The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events
February 19 - 26, 2004
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CAPE Lecture
Books From Cornell Series: "Cornell: Glorious to View," Carol Kammen, history,
Feb. 19, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
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.
Norman Daly: The Civilization of Llhuros," through March 7.
By the Light of Butterlamps: Himalayan Devotional Painting," through
March 7.
Aernout Mik: Reversal Room," through March 14.
Selected Videos by Vito Acconci," through March 28.
Lauren Greenfield: Girl Culture," Feb. 21 through May 16.
Etchings by Rembrandt From the Collection of S. William Pelletier,"
through April 4.
Experimental Gallery, Tjaden Hall
"Still Life: Faces of Oma,"F photographs by Nicola Kountoupes, Feb. 22-28. An
opening reception will be held Feb. 22 from 2 to 5 p.m.
Hirshland Gallery, Kroch Library
Level 2B, open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, 1-5
p.m.
"Pastimes and Paradigms: Games We Play," through March 26.
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
.
Thursday, 2/19
"Tenderness" (1967), directed by Elyer Ishmukhamedov, 7:15 p.m.
"Demonlover" (2002), directed by Olivier Assayas, with Connie Nielsen, Charles
Berling and Chloë Sevigny, 9:15 p.m.
Friday, 2/20
"Tupac: Resurrection" (2003), directed by Lauren Lazin, with Tupac Shakur, 7:15
p.m.
"The Magdalene Sisters" (2002), directed by Peter Mullan, with Geraldine
McEwan, Nora-Jane Noone and Anne-Marie Duff, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Shattered Glass" (2003), directed by Billy Ray, with Hayden Christiansen,
Peter Sarsaard, Hank Azaria and Chloë Sevigny, 9:15 p.m.
"Demonlover," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
Saturday, 2/21
"The Butterfly" (2002), directed by Philippe Muyl, with Michel Serrault and
Claire Bouanich, 2 p.m.
"Shattered Glass," 5 p.m.
"Tenderness," 7:15 p.m.
"The Magdalene Sisters," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Tupac: Resurrection," 9:15 p.m.
"Demonlover," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
Sunday, 2/22
The 23rd Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival, with festival director
John Columbus, 4:30 p.m.
"Journey of Hope" (1990), directed by Xavier Koller, presented by Pentangle,
7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
Monday, 2/23
"The Killers" (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak, with Burt Lancaster, Sam
Levene and Ava Gardner, 7 p.m.
"Demonlover," 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 2/24
"The Magdalene Sisters," 7 p.m.
"Sisters in Cinema" (2003), directed by Yvonne Welbon, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz
Center Film Forum.
"The Killers," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 2/25
"La Ciudad (The City)" (1999), directed by David Riker, with Fernando Reyes and
Marcos Martínez García, 7:15 p.m.
"Shattered Glass," 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, 2/26
"Kairat" (1991), directed by Darezhan Omirbaev, 7:15 p.m.
"Elephant" (2003), directed by Gus Van Sant, with Alex Frost and Eric Deulen,
9:30 p.m.
Africana Studies & Research Center
"Race, Theory and the 2000 Census," David Harris, sociology, Feb. 25, noon Hoyt
Fuller Room, 310 Triphammer Road.
Johnson Museum
Cheryl Finley, visiting assistant professor of art history and visual culture,
will speak on African-American artwork in the museum's collection, Feb. 22, 3
p.m., Johnson Museum.
Mind & Memory Lectures
"Creativity and the Actor," David Feldshuh, director and playwright, Feb. 23,
2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Music
"The Cosmopolitan Stravinsky: Culture and the Search for an Angle," Glenn
Watkins, University of Michigan, Feb. 21, 10:30 a.m., Lecture Room 2L, Johnson
Museum.
"Working With Stravinsky," John McClure, former director of Columbia
Masterworks, Feb. 21, 1:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall.
"Stravinsky's Approach to Text: How to Sing Russian Without Accents," Dimitri
Shapovalov, doctoral candidate, Feb. 23, 4:15 p.m., 316 Lincoln Hall.
Near Eastern Studies
"Writing, Desire and 2 Billion Hungry People," Ronit Matalon, Israeli novelist,
Feb. 23, 4:30 p.m., 106 White Hall.
Provost's Office
"Islam, 9/11 and Iraq," Thomas Simons Jr., Provost's Visiting Professor and
former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium.
Wellness Program
"Who, Me - Creative?" Cora-Ellen Luke, EAP counselor, Feb. 19, noon, G01
Biotechnology Building.
Department of Music
Feb. 19, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: a
Kabuki-inspired Oedipus rex.
Feb. 20, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Opening concert for the Stravinsky
Project: Guest pianist Christina Dahl plays Petrushka and Mussorgsky's
Pictures at an Exhibition, and is joined by Xak Bjerken for Stravinsky's
Four Etudes and John Adams' Hallelujah Junction.
