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Calendar of Events

April 19 - 26, 2001


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exhibits

Johnson Museum of Art
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.
* "Kathryn Spence," though May 27.
* "War and Peace," through June 10.
* "Common Threads: Art, Identity and Fashion in the 20th Century," through June 17.
* "Uncommon Threads: Contemporary Artists and Clothing," through June 17.
* "Something Old/Something New: Print Acquisitions From the Class of 1951," through June 17.
* Art for Lunch: April 19 at noon, tour "Uncommon Threads: Contemporary Artists and Clothing," led by Sean Ulmer, assistant curator of painting and sculpture. And April 26 at noon, tour "Something Old/Something New: Print Acquisitions From the Class of 1951," with curator Nancy Green.
Comstock Memorial Library of Entomology
(M-F, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
"Butterflies of the Finger Lakes," photographs by Akito Kawahara and Robert Dirig.
Mann Library
"Texts on Textiles: From Silkworms to Social Butterflies," an exhibit of textile history from Mann Library's Special Collections, through May 31. For exhibit hours, call 255-0318.


films

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). Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Thursday, 4/19
"The Specialist" (2000), directed by Eyal Sivan, with Adolf Eichmann and Moshé Landau, 7 p.m.
"Where Are My Children," presented by the Celebrate Life Film Series, 7:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Community Center, free.
"A Hard Day's Night" (1964), directed by Richard Lester, with The Beatles, 9:45 p.m.
Friday, 4/20
"The 25th Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour," with festival representative Seana Strain, 7 p.m., Uris. Tickets are $10 students/$12 nonstudents in advance and $15 for everyone at the door. Tickets are available at the Outdoor Education Office, B01 Bartels Hall, and at Wildware Outfitters, the Commons, downtown Ithaca.
"A Time for Drunken Horses" (2000), directed by Bahman Ghobadi, with Ayoub Ahmadi and Rojin Younessi, 7:15 p.m.
"Quills" (2000), directed by Philip Kaufman, with Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet and Joaquin Phoenix, 9 p.m.
"Shadow of the Vampire" (2000), directed by E. Elias Merhige, with John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe and Catherine McCormack, 10:30 p.m., Uris.
"A Hard Day's Night," 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, 4/21
"Quills," 5 p.m., $3.50.
"Dark Days" (2000), directed by Marc Singer, with guest filmmaker Marc Singer, 7:30 p.m. See story.
"Titanic Town" (1998), directed by Roger Michell, with Julie Walters, Ciarán Hinds and Nuala O'Neill, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Shadow of the Vampire," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"A Hard Day's Night," 10:15 p.m.
Sunday, 4/22
"Kippur" (2000), directed by Amos Gitai, with Liron Levo, Tomer Russo and Uri Ran-Klausner, 5 p.m., $3.50.
"Shadow of the Vampire," 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 4/23
"Mildred Pierce" (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz, with Joan Crawford and Jack Carson, 7 p.m.
"Quills," 8:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/24
"A Time for Drunken Horses," 7:15 p.m.
An evening with experimental filmmaker Robert Beavers, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center Film Forum.
"Shadow of the Vampire," 9 p.m.
Wednesday, 4/25
"Kippur," 7 p.m.
"The Gift" (2000), directed by Sam Raimi, with Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves and Katie Holmes, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 4/26
"Suzhou River" (2000), directed by Lou Ye, with Zhou Xun and Jia Hongsheng, 7:15 p.m.
"Apocalypse Now" (1979), directed Francis Ford Coppola, with Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando, 9:15 p.m.


