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MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

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

October 24--Concert. Featuring James Bobb performing J. S. Bach's The Goldberg Variations on the harpsichord. Free with gallery admission (gallery admission free to members of the Genesee Early Music Society and of the gallery). Fountain Court, 7 p.m.

October 24--Lecture. Art historian and collector Anne-Marie Logan discusses her recent donations of works currently on view in the Lockhart Gallery. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

October 27, November 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. October 27 workshop led by Lisa Myers; leader for November 3 TBA. Fee/registration required. Creative Workshop, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 to register.

October 27--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. Music by Eastman Faculty Jazz Trio. Free with gallery admission (dinner not included). 4-9 p.m.

October 31--Lecture. Self-taught carver Arthur Dilbert speaks on his 40-year career. His work has been included in Masters of the Walking Stick: Five Savannah Woodcarvers at the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Ga., as well as at the Smithsonian Institution and the Atlanta History Museum. Presented in conjunction with The Art of William Edmondson. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

November 3--First Fridays at the MAG. Enjoy a cash bar, munchies, and live music by Hollywood Al and the Mix and Jack Edward Smith. Admission fee; advance tickets available at the admission desk or by calling the gallery at ext. 3035. 5-8 p.m.

ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS

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

Gallery Highlights Tour--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. October 24, 31, 6:30 p.m.

Exhibition Tour--Highlights from The Art of William Edmondson. Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. October 27, 29, November 3, 5, 2 p.m.

October 23-December 16--Children's Art from Novgorod. This exhibition marks the 10th anniversary of the Sister Cities partnership between Rochester and Novgorod, Russia. Fifty paintings and drawings by Russian children and teens celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Russian literary hero Alexander Pushkin. Lucy Burne Gallery.

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 26-January 31--Camelot 2000: A Millennial Exhibition. Arthurian books, art, and artifacts from the collection of Alan Lupack and Barbara Tepa Lupack. The exhibit occupies 33 cases in the Friedlander Lobby, the Great Hall, the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, and the Robbins Library. It demonstrates the range of Arthurian material by displaying everything from 16th-century books to comic books, from original letters to movie memorabilia, from paintings and drawings to advertisements and toys. Robbins Library hours: Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rare Books and Special Collections: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Great Hall and Friedlander Lobby: 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 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.

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

Through 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.)

DANCE

October 23--Limón Dance Company. Performers from America's oldest modern dance company (in continuous operation since 1946) present a lecture and demonstration. The company has developed a repertory of demonstrations surrounding masterworks choreographed by José Limón and Doris Humphrey; this one examines the piece "There is a Time," based on a quotation from Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes. The presentation explores the movements, themes, and major principals of the work; includes a discussion of the inspiration of the artist and the significance of the choreography; and concludes with a question-and-answer session. Tickets available at the door. Spurrier Hall dance studio, 7 p.m. For more information call x3-5150.

FILMS

Camelot 2000 Film Series--Movies from the range of films inspired by Arthurian legends, screened in conjunction with the "Camelot 2000" conference. Sponsored by the Department of English, the Robbins Library, the Student Activities Office, and UR Cinema Group. Films are free unless otherwise noted.

October 27--Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. (1989) Admission charge. Hoyt Hall, 7 p.m.

October 27--Monty Python and the Holy Grail. (1975) Admission charge. Hoyt Hall, 9:45 p.m.

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.

October 28--What Lies Beneath, 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

November 3--The Perfect Storm, 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

November 4--Scary Movie, 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m.

MUSIC

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

October 25--Eastman Wind Ensemble. James Ripley, conductor. Music of Krenek and Brant. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

October 27--Eastman Philharmonia. Brad Lubman, conductor. Twentieth-century music: Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Varèse's Ionisation, and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

November 2-5--Eastman Opera Theatre.* Benjamin Britten, The Turn of the Screw. John Greer, conductor. Steven Daigle, director. Kilbourn Hall; November 2, 3, 4, 8 p.m.; November 5, 2 p.m.

November 3--St. Hubert's Day Concert. Music of the hunt for horn ensembles. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

River Campus

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

October 28--University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra. David Harman, conductor; featuring James VanDermark, Eastman School professor of double bass. Eastman composer Todd Coleman talks about his newest piece, SivaSakthi, Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra, before a University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra performance featuring the concerto. Other selections include Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a, and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4. Preconcert talk, Lower Strong Auditorium, 7:15 p.m.; concert, Upper Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

November 2--University of Rochester Chamber Ensembles. David Harman, conductor. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

November 4--Gospel Choir.* Alvin Parris III, conductor. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

THEATER

October 26-28--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, 8 p.m.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

October 28--Informational Seminar on Laser Vision Correction. Ophthalmologist Scott MacRae offers an open question-and-answer session. Sponsored by Strong Vision. Free. Call x3-2020 to make a reservation. Case Method Room, Kornberg Medical Research Building, URMC, 10 a.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.

