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The Trisha Brown Company will perform Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $25 for students and seniors and $30 for the general public. Box office hours are 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and beginning one hour prior to curtain. Call 254-ARTS for information.
"The Scent of Odissi," a classical Indian dance performance in memory of Indrani Rehman, Sanjucta Panigrahi and Protima Bedi, will be performed by Ramli Ibrahim on Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. in Barnes Hall Auditorium. Free and open to the public.emeritus/retired
Open to the public.
"Common Misperceptions About Science," a roundtable discussion with Kurt Gottfried, Jay Orear and Michael Lynch, Sept. 30, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.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.
* "Andy Goldsworthy: Fall Creek Project," Oct. 1-16.
* "The Art of Looking: Unlocking the Mysteries of Objects and Images," through Oct. 17.
* "Seeing the Unseen: Photographs of Harold Edgerton," through Oct. 17.
* "Netsuke: The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving," through Oct. 24.
* "Posed From Life: Japanese Studio Photography From the Meiji Period (1868-1912)," through Oct. 24.
* "Voyage of Discovery: African American Art From the Collection of Donald Byrd," through Oct. 31.
* "Reflections to Astound: 17th Century Dutch Prints From a Private Collection," through Nov. 7.
* Art for Lunch: Education curator Cathy Klimaszewski will lead a gallery tour of "The Art of Looking," Sept. 30 at noon.
* "Mangekyo: A Kaleidoscope of Japanese Arts": Bring the family and celebrate the arts of Japan with music, demonstrations, art activities and more. Oct. 2, 1-4 p.m.
* Global Arts Sampler: Southeast Asian art, led by Professor Emeritus Stanley O'Connor, Oct. 3, 2-3 p.m.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Cornell in Rome Program: Student work from spring 1999, through Oct. 1.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat, 1-5 p.m.; 255-3530)
* "Beautiful Birds: Masterpieces From the Hill Ornithology Collection," rare 18th and 19th century bird books by Catesby, Audubon, Gould, Wilson and others, through Sept. 30.
* "Alison Lurie: Writer at Work," Oct. 7 through Jan. 30.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Work by artist Emilie Clark, B.F.A. '91, through Oct. 8.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
University Assemblies employee exhibition, through Oct. 1.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 matinees, $3.50, and CTA Tuesday events, $3. Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
Cornell Cinema welcomes proposals from faculty, student and community organizations for films or series to be included in the spring '00 schedule. Call 255-3522 for information and an application form. The deadline for proposals is Oct. 15.
"Lovers of the Arctic Circle" (1998), directed by Julio Medan, with Fele Martinez and Najwa Nimri, 7:15 p.m.
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999), directed by Jay Roach, with Mike Myers, Heather Graham and Verne J. Troyer, 9:30 p.m.
"Lovers of the Arctic Circle" (1998), directed by Julio Medan, with Fele Martinez and Najwa Nimri, 7:15 p.m.
"Dr. Akagi" (1998), directed by Shohei Imamura, with Akira Emoto, Kumiko Aso and Jyuro Kara, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Frankenstein" (1931), directed by James Whale, with Boris Karloff and Mae Clarke, 9:35 p.m.
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," 9:50 p.m. and midnight, Uris.
"Frankenstein," 5 p.m.
"Free Fall" and "The Maelstrom" (1996), with visiting filmmaker Péter Forgacs, 7 p.m. See story.
"The Hole" (1998), directed by Tsai Ming Liang, with Kyang Kuei-Mei and Lee Kang-Sheng, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Don't Look Back" (1967), directed by D.A. Pennebaker, with Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, 10:30 p.m.
Pentangle presents "The Danube Exodus" by guest filmmaker Péter Forgacs, 7:30 p.m., free.
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"The Crowd" (1928), directed by King Vidor, with James Murray, Eleanor Boardman and Bert Roach, 7 p.m.
"Lovers of the Arctic Circle," 9:35 p.m.
37th Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour Program, Part 1: 6:30 p.m., Part 2: 9 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Dr. Akagi," 7 p.m.
"Don't Look Back," 9:45 p.m.
"Satya," directed by Ram Gopal Varma, with Urmila Matondkar and Manoj Bajpai, South Asia Program Bollywood Film Series, 4 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall, free.
