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The Cornell International Folk Dancers meet Sundays in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. Teaching begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by open dancing from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Open to the public; no partner needed. For more information, contact Marguerite at 539-7335 or David at 564-3613, e-mail dhr1@cornell.edu.
Thursdays, 8 to 10 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.emeritus/retired
"An Avalanche of the Most Splendid Books: A.D. White and the Founding of Cornell University Library," Mark Dimunation, Nov. 4, 10 a.m., BTI Auditorium. Free and open to the public
The Association of Cornell University Emeritus Professors will hold its fall meeting Oct. 30 at the Moakley House on Warren Road. The social hour will begin at 2:15 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 3. Professor Emeritus Cushing Strout will speak on "Revising the Image of Jefferson: New Portraits or Old Caricatures?" Spouses and friends of living or deceased emeritus faculty are welcome.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.
* "American Photographs: The First Century," through Nov. 2.
* "Prints That Bite: Animal Imagery in Old Master Prints and Books," through Dec. 21.
* "Art That Tells Stories," a free Eye-Opener for Families, will be held Nov. 1 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Join museum educator Kate Bevington to take a look at paintings and sculptures in the museum's collections that are based on interesting stories and myths.
* Senior Docent Luke Colavito will give a slide lecture, "American Icons: A Closer Look. An Examination of Familiar and Beloved Images of American Art," Nov. 2 from 2 to 3 p.m.
* A four-part drawing class for adults by artist Linda Price, "Observe and Discover," begins Nov. 2. Call 255-6464 for information. Fee.
* "Art for Lunch": A gallery tour of the architecture faculty show will be held Nov. 6 at noon.
(M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Urban design projects from the Ovaska Richardson Studio, through Nov. 1.
"Realidades de Quisqueya" by Yasmin Ines Hernandez is on view in 434 Rockefeller Hall.
(M-Th, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fridays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.)
ABC Poster Show, through Nov. 1.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m.)
"The Well-Tempered Collection: Music Resources at Cornell University" runs through Jan. 10. Housed within the Exhibition Gallery of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections in the Carl A. Kroch Library, the exhibit showcases the Music Library collection.
"Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell," celebrating the school's 50th anniversary, is on display through Jan. 16 outside the Physical Sciences Library on the second floor of Clark Hall and can be viewed whenever the building is open.
"El Espiritu Americano: Native Inspirations," sculpture, paintings, painted reliefs and wooden masks by Steven Gilson, through Oct 31.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 $4.50 ($4 for students, kids 12 and under and seniors), except for Sunday matinees, $3.50, and CTA Tuesday events, $2. films
"Vertigo" (1958), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with James Stewart and Kim Novak, 7:15 p.m.
"Freaks" (1932), directed by Tod Browning, with Olga Baclanova and Roscoe Ates, 9:45 p.m.
"Scream, Teen, Scream," directed by Joshua Rosenzweig, with Jackie Beat and Alexis Arquette, 7:30 p.m.
"The Boy With Green Hair" (1948), directed by Joseph Losey, with Dean Stockwell, Pat O'Brien and Robert Ryan, 7:30 p.m., Uris, those with green hair get in free.
"Freaks," 9:15 p.m.
"Halloween" (1978), directed by John Carpenter, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, 9:45 p.m. and midnight, Uris.
"Pippi Longstocking" (1997), directed by Clive Smith, with Melissa Altro and Catherine O'Hara, IthaKid Film Fest, 2 p.m.
"Cold Water" (1994), directed by Olivier Assayas, with Virginie Ledoyen and Cyprien Fouquet, 7:30 p.m.
"Das Boot" director's cut (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen, with Juergen Prochnow, Arthur Gruenemeyer and Martin May, 7:45 p.m., Uris.
"Vertigo," 9:45 p.m.
"Saturday Night Fever" (1977), directed by John Badham, with John Travolta, midnight, Uris.
"Das Boot," 3 p.m.
"Vertigo," 7 p.m.
"Breathless" (1959), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, 7 p.m.
"Saturday Night Fever," 9:15 p.m.
"Cold Water," 7 p.m.
"Intimate Stranger" (1992), directed by Alan Berliner, shown with "Myth in the Electric Age," 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Das Boot," 9:15 p.m.