Feb. 21, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Ensemble X - Steven Stucky and
guest Mark Davis Scatterday, conductors - performs Octet, Three Pieces
for String Quartet, Edward Varèse's Octandre, and Judith Kellock
sings Three Japanese Lyrics, Two Poems of Konstantin Bal'mont and
Ravel's Mallarmé Songs. Pre-concert discussion, 7:15-7:45 p.m.
Feb. 22, 3 p.m., Bailey Hall: Three Stravinsky classics: Les
Noces ("The Wedding") conducted by Scott Tucker; Concerto in D, performed
by the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Hsu; and "Dumbarton Oaks"
Concerto, played by the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Xak Bjerken, conductor.
Feb. 24, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Pianist Emily Green will perform
works by Schubert, Liszt, Earl Wild and Leon Kirchner.
Feb. 26, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln: Midday Music at Lincoln:
Hommage à Stravinsky features premieres by graduate composers, as well
as Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano Rag Music.
Feb. 26, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: Symphony of Winds by the Cornell
University Wind Ensemble, David Conn, conductor; Mass for chorus and double
wind quintet by the Sage Chapel Choir, Richard Riley, conductor; and The
Rite of Spring for four-hand piano by Xak Bjerken and Blaise Bryski.
Feb. 27, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Puppeteer Dan Butterworth presents
A Soldier's Tale with narrator Richard Driscoll and musicians Susan
Waterbury, violin; Richard Faria, clarinet; and Miri Yampolsky, piano.
Feb. 28, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Repeat performance of A
Soldier's Tale with the Dan Butterworth marionettes.
Cornell Folk Song Club
The Cornell Folk Song Club presents Cliff Eberhart, singer/songwriter with
attitude, Feb. 21, 8 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall. Tickets are $12 advance, $14 at the
door; usual discounts. Tickets are available at Ithaca Guitar Works, Colophon
Books, Greenstar, Small World Music, Bound for glory, at the door and online at
.
Festival of Black Gospel
Hoops, Hip-Hop and Jesus," a basketball tournament in Helen Newman
Hall, followed by a party called "Club Jehovah" in the Robert Purcell Community
Center's Multi-Purpose Room. $4 admission.
Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson and the Spiritual Voices will headline the
Festival of Black Gospel, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is
$4.
A rehearsal for the Mass Choir - open to all - will be Feb. 21 from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall auditorium. The choir will perform Feb. 22
at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall.
Near Eastern Studies
Yair Dalal presents a concert of Iraqi-Jewish desert music from Israel to
Ithaca Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. in the First Unitarian Church of Ithaca. Tickets are
$18 in advance, $22 at the door and $10 for students with ID. Tickets are
available at Small World Music, Ithaca Guitar Works, Greenstar and Hillel in
Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information call 277-0573.
Bound for Glory
Mad Agnes performs Feb. 22. 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.
Sage Chapel
Dr. Manning Marable, director of the Center for Contemporary Black History at
Columbia University, will lead the service Feb. 22 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
Sundays, 11 a.m., interfaith devotional gathering open to all, includes
prayers, music and meditative silence, followed by refreshments. Meets at 223
Thurston Ave., Apt. 3A. For more information, please write to
Baptist Campus Ministry
Weekly Bible study meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in 314 Anabel Taylor Hall. For
information contact Keith Bowman at 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. For information, call Anne Marie at 266-7256.
Catholic
Sunday Mass schedule: 10 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall
Auditorium, and 9:30 p.m., Sage Chapel.
Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G22 ATH.
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
.
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 .
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for worship, Sunday, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For
information visit 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 .
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 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.
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, 11 a.m. Call 272-1564 or 255-2928 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 .
Muslim
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: .
African Development, Institute for
"Redeeming the Promise of Democracy in Eritrea," Dan Connell, Simmons College,
Feb. 19, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Grain Boundary Diffusion Due to Stress and Electromigration," Jon Wilkening,
Courant Institute (NYU), Feb. 20, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"Early Results From the Spitzer Space Telescope," James Houck, astronomy, Feb.
26, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biogeochemistry & Environmental Biocomplexity
"Mercury in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems," Cynthia Gilmore, Academy of
Natural Sciences, Feb. 20, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"Evolution of Humanitarian Intervention in the United Nations," Benny Widyono,
former UN secretary general's representative to Cambodia, Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m.,
100 Caldwell Hall.
"Changing Face of Conflict: Implications for Policy Makers," John Norris,
International Crisis Group, Feb. 26, 4:30 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
Crop & Soil Sciences
"New York Forests as Carbon Sink," Christine Goodale, and "Grass Bio Fuel for
Rural America," Jerry Cherney, Feb. 19, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
"Basin Edge Generated Surface Waves: Understanding Earthquake Ground Motion in
Mexico City," Jeff Barker, SUNY Binghamton, Feb. 20, 1:15 p.m., 2146 Snee
Hall.
"Tectonics From Topography: Bedrock Channel Response to Differential Rock
Uplift," Eric Kirby, Pennsylvania State University, Feb. 27, 1:15 p.m., 2146
Snee Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"The Diversity of Plant Communities: Causes and Consequences Across Scales,"
Jason Fridley, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Feb. 23, 12:30 p.m.,
A106 Corson Hall.
