Calendar

ART

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

November 23--Viewpoints. Lucy Durkin, Creative Workshop art history coordinator, speaks on Thomas Cole's Voyage of Life, currently on view in the Print Study Case. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Free with gallery admission.

November 30--Viewpoints. The Twelve Corners Klezmer Band performs an hour-long program of song and dance celebrating Lynne Feldman's Good Yontif, currently on view. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Admission charged (children 12 and under free).

December 2--Lecture/Slide Show. Influential artist Mary Kelly talks about her 30-year career. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.

December 3--First Fridays at the MAG. Enjoy live music, hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, and a chance to meet people. Features music by Jump Kings and guitarist John Wiesenthal. 5-8 p.m. Call the gallery at ext. 3035 to reserve a ticket.

December 4, 5--Thys Yool. The Genesee Early Music Society presents the Christmas story in chants, carols, drama, and dance. Fountain Court, 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Reservations required. For tickets call the gallery at ext. 3072.

December 5--Society for Chamber Music in Rochester. "Back to Baroque" features works by Bach, Telemann, Couperin, Fasch, and Marais, performed by Pittsford Camerata. Auditorium, 8 p.m. (reception, 7 p.m.; talk, 7:30 p.m.). For tickets call 586-3429.

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. November 23, 30, 6:30 p.m.; November 28, December 5, 2 p.m.

Gallery Highlights Tour--Features works from the gallery's permanent collection. Meet at the admission desk. November 26, December 3, 2 p.m. Free with gallery admission.

November 23 through 2001--About Face: Copley's Portrait of a Colonial Silversmith. In this new interactive installation, families can learn about John Singleton Copley, the most famous portrait painter in Colonial America, and his friend, silversmith Nathaniel Hurd, whom Copley painted. The installation offers a view of life in Colonial Boston. At the Dorothy McBride Gill Education Center.

Through January 9--Crèches from around the World: The Earl Kage Collection. Rochester photographer Earl Kage treats MAG audiences to an exhibit of crèches from his extensive collection. The four dozen examples--from Latin America, Europe, the Far East, and the United States--include eight works that are new to the Kage collection.

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.

Through 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.

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

Through December 12--Examinations. Elizabeth Stephens, assistant professor of art at the University of California, Santa Cruz, presents a series of video installations exploring technological representations of the body. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon-6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

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.

December 3--The Sixth Sense. 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m., 11:30 p.m.

December 4--The Thomas Crown Affair. 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight

Sneak Preview

November 23--The Green Mile. Directed by Frank Darabont and starring Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, James Cromwell, Michael Duncan, and Bonnie Hunt. Hubbell Auditorium. 8:30 p.m. Free and open to the public, but door passes should be obtained in advance from the Wilson Commons Information Desk. For more information call x5-5911.

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 23--The Call of the Jitterbug. The history of the Lindy Hop in Harlem's Savoy Ballroom. (A "Contact Improv" film also will be shown.)

November 30--Daystar: A Bulgarian Odyssey. Native American choreographer Rosalie Jones works with young folk dancers in Bulgaria.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

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.

December 3--Basic Life Support Refresher Course (must attend one three-hour session). 9 a.m.-noon.

MUSIC

Eastman School of Music--www.rochester.edu/Eastman (* tickets required)

November 22--Brass Chamber Ensemble. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

November 29--Faculty Artist Concert. Peter Kurau, horn; Ilya Kaler, violin; and Barry Snyder, piano. Music of Brahms and Wyner. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 1--Eastman School Wind Orchestra. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. Music of Gounod, Arnold, and Amram. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 2--Collegium Musicum. Paul O'Dette and Christel Thielman, directors. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 3--Eastman Jazz Ensemble. Fred Sturm, director. Tim Hagans, guest trumpeter on Sketches of Spain. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

December 4--Eastman Women's Chorale. Susan Conkling, conductor. Music of Hatfield, Chilcott, Copland, and Porpora. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 5--Repertory Singers. Maurice Overholt, conductor. Music of Mozart, Schütz, Brahms, and Schumann. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

December 5--Eastman Marimba Ensemble. John Beck, conductor. Featuring Brahms's Haydn Variations. Kilbourn Hall, 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 x4-1400.

