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Professor Michael Kammen, American history, will speak at the fall membership meeting, Nov. 15, 1:30 p.m., Biotechnology Building.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.
* "Circa 1900: From the Genteel Tradition to the Jazz Age," through Nov. 25.
* "Old Master Drawings and Prints," through Dec. 30
* "No Ordinary Land: Encounters in a Changing Environment," through Jan. 6.
* "Carlos Ulloa Sculpture," through Jan. 13.
* "Is It Real?" through Jan. 13.
* Art for Lunch: On Nov. 15 at noon, tour the exhibit "No Ordinary Land," with a member of the museum's education staff.
* Art for Lunch: On Nov. 29 at noon, tour the exhibit "Carlos Ulloa: Sculpture," with museum registrar Warren Bunn.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). Saturday and Sunday matinees are $3.50. films
"Pauline at the Beach" (1982), directed by Eric Rohmer, with Arielle Dombasle, Amanda Langlet and Pascal Greggory, 7:15 p.m.
"Brazil" (1985), directed by Terry Gilliam, with Jonathan Pryce and Michael Palin, 9:30 p.m.
"Speedy" (1928), directed by Ted Wilde, with Harold Lloyd, with live accompaniment by the Alloy Orchestra, 7:15 p.m. See story.
"Two Can Play That Game" (2001), directed by Mark Brown, with Vivica A. Fox, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"The Score" (2001), directed by Frank Oz, with Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando and Edward Norton, 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"In the Mood for Love" (2000), directed by Wong Kar-wai, with Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai, 9:45 p.m.
"Brazil," midnight, Uris.
"Fun With Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton" (1917), 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 general public and $5 for kids 12 and under.
"Metropolis" (1926), directed by Fritz Lang, 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $12/$9 for students and seniors.
"The Score," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Brazil, 9:50 p.m., Uris.
"In the Mood for Love," 10 p.m.
"Two Can Play That Game," 4:30 p.m.
"In the Mood for Love," 7:30 p.m.
"My Night at Maud's" (1969), directed by Eric Rohmer, with Jean-Louis Trintignant, 7 p.m.
"The Score," 9:25 p.m.
"Pauline at the Beach," 7:15 p.m.
"My Night at Maud's," 9:30 p.m.
"Claire's Knee" (1971), directed by Eric Rohmer, with Jean-Claude Brialy, 7 p.m.
"Memento" (2001), directed by Christopher Nolan, with Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss, 8:45 p.m.
"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969), directed by Ronald Neame, with Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens, 7 p.m.
"Claire's Knee," 9:30 p.m.
"The Mad Songs of Fernando Hussein" (2001), directed by John Gianvito, 7 p.m.
"Little Thieves, Big Thieves" (1998), directed by Alejandro Saderman, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Full Moon in Paris" (1984), directed by Eric Rohmer, 7 p.m.
"Brother" (2000), directed by Takeshi Kitano, with Takeshi Kitano and Omar Epps, 9:20 p.m.lectures
Baker lectures: Jean Fréchet, University of California, will give the following lectures at 11:15 a.m. in 119 Baker Lab:
"Dendrimers in Therapeutics," Nov. 15; "Polymer Imaging Materials for Microelectronics, the Concepts," Nov. 27; and "Polymeric Imaging Materials: `The State of the Art,'" Nov. 29.
"Plato's Critique of Rhetoric: Gorgias 447a-455a," Rachel Barney, University of Chicago, Nov. 16, 4:30 p.m., 122 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"On the Power of Universal Bases in Sequencing by Hybridization," Eli Upfal, Brown University, Nov. 15, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Life in the Womb: The Origin of Health and Disease," Peter Nathanielz, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nov. 15, 10 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Music as Metaphor for Understanding Leadership," Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Nov. 28, 4 p.m., Sage Chapel. See story.
"The Family: A Divine Anchor in Troubled Times," members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Nov. 19, 5 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
"Communicating Amok in Malaysia," Tom Williamson, St. Olaf College, Nov. 15, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
* Nov. 15, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano, with guests Vera Beths, violin, and Anner Bylsma, cello, will feature works by Brahms, Beethoven and Schubert.