"Before the Rain" (1994), directed by Milcho Manchevski, with Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija and Gregoire Colin, 7 p.m.
"The Double Life of Ernesto Gómez Gómez," Latin American Film Series, followed by a round-table discussion, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Summer of Sam" (1999), directed by Spike Lee, with John Leguizamo and Mira Sorvino, 9:45 p.m.
"Foreign Affairs" (1992), directed by Jim O'Brien, with Joanne Woodward and Brian Dennehy, with special guest Alison Lurie, 4 p.m.
"Modern Times" (1936), directed by Charlie Chaplin, with Chaplin and Paulette Goddard, 7:30 p.m.
"Relax, It's Just Sex" (1999), directed by P.J. Castellaneta, with Jennifer Tilly, Mitchell Anderson and Lori Petty, 9:30 p.m.lectures
"Free Speech at Cornell and Other Centers of Higher Learning," Nat Hentoff, award-winning author and Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Fellow, Oct. 5, 5 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Carl Lineberger of the University of Colorado will give the Baker Lectures: "Gas Phase Chemistry of Radicals, Anions and Molecular Clusters," Oct. 5, 4:40 p.m., 200 Baker Lab; and "Photodetachment and Electron Affinities," Oct. 7, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"From the Earth to the Table: Creating Edible Landscapes," Rosalind Creasy, landscape designer and author, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall.
"Designware: Mechanizing Software Development by Refinement," Doug Smith, Kestrel, Sept. 30, 4:15 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
The Rev. Roy Bourgeois, founder and co-director of School of Americas Watch, will speak Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel. The event includes a musical performance by Colleen Kattau and Jolie Christine Rickman.
"Parties, Policy and Unemployment: An Analysis of Insider-Outsider Politics in Spain," David Rueda, graduate student, Oct. 6, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Reading Chinese Mountains: Landscape and Calligraphy," Robert Harrist, Columbia University, Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., Johnson Museum.
See story.
"Bosnia's Road to Europe: Opportunities and Obstacles," Haris Silajdzic, co-chair, Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Ministers, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"The Promise of Comparative Genomics in Mammals," Stephen O'Brien, National Cancer Institute, Oct. 6, 4 p.m., 10 Biotechnology Building.
"Nritta: Bharata Natyam and Odissi, an Apollonian and Dionysian Approach to Pure Dance," Ramli Ibrahim, visiting Fulbright fellow, Oct. 4, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Mahyong dan Main Putri," Ramli Ibrahim, visiting fellow, Theatre, Film and Dance, Sept. 30, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Memory, Trauma and Film," Péter Forgacs, Hungarian filmmaker, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum. See story.
"Intro to Meditation," Diane Hecht, Sept. 30, noon, G-01 Biotechnology Building.music
* Oct. 1, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Karlton Hester, the Herbert Gussman Director of Jazz Studies, and fellow musicians present "Hesterian Musicism." Participants performing original compositions by Hester include Bill Johnson, Phil Bowler, Cecilia Smith, Edward Smith, Arthur Fuller and Hester.
* Oct. 3, 8 p.m., Proscenium Theatre, Center for Theatre Arts: The Mother Mallard Ensemble presents a concert celebrating its 30th anniversary. Prior to the concert, from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m., David Borden hosts Robert Moog in a preconcert discussion on stage. See story.
* Oct. 5, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell's Malcolm Bilson and David Breitman, chair of the historical performance program at Oberlin College Conservatory, present a concert of music for two fortepianos, including works by C.P.E. Bach, Mozart and Haydn.
An Acoustic Open Mic is Oct 1 from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Big Red Barn. Sign up for 15 minutes of performance time by contacting Brian Utter at bcu1@cornell.edu or 277-3677.
Cornell Concert Series
The Los Angeles Piano Quartet, with its newest member, Cornell pianist Xak Bjerken, will perform Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. On the program are Antonin Dvorak's "Piano Quartet in D Major, Op. 23," Johannes Brahms' "Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25" and Stephen Hartke's "The King of the Sun," a work commissioned by the Los Angeles Piano Quartet and premiered in 1988.
