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| It's the last chance to view Edgar Degas' "Woman With an Umbrella" at the Johnson Museum. The exhibition featuring this 1876 painting, which is on loan from the National Gallery of Canada, ends Oct. 19. |
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.
* "Surrealist Drawings From the Drukier Collection," through Oct. 19.
* "Images of Women in Degas' Paris," through Oct. 19.
* "Francesca Woodman: Photographs," through Oct. 26.
* "Indian Folk Textiles," through Nov. 2.
* "Earthbound Flight: Winged Creatures in the Art of Leonard Baskin," through Nov. 2.
* Art for Lunch: Oct. 16 at noon, find out more about the Surrealists with curator Nancy Green.
* Lecture: Oct. 16 at 5:15 p.m., Charles Stuckey, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will discuss "Dalí: The Troubled Surrealist."
"Legacy of Leadership: Cornell's Eleven Presidents," on view in Olin, Kroch and Uris libraries through the end of the semester.
"Artifex: Leonard Baskin & the Gehenna Press," on view in the Hirshland Gallery, level 2B of Kroch Library, through Jan. 9.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 Cornell graduate students and kids 12 and under). films
"Disease of the Wind" (2002), directed by James Keach, introduced by Jessica Sapalio, American Red Cross, 5 p.m., free.
"The Quiet American" (2002), directed by Phillip Noyce, with Michael Cain, Brendan Fraser and Do Hai Yen, 7:15 p.m.
"Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle" (2003), directed by McG, with Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, 9:30 p.m.
"Love and Diane" (2003), with guest filmmaker Jennifer Dworkin and documentary subject Diane Hazzard, 7 p.m. See story, Page 11.
"Mildred Pierce" (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz, with Joan Crawford, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Little Otik" (2000), directed by Jan Svankmajer, with Veronika Zilkova and Jan Hartl, 9 p.m., Uris.
"Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle," 11 p.m.
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1974), directed by Terry Gilliam, midnight, Uris.
"Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle," 5 and 9:45 p.m.
"The Cruise" (1998), directed by Bennet Miller, with "Speed" Levitch, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Quiet American," 7:30 p.m.
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail," 9 p.m., Uris.
"Love and Diane," 4 p.m.
"The Quiet American," 7:30 p.m.
"Juliet of the Spirits" (1965), directed by Federico Fellini, with Giulietta Masina and Maria Pisu, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"The Phantom of Liberty" (1974), directed by Luis Buñuel, with Michel Piccoli, 7 p.m.
"The Cruise," 9:15 p.m.
"Love and Diane," 6:45 p.m.
"Twin Surrealists: Shorts by the Brothers Quay," 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center Film Forum, $3.
"Mildred Pierce," 9:45 p.m.
"Stevie" (2003), with guest filmmaker Steve James, 7:15 p.m.
"Hidden in Plain Sight" (2001), directed by John Smihula, a discussion will follow the screening, presented by LASP and CUSLAR, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Speed Levitch: Live From Inner Space," with Timothy "Speed" Levitch in person, 7:30 p.m., $9 general admission, $7 students and seniors.
"Eraserhead" (1977), directed by David Lynch, with John Nance, Charlotte Stewart and Jeanne Bates, 10:30 p.m.lectures
"Central Africa and the Caribbean: Cultural Interconnections," Maureen Warner-Lewis, University of the West Indies, Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m., Hoyt Fuller Room, Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road.
Kops Lecture: "Our Imperiled Freedoms: The Collateral Damage of 9-11," Nadine Strossen, New York Law School and ACLU, Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m.,Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Read the story.
"Gardening for Birds," Stephen Kress, author and ornithologist, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall.
Guatemalan youth activist Cecilia Gonzalez will give two lectures on campus: Oct. 21 at noon in 153 Uris Hall and Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Accountability for War Crimes in Iraq," a panel discussion with James Finkel, special assistant to the director of the CIA; David Scheffer, former ambassador at large for war crimes issues during the Clinton administration; and Ruti Teitel, New York Law School, Oct. 23, 4 p.m., G90 Myron Taylor Hall.
