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Events scheduled for Monday, November 10 (after 5 p.m.) through Monday, November 24 (before 5 p.m.)

ACTIVITIES PROGRAM

Discounts for these activities are available to all University staff and faculty through the Employee Activities Program. All tickets are available at the Hospital Cashier's Office, the Medical Center Bookstore, and the River Campus Parking Office. The Eastman School, MAG, and Bursar's Office carry theater tickets only. Discount cards/brochures are available at the River Campus Parking Office and the Conference and Events Office, Room 33A, Administration Building. For further information, see the Employee Activities Program newsletter or call x5-7942.

African Lion Safari, 25 percent discount coupon, x5-7942

Alamo Rent-A-Car, $15 off and 50 percent off upgrade charges, x5-7942

Allied Van Line, Preferred Customer Status, 235-3500

Amerks, $9.75 Blue Action Pack Ticket

Anheuser-Busch Theme Parks (RARES), discount card, x5-7942

Best Western (Orlando), golden passport card, x5-7942

BJ's Wholesale card, one day pass with 5 percent surcharge, x5-7942

Bock Tours (RARES), 10 percent off preformed group tours, 244-7925

Bristol Harbour, $5 discount on regular price of 18 rounds of golf, call Mike Roeder at 396-2460

Bristol Mountain, several packages available, see distribution sites

Buckman's "Soft Touch" Wash, $5.00

Buena Vista Suites, club membership card, x5-7942

Caesar's Pocono Resorts (RARES), 20 percent off midweek, 10 percent off weekend, x5-7942

Cellular One, University Plan, Betsy Reddington at 732-7201

Cherry Hill Furniture, up to 50 percent discount, x5-7942

Choice Hotels International, travelers' discount card, x5-7942

Citibank's Corporate Mortgage Program, 334-1482/383-5300

Clarion Essex Park Hotel, University Rate, 800-567-2233

Colonial Plaza Inn (Orlando), (800) 321-2323

Comfort Suites (Orlando), (800) 27-SUITE

Days Inn (Lake Buena Vista), magic days club card, x5-7942

Delta Sonic Ticket Packages, prices range from $6.50 - $32.50

Designs by RAS (RARES), 50 percent off all screen and art charges, call Chuck Leone at 482-9790

Dine-A-Mate Book, $20

Discovery Zone, $4.25

Dorney Park, discount coupon, x5-7942

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, $3 discount, show University ID at entrance

Dunham's, 15 percent discount card. x5-7942

Employee Printing Service (RARES), 40 percent off retail prices, x5-7942

Fairport Harbor House (RARES), 10 percent discount on room rentals, call 223-7280

Frontier Cellular, discount rates, call Michael Machonkin at 738-7001

The Garden Store at Ted Collins Associates, 10 percent discount, call Greg Roth at 924-7180

General Cinema Tickets, $5.50 adult, $3.50 children

Genesee Country Museum, $8.75 adult tickets, $5.50 youth tickets, seniors $8.50 at door, open May 10 through October 13

Gitlin Optical, 15 percent discount on eyeglasses, call 442-1720

Hershey Park, discount hospitality card, x5-7942

Hertz Car Rental, member discount card, x5-7942

Holiday Inn (Orlando), (800) FON-KIDS

Hunt Hollow Ski Club, day lift price $20, night life price $18, call Linda Campbell at 374-5428

Howard Johnson (Orlando), golden passport card

The Inn of the Six Mountains (RARES), 20 percent discount year round, off rack rates, call Guy Rossi at (800) 228-4676

Island Jake Music Services, $50 off four-hour music and light show, call 387-9858

Jos. A. Banks, discount with University of Rochester ID, Loehmann's Plaza

KOA Campgrounds (Florida 30 percent off, West Coast 10 percent off),

Lafayette Moving and Storage, discount programs, call 334-0770

Liberty Travel (RARES), call 544-5500

Little Theatre tickets, $5.25

L & M Financial Services, free educational workshops for companies and individuals, call Randy Callesto at (800) 326-8410

Medical Center Athletic Club, discount rates, call Kelly Walzer/Sandra Dano at x5-2437

Memorial Art Gallery, 1/2 price new membership application, x5-7942

National Car Rental, one car class upgrade or one free weekend day, x5-7942

Print USA (RARES), 40 percent off retail prices, x5-7942

R. C. Shaheen, 20 percent off paint, 25 percent off wallcoverings, 60 percent off window blinds, free in-home decorating service, x5-7942

