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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.
* "Time and a Chair," through Oct. 3.
* "Korean Art: Highlights From the Collection," through Oct. 3.
* "African Forms: Objects of Use and Beauty From the Ginzberg Collection," through Oct. 3.
* "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.
* Opening reception: All are welcome at the opening reception, Sept. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m.
* Teacher's workshop: Teachers are invited for an open house in the exhibition "African Forms," Sept. 2 from 3 to 5 p.m., to learn more about the objects in the exhibition and discuss how to incorporate them into the classroom.
* Gallery talk: Mark Ginzberg will speak about his collection in the "African Forms" exhibit, Sept. 2 at 4:30 p.m.
* "Emerging Artists" performances: In conjunction with the "Cornell Council for the Arts: Emerging Artists" exhibition, Nicedisc and Ritsu Katsumata will give live performances Sept. 4 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Willard Straight Theatre. Nicedisc is a laptop audio/video duo from Brooklyn, N.Y., whose current work offers an exploration into digital minimalism. An installation will be shown at the museum exhibition until Oct. 10. Katsumata will present a solo exploration of the fugal structure using electric violin, amplified acoustic violin and digital live-looping technology. A Web site that accompanies the musical piece will be shown at the museum exhibition until Oct. 10.
* Art for Lunch: On Sept. 9 at noon, the curators of "Time and a Chair" will lead a discussion of the exhibit.
* For Students Only: The Thursday Night Performance Series kicks off Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. with So Percussion Quartet. In conjunction with "African Forms," African-influenced music by John Cage, Steve Reich, Iannis Xenakis and Lucas Ligeti will be on the program.
"Cornellians at the Olympic Games," in the RMC Reference Room.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
"Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Man for All Seasons," through Oct. 2.
"Dialogues Between Patterns," paintings by Josephine Alcott, through Sept. 4.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
"Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" (2004), directed by Robert Greenwald, 5:15 p.m., free.
"Lucía" (1969), directed by Humberto Solás, with Raquel Revuelta, Eslinda Núñez and Adela Legrá, 7 p.m.
"Mean Girls" (2004), directed by Mark Waters, with Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Tim Meadows, 10 p.m.
"Fahrenheit 451" (1966), directed by François Truffaut, with Julie Christie and Oskar Werner, 7:15 p.m.
"Baaadasssss!" (2004), directed by Mario Van Peebles, with Van Peebles, Joy Bryant and T.K. Carter, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"I'm Not Scared" (2003), directed by Gabriele Salvatores, with Giuseppe Cristiano and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, 9:30 p.m.
"Kill Bill, Vol. 2" (2004), directed by Quentin Tarantino, with Uma Thurman and David Carradine, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Mean Girls," 11:45 p.m.
"Dogville" (2003), directed by Lars von Trier, with Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany and Lauren Bacall, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Osama" (2003), directed by Siddiq Barmak, with Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar and Arif Herati, 7:30 p.m.
"Shaolin Soccer" (2001), directed by Stephen Chow, with Chow, Vicki Zhao and Man Tat Ng, 9:30 p.m.
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004), directed by Michel Gondry, with Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet and Mark Ruffalo, 10:30 p.m., Uris.
"I'm Not Scared," 11:30 p.m.
"Dogville," 4 p.m.
"I'm Not Scared," 7:30 p.m.
"The Silent Raid" (1962), directed by Paul Rotha, shown with "The Spanish Earth," presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," 9:45 p.m.
"L'Atalante" (1934), directed by Jean Vigo, with Jean Dasté and Dita Parlo, with an introduction by Professor Timothy Murray, 7 p.m. Read about the French classics film series.
"Baaadasssss!" 9:15 p.m.
"Osama," 7:30 p.m.
"L'Atalante," 9:30 p.m.
"Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train" (2004), directed by Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller, 7 p.m.
"Troy" (2004), directed by Wolfgang Peterson, with Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom, 8:45 p.m.
"Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train," 5:15 p.m.
"James' Journey to Jerusalem" (2003), directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, with Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe, 7:30 p.m.
"Saved!" (2004), directed by Brian Dannelly, with Jena Malone and Mandy Moore, 9:30 p.m.lectures
"The Author of the Classical Roman Law," Okko Behrends, an expert in classical Roman law, Sept. 3, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Read the story.
"What's at Stake: The Future for Working Families," Richard Trumka, secretary-treasurer, AFL-CIO, Sept. 2, 11:45 a.m., 105 Ives Hall.
"From Whiteville to Ithaca: The Scenic Route of A.R. Ammons' Poetry," Roger Gilbert, English, Sept. 8, 5:30 p.m., B45 Warren Hall.music
* Sept. 8, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest recital: Zvi Meniker, fortepiano. Music of Muzio Clementi.See story, this page. Read the story.
* Sept. 9, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Guest Zvi Meniker with Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano.
Sept. 5: Jeff Wilkinson will perform, with Sara Milonovich and Greg Anderson.
