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For information about or tickets for the following dance programs, call or visit the box office in the Schwartz Center, 430 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS.
* The Cornell Dance Program's annual dance concert will be held March 11-13 at 8 p.m. and March 14 at 2 p.m. at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Ticket prices for the concert, titled "Double Exposure," are $8 for students and seniors and $10 for the general public in advance.
* The John Jasperse Dance Company will perform the evening-length work "California" March 16-17 at 8 p.m. in the Schwartz Center's Kiplinger Theatre. Tickets are $25 for students and seniors and $30 for the general public.emeritus/retired
Books From Cornell Lecture Series: "The 100 Most Notable Cornellians," Glenn Altschuler, American Studies Program, March 11, 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.
* "Aernout Mik: Reversal Room," through March 14.
* "Selected Videos by Vito Acconci," through March 28.
* "Etchings by Rembrandt from the Collection of S. William Pelletier," through April 4.
* "Lauren Greenfield: Girl Culture," through May 16.
* Poetry Slam: March 14, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Don't miss this year's poetry slam at the Johnson with art to inspire, food to enjoy and a chance to listen and perform.
* Art for Lunch: March 18 at noon, curator Andy Weislogel examines what makes Rembrandt's etchings so dynamic.
* Artist Talk: March 18, 5:15 p.m. Photographer Lauren Greenfield will share experiences in documenting "Girl Culture," along with her other works.
(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.
"A Taste for Science: Home Economics Brings Modernity to the Kitchen," through March 25.
* "Revealing and Holding Secret," photographs by Anne Leighton Massoni, through March 13, Tjaden Gallery.
* "Small Notions," prints, photographs and paintings by Lisa Choinacky, Anne Leighton Massoni and Jane Taylor, through March 13, Experimental Gallery.
* A reception will be held March 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.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
"Beshkempir: The Adopted Son" (1998), directed by Aktan Abdikalikov, with Mirlan Abdikalikov and Albina Imasmeva, 7:15 p.m.
"Stuck on You" (2003), directed by the Farrelly brothers, with Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear and Eva Mendes, 9:15 p.m.
"Wings of Desire" (1987), directed by Wim Wenders, with Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander and Peter Falk, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Crying Woman" (2002), directed by Liu Bingjian, 7:15 p.m., free.
"Love, Actually" (2003), directed by Richard Curtis, with Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson, 9:15 p.m.
"Kill Bill, Vol. 1" (2003), directed by Quentin Tarantino, with Uma Thurman, David Carradine and Lucy Liu, 9:45 p.m., Uris
"Stuck on You," midnight.
"Box" (2001), directed by Ying Weiwei, 5 p.m., free.
"Fish and Elephant" (2000), directed by Li Yu 7:15 p.m., free.
"Beshkempir: The Adopted Son," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Stuck on You," 9:15 p.m.
"Wings of Desire," 9:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Nazi Officer's Wife" (2003), directed by Liz Garbus, 11:30 a.m., $4.
"Bumming in Beijing" (1990), directed by Wu Wenguang, 5 p.m., free.
"At Home in the World" (1995), directed by Wu Wenguang 7 p.m., free.
TBA, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"The Lady From Shanghai" (1948), directed by Orson Welles, with Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles, 7 p.m.
"Cremaster 4 & 5," directed by Matthew Barney, introduced by Byron Suber, theatre, film and dance, 9 p.m.
"Leave Me Alone" (2001), directed by Hu Shu, with introduction and post-screening discussion with Professor Paul Pickowicz (UCSD), 7 p.m., free.
"Recent Digital Videos and Early Films by Vincent Grenier," with the filmmaker, March 16, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center Film Forum, $3.
"The Lady from Shanghai," 9:30 p.m.
"A Thousand and One Days" (2003), directed by Mieke Bal, 5:45 p.m., free.
"Cremaster 4 & 5," 7 p.m.
"1932: Scars of Memory" (1932), directed by Jeffrey Gould and Carlos Henriquez Consalvi, presented by the Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Wings of Desire," 9:15 p.m.
