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The following dance classes take place in the Edwards Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. The cost is $40 per person, $70 per couple, $20 for repeaters. Call Bill Borgida at 273-0126 or e-mail wb10@cornell.edu for more information.
* Basic Jitterbug: Six-week series starting Sept. 17, 8:15 to 9:30 p.m.
* Basic Lindy Hop: Six-week series starting Sept. 18, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m.
* Basic West Coast Swing: Six-week series starting Sept. 17, 7 to 8:15 p.m.
Also being offered is a four-week Advanced Beginners Lindy Hop series starting Sept. 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Elk's Club (corner of State and Geneva streets). The cost is $25 per person, $20 for Savoy Lindy Club members.
Thursdays, 8 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.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.
* "Three Cornell Artists: John Ahearn, Louise Lawler and Susan Rothenberg," through Oct. 13.
* "New Furniture: Beyond Form and Function," through Oct. 13.
* "Op Art," through Oct. 13.
* "The Prints of Frank Stella," through Oct. 13.
* "Photo-Realism," through Oct. 13.
* "Pop Art," through Dec. 9.
* "The Power of Women in Renaissance and Baroque Prints," through Dec. 15.
"Art for Lunch": Sept. 19, noon to 1 p.m., a tour of the "Pop Art" exhibition with Curatorial Assistant Warren Bunn.Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema unless otherwise noted and are open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students, kids 12 and under and seniors), except for Tuesday night Cinema Off-Center at the Center for Theatre Arts ($2), Thursday early bird matinees (5:15) and Sunday matinees ($3). Films are held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted. films
"Antonia's Line" (1995), directed by Marleen Gorris, with Willeke Van Ammelroy, 5:15 p.m.
"Dead Man" (1996), directed by Jim Jarmusch, with Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer and Robert Mitchum, 7:20 p.m.
"Mission: Impossible" (1996), directed by Brian De Palma, with Tom Cruise, 10 p.m.
"The World of Jacques Demy" (1955), directed by Agnes Varda, 5:15 p.m., free.
"Flirting With Disaster" (1996), directed by David Russell, with Ben Stiller and Patricia Arquette, 7:20 p.m., Uris.
"Lola" (1960), directed by Jacques Demy, with Anouk Aimee and Marc Michel, 7:30 p.m.
"Dead Man," 9:30 p.m.
"Mission: Impossible," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1966), directed by Russ Meyer, with Tura Satana, midnight, Uris.
"Lola," 7:30 p.m.
"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!," 7:40 p.m., Uris.
"Antonia's Line," 9:30 p.m.
"Flirting With Disaster," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Mission: Impossible," midnight, Uris.
In conjunction with its "Pop Art" exhibition, the Johnson Museum will show two films: "Portrait of an Artist: Andy Warhol," 12:30 to 1:50 p.m., and "Portrait of an Artist: Roy Lichtenstein," 2 to 3 p.m., Johnson Museum, free.
"Antonia's Line," 2:30 p.m.
"Dead Man," 7:15 p.m.
"Strike" (1924), directed by Sergei Eisenstein, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Mission: Impossible," 9:45 p.m.
"The Crime of Monsieur Lange" (1936), directed by Jean Renoir, with Rene Lefevre and Jules Berry, 7:15 p.m.
"Flirting With Disaster," 9:15 p.m.
"The Leopard" (1963), directed by Luchino Visconti, with Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale, 7 p.m.
Margaret Mead Film Festival: Racism/Classicism, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Mission: Impossible," 10:30 p.m.
"Death by Hanging" (1968), directed by Nagisa Oshima, with Yun-Do Yun, Kei Sato and Fumio Watanabe, 7:15 p.m.
"Goldeneye" (1995), directed by Martin Campbell, with Pierce Brosnan and Sean Bean, 9:40 p.m.
"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), directed by Jacques Demy, with Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo, 5:15 p.m.
