ART
April 21, The Practice of Work. Participants will explore the relationship between the experience of art, personal boundaries and the quality of work life. Free with Gallery Admission, Registration required, Cutler Union, Memorial Art Gallery, 6:45 p.m.
April 26, Curator's Comment. Marjorie Searl, curator of American art, speaks on Lawson's Garden: A Rediscovery. Free with Gallery Admission, Gill Center, Memorial Art Gallery, 3 p.m.
April 28, Lecture. Hugh Davies, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, will speak on Blurring the Boundaries. Free with Gallery Admission, Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery.
April 28 - May 1, Art in Bloom. A biennial celebration of gardens and gardening, sponsored by the Gallery Council. Enjoy indoor floral displays, browse through Garden Boutique, talk to master gardeners from Cornell Cooperative Extension, attend workshops with ikebana master Mutsuo Tomito. Registration required; call 624-4505.
Viewpoints Lectures
All are held at 5:30 p.m. in the Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium and are free with Gallery Admission.
April 21, Artist Vincent Massaro gives a lecture on his new installation and other recent work.
April 28, Artist Jennifer Hecker gives a lecture on her new installation and other recent work.
ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS
At Memorial Art Gallery473-7720
Tour of the Collection--Free with Gallery Admission. Admission Desk. April 21 and 28 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.
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.
Exhibition Tours of Blurring the Boundaries:
April 24 and 26, May 1 and May 3, Meet at the Admission Desk. Free with Gallery Admission, 2 p.m.
Installations by Rochester Artists:
Through May 3, Scrap/Entries by Joe Hendrick, Forman Gallery
Open Door Studio:
Through April 26, Vincent Massaro and Judith Olson Gregory
April 28 - May 10, Jennifer Hecker
Hartnett Galleryx5-4188
Rush Rhees Libraryx 5-4477
FILMS
All films are shown in Hoyt Auditorium unless otherwise noted.
April 21, Free sneak preview of Sliding Doors, 9 p.m., Hubbell Auditorium, Hutchison Hall. Advance tickets required, Common Market.
April 24, Dark Empire, 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.
April 25, Bean, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.
April 26, Good Will Hunting, 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m.
LECTURES
April 21, Breast Cancer Issues: From Diagnosis to Reconstruction, a lecture by Wende Logan-Young and Nora Jacobson, Bausch and Lomb 106, 7:30 p.m.
April 23, Wanda Landowska: Aesthetics and Performance. Wojciech Marchwica of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland will present a lecture with a musical illustration, Eastman School, Sibley Music Library 404, 4:30 p.m.
April 24, Philosophy Colloquium. Michael Stocker will speak on Some Comments of Shame and Guilt, Dewey 2-110e, 3:30 p.m.
April 24, Women's Studies Undergraduate Research Colloquium. Undergraduate students interested in doing an internship or independent research project on women's issues are invited to attend a lecture on the various options available, Lattimore Hall 540, noon.
April 30, Marxism and Queer Theory: Was Engels the Top or the Bottom?, by Randall Halle, Wilson Commons' Stackel Room 202, 4:30 p.m.
May 1 - 2, The Emerging Role of Women in the Public Sphere of Sports. Conference examines the growing opportunities for women in sports. Speakers include Myra Gelband, senior editor of Sports Illustrated and University alumna, and Olympic diver Mary Ellen Clark. Call x5-8799.
May 1 -2, Race in the Development of American Politics and Society: The Origins of Discontent. Fourteen speakers will discuss race, citizenship, black nationalism, and institutional change in Britain, France, and the United States, racial meaning in America, and the development of ethnic communities. Call Fredrick Harris, x5-4735.
SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
April 22, Chemistry Colloquium. Vladimir Agranovich will speak on Charge Transfer Excitons in Donor-Acceptor Multilayers: Photovoltaic Effect, Phase Transition to Conducting State and Optical Nonlinearities, Hutchison Hall 473, noon.
April 23, Physical Chemistry Seminar. Garry Rumbles will speak on Cooling Solutions with Laser Light, Hutchison Hall 316, 3 p.m.
April 24, Organic Chemistry Seminar. Kevin Guckian will speak on Efforts Towards the Elucidation of the Mechanism of the Jacobsen-Katsuki Asymmetric Expoxidation, Hutchison Hall 473, 9:30 a.m.
April 24, University Day in Genetics. University scientists involved in both basic and clinical research will present their work in two poster sessions, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.
April 29, Chemistry Colloquium. A.W. Castleman Jr. will speak on Clusters: Prospects for Building Blocks for New Materials, Hutchison Hall 473, noon.
MUSIC
April 24, Wyclef Jean and the Refugee Allstars. Tickets, Common Market. Alexander Palestra, 8 p.m.
