Calendar of Events

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 25, Viewpoints Lecture. Charles Chehab will speak on The Tribute Bearer, a fifth century B. C. E. bas-relief in the Gallery's collection. Free with gallery admission. Memorial Art Gallery, 5:30 p.m.

November 25, Lecture. Dr. Antonia Neubauer will speak on On the Path to Enlightenment: The Art and Culture of Tibet. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery, 7:30 p.m.

November 25, Tour of the Collection. Meet at the admission desk. Free with gallery admission. Memorial Art Gallery, 7:30 p.m.

November 28, Gallery Highlights Tour. Free with gallery admission. Admission desk, Memorial Gallery, 2 p.m.

November 30, Tour of the Collection. Free with gallery admission. Admission Desk, Memorial Gallery, 2 p.m.

EXHIBITS

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.

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. Memorial Art Gallery.

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. Memorial Art Gallery.

November 25 through January 11, Crèches from Around the World: The Earl Cage Collection. The manger scene by its many namesFrench crèche, Italian presepio, German Krippe, Spanish belèn, or Southwest American nacimientohas long been part of family Christmas decorations. Rochester photographer Earl Kage has collected crèches for over half a century. This year, he is showcasing works from the latter half of the twentieth century. Memorial Art Gallery.

FILM

December 2, Preview of upcoming movie, Half Baked. Hubbell Auditorium, Hutchison Hall, 9 p.m.

December 3, Preview of upcoming television special on the group Stomp, Stomp Out Loud. Hubbell Auditorium, Hutchison Hall, 9 p.m.

December 5, Spawn. Hoyt Hall, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., and 12:00 midnight. Tickets $2.75 in advance, $3 at the door.

December 6, She's So Lovely. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets $2.75 in advance, $3 at the door.

December 7, Picture Perfect. Hoyt Hall, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets $2 at the door.

December 9, Preview of upcoming movie, Still Breathing. Hubbell Auditorium, Hutchison Hall, 9 p.m.

LECTURES

December 5, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies Lectures. Antoinette Burton will speak on Tongues Tied: Lord Salisbury's "Black Man" and the Boundaries of Imperial Democracy. Jyotika Virdi will speak on Imag(in)ing the Nation: Popular Hindi Cinema in Postcolonial India. Room 407, Schlegel Hall, 3:30 p.m.

December 5, Program in Visual and Cultural Studies Craig Owens Memorial Lecture. Lee Edelman will speak on The Future is Kid Stuff: Queer Theory, Disidentification, and the Death Drive. Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, 7 p.m.

MUSIC

December 2, Kilbourn Concert Series. Mark O'Connor, violin. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 3, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra and Eastman Wind Orchestra. David Effron and Donald Hunsberger, conductors. Works by Mussorgsky and Handel/Boudreau. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

December 4, Collegium Musicum. Paul O'Dette and Christel Thielmann, directors. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 5, Eastman Jazz Ensemble. Fred Sturm, director. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

December 7, Repertory Singers. William Weinert, director. Works by Mozart, Britten, and Brahms. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

December 8, Woodwind Chamber Music. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

RELIGION

RIVER CAMPUS INTERFAITH CHAPEL

November 30, Protestant Chapel Service. Upper level, 5 p.m.

November 30, Roman Catholic Mass. Lower Level, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

November 30, Interdenominational Worship Service. Upper level, 3 p.m.

November 7, Protestant Chapel Service. Upper level, 5 p.m.

November 7, Roman Catholic Mass. Lower Level, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

November 7, Interdenominational Worship Service. Upper level, 3 p.m.

MEDICAL CENTER INTERFAITH CHAPEL

November 26, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

November 28, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

November 30, Protestant Worship (Interdenominational), 10:15 a.m.

November 30, Roman Catholic Mass, 11:15 a.m.

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE

November 24, Department of Physics and Astronomy Condensed Matter Seminar. Prof. Vladimir Privman will speak on Quantum Computing. Room 375, Bausch and Lomb Hall, 4 p.m. Tea: Room 271, Bausch and Lomb Hall, 3:45 p.m.

November 25, Department of Physics and Astronomy Ph.D. Defense. Aalok Misra will speak. Room 372, Bausch and Lomb Hall, 1:30 p.m.

November 25, Department of Chemistry STC Seminar. Dr. Timothy Rhodes will speak on Energy Distributions of Charge Transfer Complexes in Amorphous Solids. Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 5 p.m.

December 3, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine Seminar. Jack Zwanziger and Christi Davis will speak on Physicians' Fees with Managed Care Plans. Room 4-W301, Helen Wood Hall, 4 p.m.

December 10, Research Exchange/School of Nursing. Patricia Stewart, R.D., Ph.D. will speak on Energy Expenditures and Fat Oxidation in Women After Weight Loss, 3 p.m. Cynthia Dunn, M.D. will lead a discussion on Clinical Trials, 4 p.m. Room 3-W301, Helen Wood Hall.

THEATER

December 4, The House of Bernarda Alba. University of Rochester International Theatre Program. Tickets $5 to $7. Call 275-4088. Todd Theater, 8 p.m.

December 5, The House of Bernarda Alba. University of Rochester International Theatre Program. Tickets $5 to $7. Call 275-4088. Todd Theater, 8 p.m.

December 6, The House of Bernarda Alba. University of Rochester International Theatre Program. Tickets $5 to $7. Call 275-4088. Todd Theater, 8 p.m.

December 7, The House of Bernarda Alba. University of Rochester International Theatre Program. Tickets $5 to $7. Call 275-4088. Todd Theater, 3 p.m.

AND MORE

December 2, Book Fair. Sponsored by Friends of Strong Memorial Hospital, the sale includes children's books, cookbooks, and general interest books. Cash, Visa, Mastercard, payroll deduction. Call 275-2577.

December 3, Book Fair. Sponsored by Friends of Strong Memorial Hospital, the sale includes children's books, cookbooks, and general interest books. Cash, Visa, Mastercard, payroll deduction. Call 275-2577.

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.