"The Silences of the Palace" (1994), directed by Moufida Tlatli, with Amel Hedhili and Hend Sabri, 7:20 p.m.
"Chungking Express" (1994), directed by Wong Kar-wai, with Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia and Tony Leung, 10 p.m.lectures
Kops Lecture: "Sex, Lies and the Internet," David Post, co-founder and co-director of the Cyberspace Law Institute and visiting associate professor of law at Georgetown University's Law Center, Sept. 16, 8 p.m., Goldwin Smith D Auditorium.
The 1996-97 Debye Lectures are presented by Richard Lerner of the Scripps Research Institute: "Dominating Reaction Coordinates of Difficult Transformations by Antibody Catalysis: Pi Route Cationic Cyclizations," Sept. 16, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab, and "Programming Mechanistic Details Into Antibody Catalysts: Reactive Immunization and the Enamine Based Aldol Addition," Sept. 17, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
The Fall 1996 Roessler Lectures are presented by Arndt Simon of the Max-Planck-Institut fur Festkorperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany, and will be held in 119 Baker Lab: "Metal-Metal Bonding and Magnetism With Reduced Rare Earth Compounds," Sept. 17, 4:40 p.m.; "A Chemist's View of the Phenomenon of Superconductivity," Sept. 18, 4:40 p.m.; and "Suboxides and Subnitrides in Groups I and II - Metals With Atomic-sized Bubbles and Tunnels," Sept. 19, 11:15 a.m.
"Policy Responses to Poverty in the European Union: Old Risks and New," Chiara Saraceno, University of Turin, Sept. 13, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
The Rev. Dr. George Pattison, dean of the Chapel, King's College, Cambridge, will give a slide presentation on the imagery of the medieval stained glass of King's College Chapel Sept. 15, 3:30 p.m., Johnson Museum.
"How to Be an Accomplice to Murder and Mayhem in the Garden: Ways to Enhance the Benefits of Natural Enemies," Michael Raupp, University of Maryland, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
See story about A.D. White lecture series.
"Indonesia's Present Through the Prism of Its Recent Past," Barbara Harvey, U.S. Embassy, Jakarta, Sept. 12, 12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Characteristics and Growth of the Informal Sector in Indonesia, 1980-1990," Robert Rice, Monash University, Australia, Sept. 19, 12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
The Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players will hold its first free concert of the season Sept. 14 at 8:15 p.m. in Barnes Hall. Works to be performed include Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet by Igor Stravinsky, Elliot Carter's Gra for solo clarinet and two works by Joan Tower, Tres lent and Turning Points. See story on upcoming Joan Tower concert.
The Takács Quartet opens the 1996-97 Cornell Concert Series Sept. 19 at 8:15 p.m. in Statler Auditorium with a program of works by Mozart, Bartok and Schubert. Tickets are available from the Lincoln Hall Ticket Office, 105 Lincoln Hall, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by calling 255-5144. Tickets are $13-$22; students $10.50-$17.50. See story on this year's concert series.
Sept. 15: Will Pint and Felicia Dale will perform. The show runs Sunday nights from 8 to 11 p.m., with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. in the Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free and is open to everyone. Kids are welcome, and refreshments are available. Bound for Glory, North America's longest running live folk concert broadcast, can be heard on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.religion
The Rev. Dr. George Pattison, dean of the Chapel, King's College, Cambridge, will give the sermon Sept. 15 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
Fridays, 7 p.m., firesides with speakers, open discussion and refreshments. Meet at the Balch Archway; held in Unit 4 lounge at Balch Hall. Sunday morning prayers and breakfast, 7 a.m.
Weekend Masses: Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Auditorium. Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Call the Catholic Office at 255-4228 for an appointment.
Sundays, 10:30 a.m., First Church of Christ Scientist, University Avenue at Cascadilla Park.
