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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. For more information, contact Marguerite at 539-7335 or David at 564-3613, e-mail dhr1@cornell.edu.
Classes are offered on Tuesday nights, starting Sept. 9, at the City Health Club, 402 W. Green St. The cost of each is $42 in advance, $48 at the door. Call Bill Borgida at 273-0126 for info.
* Beginner Jitterbug classes: Six-week session, 7:25 to 8:30 p.m.
* Beginner Lindy Hop classes: Six-week session, 8:30 to 9:45 p.m.
Thursdays, 8 to 10 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.
* "At the Threshold of the Visible: Minuscule and Small-Scale Art, 1964-1996," through Oct. 26.
* "American Photographs: The First Century," through Nov. 2.
* On Sept. 6 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., an "Eye-Opener for Families," Learning to Look, will feature techniques for looking at art through gallery and hands-on art acitivites, led by artist and museum educator Linda Price.
* Docent training course: On four consecutive Sundays, starting Sept. 7, from 1 to 3 p.m., an intensive course designed to train volunteers in the basics of giving guided tours of the museum's permanent collection will be offered. Call Kate Bevington at 255-6464 for more information.
* "Art for Lunch": On Sept. 11 at noon, Sean Ulmer, assistant curator of painting and sculpture, will give a gallery tour of "At the Threshold of the Visible."
"I Take This Pen in Hand: Letters Home From Everyday People" is on display at the Carl A. Kroch Library through Sept. 30. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m., beginning Sept. 6.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
"Boat People" (1983), directed by Ann Hui, with Lam Chi-Cheung and Cora Miao, introduced by Professor Edward Gunn, 7:15 p.m.
"Grosse Pointe Blank" (1997), directed by George Armitage, with John Cusack and Minnie Driver, 9:45 p.m.
"Grosse Pointe Blank," 7 p.m. and midnight, Uris.
"Irma Vep" (1996), directed by Olivier Assayas, with Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Nathalie Richard, 7:30 p.m.
"Chasing Amy" (1997), directed by Kevin Smith, with Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams and Jason Lee, 9:35 p.m., Uris.
"Female Perversions" (1997), directed by Susan Streitfeld, with Tilda Swinton and Amy Madigan, 9:45 p.m.
"Female Perversions," 7 p.m., Uris.
"Decalogue One and Two" (1988), directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, 7:15 p.m.
"Grosse Pointe Blank," 9:35 p.m., Uris.
"The Heroic Trio" (1993), directed by Johnny To Kei-Fung and Ching Siu tung, with Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui Chat and Michelle Yeoh, 9:45 p.m.
"Chasing Amy," midnight, Uris.
"Grosse Pointe Blanke," 4:30 p.m.
"Female Perversions," 7:15 p.m.
"Recruits in Ingolstadt" (1970), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with Hanna Schygulla, Harry Baer and Irm Hermann, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Chasing Amy," 9:45 p.m.
"Lili Marleen" (1980), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini and Hark Bohm, 7 p.m.
"Irma Vep," 9:35 p.m.
"Young and Restless" - Program Two, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Irma Vep," 7:30 p.m.
"The Heroic Trio," 9:45 p.m., $2 with admission to "Irma Vep."
"Decalogue Three and Four" (1988), directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, 7:15 p.m.
"The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas" (1996), directed by Saul Landau, presented by LASP and CUSLAR, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery" (1997), directed by Jay Roach, with Mike Myers and Elizabeth Hurley, 9:45 p.m.
"The Niklashausen Journey" (1970), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with Michael Konïg and Michael Gordon, 5 p.m., free.
"Comrades: Almost a Love Story" (1997), directed by Peter Chan, with Leon Lai and Maggie Cheung, 7:15 p.m.
"The Three Stooges Meet Hercules" (1962), directed by Edward Bernds, with Moe, Larry and Curly Joe, 9:45 p.m.* Faculty meeting: Friday, Sept. 5, 4 p.m., General Committee Room, 125 Caldwell Hall, solely for the purpose of voting on August degrees. graduate bulletin
* Teaching workshop: An all-day graduate teaching development workshop will be held Saturday, Sept. 13, in Kennedy Hall. Workshop registration forms are available at Graduate School registration, graduate field offices, the Big Red Barn Grad Center and at the Office of Instructional Support, fourth floor, CCC building (255-3493). Pre-registration required; space is limited. For information, contact vmc3@cornell.edu.
* Committee form: Check with your field regarding the number of faculty signatures needed for the Special Committee Selection and Change Form; bring completed form to Room 150 Caldwell Hall by Sept. 19.
* Active file fee deadline: To avoid the $200 Active File fee for fall 1997, Ph.D. students who are not registered for fall 1997 must complete all degree requirements by Sept. 19, including defense and submission of the final copies of the dissertation to the Graduate School.
