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A computer workshop, "Getting the Most Out of Powerpoint," will be held March 22, 9-11 a.m., in the Stone Computing Center, Mann Library addition. To register contact Eveline Ferretti at 254-4993 by or by email at ef15@cornell.edu.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.
* "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.
* "Allen Sisters: Pictorialist Photographs 1885-1920," Frances and Mary Allen, March 20 through May 30.
* "Double Takes: Transformations Through the Lens," March 20 through July 11
* Art for Lunch: March 18 at noon, curator Andy Weislogel will examine what makes Rembrandt's etchings so dynamic.
* Artist Talk: Photographer Lauren Greenfield will share experiences in documenting "Girl Culture," along with her other works, March 18, 5:15 p.m.
An exhibition of photographs by Lynn Saville and Robin Noble celebrating Times Square's 100th birthday will be on view through March 27. Read the story.
(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). films
Spring break screenings
During spring break at Cornell Cinema, catch "Only the Strong Survive," a tribute to the 1960s Memphis soul scene featuring the headliners of the legendary Stax-Volt record label. Two other exciting music documentary premieres also will be screened: "A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake" and "Cuba Feliz." Check the calendar films listing for details. Photo courtesy of Cornell Cinema
"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.
"Only the Strong Survive" (2002), directed by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker, with Rufus Thomas and Wilson Pickett, 7:30 p.m.
"A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake," 9:40 p.m.
"The Station Agent," 7:30 p.m.
"Only the Strong Survive," 9:30 p.m.
No screenings.
"A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake," 7:30 p.m.
"The Station Agent," 7:30 p.m.
"Cuba Feliz" (2000), directed by Karim Dridi, 7:30 p.m.
"Only the Strong Survive," 7:30 p.m.lectures
Bill Cote will give a lecture, "Lighten Up! The Power of Humor in the Workplace," at noon in Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. He will repeat the lecture at 4 p.m. For more information call Beth McKinney at 255-3703.
"Global Spaces and Personal Worlds: Orienting Identities in Nepal," Ernestine McHugh, University of Rochester, March 18, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"Salads - More than Just Lettuce," Beth McKinney, Wellness Program, March 19, noon, 361 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.music
* 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.reading
Dennis Brutus, poet and professor, University of Pittsburgh, will give a poetry reading March 18 at 6 p.m. in G08 Uris Hall.religion
Services will resume April 4.
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 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., 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 call 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.
"Hot Gas in Galaxy Clusters," Remesh Narayan, Harvard University, March 18, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Carbon and Nitrogen Interactions: Fall 2003 Biochemistry Workshop," student presentations, March 19, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"MicroRNAs Modulate Hematopoietic Lineage Differentiation," Chang-Zheng Chen, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, March 25, 4 p.m., C2539CPC.
"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.
"Synthesis and Characterization of New Second-Harmonic Generating Materials," P. Shiv Halasyamani, University of Houston, March 22, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
TBA, Richard Park, chemistry and chemical biology, March 24, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Hydrogen Bond Dynamics in the Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy of Water," Andrei Tokmakoff, MIT, March 25, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Message-Passing Algorithms in Graphical Models and Their Applications to Large-Scale Stochastic Systems," Martin Wainwright, University of California-Berkeley, March 18, 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.
"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.
"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.
"Activation of Innate Immunity of CpG Motifs in Bacterial DNA," Arthur Krieg, Coley Pharmaceutical Group, March 19, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Regulatory Roles of Small Peptides That Modify Larger Plant Proteins," Nam-Hai Chua, Rockefeller University, March 19, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"A Beta-Agonist and Asthma: Meta-Analysis and the Pharmaceutical Companies," Ed Salpeter, physics, March 22, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Good Natured: Primate Behavior and the Evolution of Morality," Frans de Waal, Emory University, March 18, 12:30 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Cross-Strait Relations in a Time of Change: The View From Beijing, Taipei and Washington," with Allen Carlson, Duan Hong and Chou Chia-Chen, government; and Scott Ellinger, Asian studies, March 18, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"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.
"Whole Body Posture-based Functional Anthropometry and Its Applications at NASA," Sudhakar Rajulu, NASA, March 18, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Digital Printing in Textiles: Current and Future Trends," Vince Cahill, VCE Solutions, March 19, 11:15 a.m., 155 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Libraries in the Digital World: The Scoundrels, the Threats ... and the Opportunities," Miriam Nisbet, American Library Association, March 18, 2:30 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.miscellany
Applications for enrollment in the Early Childhood Center are available for fall 2004. An open house will be held March 20, 10 a.m.-noon, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ground Floor. Children must be 3 years old. For information contact Shawn Lovelace at 255-6245 or sml9@cornell.edu.
Are you interested in studying in Brazil this summer? The Latin American Studies Program will hold an information session March 18 at 4 p.m. in G08 Uris Hall.
The Annual Pesticide Applicator's Update will be March 23 from 9 a.m. to noon in 125 Riley-Robb Hall, with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. This program will address requirements for shipping pesticides, mixing /loading pesticides and demonstration of the pesticide application database (PAD). For more information, contact Eric Harrington, 255-0485 or eh22@cornell.edu.sports
March 21-22, at UC Santa Barbara, 2:30 p.m.
March 23-24, at Cal Poly SLO, 6 p.m.
March 25, at UC Santa Barbara, 2 p.m.
March 20, ECAC Champs. at Philadelphia
March 23, at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
March 21, Vanderbilt at Nashville, 1 p.m.
March 23, Ohio State at Nashville, 1 p.m.
March 19-21, Eastern Reg. Champs. at Cornell
March 19-21, Eastern Reg. Champs. at Cornell
March 20-21, at Rebel Games, Kissimmee, Fla.
March 22-26, at Stetson Invitational, Deland, Fla.
March 18-20, NCAA Championships