December 2--Fresh Winds. Features virtuosic freshman ensembles of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and French horn.

River Campus

December 3--Giving it Up for the Year 2000: A Charity Concert. Features a cappella performances by Midnight Ramblers, Vocal Point, and the Yellowjackets. Benefits Children Helped in Illness Loss or Death (CHILD) and Foodlink. Strong Auditorium, 8-10 p.m. Admission charged, plus one canned good. Tickets sold in advance at the Common Market in Wilson Commons (limited tickets sold at the door).

December 4--University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra with flutist Bonita Boyd. David Harman, conductor. Music of Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Khachaturian. Free. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

December 5--University of Rochester Gospel Choir. Rev. Alvin Parris III, director. Admission fee. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

RELIGION

River Campus Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass
November 23, 24, 29, 30; December 1, 6, 12:05 p.m., sanctuary; November 28, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; December 5, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., lower level (daily masses subject to change)

Protestant Chapel Service
November 28, December 5, 5 p.m., sanctuary

Interdenominational Worship Service
November 28, December 5, 3 p.m., sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass
November 24, 29, 30, December 1, 2, 6, 12:30 p.m.; November 28, December 5, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service
November 26, December 3, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship
November 28, December 5, 10:15 a.m.

THEATER

December 2-5--The Libertine. Written by Stephen Jeffreys, this contemporary satire deals with the Earl of Rochester, a notorious rake considered by many to be one of the most fascinating and contradictory men of the 17th century. Presented by the International Theatre Program. Todd Theater, December 2-4, 8 p.m.; December 5, 3 p.m. (ASL-interpreted). For tickets call x5-4088.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

December 1--Serbia, Kosovo, and the NATO World Order. Svetozar Stojanovic, a leader in the Serbian opposition movement, speaks on the state of Slobodan Milosevic's hold on power, the effect of the NATO bombing on the opposition movement, and lessons learned. Part of the Skalny Lecture and Artist Series, sponsored by the Center for Polish and Central European Studies, x5-9898. Free and open to the public. Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, 4 p.m.

December 1--1999-2000 Scandling Lecture Series. Joe Kincheloe, professor at CUNY-Brooklyn College and Penn State University, will open the series with a discussion on the educational standards debate. Sponsored by the Warner School. Dewey 1-101, 7 p.m. Free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Call x5-7428.

December 3--The Moral Opacity of Utilitarianism. This Department of Philosophy colloquium, presented by David Lyons, professor of law and philosophy at Boston University, includes a discussion period and is followed by a reception. Dewey Hall, Room 2-110D, 3:30 p.m. Reception in 501 Lattimore Hall.

MISCELLANY

November 29--Opening Ceremony, AIDS Memorial Quilt. Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons, noon.

December 1--Hyam Plutzik Memorial Poetry Series. Features Thom Ward, editor and development director, BOA Editions Ltd., and author of Small Boat with Oars of Different Size, a book of poems published earlier this year. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, noon. Refreshments will be served.

December 1--Advances in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care. Presented by Michael Keefer and Steven Fine. Case Method Room (MRB 1-9576), Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

December 1--Closing Ceremony, AIDS Memorial Quilt. Includes candlelight vigil. Wilson Commons, 5 p.m.

December 1--1999 Holiday Reading. Features University archivist Amy Barnum, WXXI's "On Books" host Robert Koch, English Professor Emeritus Jarold Ramsey, a cappella group Vocal Point, and a selection of readings from a variety of holiday traditions. Sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library. Refreshments, 5:30 p.m.; readings and music, 6-7 p.m. Free. R.S.V.P. by November 29, x5-4461.

December 3--Women's Club Holiday Program. Ruth Rosenberg-Napersteck, historian for the city of Rochester, speaks on "Holiday Traditions in Rochester's Past." Century Club, 566 East Ave., 11 a.m. Lunch, 12:15 p.m. For further information and reservations call 624-5095.

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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