Calendar

ART

At Memorial Art Gallery--x5-3081; www.rochester.edu/MAG

February 21--Computer Workshop. In "Digital Photography," participants learn how to make and manipulate high-quality images on almost any computer. Fee/registration required. Creative Workshop, 7-10 p.m. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 to register.

February 22-25--February Fundays. "My Family: Our Story," led by area artists, helps participants create a page for a book on their family. Come one day or all. Fee/registration required. 10 a.m.-noon. Call the gallery at ext. 3072 to register.

February 22--Lecture. Sylvia Yount, chief curator at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and curator of Maxfield Parrish: 1870-1966, speaks on the artist. Free with gallery admission. Cutler Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.

February 25, March 3--Preschool Family Workshop. For children ages 2-5 with an adult. Includes a story and an exploratory tour of the gallery. Adults and children work together to create an art project. February 25 workshop led by Mimi Smith; March 3 workshop led by Warren Mianecke. Fee/registration required. Creative Workshop, 10:15-11:45 a.m. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 to register.

February 27--Sunday Drop-In. Participants create their own masterpieces with help from area artists. All ages welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult. Held in conjunction with the Maxfield Parrish exhibit. Fee (does not include gallery admission). Cutler Union, 1-3:30 p.m.

February 28--Computer Workshop. In "Computers Demystified," participants learn quick and easy ways to put their computers to good use and save hours of aggravation. Fee/registration required. Creative Workshop, 7-10 p.m. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 to register.

February 29--Especially for Educators. Held in conjunction with the Maxfield Parrish exhibit. 5:30-7:15 p.m. For more information on this teacher inservice, call the gallery at ext. 3072.

February 29--Lecture. Richard Gilbert, minister of the First Unitarian Church, speaks on "Portraits of Jefferson and Emerson in the Gallery's Collection: A Unitarian's View." Free with gallery admission. Cutler Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.

March 3--First Fridays at the MAG. Enjoy live music, hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, and a chance to meet people. Features music by Linda Rutherford & Celtic Fire. 5-8 p.m. Call the gallery at ext. 3035 to reserve a ticket.

March 5--Sunday Fundays: Daydreaming. The whole family can enjoy storytelling, musical performances, guided tours, and a "Make It and Take It" workshop led by area artists. Held in conjunction with the Maxfield Parrish exhibit. Free with gallery admission. Cutler Union, 1-5 p.m.

ONGOING ART EXHIBITS AND TOURS

At Memorial Art Gallery--x5-3081; www.rochester.edu/MAG

Tour of the Collection--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. February 22, 6:30 p.m.; February 25, 27, 29, 2 p.m.

Gallery Highlights Tour--Features works from the gallery's permanent collection. Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. March 3, 5, 2 p.m.

Through March 26--Javaka Steptoe: In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall. Steptoe's picture book includes his illustrations of poems by 12 African-American writers--including Rochester's David Anderson--that celebrate the relationship African-American fathers share with their children and grandchildren. MAG is the first museum to exhibit these illustrations. Children's Corridor.

Through March 29--Larry Rivers: The Boston Massacre Portfolio. At the Boston Massacre of 1770, British soldiers fired on an unruly mob and killed five colonists, including a former slave named Crispus Attucks. Artist Rivers revisits the attack in his work. The exhibit is shown in celebration of Black History Month and is planned in conjunction with the About Face installation. Lockhart Gallery.

Through April 30--Maxfield Parrish: 1870-1966. During a career spanning seven decades, Maxfield Parrish was one of America's best-loved and most successful artists. Deeply committed to the popularization of art, he produced works that conveyed a unique vision of fantasy, with overtones of nostalgia, innocence, and humor. This first-ever critical retrospective of his work is the largest and most expensive exhibition ever shown at MAG. More than 130 paintings, drawings, prints, photos, and ephemera are included. The gallery has extended its hours on Friday to 9 p.m. for this exhibition. Grand Gallery.

Through 2001--About Face: Copley's Portrait of a Colonial Silversmith. In this 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. Dorothy McBride Gill Education Center.

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

Through March 12--Dos Voces: Mujeres Latinas (Two Voices: Latina Women), an exhibit by artists Yolanda Daliz and Anita Welych that explores the duality of being a Latin woman growing up in the United States. Free and open to the public. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon-6 p.m.