lectures

American Studies Program
"Transnational History in an Age of Social Politics," Daniel Rodgers, Princeton University, April 20, 3:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"The End of Network News," Michael Duffy, ABC News, April 23, 11:15 a.m., Goldwin Smith Lecture Room D.
Chemical Engineering
J.C. Smith Lectures: Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will give the following lectures, both at 3:30 p.m. in 165 Olin Hall: "Controlled Release Systems for Macromolecules," April 23; and "Biomaterials and How They Will Change Our Lives," April 24. See story.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"New Opportunities at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology," Peter Schultz, Scripps Research Institute, April 24, 4:40 p.m., 200 Baker Lab.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
"Base Isolation," J. Kelly, University of California-Berkeley, April 24, 4;30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
Classics
"The Medieval and Renaissance Fortuna of Apuleius' Golden Ass," Julia Haig Gaisser, Bryn Mawr College, April 20, 4:30 p.m., 122 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Computer Science
"Motion Design in Computer Animation," Jovan Popovic, CMU, April 19, 4:15 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
"Meshes and Geometry Processing," Igor Guskov, California Institute of Technology, April 26, 4:15 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
Cornell Chapter of the Alexander von Humboldt Association
"National Socialist School Reform and Pedagogical Resistance: A Case Study of the Odenwaldschule," Dennis Shirley, Boston College, April 23, 4 p.m., 701 Clark Hall.
Education
"John Dewey and the `Paradox of Size': Some Limitations of Teaching for Local Democracy," Aaron Schutz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, April 19, 4 p.m., 101 Bradfield Hall.
Environment, Center for the
Iscol Lectures: Paul Ehrlich of Stanford University will give the following lectures, both in Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall: "Tough Problems in Human Evolution," April 24, 4:30 p.m.; and "Human Natures: Genes, Culture and the Human Prospect," April 25, 4:45 p.m. See story.
Family Life Development Center
Male Gender as a Risk Factor for Adolescent Morbidity and Mortality: The Role of Emotional Illiteracy," Dan Kindlon, author, April 23, noon, Martha Van Rensselaer Faculty Commons. See story.
Graduate School
The Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Lecture will be given by author Amartya Sen April 19 at 8 p.m. in Alice Statler Auditorium. The lecture is free, but tickets are required and are available at Willard Straight ticket office or in 350 Caldwell Hall.
Industrial & Labor Relations
"Immigration and American Unionism: The Post-1965 Era," Vernon Briggs, industrial and labor relations, April 26, 4:30 p.m., ILR Library Lounge, 615A Ives Hall.
Mind & Memory
"From Page to Stage: Creating a Space for Amadeus," Kent Goetz, theatre, film and dance, April 23, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Physics
Bethe Lecture: "Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis," Wick Haxton, University of Washington, April 23, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Russian Department
"Ivan Goncharov's Novel Oblomov in Contemporary Russia" (in Russian language), Elana Krasnostchekova, University of Georgia, April 20, 1:25 p.m., 158 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"Artista, Masa, Eraption: Populism in Philippine Politics and Society," Eva-Lotta Hedman, University of Nottingham, April 19, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Riots, Pogroms and Conspiracies: The Moral Economy of the Indonesian Crowd in the Late 20th Century," John Sidel, University of London, April 26, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
University Lecture
"What Is a `Feminine' Workplace? Gender Stereotypes, Discourse and Interactional Realities," Janet Holmes, Victoria University, New Zealand, April 19, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Wellness Program
"Unblocking Your Creative Power," Penny Baron, MPS, April 26, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.


music

Department of Music
* April 19, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Gary Moulsdale performance has been canceled.
* April 20, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Fred Ho and the Afro Asian Music Ensemble will present a live concert, "We Refuse to Be Used and Abused." See story.
* April 21, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Pianist Blaise Bryski will perform works by Thelonious Monk, John Adams, Ives and Chopin.
* April 22, 3 p.m., Sage Chapel: The Cornell Chorale, under the direction of Jeremy Day-O'Connell, will present an evening of works by Schubert and Brahms.
* April 22, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players, with the Susie Kelly Quartet, will perform a concert of music composed by two Cornell doctoral students.
* April 23, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: student chamber music recital.
* April 26, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: D.M.A. recital, Joseph Phibbs, composer.
Cornell Concert Series
Yuri Temirkanov, conducter, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform April 24 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. The concert also will feature the area debut performance of 18-year-old Chinese pianist Lang Lang. See story.
South Asia Program
Santanu Banerjee and Samar Saha will present an evening of North Indian classical music April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Barnes Hall Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
Willard Straight Hall
Lauren Pickard '90 Emerging Artist Series: Sam Shaber, a 1994 Cornell graduate and 2001 John Lennon Songwriting Competition finalist, will perform April 24 at 8 p.m. in Willard Straight Hall's Memorial Room. The concert is free and open to the public. See story.
Bound for Glory
April 22: Sparky Rucker will perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays on WVBR-93.5 FM, 8 to 11 p.m., from the Anabel Taylor Hall Café.


