ART
February 28, Exhibition Preview Party. Meet a 12-foot Marilyn Monroe, ring a bell, watch a luminous Virgin Mary appear, and observe as wax figures melt into old age at Blurring the Boundaries: Installation Art 19691994 from the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art. Hors d'oeurves, specialty desserts and a cash bar, 8 p.m. Advance tickets required, $10 per person. Call 473-7720, ext. 3510.
March 3, The Practice of Work. Staff and volunteers will explore the relationship between the experience of art, our personal boundaries, and the quality of our worklife. Free with Gallery admission, call 275-3073 to register, 6:45-8:45 p.m.
Viewpoints Lectures
All are held at 5:30 p.m. in the Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium and are free with Gallery Admission.
February 24, Artist Joe Hendrick gives a 30-minute lecture on his installation piece.
March 3, Graffiti artists Melo and Range
ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS
At Memorial Art Gallery473-7720
Gallery Highlights TourFree with Gallery admission. Admission Desk. February 27 at 2 p.m.
Tour of the CollectionFree with Gallery admission. Admission Desk. February 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Through 1998, Form and Glaze: Fulper Pottery from the Donald S. Hall Collection. Fulper ware, a prized American art pottery from the early 20th century, is highlighted in this collection of more than 50 objects collected over 20 years by Donald S. Hall, former director of Strasenburgh Planetarium.
Opening March 1 through May 3, Blurring the Boundaries: Installation Art 1969 - 1994 from the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. Nineteen multimedia installations actively invite the viewer into the art experience; everything from the definition of art to the nature of faith is explored.
Installations by Rochester Artists:
Through May 3, Scrap/Entries by Joe Hendrick, Forman Gallery
March 3-8, Graffiti artists Melo and Range, Open Door Studio (tour entrance)
At Hartnett Galleryx5-4188
February 23 through March 22, Work/Space, an exhibition. A national group of young artists' works examine the physical and conceptual space of office atmosphere in corporate America.
At Rush Rhees Libraryx5-4477
HEALTH
February 25, Eating Disorder Screening Sessions. Free eating disorder screening sessions will be offered at the Medical Center, Grand Rounds Room (1-9041), 6 p.m.
February 26, The Truth About Eating Disorders. Kelly Gulling and Gretchen Friedhaber, both survivors of eating disorders, will present their personal stories. Friel Lounge, Susan B. Anthony Halls, 6:30 p.m.
February 27, Healthy Eating. Cindy Weis, a registered dietitian, exercise specialist, and personal trainer, will speak about making the most of your mind and body to feel fabulous. Fitness Center, Alumni Gym, 3 p.m.
SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
February 25, 1998 AOA Lecture. Jordan J. Cohen, president and CEO, Association of American Medical Colleges, will present Centurial Challenges for Medical Education. Whipple Auditorium, Rm. 2-6424, Medical Center, 5 p.m. (4:30 p.m. reception).
February 25, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine Seminar. David Foster will discuss PEPI Trial: Study of Effects of Estrogen Replacement in Post-menopausal Women. Rm. 4-W301, Helen Wood Hall, 4 p.m.
February 27, Department of Chemistry Organic Seminar. Tammy Clark will speak on The Effect of the Nature of Ion Pairs as Nucleophiles in Palladium - Catalyzed Substitution Reaction. Rm. 473, Hutchison Hall, 9:30 a.m.
March 3, Colloquium Speaker. Merle Mishel will speak on A Program of Research in Uncertainty. Helen Wood Hall Lounge, 3 p.m.
March 5, Robert Sapolsky will speak on Stress, Neurodegeneration, and Strategies to Save the Endangered Surgeon. Whipple Auditorium, Medical Center, 2 p.m., reception following.
LECTURES
February 25, At the Boundary of the Humanities: Dostoevsky, William James, and the Perilous Journey to Conversion. Robin Feuer Miller will discuss Dostoevesky's fiction and his ideas on the dangerous aspects of conversion. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhess Library, 7:30 p.m.