Tickets are $5-$7 for students and $8-$10 for the general public. They are on sale in 124 White Hall, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and can be ordered via the web at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/ccs. Call 255-5144 for information.
Michael Cooney will perform Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. in 165 McGraw Hall. Tickets are $8. For information visit the club's web site at http://www.rso.cornell.edu:800/folksong.
Karlton Hester and Friends at Josephine's Cafe, Robert Purcell Union, Oct. 6, 8 p.m. Contact Denice Cassaro, dac11@cornell.edu or 255-1898, for more information.
Oct. 3: Garnet Rogers will perform. Bound for Glory broadcasts from the Cafe in Anabel Taylor Hall Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5. Admission is free.religion
Cornell President Hunter Rawlings will lead the service Oct. 3 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., meet in the lobby of Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion, games and service-oriented activities. Classes, speakers, prayers, celebrations at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-3037 or send e-mail to bahai@cornell.edu.
Mass schedule: Sundays, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium. Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G-22 ATH.
Testimony meetings: Mondays, 7 p.m., G-20 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.
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 rides or directions, call 273-5421.
Conservative and Reform: Call 255-4227 for information.
Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for information; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
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. Saturday Halaqa gathering for all, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., One World Room.
Mondays at 5:15-6 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Brief instruction followed by silent sitting. Diverse backgrounds welcome. For more information, call CURW at 255-4214.
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
"Valuing the Environment: A Review of the State of the Art in Contingent Valuation," Michael Hanemann, University of California, Berkeley, Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"A Unifying Picture of R-Process Nucleosynthesis," Yong-Zhong Qian, University of Minnesota, Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
TBA, Chris Clemens, University of North Carolina, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
"Recent Advances of NMR in Structural Biology," Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building.
"Polyketide Biochemistry and Implications in Biochemical Engineering," David Steinmeyer, Merck, Sept. 30, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
TBA, Frederick Maxfield, Cornell Medical College, Oct. 7, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Role of Methane Flux in Determining the C Balance of a Temperate Fen," Patrick Crill, University of New Hampshire, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Self-Assembly in Soft Matter: Model Macromolecular Surfactants and Biomimetic Processes," Ulrich Wiesner, materials science and engineering, Sept. 30, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Forward and Reverse Chemical Genetic Studies of Transforming Growth Factor Beta Signaling," Brent Stockwell, Harvard University, Oct. 5, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
TBA, James Miller, Sandia National Laboratory, Oct. 7, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Cleavage Fracture in Structural Steels: Experiments and Numerical Predictions," Robert Dodds, University of Illinois, Urbana, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"Kernel Set in Drought-Stressed Maize," Tim Setter, crop and soil science, Oct. 5, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Linkages Between Tree Population Dynamics and Biogeochemistry in a Northeastern Forest," Charles Canham, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Oct. 6, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Understanding the Heat and Mass Transfer of Hygroscopic Porous Material," John Roberts, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Economic Considerations Associated With the Development of the U.S. Nursery Industry in the 1990s," Bob McNiel, visiting professor, Sept. 30, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
TBA, Dennis Decoteau, Penn State University, Oct. 7, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"New Roles for Old Genes: Changes in Regulatory Gene Function During Echinoderm Evolution," Gregory Wray, Duke University, Oct. 4, 4 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building.
"Materials for Controlled Release of Proteins and Genes: Applications to Immunology," Mark Saltzman, chemical engineering, Oct. 1, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Inter-temporal Changes in Welfare: Preliminary Results From Nine African Countries," David Sahn, nutritional sciences, Sept. 30, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Latin America on the Internet," David Block, Latin American bibliographer, Oct. 5, 12:15 p.m., 106 Olin Library.
