Calendar of Events
Events scheduled for Monday, April 19 (after 5 p.m.), through Monday, May 3 (before 5 p.m.)
ART At Memorial Art Gallery--473-7720; www.rochester.edu/MAG
April 25--Curators Comment. Marjorie Searl, assistant director for curatorial affairs, will speak on Asher Brown Durand's Genesee Oaks. Free with gallery admission. Meet outside the Grand Gallery. 3 p.m.
Viewpoints Lectures (free with gallery admission, Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.)
April 20--Gallery docent Thea Tweet will give a 30-minute lecture on artist Frits Thaulow.
April 27--Volunteer Recognition Event. Germaine Knapp, executive director of Sojourner House, speaks on Avery's Haircut by the Sea, followed by tours of the collection. Welcome reception, 5 p.m.
Other Art Lectures
April 27--The Craft of Carving: Sculptural Production and Training in the Roman World. Julie Van Voohris, Nazareth College, will speak about ongoing research at Aphrodisias, Turkey. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium. 7:30 p.m.
CONCERTS April 20--Largely Ludwig: Chamber Works by Beethoven and Others. Fountain Court. 8 p.m. For tickets call 473-7151.
April 25--Eastman School of Music Student Recital Series. Featuring Kimberly Buchar, bassoon. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium. 3 p.m.
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. April 20, 27, 7:30 p.m.; April 25, 2 p.m.
Gallery Highlights Tours--Highlights works from the permanent collection. Free with gallery admission. Admission desk. April 23, 30, 2 p.m.
April 30 through July 25--John Wenrich: The French Paintings. In the autumn of 1917, a 23-year-old art student named John Wenrich left Rochester for the battlefields of France. After his discharge, he spent several months touring the war-torn countryside and produced a remarkable series of paintings. This exhibition marks the first time since the 1950s that his "French paintings" have been exhibited as a group.
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.
At the Cominsky Room, Rare Books and Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library
Through May 31--A Sampling of the Classics. Display of rare books of ancient literary classics from the library's collections. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
At Midtown Plaza
April 26-June 6--Emma Goldman. An exhibition documenting the life and career of anarchist, feminist, activist, and one-time Rochester resident Emma Goldman will be on display at Midtown Plaza's Main Street display windows. It includes historical photographs, papers, and personal correspondence from the Emma Goldman Papers Project in Berkeley, California. University co-sponsorship by the Gender and Society Group and the Department of History.
THEATER April 22-May 1--Ghosts. Henrik Ibsen's drama, presented by the International Theater Program, is the chilling story of a son's return to his family home, haunted by the specter of an unknown father and a secret too horrifying to mention. Directed by ITP Associate Director Nigel Maister. Todd Theater. April 22-24, April 29-May 1, 8 p.m.; April 25, 3 p.m. ASL-interpreted production, May 1. Tickets required. For information or tickets call x5-4088.
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.
April 23--Elizabeth, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight
April 24--Animal House, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight
April 30--The Thin Red Line, 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
May 1--At First Sight, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight
Old Wine, New Vessels: Ancient Stories in Modern Form Film Series--New series spotlighting ancient stories in modern form. Sponsored by the Department of Religion and Classics, the Student Activities Office, and the University Cinema Group. Free. Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, 7:30 p.m.
April 20--Caesar and Cleopatra, starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains.
Special Presentation
April 22--Aristotle's Plot. Jean-Pierre Bekolo, a Cameroonian filmmaker whose distinctive style earned him international attention, will present Aristotle's Plot, a film that takes place in a southern African town where a group of men spend their time at the local Cinema Africa watching Hollywood action films. Hoyt Hall, River Campus. The 7 p.m. film screening is preceded by a lecture by Bekolo at 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. For further information call x5-9394.
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.
April 20--Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. Kathy Staunton, osteoporosis educator, will help determine if participants are at risk for developing osteoporosis and provide useful information. Ambulatory Care Facility, Rooms C & D.
April 27--Home Buying Made Easy. Richard Sarkis, Nothnagle Realtors, will discuss home buying pros and cons, new financing vehicles for home buyers, and latest marketing trends. Ambulatory Care Facility, Rooms A & B.
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.
River Campus Health Seminar
April 19--Creatine: Is It Worth the Risk? E. J. Swenson, team physician. Hubble Auditorium. 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the University community. For further information call x5-9471.
MUSIC Eastman School of Music--www.rochester.edu/Eastman (* tickets required)
April 20--Eastman Early Music Series. Jean Lamon, baroque violin, and Arthur Haas, harpsichord. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 21--Eastman Jazz Lab Band. Mike Sakash and Nathan Childers, co-directors. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 22--Eastman Gamelaners.* Eastman student and faculty gamelaners perform the music of Bali using an ensemble of hanging gongs, pot gongs, and families of bronze-keyed instruments. Debut performance of Eastman's newest gamelan (named "Kambang Salju" or "Flower in the Snow," in honor of Rochester). For tickets call 222-5000. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 23--Eastman Jazz/New Jazz Ensembles.* Fred Sturm and Jim Doser, directors. Kenny Wheeler, guest trumpet soloist and composer. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
April 24--Eastman Virtuosi. Chamber music by Ricker, Poulenc, and Sierra. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 25--Eastman-Rochester Chorus/Eastman Chorale/Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. William Weinert, conductor. Featuring Verdi's Requiem. Eastman Theatre, 3 p.m.
April 27--Eastman Wind Orchestra. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. Music of Gillingham, Shostakovich, Persichetti, and Hanson. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
April 27--Kilbourn Concert Series.* Lafayette Quartet. Music of Mozart, Jaffe, and Mendelssohn. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 28--Eastman Wind Ensemble. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. Music of Mendelssohn, Cowell, Varèse, and Grainger. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
April 29--Eastman Collegium Musicum. Paul O'Dette and Christel Thielmann, directors. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
April 30--Eastman Opera Theatre Opera Aria Gala. With Eastman Philharmonia. David Gilbert, guest conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 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.
