Calendar of Events
Events scheduled for Monday, October 26 (after 5 p.m.) through Monday, November 9 (before 5 p.m.)
ART
At Memorial Art Gallery--473-7720; www.rochester.edu/MAG
November 6, First Fridays at the MAG. Enjoy live music, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, a martini bar, and a chance to meet friends old and new! This month's theme is "Salsa, Anyone?" featuring a DJ and salsa dancers. Sponsored by the gallery's Averell Council. 58 p.m. Call 473-7720, ext. 3035 for tickets.
Viewpoints Lectures (free with gallery admission)
October 27, Judith Hunter, research scholar at SUNY Geneseo, will give a 30-minute lecture on "The Burned-Over District: The Religious Context of Art in Antebellum Western NY, Illustrated by Pieces in the Gallery's Collection." Co-sponsored by the Print Club of Rochester. Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.
November 3, "A Perfect Balance": actor Kevin Reese in a 45-minute multimedia performance on artist Alexander Calder. Cutler Ballroom, 5:30 p.m.
Other Art Lectures (free with gallery admission, Auditorium)
October 27, Museum consultant Steven Weintraub speaks on "Shedding Light: Looking at Art from a Conservator's Perspective." 7:30 p.m.
November 1, Artist Hananiah Harari will speak on his work (currently on view), his life, his art, and his Rochester roots. 3 p.m.
November 3, Geoffrey Conrad, Indiana University, speaks on "The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire." Co-sponsored by the Rochester chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America. 7:30 p.m.
ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS
At Rush Rhees Library--x5-4477; www.lib.rochester.edu/rbk/exhibit.htm
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, 15 p.m.
At Memorial Art Gallery--473-7720; www.rochester.edu/MAG
Tours of the Collection--Free with gallery admission. Admission desk, October 27, November 3, 7:30 p.m.; November 1, 8, 2 p.m.
Gallery Highlights Tours--Highlights works from the gallery's permanent collection. Free with gallery admission. Admission desk, October 30, November 6, 2 p.m.
Through November 15, The Act of Painting: Gronk! In early October, the Mexican-American artist, performer and art world phenomenon spent four days painting a wall at the gallery. Visitors can view the completed mural, along with works from MAG's collection by de Koonig, Pollack, and four other abstract expressionists.
Through November 22, Kaleidoscope: Paintings and Drawings by Hananiah Harai. Influenced by the Cubist vocabulary and a lifelong passion for East European icons, Harai developed a lyrical, figurative style characterized by wit and joie de vivre. This show includes paintings, drawings, and collages from the '50s through the '80s, most from the artist's collection. Children's Corridor/ Forman Gallery.
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 Hall, former director of the Strasenburgh Planetarium.
At Hartnett Galleryx5-4188; www.rochester.edu/College/AAH/hartnett
Through November 8, Recent work by artist Anthony Viti.
FILMS
All films are shown in Hoyt Auditorium unless otherwise noted. For more information, call Wilson Commons Information Desk, x5-5911.
October 30, X-Files, 7, 9:30 p.m., midnight
October 31, A Perfect Murder, 7, 9:15, 11:30 p.m.
November 1, PI, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 p.m.
November 6, 7, There's Something About Mary, 7, 9:30 p.m., midnight (both nights)
HEALTH
Medical Center Red Cross Blood Drive, hospital cafeteria, all blood types are needed. November 3, 94 p.m.; November 4, 83 p.m.
Noon Hour Health Bites (sponsored by the Strong Employee Assistance Program). Medical Center, Whipple Auditorium, Room 2-6424, noon1 p.m. (bring your own lunch)
October 27, Divorce and Credit: What To Do Until the Debt Comes, presented by Joanne Schroader, Director of Education Consumer Credit Counseling.
November 3, Surviving the Holiday Season: How to Avoid Battle of the Bulge, presented by Erin Fennelly, RD, Clinical Nutrition Specialist, SMH.
Women's Health, "Managing Your Menopause," informal discussion presented by Elizabeth Werner and Katherine Schwarz, sponsored by the Center for Lifetime Wellness, Monroe Community Hospital (Hope entrance), October 29, 78:30 p.m. Call 760-6806 to register.
MUSIC
Eastman School of Music--www.rochester.edu/Eastman
October 30, Musica Nova. Bradley Lubman, conductor. Music of Peterson, Ruders, and Matthews. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
November 3, St. Hubert's Day Celebration. Music for Horns. Co-sponsored by Eastman's horn studio and the Organized Hunts of Western New York. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
November 4, Eastman Wind Orchestra. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
November 58, Eastman Opera Theatre. Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m. November 57; 2 p.m. November 8.