"A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake" (2000), directed by Jeroen Berkvens, 7:30 p.m.
"The Station Agent" (2003), directed by Thomas McCarthy, with Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson and Bobby Cannavale, 9:15 p.m.lectures
"The Motions of Stars and Planets in the Night Sky," Jagadheep Pandian, March 12, 8 p.m., Fuertes Observatory.
"Generation and Maintenance of Epithelial Cell Polarity," Ira Mellman, Yale University, March 12, 4 p.m., G01 Biotechnology Building. Read the story.
"Tracks and Shadows, Field Biology as Art," Harry Greene, ecology and evolutionary biology, March 15, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"In the Kingdom of Gorillas: A Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land," Amy Vedder, author, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. A book signing will following the lecture.
"When Adam Delved and Eve Span: Demotic Christianity and the Economic Expansion of Europe, 11th-13th Centuries," Richard Landes, Boston University, March 11, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.music
* March 11, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln: Midday Music at Lincoln: Cellist Alexander Sarch, with guest pianist Emily Green, featuring Brahms' Sonata in F Major, op. 99.
* March 11, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest artists Amit Peled, cello, and Miri Yampolsky, piano, perform works by Couperin, Bloch and Chopin.
* March 13, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: Cornell Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band present works by Ron Nelson, Samuel Barber, Stravinsky, Rodrigo and Husa.
* March 14, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Violinist Kia-Hui Tan and pianist Blaise Bryski present Spanish music by Joaquin Rodrigo, Roberto Halffter and Pable de Sarasate.
* March 16, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest recital: Violinist David Chernyavsky and pianist Xak Bjerken perform works by Debussy, Brahms and Milstein.
* March 17, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Joel Rubin Ensemble: Featuring Joel Rubin, clarinet, Claudio Jacomucci, accordion, and violinist David Chernyavsky. "Beregovski's Wedding, Forgotten Treasure From the Jewish Ukraine."
* March 18, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln: Midday Music at Lincoln: Guest artist Claudio Jacomucci, accordion. Features contemporary works by Berio, Tedde, Kurtág, Zorn, Garau, and Piazzola.
* March 18, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital: Constance Dunlap, soprano.
Guster and special guest Rufus Wainwright will perform March 14 at 8 p.m. in Barton Hall. Admission is $12 for students and $18 general. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Ithaca Guitar Works and TicketMaster.
Andy Cohen performs March 14. 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.readings
Dennis Brutus, anti-apartheid activist, poet and professor at the University of Pittsburgh, will give a poetry reading March 18 at 6 p.m. in G08 Uris Hall. Read the story.
Deborah Willis, New York University, will read from her book A Small Nation of People, March 16, 4:30 p.m. Hoyt Fuller Lounge, 310 Triphammer Road. A book signing and reception will follow the reading.religion
Rev. Janet Shortall, associate director of Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service March 14 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
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 bahai@cornell.edu or call 351-4471.
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.
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, 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.
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 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. until June 1, then 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 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
Dennis Brutus, anti-apartheid activist, poet and professor at the University of Pittsburgh, will speak March 18 at 12:20 p.m. in 153 Uris Hall.
Andrew Ford, Washington State University, will give the following two seminars: "Boom and Bust in Power Plant Construction: Lessons From the California Electricity Crisis," March 15, 1 p.m., 401 Warren Hall; and "Illustrating Systems Thinking With Examples From Modeling the Environment," March 16, 10 a.m., 2nd floor, Mann Library.
"The Onset of Coherence in Globally Coupled Chaotic and Periodic Systems," Edward Ott, University of Maryland, March 12, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Cosmology and Life," Mario Livio, Space Science Telescope Institute, March 11, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Hot Gas in Galaxy Clusters," Remesh Narayan, Harvard University, March 18, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"The Role of Chemolithoautotrophic Iron Oxidizing Bacteria in Rock and Carbon Cycling in the Ocean," Katrina Edwards, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, March 12, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Morphogenetic Analysis of Axial Development in Mice," Jaime Rivera, University of North Carolina, March 11, 4 p.m., S1017 Schurman Hall.