"Hiroshima, Mon Amour" (1959), directed by Alain Resnais, with Emmanuelle Riva and Eiji Okada, 7 p.m.
"Lacandon: The People and the Rainforest of Chiapas, Mexico," Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Blow-Out" (1981), directed by Brian De Palma, with John Travolta, Nancy Allen and John Lithgow, 9:30 p.m.
"North by Northwest" (1959), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, 7 p.m.
"Operation Condor" (1997), directed by Jackie Chan, with Jackie Chan, 9:50 p.m.* CoursEnroll: Pre-enrollment for spring '98. All course pre-enrollment is online and electronic through Bear Access through Nov. 14. A graduate student must obtain consent from the committee chairperson for the pre-enrollment course selections and then receive an electronic "adviser key" (password) from the chairperson or graduate field office. The CoursEnroll Website is http://www.sws.cornell.edu/UR/CoursEnroll. Instructions for graduate students are on the Graduate School's web site http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/students/CoursEnrollInstructions.html. Course "add and drop" can be done during the first three weeks of the spring semester. graduate bulletin
* Thesis/Dissertation: The thesis/dissertation submission deadline for a January 1998 degree is Jan. 9. Consult the Graduate School thesis adviser for approval of the format of thesis/dissertation before submitting the final copies to the Graduate School. Office hours: 9 a.m. to noon daily; also 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; walk-in basis only, no appointments. Professional master's degree candidates should check with their field offices regarding the deadline.
* Fellowships: Partial tuition fellowship for self-supporting doctoral students: Since reduced tuition has ended, self-supporting doctoral students are eligible for partial tuition fellowships. Requirements: entered the doctoral program in spring 1995 or earlier, six semesters registered in the Graduate School and passed the A-Exam. Completed applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, 155 Caldwell Hall, by Nov. 1 for spring 1998 semester (unless already filed with fall application).
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships and NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships: Some paper applications are available in the Graduate Fellowships office or consult the Internet at http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov. Deadline is Nov. 6.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in the Biological Sciences: Some paper applications are available in the Graduate Fellowships office or consult the Internet at http://fellowships.nas.edu. Award is $15,000 stipend plus $15,000 cost of education allowance. Deadline is Nov. 12.
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities: Applications are available in Graduate Fellowships Office. Deadline is Nov. 3.
* Fellowship competition meeting: An informational meeting on the Social Science Research Council International Predissertation Fellowship Program 1998-99 Competition will be held Nov. 4 from 4 to 5 p.m. in Uris G08.lectures
"Charles Darwin: Pioneer Geologist," Frank Rhodes, president emeritus, Nov. 6, 8 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Molecular Beauty," Roald Hoffmann, Nov. 3, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker.
"Male Pregnancy Rituals in the Greco-Roman World," David Leitao, San Francisco State University, Oct. 31, 4 p.m., 122 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"It Happens Here: Oppression, Drugs and Self-Discovery," Patrice Gaines, Washington Post reporter, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
"Native American Visions of the Environment: Different Trees in a Different Forest," Robert Venables, American Indian Program, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Unsung Season: Gardens in Winter," Sidney Eddison, garden writer, Newtown, Conn., Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Sufism: Literary Expressions," Seyyed Hossein Nasr, George Washington University and an A.D. White professor-at-large, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 230 Rockefeller Hall; and "Visions of Sufi Metaphysics," Oct. 30, 8 p.m., 230 Rockefeller Hall.
"Malayness and Southeast Asian Nationalism," Anthony Reid, Australia National University, Oct. 30, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Whoever Wins Is My Son: Succession and Men of Prowess in 18th Century Eastern Sumatra," Timothy Barnard, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Nov. 6, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
* Nov. 1, 5 p.m., Sage Chapel: The Cornell University Chorus presents its annual Twilight Concert, as part of Family Weekend activities. The concert features music by Brahms, Hildegard von Bingen and David Conte. Admission is $6 in advance, $7 at the door. Tickets are available at the Lincoln Hall ticket office, 255-5144, or by calling the Chorus office, 255-2324.
