Calendar

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

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

October 10--Lecture. Nancy Norwood, curator of European art, speaks on the relationship between the medieval craft of stained glass and the graphic work of 20th-century artist Georges Rouault. Selected prints are currently on view in the first-floor study case. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

October 11--Art a la Carte. Author Richard Reisem and photographer Andy Olenick discuss their new book covering the historic architecture that developed along the Erie Canal. Their talk is followed by lunch served in Cutler's Restaurant and an optional tour of the collection. Tickets include lecture and lunch; call the gallery at ext. 3018 for reservations. Noon.

October 13, 20--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. October 13 workshop led by Warren Mianecke; October 20 workshop led by Mimi Smith. Fee/registration required. Creative Workshop, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 to register.

October 13, 20--Jazz Fridays at the MAG. Start the weekend at the gallery with live music and extended exhibition hours. See works by legendary artists, listen to live music, sip a cocktail, or enjoy dinner at Cutler's Restaurant, before or after visiting the gallery. Free with gallery admission (dinner not included). 4-9 p.m.

October 17, 21--Palette to Palate: "Banquet in Burgundy." Journey to 15th-century Burgundy in the latest program of this series. The evening includes a cooking demonstration by Johanna Heise followed by a gourmet meal and an art history lecture on the manuscripts of the Brothers Limbourg. Admission fee includes dinner, presentation, tax, and gratuities. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 for information. 6:30 p.m.

October 17--Archaeology Lecture. Professor Robert Hohlfelder of the University of Colorado at Boulder speaks on "Swimming over Time: Submerged Ruins of Aperlae (Turkey)." Free with gallery admission; free to members of MAG and the Archaeological Institute of America. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

October 22--Concert. The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester holds its season opener, featuring works by Bartok, Brahms, and Dohnanyi. Admission fee. For tickets or subscription information call 586-3429. Preconcert talk, 7:30 p.m.; concert, 8 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. October 13, 20, 22, 2 p.m.

Gallery Highlights Tour--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. October 10, 17, 6:30 p.m.

Through 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.

Through January 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

October 18-November 9--Recent Work by Elizabeth McDade. 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 16--Current Work by Studio Majors. Art and Music Library Gallery, ground floor, x5-9249. Gallery hours: see above.

Through 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. Regular open 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. Sesquicentennial Weekend hours: October 13, 8 a.m.-midnight; October 14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; October 15, 10 a.m.-1 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. Regular open hours: see above. Sesquicentennial Weekend 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. Regular open hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sesquicentennial Weekend hours: October 13, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; October 14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; October 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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 November 17--The Campus That Wasn't: Planning the University. An exhibition of proposed ideas and realized plans for the River Campus, which opened 70 years ago this fall.

At Eastman School of Music--x4-1350, www.rochester.edu/Eastman

October 11-December 15--An Eastman Portrait: Through the Eyes of Louis Ouzer. Features 20 historic, candid views of Eastman faculty, staff, and students selected from the thousands of black-and-white images that Ouzer has taken during the past six decades. Sibley Music Library. Library hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 1-11 p.m. (Hours are subject to change; changes will be posted in and around the library.)

FILMS

Camelot 2000 Film Series--Movies from the range of films inspired by Arthurian legends, screened in conjunction with the Camelot 2000 conference this fall. Sponsored by the Department of English, the Robbins Library, the Student Activities Office, and UR Cinema Group. Films are free unless otherwise noted. Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, 7:30 p.m.

October 10--Sword in the Stone and Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court. The former is Walt Disney's 1963 animated film based on T. H. White's novel; the latter is Warner Bros.' 1977-1979 cartoon twist on Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.

October 17--Camelot. Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave star in the 1967 film version of Lerner and Loewe's Broadway musical.

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.

Sneak Preview

October 11--Ladies Man. Hubbell Auditorium, Hutchison Hall, 9 p.m. Free, but door passes are required and can be obtained at the Wilson Commons Information Desk. Seating is limited, and is first-come, first-serve.

October 20--X-Men. 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m., 11:30 p.m.

October 21--Chicken Run. 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m.

MUSIC

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

October 10--Faculty Artist Series. Oleh Krysa, violin, with Tatiana Tchekina, piano. Music of Beethoven, Walton, Poulenc, and Gershwin. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 12--Musica Nova. Brad Lubman, conductor. Music of Boulez, Wuorinen, Xenakis, and Lindberg. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 13--Eastman Faculty Chamber Music. Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m., 9 p.m.

October 13--Eastman Jazz/New Jazz Ensemble. Fred Sturm and Jim Doser, directors. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

October 14--Prism Concert. Featuring Eastman School ensembles. Eastman Theatre, 8:30 p.m.

October 15--Eastman Chamber Orchestra. Volker Christ, conductor. Music of Rodrigo, Ravel, and Mozart. Kilbourn Hall, 1 p.m.

