Calendar of Events
Events scheduled for Wednesday, March 10 (after 5 p.m.), through Monday, March 22 (before 5 p.m.)
ART At Memorial Art Gallery--473-7720; www.rochester.edu/MAG
March 14, 21--Sunday Drop-ins. Create your own masterpiece with artist Suzanne Kolodziej on the 14th and artist Pat Pauly on the 21st using folk traditions showcased in the new exhibit Self-Taught Artists. For all ages. 1:30 p.m.
March 18--Third Thursdays. Single? Over 40? Mix and mingle in a sophisticated setting at this new monthly event. Enjoy music by Gray Mayfield, hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. 7 p.m. Fee required. For details call the gallery at ext. 3035.
Creative Workshop--10-week session, which began January 9, features more than 90 courses in all media for adults, teens, and children as young as 2-1/2. Class fees vary from course to course. For a free catalog call the Creative Workshop at ext. 3056.
Eloquent Testimony: 5,000 Years of Art and Cultural History--Explore the breadth of the gallery's collection with distinguished faculty from the Rochester area and around the world. Mondays (began January 11, ongoing enrollment), 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 7-9 p.m.
Pre-Raphaelite Rebels: The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood opposed all conventions of art, choosing instead fictional, historical, and fanciful subjects culled from Shakespeare, Keats, and Tennyson. Four Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m., beginning February 23, or Wednesdays, 10:15-11:45 a.m., beginning February 24.
Viewpoints Lectures (free with gallery admission, Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.)
March 16--Julia Walker, associate professor of English and women's studies at SUNY College at Geneseo, will give a 30-minute lecture on "Judiths and Violence," including Francesco Solimena's The Triumph of Judith.
Other Art Lectures
March 11--"How Can Art Affect Your Taxes?" with attorney Patrick Martin of Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle. Reception, 6 p.m.; lecture, 7 p.m. Free. For more information call the gallery at ext. 3035.
March 17--"Photography Storms the Gates of Art" with Vicki Goldberg, photography critic for The New York Times. She explores the rise of photography as an art form as evidenced by its inclusion in museum collections. Auditorium. Reception, 5:30 p.m.; lecture, 7 p.m., followed by a book signing. Fee required. For more information, call the gallery. (Postponed from an earlier date.)
ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS At Memorial Art Gallery--473-7720; www.rochester.edu/MAG
Tours of the Collection--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. March 16, 7:30 p.m.
Through April 18--Self-Taught Artists of the 20th Century: An American Anthology. This show features more than 250 works by some 30 artists with no formal schooling or training whose work resembles that of the American folk-art tradition. It demonstrates how the tradition has flourished throughout the past century and into the present day. The subjects range from the sacred to the profane, from apocalyptic visions to humor or eroticism. And the materials involved are just as diverse, from oil on canvas to carved stone and turkey bones. The show spills over from the Grand Gallery throughout MAG's entire first floor.
Through October 31--Fabulous Footwear: New Sculpture by Marilyn Gillespie. The 65 trompe l'oeil sculptures survey the history of footwear from 2,500 BCE to the present, from ancient Egypt to Elizabethan England, Imperial China to flapper-era America.
FILMS University Cinema Group--Movie hot line: x5-6743; www.cif.rochester.edu/sa-org/urcg/ (tickets required). All films are shown in Hoyt Auditorium unless otherwise noted. For more information call x5-5911.
March 19--Happiness. 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.
March 20--Enemy of the State. 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS Weight Watchers at Work Program--Wednesdays, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Medical Center, Room 2-8513. For more information call Lindy at 1-800-234-8080.
University Health Service Programs--x3-5770
Noon-Hour Health Bites--Informal series of health-/wellness-related topics sponsored by the Strong Employee Assistance Program. Free. Tuesdays, noon-1 p.m.
March 16--Alzheimer's Disease: Understanding the Illness and Using Available Community Supports. Led by Amy Chesire, clinical coordinator for the Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry Program, Strong Behavioral Health. Chesire will draw upon her experiences working with older adults as she provides an overview of Alzheimer's disease, with emphasis on behavioral changes. She will discuss current community supports and ways to best access the dementia care system. Ambulatory Care Facility, Rooms C & D.
Interfaith Chapel T'ai Chi Programs--River Level; Call x5-4321 for more information.
Night Moves with Kathy Thomas. 5-week program started February 17, but registration is ongoing. Free. Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Professor Chunlei Lu from China. 5-week program started February 20, but registration is ongoing. Fee required. Saturdays, 3-4 p.m.
Kathy Thomas. Come for one session or come for all. 5-week program started February 24. Free. Wednesdays, noon.
Complementary Medicine Program at the Highland Hospital Campus--Classes can be joined at any time; fees pro-rated. For more information call 341-8020.
Prenatal--12-week session, Wednesdays (call for start date), 5:45-7:15 p.m.
MUSIC Eastman School of Music--www.rochester.edu/Eastman (* tickets required)
March 16--Festa Italiana with guest artists Tragicomedia. Music of 16th century Italy. Co-presented by the Genesee Early Music Society. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 18--Eastman Horn Choir. Peter Kurau, director. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 19--Eastman Jazz Ensemble* with guest artist Dave Holland, bass. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 21--Faculty Artist Concert. Zvi Zeitlin, violin, and Thomas Schumacher, piano. Music of Mozart and Beethoven. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.