University of Rochester River Campus (Call x5-2828 for information.)
All concerts take place in Strong Auditorium, unless otherwise noted.
October 31, University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra. "Boo!-tiful Chamber Music" for Halloween, featuring storyteller Jay Stetzer, music by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Brahms, and Dukas, 8 p.m.
November 6, Gospel Night. Alvin Parris III, director, 8 p.m. (admission charged)
November 7, University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra. David Harman, conductor, 8 p.m.
Memorial Art Gallery
October 27, The Genesee Early Music Society presents "Les Goûts-réünis," or, "Italy and France Got Married and Produced . . . Germany???" with Helen Valenza, baroque flute; Christel Theilmann, viola de gamba; and James Bobb, harpsichord. Fountain Court, 7 p.m. For more information and tickets, call 482-4040.
November 8, Society for Chamber Music in Rochester presents "Quintessential Quintets" with music of Couperin, Dvorák, and David Diamond. Pre-concert talk given by Diamond. Auditorium, 8 p.m. (reception 7 p.m., talk 7:30 p.m.). For more information and tickets, call 586-3429.
RELIGION
River Campus Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
October 2729, November 2-5 & 9, 12:30 p.m.; November 1 & 8, 10 a.m., 5 p.m.Medical Center Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
October 28, 30, November 2, 4, 6, 9, 12:30 p.m.; November 1 & 8, 11:15 a.m.Interdenominational Protestant Worship
November 1 & 8, 10:15 a.m.
SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
Chemistry Department Seminars and Colloquia
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture Series with Paul Wender of Stanford University, Lander Auditorium (Hutchison Hall 140), 4 p.m.
October 27, "Toward the Ideal Synthesis: The Design and Development of New Metal-Catalyzed Reactions."
October 28, "Therapeutic Inspirations from the Sea: Bryostatin and Beyond."
SPORTS--www.cc.rochester.edu:80/student-srvcs/sports/ICsports/
Following are home games.
Women's volleyball, Nazareth, October 27, 7 p.m.
Women's soccer, William Smith, October 28, 7 p.m.
Football, Union, November 7, 1 p.m.
Men's soccer, SUNY Brockport, October 27, 7 p.m.; Hobart, November 3, 7 p.m.
Men's and Women's swimming host Harvest Relays (diving 10 a.m., swimming 1 p.m.), Speegle-Wilbraham Aquatic Center, November 7.
TALKS
October 22, Daniel Miller, professor of anthropology at the University College London, will speak on "The Dialectics of Shopping" at the 1998 Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture, Dewey Hall, Room 2-162, 7 p.m.
October 29, 199899 Hyam Plutzik Memorial Poetry Series. James Longenbach, Joseph H. Gilmore Professor of English, will read from his first collection of poems, Threshold. Rush Rhees Library, Welles-Brown Room, 8 p.m.
November 2, Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Leroy Rouner, Boston University professor, will deliver a free public lecture on "What Is An American?: Civil Religion, Cultural Diversity and the American Dream." Rush Rhees Library, Welles-Brown Room, 7:30 p.m.
November 4, Dean's Lecture Series. Hugh Sidey, noted Time magazine columnist, will discuss the effect of Bill Clinton's personal scandals on the office of the American presidency and on the upcoming elections, Schlegel Hall 107, 12:30 p.m.
THEATER
Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, plays October 2931, 8 p.m.; November 1 (ASL interpreted), 2 p.m.; Todd Theater, River Campus.
MISCELLANY
October 22, Trailblazer Award. Nan Johnson, director of the Susan B. Anthony University Center, will receive award during a special program at AAUW clubhouse, 494 East Ave., 7 p.m. For more information, call 244-8890.
October 26, Dress Up/Dress Down Day. In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, all University employees are invited to either dress up in a Halloween costume or dress casually for work in exchange for a $5 contribution to the Cancer Center. Cider and doughnuts will be served in Room G-3111 in the Cancer Center, 8:3010 a.m. For more information, call x5-5199.
October 29, Rochester Revealed, a reception providing information about the variety of activities and services in our community. Sponsored by the Strong Employee Assistance Program. Medical Center, House of Six Nations cafeteria, 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.
October 29, Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Susan B. Anthony Conversations on Contemporary Issues. This fourth annual event will address "Women, Work and Family." In addition, the "Valued Colleague Award" will be presented by the Susan B. Anthony Center to Rochester City Council President Lois Giess. Memorial Art Gallery, 6:30 p.m. For more information and reservations, call x5-8799.
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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