February 27, From 'Know Thyself' to 'I Think, Therefore I Am': Self-Knowledge and Self-Consciousness. Ian Mueller lectures on the development of the concept of the development of self. Rm. 2-110e, Dewey Hall, 3:30 p.m.
February 28, Seeking Tomorrow's Teachers for Urban Schools. Warner School professor David Hursh will lead a conference that will discuss urban schools and teaching. Free admission, registration required, call 5-3947. MCC, Brighton Campus, Bldg. 8, Rm. 100, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
MUSIC
Eastman School of Music
February 23, What Makes It Great? The Samuel Adler Series. Eastman New Jazz Ensemble and Jim Doser, director, perform Music of Inside Improvisation: What Are They Doing up There, Harriet? Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
February 24, Kilbourn Concert Series. Joe Manasse, clarinet, with the Ying Quartet. Music of Mozart and Brahms. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
February 25, Eastman Wind Orchestra. Andrew Boysen and James Ripley, conductors. Music of Boysen, Daugherty, Shubert, Hahn and Mozart. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
February 26-28, Eastman Opera Theater. Steven Daigle, director; John Greer, conductor. Music of Leonard Bernstein. Eastman Theater, 8 p.m. March 1, Eastman Opera Theater. Steven Daigle, director; John Greer, conductor. Music of Leonard Bernstein. Eastman Theater, 2 p.m.
March 2, New Eastman Symphony. Bradley Lubman, conductor. Music of Shostakovich and Hindemith, Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 3, Kilbourn Concert Series. Meridian Arts Ensemble. Music of Abinoni to Zappa and beyond, Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 4, Eastman Wind Ensemble. Donald Hunsberger, conductor; John Marcellus, trombone soloist. Music of Bach, Schwanter, Sargent and Jacob, Eastman Theater, 8 p.m.
March 5, Collegium Musicum. Paul O'Dette and Christel Theilmann, directors.
March 6, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Bradley Lubman, conductor. Featuring the 1998 Concerto Competition winners, Eastman Theater, 8 p.m.
Faculty Artist Recitals
March 1, Robert Morris, composer. Music of Morris. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.
College Music Program
All concerts are held in Strong Auditorium at 8 p.m.
February 27, University of Rochester Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert. Mitchell Robinson, conductor. Music of Prokofiev, Jacob, Giovannini, Kabalevsky, and Bach.
February 28, University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra. David Harman, conductor. Music of Mozart, Williams, Copland, Arutunia, and Tchaikovsky. Special performances by Concerto Competition winners.
FILMS
All films are shown in Hoyt Auditorium unless otherwise noted.
February 27, The Jackal, 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.
February 28, I Know What You Did Last Summer, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight.
March 1, In the Company of Men, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
RELIGION
RC INTERFAITH CHAPEL
Protestant, Catholic, and interdenominational worship. Call x5-4321 for schedule.
MC INTERFAITH CHAPEL
Roman Catholic Mass
February 25, Ash Wednesday mass, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.;
February 26 and 27, March 2-6 and 9, 12:30 p.m.; March 1 and 8, 11:15 a.m.
Interdenominational Protestant Worship
March 1, 10:15 a.m.; March 8, 11:15 a.m.
AND MORE
February 26-28, March 5-7, Death of a Salesman, the classic play by Arthur Miller, explores the personal and professional struggles of a traveling salesman. To purchase tickets, call 5-4088. Todd Theater, Todd Union, 8 p.m.
February 28, March 1, Death of a Salesman, 2 p.m.
February 28, Spaghetti Lunch, sponsored by the Community Service Network to benefit students traveling on the Alternative Break program. Tickets are $5 and are available at the Common Market, or call 5-4085. Hillside Dining Center, Susan B. Anthony Halls, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.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, 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, check the Employee Activities Program newsletter or call x5-7942.
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