"Engineering Small Space-based Optical Systems," Dexter Wang, SSG Inc., Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Piezoelectric Thin Films for Microelectrome-chanical Systems," Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Pennsylvania State University, Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Nanometer Scale Property Variation in Complex Materials," Dawn Bonnell, University of Pennsylvania, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Pathogenesis of Foodborne Listeriosis," Martin Wiedmann, food science, Sept. 30, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Structural and Energetic Basis for Phosphoserine-Proline Recognition by WW Domains," Joseph Noel, Salk Institute, Oct. 4, 4 p.m., G-3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"The `Hive-wide Web' in Honeybees: Dance Communication and Comb Vibrations," Jürgen Tautz, University of Würzburg, Sept. 30, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Roger Tory Peterson: His Life and His Legacy," Jim Berry, director, Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"Controlling the Tools of Violence: Light Weapons and Civil Conflict," Jeffrey Boutwell, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Oct. 1, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Gauge Theory and the Yeast Genome," Eric Siggia, Cornell, Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Ex Situ Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Plants in Nepal," Sanu Joshi, Tribhuvan University, Oct. 1, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Establishing a Breeding Program for Discovery of Genes Controlling Plant Growth and Development," Mikhail Nasrallah, plant biology, Oct. 5, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Studies of PET/PC Blends," Nicola Bailey, University of Birmingham, England, Sept. 30, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"The Boundary Node Method in Solid Mechanics," Subrata Mukherjee, Cornell, Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
"Relative Dietary Risks: Mycotoxins and Fungicides," Lebelle Hicks, University of Maine, Oct. 1, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.symposiums
"The Great ABM Debate - Then and Now," a symposium in memory of Franklin A. Long, will be Oct. 1 at 4 p.m. in 200 Baker Laboratory. Opening remarks will be given by Robert Hughes, professor emeritus of chemistry, and Dale Corson, president emeritus. George Rathjens, secretary-general of the Pugwash International Conferences on Science and World Affairs, will give a public lecture, "The Role of Scientists in the 1968 ABM Debate." See story.
"The Social Ecologies of Racism and Hatred. And What Can Be Done About Them," a public teleconference panel discussion, is scheduled for Oct. 4 from 4:15 to 6 p.m. in 115 Ives Hall. See story.
A DAAD Weekend, "Goethe in Context," will be Oct. 2-3 on the seventh floor of Clark Hall. Speakers scheduled for Oct. 2, starting at 11 a.m., are: Cornell's Leslie Adelson, Isabel Hull and Herbert Deinert; Michael Richardson, Ithaca College; and Gretchen Wheelock, Eastman School of Music. Oct. 3 speakers, starting at 9:30 a.m., are Roald Hoffmann, Cornell; Patrick Roth, CEO of Transatlantech; Gerlinde Ulm Sanford, Syracuse University; and Deinert.theater
August Strindberg's "Miss Julie" will be performed Oct. 1 at 4:30 p.m. and Oct. 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $2. See story.miscellany
The Cornell Organizations Group, comprising graduate students interested in studying organizations, is holding an open meeting Oct. 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in 285 Ives Hall to meet new faculty members Quinetta Roberson and Beta Mannix, who will discuss their research interests.
Members of the Cornell Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association will hold a dog wash Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Vet College's Tower Road plaza. Dogs must be on leashes. Rain date is Oct. 3. A suggested donation of $5 will help send SCAVMA members to an educational symposium in Virginia.
Asha-Cornell presents its charity dinner for fall 1999, featuring traditional Indian cuisine, Oct. 2 from 6:15 to 7:15 and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Maple-wood Park Community Center. Reservations are required. Contact Pooja at pb52@cornell.edu or 269-0306. Suggested donation is $8.
A U.S. Tennis Association National Tennis Rating Program is being offered at the Reis Tennis Center Oct. 8 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Oct. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. Discover the level of your tennis-playing ability according to standardized, national criteria. Enter instruction, join leagues and compete on ladders with players of comparable skills. Call 272-0037 for more information.
Free tutorial assistance in writing.
* 178 Rockefeller Hall: Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m.; Monday through Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell: Sunday through Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center: Sunday through Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m.
For information, visit http://www.arts.cornell. edu/writing/.sports
Oct. 1, at Notre Dame Invitational
Oct. 2, Harry Lang Invitational at Colgate
Oct. 1, at Notre Dame Invitational
Oct. 2, Harry Lang Invitational at Colgate
Oct. 1, Columbia, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5, Albany, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2, at Brown, 1 p.m.
Oct. 1, at Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 3-4, at St. Bonaventure Invitational
Oct. 2, at Brown, 7 p.m.
Oct. 1, Columbia, 4 p.m.
Oct. 6, St. Bonaventure, 4 p.m.
Oct. 1-3, at Penn State Invitational
