Calendar of Events
Events scheduled for Monday, September 28 (after 5 p.m.) through Monday, October 12 (before 5 p.m.)
ART At Memorial Art Gallery--473-7720; www.rochester.edu/MAG
October 2, First Fridays at the MAG. Enjoy live music, hors d'oeuvres, martinis, and a chance to meet friends old and new? This month's theme is "Swing into the Season" and the music is by Jump Kings. Call 473-7720, ext. 3035 for tickets.
October 3, Symposium. "In This Place: The Architectural History of the Memorial Art Gallery," all-day seminar celebrating MAG's 85th anniversary, including lectures by Betsy Brayer, Jean France, and Frank Grosso, and an outside walking tour. Free admission; lunch on your own. Call 473-7720, ext. 3027 to register. Meet at admission desk, 9:30 a.m.3 p.m.
October 10, Fiesta Gronk! Join in a family celebration of Latino art, music, and dance. Meet the artist and view his completed mural in the Lockhart Gallery. For information, call 473-7220, ext. 3027. Memorial Art Gallery, 15 p.m.
LECTURES October 6, The Great Temple of Petra. Presented by Professor Martha Sharp Joukowsky of Brown University. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7 p.m.
October 6, Gronk!: Live and On Stage. The artist and art world phenomenon speaks on his career and on the work he is creating at MAG. Offered in conjunction with The Act of Painting: Gronk! (on view in the Lockhart Gallery). Free admission. Cutler Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.
October 7, Biography of Calvert Vaux, presented by the author Francis Kowsky, architect and associate of Frederick Law Olmstead; book signing follows. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Viewpoints Lecture
October 6, Ron Netsky, chair of the art department at Nazareth College, will give a 30-minute lecture on Bolton Brown's print, Moonlight. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.
ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS At Rush Rhees Library--x5-4477; www.lib.rochester.edu/rbk/exhibit.htm
Through October 18, these are not Ozzie & Harriet's children . . ., Loret Steinberg, associate professor at RIT, will exhibit work from her recent project, Art Library Gallery.
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 Gallery--473-7720; www.rochester.edu/MAG
Tours of the Collection--Free with gallery admission. Admission desk, September 29, October 6, 7:30 p.m.; October 4, 2 p.m.
Gallery Highlights Tours--Highlights works from the gallery's permanent collection. Free with gallery admission. Admission desk, October 2 and 9, 2 p.m.
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 de 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 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; www.rochester.edu/College/AAH/hartnett
FILMS All films are shown in Hoyt Auditorium unless otherwise noted. For more information, call Wilson Commons Information Desk, x5-5911.
September 30, Without Limits, free sneak preview, Hubbell Auditorium, 9 p.m.
October 9, Out of Sight, 7, 9:30 p.m., midnight.
October 10, Godzilla, 6:30, 9:15 p.m., midnight.
October 11, The Last Days of Disco, 7, 9:30 p.m.
HEALTH Noon Hour Health Bites, sponsored by the Strong Employee Assistance Program
October 6, Center for Lifetime Wellness: A Resource Devoted to Successful Aging, presented by Carol Podgorski, executive director of the Center. Bring your own lunch, Medical Center Room 1-9041, noon1 p.m.
MUSIC Eastman School of Music--www.rochester.edu/Eastman
September 28, New Eastman Symphony. Bradley Lubman, conductor. Tchaikovsky's "String Serenade," Beethoven's "Leonore Overture No. 3," and Elgar's "Enigma Variations." Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
October 1, Eastman Wind Orchestra. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. Music of Beadell, Beethoven, Tull, and Hartley. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
October 2, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Volker Christ, guest conductor. Music of Gershwin and Dvorák. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
October 6, Eastman Philharmonia. Christoph von Dohnányi, guest conductor. Music of Adler and Schumann. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
October 9, JAZZFEST '98--Eastman Jazz Faculty Combo/Eastman Trombone Choir. With guest artist Jim Pugh, trombone. Kilbourn Hall, 4 p.m.
October 9, JAZZFEST '98--Eastman Jazz Ensemble. With guest artist Peter Erskin, drums. Eastman Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
October 10, JAZZFEST '98--The Harold Danko Quartet. Kilbourn Hall, 4 p.m.
October 10, JAZZFEST '98--Eastman New Jazz Ensemble. With guest artist Phil Woods, alto saxophone. Eastman Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
October 11, Eastman-Ranlet Series. Melos Quartet. Music by Beethoven and Schubert. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.
October 11, Rochester Sings! A Choral Prism Concert. Eastman Theatre, 4 p.m.
RELIGION River Campus Interfaith Chapel
Call x5-4321 for schedule.
Medical Center Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
September 30, October 5, 7, 9, 12, 12:30 p.m.; October 11, 11:15 a.m.
Roman Catholic Communion Service
October 2, 12:30 p.m.
Interdenominational Protestant Worship
October 4 and 11, 10:15 a.m.
SPORTS--www.cc.rochester.edu:80/student-srvcs/sports/ICsports/ Following are home games.
Women's tennis, St. John Fisher, October 1, 3:30 p.m.
Field hockey, Skidmore, September 25, 4 p.m.; R.P.I., September 26, noon; SUNY Oneonta, October 3, 10 a.m.; Hartwick, October 4, 11 a.m.
Women's soccer, Brandeis, October 10, 5 p.m.
Football, R.P.I., October 3, 1 p.m.; Hobart, October 10, 1 p.m.
Men's soccer, Brandeis, October 10, 7:30 p.m.
Crew special event, Stonehurst Capital Regatta, October 11, 9 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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