Rivers Organization/Bonaparte Travel (RARES), call Rick Rivers at 385-6050

Rochester Athletic Club, $100 off membership (offer expires 10/31/97), call Peter at 424-2222

Sam's Club, one year free membership with 5 percent surcharge

Ski Valley, several packages available, see distribution sites

Sony Theatre Tickets, $5

Staub's Cleaners (RARES), 20 percent off dry cleaning, call Patty Burgen at 271-4200

Swain Ski Center, several packages available, see distribution sites

Universal Studios, membership discount card, x5-7942

Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom Club (RARES), discount card, x5-7942

ART

November 11, Tuesday's Treasures Drop-off Day. Drop off tax-deductible donations of jewelry, artworks, porcelain, furniture, and linens. Call 473-7720 x3035. Cutler Union, Memorial Art Gallery, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

November 11, Viewpoints Lecture. Carol Acquilano will speak on her own landscape paintings. Free with gallery admission. Memorial Art Gallery, 5:30 p.m.

November 11, Panel Discussion. Paul Resika, artist, and Alan Singer, artist and RIT associate professor of fine arts, will discuss landscape painting. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery, 7:30 p.m.

November 12, Art À La Carte. Susan Dodge Peters will speak on the Dorothy McBride Gill Education Center. Call 473-7720 x3018 for reservations for talk and lunch. Auditorium and Cutler's Restaurant, Memorial Art Gallery, noon.

November 14, Exhibition Tour. Highlights Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas. Free with gallery admission. Memorial Art Gallery, 2 p.m.

November 16, Exhibition Tour. Highlights Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas. Free with gallery admission. Memorial Art Gallery, 2 p.m.

November 18, Tuesday's Treasures. The Gallery's third annual next-to-new sale will feature jewelry, artworks, furniture, and other items. Call 473-7720 x3035 for more information. Cutler Union, Memorial Art Gallery, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

November 18, Viewpoints Lecture. Merlin Dailey will speak on the Gallery's new exhibition of Japanese prints and the joys of collecting. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery, 5:30 p.m.

November 18, Lecture. Coy Ludwig will speak on Maxfield Parrish's Interlude, which recently came to the Gallery on permanent loan. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery, 7:30 p.m.

November 18, Tour of the Collection. Free with gallery admission. Admission desk, Memorial Art Gallery, 7:30 p.m.

November 21, Gallery Highlights Tour. Free with gallery admission. Admission desk, Memorial Gallery, 2 p.m.

November 23, Family Workshop. Paulette Davis will lead a workshop for adults and children on Creating a Coat of Arms: Mixed Media. Call 473-7720 x3056 to register. Creative Workshop, Memorial Art Gallery, 1:30 p.m.

November 23, Tour of the Collection. Free with gallery admission. Admission Desk, Memorial Gallery, 2 p.m.

EXHIBITS

Through November 16, Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas. Seventy-three works of the past decade show how landscape painting has evolved in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The artists range from the famous--Wolf Kahn, Rackstraw Downes, Janet Fish--to young, emerging talents. Memorial Art Gallery.

Through February 15, Storm Boy and Frog Girl: Tales of the Northwest Coast by Paul Owen Lewis. This exhibition includes six original paintings from children's books by Paul Owen Lewis, and contemporary works by Northwest Coast artisans from a Rochester collection. Memorial Art Gallery.

November 14 through February 15, Glorious Warriors and Heavenly Landscapes: The Art of the Japanese Print. This exhibit features 40 color woodblock prints and a rare folding album celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Japanese printmaking giants Ando Hiroshige and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Assembled by Rochester print collectors Merlin Dailey and Geoffrey Oliver, the prints depict heroes and samurai, poetic landscapes, genre scenes, and portraits of stage performers and courtesans.

November 14 through January 18, Festive Lights: Menorahs from Rochester Collections. This exhibition of menorahs from around the world celebrates the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. This year, the focus is on menorahs from the 1960s to the 1990s, including works by Albert Paley and Al Wilson of Rochester.

FILM

November 14, Conspiracy Theory. Hoyt Hall, 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., and 12:30 a.m. Tickets $2.75 in advance, $3 at the door.

November 15, G.I. Jane. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Pink Floyd The Wall, 12:30 a.m. Hoyt Hall. Tickets $2.75 in advance, $3 at the door.

