'Kitchen Stories' returns
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"Exciting Cornell Undergraduate Research in Action," Laurel Southard, director of undergraduate biology research, Cornell's Hughes Undergraduate Research Program, Oct. 7, 10:30 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.
* "Cornell Council for the Arts: Emerging Artists," through Oct. 10.
* "California Dreamin'," through Oct. 17.
* "Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image," through May 15, 2005.
* Art for Lunch: On Oct. 7 at noon, exhibitions assistant Whitney Tassie will introduce works in the exhibition "Cornell Council for the Arts: Emerging Artists."
* For Students Only: The Thursday night performance series for students continues Oct. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. with a poetry slam.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 ($4.75 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
"A Question of Silence" (1982), directed by Marleen Gorris, with Cox Habbema, Nelly Frijda and Henriëtte Tol, 7:15 p.m.
"Carandiru" (2003), directed by Hector Babenco, with Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milton Gonçalves and Milhem Cortaz, 9:20 p.m.
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| During fall break, Cornell Cinema is screening Bent Hamer's "Kitchen Stories," shown this past summer on campus to rave reviews. A nuanced Scandinavian comedy set in the 1950s, the film is as visually appealing as it is affecting. See it Oct. 8 and 12 at 7:15 p.m. or Oct. 11 at 9:30 p.m. in Willard Straight Theatre. Courtesy of Cornell Cinema |
"Kitchen Stories" (2004), directed by Bent Hamer, with Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström and Bjorn Floberg, 7:15 p.m.
"The Door in the Floor" (2004), directed by Tod Williams, with Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger and Jon Foster, 9:15 p.m.
"Broken Wings" (2004), directed by Nir Bergman, with Orly Silbersatz Banai, Maya Maron and Nitai Gaviratz, 7:15 p.m.
"The Door in the Floor," 9:15 p.m.
"Carandiru," 7:30 p.m.
"The Door in the Floor," 7:15 p.m.
"Kitchen Stories," 9:30 p.m.
"Kitchen Stories," 7:15 p.m.
"Broken Wings," 9:15 p.m.
"Serpent (Orochi)" (1925), directed by Futagawa Buntaro, with Bando Tsumasaburo and Tamaki Utako, 7:15 p.m.
"Spider-Man 2" (2004), directed by Sam Raimi, with Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Alfred Molina, 9:15 p.m.
"Shocking and Awful: A Grassroots Response to War," with media activist and alternative television producer DeeDee Halleck, 7:15 p.m.
"The Fourth Man" (1983), directed by Paul Verhoeven, with Jeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk and Thom Hoffman, 9:45 p.m.lectures
Henri Sack Memorial Lecture: "Polymers and Biophysics," David Nelson, Harvard University, Oct. 14, 7 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Elitist Orality and the Triviality of Writing," Margalit Finkelberg, Tel Aviv University, Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., 122 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Passion in Science: How Great Achievements Are Made in Science and Technology," Jeff Hawkins, co-founder of Palm Computing and Handspring Inc. and director of Redwood Neuroscience Institute, Oct. 7, noon, Barnes Hall Auditorium. Hawkins also will give a presentation, "Lecture on Intelligence," Oct. 7, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Gertrude Jekyll and the English Cottage Garden Design," Jane Longland, horticulturist and lecturer, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium.
William A. Anthony Distinguished Lectures: "Frontiers for Discovery in High Energy Density Plasma Science," Ronald Davidson, Princeton University, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Bayinnaung of Burma (1551-1581) in Fact and Fiction," U Thaw Kaung, University of Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 7, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Violence in an Indonesian Periphery: Politics in a Dayak Province After Soeharto," Antonius Made Supriatma, Oct. 14, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Indoor Planting for Your Health," Lori Bushway, Oct. 14, noon, Plant Science Building greenhouse.music
Pianist Xak Bjerken will perform two Beethoven sonatas and works by Barbara White and Stephen Hartke, Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall. Read the story.
Daniel Pearl Music Day is a global network of performances that uses the language of music to celebrate the ideals for which Daniel Pearl stood - cross-cultural understanding, mutual respect and tolerance. A free concert will be held on campus Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Common Room of Alice Cook House. The event, which is open to the public, will feature an introduction by Professor Ross Brann and performances by Tarana, Cornell's Hindi a cappella group; a jazz ensemble; Cornell Middle East Music Ensemble; and a klezmer ensemble. Read the story.
Oct. 10: Albums from the studio. "Bound for Glory" is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.readings
Paul Jaskunas will give a reading from his recently published novel, Hidden, Oct. 14 at 4:30 p.m. in the English Department Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall.religion
Fall break, no service.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Weekly prayer circle open to all faiths, sponsored by the Baha'i Club, held Sundays at 11 a.m. at 630 Stewart Ave. All are welcome.