April 22--The Songs of Hub Miller. For the third time at Washington Square students of Carol Webber sing the songs of the late, great American songsmith.
April 29--Marina Lomazov, pianist. The newly appointed CED faculty member presents Russian keyboard masterpieces, both familiar and new.
River Campus
April 24--University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra with the University of Rochester Choir. David Harman, conductor. 8 p.m. Strong Auditorium.
April 25--University of Rochester's Chorale Finale. Thomas Folan, director. 7:30 p.m. Strong Auditorium.
April 27--University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra. David Harman, conductor. 8 p.m. Strong Auditorium.
April 28--University of Rochester Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Mitchell Robinson, conductor. 8 p.m. Strong Auditorium.
RELIGION River Campus Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
April 20-22, 26-29, 12:30 p.m.; April 25, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.Protestant Chapel Service
April 25, May 2, 5 p.m.Interdenominational Worship Service
April 25, May 2, 3 p.m.Medical Center Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
April 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, May 3, 12:30 p.m.; April 25, May 2, 11:15 a.m.Interdenominational Protestant Worship
April 25, May 2, 10:15 a.m.
RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES Biology Department Seminars--Hutchison Hall 473. Noon.
April 26--Structural Studies of E. coli RNA Polymerase. Seth Darst, Rockefeller University.
May 3--Development of Gridded cDNA Microarray Technology and Its Use to Study Mammalian Differentiation. Geoffrey Childs, Albert Einstein School of Medicine.
Chemistry Department Seminars and Colloquium--Hutchison Hall 473 (unless otherwise noted).
Hutchison Memorial Lecture Series with Robert Bergman, University of California, Berkeley. 4 p.m.
April 20--Recent Results on the Activation of C-H Bonds in Organic Molecules Using Cationic Late Transition Metal Complexes: Are They Really Electrophilic?
April 21--Understanding Metal-Mediated Organic Oxidation Reactions: The Chemistry of Complexes with Metal-Heteroatom Bonds. Lander Auditorium.
April 26--Physical Seminar. "Factors Affecting the Thermodynamic Stability of Small Asymmetric Internal Loops in RNA." Susan Schroeder. 4:45 p.m.
April 28--Colloquium. "The Essential Role of Molybdenum in Biogeochemistry, Biology, and Industry." Edward Stiefel, Exxon. Noon.
April 30--Organic Seminar. Topic TBA. Philip Cole, Rockefeller University. 9:30 a.m.
Physics and Astronomy Department Seminars, Colloquium, and Lecture--Bausch & Lomb Hall.
April 20--Particle Physics Seminar. "Supersymmetry Breaking from Extra Dimensions." R. Sundrum, Boston University. Tea, Bausch & Lomb 271, 3:45 p.m. Talk, Bausch & Lomb 372, 4 p.m.
April 21--Colloquium. "Supernovae and the Fate of the Universe." Peter Garnavich, Harvard Center for Astrophysics. Tea, Bausch & Lomb 374, 3:40 p.m. Talk, Bausch & Lomb 106, 4 p.m.
April 23--Ph.D. Defense. "Ultrafast Heterodyne-detected Grating Studies of Heme Proteins Using Diffractive Optics." Gregory Goodno. Bausch & Lomb 375, 10:30 a.m.
April 28--16th Annual David L. Dexter Lecture. "DNA Mode E'mploi." Albert Libchaber, Detlev W. Bronk University. Tea, Bausch & Lomb Lobby, 3:30 p.m. Talk, Bausch & Lomb 109, 4 p.m.
Political Science Department Riker Seminars--Harkness Hall 329. 3:30-5 p.m. Free and open to the University community.
April 23--Cultural Identity and Civic Responsibility. Jeremy Waldron, the Maurice and Hilda Friedman Professor of Law and director of the Center for Law and Philosophy, Columbia Law School.
April 30--Legislative Organization with Informational Committees. David Baron, the William R. Kimball Professor of Business, Economics, and the Environment, Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Other Lectures
April 19--No/Yes. Katie Koestner, outspoken date-rape survivor and nationally known sexual-assault-prevention advocate, will speak about her experience. The program looks at the reality of sexual assault for American students today and explores preventative measures. There will be a question-and-answer session immediately after the presentation. Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall. 8 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information call x5-4452.
April 22--The Religious Critic in the United States--The Paradox of Freedom. M. Shawn Copeland, associate professor at Marquette University. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library. 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Newman Chair of Roman Catholic Studies and the Department of Religion and Classics.
April 22--He Was a Real Baby with Baby Things: Of Gifts, Fetuses, and Feminism in the Context of Pregnancy Loss. Linda Layne, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies. Lattimore Hall 201, 12:30-1:45 p.m.
April 27--Jewish Civilization in Poland: Uncovering a Lost World. Michael Steinlauf, Gratz College. Offered as part of the Skalny Lecture and Artist Series. Hutchison Hall, Hubbell Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
MISCELLANY April 21--Celebration of Rome's Foundation Day. Potluck dinner. Bring a potluck dish to share and enjoy a birthday cake in celebration of the Eternal City. Sign-up list is posted outside the religion and classics department office, Rush Rhees 430. Friel Lounge, Susan B. Anthony Hall, 5 p.m.
April 27--Grace Paley. The short-story writer and essayist will read from her works as part of the new Donald R. Clark Enrichment Program in Contemporary Writing. Free and open to the public. Reception, 6:30 p.m.; reading 7 p.m. Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall.
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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