* Nov. 17, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: Under the direction of Mark Davis Scatterday, with guest conductor Karel Husa, the Cornell Chamber Orchestra presents a concert of works by Mendelssohn, Bach, Husa and Haydn.
* Nov. 18, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Fortepianist Lars Haugbro presents a concert of music by Joseph Haydn, assisted by singers Loralyn Light, Marion Hanson, David Parks and Scott Tucker.
* Nov. 19, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student chamber music recital.
* Nov. 26, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Miri Yampolsky and Xak Bjerken, pianists, will perform Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, arranged for four hands, and the world premiere of Roberto Sierra's Cinco Epígrafes.
* Nov. 27, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Yotam Haber will conduct the Cornell Chorale in "The Path to Insanity: Gesualdo."
Zakir Hussain, Shankar and Gingger will perform Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Tickets range from $14 to $20 for the public and $8 to $12 for students and are on sale at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
On Nov. 18 Mike Seeger will perform; Nov. 25 features albums from the studio. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sunday nights from 8 to 11 from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall.reading
Horticulture Professor David Wolfe will read from and discuss his book Tales From the Underground, Nov. 26, 4 p.m., second floor, Mann Library. This is the first in a series of "Chats in the Stacks" by faculty members of the colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and of Human Ecology.religion
Rev. Janet Shortall, Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service Nov. 18 at 11 a.m.
There will be no service Nov. 25.
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.
Tibetan Buddhist Class: "Seven Point Thought Transformation," instructed by Tenzin Gephel, Mondays, 5:30 p.m., cafeteria, Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information contact tg47@cornell.edu or call 255-4214.
Meditations: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:15-1 p.m., Founders Room, ATH.
Weekend Mass schedule for Nov. 18: 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall auditorium.
Weekend Mass schedule for Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving break), Sunday, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G-22 ATH.
Testimony meetings: Tuesday, 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.
Meets every Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Worship and Eucharist, Wednesdays, 5 p.m., and Sundays, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
For more information, call 255-4219.
Meeting for Worship, Sunday, 11 a.m., in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For information call 273-5421.
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 6 p.m., Welcoming in Shabbat with song, in the lobby of Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a community Shabbat dinner at 7:45 p.m. in the Kosher Dining Hall. Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Conservative services in the Founder's Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Call the Hillel office at 255-4227 for more information.
* Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For daily service times, call 272-5810; all daily services are at the Young Israel House.
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.
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly Friday prayer, 1:15-1:45 p.m., One World Room, ATH. Weekly Halaqa, Friday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 218 ATH.
Father Stephen Lilley will lead Vespers followed by discussion, every Monday at 5 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Meditation practice is Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call Anne Marie at 273-4906.seminars
"Top-Down Hierarchical Global Minimization for Protein Structure Prediction," David Shalloway, molecular biology and genetics, Nov. 16, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"The Isolated Neutron Star RX J1856.5-3754 and Its Aes Cometary H Alpha Nebula," Marten van Kerkwijk, University of Utrecht, Netherlands, Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"SIRTF Sings: The SIRTF Nearby Galaxies Survey," Robert Kennicutt, University of Arizona, Nov. 29, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Assessing Fungal Roles in Ecosystems With Stable Isotopes," Erik Hobbie, Harvard Forest, Nov. 16, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Cardiac Output and Exercise," David Robertshaw, Weill Cornell Medical College, Nov. 20, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Vet Research Tower.
"Using the TRAMP (Transgenic Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Prostate) Model," Robert Maronpot, Research Triangle Park, Nov. 27, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Nanomechanical Systems for Single-Molecule Biotechnology," Michael Roukes, California Institute of Technology, Nov. 19, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Using Engineering Tools to Understand Mechanism of Amyloid Diseases," Theresa Good, Texas A&M University, Nov. 26, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Controlling Charge Transfer at Conjugated Polymer Interfaces," Mark Lonergan, University of Oregon, Nov. 15, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
TBA, Helen Blackwell, Harvard University, Nov. 19, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Synthesis of Novel Star Shaped Metal Cluster-Polymer Nanocomposites," Sarav Jhaveri, Dotsevi Sogah Research Group, Nov. 20, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
TBA, Alice Ting, University of California, Nov. 26, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"New Chemistry of Single Site Olefin Polymerization Catalysts," Richard Jordan, University of Chicago, Nov. 29, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"CALS Initiatives in Global Education and Outreach," Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m., G08 Uris Hall, with James Haldeman, Jerry White and Dean Sutphin.