"Genomic Approaches for Understanding Developmental Gene Function in the Mouse," Timothy O'Brien, The Jackson Laboratory, March 15, 12:15 p.m., S1017 Schurman Hall.
"Everything Your Dog Wants Us to Know About Its Genome," Elaine Ostrander, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, March 16, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall I, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Spheres That Break Out in Spots: Immiscible Phases in Membranes of Lipids and Cholesterol," Sarah Keller, University of Washington, March 17, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Control of Crystallization by Organized Organic Assemblies," Joanna Aizenberg, Lucent Corp., March 16, 4:30 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Modeling and Analysis of Biological Regulatory Systems," Rajanikanth Vadigepalli, Thomas Jefferson University, March 17, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Stan Williams, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, will give the following Debye Lectures: "Building Systems at the Nanoscale From the Top-Down and From the Bottom-Up," March 11, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab; and "Exploiting Nanoscale Phenomena to Build New Types of Electronic Devices," March 12, time TBA, 119 Baker Lab.
"Creating Electronic Materials Through Self-Assembly," Colin Nuckolls, Columbia University, March 15, 4:40 p.m., Baker Lab.
"Kinetic and Equilibrium Isotope Effects Pertaining to the Interaction of C-H and H-H Bonds With Transition Metal Centers," Gerard Parkin, Columbia University, March 18, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Making Distributed Systems Secure by Construction," Andrew Myers, computer science, March 11, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Unleashing the U.S. Economy: Easing the Burdens of Government on Small Businesses and Working People," Michael Benjamin, candidate for U.S. Senate, March 18, 4:30 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
"Conservation and Change: A Comparison of In-Situ and Ex-Situ Conservation of Jala Maize Germplasm in Mexico," Ellie Rice, March 11, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Light Interception and Soil Water Dynamics After Pasture Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon: Effects of Pasture Management and Secondary Forest Regrowth," Steve Welch, March 18, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Rural Poverty and Labor Market Inequalities," David Cotter, Union College, March 12, 2:30 p.m., B32 Warren Hall.
"Sperm Competition as an Engine of Diversification and Speciation," Scott Pitnick, Syracuse University, March 12, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Maryland and the Rickettsia That Almost Wasn't," Douglas Norris, March 15, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Right to Communicate or Property Right: Privatizing the Media to Democratize Them?" Slavko Splichal, University of Llubjana, Slovenia, March 17, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
"Overview of Enology Research at Cornell," Thomas Henick-Kling, Geneva Food Science, March 16, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Flowering Physiology and Fertility Restoration in Garlic," Rina Kamenetsky, The Volcani Center, Israel, March 11, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Teaching, Research, Extension and Forestry at the McDaniels Nut Grove," Ken Mudge, horticulture, March 18, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"From Euthenics to Organics: Lessons on Citizenship From American Food Reformers," Charlotte Biltekoff, Brown University, March 18, 12:15 p.m., 2nd floor, Mann Library addition.
"The Impact of Peer Counseling on Exclusive Breast-Feeding in Ghana: A Randomized Trial," Bridget Chinebuah-Aidam, University of Connecticut, March 18, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Political Instability and Emergent Political Actors in Ecuador," Adrian Bonilla Soria, FLACSO, Ecuador, March 16, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"The Small Bandgap Properties of InN Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy," William Schaff, electrical and computer engineering, March 11, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
TBA, Barbara Wyslouzil, Ohio State University, March 16, 4:30 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
"Microbial Degradation of Alkanes and PAHs in Anoxic Environments," Lily Young, Rutgers University, March 11, 3 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Biasing Immune Responses by Manipulating the Antigen Presenting Cell," David Mosser, University of Maryland, March 12, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"The Ins and Outs of the ER: Glycoprotein Maturation, Quality Control and Degradation in the Early Secretory Pathway," Daniel Hebert, University of Massachusetts, March 15, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Two-Photon Absorbing Materials for 3D Microfabrication, Sensing and Imaging," Joseph Perry, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 16, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Empirical Assessment of Eco-Certification Schemes in Ecuadorian Bananas," Cristian Melo, natural resources, March 16, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Understanding and Measuring Experience of Household Food Insecurity Across Locations and Cultures," Edward Frongillo, nutritional sciences, March 15, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Military Nanotechnology and Preventative Arms Control," Jürgen Altmann, University of Dortmund, March 11, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Lessons in Optics From the Deep," Joanna Aizenberg, Lucent Technologies, March 15, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"QTL in Arabidopsis," Dan Kliebenstein, University of California-Davis, March 16, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
John Taylor, University of California-Berkeley, will give the Whetzel Westcott Dimock Lectures: "Microbial Adaptation: How Good It's Gonna Be," March 16, 5 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building; and "Fungal Evolution: Species, Populations and Selection," March 17, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science.
