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Calendar of Events

February 27 - March 6, 2003


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dance

Theatre, Film & Dance
"Living Just to the Left of Burlesque: Human Oddities and Frailties" will be March 6-8 at 8 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. One matinee performance will be March 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 and $10 in advance. Call 254-ARTS for tickets and information. Read the story.


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.
* "Ancient Art and Its Afterlife," through March 9.
* "Mark Lombardi: Global Networks," through March 16.
* "American Drawings of the 20th Century," through March 18.
* "On the Face of It: Portrait Photography 1850-2001," through March 23.
* "Salla Tykkä: Videos and Photographs," through March 30.
* Art-Full Family Saturday: On March 1 from 10 a.m. to noon, a program for children ages 3 to 10 will be offered. Free to members and $5 per family for nonmembers.
* Student Arts Showcase: On March 1 from 1 to 4 p.m., the many talents of Cornell students - in art, music, dance, poetry and performance - are on display throughout the museum.
* Art for Lunch: On March 6 at noon, tour the exhibition "Mark Lombardi: Global Networks," with a member of the museum's education staff.
Comstock Entomology Library
(M-Th 9 a.m.-7 p.m., F 9 a.m.-6 p.m.)
"Through the Lens: An Exhibit on the Intertwined History of Entomology and the Microscope," through May 2. For information call 255-3265.
Kroch Library
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
"Mozart and the Keyboard Culture of His Time," through May 30.


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 $6 ($5 for undergraduates and seniors/$4 for graduate students and kids 12 and under).
Thursday, 2/27
"Karmen Geï" (2001), directed by Joseph Gaï Ramaka, with Djeïnaba Diop Gaï, Magaye Adama Niang and Stephanie Biddle, 7:30 p.m.
"Femme Fatale" (2002), directed by Brian De Palma, with Antonio Banderas, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Peter Coyote, 9:45 p.m.
Friday, 2/28
"Sweet Smell of Success" (1957), directed by Alexander Mackendrick, with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, 7 p.m., Uris.
"The Business of Fancydancing" (2002), directed by Sherman Alexie, with Evan Adams and Michelle St. John, presented by Gay Film Series, 7:15 p.m.
"The Thin Red Line" (1998), directed by Terrence Malick, with James Caviezel, Sean Penn and Adrien Brody, 9:20 p.m.
"8 Mile" (2002), directed by Curtis Hanson, with Eminem, Kim Basinger and Mekhi Phifer, 9:30 p.m. and midnight, Uris.
Saturday, 3/1
"The Business of Fancydancing," 5 p.m.
"Daughter From Danang" (2002), with guest filmmakers Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco, 7:15 p.m.
"Drunken Angel" (1948), directed by Akira Kurosawa, with Takashi Shimura and Toshirô Mifune, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"8 Mile," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"The Cornell Skits-o-Phrenics 10th Anniversary Celebration," 10 p.m. and midnight, $5.
Sunday, 3/2
"Karmen Geï," 7:15 p.m.
"The Secret Cause" (1994), directed by Sergio Bianchi, with Renato Borghi and Lígia Cortez, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
Monday, 3/3
"Drunken Angel," 7 p.m.
"Sweet Smell of Success," 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/4
"An Evening With Experimental Puppet Animator Janie Geiser," 7:15 p.m.
"Bowling for Columbine" (2002), directed by Michael Moore, 9:45 p.m.
Wednesday, 3/5
"The Execution of Wanda Jean" (2002), directed by Liz Garbus, with discussant Stephen Garvey, law school, 7 p.m.
"Punch-Drunk Love" (2002), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, with Adam Sandler, Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 3/6
"Rabbit-Proof Fence" (2002), directed by Phillip Noyce, with Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury and Kenneth Branagh, 7:15 p.m.
"Maid in Manhattan" (2002), directed by Wayne Wang, with Jennifer Lopez, 9:30 p.m.