Testimony meetings sharing healing through prayer and discussion every Thursday at 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information see http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~bretz/cso.html.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Meeting for worship, Sundays, 10:30 a.m., Hector Meeting House, Perry City Road. Child care and rides provided. For more information, call 273-5421.
Rosh Hashana, Sept. 13-15. All services in Anabel Taylor Hall, except as noted.
Conservative: Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m., ATH Auditorium; Sept. 14, 10 a.m., auditorium, and 7 p.m., Cafe; Sept. 15, 9 a.m., Cafe.
Reform: Sept. 13, 8:30 p.m., auditorium; Sept. 14, 10 a.m., chapel.
Orthodox: Sept. 13, 6:45 p.m., One World Room; Sept. 14, 9 a.m., One World Room; Mincha, 6:45 p.m., Young Israel; Ma'ariv, 8:05 p.m., One World Room; Sept. 15, 9 a.m., One World Room; Mincha, 6:45 p.m., Young Israel.
Tashlich, Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m. at the creek by Willard Straight Hall.
Free tickets will guarantee seating at Reform and Conservative services on the first evening of Rosh Hashana until 15 minutes before announced service times. They are available in the Hillel Office, G-34 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Sundays, 1 p.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Sundays, 9:30 a.m., and Thursdays, 7 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave.
Friday Juma' prayer, 1:15 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Daily Zuhr, Asr, Maghreb and Isha' prayers at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Protestant Cooperative Ministry: Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.seminars
TBA, Nicholas Zabaras, mechanical & aerospace engineering, Sept. 16, 12:15 p.m., 708 Rhodes Hall.
"Education and the Colonial Legacy in Francophone Africa," panel discussion with Mohamed Toure, Jean Kouadio and Jarra Jagne, Sept. 12, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Post-Colonial Francophone Africa," Francis Terry McNamara, Association for Diplomatic Studies, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Competition for Land: Balancing Private Property Rights With Public Values," Edward Thompson, American Farmland Trust, Sept. 12, 1:05 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Do Cell Cycle Lesions Underlie Attrition of Embryos?" Bruce Currie, animal science, Sept. 17, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"Patterns in Eigenvalues," Persi Diaconis, Harvard University, Sept. 13, 3 p.m., 456 Rhodes Hall.
"Shallow-water Turbulence on the Sphere With Application to Planetary Atmospheres," James Cho, Columbia University, Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Towards the Distribution of Electron-Density Fluctuations Within the Galaxy," Chris Salter, Arecibo Observatory, NAIC, Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
"Establishing Polarity in the C. elegans Embryo," Ken Kemphues, Cornell, Sept. 13, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
"Conformational Energetics and Conformation Dependent Peptide Geometry: Ramachandran Revisited," Andrew Karplus, Cornell, Sept. 18, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Studying Chemical Dynamics With Fast Lasers," John Simon, University of California at San Diego, Sept. 12, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"Methods for the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Natural and Unnatural Products," James Leahy, University of California at Berkeley, Sept. 12, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker.
"Connecting University Dining With the Local Food System: The Hendrix College Example," Gary Valen, managing director, Eating with Conscience Programs, the Humane Society of the United States, Sept. 12, 1:30 p.m., Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Predator-Prey Interactions in Size-Structured Fish Communities," Mark Olsen, natural resources, Sept. 18, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Reactive Oxygen Detoxification in Arabidopsis: Scurvy Plants," Robert Last, Boyce Thompson Institute, Sept. 16, 4 p.m., large seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"Latin American Library Resources on the Internet," David Block, Olin Library, Sept. 17, 11 a.m., 106 Olin Library.