reading

Creative Writing Program
Chasen Poetry Reading: Poet Ruth Stone will read from her works April 19 at 4 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. The event is free and open to the public.


religion

Sage Chapel
John Cleese, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, will lead the service April 22 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
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.
Buddhist
* Zen Meditation is offered Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., in the Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For information call Anne Marie at 273-4906.
* Tenzin Gephel leads Tibetan Buddhist meditation Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., in the Founders Room, ATH.
* "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, Chapter 6 - The Patience of a Bodhisattva: Working With Anger" is taught by Tenzin Gephel on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in 314 ATH.
Catholic
Weekend Mass schedule: Sunday, 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.
Christian Science
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.
Cornell Christian Fellowship
Meets every Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the One world Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Episcopal (Anglican)
Wednesdays, worship and Eucharist, 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
For more information, call 255-4219 or send e-mail to eccu@cornell.edu.
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for Worship, Sundays 11 a.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
Jewish
* 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.
* Community Shabbat dinner, 6:45 p.m., Kosher Dining Hall; call 272-6907 for reservations.
Korean Church
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.
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
"Mormonism: Have You Ever Wondered?" Classes will be held each Thursday from April 19 to May 10 at 3 p.m. in 314 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Muslim
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.
Pagan
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Protestant Cooperative Ministry
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.