* Nov. 1, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Wind Symphony presents "Music From the Dark Side," a special Halloween and Family Weekend presentation.
* Nov. 2, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: With leadership from artistic director Steven Stucky, faculty musicians from Cornell and Ithaca College join forces as Ensemble X to present music of the 20th century and to bridge gaps: between composer and performer, composer and audience, between past and present. The concert includes five works, all but one composed in the 1990s. See story.
The piano-based rock band Ben Folds Five will perform Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Tickets are on sale at the Ithaca Guitar Works, Willard Straight Hall ticket office and Ticketmaster; $10/$12 for students; $14/$16 for the general public.
The Beaux Arts Trio will perform Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. See story.
Bob Franke will perform Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. Admission is $8.
The Cornell Savoyards presents Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta The Mikado. Evening performances are Nov. 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 8, and matinees are Nov. 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. in the Law Auditorium at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Tickets are available at Hickey's, the ticket center at Clinton House and Willard Straight Hall ticket office: $10 general admission, $8 students and seniors, $6 matinees.
A 12-member ensemble of Korea's leading vocalists and musicians will present a concert, "Voices of Korea," Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Auditorium. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, the New Alexandrian Bookstore and the East Asia Program. Advance tickets are $5 for students, $8 for general public; $10 at the door.
The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture, a student organization, presents a free concert of Indian classical music Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall. Featured performers are Professor T.N. Krishnan on the violin accompanied by B. Harikumar on the mridangam and V. Gopalakrishnan on the ghatam.
On Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in Barnes Hall Auditorium, Mariella Guillen will perform a free concert of Latin American classical music. For information, visit VenCornell's Web site at http://www.rso.cornell.edu8000/VenCornell/.
Nov. 2: Cormac McCarthy will perform. The show runs Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m., with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30, in the Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free. Bound for Glory is broadcast on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.reading
Harry Humes, author of eight poetry collections, will give a reading Oct. 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the A.D. White House.religion
Janet Cooper Nelson, Brown University chaplain, will give the sermon Nov. 2 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., International Room, Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion and refreshments. Sunday morning prayers and breakfast, 7 a.m., at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-5320.
All Saints Day Mass: Nov. 1, 12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel; 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Auditorium.
A Spanish Mass will be held Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in the ATH Chapel, followed by a reception in the Founders Room.
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: Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Catholic Office, G-22 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Thursdays, 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Everyone on campus is welcome. Room G-20 Anabel Taylor Hall is open daily for prayer and study.
Also, Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, 101 University Ave., Ithaca.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Meeting for worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. for information, call 273-5421.
Conservative and Reform: Friday, 6:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall.
Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for information; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Call 255-4227 for more information.
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, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave. For information, call 273-6811.
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.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. For more information, call the Protestant Cooperative Ministry at 255-4224.seminars
"Past Human Rights Violations and the Truth Commission in South Africa," Muna Ndulo, visiting professor, Cornell Law School, Oct. 30, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Consensus Building and Democratic Pluralism in South Africa," Xolela Mangcu, Rockefeller Foundation, Nov. 6, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Animal Agriculture in New York," Donald Davidsen, commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Nov. 4, 12:30 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"The Uncomfortable Whiteness of the Middle Class of Rio de Janeiro," John Norvell, graduate student, Oct. 31, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
"Modifying Sequential Quadratic Programming for Degenerate Problems," Stephen Wright, Argonne National Laboratory, Oct. 31, 3 p.m., 456 Rhodes Hall.
"Neutron Star - Helium White Dwarf Binaries in the Galactic Disk," Donald Backer, University of California at Berkeley, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Shadows of Creation: The Dark Matter of the Universe," David Schramm, University of Chicago, Nov. 3, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"A Multisite Stochastic Weather Generator," Dan Wilks, soil, crop and atmospheric sciences, Oct. 30, 3:30 p.m., 1105 Bradfield Hall.
"The Yeast and Human Telomerase Catalytic Subunit," Chris Counter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oct. 31, 4 p.m., large seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"Entrepreneurship in the Biomedical Industry," Elliott Millenson, Nov. 6, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin.