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.religion
Rev. Jim Wallis, executive director/editor of Sojourners magazine, will lead the service Sept. 5 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
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., 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
Daily Masses: 12:20 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 Halaqa, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., ATH. Weekly Juma'a Prayer, Friday, 1:20 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
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
"Gender, Transport and Maternal Mortality: An African Perspective," Margaret Grieco, Napier University and visiting professor, Sept. 2, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"The Brain, the Universe and Random Processes on Manifolds," Robert Adler, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Sept. 3, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Andean Controls on the Biogeochemistry of the Amazon River," Michael McClain, Florida International University, Sept. 3, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Probing Molecular Mechanisms in Vitro and in Vivo: RNA Aptamers as Highly Specific `Drugs,'" Jon Lis, molecular biology and genetics, Sept. 2, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Titanium Catalyzed C-N and C-C Bond Formation in the Synthesis of Heterocycles," Aaron Odom, Michigan State University, Sept. 6, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Laughlin Lecture: "Phase Behavior of Complex Fluids: Lyotropic Liquid Crystals," Cosima Stubenrauch, University of Cologne, Sept. 7, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"The ABCs of Nanotechnology: Atoms, Bits and Civilization," Arthur Ellis, University of Wisconsin, Sept. 9, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Open Space Planning in Upstate New York," John Behan, Behan Planning Associates, Sept. 3, 12:20 p.m., 135 Baker Hall.
"The Grid: Beyond the Hype," Ian Foster, Argonne National Laboratory/University of Chicago, Sept. 9, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Capitalism Without Compromise: The Borders of the European Model of Society," Bela Greskovits, Central European University, Hungary, Sept. 8, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
"Assault on Storage Density of 1 Terabit/sq-in and Beyond," Dieter Weller, Seagate Research, Sept. 2, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Exploring Biofilms With Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy," Paul Houston, chemistry and chemical biology, Sept. 7, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Vibratory Communication in the Social Paper Wasp Polistes dominulus: Begging Adults and Larvae That Learn," Bernard Brennan, neurobiology and behavior, Sept. 2, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Eat, Grow and Stay Healthy: The Difficult Challenge of Mothering in Northern Ghana," Jef Leroy, nutritional sciences, Sept. 6, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Current Events Roundtable on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 40 Years Later," Fredrik Logevall, Walter LaFeber and Andrew Rotter, history; moderated by Matthew Evangelista, Sept. 2, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"A World of Threats: Science, Security and Secrecy at Los Alamos National Laboratory," Laura McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, Sept. 6, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"Green Composites," Anil Netravali, Cornell, Sept. 2, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Characterization of Porosity of Textiles: An Overview," Krishna Gupta, Porous Materials Inc., Sept. 9, noon, 317 MVR Hall.Theoretical & Applied Mechanics"Nonlinear Oscillations in Atomic Force Microscopy," Arvind Raman, Purdue University, Sept. 8, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.symposium
This year's conference, "A Century of Scientific Outreach," will feature sessions on Liberty Hyde Bailey, agricultural education, horticulture, international agriculture, landscape architecture, plant pathology, New York state agriculture and more, as part of the yearlong celebration of the centennial of Cornell's New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The conference runs Sept. 9-11; for more information or to register, go to http://ahssym.mannlib.cornell.edu.theater
* RPTA Showcase: The annual talent showcase by Cornell's resident professional teaching associates will be Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Free. Read the story.
* Auditions: The Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts invites community adults and children to audition for its upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht's The Good Person of Setzuan; rehearsals begin Oct. 6, and performances are Nov. 18-20 and Dec. 1-4.
Guest director Joanna Settle is looking for two or three boys and girls, ages 5 to 10, for roles including the Boy. For the audition, each child should be prepared to sing a song and talk with the director about the show.
Parts also are available for three mature character actors to play the Carpet Seller, the Carpet Seller's Wife and the Grandfather. Adults should prepare a one- to two-minute monologue for the audition and be ready to sing eight to 16 bars of a song, a cappella.
Auditions will be held Sept. 2; children will audition from 7 to 8 p.m., adults from 8 to 9 p.m. To schedule an audition time, call Jen Russo at 254-2705 or send e-mail to jmr40@cornell.edu.miscellany
The annual Fall Coffee Activities Sign-up will be held Sept. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel, 1 Sheraton Drive. The event is open to female employees, wives/partners of employees, female graduate students and wives/partners of graduate students. For details, visit http://www.campusclub.cornell.edu.
Week one of the Weight Watchers at Work Program begins Sept. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in 32 Warren Hall. To register or for further information, contact Bobbi at 257-3128, or register any Wednesday in 32 Warren Hall. New materials with new recipes will be distributed.sports
Sept. 4, Lehigh, 1 p.m.
Sept. 5, Lafayette, 1 p.m.
Sept. 8, at Colgate, 7 p.m.
Sept. 3, at Lehigh, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8, Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Sept. 5, at Stony Brook, 11 a.m.