seminars

Animal Science
"An Immunophysiological Explanation for Why Sick Animals Don't Grow Well," Rod Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana, April 24, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
Applied Economics & Management
"Land Price Determination in Agriculture Re-examined: Evidence From India and Japan," S. Hirashima, Meiji-Gakuin University, Japan, April 20, 3:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Land Lease Markets and Agricultural Efficiency: Theory and Evidence From Ethiopia," John Pender, Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute, April 24, 1 p.m., 245 Warren Hall.
Astronomy
"Structure and Dynamics of Quasars and AGN: Probing the Engine With the VLBA," Ken Kellerman, NRAO, April 19, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Science Building.
"Observability of Magnetars and Isolated Old Neutron Stars," Marina Romanova, radiophysics and space research, April 26, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biogeochemistry & Environmental Change
"The Origin, Composition and Rates of Organic Nitrogen Deposition: A Missing Piece of the Nitrogen Cycle," Jason Neff, Colorado State University, April 20, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"Imaging and Molecular Analysis of Activity-Dependent Gene Expression and Formation of Neuronal Connections," Gang-Yi Wu, Stanford University, April 24, noon, Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Cardiac Conduction System Development," Takashi Mikawa, Weill Cornell Medical College, April 24, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Phenotype Analysis of Genetically Engineered Mice," Greg Boivin, University of Cincinnati, April 25, 12:30 p.m., Hagan Room, Veterinary Research Tower.
Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center
"Interracial Friendship and Romance Among U.S. Adolescents," Kara Joyner, policy analysis and management, April 24, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Electrophoretic Characterization of Dynamic Biochemical Microenvironments," Jason Shear, University of Texas at Austin, April 19, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Design and Synthesis of Organic Transistor Semiconductors for Logic Elements, Displays and Sensors," Howard Katz, Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories, April 26, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"Paradoxes of a Changing Europe," Esko Aho, former prime minister of Finland, April 19, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
Crop & Soil Sciences
"How Many Mouths Could New York Keep Well Fed? A Look at the Productive Capacity of the State's Land Base in Light of the Food Pyramid Recommendations," Christian Peters, crop and soil sciences, April 24, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
"The Southern Canadian Rockies: Evolution of a Foreland Thrust and Fold Belt," Raymond Price, Queen's University, April 24, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Nitrogen Deposition and Extinction Risk: Demography and Inquiline Ecology of the Northern Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea," Nicholas Gotelli, University of Vermont, April 23, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Environment, Center for
"Importance of Gender in Rural Energy Planning and Project Implementation," Lisa Buttner, Clean Energy Group, April 20, 1:30 p.m., B01 Sage Hall.
Food Science
"Bioactive Substances in Whey," Jim Harper, Ohio State University, April 24, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Horticulture
"The Mysterious Origin, Evolution and Migration of the Domestic Apple," Barrie Juniper, St. Catherine's College, Oxford, April 19, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Physiological Responses of Red Maple to Drought: Evidence for Plasticity of Ecotypic Differentiation," William Bauerle, horticulture, April 26, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
International Studies in Planning
"Pluri-Ethnic and Gender-Sensitive Planning: The Bolivian Paradox, Susan Paulson, Ohio University, April 20, 12:10 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
Latin American Studies Program
"Topographies of Difference: Unequal Bodies, Relations and Landscapes in the Bolivian Andes," Susan Paulson, Ohio University, April 24, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Manufacturing Engineering
"Consulting: a Systems Approach," Tina Ogden, The Ogden Group, April 19, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Managing Operations in a Global Company," Bill Hudson, retired CEO of AMP Inc., April 26, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Strategies for Optimizing Interchromophore Interactions in Organic Materials," Guillermo Bazan, University of California-Santa Barbara, April 19, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Properties of Fullerence-Like Carbon Nitride Films," Lars Hultman, Linkoping University, April 26, 4:30 p.m.,140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"The Effect of Surface Forces on the Adhesion of Visco Elastic Spheres," Herbert Hui, theoretical and applied mechanics, April 24, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Microbiology
"Physiological Events in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation," David Davies, Binghamton University, April 19, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Marek's Disease Virus BACs: Tools for a Better Understanding of the Disease and Improved Vaccines," Klaus Osterrieder, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, April 20, 12;15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Signal Transduction Into and Out of the Cyanobacterial Circadian Clock," Susan Golden, Texas A&M University, April 26, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Ubiquitin-Dependent and Antizyme-Dependent Proteolysis by the Proteasome," Daniel Finley, Harvard Medical School, April 20, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"Activity-Dependent Synaptic Development in Crayfish and Drosophila," Greg Lnenicka, SUNY Albany, April 19, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"Bourdieu's Secret Admirer From the Caucasus," Georgi Derluguian, Northwestern University, April 19, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"The Not So Greatest Generation? Another Look at World War II," Barry Strauss, Peace Studies Program, April 26, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Plant Biology
Rich Meagher, University of Georgia, will give two seminars, both at 11:15 a.m. in 404 Plant Science Building: "Engineering Phytoremediation of Toxic Elements," April 19; and "Significance of Having Plant Actin Isovariants," April 20.
Plant Breeding
"Biotechnology and Development Studies: Cross-Fertilizations," Ronald Herring, international relations and government, April 24, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Sequence Similarity and Transgenic Resistance Against Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Nicotiana benthamiana," Gustavo Fermin-Munoz, plant pathology, April 25, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Psychology
TBA, Stephen Kosslyn, Harvard University, April 20, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
Rural Sociology
"Globalizing the Local, Localizing the Global: Linking Space and Place in the Post-Modern Context," Cindy Caron, Bob Torres and Rees Warne, Ph.D. candidates, rural sociology, April 20, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"Whose Objectivity? Biotechnology, Social Responsibility and Science Journalism," Susanna Hornig Priest, Texas A&M University, April 23, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
South Asia Program
"An Ethnographer in Disguise: Comparing Self and Other in Mughal India," Aditya Behl, Princeton University, April 24, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"3D Applied Anthropometry: Cases and Methods," Hongwei Hsaio, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, April 19, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Committed to the Core: What Does It Mean to Be an Environmentally Responsible Company?" Michael Crooke, Patagonia and the Lost Arrow Co., April 24, 5 p.m., B45 Warren Hall. See story.
Women's Studies Program
"The Idea of Black Culture," Hortense Spillers, English, April 23, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.