At Rush Rhees Library

Through February 29--A Sampling of Presidential Letters and Documents. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, 2nd floor. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Desperadoes and Daredevils: Books and Manuscripts by and about the Notorious and Brave. Great Hall, 2nd floor. Open during regular library hours. Both exhibits are free and open to the public. Library hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-1 a.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-1 a.m.

Through March 31--Black Authors: A Voice for the People. An exhibition of portraits and biographical sketches of famous African-American authors, including Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Amiri Baraka, Rita Dove, August Wilson, Richard Wright, and John A. Williams, whose archive is housed at Rochester. Friedlander Lobby. Open during regular library hours. Free and open to the public.

FILMS

University Cinema Group--www.cif.rochester.edu/sa-org/urcg/. All films shown in Hoyt Hall auditorium unless otherwise noted. Tickets available in advance at the Common Market, Wilson Commons. For more information call x5-5911.

February 25--Tea with Mussolini. 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight

February 26--The Bone Collector. 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight

MUSIC

Eastman School of Music--x4-1110; www.rochester.edu/Eastman (* tickets required)

February 21--Musica Nova. Dress rehearsal for the ensemble's debut concert at Cooper Union in New York. Bradley Lubman, conductor. Music of Augusta Read Thomas, Lubman, Knussen, Schoenberg, and Daugherty. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 22--Faculty Artist Concert. Ilya Kaler, violin; Natalya Antonova, piano. Music of Beethoven, R. Strauss, Ysaÿe, Martinou, Stravinsky, and Saint-Saëns. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 24--Eastman World Music Series.* Doc Watson, folk guitarist and singer. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 26--OSSIA. Music of Tavener, Vivier, and Pärt. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 27--Faculty Artist Concert. Tony Caramia, piano. "A Program of Preludes." Music of Chopin, Debussy, Dobbins, and Rachmaninoff. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

February 27--Eastman Chorale. William Weinert, conductor. Featuring J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion. Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m.

February 28--Eastman Wind Orchestra. Donald Hunsberger, Nancia D'Alimonte, and Evan Feldman, conductors. Music of Brahms, Husa, Susato, Holst, and Ives. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 29--Faculty Student Vocal. Chamber music concert. Gerald Lee, piano. Featuring Janácek's Diary of One Who Vanished. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

March 1--Guarneri String Quartet.* Featuring Brahms's Quartet in B-flat, Op. 67; Bartók's Quartet No. 2; and Ravel's Quartet. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

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

March 3--Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. David Gilbert, conductor. Featuring concerto competition winners. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

Eastman Theatre

February 26--Fiona Apple. Sponsored by University of Rochester Concerts. Tickets available at Record Archive stores and at the Common Market, Wilson Commons. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m. For more information call x5-5911.

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.

February 24--Payton's Ragtime Follies. Come swing to the sounds of a quartet of Eastman jazz students.

March 2--Alan Harris, cellist. Harris, ESM Distinguished Professor of Cello, shares his current favorite repertoire.

River Campus

February 26--University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Features Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin; Barber's Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Opus 23-A; and Brahms's Symphony No. Three in F Major, Opus 90. David Harman, conductor; David Kim, violin. Free. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Feel Fabulous in February--Free programs offered by University Health Service. For more information call x3-5770.

Monday-Friday--Come Take a Walk. Show University ID at the reception desk. Day lockers available; bring a lock. River Campus athletic center indoor track, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

February 23--You Can Do It! Learn How to Quit Smoking. Susan B. Anthony Hall, Room 184, 6-7 p.m.

February 25--Introduction to Meditation: The Power Within. Gilbert Hall, first-floor lounge, 4-5:15 p.m.

February 25--Cardio Kick Boxing. River Campus athletic center aerobics studio, 6-7 p.m.

CPR Classes--Offered by the Office for Educational Resources through June. To register and for more information call x5-7666 as soon as possible, as classes fill up quickly. Payment is required one week in advance. The American Heart Association's manual, required for original courses, is available in Room 2-7520 for a fee.

February 29, March 7--Basic Life Support Refresher Course (must attend one three-hour session). Medical Center, Room 2-7539. February 29, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; March 7, 1-4 p.m.