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. Instruction is required before attending. For information, call Anne Marie at 273-4906.
Weekly large group meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in B14 Hollister Hall.
Sunday Mass schedule: 10 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium; 9:30 p.m., Sage Chapel.
Daily Masses: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel; Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:15 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 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. For information visit http://www.quaker.org/ithaca/ or 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: Fridays, 6:15 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall; Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Founders Room, ATH.
* Reform: Fridays, 6:15 p.m., Chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Orthodox: Friday, Center for Jewish Living, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, ATH.
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 at 9 a.m. Call 257-7313 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 Juma'a Prayer, Friday, 1:20 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
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
"Transformed or Diminished: States, Citizens and Development in Africa Today," Steve Ndegwa, World Bank, Oct. 7, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"NEPAD and African Regionalism in the Age of Globalization," Clement Adibe, DePaul University, Oct. 14, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Selling Herbie: Head Hunters and the Problem of Jazz Marketing," Steven Pond, music, Oct. 13, noon, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Dynamical Systems, Linear Programming and Integral Geometry," Michael Shub, University of Toronto, Oct. 8, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"R-Modes in Accreting Neutron Stars as Persistent Sources of Gravitational Waves," Ben Owen, Penn State University, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Cassini CIRS Observations of Temperatures, Winds and Composition in the Atmospheres of Saturn and Titan," Barney Conrath, NASA Goddard, Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Regulation of DNA Damage Responses," Junjie Chen, Mayo Medical School, Oct. 12, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"The Development of Agricultural Systems in High Rainfall Areas of the Tropics," David Thurston, Oct. 13, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"MotoNext - Seamless Mobility," Padmasree Warrior, Motorola, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Developing Advanced Technologies in Biomedicine," Richard Newman, Welch Allyn Inc., Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Electrokinetic Effects in Microflows: Modeling and Validation Experiments," Peter Ehrhard, Oct. 13, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Protein and DNA Functionalized Nanotubes: Biosensors and Ion-Channel Mimics," Charles Martin, University of Florida, Oct. 7, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Single Molecule Studies of Enzyme Mechanisms," Gordon Hammes, Duke University Medical Center, Oct. 11, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
TBA, Pingyun Feng, University of California-Riverside, Oct. 14, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"What's New in CISE: Status Report and Strategic Directions," Gregory Andrews, National Science Foundation/University of Arizona, Oct. 14, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Connecting New York Farms and Schools," Jennifer Wilkins, nutritional sciences, Oct. 7, 9 a.m., 300 Rice Hall.
"Growing Food and Agriculture: A Regional Perspective," Nelson Bills, applied economics and management, Oct. 8, 9 a.m., 300 Rice Hall.
"Biologically Intensive Agriculture: Renewing Earth and Its People," John Doran and John Beeby, Cornell, Oct. 7, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"The Effects of Soil Solarization on the Microbial Community in Nepal's Rice-Wheat Cropping System," Steve Culman, Oct. 14, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"The Anatomy and Physiology of a Decapitated Continental Arc, Coast Mountains British Columbia," Christopher Andronicus, University of Texas-El Paso, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall
"The New Social Sciences Initiative Theme: Marriage, Family and Connections to Education," Elizabeth Peters, policy analysis and management, Oct. 7, 12:15 p.m., 101 Kennedy Hall.
"Why the French Have No Engineering Ethics: Cultural Competence and Engineering," Gary Downey, Virginia Institute of Technology, Oct. 13, 12:15 p.m., 310 Rhodes Hall.
"Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Bacterial Infection," Eric Pamer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Oct. 8, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Spontaneous Organization of Extended Amphiphilic Dendrons Into Functional Nano-Architectures," Byoung-Ki Cho, materials science and engineering, Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Mechanical Sensitivity of Cutaneous Stretch Sensor Neurons," Peter Grigg, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Flies, Germs and Genes: Drosophila Resistance to Bacterial Infection," Brian Lazzaro, entomology, Oct. 8, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Synergy of Electrical and Metabolic Oscillations in Pulsatile Insulin Secretion: The Metronome Hypothesis," Leslie Satin, Medical College of Virginia, Oct. 11, 4 p.m., G3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"Eco-certification and Sustainable Exploitation of Forests: a Panel Discussion With the Principals," William Banzhaf, Sustainable Forestry Board, and Rodger Dower, Forest Stewardship Council, Oct. 12, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Bioacoustics on Different Scales: Hair Cells and the Auditory Scene," Hamilton Ferris, Tulane University Medical School, Oct. 7, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Abu Ghraib, Vietnam and Empire," Daniel Ellsberg, RAND Corp. analyst and author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, Oct. 7, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Making Starch in Higher Plants: A Simple Polymer Requiring a Complex Mechanism of Synthesis," Michael Emes, University of Guelph, Oct. 8, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
TBA, Zhenbiao Yang, University of California-Riverside, Oct. 14, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"How Low Can You Go? Making the Link Between the Microscope and the Sequencer," Keith Seifert, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Oct. 13, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"European Union Expansion: The Impacts of Integration on Social Relations and Social Movements in Rural Poland," Krzysztof Gorlach, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, Oct. 8, 2:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Engineers and the Metrics of Progress: Knowledge and Professional Identity," Gary Downey, Virginia Institute of Technology, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
TBA, Karen Labat and Elizabeth Bye, University of Minnesota, Oct. 14, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Origin of the Solar System," Richard Liboff, electrical and computer engineering, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.symposiums
"The Norms, Beliefs and Institutions of Capitalism: Celebrating Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Conference" will be held Oct. 8-9 in the Statler Hotel Amphitheater. The conference will bring together some of the leading scholars and thinkers in the growing interdisciplinary study of economy and society. President Jeffrey Lehman will open the conference Oct. 8 at 9 a.m., followed by the keynote address by Francis Fukuyama, Cornell alumnus and author, on "Good Governance and Normative Behavior." The full agenda is available online at http://www.economyandsociety.org.
The Johnson Graduate School of Management's Nanotechnology Club presents a "Nanotechnology and Entrepreneurship Symposium" Oct. 7 in 141 Sage Hall. The symposium begins at 8:45 a.m. with a talk by Professor Harold Craighead. Other speakers include Mark Brandt, Dave Ahlers, Ramesh Akella, Kevin McGovern, Jeff Hawkins and Josh Wolfe. Registration is $5 for students, $10 for nonstudents. For more information about the event and to register, visit http://www.epe.cornell.edu/.
"New Approaches to Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity" will be held Oct. 15-16 in the Guerlac Room of the A.D. White House. The keynote speaker will be Lisa Lowe of the University of California-San Diego, and she will give a talk titled "The Returns of Freedom: Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity" Oct. 15 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. A complete list of speakers and talks is available online at http://www.arts.conell.edu/english/comparison.html. Read the story.
The Fiber Society will hold its annual meeting and technical conference, with a symposium on advanced materials and processes for fibers and fibrous structures, Oct. 11-13 on campus. Registration begins Oct. 11 at 7:45 a.m. in the atrium of the West Addition of Martha Van Rensselaer Hall (MVR). Nobel Laureate Robert Richardson, Cornell's senior vice provost for research, will deliver the keynote address Oct. 11 at 8:30 a.m. in G73 MVR. Plenary speaker Howard Geisler of Loyola University will follow at 9 a.m. with a talk titled "Bioactive Synthetic Polymers for Vascular Tissue Engineering."
The plenary speaker Oct. 12 is Richard Gregory of Old Dominion University, who will speak at 8 a.m. in G73 MVR on "Development of Electroactive and Photonic All Organic Polymers for Application to Fiber Based Smart Materials: Consequences of Developed Microstructure on the Optical and Electronic Properties of Conjugated Polymeric Fibers." Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffmann, Cornell's Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters, will speak at the symposium banquet, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m., on "A Dye Between Religion and Science."
A complete list of events is available online at http://www.humec.cornell.edu/uits/txa/. Read the story.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.
Reservations are due Oct. 7 for the Corning Museum of Glass tour, which will be held Oct. 21, 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The trip includes a guided tour of the museum, including an overview of the Frederick Carder Collection. Sightseeing and lunch on your own. Cost: Club members, $15; guests, $18. For information contact Judy Hope-Klessig at 257-4543 or jhklessig@hotmail.com.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will celebrate CCE Week and National
4-H Week with an afternoon of hands-on activities and volunteer recognition, Oct. 7 from 2:30 to 8 p.m. in the Stewart Park pavilion. Displays and demonstrations of local Cooperative Extension and affiliated programs will run from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.There will be music and refreshments from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Volunteers will be recognized starting at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to 272-2292. The event is free and open to the public.
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.
No appointment necessary.
* Noyes Center, Room 320, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* Carol Tatkon Center, 3343 Balch Hall, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* Robert Purcell Center, Room 222, Sunday-Wednesday, 7-10 p.m.
* Rockefeller Hall, Room 178, Sunday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.sports
Oct. 9, at Harvard, noon
Oct. 10, at Providence, noon
Oct. 9, at Harvard, 12:30 p.m.
Oct. 9, at Maryland w/Georgetown
Oct. 9, at Harvard, 3 p.m.
Oct. 9, at Harvard, 11 a.m.
Oct. 13, at Syracuse, 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 9, at Navy, 1 p.m.
Oct. 8, at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9, at Harvard, 4 p.m.