Calendar

ART

At Memorial Art Gallery--473-7720; www.rochester.edu/MAG

October 26--Viewpoints. Michael Lasser, host of the award-winning radio program Fascinatin' Rhythm, speaks on "Painting Your Way Back Home: Family and Faith in the Work of Lynne Feldman." Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Free with gallery admission. Co-sponsored with the Landmark Society of Western New York.

October 27--Wine Tasting. The Averell Council of the Memorial Art Gallery hosts the fourth edition of a biennial classic. 5:30-8:30 p.m. For ticket information call the gallery at ext. 3035.

October 29, 31, November 5, 7--Exhibition Tour. Highlights works from the exhibition The Frame in America: 1860-1960. Meet at the admission desk, 2 p.m. Free with gallery admission.

November 2--What's Up (formerly Curators Comment). Marjorie Searl, assistant director for curatorial affairs, speaks on Ralston Crawford's Whitestone Bridge, followed by an opportunity to ask questions. Auditorium, 5:30 p.m. Free with gallery admission.

November 2--Concert. "All in the Family": Genesee Early Music Society plays music by J. S. Bach and his sons. Fountain Court, 7 p.m. Free with gallery admission and to MAG and GEMS members.

November 2--Viewpoints. Jeff Ureles, owner of City Frame/Gallery Picture Framing, and Phil Caldwell, certified picture framer, speak on "The State of the Art of the Frame." Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Free with gallery admission.

November 5--First Fridays at the MAG. Enjoy live music, hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, and a chance to meet people. "Party with the Angels" features music by Orient Express and Roxanne Ziegler. 5-8 p.m. To reserve tickets, call the gallery at ext. 3035 or stop by the admission desk during gallery hours. Sponsored by the Averell Council.

ONGOING ART EXHIBITS AND TOURS

At Memorial Art Gallery--473-7720; www.rochester.edu/MAG

Tour of the Collection--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. October 26, 7:30 p.m.; November 2, 6:30 p.m.

October 29-January 23--Visions of Angels. The exhibition takes a look at one of the 20th century's prevailing visions: the angel. Pictured on everything from watch dials to magazine covers, angels have joined the commercial scene while continuing to play their traditional role in Christian art and theology. Features old favorites, along with some seldom-seen treasures, to celebrate the turning millennium.

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.

Through November 14--The Frame in America: 1860-1960. With this exhibition, the gallery focuses on a relatively new area of study: the frame as an enclosure and as a work of art in its own right. Surveys by frame experts in 1987, 1995, and 1999 also have revealed a number of superb examples in the gallery's own collection, notably those on paintings by Winslow Homer, Gilbert Stuart, and Elmer Schofield.

Through January 9--Lynne Feldman: Good Yontif. In 1997, Rochester artist Lynne Feldman produced a series of 30 small paintings for a children's book titled Good Yontif: A Picture Book of the Jewish Year. ("Good yontif" is Yiddish for "happy holiday.") Richly patterned and painted in jewel tones, her original paintings for the book depict family celebrations for nine Jewish holidays throughout the year.

At Hartnett Gallery--(Wilson Commons) x5-4188; www.rochester.edu/College/AAH/hartnett

Through November 12--ellipsis. Toronto-based artists Therese Bolliger, David Merritt, and Sylvia Ptak explore the conventions, limits, and authority of language, using a variety of materials to simulate concrete gestures of the written word. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon-6 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information call x5-4188.

OTHER TOURS

At Rush Rhees Library
Through November 3--Groups meet to take a 50-minute tour of the library, including several special libraries; the main stacks; and highlights of the building's architecture, the library collection, and its organization. Meet by the main reference desk. Wednesdays, 3 p.m.

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.

October 29--South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut. 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m.

October 30--Summer of Sam. 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

November 5--The Blair Witch Project. 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m.

November 6--American Pie. 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m., 11:30 p.m.

Dance and Community Film Series--The Dance Program hosts a six-evening series that explores the variety of roles dance can have in the lives of people and in their cultures. Free and open to the public. Lattimore Hall, Room 201, 7 p.m. Call x3-5800 for more information.

