Calendar

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

March 6--Computer Workshop. "The Internet and I" is a nuts-and-bolts guide to Internet tools. Fee/registration required. Creative Workshop, 7-10 p.m. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 to register.

March 7--What's Up. Susan Dodge Peters, director of education, gives an informal talk on William-Adolphe Bouguereau in the gallery collection. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.

March 10, 17--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. March 10 workshop led by Paloma Nunez-Regueiro; March 17 workshop led by Mimi Smith. Fee/registration required. Creative Workshop, 10:15-11:45 a.m. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 to register.

March 12--Concert. The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester presents "American Landscapes in Music," featuring works by Barber, Dvorák, and others. Pre-concert talk by Marlene Hamann-Whitmore, assistant curator of education. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. (pre-concert talk); 8 p.m. (concert). For tickets and information call 586-3429.

March 12, 19--Sunday Drop-Ins. 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.

March 13--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.

March 14--Lecture. Mark Bockrath, artist and paintings conservator for the Winterthur Museum, speaks on "A Mechanic Who Paints: The Art of Maxfield Parrish." Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

March 16--Third Thursdays: Art After Hours. Fortysomethings and above are invited to dance (or just listen), tour the gallery, and enjoy free munchies and a cash bar (drinks and desserts extra). Tickets required. Pavilion/Cutler Union, 6-9 p.m. For more information call the gallery at ext. 3035.

ONGOING ART EXHIBITS AND TOURS
At Memorial Art Gallery--x5-3081; www.rochester.edu/MAG

Gallery Highlights Tour--Features works from the gallery's permanent collection. Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. March 10, 12, 19, 2 p.m.; March 7, 14, 17, 6:30 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 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 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. Free and open to the public. Friedlander Lobby. Open during regular 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.

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.

March 17--The World Is Not Enough. 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

March 18--Sleepy Hollow. 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m., 11:30 p.m.

Sneak Preview

March 15--Erin Brockovich. Starring Julia Roberts and Albert Finney. Based on true events, the movie features Roberts as the twice-divorced mother of three who defies the odds by taking on and defeating a major public utilities company. Network Event Theater advance screening sponsored locally by the Student Activities Office and University Cinema Group. Free and open to the public, but door passes are required and are available at the Wilson Commons Information Desk. Seating is limited and is first-come, first-serve. Hoyt Hall, 9 p.m.

DANCE
March 18--Freefall (ltd). The New York-based dance group appears as part of the Dance Program's Performing Artist Series. Admission fee. Series subscription also available. Spurrier Hall dance studio, 8 p.m. Call x3-5150 for more information.

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

March 14--Eastman Horn Choir. Peter Kurau, director. Music of Beethoven, Wagner, Ellington, and Monk. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

March 17--Faculty Artist Concert. Margery Hwang, cello; Jean Barr, piano. Music of Dvorák, Shulamit Ran, Debussy, and Shostakovich. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

March 18--Musical Elevenses. "Return of the Animals." Kilbourn Hall, 11 a.m.

March 19--OSSIA. Clay Greenberg and Heidi Owen, directors. Music of Oliveros and Scott. 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.

March 9--Margaret Leenhouts, violinist. Leenhouts is a member of both the Community Education Division faculty and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

March 16--The Ying Quartet. A rare opportunity to hear Rochester's famous resident string quartet.

River Campus

March 18--Gospel Fest 2000. The University of Rochester Gospel Choir presents an evening of spiritual music. Rev. Alvin Parris III, director. Sponsored by the Music Department and the Interfaith Chapel. Admission fee. Upper Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Noon Hour Health Bites--Informal monthly series of health-/wellness-related topics; sponsored by the Strong Employee Assistance Program. No fee or preregistration is required. Feel free to bring a lunch. For more information call x5-4987.

March 14--Living with Loss: Ten Best Ways to Help Yourself. Theo Munson, who holds a master's of public health, discusses types of losses, common grief reactions, and specific suggestions for working through these challenges. Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, noon-1 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.

March 13, 20, 27--Basic Life Support Original Course (must attend all three three-hour sessions). Medical Center, Room 2-7539, 1-4 p.m.

March 17--Basic Life Support Refresher Course (must attend one three-hour session). Medical Center, Room 2-7539, 9 a.m.-noon.

RELIGION

River Campus Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
Daily Mass: March 8 (Ash Wednesday), 13, 15, 20, 12:05 p.m., sanctuary (subject to change; call x5-4321)
Sunday Mass: March 12, 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.; March 19, 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., lower level

Protestant Chapel Service
March 19, 5 p.m., sanctuary

Interdenominational Worship Service
March 19, 3 p.m., sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass
March 8 (Ash Wednesday), 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 12:30 p.m.; March 12, 19, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service
March 10, 17, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship
March 12, 19, 10:15 a.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES
March 17-- Toward a Lyric History of India. Aamir Mufti discusses interventions and the postcolonial period. The talk focuses on the South Asian poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz and will link his work to the Muslim minority question in India. Mufti is an assistant professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Free and open to the public. Schlegel Hall, Room 201, 4 p.m. For more information call x5-8614.

MEDICAL CENTER LECTURE
March 10--Children's Utilization of Medical Care Services in Medicaid Managed Care and Medicaid Fee-For-Service. Presented by Andrew Dick, associate professor, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine. Helen Wood Hall Lounge, noon. For more information call x5-0165.

MISCELLANY
March 16--Louise Glück. The Pulitzer Prize winning poet reads from her works as part of the Donald R. Clark Enrichment Program in Contemporary Writing, sponsored by the Department of English. Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall, reception, 6:30 p.m.; reading, 7 p.m.

March 17--Riker Prize Award Ceremony and Lecture. As part of the award ceremony for the Department of Political Science's first William H. Riker Prize, recipient Robert Bates, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University, presents a lecture titled "The Rochester School" on the impact of the University on the development of political science. Free and open to the public. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 3:30 p.m.

March 17--Woman of the Year Award Dinner and Ceremony. The Women's Caucus honors Mary-Beth Cooper, associate vice president and River Campus dean of students, as University Woman of the Year. The event features keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, who discusses the role of women as leaders on college campuses. Tickets are available at the Information Desk in Wilson Commons. The Meliora, Frederick Douglass Building, 6 p.m.

March 17--Korea Night. The Korean-American Student Association hosts its annual celebration of Korean culture. Enjoy music, featuring the traditional Korean drum, pul mol no ri; traditional and modern dance performances; Tae Kwon Do demonstrations; and the play Choon Hyang Gun, a Cinderella-like love story. Tickets available at the Common Market in Wilson Commons or at the door. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m. For more information call x5-5911.

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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