October 16--Eastman Wind Orchestra. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. Music of Bedford, Bulow, Grantham, and Shostakovich. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

October 17--OSSIA. Music of Sciarrino, Turnage, and Coleman. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 18--Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Volker Christ, conductor. Music of Mozart and Borodin. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

October 19--Faculty Artist Series.* John Graham, viola. Benefit in support of the Eastman Viola Program. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 20--Eastman Chorale and Repertory Singers. Candace Erb, Daniel Bara, and William Weinert, conductors. Music of Mozart, Pizzetti, and Byrd. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

River Campus

Sponsored by the College's Department of Music, x5-2828 (* tickets required)

October 14--Yellowjackets.* Will Jennings, director. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

October 21--University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra. David Harman, conductor. Featuring Tony Caramia, Eastman associate professor of piano, and soprano Andrea Folan. Music includes Barber's Overture to the School for Scandal, Gershwin's I Got Rhythm Variations for Piano and Orchestra, and Mahler's Symphony No. 4. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

October 22--University of Rochester Symphonic Wind Ensemble. James Ripley, conductor. Music includes Ives's Fugue in C; J.S. Bach's O Mensch, Bewein Dein Sunde Gross; Smit's Banners and Pennants; Seigmeister's Front Porch Saturday Night; Margolis's Royal Coronation Dances; and Konagaya's Japanese Tune. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

THEATER

October 19-22--Escape from Happiness. Presented by the International Theatre Program. Based on Canadian playwright George Walker's contemporary, darkly comic vision of the struggles of one eccentric family to achieve wholeness, peace, and stability in the face of a complex and adverse world. Directed by Nigel Maister, ITP associate director. Tickets can be purchased at the box office, by calling x5-4088, or at www.rochester.edu/College/ENG/theatre. Todd Theater, Todd Union. October 19-21, 8 p.m.; October 22, 3 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 or visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/eap/eap.html.

October 10--Family Systems in the Workplace. William Watson, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and neurology, presents a model for thinking about the impact of one's family of origin on how one deals with anxiety and reactivity in other relational systems, such as the workplace. Room 2-6408 (K-207), Medical Center, noon-1 p.m.

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 17--Basic Life Support Refresher Course (must attend one three-hour session). Medical Center, Room 2-7500, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

October 19--Medical Center Administrative Group (MCAG) Brown Bag Lunch. Tom Dockrell, the pharmacy's associate director of operations, speaks about alternative medicine. Everyone welcome. McCann Room (3-6232), Medical Center, noon-1 p.m.

RELIGION

River Campus Interfaith Chapel--x5-4321

Roman Catholic Mass
Sunday Mass: October 15, 22, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Mass: October 10, 17, 5:15 p.m.

Interdenominational Worship Service
October 15, 22, 3 p.m., sanctuary

Protestant Chapel Service
October 15, 22, 5 p.m., sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass
October 11, 16, 18, 23, 12:30 p.m.; October 15, 22, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service
October 13, 20, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship
October 15, 22, 10:15 a.m.

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

Field hockey--SUNY Brockport, October 10, 4 p.m.; SUNY Geneseo, October 14, 11 a.m.; Ithaca, October 18, 3:30 p.m.; Hamilton, October 20, 3:30 p.m.; St. Lawrence, October 21, noon

Women's tennis--Nazareth, October 10, 3:30 p.m.;

Women's soccer--Ithaca, October 11, 7 p.m.; St. John Fisher, October 13, 8 p.m.; Union, October 17, 4 p.m.; Case Western Reserve, October 20, 6 p.m.; Carnegie Mellon, October 22, 11 a.m.

Women's volleyball--SUNY Geneseo, October 11, 7 p.m.; D'Youville, October 13, 7:30 p.m.; St. John Fisher, October 17, 7 p.m.; Buffalo State, October 21, noon

Football--Canisius, October 14 (Homecoming), 2 p.m.; Washington (St. Louis), October 21, 7 p.m.

Men's soccer--Nazareth, October 14, 7 p.m.; Case Western Reserve, October 20, 8:15 p.m.; Carnegie Mellon, October 22, 1:30 p.m.

Crew--Stonehurst Capital Invitational Regatta, Genesee Valley Park, October 15, all day, first race at 9 a.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

October 11--The Politics of Rhetoric. Presentation by Ernesto Laclau, professor in the department of government at the University of Essex. First in a series of lectures on European studies, sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures and the Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 5:30 p.m.

MISCELLANY

October 19--Toastmasters Guest Day. The Daybreakers Toastmasters' Club shows how Toastmasters can help people to increase speaking and presentation skills, think quickly and clearly on their feet, improve listening skills, and build strong leadership skills. Everyone welcome. For information call 784-8321. Seneca Room, Medical Center, 7:30-9 a.m.

October 19--Toxicology Training Program Alumni Symposium. Presentations by James MacGregor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Ronald Gerson, DuPont; Mark Hahn, Woods Hole; George Gray, Harvard University; Elaine Wright, General Motors, retired; Art Levin, Isis Pharmaceuticals; and Lisa Opanashuk, Rochester. Sponsored by the Department of Environmental Medicine. For information call x5-6702. Room 2-6408 (K-207), Medical Center, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 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 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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