lectures

Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Hans Brintzinger, Universität Konstanz, Germany, will lecture March 4, 5 and 6 at 4:40 p.m. in 119 Baker Lab.
Cornell Campus Club
"Exploring Cross Cultural Relationships," Nancy Koschmann, Elmira College, March 6, 10 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"Wealth and Entitlement: A Case Study," Martha Fineman, law school, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"Does Rising Inequality Harm the Middle Class," Robert Frank, Johnson Graduate School of Management, March 6, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
East Asia Program
"Japan-U.S. Relations: Global Partnership in a Post-9/11 World," Yoshihiro Nishida, Consul General of Japan in New York, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m., G8 Uris Hall. Read the story.
English
"A Fixed Melancholy," Saidiya Hartman, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m., 258 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies
"Florence Kelley and the Link Between Women's College Educations and Their Reform Activism, 1880-1920," Kathryn Kish Sklar, Binghamton University, March 6, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
History
David Weber, Southern Methodist University, will give the following lectures, all at 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall: "Spaniards and Their Savages in the Age of Enlightenment," Feb. 26; "How Did Spaniards Convert Indians? Missions in the Age of Reason," Feb. 27; and "Trading and Treating With the Savages," Feb. 28.
Mind & Memory Series
"Collaboration as Catalyst," Joyce Morgenroth, choreographer, March 3, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.


music

Department of Music
* Feb. 27, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Julia Madden, soprano, will perform works of French and American art songs.
* Feb. 28, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Under the leadership of Berlin conductor Sebastian Gottschick, Ensemble X will present a concert titled "Album From the Young." Read the story.
* March 3, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student Recital: Sydney de Lapeyrouse, soprano, and Kathy Hansen, piano. Songs by Wolf, Rachmaninoff and Debussy and opera arias by Mozart and Menotti.
* March 4, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Chamber music recital: guests Ariadne Daskalakis, violin; Sebastian Gottschick, viola; Thomas Carroll, cello; and Miri Yampolsky, piano; with Xak Bjerken. Featuring works by Schubert, Brahms, Schumann and György Kurtag.
* March 6, 12:30 p.m., Sage Chapel: Midday Music at Lincoln: Michael Clarkson, organ. Works by deGrigny, Franck and Duruflé.
Cornell Concert Series
Mezzo soprano Denyce Graves, accompanied by Warren Jones on piano, will perform March 9 at 8 p.m. in the State Theatre, downtown Ithaca. Tickets range from $23 to $36 for the public and $14 to $22 for students and are on sale at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m., and at the Clinton House ticket office, 116 N. Cayuga St., Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Cornell Folk Song Club
Utah Phillips will perform March 1 at 8 p.m. in Kulp Auditorium, Ithaca High School. Tickets are $15. For more information contact Margaret Shepard at 255-3221 or by e-mail at mbs19@cornell.edu.
Cornell Hillel
"Kodesh Ve'Chol: Jewish Jams, Sacred and Profane," March 1, 8 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, Robert Purcell Community Center. Jewish mystical music with London/Sklamberg/Schwimmer Trio and Jewish-Latino dance party with rap collective Hip Hop Hoodios. Admission is $10 for the public, $5 for students, free to children under the age of 12. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Cornell Hillel office and at the door.
Sage Chapel
The Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club join forces to present a program of works for mixed voices by Bruckner, Ives and Thompson March 1 at 8 p.m. in Sage Chapel. Tickets are $7 for the general public and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight box office and at the door.
Bound for Glory
March 2: Mustard's Retreat performs. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sunday from 8 to 11 p.m. from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall, with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Admission is free. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.


religion

Sage Chapel
Rev. Janet Shortall, Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service March 2 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. For more information, call 272-3037 or send e-mail to bahai@cornell.edu.
Buddhist
* Meditations: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:15-1 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Zen Meditation practice is Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Founders Room, ATH. For info, call Anne Marie at 266-7256.
Catholic
Weekend Mass schedule: Sundays, 10 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 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.
* Evening Prayer: The Liturgy of the Hours; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-6:30 p.m., in Anabel Taylor Hall Chapel.
Christian Science
Testimony meetings: Tuesday, 7:15 p.m., 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., ATH Chapel. For more information, call 255-4219 or send e-mail to eccu@cornell.edu.
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for worship, Sunday, 11 a.m., in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For information call 273-5421.
Hindu
Hindu discussion every Friday at 5 p.m., in 183 Rockefeller Hall.
Weekly religious service is Saturdays at 4 p.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a Gita reading at 5 p.m.
Jewish
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 5:15 p.m., Welcoming in Shabbat with song, in the lobby of Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a community Shabbat dinner at 6:45 p.m. in the Kosher Dining Hall. Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Conservative services in the Founders Room, ATH. Call the Hillel office at 255-4227 for more information.
* Orthodox: Friday, Center for Jewish Living, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, ATH. For daily service times, call 272-5810; daily services are at Young Israel House.
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 255-2928 for directions and transportation.
Lutheran
Campus ministry at St. Luke Church, 109 Oak Ave., in Collegetown, Sundays, 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bible study Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. For more information call 273-6811 or e-mail rlb8@cornell.edu.
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