symposiums

Applied Economics & Management
The Workshop on Rural Livelihoods and Biological Resources: Technologies and Institutions presents a panel discussion on "New Ideas and Old Myths About Agricultural Development in Less-Favored Lands," April 25, 2:15 p.m., 401 Warren Hall. Panelists include Billie Jean Isbell, anthropology; Steve Kresovich, plant breeding; Alice Pell, animal science; and John Pender, International Food Policy Research Institute.
Communication
Graduate Student International Communication Association Presentations: Warmup Simulation, April 20, 1:30 p.m., 211 Kennedy Hall. Audience Q&A session, followed by critique and suggestions, chaired by James Shanahan.
Cornell Undergraduate Research Board
The 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Forum will be held April 25 from 9 a.m. to 9:15 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building. See story.
Environment, Center for the
"Where Science Meets Public Policy: A Discussion of Public Outreach," April 24 at 2:30 p.m. in 300 Rice Hall.


theater

Latin American Studies Program
Teatrotaller, Cornell's Spanish and Latino theater troupe, will perform "Johnny Tenorio," a Chicano play in Spanish by distinguished playwright Carlos Morton, April 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Tickets are available at the Latin American Studies Program, 190 Uris Hall.
Theatre, Film & Dance
* Black Box Series: Susan Cinoman's Fitting Rooms opens April 20 at 4:30 p.m., with evening performances April 21-22, at 7:30. Tickets are $2. For tickets and information, call or visit the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS.
* Peter Shaffer's Amadeus opens April 26 at 8 p.m. in the Schwartz Center. See story.


miscellany

Cornell Campus Store
Paul Ehrlich will sign copies of his latest work, Human Natures: Genes, Cultures and the Human Prospect, April 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cornell Christian Faculty/Staff Forum
The Cornell Christian Faculty/Staff Forum will meet April 19 at 12:20 p.m. in the Shirley Harper Conference Room, 6th Floor, ILR Library Building. Merrill Ewert will speak on "Prayer and Belief: God at Work in Community Development."
Cornell Coalition for Life
First annual Women and children's dinner, April 24, 6-9 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building. This event will feature speakers from Ithaca Pregnancy Center and Birthright, as well as keynote speaker Chris Fadden Fitch of the New York chapter of Feminists for Life. Tickets are $5; there is no charge for expectant mothers. Please e-mail ccfl@cornell.edu or call 277-2165.
Cornell Plantations
Join botanist Robert Wesley for three fields trips to learn the natural history of our local wildflowers, April 22, May 6 and 20, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Fee is $30 (members and Cornell students) and $45 (nonmembers).
Dean of Students Office
Students Offering Support (SOS) is accepting applications for slopeDAY and slopeFEST 2001 volunteers. Students, faculty and staff are needed to help make these events safe and fun for everyone. To sign up for a two-hour shift May 4, complete the online survey application at http://www.rso.cornell.edu/slopeda. All volunteers will receive a free slopeDay/slopeFEST 2001 T-shirt to wear during their shift and to keep. For more information e-mail slope_day@cornell.edu.
Student Health Alliance at Cornell
SHAC presents "How Can I Help?" a free panel discussion on how students can help prevent suicide, April 19 at 5 p.m. in the Willard Straight International Lounge.


sports

Baseball (8-15, 4-6 Ivy)
April 21-22, at Columbia, noon
April 25, at Ithaca College, 4 p.m.
Golf
April 20-22, at Ivy Tournament
Men's Lacrosse (6-3, 4-0 Ivy)
April 21, Princeton, 2 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse (8-2, 3-2 Ivy)
April 21, at Yale, noon
Men's/Women's Polo
April 21, Alumni Game, 1:30 p.m.
Men's Hvwt. Rowing
April 21, at Navy w/Syracuse
Men's Ltwt. Rowing
April 21, at MIT w/Columbia
April 22, at Yale w/Georgetown
Women's Rowing
April 21, at Rutgers w/Pennsylvania
April 22, Virginia
Softball (24-13, 8-2 Ivy)
April 19, at Bonaventure, 3 p.m.
April 21, Pennsylvania, noon
April 22, Princeton, noon
April 24, Ithaca College 4 p.m.
April 26, at Syracuse, 3 p.m.
Men's Tennis (13-5, 2-3 Ivy)
April 20, at Pennsylvania, 2 p.m.
April 22, Princeton, noon
Women's Tennis (13-7, 2-3 Ivy)
April 20, Pennsylvania, 2 p.m.
April 22, at Princeton, noon
Men's/Women's Track
April 21, Pennsylvania
April 26, at Penn Relays