Calendar

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

MAG--x5-3081; www.rochester.edu/MAG

September 26--Concert. Musica Transatlantica, a voice trio, performs "A Musical Tapestry: 15th-Century Songs from England and France." Sponsored by the Genesee Early Music Society. Free with gallery admission. Fountain Court, 7 p.m.

September 26--Lecture. Rusty Freeman, curator of The Art of William Edmondson, speaks on the exhibition. Freeman is associate curator of the Cheekwood Museum of Art, which organized the traveling exhibit. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

September 29, October 6--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. September 29 workshop led by Mimi Smith; October 6 workshop led by Lisa Myers. Fee/registration required. Creative Workshop, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 to register.

October 1--Sunday Funday. "Colonial Days" features storytelling, music, tours of the Dorothy McBride Gill Education Center, and craft demonstrations by The Little Beards, 18th-century reenacters. This event celebrates About Face: Copley's Portrait of a Colonial Silversmith, currently on view in the Gill Center. Admission fee (includes gallery admission); free to members and children age 5 and under. 1-5 p.m.

October 3--What's Up. Marjorie Searl, assistant director for curatorial affairs, speaks on the paintings of the Genesee River currently on view in the first-floor corridor. Free with gallery admission. Forman Gallery, 5:30 p.m.

October 3--Lecture. Artist, teacher, critic, and filmmaker Judith McWillie, from the University of Georgia, Athens, discusses photographers Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Edward Weston, whose photos of William Edmondson are included in the current exhibition The Art of William Edmondson. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

October 6--First Fridays at the MAG. Enjoy live music by Chanka Chank and the Jonathan Feldman Trio, munchies, a cash bar, and a chance to meet friends old and new. Admission fee; Averell Council members free. Advance tickets available at the admission desk or by calling the gallery at ext. 3035. 5-9 p.m.

October 8--Second Sundays Concert. The first concert of this new series spotlights the jazz stylings of vocalist Janet Beaman and Tenaj. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 2 p.m.

ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS

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

Exhibition Tour--Highlights from The Art of William Edmondson. Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. September 29, October 1, 6, 8, 2 p.m.

Gallery Highlights Tour--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. September 26, October 3, 6:30 p.m.

October 6-December 3--Gifts from the Robert E. and Anne-Marie Logan Collection. Anne-Marie Logan and her late husband, Robert, spent years acquiring a collection of prints that reads like a who's who of contemporary artists. Three years ago, Anne-Marie Logan, a former curator and art librarian at Yale University, began donating these masterworks to MAG. This exhibition showcases 22 works on paper by 20th-century giants such as Josef Albers, Chuck Close, Helen Frankenthaler, Claes Oldenburg, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol. Lockhart Gallery.

ThroughJanuary 7--The Art of William Edmondson. In 1937, William Edmondson, a folk carver from Nashville, Tenn., became the first African-American ever awarded a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Today, he's hailed as a pioneer of modernism and one of the most important self-taught sculptors of the 20th century. This exhibition--the first Edmondson retrospective to travel nationally--includes 41 limestone sculptures whose subjects range from Biblical sources to popular culture and folklore. Also on display are photographs of the artist and his work. 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 Rush Rhees Library

September 27, October 4--Walking Tours of Rush Rhees Library. Learn about the building's history, the various special libraries, and library traditions--academic and otherwise. Meet at the main Rush Rhees reference desk, first floor; 11-11:45 a.m.

October 2-October 18--A Century of Women. A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the admission of women to the University and the contributions made by women students, faculty, and staff. Free and open to the public. Great Hall, second floor. 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.; and Sunday, noon-1 a.m.

Through October 16--Current Work by Studio Majors. Art and Music Library Gallery, ground floor, x5-9249. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon-10 p.m.

Through October 18--150 Years of Leadership: The Presidents of the University of Rochester. Examines the University's history through the achievements of its presidents, from first President Martin Brewer Anderson to current President Thomas Jackson. Friedlander Lobby. Open during regular library hours (see above).

Through October 18--150 Treasures. Showcases 150 significant and remarkable books, manuscripts, and historical objects acquired by the River Campus Libraries, the Eastman School's Sibley Music Library, and the Medical Center's Edward G. Miner Library over the past 150 years. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, second floor. Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

(Note: Most Rush Rhees exhibits have different hours for Sesquicentennial Weekend. Refer to the page-one story in this issue or the October 9 issue of Currents for those hours.)