Latin American Studies Welcoming Reception, Sept. 19, 4 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Data Communication Networks in Manufacturing & Building Automation," H. Michael Newman, Cornell, Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Faster, Better, Cheaper: Silicon Carbide Optical Systems for Space Applications," Dexter Wang, president, and Mark Schwalm, principal engineer, SSG Inc., Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Molecular Instabilities in Capillary Flow of Polymer Melts: Interfacial Stick-Slip Transition, Wall Slip and Extrudate Distortion," Shi-Qing Wang, Case Western Reserve University, Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Invasion of Intestinal Epithelial by Trichinella spiralis," Judy Appleton, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Vet College, Sept. 13, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"CyberBirding," Rob Scott, Lab of Ornithology, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"Settling Accounts: Retributive Justice, Violence and Accountability in Postsocialist Europe," John Borneman, anthropology, Sept. 12, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Training for Operations Other Than War (OOW): Peacekeeping/Peace Enforcement Operations," Richard Garber, Royal Montreal Regiment, Canadian Army, Sept. 19, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Activators and Effectors for Rho-Like GTPases," Matt Hart, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Sept. 16, 4:30 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Tomato Pollen Profilin," Douglas Darnowski, graduate student, Sept. 13, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The American Phytopathological Society and You," William Fry, plant pathology, Sept. 17, 3:30 p.m., A133 Barton Laboratory, Geneva.
"The Field Trials and Corporate Tribulations of Applied Agricultural Research Within Industry: An American Cyanamid Perspective," Chris Becker, American Cyanamid, Sept. 18, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
TBA, Stephen West, Arizona State University, Sept. 18, 4 p.m., G90 Uris Hall.
"Pricing and Hedging Options," Glen Swindle, operations research and industrial engineering, Sept. 18, 3:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Microstructure Development During Drawing of PET Fibers and Films," David Salem, TRI/Princeton, Sept. 12, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Personal Protective Evaluation," Catherine Dodgen, ETL Testing, Sept. 19, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Dynamical Morphology Selection in Materials-Case Studies of Competing Energetics and Kinetics," Zhigang Suo, University of California, Santa Barbara, Sept. 18, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.theater
One of the greatest comedies of the French theater, Moliere's "Tartuffe" will be performed Sept. 19-21 and 26-28 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $8 and $6. Call the box office at 254-ARTS for information and reservations.miscellany
The Campus Club will hold its Fall Coffee Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at the North Triphammer Lodge and Conference Center, formerly the Sheraton Inn and Conference Center. All women in the Cornell community are invited.During the coffee, guests may join the club and sign up for its many activity and service groups.
Dialogue is a multifaith gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members of the Cornell community, students and friends, to grow in faith and spirituality. It will hold a meeting Sept. 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cafe in Anabel Taylor Hall.
Study the Talmud in English with Rabbi Edwards every Thursday from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Cafe in Anabel Taylor Hall or from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Hillel Lounge, G-34 ATH. Also on Thursdays from 7 to 8 p.m. in G-34 ATH, participate in a class on Jewish stories and ideas. For information, call 255-4227.
Immunization and tuberculosis test clinics for new students are scheduled for Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays in September at the following times at Gannett Health Center: Monday, Sept. 16, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; and Fridays, Sept. 13 and 20, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. All new students are required by New York state law to be immunized against measles, mumps and rubella, and Cornell also requires immunization against tetanus within the past 10 years. International students also must have a TB test within one year prior to admission to Cornell or a chest X-ray within one year of entry if they have a history of positive TB tests. No appointment is needed. For more information, call 255-4364.
Free tutorial instruction in writing:
* 178 Rockefeller Hall: Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 and 7 to 10 p.m.
* RPCC, Conference Room 3: Sunday-Thursday, 8 to 11 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center: Sunday-Thursday, 8 to 11 p.m.sports
Sept. 13, at Army
Sept. 13, at Army
Sept. 14, at Rutgers, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Rider, 2 p.m.
Sept. 14, Alumni, 2 p.m.
Sept. 12, Oneonta, 7 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Harvard, 1 p.m.
Sept. 17, at Bucknell, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14-15, at UConn/Umbro Classic
Sept. 13-14, Big Red Invitational