African Development, Institute for
"Reforming International Assistance to Africa," Robert Liebenthal, World Bank, Feb. 27, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Closed Form Solutions of a Dynamic Monetary Model," Genny Li, Penn State, Feb. 28, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy
"The Crab Nebula: The Gift That Keeps on Giving," Jeff Hester, Arizona State University, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
TBA, Alice Quillen, University of Rochester, March 6, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biomedical Sciences
"Involvement of cdk Inhibitors, APC/Wingless and Notch/Delta Pathways in Regulation of Intestinal Epithelial Cell Differentiation," Andrea Quaroni, biomedical sciences, March 4, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Chemical Engineering
"Materials Processing in Dusty Plasmas," Themis Matsoukas, Pennsylvania State University, March 3, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
TBA, Steve Shirey, Carnegie Institution of Washington, March 4, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Natural Formation and Possible Fates of an Alternative Ecological State on a Rocky Shore," Robert Paine, University of Washington, March 3, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology
"Phylogeny and Classification of the Bee Family Andrenidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)," John Ascher, entomology, March 3, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Food Science
"The Relationship Between Integrins, Calpains and Drip Channel Formation in Pork," Moria Anne Lawson, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark, March 4, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Horticulture
"Sustainability of Organic, Conventional and Integrated Apple Production Systems in Washington State," John Reganold, Washington State University, Feb. 27, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Fertilizer Source and Pest Management System Effect on Ground and Surface Water Quality in Drainage From Turfgrass," Zach Easton, horticulture, March 6, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
International Programs
"Soil Health Management at Cornell's Dilmun Hill Student Farm," Marguerite Wells, Dilmun Hill Student Farm, March 5, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
International Studies in Planning
"Extended Urbanization in Amazonia," Roberto Luís Monte-Mór, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Feb. 28, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Building an Interface to Biomolecular Processes With Magnetoelectronics," Jeff Byers, Naval Research Laboratory, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Structure-Property Relationships on the Nanometer Scale in Metallic Glasses," Todd Hufnagel, Johns Hopkins University, March 6, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"Controlled Fusion: There Is Progress," David Hammer, electrical and computer engineering, March 4, 4:30 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Receptor Tyrosine Phosphatase Alpha (RPTPa): Roles in Neuronal Signaling and Development," Jan Sap, New York University School of Medicine, Feb. 28, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"Initiation, Perpetuation and Termination of Ventricular Fibrillation: Role of High Resolution Spatiotemporal Mapping," Robert Gilmour, biomedical sciences, March 4, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Natural Resources
"Public Engagement With Science," Bruce Lewenstein, communication, March 4, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Nutritional Sciences
"Metabolism of Vitamin A in the Retina Related to Visual Pigment Regeneration," Jack Saari, University of Washington, March 3, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Operations Research & Industrial Engineering
"High Performance Automation System for 300mm Wafer Manufacturing," Devadas Pillai, Intel fellow, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"Beyond Iraq: Challenges to the Transatlantic Security Community," Thomas Risse, Free University of Berlin, Feb. 27, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Why Is the Top Quark Special, and How Can We Exploit it?" Lynn Orr, University of Rochester, March 3, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Breeding
"Health-Related Phytochemicals in Plants," Rui Hai Liu, food science, March 4, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Microsporidian Roots and Branches Within the Zygomycota? Take a Number and Step in Line," Richard Humber, USDA-ARS Plant Protection Research Unit, March 5, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Science & Technology Studies
"Wild Women and Military Men: Engineering Expertise in 17th-Century France," Chandra Mukerji, University of California-San Diego, March 3, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
South Asia Program
"The Left in Pakistan: A History and the Prospects for Future Activism," Saadia Toor, development sociology, March 3, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"A Vietnamese Scholar in Anguish: Nguyen Cong Tru on How to Live in the World," Quang Phu Van, Yale University, Feb. 27, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Non-State, Trans-Border Regulation: The Jade Trade From Burma to Thailand (1960s-1980s)," Wen-Chin Chang, Institute for Ethnology at Academia Sinica, Taipei, March 6, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
Textiles & Apparel
TBA, Mary Brannon, Jeanswear, Feb. 27, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Organization of Design Services," Aija Leiponen, applied economics and management, March 6, 12:20 p.m., 317 MVR Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Manipulating Carbon Nanotubes Using Biological Molecules," Anand Jagota, DuPont Co., Feb. 28, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.


