathryn Kish Sklar, Binghamton University, March 6, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Action Heroes," Elizabeth Streb, choreographer, March 10, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Gender and Authority in Catherine of Siena's Prayer to the Virgin," Ashleigh Imus, Cornell, March 7, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.music
* March 6, 12:30 p.m., Sage Chapel: Midday Music at Lincoln: Michael Clarkson, organ. Works by deGrigny, Franck and Duruflé.
* March 6, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest harpsichordist Louis Bagger will perform works by Cabezón, Byrd, Couperin, Bach and Haydn. Read the story.
* March 7, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players will perform music by Cornell graduate composers.
* March 8, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of David Conn, will perform works by Grainger, Schoenberg, Ravel and Karel Husa.
* March 9, 3 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Symphonic Band, under the direction of David Conn, will perform works by Milhaud, Chance, Bernstein and Saenz.
* March 11, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Join guest tenor Thomas Young and soprano Judith Kellock, assisted by pianists Xak Bjerken and Blaise Bryski, for a unique program, combining French and German arts songs with spirituals and jazz standards.
* March 13, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Augustus Arnone, fortepiano; Christine Hauptly, violin; and Mika Zlataric, cello. Piano trios by C.P.E. Bach and Mozart.
In celebration of Women's History Month, the Cornell University Library Committee on Cultural Events is sponsoring a performance of "Women's Works," March 13, 4 p.m., Kinkeldey Room, Uris Library. The group includes Kristen Park, Ruth Roland and Carol Buckley, accompanied by William Cowdery.
Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, accompanied by Warren Jones on piano, will perform March 9 at 8 p.m. in the State Theatre, downtown Ithaca. Tickets range from $23 to $36 for the public and $14 to $22 for students and are on sale at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m., and at the Clinton House ticket office, 116 N. Cayuga St., Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Read the story.
March 9: Robin Greenstein 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. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.readings
A reading group focusing on books by Laurie Garrett, this year's Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecturer, will meet March 12 at 12:30 p.m. in 300 Rice Hall. The theme of the March 12 meeting is "Poverty, Urbanization and Public Health," the role and responsibilities of the U.S., international development agencies and transnational pharmaceutical industry; reading material to be discussed includes Coming Plague - Chapter 14, Thirdworldization - Chapter 9 and Urban Centers of Disease. For more information visit the Web site http://www.cfe.ornell.edu/erap/Events/BookGroup-Spr03.
Latino poet Tato Laviera will give two public presentations while visiting campus: He will give a reading, "Moods of Time," March 6 at 9 p.m. in Balch Hall Unit 1 Lounge on North Campus; and he will speak on "Poetry for Women" at Cornell's regular Café con Leche series March 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Latino Living Center in Anna Comstock Hall. Read the story.religion
Rev. Jewelnel Davis, University Chaplain, Columbia University, will lead the service March 9 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.
* 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.
* Weekend Mass schedule: Sundays, 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 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 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 272-1564 or 255-2928 for directions.
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.
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
"Compact Representation for Data," Moses Charikar, Princeton University, March 7, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"How Resonances Sculpt Planetary and Galactic Systems," Alice Quillen, University of Rochester, March 6, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
TBA, Wynn Ho, astronomy, March 13, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Mechanisms of Cardiac Defibrillation," Igor Efimov, Case Western Reserve University, March 11, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"The Statistical Mechanics of Sloppy Models," Kevin Brown, veterinary medicine, March 10, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
TBA, Louis Brus, Columbia University, March 13, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"The Quality of NYS Agricultural Composts: Implications for Management and Use," Jean Bonhotal, crop and soil sciences; Ellen Harrison, Cornell Waste Management Institute; and Dan Olmstead, natural resources and environment, March 11, 4 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Inducible Offenses: Phenotypic Plasticity in Littornind Snails," Dianna Padilla, State University of New York-Stony Brook, March 10, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Integrated Pest Management in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities," Mike Hoffman, March 10, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Towards a Transnational and Transcultural Europe," Marcia Greenberg, law school, March 12, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
TBA, Jerrie Gavalchin, microbiology, March 11, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Fertilizer Source and Pest Management System Effect on Ground and Surface Water Quality in Drainage From Turfgrass," Zach Easton, horticulture, March 6, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Art Between Two Covers: Botanical Illustration From the Mann Library Special Collection," Linda Stewart, life sciences bibliographer, March 13, 4 p.m., 2nd Floor, Mann Library.