"AGORA: A Digital Library for Sustainable Agriculture in the Developing World," Robert Herdt, former deputy director of the Rockefeller Foundation, Oct. 23, 4 p.m., Mann Library Addition. Read the story.
"Quantitative Description of Anisotropic Microstructures," Craig Hartley, Metallic Materials Aerospace and Materials Science, Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Governing the South China Sea," David Rosenberg, Middlebury College, Oct. 16, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"The Price Paid for Being Neutral in the Cold War: A Comparison of the Fates of Sukarno and Sihanouk," Benny Widyono, visiting scholar, Oct. 23, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Molecules and Mind: The Impact of Psychopharmacology on Self and Society," Herbert Meltzer, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Oct. 23, 4:40 p.m., 200 Baker Lab. Read the story.
"Galileo's Grapes: A Cosmological Perspective," Bill Nye, a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professor, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. Free tickets, limited to two per person, are required and are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office. Read the story.music
Read about this week's concerts.
* Oct. 17, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital: Kevin Lowe, drums, will perform original jazz compositions and arrangements.
* Oct. 18, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: Cornell Symphony Orchestra will present D-minor symphonies by Franck and Schumann. Note: The location was changed from Ithaca College to Bailey Hall.
* Oct. 19, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Composer Yotam Haber presents his D.M.A. recital.
* Oct. 23, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music: Sopranos Constance Dunlap and Julia Madden and tenor Jason Wang perform.
The Society for the Humanities presents an informal chamber music concert Oct. 19 at 4:30 p.m. in the Guerlac Room of the A.D. White House. Performers will be: Sarah Chandler, Alan Nussbaum, Lenora Schneller and Mark Simon.
Priscilla Herdman performs Oct. 19. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays 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; kids are welcome. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.reading
The Creative Writing Program presents a reading by Jamaica Kincaid, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. Read the story.religion
Rev. Karen Green, dean of students at Wells College, will lead the service Oct. 19 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.
Weekly Bible study meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in 314 Anabel Taylor Hall. For information contact Keith Bowman at kcb29@cornell.edu or 277-2283.
* 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 information, call Anne Marie at 266-7256.
* Weekend Mass schedule: Sunday, 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., ATH Chapel.
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.
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. For information visit the Web site at http://www.ccfiv.org.
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.
Meeting for worship, Sunday, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall. For more information visit the Web site at http://www.curw.cornell.edu/gcf.
Weekly religious service is Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a Gita reading at 5 p.m.
* 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 services, call 272-5810.
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, 11 a.m. Call 272-1564 or 255-2928 for information.
Campus ministry at St. Luke Church, 109 Oak Ave., in Collegetown, Sundays, 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bible study Tuesday, 7 p.m. For more information call 273-6811 or e-mail rlb8@cornell.edu.
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly Halaqa, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., ATH.
Weekly coffee hour Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m., Tower Café, Uris Library. For more information the web site at http://www.meca-online.org/.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service, 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.seminars
"Dewetting Induced Hydrophobic Collapse: From Plates to Proteins," Bruce Berne, Columbia University, Oct. 17, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Microbial Cycling of Arsenic in Anoxic Environments," Ron Oremland, USGS Menlo Park, Calif., Oct. 17, 4 p.m., Morison Room, Corson Hall.
"Using Mouse Models to Study p53 Signaling Pathways in Cancer and Aging," Lawrence Donehower, Baylor College of Medicine, Oct. 21, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Networks and Norms," Barnaby Marsh, Oxford University, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m., 302 Uris Hall.
"From Widgets to Digits: Employment Regulation for the Changing Workplace," Katherine Stone, Cornell, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., 302 Uris Hall.