RELIGION

River Campus Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass
Daily Mass: February 22, 23, 28, 29, 12:05 p.m., sanctuary (subject to change; call x5-4321)
Sunday Mass: February 27, 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., lower level; March 5, 10 a.m., lower level

Protestant Chapel Service
February 27, March 5, 5 p.m., sanctuary

Interdenominational Worship Service
February 27, March 5, 3 p.m., sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass
February 23, 28, March 1, 3, 6, 12:30 p.m.; February 27, March 5, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service
February 25, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship
February 27, March 5, 10:15 a.m.

SPORTS--www.rochester.edu/student-srvcs/sports

Women's basketball--Case Western, February 26, 6 p.m.

Men's basketball--Case Western, February 26, 8 p.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

February 24--Scandling Lecture Series: New Directions in Teaching and Teacher Education. Andy Hargreaves of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto speaks on the quality of teaching and how it affects teachers. Free and open to the public, but reservations required. Sponsored by the Warner School. Dewey Hall, Room 1-101, 7 p.m. Call x5-7428 for reservations.

February 25--Slouching Toward Ambivalence: History, Anthropology, and Postcolonial Critique. Presented by Nicholas Bernard Dirks, professor of anthropology and history at Columbia University. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the College Dean's Office along with the Departments of Anthropology, Art and Art History, English, History, Modern Languages and Cultures, and the Program in Visual and Cultural Studies. Schlegel Hall, Room 201, 4 p.m.

February 28--Object into Object?: Some Thoughts on the Presence of Black Women in Early Modern Culture. A slide presentation/lecture offered by Kim Hall, professor and director of the English department at Georgetown University. Sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies. Free and open to the public. Rush Rhees Library, Gamble Room, 4 p.m.

February 28--The Movement to End Child Labor and Sweatshops. A presentation by Charles Kernaghan, executive director of the National Labor Committee. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Amnesty International. River Campus Interfaith Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

MEDICAL CENTER LECTURE

February 25--Developing and Testing Quality of Care Indicators for Acute Stroke. Presented by Robert Holloway, assistant professor of neurology and community and preventive medicine. Helen Wood Hall Lounge, noon to 1:30 p.m. For more information call x5-0773.

MISCELLANY

Black History Month Events--For more information call the Black Students' Union, x5-3068.

February 22--Caribbean Week Games Night. Featuring a team trivia contest. Refreshments will be available and prizes will be awarded. Sponsored by the African Caribbean Cultural Club. Susan B. Anthony Hall, Friel Lounge, 5-9 p.m.

February 23--Diversity: the White Washing of History. A roundtable discussion sponsored by the College Diversity Roundtable. Wilson Commons, Gowen Room, 4 p.m.

February 24--Caribbean Week Poetry Night. Sponsored by the African Caribbean Cultural Club. Call x5-3068 for time and place.

February 26--10th Annual Drew 2000: The New Frontier in Medicine. The conference explores the future of community medicine and biomedical research. Sponsored by the Charles Drew Pre-Health Professions Society, the Office of Minority Student Affairs, the School of Medicine and Dentistry's Office of Ethnic & Multicultural Affairs, and the Student National Medical Association. Wilson Commons, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

February 27--Chicken Gumbo for the Multicultural Soul. Elliott Lewis, a television news reporter in Washington, D.C., discusses the challenges facing interracial couples and their children, and multiracial adults. Free and open to the public. Rush Rhees Library, Welles-Brown Room, 6 p.m.

February 29, March 1-2--Home-Buying Seminars. Offered by the Office of Human Resources and the Home Store. Learn how to prepare for home ownership as well as what's involved in shopping for a house. Information on budgeting, credit, and the mortgage process also will be covered. February 29, north end of House of Six Nations Cafeteria, Medical Center, 7-8:30 a.m.; March 1, also in URMC cafeteria, noon-1:30 p.m.; March 2, Wilson Commons, Stackel Room, noon-1:30 p.m. Call 325-4663 to reserve a seat or for more information. (Se habla Espanol.)

March 8-10--Conducting Clinical Trials. The Clinical Research Institute is offering a three-day workshop for individuals interested in learning about the clinical research process. The course qualifies for 80 percent tuition reimbursement. Registration deadline is Wednesday, March 1. Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building, Room 19555, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information or to register call Anne Marini, x3-4127.

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 Susan B. Anthony Hall on the River Campus. The Eastman School and Memorial Art Gallery carry movie theater tickets only. For further information check the University Activities Program flier or call x5-7942.

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