* Travel Grants: Applications for conference travel grants are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by Oct. 1 for November conferences. Applications are available at graduate field offices; registered graduate students invited to present papers or posters are eligible.lectures
Merry Foresta, senior curator at the National Museum of American Art, will discuss the Johnson's new exhibition "American Photographs: The First Century," Sept. 6, 3 p.m., Johnson Museum.
"Criticism and Cultural History: Circulation, Performance and Reception of Literary Texts in France, England and Spain During the 16th and 17th Centuries," by Roger Chartier, a cycle of talks Sept. 9, 10 and 15 at 4:30 p.m. in the Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"Western Culture - An Agrarian Critique," Victor Davis Hanson, California State University, Fresno, Sept. 10, 4:30 p.m., Goldwin Smith D.music
* Sept. 6, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Florestan Trio, composed of pianist Xak Bjerken of Cornell and violinist Ellen Jewett and cellist Elizabeth Simkin of Ithaca College, will present Mozart's Trio in B-flat Major, K. 502, Schnittke's Trio and Schumann's Trio in D Minor, op. 63.
* Sept. 10, 4:30 p.m., Barnes Hall: Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman will give a master class as part of the Cornell Concert Series.
Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and the Emerson String Quartet will open the 94th Cornell Concert Series on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Ticket prices range from $17.50 to $28 for the public and $14 to $22.50 for students. Call the Lincoln Hall ticket office at 255-5144 for subscription information, or go online at http://www.arts.corell.edu/Cornell_Concert_Series. Link to story.
Sept. 7: David Massengill 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; refreshments are available. Bound for Glory is broadcast on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.religion
The Rev. Robert L. Johnson, director of Cornell United Religious Work, will give the sermon Sept. 7 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Balch Hall Unit 4 Lounge, speakers, open discussion and refreshments. Sunday morning prayers and breakfast, 7 a.m., at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-5320.
Weekend Masses: Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Auditorium.
A Spanish Mass will take place Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Anabel Taylor Chapel, followed by a reception in the Founders Room.
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, 10:30 a.m., at the Hector Meeting House on Perry City Road. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-4324.
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. For geneology resources, call Jeremy at 257-7187.
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
"Weighted Least Squares and Applications," Stephen Vavasis, computer science, Sept. 5, 3 p.m., 456 Rhodes Hall.
"Tidal Distortion and Disruption of Asteroids," William Bottke, Cornell, Sept. 4, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Nonstandard Work Schedules: A Neglected Social Issue," Harriet Presser, University of Maryland, Sept. 11, 12:15 p.m., Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Hard Ciders in Europe: A Bittersweet Story," Ian Merwin, fruit and vegetable science, Sept. 4, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Glacial-Interglacial Variations in Carbon Cycling in the Coastal Upwelling Zone Off Northwest Africa," Robert Moss, Paleontological Research Institution, Sept. 9, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"The USSR as a Surveillance State, 1914-1939," Peter Holquist, history, Sept. 4, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Video Microscopy of Colloidal Crystals," Cherry Murray, AT&T Bell Labs, Sept. 8, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Intracellular and Intercellular Trafficking in Plants: What We Can Learn From Virus Movement," Sondra Lazarowitz, University of Illinois, Sept. 9, 3:30 p.m., A133 Barton Lab, Geneva.
"Pasteuria-Meloidogyne: How Does This Bacterium to Nematode Attachment Occur?" Joseph Esnard, plant pathology, Sept. 10, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Influence of the Intrauterine Environment on Fetal Behavior," Peter Nathanielsz, Cornell, Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Local Government Capacity and Investment: Historical Implications of Devolution, 1972-1987," Mildred Warner, Cornell, Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.symposium
DNA Services in the Biotechnology Resource Center is sponsoring a symposium, "DNA Fragment Analysis, Sequence Detection and Quantitative PCR - Recent Developments Using Fluorescent Labels," Sept. 11 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in G-01 Biotechnology Building. Registration begins at 12:45 p.m.
Speakers include: Paul Galgano and Dan Schaffer of PE Applied Biosystems, Matthew Blair of plant breeding and Carl Batt of food science.
For more information, contact Carol Bayles at 254-4860, cjb4@cornell.edu.miscellany
The Willard Straight Hall Program Board presents Phil Shapiro's group folk guitar lessons. There are eight one-hour lessons on Monday evenings, starting Sept. 8, in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. Register at the first session. Beginners lesson starts at 7 p.m.; intermediates, at 8 p.m. Those who are unsure of which class is for them should go to both. Open to the public. For information, call Phil at 844-4535.
The first meeting of the new session is Wednesday, Sept. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. in 110 A.D. White House. The group meets Wednesdays. For more information, call 1-800-234-8080.