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The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events

December 9-6, 2004


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exhibits

Johnson Museum of Art
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.
* "For the Love of Beauty: British Arts and Crafts at the Turn of the Century," through Dec. 19.
* "Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered," through Jan. 2.
* "E.V. Day," through Jan. 9.
* "Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image," through May 15.
Hirshland Gallery, Kroch Library
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
"Get Out the Vote! Campaigning for the U.S. Presidency," through Jan. 21.
Fine Arts Library, Sibley Hall
"Senior Painting and Printmaking Exhibition," through Jan. 24.


films

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).
Thursday, 12/9
An elegant holiday party and benefit featuring a rare screening of the silent classic "I Kiss Your Hand, Madame," starring Marlene Dietrich, with live musical accompaniment by Philip Carli. Party starts at 7:30 p.m., film at 9 p.m. Tickets, $35/$15 students, are available at 104 Willard Straight Hall or by calling 255-3522.
Friday, 12/10
"Vanity Fair" (2004), directed by Mira Nair, with Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy and Jim Broadbent, 7 p.m.
"Hotel Rwanda" (2004), directed by Terry George, with Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Danny Deckchair" (2003), directed by Jeff Balsmeyer, with Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto and Justine Clarke, 9:45 p.m.
Saturday, 12/11
"Shrek 2" (2004), directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon, with the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, 2 and 9:15 p.m.
"Danny Deckchair," 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, 12/12
"Student Films II," 7:30 p.m.

Cornell Cinema will not screen films Dec. 13-Jan. 18.


music

Department of Music
* Dec. 11, 8 p.m., Ford Hall, Ithaca College: Cornell University Wind Ensemble and the Cornell University Symphonic Band; see story, this page.
* Dec. 12, 3 p.m., Ford Hall, Ithaca College: Cornell Symphony Orchestra.
`Bound for Glory'
Dec. 12-Jan. 16: Albums from the studio. "Bound for Glory" is broadcast on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5, Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m.


religion

African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
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.
Baptist Campus Ministry
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.
Buddhist
* 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.
Campus Crusade for Christ
Weekly large group meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in B14 Hollister Hall.
Catholic
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.
Christian Science
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.
Cornell Christian Fellowship
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.
Episcopal (Anglican)
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.
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for worship, Sunday, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For information visit http://www.quaker.org/ithaca/ or call 273-5421.
Grace Christian Fellowship
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
Hindu
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.
Jewish
* 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.
Korean Church
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.
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
Cornell student branch: Sundays at 9 a.m. Call 257-7313 for information.
Lutheran
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.
Muslim
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall. Weekly Juma'a Prayer, Friday, 1:20 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Pagan
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Protestant Cooperative Ministry
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.


seminars

Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Protein and Lipid Patterns at Cell-Free Membrane Junctions," Raghuveer Parthasarathy, University of California-Berkeley, Dec. 9, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Protein Engineering: Expanding Building Blocks and Directing Evolution in Live Cells," Lei Wang, University of California-San Diego, Dec. 13, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
TBA, Michael Bartl, University of California-Santa Barbara, Dec. 16, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Crop & Soil Science
"Support Vector Machines for Remotely Sensed Image Classification," Pramod Varshney, Dec. 9, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Light-Regulated Capture of Biomolecules Mediated by Photoresponsive Polyelectrolytes," Jason Benkoski, Chalmers University of Technology, Dec. 9, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Coalescent Processes in Geographically Structured Populations," John Wakeley, Harvard University, Dec. 10, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.


miscellany

Pesticide Applicator Certification
The Dean's Office in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is sponsoring a pesticide applicator certification orientation Jan. 11 and 12. Attendance at this program is required for all new pesticide applicators at Cornell or for those seeking certification. Pre-registration is required. Contact Eric Harrington at 255-0485.