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

Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon-6 p.m.

Through October 1--Twenty Questions: Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral. Rochester artist Jill Gussow's work explores the nature of questioning, identification, and descriptive categories. By layering biomorphic shapes, abstract patterns, saturated surreal colors, and eclectic materials such as silk scarves, Gussow combines painting, drawing, and photography to create dreamlike images that seem almost recognizable yet remain elusive. Free and open to the public.

MUSIC

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

September 25--Eastman Philharmonia. Mendi Rodan, conductor. All-Tchaikovsky program. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

September 27--Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Mendi Rodan, conductor. Music of Shostakovich, Beethoven, and Brahms. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

September 28--Eastman School Chamber Orchestra. Brad Lubman, conductor. Music of Beethoven, Schoenberg, and Webern. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 1--Community Choral Prism Concert. Eastman Theatre, 4 p.m.

October 2--Eastman Wind Orchestra. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. Music of Bach, Riegger, Chance, and Persichetti. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

October 3--Kilbourn Concert Series.* Fabio Bidini, piano. Music of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Debussy. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 4--Eastman World Music Series.* Ken Zuckerman, sarod, with Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla. Classical music of north India. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 5--Bionic Bones. John Marcellus, director. Jazz trombone ensemble. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 6--Faculty Recital. Alan Harris, cello. All-Bach program. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 7--Musical Elevenses. "Paddington and Friends." Kilbourn Hall, 11 a.m.

October 8--Eastman-Ranlet Series.* The Ying Quartet. Music of Debussy, Ravel, and contemporary Chinese composers. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

CPR Classes--Offered by the Office for Educational Resources. 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.

October 4, 13--Basic Life Support Refresher Course (must attend one three-hour session). Medical Center, Room 2-7500. October 4, 9 a.m.-noon; October 13, 1-4 p.m.

RELIGION

River Campus Interfaith Chapel--x5-4321

Roman Catholic Mass
Sunday Mass: October 1, 8, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Mass: September 26, October 3, 5:15 p.m.

Interdenominational Worship Service
October 1, 8, 3 p.m., sanctuary

Protestant Chapel Service
October 1, 8, 5 p.m., sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass
September 27, October 2, 4, 9, 12:30 p.m.; October 1, 8, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service
September 29, October 6, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship
October 1, 8, 10:15 a.m.

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

Field hockey--SUNY Oneonta, September 30, 10 a.m.; Hartwick, October 1, noon

Football--Rensselaer, September 30, 1 p.m.

Women's soccer--NYU, September 30, 5 p.m.

Men's soccer--NYU, September 30, 7:30 p.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

October 5--The Visual Rhetoric of Disability in Popular Photography. Presented by Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, graduate associate professor of English at Howard University. Free and open to the public. 540 Lattimore Hall, 12:30 p.m. (For more information see "In Brief".)

MISCELLANY

Fall Readings by Old Friends: Rochester Writers and the Writing Life--Three authors with ties to the University read from their work as part of the 39th season of the Hyam Plutzik Memorial Poetry Series and the Donald R. Clark Enrichment Program in the Humanities. Free and open to the public. For more information call the Department of English, x5-4092.

September 28--Neil Baldwin. Baldwin, a Rochester alumnus, is the executive director of the National Book Foundation and the author of numerous books and an award-winning screenplay. He discusses his work on his current book, Henry Ford and the Jews, scheduled for publication next year. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 12:30 p.m.

October 3--Mary Cappello. Cappello, an associate professor of English at the University of Rhode Island, reads from her critically acclaimed book Night Bloom: A Memoir. She previously taught at Rochester. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, noon.

October 4--Warner School's Spring Open House. Call x5-3969 or e-mail lwei@troi.cc.rochester.edu. to attend. Room 2-110 E, Dewey Hall, 5-7 p.m.

October 4--10th Annual Assessment Conference. Paula Rutherford, international consultant and author, is the keynote speaker and will discuss how to use data from state assessment tests to the advantage of classroom teachers. Following her talk, participants will have the opportunity to interact in work sessions about how they use assessment information and ways to build on their experiences. May Room, Wilson Commons, 4-7 p.m. To register, contact the Warner School's Office of Professional Development, x5-8270. Registration fee. Special group rates are available as well as discounts for sponsoring groups. The registration deadline is Thursday, September 28.

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 Susan B. Anthony Halls 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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