Eastman at Washington Square--Thursday Lunchtime Concerts, First Universalist Church (corner of S. Clinton Ave. and Court St.), 12:15-12:45 p.m. Free admission. Brown-bag lunches welcome. For more information call 274-1400.
March 11--Operatic Adventure. Featuring soprano Tami Petty and mezzo-soprano Lauren Pastorek.
River Campus
March 20--University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra. David Harman, conductor. Free. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.
RELIGION River Campus Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
March 11, 15-18, 22, 12:30 p.m.; March 14, 21, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.Protestant Chapel Service
March 14, 21, 5 p.m.Interdenominational Worship Service
March 14, 21, 3 p.m.Medical Center Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
March 1112, 15-19, 22, 12:30 p.m.; March 14, 21, 11:15 a.m.Interdenominational Protestant Worship
March 14, 21, 10:15 a.m.
RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES Biology Department Seminars--Hutchison Hall 473
March 11--DNA Rearrangement During Nuclear Differentiation in Tetrahymena Thermophila: Mechanisms, Epigenetics, and Transcription. Cell and molecular biology faculty candidate Douglas Chalker, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. 2 p.m.
March 15--Drosophila ELAV Is a Major Posttranscriptional Regulator in Neurons. Kalpana White, Brandeis University. Noon.
March 18--Mediator: A Global Transcriptional Co-Activator in Yeast. Cell and molecular biology faculty candidate Lawrence Myers, Stanford University. 2 p.m.
March 22--Multisensory Contributions to Spatial Orientation. Gary Paige, sensory motor neurology, Rochester. Noon.
Chemistry Department Seminars and Colloquia
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture Series, Professor Paul Barbara, University of Texas at Austin
March 15--Single Molecule Spectroscopy of Intramolecular Energy Transfer in Conjugated Polymer. 4 p.m. Hutchison Hall 473.
March 16--Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Charge Transfer Processes in Solution. 4 p.m. Hutchison Hall 473.
March 17--Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy/Spectroscopy of Organic Materials. 4 p.m. Lander Auditorium.
March 17--Synthesis and Reactivity of Zwitterionic Metallocenium Catalysts Containing Electronically and Sterically Modified Boratacyclic Ligands. Ph.D. defense, Rip Lee. Time TBA. Hutchison Hall 138.
March 18--Borollide and Boratabenzene Ligands as Cyclopentadienyl Substitutes. Ph.D. defense, Caroline Sperry. 1 p.m. Computer Studies 209.
March 19--I. Microlithographic Process for Patterning Conjugated Emissive Polymers. II. Fluorinated Distyrylbenzene Chromophores: Effect of Fluorine Regiochemistry on Molecular Properties and Solid State Organization. Ph.D. defense, Michelle Renak. 1 p.m. Hutchison Hall 473.
March 22--The Double Life of a Polymer: Socialite or Loner? Physical seminar, Christine Liberatore. 4:45 p.m. Hutchison Hall 473
Political Science Department Seminar--Harkness Hall 329
March 19--Voter Responses to Electoral Complexity: Ticket Splitting, Rational Voters, and Representation in the Federal Republic of Germany. Kathy Bawn, UCLA. 3:30 p.m.
Other Lectures
March 19--Democracy and Market: Polish Success and Russian Malaise. Grzegorz Kolodko, first deputy premier and minister of finance of Poland from 1994 to 1997, appears as part of the Skalny Lecture and Artist Series. Free and open to the public. 7:30 p.m. Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall.
MISCELLANY March 18--Childtime Children's Center Open House. Parents interested in a full-day kindergarten program are welcome. On-site center, 55 Castleman Rd. 5 p.m. For more information call 244-3020.
March 20--Liberation Conference: Visions of Freedom for Mumia. The Amnesty International chapter at the University and the Mumia Defense Committee will co-host this conference exploring the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, an award-winning African-American journalist and political activist whose conviction and death sentence on murder charges has sparked an international campaign to save his life. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., River Campus Interfaith Chapel. For more information call MDC at 234-4698.
March 22-April 14--Noncredit Grant-Proposal Writing Course. The Office of Special Programs and Part-time Studies is offering this introductory course. It covers the steps to successful grant application, preparation, and proposal writing for fund-raising purposes. The course is taught by Lauri Van Hise, the University's director of development. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m., Bausch & Lomb 416. Tuition required; tuition benefits available. Call x5-2341 for registration materials or stop by Lattimore Hall 127.
April 9-June 4--Entrepreneurship Course. Open to University employees, this Simon School course examines the management skills and tools associated with innovation and new-business development. Fridays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Guest lectures by local entrepreneurs will be offered on Tuesdays, 5:50-7:20 p.m. Schlegel Hall. Fee required. To obtain a tuition waiver from the Human Resources office, refer to personnel policy No. 304. Class size is limited; registration deadline is March 19. Call Kim Goetz, x5-4981, for more information.
ACTIVITIES PROGRAM Discounts for activities are available to all University staff, faculty, and students through the University Activities Program. All tickets are available at the Hospital Cashier's Office and the Customer Service Center in the SBA building on the River Campus. The Eastman School and MAG carry theater tickets only. Discount cards/brochures are available at the Customer Service Center on the River Campus and across from the bookstore in the Hospital. For further information, check the University Activities Program newsletter or call x5-7942.
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