"DNA in Micro-Flows," Ronald Larson, University of Michigan, Oct. 20, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Statistical Theory for the Design of Proteins, Foldamers and Sequence Libraries," Jeffrey Saven, University of Pennsylvania, Oct. 16, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Laboratory.
TBA, Jonas Peters, California Institute of Technology, Oct. 20, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Content Delivery and File Sharing in the Modern Internet," Hank Levy, University of Washington, Oct. 23, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
TBA, Suzanne Baldwin, Syracuse University, Oct. 20, time TBA, 2146 Snee Hall. Call 255-5267 for information.
"The Evolutionary Consequences of Amino Acid Variation in the Human Genome," Carlos Bustamante, biological statistics and computational biology, Oct. 20, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Simple, Scalable Network Algorithms," Balaji Prabhakar, Stanford University, Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"New and Old Conclusions About the Phylogenetic Roots of the Honeybee Communication Dance," Rudolf Jander, University of Kansas, Oct. 20, 11 a.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Genetic Dissection of Neuromodulatory Circuits That Underlie Complex Behavioral Programs in Insects," James Truman, University of Washington, Oct. 20, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Catholicism and Europeanization," Bryan Hehir, Catholic Charities, Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
"Food Safety Is Magical, but It Doesn't Magically Happen: An Overview of the Disney Food Safety Program," Frank Yiannas, Disney, Oct. 21, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"New Zealand Adaptive Horticulture in a Global Market," Ian Merwin, horticulture, Oct. 16, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Sciences.
"The Art of Horticulture: A New Student-Focused Course That Melds Gardens, Art and Human Well-being," Marcia Eames-Sheavly, horticulture, Oct. 23, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Understanding Guatemala After 36 Years of War: Youth Awareness and Organizing Through Art and Creative Action," Wendy Santizo, founder of Hijos, Guatemala, Oct. 21, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Indigenous Epistemologies in Latin America," John Beverley, University of Pittsburgh, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Nanowires and Nanotubes Through Block-Copolymer Self-Assembly in Selective Solvents," Mitch Winnik, University of Toronto, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Mechanical Behavior of Thin Metal Films," Joost Vlassak, Harvard University, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Higher Order Time Integration Schemes for the Unsteady Navier Stokes Equations on Unstructured Meshes," Giridhar Jothiprasad, Cornell, Oct. 21, 12:30 p.m., 178 Rhodes Hall.
"Chemical Approaches to Sorting Out Protein Phosphorylation and Acetylation," Philip Cole, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Oct. 17, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Calcium Channels and NMDA Receptors: Controlling Neuronal Survival Through Regulating the Transcription Factor, C/EBPb," Leslie Blair, Brown University, Oct. 20, 4 p.m., G3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"Sensor Applications of Materials," Hector Abruna, chemistry and chemical biology, Oct. 21, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Measuring and Decomposing Health Inequality: Conceptual and Empirical Issues," David Sahn, nutritional sciences, Oct. 20, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Current events roundtable on Arab Responses to U.S. Foreign Policy, with Deborah Starr, Near Eastern studies; Tamir Sorek, sociology; and Barak Mendelsohn, government, Oct. 16, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"X-ray Imaging and Microscopy Applications and Future Opportunities With an ERL Source," Qun Shen, CHESS, Oct. 20, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Updates to the Comparative Genome Maps of Wheat and Rice: A High-Resolution View Based on Sequence Analysis," Mauricio La Rota, plant breeding, Oct. 21, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Fungal Virulence Mechanisms: The Cochliobolus heterostrophus Tox1 Locus," Pim Asvarak, Oct. 22, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Cast `Identity' in Pre-modern and Modern South Asia: A Lankan Perspective," John Rodgers, Tufts University, Oct. 20, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Sharp Simultaneous Intervals for the Means of Selected Populations With Application to Microarray Data Analysis," Jing Qiu, graduate student, Oct. 22, 4 p.m., 406 Malott Hall.