TBA, Harold Burton, Washington University, March 12, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"The Invention of the Environment in France," Florian Charvolin, Ithaca College, March 15, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"State Rituals of Local Revivalism: Surin's Provincial Pagenatry and the Spectral Return of the Ancient Khmer," Alexandra Denes, anthropology, March 11, 12:20 p.m., 640 Stewart Ave.
"Tagalog/Pilipino/Filipino: The Politics of Language in the Philippines," Maria Theresa Savella, Asian studies, March 18, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"World Textile Techniques, Pieces From the Collection of Beate Ziegert," Bea Ziegert, March 11, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Whole Body Posture-based Functional Anthropometry and Its Applications at NASA," Sudhakar Rajulu, NASA, March 18, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Combustion in Nature: Micro Explosions From the Bombardier Beetle," Andy McIntosh, University of Leeds, March 12, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.symposiums
Through March 12, the Institute for European Studies will present "Morocco in Europe: Semaine Marocaine," a week of activities focused on Morocco and its relations with Europe, past and present. Charles Duhan of the World Federation of Moroccan Judaism will speak on "Jews and Morocco Today," March 12 at 4:30 p.m. in 106 White Hall. For information visit this Web site: http://ww.einaudi.cornell.edu/europe/initiatives/morocco.asp.
The first annual Cornell graduate conference on South Asia will be March 12 and 13 in 401 Warren Hall. Amita Baviskar of the University of California-Berkeley will give the keynote address March 12 at 4:30 p.m. The two-day conference will gather an interdisciplinary group of graduate researchers from around the country working on contemporary issues in South Asia. The conference opens March 12 at 9:30 a.m. A full list of papers and participants is available online at http//www.einaudi.cornell.edu/southasia/gradconference/index.asp.
Vagantes is an annual meeting established in conjunction with Harvard University and the University of Toronto by and for graduate students from across the country and elsewhere, studying the Middle Ages in a wide variety of ways. The full conference program can be accessed at http://www.vagantes.org/programm.htm.theater
Adventures Underground, an original adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland by Jeffrey de Picciotto '05, will be staged March 12 at 4:30 p.m., and March 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $2 in advance, $3 at the door. Call 254-ARTS or visit the box office weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.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.
The annual spring dinner, featuring a homemade Indian vegetarian menu from appetizers to desserts, will be held March 13 in the One World Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. There will be two seatings, at 6:15 and 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $13, $11 for students. For reservations visit http://www.ashanet.org/cornell or e-mail asha@cornell.edu.
The Cornell Campus Club Bird Study Group presents club members Elizabeth King and Mary Wilcox, who will show pictures and talk about their recent birding trips, March 16 at 10 a.m. in the Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology. King visited Antarctica in January, and Wilcox journeyed to Panama last year to view the birds of Panama's rain forest canopy. Free and open to the public.
Applications for enrollment in the Early Childhood Center are available for fall 2004. An open house will be held March 20. Children must be 3 years old to enroll. For information contact Shawn Lovelace at 255-6245 or sml9@cornell.edu.
Emotions Anonymous 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.