Cinema in the summer

Cornell Cinema opens its summer season June 20 at 7:45 p.m., Willard Straight Theatre, with an Ithaca premiere of "Breaking Upwards," a romantic experiment between two 20-somethings in New York. $4 students, children; $5.50 seniors; $7 general.

The cinema celebrates its 40th anniversary June 23-26, beginning with an outdoor Willard Straight Terrace screening of the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night," June 23. Terrace opens at 8:30 p.m.; film shows at 9:30 p.m. Advance tickets recommended ($12/$10 students, seniors), available starting June 21, Cornell Cinema office, 104 Willard Straight Hall, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Willard Straight Box Office, 7:25-8:05 p.m.

The celebration continues at Willard Straight Theatre with a debut of filmmaker/critic Gerald Peary's documentary, "For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism," June 24 at 7:45 p.m. and "It Came from Kuchar," with former Cornell Cinema director Richard Herskowitz, June 25 at 7:15 p.m. A definitive restoration of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" with an original score performed live by the Alloy Orchestra shows June 26 at 7:15 p.m. ($15/$10 students, seniors, available now at http://www.CornellCinemaTickets.com, starting June 19 at Ithaca Guitarworks and June 21 at the Cornell Cinema Office).

Also playing: "Alice in Wonderland," June 27 at 7 p.m. and Fritz Lang's "Secret Beyond the Door," June 28 at 7:45 p.m. The latter is the first in a series from the national tour of the UCLA Film and Television Archive Festival of Preservation showing at Willard Straight this summer.

Information: 607-255-3522 or http://cinema.cornell.edu.

Summer session concerts and lectures

The School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions offers free indoor events at the Schwartz Center Tuesdays beginning June 29, outdoor concerts on the Arts Quad Fridays beginning July 2, and lectures Wednesdays beginning July 7. Summer schedule: http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/about/events/ .

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Lectures from afar

The School of Criticism and Theory presents a summer of free public lectures, all held at 4 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Full listing: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/sochum/sct/events.html.

Upcoming are: Timothy Brennan, professor of comparative literature, cultural studies and English, University of Minnesota, "Vico, Spinoza and the Imperial Past," June 21; Katherine Hayles, professor of literature and information science, Duke University, "How We Think: The Transforming Power of Digital Technologies," June 22; Bonnie Honig, professor of political science, Northwestern University, "'Antigone,' Interrupted: Greek Tragedy and the Future of Humanism," June 28; and Amanda Anderson, professor of English literature, Johns Hopkins University, "Cold War Liberalism and the Fate of Theory," June 29.

Information: 607-255-4086 or mea4@cornell.edu.

Memorial Peace Trot

The first annual "Peter DeMott Trot," a non-competitive 5K race that will also serve as a fundraiser for the Ithaca Catholic Worker House, will be held June 20 at 1 p.m., 64 Grove, Cornell Plantations, Ithaca, N.Y., in memory of the late Peter DeMott, an avid distance runner, Vietnam veteran and Ithaca peace activist. Registration opens at 11 a.m. or in advance at http://www.myspace.com/peterdemottpeacetrot. Information: 607-277-6932 or demottgrady6@gmail.com.

Weekly garden tours

Docents at the Cornell Plantations will provide weekly guided tours at noon each Saturday, June 19-Sept. 4. Tours will highlight the theme gardens and will vary depending on the plants, season, interests of the group and whim of the docent. Information: http://www.cornellplantations.org or contact Kevin Moss at 607-254-7430 or km274@cornell.edu. Donations welcome.

For the birders

Guided bird walks through Sapsucker Woods for beginning birders continue Saturday and Sunday mornings through July, 7:30-9 a.m. Meet at the Lab of Ornithology, Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity; bring binoculars and a field guide if possible. Free. Information: http://www.birds.cornell.edu.

Live folksong concerts

Six free and open Bound for Glory concerts, hosted by Phil Shapiro, will be held at and broadcast live from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall, Sundays, 8-11 p.m., beginning June 27 with blues guitarist and singer Toby Walker. The concert will broadcast on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5, and stream online at http://wvbr.com. Information: call Shapiro, 607-844-4535 or pds10@cornell.edu.

Johnson Museum exhibits

The Johnson Museum offers new and continuing exhibits, tours and special events throughout the summer; see http://www.museum.cornell.edu/HFJ/calendar/calendar.html.

New: June 26-Aug. 1, an exhibition of 19th- and early 20th-century American quilts from the collection of Etsuko Terasaki. June 27, 1-4 p.m., the museum will host an afternoon of quilt-related events, including demonstrations, a tour of the exhibition, a care-and-storage session and hands-on activities for quilters of all ages. Cornell alumna and author Laura Fisher will present a lecture, 4-5 p.m. A frequent guest on Martha Stewart Living TV, Fisher has lectured at such places as the American Folk Art Museum, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the New England Quilt Museum. Cathy Klimaszewski, curator, will lead a tour of the exhibit July 29 at noon.

Continuing: Michael Ashkin's exhibit continues through July 9. Askin is director of graduate studies in the art department, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, known for his treatments of marginalized industrial wastelands. On display through Oct. 3: "Sublime Form: European Decorative Design 1900-1920," highlighting the work of the Wiener Werkstätte from a private collection.

Software, Web and research tools

Olin and Uris libraries offer a variety of software, research and Webpage workshops for faculty, staff and students on such topics as Dreamweaver; Photoshop; Excel; HTML; geneology; Google Earth, Maps and Pro; grants and fellowships; Lexis/Nexis; and RefWorks. Information: http://olinurisworkshops.library.cornell.edu/.

Three days to explore careers

For more than 70 years, Cornell Cooperative Extension's 4-H Youth Development program has conducted a three-day event at Cornell, now called 4-H Career Explorations, to acquaint youth to academic fields, explore various careers and develop leadership skills. This event will take place June 29-July 1, at the Robert Purcell Community Center, open to youth entering grades 8-12. Information: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/events/Pages/CareerEx.aspx or contact Celeste Carmichael, 607-255-4799 or cjc17@cornell.edu.