"Observing Street Style: Methods and Ethics," Janet Hethorn, University of Delaware, Oct. 16, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"High-Performance Synthetic Ropes: Application and Field Evaluation," Rafeal Chou, Samson Ropes, Oct. 23, noon, 317 MVR Hall.
"Wind Energy Extraction by Birds and Flight Vehicles," Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures, Oct. 17, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
"Don't Throw Out Those Herbs and Spices!" Michele Wilbur, nutritionist at Green Cuisine, Oct. 17, noon, 361 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.symposiums
The Emerging Markets Program will hold its symposium Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. in David L. Call Auditorium of Kennedy Hall. The keynote speaker will be Susan Rice, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former assistant secretary of state for African affairs. Her topic will be "Increasing Capital Flow to Africa." For more information, visit http://ww.emergingmarkets.aem.cornell.edu/whats_new/index.htm. Read the story.
"Further Developments: A Symposium Dedicated to Eleanor J. Gibson" will be held Oct. 18 in 202 Uris Hall. Presentations include:
* "Learning Mechanisms in the Development of Action," Karen Adolph, 9 a.m.
* "Gibson's Legacy: A Comparative and Developmental Psychology of Human Perception, Action and Knowledge," Elizabeth Spelke, 11:30 a.m.
* "A Gibsonian Module," Ulric Neisser, 1:30 p.m.
* "Learning About the Affordances of Emotion: The Effects of Context," Arlene Walker-Andrews, 5:30 p.m.theater
The CUPB presents an evening with Bill Cosby, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. in Barton Hall. Tickets for Cornell students are $25 for reserved seating and $20 general admission. Students must show current, valid full-time student ID. Limited to four tickets per ID. Tickets for the general public, if available, are $35 for reserved seating and $30 for general admission. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Risley Theatre kicks off its season with the Matthew Shepard drama The Laramie Project Oct. 22-26 at 8 p.m. A matinee will be offered Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be reserved by calling the Risley box office at 255-9521. Risley Theatre is in Risley Hall on Thurston Ave., just past the Fall Creek bridge.
Be Aggressive premieres Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. at Cornell's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Evening performances continue Oct. 23-26 and Oct. 29-Nov. 1. Matinees will be offered Oct. 26 and Nov. 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $8 for students and seniors and $10 for the general public. Visit or call the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS. Read the story.miscellany
Meetings are open to the public and will be held Monday through Friday, 12:15 p.m., in Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call 273-1541.
The Cornell Baking Club will be selling home-made apple and pumpkin pies Oct. 20 in Willard Straight Hall. For information, contact Lisa Denogean at lrd8@cornell.edu or visit the Web site http://www.rso.cornell.edu/bakigclub/.
Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step program for those dealing with emotional problems, meets Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave. For information, call Ed at 387-8257.
A 12-step program for persons wishing to recover from food addiction, including overeating, anorexia, bulimia and obsession with food. There are no dues, fees or weigh-ins. Meetings are held weekly in Ithaca. For information about meeting times and places or to leave a message for a confidential return call, call 387-8329.
Free tutorial assistance in writing.
* 178 Rockefeller, Sunday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* Carol Tatkon Center, 3343 Balch Hall, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.sports
Oct. 18, at Harry Anderson Invitational (JV), Rochester, N.Y.
Oct. 18, at Pre-NCAA Meet, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Oct. 18, at Harry Anderson Invitational (JV), Rochester, N.Y.
Oct. 18, at Pre-NCAA Meet, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Oct. 18, Georgetown, 1 p.m.
Oct. 18, Red/White scrimmage, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19, at Head of the Charles, Boston
Oct. 19, at Head of the Charles, Boston
Oct. 19, at Head of the Charles, Boston
Oct. 18, at Yale, 7 p.m.
Oct. 22, at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Oct. 18, at Yale, 4 p.m.
Oct. 17, Princeton, 7 p.m.
Oct. 17-21, ITA Regional Champs.
Oct. 17, Brown, 7 p.m.
Oct. 18, Yale, 4 p.m.