Things to Do, May 2-9

Events this week include traditional Javanese and new electronic music, a talk on the history of synthesizers, the Locally Grown Dance Festival, a panel on Latin American violence and Slope Day.

Professor Emeritus Werner Dannhauser dies at 84

Werner Dannhauser, professor emeritus of government, died April 26 in Frederick, Pa., at the age of 84.

Class examines Cornell past and future

This “Rise and Fall of ‘Civilization’” class, taught by Professor Adam T. Smith, examines traditional archaeological topics, partly by looking at our current civilization and imagining the Cornell campus 1,000 years from now.

Things to Do, April 25-May 2

Events this week include Ag Day and Spring Fest sustainability activities on the Ag Quad; comics and pop culture; Pedal for Pets; a public lecture on civil society and public protest; and locally made films.

Libe Slope features living art display

Recent transfer student and horticulture enthusiast Justin Kondrat ’14 has led a project with the help of nearly 100 Cornellians to plant some 50,000 blooming flowers that spell out the word “rooted” in 10-foot letters on Libe Slope; the display will glow nightly until May 1.

Cloud artist leaves lasting impression of fleeting work

Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde, who conjures clouds in empty exhibition spaces, gave a public lecture on campus April 21 and unveiled his latest work, created in Milstein Hall last weekend.

$4.5M project focuses on hope and optimism

A $3.8 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation will fund a new research project on hope and optimism, co-directed by Cornell philosophy professor Andrew Chignell.

'A rarity most beloved': Shakespeare folios on display

For one day only, April 23, Cornell Library is putting all four of its 17th-century folio editions of William Shakespeare's collected plays on display to celebrate the Bard's 450th birthday.

Things to Do, April 18-25

Events this week include Cornell Yamatai's annual concert, 'Far From Canterbury' at the Schwartz Center, Roby Lakatos Ensemble in Bailey Hall, and a lecture on tennis legend Arthur Ashe.