November 16, Ulee's Gold. Hoyt Hall, 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Tickets $2 at the door.

November 21, Event Horizon. Hoyt Hall, 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., and 12:30 a.m. Tickets $2.75 in advance, $2 at the door.

November 22, Operation Condor. Hoyt Hall, 7:30 p.m., and 10 p.m. Tickets $2.75 in advance, $3 at the door.

November 23, Copland. Hoyt Hall, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets $2 at the door.

MUSIC

November 10, Eastman Wind Ensemble. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. Works by Bach and Hindemith. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

November 11, Eastman Percussion Ensemble. John Beck, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

November 12, Eastman Philharmonia. David Effron, conductor. Bruckner, Symphony No. 8. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

November 13, Eastman Opera Theatre. Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro. Call 222-5000 for tickets. Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 p.m.

November 14, Eastman Opera Theatre. Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro. Call 222-5000 for tickets. Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 p.m.

November 15, Eastman Opera Theatre. Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro. Call 222-5000 for tickets. Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 p.m.

November 16, Eastman Opera Theatre. Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro. Call 222-5000 for tickets. Kilbourn Hall, 2 p.m.

November 16, Eastman New Jazz Ensemble. James Doser, director. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

November 17, Eastman Chamber Jazz Ensemble. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

November 18, Kilbourn Concert Series. Sylvan Wind Quintet. Works by Shostakovich, Ligeti, and Janacek. Call 222-5000 for tickets. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

November 19, Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble/Eastman Jazz Lab. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

November 20, Eastman Chorale. William Weinert, conductor. Works by Rachmaninoff, Schoenberg, and Pizzetti. Christ Church, 141 East Avenue, 8 p.m.

RELIGION

RIVER CAMPUS INTERFAITH CHAPEL

November 16, Protestant Chapel Service. Upper level, 5 p.m.

November 16, Roman Catholic Mass. Lower Level, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

November 16, Interdenominational Worship Service. Upper level, 3 p.m.

November 23, Protestant Chapel Service. Upper level, 5 p.m.

November 23, Roman Catholic Mass. Lower Level, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

November 23, Interdenominational Worship Service. Upper level, 3 p.m.

MEDICAL CENTER INTERFAITH CHAPEL

November 10, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

November 12, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

November 14, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

November 16, Protestant Worship (Interdenominational), 10:15 a.m.

November 16, Roman Catholic Mass, 11:15 a.m.

November 17, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

November 19, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

November 21, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

November 23, Protestant Worship (Interdenominational), 10:15 a.m.

November 23, Roman Catholic Mass, 11:15 a.m.

November 24, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE

November 10, Department of Chemistry Physical Seminar. Tianbing Xia will speak on Thermodynamics of Tandem Mismatches in RNA. Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 4:45 p.m.

November 11, Department of Chemistry STC Seminar. Dr. Esther Conwell will speak on Electron and Hole Transport in Polymers: Who Cares? Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 5 p.m.

November 12, Research Exchange/School of Nursing Lecture. Marilyn Aten will speak on Adolescent Risk Behavior and HIV. Room 3-W301, Helen Wood Hall, 3 p.m.

November 12, Research Exchange/School of Nursing Discussion. Gary Chadwick and Steve Brown will speak on Human Subjects Issues (Regulations and Financial). Room 3-W301, Helen Wood Hall, 4 p.m.

November 14, Department of Chemistry Organic Seminar. Terrence Smalley will speak on Indium Promoted Addition of Allyl and Allenyl Stannanes to Aldehydes. Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 9:30 a.m.

November 17, Department of Chemistry Inorganic Seminar. Susan Millar will speak on Cisplatin as an Antitumor Agent. Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 4:45 p.m.

November 21, Department of Chemistry Organic Seminar. Robert Udal will speak on Epoxidation of Olefins by Dimethoxydioxirane: A Stepwise or Concerted Process? Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 9:30 a.m.

AND MORE

November 15, Polish Workers in Europe and America. This day-long conference will explore the pride and plight of Polish workers in Europe and America. Free and open to all. Call 275-9898 for more information. Room 207, Schlegel hall, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lexis/Nexis coaching sessions. Learn to search the legal or news portions of this popular database. Rush Rhees Reference, Tuesdays at noon. Through early December.

Strong Reruns. The store is in the process of relocation. Please save donations until later this fall, when Reruns will reopen.

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