November 2--In Heaven There is No Beer? Celebrates the Polish-American polka subculture.

1999 Annual Polish Film Festival--Sponsored by the Center for Polish and Central European Studies. Discount tickets can be purchased in advance at the Common Market in Wilson Commons and at St. Stanislaus and St. Casimir Catholic Churches. Full-price tickets available at the door. Call x5-9898 for more information.

October 29-November 1--With Fire and Sword. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 7:30 p.m.

October 30, November 2--The Deluge, Part I. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. October 30, 2 p.m.; November 2, 7:30 p.m.

October 31, November 3--The Deluge, Part II. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. October 31, 2 p.m.; November 3, 7:30 p.m.

November 4--Colonel Wolodyjowski. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 7:30 p.m.

November 7--Kiler. Hoyt Auditorium. 3 p.m. History of the Movies in Popielawy. Hoyt Auditorium. 7:30 p.m.

November 8--Two Kilers. Hoyt Auditorium. 7:30 p.m.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

American Red Cross Faculty/Staff Blood Drive--Call the Dean of Students Office, x5-4085, to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins also are welcome.

October 26--May Room, Wilson Commons, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

CPR Classes--Offered by the Multidiscipline Laboratories through December. To register and for more information call x5-3285 as soon as possible, as classes fill up quickly. Payment is required at least one week in advance. Medical Center, Room 2-7539. The American Heart Association's manual, required for original courses, is available in Room 2-7520 for a fee.

October 25, November 1--Basic Life Support Refresher Course (must attend one three-hour session). October 25, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; November 1, 9 a.m.-noon.

November 4, 11, 18--Basic Life Support Original Courses (must attend all three scheduled sessions). 1-4 p.m.

Medical Center Flu Prevention Program--Vaccinations are free to Medical Center employees, faculty, medical and nursing students, and volunteers with patient contact. Fee for other members of the University community. University ID is required.

October 26--Friends of Strong, Room 1-1230 (next to the family waiting room), 7-8 a.m. (for night staff)

October 26--House of Six Nations Cafeteria, Medical Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

November 5--House of Six Nations Cafeteria, Medical Center, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

University Health Service Flu Shots--For students, employees, and others. No appointment needed. Fee charged. For more information call x3-5770.

October 28--Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

November 2--UHS office, Susan B. Anthony Halls, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

MUSIC

Eastman School of Music--www.rochester.edu/Eastman (* tickets required)
October 27--Eastman Wind Ensemble. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. "Wind Colorations": music of Schwantner, Husa, Linn, and Sparke. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

October 29--New Eastman Symphony/Eastman Philharmonia. Bradley Lubman, conductor. Music of Gershwin, Ravel, and Bartok. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

November 3--Eastman School Symphony Orchestra/Eastman Wind Orchestra. Donald Hunsberger, Christine Myers, Nancy Stover, and Evan Feldman, conductors. Music of Rossini, Hindemith, Casterede, Reed, and Copland. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

November 4-7--Eastman Opera Theatre.* Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience. Kilbourn Hall. November 4-6, 8 p.m.; November 7, 2 p.m.

River Campus
November 6--The Roots. The six-member hip-hop ensemble gives a concert. Alexander Palestra, 8 p.m. Tickets available at the Common Market in Wilson Commons. For more information call x5-2331.

RELIGION

River Campus Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
October 26, 27, November 1, 2, 3, 8, 12:05 p.m., sanctuary; October 31, November 7, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., lower level

Protestant Chapel Service
October 31, November 7, 5 p.m., sanctuary

Interdenominational Worship Service
October 31, November 7, 3 p.m., sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
October 27, 12:30 p.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service
October 29, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship
For schedule call x5-2187.

SPORTS--www.cc.rochester.edu:80/student-srvce/sports/ICsports/

Football--Carnegie Mellon, October 30, 1 p.m.