symposiums

French Studies Program
A conference titled "Contemporary Democratic Movements and Political Protest in Algeria" will be Feb. 28 in the Guerlac Room, A.D. White House. For information contact Nelly Furman at 255-1379.
Johnson Graduate School of
Management
Biotechnology Symposium: "The Genomic Revolution - Changing the Face of the Health-Care Industry," Feb. 28, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Room B9, Sage Hall. Speakers include Ed Scolnick, senior vice president, Merck; George Scangos, president and CEO, Exelixis Pharmaceuticals; and a panel, moderated by Professor Bruce Ganem. Free and open to the public. For details contact Arun Nataraj at ajn26@cornell.edu.


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
* The Heermans-McCalmon Playwriting Contest Reading will be Feb. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Read the story.
Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe opens March 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Performances continue March 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. Call or visit the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS.


miscellany

Latin American Studies Program
Study this summer in Cochabamba, Bolivia, June through August. Information sessions will be held March 3 and 4 at 4:30 p.m. in 153 Uris Hall.


sports

Men's Baseball
March 1, at Bucknell, noon
March 2, at Bucknell, 3 p.m.
Men's Basketball (8-15, 3-7 Ivy)
Feb. 28, Harvard, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball (9-14, 3-7 Ivy)
March 1, at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Women's Equestrian
March 1, at Morrisville
Women's Fencing (6-10, 0-5 Ivy)
March 1, IFA Championship, Boston, 8:30 a.m.
Women's Gymnastics (7-9)
March 2, Ivy Classic, Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Men's Hockey (22-4-1, 17-2-1 ECAC,
6-1-1 Ivy)
Feb. 28, at Princeton, 7 p.m.
March 1, at Yale, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey (4-17-3, 2-10-2 ECAC, 1-7-0 Ivy)
Feb. 28, Harvard, 7 p.m.
March 1, Brown, 4 p.m.
Men's Lacrosse
March 1, Georgetown, at Syracuse, 6 p.m.
March 4, Colgate, 4 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse
March 2, Notre Dame, 1 p.m.
Women's Polo (12-1-1)
March 1, TBA, 2 p.m.
Softball
Feb. 28, at Norfolk State & Villanova
March 1, Niagara & George Mason, at Virginia Beach
March 2, Dixie Classic Finals, Virginia Beach
Men's Squash (11-7, 3-3 Ivy)
Feb. 28-March 2, NISRA Individuals, Hartford, Conn.
Women's Squash (7-9, 0-6 Ivy)
Feb. 28-March 2, WISA Individuals, Hartford, Conn.
Men's Swimming (7-4, 5-4 EISL)
March 6, EISL Championships, Long Island
Women's Swimming (5-7, 1-6 Ivy)
Feb. 27-March 1, Ivy Championship, at Princeton
Women's Tennis (0-2)
March 1, Western Michigan, 10 a.m.
March 2, Syracuse, 1 p.m.
Men's Track (8-0)
March 1-2, Heps Championships, Hanover, N.H.
Women's Track (8-0)
March 1-2, Heps Championships, Hanover, N.H.