Calendar of Events
Events scheduled for Monday, August 31 (after 5 p.m.) through Monday, September 14 (before 5 p.m.)ART
September 8, Viewpoint Lecture. Rosemary Mancini opens the 1998-99 season with a lecture titled, Just Looking: Some Reflections on Museum-going. Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery, 5:30 p.m.September 12-13, 42nd Clothesline Festival. Rochester's oldest and largest arts and crafts festival. 600 artists from 23 counties will exhibit and sell their works on the Gallery's 17-acre campus. Admission is $5; two-day passes for $7.50, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS
At Rush Rhees Library--x5-4477Through August, Culture of Romania. An exhibition of photos, artifacts, books, and other memorabilia on Romania's colorful culture and celebrated citizens. Open during library hours in lobby.
Through November, Frederick Exley and Jonathan Yardley: A Novelist and his Biographer. An exhibition showcasing items ranging from Exley's Smith Corona manual typewriter and family photographs to letters from writers John Cheever, William Styron, and Larry McMurtry. Also works by Yardley, who researched his 1997 biography of Exley, Misfit: The Strange Life of Frederick Exley, at Rush Rhees Library. In Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - noon, 1-5 p.m.
At Memorial Art Gallery473-7720
Tour of the Collection--Free with gallery admission. Admission desk. September 1 and 8, 7:30 p.m.
Through September 6, A Is for Architecture. An exhibition of 20 delicate watercolor drawings of house plans from the collection of the Rochester Historical Society.
Through September 13, Art Glass by Modern Masters from Rochester Collections. Works include pieces by five artists featured in last year's White House Collection of American Crafts: Dale Chihuly, Harvey Littleton, John Littleton, John Kuhn, and Kate Vogel. A six-foot glass feather by Stephen Dean Edwards, and a fragile "bubble vessel" by Stephen Rolfe Powell will be displayed along with works by other area artists.
Through September 20, Vitreographs: Prints from Glass Plates. Pioneering glass artist Harvey Littleton has invited other artists to experiment with vitreography, an innovative printmaking process that uses sandblasted glass plates. The exhibition includes 49 vitreographs by many artists.
Through November 15, The Act of Painting: Gronk! In October, the Mexican-American artist, performer and art world phenomenon will spend several days painting a wall at the gallery. Visitors are invited to watch. The Act of Painting includes works from Kooning, Pollack, and four other abstract expressionists that will help provide a frame of reference around Gronk's visit.
Through January 4, Form and Glaze: Fulper Pottery from the Donald S. Hall Collection. Leopard Skin Crystalline, Elephant's Breath and Cat's Eye Flambe are but a few of the more than 200 glazes that distinguish Fulper ware, a prized American art pottery from the early 20th century. The installation includes more than 50 objects collected over the past 20 years by Donald S. Hall, former director of the Strasenburgh Planetarium.
Hartnett Galleryx5-4188
RELIGION
Medical Center Interfaith ChapelRoman Catholic Mass
September 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 12:30 p.m.; September 6, 13, 11:15 a.m.
Interdenominational Protestant Worship
September 6, 13, 10:15 a.m.
ACTIVITIES PROGRAM
Discounts for activities are available to all University staff and faculty through the Employee Activities Program. All tickets are available at the Hospital Cashier's Office 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, check the Employee Activities Program newsletter or call x5-7942.
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