"Caged Myosin and GFP-actin: Two New Probes for Studying the Mechanism of Muscle Contraction and Cell Motility," Gerard Marriott, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Nov. 5, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Work/Life Issues in Corporate America," Ann G.T. Young, Eastman Kodak Co., Nov. 4, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Conformations and Energetics of Exotic Species in the Gas Phase: Synthetic Polymers, Biopolymers and Clusters," Michael Bowers, University of California at Santa Barbara, Oct. 30, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker.
"Mechanisms of B-X Bond Activation at Metal Centers: Applications to Catalytic Functionalization of Unsaturated Substrates," Mitch Smith, Michigan State University, Nov. 3, 10 a.m., 132 Baker.
"Electronic Structure and Bonding in Rare Earth Metal Borocarbides," Jean-Yves Saillard, University of Rennes, Nov. 3, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker.
Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toronto will give two seminars: a developmental seminar Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. in G24 Uris Hall, and "Learning and Perceptual Inferences in Hierarchical Communities of Experts," Oct. 31, 3:30 p.m., Uris Auditorium.
TBA, Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Land Use and Forest Recovery in Puerto Rico," Jess Zimmerman, University of Puerto Rico, Nov. 5, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Alternative Market Structures for Competitive Electricity," Shmuel Oren, University of California at Berkeley, Nov. 4, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Life's a (Mediterranean) Beach: Social Behavior of Sweat Bees in Southern Greece," Miriam Richards, Brock University, Nov. 3, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Bioavailability of Heme and Non-Heme Iron in Foods," Paul South, food science, Nov. 4, 4:30 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
TBA, Gregory May, Boyce Thompson Institute, Oct. 30, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Wine and Health," Leroy Creasy, fruit and vegetable science, Nov. 6, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science.
"Risk Proliferation and Environmental Discourse: Industrial Pollution in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic," Barbara Lynch, city and regional planning, Nov. 4, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Nanocalorimetry of Materials Having Small Dimensions," Leslie Allen, University of Illinois at Urbana, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Global Manufacturing for Pharmaceuticals," Carl Accettura, Hoffman LaRoche Pharmaceuticals, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Phototrophic Prokaryotes in High Iron Microbial Mats: Distribution and Activity," Beverly Pierson, University of Puget Sound, Oct. 30, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Assembly and Intracellular Trafficking of Herpes Simplex Virus," Duncan Wilson, Oct. 31, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Interaction of Pathogen and Host: Vibrio cholerae Colonization and Induction of Virulence Gene Expression," Ronald Taylor, Dartmouth Medical School, Nov. 6, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Apoptosis and Necrosis in AIDS Dementia and Stroke: Treatment With NMDA Open-Channel Blockers and Nitric Oxide-Related Species," Stuart Lipton, Harvard Medical School, Nov. 6, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Nigeria: Yams and Soy Milk," Nell Mondy, nutritional sciences, Nov. 3, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage.
Current Events Roundtable: Anti-Land Mine Treaty, with Van Blackwood, Peace Studies; Judith Reppy, science and technology studies; and Richard Stickel, Naval science; Oct. 30, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Convergent Mechanisms for Regulation of NMDA Receptors," Steve Traynelis, Emory University, Nov. 3, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Thomas Gold Lecture: "Shadows of Creation: The Dark Matter of the Universe," David Schramm, University of Chicago, Nov. 3, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
TBA, Dr. Nathanielsz, Nov. 4, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Auxins, Gibberellins and Root Elongation in Peas," Tom Silva, plant biology, Oct. 31, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Sciences Building.
TBA, Nov. 4, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Origin and Evolution of the Maryblyt Model System," Paul Steiner, University of Maryland, Nov. 4, 3:30 p.m., A133 Barton Laboratory, Geneva; and Nov. 5, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"On Becoming Ecologically Rational: A Social and Environmental Critique of Agriculture," Leland Glenna, Cornell, Oct. 31, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
"Trusting the Computer," Donald MacKenzie, Edinburgh University, Nov. 3, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
Faculty and student roundtable discussion on partition, Nov. 3, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Challenges for Fiber and Polymer Science in Personal Care Products," Larry Sawyer, Kimberly-Clark, Oct. 30, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Methods for CFRP Recycling," Toni Pisanikovski, Lund University, Nov. 6, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Anaerobic Biotransformation of Chlorethenes - Competitive Interactions and Implications for Bioremediation," James Gossett, Cornell, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"Variability, Uncertainty, Vulnerability and Politics in Flood Risk Management," Jery Stedinger, Cornell, Nov. 6, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.symposium
A free FLEX workshop for instructors who would like to learn to use Powerpoint or AOLpress or incorporate tables, forms, frames or imagemaps in their instructional Web pages, Nov. 12, 1 to 4 p.m., 124 CCC. Register online at http://atc.cit.cornell.edu/reister.html or call 255-8000 for information.
