Jon Reis

Register now to attend the annual Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration, gathering more than 700 student, faculty, staff and community participants April 16-17.

Composers’ forum

The Department of Music Composers’ Forum presents recent music by guest composer Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez of the Eastman School of Music, March 27 at 1:25 p.m. in 316 Lincoln Hall. Free and open to the public.

The program is in the Alfred E. Kahn Seminar Room, located within the Sidney Cox Library of Music and Dance, 220 Lincoln Hall.

The weekly Composers’ Forum brings distinguished guest composers to campus several times a year, and provides a venue for Cornell faculty and graduate students to discuss their work and topics of musical relevance.

Monk time

Cornell Cinema will screen “Monk With a Camera,” a film by former Ithaca College film professor Guido Santi and Tina Mascara, March 27 just before the Spring Break hiatus.

The film depicts the life of photographer Nicholas Vreeland, who in 1972 left his life of privilege (he is the grandson of Vogue editor Diana Vreeland) to join a monastery in India. Santi and Mascara participated in a post-screening Skype discussion March 26.

Cornell Cinema reopens April 8 with the Ithaca premiere of “The Iron Ministry,” a film about China's massive train system, with filmmaker and Cornell assistant professor J.P. Sniadecki discussing the documentary.

School’s out

The Museum of the Earth invites children to explore the weird and bizarre creatures that once roamed the planet in “Non-Mythical Beasts,” March 30-31 and April 1.

The School’s Out! program, geared to ages 5-12, is offered all three days from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is included in museum admission (ages 4-17 $4, college students and senior citizens $6, adults $8, members and children age 3 and under free). Information: 607-273-6623.

Networking and art

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art hosts a networking event for local young professionals, “Good Taste,” April 2 at 5:15 p.m. in conjunction with the exhibition “‘This is no less curious’: Journeys through the Collection.”

Cosponsored by Tompkins Connect, a group connecting emerging leaders and benefiting the local nonprofit community, the event features an inside look at the exhibition with curators Sonja Gandert, Alexandra Palmer and Alana Ryder, and spirits from Finger Lakes Distilling Company.

The exhibition continues through April 12. Museum admission is free. Regular hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays until 8 p.m. (through April 30); closed Mondays.

Writing contest

The Marvin Carlson Writing Contest is seeking essays on theater and performance from Cornell graduate and undergraduate students through April 7.

Administered each year by the Department of Performing and Media Arts, the Marvin Carlson Award for Best Student Essay in Theatre or Performance consists of a $250 cash prize and a certificate.

Submissions are due by 4 p.m. April 7 at the second floor reception desk in the Schwartz Center. For more information, email associate professor Sara Warner with the subject line “Marvin Carlson Writing Contest.”

Entrepreneurship Celebration

Registration is open for the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration April 16-17, an annual conference in Ithaca that brings together more than 700 students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members. Registration and more information here.

The celebration features a New Business and Emerging Technologies Showcase; symposia on such topics as family businesses, social entrepreneurship and health administration; the eLab Demo Day for student businesses; business idea competition finals and networking opportunities. The Student Business of the Year award will be announced during the conference.