"Shifts in Soil Microbial Community Composition Caused by Plant Invasion
Directly Impact Ecosystem Function," Christine Hawkes, University of
California-Berkeley, Feb. 25, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology
"Insect Herbivory in a High CO2 World," Jason Hamilton, Feb. 23, 4 p.m., A106
Corson Hall.
European Studies, Institute for
"Detournement, a Cold War Grotesque," Jelena Stojanovic, art historian, Feb.
23, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Horticulture
"The Suppression of Phytophthora cinnamomi by Incorporating Composts
Into Container Growing Media," Jae Hong Han, horticulture, Feb. 19, 4 p.m., 404
Plant Science Building.
"The Natural and Cultural History of Ginkgo biloba," Peter Del Tredici,
Harvard University, Feb. 26, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Latin American Studies Program
"Coffee, Orchids and Honey: Diversifying Production and Organizing for Autonomy
in Chiapas," Angel Alvarez and Miguel Gonzalez Hernandez, Feb. 24, 12:15 p.m.,
153 Uris Hall.
"Recent Social Struggles, Development Alternatives and Autonomy in Chiapas,"
Angel Alvarez and Miguel Gonzalez Hernandez, Feb. 25, 4:30 p.m., G08 Uris.
Materials Science & Engineering
"A Heuristic Approach to Understanding Exciton Formation, Doping and Carrier
Transport in Organic Semiconductors," Brian Gregg, National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Application of Self-Assembling Materials to Microelectronics," Chuck Black,
IBM Research, Feb. 26, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Microbiology & Immunology
"Genomic Analysis of Helicobacter pylori: Can It Cure Ulcers or Just
Give You One?" Nina Salama, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Feb. 20,
12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"The Effect of Age on CD4 T Cell Function," Laura Haynes, Trudeau Institute,
Feb. 23, 11 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"Direct Casting of Polymer Membranes Into Microfluidic Devices," Hisham
Mohamed, Wadsworth Center, Feb. 24, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Natural Resources
"From Landscapes to Genomes: Analytical Intersections of Power and Knowledge,"
Ron Herring, government, Feb. 24, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Nutritional Sciences
"Interaction of Diet and Genetics in Cancer Etiology," Christine Ambrosone,
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Feb. 23, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Peace Studies
"Lessons of Postwar Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq," a
roundtable discussion with Thomas Simons Jr., visiting professor and former
U.S. ambassador to Pakistan; Mark Selden, East Asia Program; and Govind
Acharya, graduate student, Feb. 19, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Patterning Microflows," Abraham Stroock, chemical engineering, Feb. 23, 4:30
p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Breeding
"Plant Breeding Education, With Additional Thoughts on Public Sector Plant
Breeding," Elizabeth Lee, University of Guelph, Feb. 24, 12:20 p.m., 135
Emerson.
Plant Pathology
"Early Events in the Activation of Plant NBS-LRR Proteins," Peter Moffett,
Boyce Thompson Institute, Feb. 25, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Psychology
"Associations Are Never Free: Tracking Cognitive Development and the
Imagination Through the Empirical Coding of Narrative," Harry Segal, human
development, Feb. 20, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
South Asia Program
"South Asian Security: Moving Target or Dead in the Water?" Thomas Simons Jr.,
visiting professor and former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Feb. 23, 12:15 p.m.,
G08 Uris Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"The Johnson Museum's Collection of Southeast Asian Art and Its Plans for the
Future," Ellen Avril, Johnson Museum, Feb. 19, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640
Stewart Ave.
"The High-Growth De-development of Indonesia," Jeffrey Winters, Northwestern
University, Feb. 26, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
Textiles & Apparel
"The Truth About Radio Frequency Identification in the Apparel and Textile
Industry," Paul Chamandy, Paxar Corp., Feb. 19, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer
Hall.
"Alla Rustica: Investigations Into Surface, Symbol and Sustainability," Jack
Elliott, Design and Environmental Analysis, Feb. 26, noon, 317 Martha Van
Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"The Active Surface of Mars: Granular Avalanches," Norbert Schorghofer,
California Institute of Technology, Feb. 20, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
Law School
The Cornell International Law Journal is sponsoring a symposium,
"International Peacekeeping in Countries Utilizing Child Soldiers: Unique
Problems of Security and Rebuilding," Feb. 20-21 at Myron Taylor Hall. For
information, visit .
Theatre, Film & Dance
The musical Baby is playing at the Schwartz Center for the Performing
Arts, Feb. 19-22 and Feb. 25-28 at 8 p.m. Matinees are offered Feb. 22 and 28
at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 (general) and $8 (students and seniors). For tickets
and information, call or visit the box office in the Schwartz Center, 430
College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m., weekdays, or one hour before the show; 254-ARTS.
Music
A master class with Middle Eastern musician Yair Dalal will be held Feb. 19 at
7 p.m. in 124 Lincoln Hall.