The "First Creative Writing Workshop in Spanish" will be held Nov. 6-8.
* Mayra Santos Febres will read from work in progress Nov. 6, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
* Alberto Fuguet and Edmund Paz Soldán will read from their works in progress Nov. 7, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
* A creative writing workshop will be held Nov. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave. As a prerequisite for the workshop, a five- to 15-page manuscript is to be submitted to the LASP, 190 Uris Hall, on or before Oct. 30.
For details on the workshop or to register, call 255-3345, e-mail dac9@cornell.edu.theater
Evening performances of Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Crimes of the Heart, will be staged in the Center for Theatre Arts' Class of '56 Flexible Theatre Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. A matinee performance is scheduled for Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. There will be a "Talk Back" session for the audience and company members following the Oct. 30 performance. Tickets are $6 for students and seniors, $8 for the general public, and are available at the box office at the Center for Theatre Arts, 430 College Ave, 254-ARTS; call between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. weekdays or an hour before performances.miscellany
Meetings are open to the public and will be held Monday through Friday at 12:15 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call 273-1541.
Also, meetings will be held Fridays at 5 p.m. in the Moore Library at Gannett Health Center.
Patrice Gaines will sign copies of her books, Laughing in the Dark and Moments of Grace, Nov. 3, 4 to 5 p.m.
To register for the following workshops, call 255-2407. A fee will be charged.
* Shaker Carrier Basket, Oct. 25 and 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Gourd Craft, Nov. 15 and 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Living with diabetes? Weekly support group meetings are Thursdays, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Group Room, Counseling and Psychological Services, Gannett Health Center.
This 12-step group that helps people deal with emotional problems meets for a discussion meeting on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and a step meeting on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at the St. Luke Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave., Collegetown. For more information call 387-0587.
Vaccinations are available to Cornell students, faculty and staff members for $10, payable in cash, check or bursar charge. For information call 255-5155.
* Gannett Health Center, Nov. 7, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
* Veterinary Research Tower cafeteria, Oct. 30, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
* Humphreys Service Building Room 118, Nov. 11, 7-9 a.m.
Every Thursday afternoon when school is in session from 3:30 to 5:30 at the Big Red Barn. International and U.S. students, visiting scholars, faculty and staff, spouses and children are welcome. Free coffee, tea and cookies.
"Proactive Job Search Strategies," Nov. 5, noon to 1 p.m., 203 Barton Hall.
* The LGBTQ Employee Peer Support Group meets Thursdays from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in 314 Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, contact the LGB Resource Office, 254-4987, LGBRO@cornell.edu.
* Green on Thursdays - Nov. 6, 3 to 5 p.m., Queer Space at Anabel Taylor. Come to study, chat with friends, eat popcorn, read the latest from the gay press or browse recently published books on LGBT-related topics from the Alternatives Library.
The group meets Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in 110 A.D. White House. For more information, call 1-800-234-8080.
Walk-In Service (free tutorial instruction in writing):
* 178 Rockefeller Hall, Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. 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
Oct. 31, Heptagonals at Van Cortlandt Park
Oct. 31, Heptagonals at Van Cortlandt Park
Nov. 1, at Brown, noon
Nov. 2, at Boston College, 1 p.m.
Nov. 1, at Brown, 12:30 p.m.
Oct. 31, Army, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 1, at Brown, 4 p.m.
Nov. 4, at Army, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2, at Brown, 1 p.m.
Nov. 6-9, Rolex Regional Champs. at Princeton
Nov. 1-4, Rolex East Regional at Wm. & Mary
Oct. 31, Penn, 7 p.m.
Nov. 1, Princeton, 4 p.m.