In Brief

Hartnett exhibits 'Hot Lunch'

The Hartnett Gallery in Wilson Commons will be exhibiting "Hot Lunch," works by visual-arts faculty, from Monday, January 25, through Sunday, February 7. The exhibition presents an eclectic range of work in many materials including photography, sculpture, and computer-based media. There will be an opening reception on Monday, January 25, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and noon to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Wilson Commons Information Desk, x5-5911.

Performing Artists Series kicks off

Roger Copeland--professor and nationally known author and consultant on theater and dance--will lecture at the College as the first speaker in the Dance Program's Performing Artists Series this year.

The first lecture, "Reinventing Cabaret," will be held on Wednesday, January 27, at 7 p.m. Copeland will examine the current Broadway revival and new interpretations of the lead roles, and trace the evolution of this musical. He'll trace the evolution of nonliterary theater in America during his second lecture on "The Changing Place of the Body in American Experimental Theater," which will be given on Thursday, January 28, at 5 p.m. His talks conclude on Thursday, January 28, at 8 p.m. with "Dancing for the Electronic Age: Merce Cunningham and the Computer," in which Copeland examines how Cunningham has used a variety of technologies over the past four decades.

All three lectures take place in the Spurrier Dance Studio. Tickets will be available at the door. For further information, call the Dance Program, x3-5150.

Lawyer to speak on Pan Am 103

Mark Zaid, a Washington, D.C., attorney who has served as legal counsel to families of the Pan Am 103 bombing, will speak on Wednesday, January 27, at 8 p.m. in the Welles-Brown Room in Rush Rhees Library. He will talk about his involvement in the litigation as well as the continuing efforts to bring the bombing suspects to trial.

A 1989 graduate of the College, Zaid specializes in litigation and lobbying on matters relating to international torts and crimes, national security, foreign sovereign and diplomatic immunity, and the Freedom of Information/Privacy acts. He was a primary draftsman of the 1996 amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act that now permits victims of terrorism to pursue civil litigation against terrorist states. Zaid filed the first lawsuit against the government of Libya for the Pan Am 103 bombing. Two University students who were on the flight are commemorated with a plaque on the quad.

The talk is free and open to the public. Contact the Outside Speakers Committee, x5-9379, for more information.

ESM celebrates Duke Ellington

The Eastman School will celebrate the centennial of jazz legend Duke Ellington in a special "Prism" concert on Friday, January 29, at 8 p.m. in the Eastman Theatre. "A Century of Duke Ellington: 1899-1999" will feature numerous Eastman students, faculty, and alumni performing some of Ellington's greatest works in a fast-paced program on five different stages throughout the theater.

The program includes performances by many of ESM's student ensembles; Eastman faculty pianists Tony Caramia and Harold Danko, and jazz guitarist Bob Sneider; as well as the faculty quintet Eastman Brass, and a faculty jazz quartet and duo. The University of Rochester Wind Ensemble and its Gospel Choir also will perform.

Those with current University ID are admitted to the concert at no cost.

Library gallery showcases Singer

"Drawings, Paintings, and Prints by Alan Singer" is the featured exhibit at the Rush Rhees Art Library Gallery through February 6.

Singer works from his Rochester and Brooklyn studios as a freelance artist, illustrator, designer, and writer and also is an associate professor at RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. Singer has had his work exhibited internationally, nationally, and locally at the Memorial Art Gallery, the High Falls Exhibition Center, and the Germanow Coffey Gallery, to name a few.

Call x5-4476 for exhibit hours and further information.

Center salutes women's successes

A tribute to Susan B. Anthony and presentation of the third annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Myra Gelband, senior editor for Sports Illustrated, will highlight a dinner at the College on Tuesday, February 16, at 6 p.m. celebrating women's achievements.

Gelband, a 1971 graduate of the College, has served on the University's board of trustees since 1991. Three outstanding female students also will be recognized for their accomplishments. Kareen Kreutziger will receive the Susan B. Anthony Scholarship; Araceli Lopez will receive the Susan B. Anthony Prize; and Jennifer Mauskapf will receive the Fannie R. Bigelow Scholarship. In addition, the University's female a cappella group, Vocal Point, will perform.

The dinner will be held in the Susan B. Anthony Halls. Call x5-8799 by February 9 to order tickets and reserve seats. University student tickets can be purchased at the Common Market in Wilson Commons.