"Emerging Patterns of Social Stratification in Contemporary China," Zhu Guanglei, Nankai University, China, Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"The Unique Anisotropy of the Pacific Upper Mantle," Goran Ekstrom, Harvard University, Nov. 20, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"Conditions Controlling the Degrees of Vertical Coupling Between the Upper and Lower Crust of Orogens: Results From Fiordland, New Zealand," Keith Klepeis, University of Vermont, Nov. 27, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"Calcium Limitation in Breeding Tree Swallows: Cryptic Costs and Behavioral Compensation," Matthew Wasson, doctoral dissertation seminar, Nov. 19, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Global Change and Plant Disease: Implications for Ecosystem Processes," Charles Mitchell, ecology and evolutionary biology, Nov. 26, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Tongues: Prototype Speech-to-Speech Machine Translation System," Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Nov. 27, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Classical Biological Control of the Cassava Green Mite in Africa Using the Pathogenic Fungus Neozygites sp.," Italo Delalibera, entomology, Nov. 19, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Can Vector-Borne Diseases Be Managed by Controlling Arthropod Vectors? The Case of Aedes aegypti and Dengue," Thomas Scott, University of California, Nov. 26, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Functional Dairy Foods, With an Emphasis on Whey and Its Components," W. James Harper, Ohio State University, Nov. 20, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"C Systematic Mutagenesis of the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae MLHI
Gene," Juan Lucas Argueso, genetics and development, Nov. 21, 12:20 p.m., G01 Biotechnology Building.
"The Effects of the Novel Twins Allele, tws430, on Eye Development in D. melanogaster," Sophia Cleland, genetics and development, Nov. 28, 12:20 p.m., G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Teaching Hands-On Horticultural Skills via Asynchronous Web/CD-Based Distance Learning," Kelly Hennigan, graduate student, Nov. 15, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science.
"The Past, Present and Future Challenges and Opportunities for Long Island (and NY) Vegetable Producers," Joe Sieczka, horticulture, Nov. 29, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Information Security: A Primer on How to Protect Your Company's Intellectual Property and Proprietary Information," Richard Sheiman, founder and president of InfoScreen Inc., Nov. 28, 11:30 a.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Nostalgia and Memory in Contemporary Cuban Culture," Myrna García Calderon, Romance studies, Nov. 20, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Al Borde: The Houses of Havana in Crisis," Cecilia Lawless, Romance studies, Nov. 27, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Kraft Foods: Driving for Undisputed Leadership in the Food Industry," Michael Polk, Nabisco Biscuit & Snacks Group, Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Adaptive Chemistry for Reacting Flows," Bill Green, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nov. 27, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"Microbial Community Analysis of Two Extreme Environments Using Molecular and Classical Techniques," Charles Kulpa, University of Notre Dame, Nov. 15, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Regulation of Listeria Monocytogenes Phospholipase C Activity," Helene Marquis, veterinary microbiology and immunology, Nov. 29, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"CD8+ T-Cell Responses to Bacterial Pathogens," Michael Starnbach, Harvard Medical School, Nov. 16, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Molecular Mechanisms of Steroid Hormone Action During Drosophila Development," Carl Thummel, University of Utah, Nov. 16, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Dissecting Gene Regulatory Mechanisms in Vivo Using RNA-Based Drugs," John Lis, molecular biology and genetics, Nov. 26, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Flexible Life Histories of the Seychelles Warbler," Jan Komdeur, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, Nov. 15, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Human Security: A New Paradigm of International Politics?" Fen Hampson, Carleton University, Nov. 15, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Reconstruction and Reconciliation Working Group (R&R), Nov. 29, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Polymyxa Graminis, Ultrastructure of Its Life Cycle and Its Role in Transmission of Wheat Soilborne Mosaic Virus," Larry Littlefield, Oklahoma State University, Nov. 19, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Comparative Genetics of Disease Resistance in the Solanaceae," Molly Jahn, plant breeding, Nov. 28, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Transposable Elements as Molecular Markers in Maize," Alexandra Casa, planting breeding, Nov. 20, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Fine-Mapping a Flowering Time QTL in Rice," Michael Thomson, planting breeding, Nov. 27, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Evolution in Arid Environments: Shifts in Breeding System and Life History in Clarkia Xantiana (Onagraceae)," Monica Geber, ecology and evolutionary biology, Nov. 16, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Civic Agriculture, Regional Diets and Sustainable Living," Tom Lyson, rural sociology; Jennifer Wilkins, nutritional sciences; and Elizabeth Henderson, CSA farmer, Nov. 15, 4 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Creating Regulatory Authority Through Community Participation in a Honduran National Park," Alan Barton, rural sociology, Nov. 16, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
"Three Waves of Science Studies," Harry Collins, Cardiff University, Nov. 19, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Engineering Elections: The Experiences of Women in Panchayati Raj in Karnataka," Neema Kudva, city and regional planning, Nov. 19, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Phantasmagoric Aesthetics: Photographic Violence of the Colonial Archive," Zahid Chaudhary, English, Nov. 19, 5 p.m., History of Art Gallery, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Encrypting Language: The ABJAD System in Perso-Arabic Orthography and the Use of Chronograms in Urdu Poetry," Mehr Farooqi, Asian studies, Nov. 26, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Biosteel: Genetically Engineered Silk Fibers," Jeffrey Turner, Nexiabiotech, Nov. 15, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Applications of Nonlinear MEMS Mechanical Filters and Sensors," Kimberly Turner, University of California, Nov. 16, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
"Spacial Decomposition, Semigroup and Bifurcations of Multiple Regenerative Chatter," Mustapha Fofana, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Nov. 30, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.theater
Director Stephen Cole brings William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale to the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. The play opens Nov. 15 at 8 p.m., with evening performances Nov. 16-17 and Nov. 29-Dec. 1. A matinee is offered Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets in advance are $7 for students and seniors and $9 for the public. Tickets at the door are $8 and $10. Call or visit the box office in the Schwartz Center, 430 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m. weekdays; 254-ARTS.
Teatrotaller presents "Garcia Lorca's La Casa de Bernarda Alba," Nov. 16-17 at 8 p.m. in the Statler Auditorium. Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 at the door. Tickets are available in the Latin American Studies Program office, 190 Uris Hall, and the Latino Studies Program office, 434 Rockefeller Hall.sports
Nov. 16, at Canisius, 7 p.m.
Nov. 19, at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 26, at Bucknell, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 29, at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Nov. 16-17, at Eastern Michigan Tip Off
Nov. 21, at Albany, 7 p.m.
Nov. 25, Rice
Nov. 27, Binghamton
Nov. 17, IC4A at New York
Nov. 17, ECAC at New York
Nov. 17, at Skidmore Show
Nov. 18, Case Western, Sacred Heart and Cleveland State, 10 a.m.
Nov. 17, at Penn, 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 16, at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Brown, 7 p.m.
Nov. 23-24, at Boston University, 7 p.m.
Nov. 16-17, University of Findlay, 7 p.m.
Nov. 25-25, at Mercyhurst, 2 p.m.
Nov. 17, Binghamton, 4 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Penn with Princeton, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 16, at Penn with Princeton, 7 p.m.
Nov. 20, Binghamton, 5 p.m.
Nov. 17, Penn
Nov. 18, Princeton
Nov. 17, Penn
Nov. 18, Princeton
Nov. 16, at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Dartmouth, 4 p.m.
Nov. 17, Body Bar Invitational
Nov. 24, Verticalnet Open at UNC