Eastman School of Music
April 21, Gala Benefit Recital. Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano; Martin Katz, piano. Music of Brahms, Schubert, Poulenc, Bernstein. Tickets, Ticket Express. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
April 22, Woodwind Chamber Music. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 23, World Music Series. La Musgana, traditional music of Spain with a contemporary flair. Tickets, Ticket Express. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 24, Eastman Jazz Ensemble/Eastman New Jazz Ensemble. Fred Sturm and Jim Doser, directors; Bill Holman, guest composer/arranger. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
April 24, Chamber Music 290. Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m.
April 25, Eastman Virtuosi. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 26, The Eastman School of Music Student Recital Series. John Orfe, piano and chamber music. Free with Gallery Admission, Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery, 3 p.m.
April 27, Eastman Wind Ensemble/ Eastman Wind Orchestra. Donald Hunsberger, Andrew Boysen, and James Ripley, conductors. Music of Rogers, Schumann, Gould, Mennin, Hanson, and Kozhenikov. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
April 27, World Music Series. Gamelan Lila Muni. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 30, Chamber Music of Henri Dutilleux. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
May 1, Eastman Philharmonia. David Effron, conductor; Steven Doane, cello soloist. Music of Dotilleux, Berlioz, and Ravel. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
May 3, Eastman-Rochester Chorus/Eastman Chorale/New Eastman Symphony. Robert Shaw, guest conductor. Music of Beethoven. Tickets, Ticket Express. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
May 3, A Tribute to John Beck. Eastman Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
May 3, The Eastman School of Music Student Recital Series. Jonathan Coo, piano. Free with Gallery Admission, Auditorium, Memorial Art Gallery, 3 p.m.
Faculty Artist Recital
May 4, Stefan Reuss, cello; Rebecca Penneys, piano. Music of Beethoven, Chopin, and Strauss. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
Thursday Lunchtime Concerts at the First Universalist Church, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Brown bag lunches welcome.
April 23, Bagatelles a Trois. Faculty trio: Boris Zapesochny, violin; Janneke Hoogland, cello; and Alla Kuznetsov, piano, play delightful music of Kreisler and Tchaikovsky.
April 30, Piano Kaleidoscope. Eastman's Piano Department.
College Music Program
Concerts below will be held in Strong Auditorium at 8 p.m.
April 26, University Chamber Orchestra and Choir Concert. David Harman, orchestra conductor; Thomas Folan, choir conductor. Works by Faure, Shostakovich and Bizet. Strong Auditorium and Interfaith Chapel.
April 29, University of Rochester Choral Finale. Broadway Singers, Chamber Singers, Gospel Choir, Madrigal Singers, Swingshot, Touchtones, University Choir, and Vocal Point will perform in the first annual Choral Finale.
May 1, University of Rochester Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Mitchell Robinson, conductor. Guest performances by the University Jazz Ensemble and the University Dixieland Band.
May 2, University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra. David Harman, conductor. Works by Adams, Ravel, and Prokofiev.
RELIGION
River Campus Interfaith Chapel
Protestant, Catholic, and interdenominational worship. Call x5-4321 for schedule.
Medical Center Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
April 22, 24, 27, and 29, 12:30 p.m.; April 26, 11:15 a.m.
Interdenominational Protestant Worship
April 26, 10:15 a.m.
SPORTS
April 21, Softball, Medaille, 3 p.m.
April 24, Women's Lacrosse, Hamilton, 4 p.m.
April 25, Women's Lacrosse, Union, 2 p.m.
April 25, Baseball, Utica, 1 p.m.
April 26, Baseball, Hartwick, noon
April 29, Baseball, Binghamton, 3 p.m.
May 1, Baseball, Clarkson, 1 p.m.
May 2, Baseball, St. Lawrence, noon
AND MORE
April 23-26 and 30, May 1 and 2, Beyond Therapy. The University of Rochester's International Theatre Program presents Christopher Durang's play, a side-splitting comedic journey into the terrors and wastelands of love in the modern world. Todd Theater, Todd Union, 8 p.m. (May 26 performance begins at 3 p.m., is sign-interpreted.) Tickets, Box Office, x5-4088.
April 28-29, Book Fair. All books will be offered at 50-70 percent below retail. Sponsored by the Medical Center Athletic Club. Miner Library Atrium, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
May 1, First Fridays at the MAG. Enjoy live music, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and a chance to mix. Theme: Building a Tomorrow. Music by Sam Mauro. For tickets, call 473-7720, ext. 3035.
May 2, Rochester Image Awards. Sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Honors achievements and talents of minority students here and at RIT. May Room, Wilson Commons, 7 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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