ART
January 13, Lecture. Eminent Soviet architect Feliks Novikov will give an illustrated lecture in English on The Architectonic Image of Moscow. Free with Gallery admission. Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery, 7:30 p.m.
January 14, Lecture (in Russian). Eminent Soviet architect Feliks Novikov will give an illustrated lecture on The Architectonic Image of Moscow. Free with Gallery admission. Auditorium Memorial Art Gallery, 10 a.m.
January 21, Lecture (in Russian). Aleksandr Lemberskiy will speak on War and Peace in the Works of Aleksandr Lemberskiy. Free with Gallery admission. Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery, 10 a.m.
Viewpoints Lectures
All are held at 5:30 p.m. in the Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium and are free with gallery admission.
January 13, Russian-born artist Maria Rysin will speak on her own work.
January 20, Donald S. Hall will speak on My First Fulper Pot.
ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS
At Memorial Art Gallery473-7720
Exhibition ToursHighlight New Russian Art: Paintings from the Christian Keesee Collection, free with Gallery admission. Admission Desk. January 16, 18, and 25 at 2 p.m.
Tours of the CollectionFree with Gallery admission. Admission Desk. January 13, 20, and 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Opening January 20, Form and Glaze: Fulper Pottery from the Donald S. Hall Collection. Fulper ware, a prized American art pottery from the early twentieth century, is highlighted in this collection of more than 50 objects collected over the past 20 years by Donald S. Hall, former director of the Strasenburgh Planetarium.
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.
Through January 25, New Russian Art: Paintings from the Christian Keesee Collection. Forty-five works collected in the early 1990s by Oklahoma businessman Christian Keesee showcase some of the best and brightest young artists now working in the former Soviet Union. No longer dependent upon artists' unions and official sanctions, these artists are free to portray social and economic realities with wit, irony, and often wry humor.
Through February 8, 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.
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.
At Hartnett GalleryJanuary 19 through February 15. Casting. This exhibition of abstract photograms is a solo show by Cynthia Young, a Rochester-based photographer and writer. Call x5-9390 for more information.
At Rush Rhees LibraryThrough January 15, Robin Hood: An International Exhibition. This exhibit, originating in Germany, is the only North American installation of art, books, and collectibles (including movie posters, shakers, games, toys, and thimbles) from around the world that take Robin Hood as their theme. Call x5-4477 for more information.
LECTURES
January 14, Building Blocks to Better Communication with Parents. First in a series of four workshops for early childhood professionals on how to successfully interact with parents. Call x5-8270 for more information. Strong Museum, One Manhattan Square, 4 p.m.
MUSIC
January 18, Brass Revelations. The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester will feature works of Shostakovich, Gershwin, and others played by the Eastman Brass. Call 586-3429 for tickets. Memorial Art Gallery, 8 p.m.
January 20, Kilbourn Concert Series. Russ Schmidt, jazz piano; Jeff Campbell, bass; John Hollenbeck, drums. Call 222-5000 for tickets. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
January 23, Musica Nova. Bradley Lubman, conductor, Thomas Paul, bass. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
January 25, New Eastman Symphony. Bradley Lubman, conductor. Works by Wagner, Debussy, and Tchaikovsky. Eastman Theatre, 3 p.m.
January 26, Samuel Adler Series. Ruth Cahn, percussionist. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
Faculty Artist Recitals
January 12, Peter Kurau, horn; Joseph Werner, piano.
January 14, Mark Kellogg, trombone; Joseph Wernes, piano; Kathleen Murphy Kemp, cello; Pamela Kurau, soprano; Alex Shuhan, horn.
January 19, John Hunt, bassoon; Richard Killmer, oboe; Jean Barr, piano.
January 21, Oleh Krysa, violin; Tatiana Tchekina, piano; Peter Krysa, violin; and Rachel Krysa, cello.
January 24, Pamela Frame, cello.
SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
January 14, Department of Chemistry Colloquium. Professor Jack Norton will speak on Control of Stereo Chemistry in the Alpha-Amino Acid Esters and Amides Generated from Optically Active Zirconaazirine Complexes. Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 12 p.m.
January 16, Department of Chemistry Organic Seminar. Professor Debbie Crans will speak on Insulinomimetic Compounds Chemistry and Biology: Peroxo-Hydroxylamido- and acac-Derived Vanadium Complexes. Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 9:30 a.m.
January 19, Department of Chemistry Physical Seminar. Dr. Frank Nüesch will speak on Interface Engineering of Organic Device Electrodes. Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 4:45 p.m.
January 22, Frazer Colloquia in Hearing and Language Colloquium. Dr. Jochen Schact will speak on From Isolated Sensory Cells to Clinical Trials: Mechanisms and Prevention of Aminoglycoside-Induced Hearing Loss. Room G-8534, Medical School, 2 p.m.
January 23, Department of Chemistry Organic Seminar. Prof. Lawrence Sita will speak on New Inorganic and Organometallic Materials via Metathetical Exchange Processes. Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 9:30 a.m.
January 23, Department of Psychiatry/Strong Behavioral Health Conference. Dr. Kenneth Hardy will speak on Aggression and Violence in the Home and Community: Challenges for Psychotherapy. Call 275-3605 for more information. Registration 8:30 a.m., Whipple Auditorium.
January 26, Department of Chemistry Physical Seminar. Prof. Daniel Raleigh will speak on Protein Folding: The Second Half of the Genetic Code. Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 4:45 p.m.
SPORTS
January 13, Squash, Denison, 4 p.m.
January 13, Women's Basketball, Chase Scholarship Tournament, TBA.
January 14, Men's Basketball, Chase Scholarship Tournament, TBA.
January 1617, Men's Basketball, Chase Scholarship Tournament, TBA.
January 16, Squash, Connecticut College, 8 p.m.
January 17, Women's Track, RAC Champs, 10 a.m.
January 17, Squash, Bates, 8:30 a.m.; Columbia, 1 p.m.
January 17, Men's Track, RAC Champs, 12 p.m.
January 23, Women's Basketball, Washington University (Mo.), 6 p.m.
January 23, Men's Basketball, Washington University (Mo.), 8 p.m.
January 23, Club Ice Hockey, Ithaca, 7:30 p.m.
January 24, Women's Track, SUNY Oswego, 12 p.m.
January 24, Swimming and Diving, Sprint Invitational, 10 a.m.
January 25, Men's Basketball, University of Chicago, 1 p.m.
January 25, Women's Basketball, University of Chicago, 3 p.m.
AND MORE
January 19, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. Program will include keynote speaker Commissioner Cliff Suggs of the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and special performance by The Youth of Tomorrow. Call 244-0830 for more information. Helen Wood Hall, 11:30 a.m.
ACTIVITIES PROGRAM
| UR Home |
Currents home page |
Mail |
Search |
All are held at 8 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall.
Discounts for many 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.
Maintained by University Public Relations
Please send your comments and suggestions to:
Public Relations.
Last updated 1-12-1999
jpc