"Crossing Boundaries Between Architecture, Art, Planning and Activism," Felecia Davis, architecture, March 7, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Structure-Property Relationships on the Nanometer Scale in Metallic Glasses," Todd Hufnagel, Johns Hopkins University, March 6, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Solidification Boundary Layers and Continuous Casting," Paul Steen, chemical engineering, March 11, 12:30 p.m., 178 Rhodes Hall.
"Satisfying Your Biology, Chemistry and Physics Nanofabrication Needs With the Parylene Lift-Off Technique," Reid Orth, Craighead Research Group, March 11, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Using Human Dimensions to Design an Educational Message in Natural Resources," Jim Finley, Penn State University, March 11, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Cultural Orientation and the Nutrition and Food-Related Experiences of Puerto Rican Girls," Ronni Bowen, nutritional sciences, March 10, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Partnerships and Strategic Alliances in the Wireless Industry," Elizabeth Altman, Motorola Personal Communications, March 6, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
Current events roundtable on "War in Iraq: The Diplomatic Fallout," with Valerie Bunce, Jeremy Rabkin and Elizabeth Sanders, all of the government department, March 6, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Educating in Bulk: The Introductory Physics Course Revisions at Illinois," Mats Selen, University of Illinois, March 10, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Genetic Regulation of Fruit Ripening in Tomato," James Giovannoni, plant biology, March 11, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Causes and Consequences of Sudden Oak Death in California," David Rizzo, University of California-Davis, March 12, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Fat Men, Not Little Boys: The Trinity Test and the Use of the First Atomic Bombs," Bruce Hunt, University of Texas-Austin, March 10, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"Non-State, Trans-Border Regulation: The Jade Trade From Burma to Thailand (1960s-1980s)," Wen-Chin Chang, Institute for Ethnology at Academia Sinica, Taipei, March 6, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Mercenaries and Privateers: Freemen in the Indies and Indonesia," Loren Ryter, government, March 13, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Organization of Design Services," Aija Leiponen, applied economics and management, March 6, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Cap-a-pe: Researching Costume and Character for the Theater," Sarah Bernstein, theatre, film and dance, March 13, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Thermomechanics of Multilayer Materials for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)," Martin Dunn, University of Colorado-Boulder, March 7, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
Open Mind Lunch Series: "Quick and Easy Dinner Ideas," Delmar Crim, Cornell Dining Services, March 7, noon, 361 Martha Van Rensselaer.symposiums
"Justice Overcoming Revenge: Responsibility, Community and Healing in Response to Violence," with David Kaczynski, Gary Wright, Bud Welch and Bill Babbitt, March 12, 7 p.m., MacDonald Moot Courtroom, Myron Taylor Hall. Read the story.
"Doing Women's History: An Informal Workshop for Students," March 11, 1 p.m., Kroch Library. Listen to a group of Cornell women historians talk about the delights and frustrations of their archival research experiences. Panelists include: Joan Jacobs Brumberg, human development; Ileen DeVault, industrial and labor relations; Jan Jennings, design and environmental analysis; Mary Beth Norton, history; Margaret Rossiter, science and technology studies; and Faye Dudden, Colgate University. To follow will be "Hot Topics and Great Sources," a presentation by Cornell librarians. Pre-registration is required; students can register with Lance Heidig in Olin Library, or online at http:/www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/womenshistoryworkshop.html.theater
Dr. Faustus opens March 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Performances continue March 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. Call or visit the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS. Read the story.miscellany
A CURW advisory board meeting is scheduled for March 12, 4:30 p.m., 314 Anabel Taylor Hall, and is open to the Cornell Community.
A Mediterranean studies meeting will be held March 10, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss Cornell's relationship to Mediterranean institutions and how it might be broadened.
The Early Childhood Center is holding its annual open house March 15 from 10 a.m. to noon, Ground Floor, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Application forms for fall 2003 will be available.sports
March 8, at Fairleigh Dickinson, 2 p.m.
March 9, at Fairleigh Dickinson, 11 a.m.
March 7, at Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
March 8, at Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
March 7, Princeton, 7 p.m.
March 8, Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
March 8, at Morrisville
March 9, NCAA Regional Championships, New York
March 8, Temple, 1 p.m.
March 8, at Hofstra, 1:30 p.m.
March 11, Canisius, 4 p.m.
March 8, Rutgers, 1 p.m.
March 7, Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
March 13, Eastern Regional Championships
March 8, Toronto, 8:15 p.m.
March 13, Eastern Regional Championships
March 8, at Drexel, 11 a.m.
March 6-8, EISL Championships, Long Island
March 9, UMBC, 9 a.m.
March 9, Massachusetts, 2 p.m.
March 8-9, EC4A Championships, Boston
March 8-9, ECAC Championships, Boston
March 7-8, EIWA Championships