THEATER

October 28-30--The Man of Mode. Written by George Etherege, this Restoration play--the first ever presented by the International Theatre Program--tells the story of the lecherous but complicated Earl of Rochester. Todd Theater, 8 p.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

October 27--Synthetic Organic Chemistry at the Biomedical Interface. Chemistry department colloquium given by Iwao Ojima. Hutchison Hall 473, noon.

October 27--A Talk by Special Agent John Douglas. The former head of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit--the team that tackles the most baffling and senseless of unsolved crimes--will give a talk about his career. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Outside Speakers Committee. Strong Auditorium, 9 p.m. Call x5-5911 for more information.

October 28--What's Happened to Civic Engagement in America and How Can We Fix It? Political scientist Robert Putnam, the Stanfield Professor of International Peace at Harvard University, will talk about the notion of civil society in this presentation of the Dean's Lecture Series. Free and open to the public. 407 Schlegel Hall, 1 p.m.

October 29--Hume on Promises and the Peculiar Act of the Mind. Department of Philosophy Colloquium given by Rachel Cohon of SUNY Albany. Dewey 2110-D, 3:30 p.m. Reception to follow in Lattimore 501.

November 3--Greatest Games of the Century, Making of a Documentary: Up-Close and Personal. Curt Smith, senior lecturer in the English department, will discuss the making of the ESPN/ABC television documentary Sports Century, which he helped research and write. George VanderZwaag, athletics and recreation director, provides an introduction. Dessert and coffee served after the lecture. Dinner served in The Meliora prior to the event; call x5-0852 for reservations. Free admission to the event; reservations requested. The Meliora, Frederick Douglass Building, 7 p.m. For more information and reservations call x3-5888.

MEDICAL CENTER LECTURES

October 26--To Bill or Not to Bill? That Is the Question. Cynthia Dunn, director of the Clinical Research Institute, presents an interactive session on research billing practices for individuals involved in clinical research, using the new Meridia Audience Response System. Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building, Case Method Room (1-9576), 2:30-3:30 p.m.

October 27--Brown Bag Lunch. David Leven discusses the Medical Emergency Response Team, which he directs. Medical Center K-207, noon-1 p.m.

October 27--The Failure to Give: Problems in Obtaining Organs for Transplantation. Presented by this year's Ethics Grand Rounds lecturer James Childress, the Kyle Professor of Religious Studies and professor of medical education, and co-director of the Virginia Health Policy Center, University of Virginia. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Cluster for Human Values in Health Care, Community and Preventive Medicine, and the health and society concentration. Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building, Case Method Room (MRB 1-9576), 4 p.m. Call x5-5800 for more information.

MISCELLANY

October 26--The Medical Center Technical Group General Membership Meeting. Discuss the future of MCTG and brainstorm ideas for upcoming activities and seminars. O.K. to bring your lunch. Fenn Room (URMC 4-6325), noon-1 p.m. For more information call x5-1726.

October 28--Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Susan B. Anthony Conversations on Contemporary Issues. National leaders in women's business and economic issues discuss "Women's Work in the 21st-Century Economy." After the panel discussion, audience members are invited to pose questions and make comments. Memorial Art Gallery; buffet begins at 5:15 p.m., Conversations at 6:30 p.m., and a reception follows. For more information and reservations (required for all events), call x5-8799.

November 1--Media and the Survival of Democracy. The program examines the public's view of the relationship between media and democracy. Keynote speaker: Robert Thompson, a professor and director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Small group sessions and discussions follow his presentation. The event begins at 4 p.m. in the May Room of Wilson Commons. Refreshments provided for participants starting at 3:30 p.m.; box supper served at 6:30 p.m. The program ends at 7:30 p.m. Preregistration is required. Call Edwardine Weaver, director of the Office of Professional Development at the Warner School, x5-8270.

November 3--Lecture/Demonstration. The Limon Dance Company discusses its repertory number The Winged and gives a demonstration, followed by a question-and-answer session. Sponsored by the Dance Program. Spurrier Gymnasium, 7:30 p.m.

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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