November 6, 13, 20--Basic Life Support Original Course (must attend all three three-hour sessions). Medical Center, Room 2-7500, 9 a.m.-noon.

November 9--Basic Life Support Refresher Course (must attend one three-hour session). Medical Center, Room 2-7500, 9 a.m.-noon.

RELIGION

River Campus Interfaith Chapel--x5-4321

Roman Catholic Mass
Sunday Mass: October 29, November 5, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Mass: October 24, 31, 5:15 p.m.

Interdenominational Worship Service
October 29, November 5, 3 p.m., sanctuary

Protestant Chapel Service
October 29, November 5, 5 p.m., sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass
October 25, 30, November 1, 6, 12:30 p.m.; October 29, November 5, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service
October 27, November 3, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship
October 29, November 5, 10:15 a.m.

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

Women's volleyball--Nazareth, October 24, 7 p.m.

Women's soccer--William Smith, October 25, 6 p.m.; Brandeis, October 28, noon

Men's soccer--SUNY Brockport, October 25, 8 p.m.; Brandeis, October 28, 2:30 p.m.; Hobart, November 1, 7 p.m.; St. Lawrence, November 4, 7 p.m.

Men's and women's swimming and diving--SUNY Brockport, October 28, 1 p.m.; Harvest Relays, November 4, 10 a.m.

Football--Union, November 4, 1 p.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

October 27--Gender and Colonial Welfare in the Middle East. Presented by Elizabeth Thompson, assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia. Sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies and the Department of History. For information call x5-6948. Free and open to the public. Room 201, Schlegel Hall, 3 p.m.

November 1--Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture. Presented by Ulf Hannerz, professor of anthropology at Stockholm University, who speaks on foreign news and cultural understanding. Hannerz's work looks at foreign news correspondents, their backgrounds, and reporting across cultural boundaries. Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology. Morey 321, 7 p.m. A reception in Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, follows the lecture.

November 2--Panel Discussion of Anthropology and International Journalism. Panel includes former foreign correspondents Hilary Appelman, the Associated Press; Ethan Bronner, The New York Times; and John Schidlovsky, Pew Fellowships in International Journalism. Moderator: Bob Smith, host of WXXI-AM's 1370 Connection. Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 1:30 p.m.

November 2--John Jacob Thomas of 19th-Century Trinidad: Figuring the Local and the Global. Professor Faith Smith, of the Departments of African and Afro-American Studies and English and American Literature at Brandeis University, speaks as part of the Frederick Douglass Institute's Distinguished Visitors Seminar. A reception will follow the talk. Free and open to the public. Gamble Room, Rush Rhees Library, 2 p.m.

MISCELLANY

October 25--Sister Helen Prejean. Speech and book signing by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sister Helen Prejean, advocate against the death penalty and author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the U.S., which details her work as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary. Tickets available at the Common Market in Wilson Commons, at Media Play in Southtown Plaza, and at the door; admission is free to students with student ID. Lecture: Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m. Book signing follows the lecture, Lower Level, Interfaith Chapel.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Susan B. Anthony Conversations on Contemporary Issues--An annual public forum sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership. Reservations required for all events. For information and reservations call x5-8799.

October 26--The First Lady as First Person: Can She Get a Life? Features a discussion by a group of nationally known experts who have widely studied and written about the public demands and private costs exacted from the women who have filled the role of first lady. Panelists include Barbara Burrell, associate director of the Public Opinion Laboratory at Northern Illinois University; Betty Boyd Caroli, professor at the City University of New York; and Robin Tolmach Lakoff, professor of linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley. The event also includes the presentation of the Anthony Center's Valued Colleague Award. Memorial Art Gallery; reception at 5:30 p.m., panel discussion at 6:30 p.m., followed by coffee and dessert. Forum and coffee/dessert are free; reception requires admission fee.

October 27--Further Conversations Breakfast. With the panelists from October 26's discussion. Admission fee. Bagel Bin, Brighton, 8 a.m.

October 29--Second Annual Lucky Rubber Ducky Race. Sponsored by Gamma Phi Beta Sorority to benefit Hillside Children's Center. This year prizes have been expanded to include five runners-up and a grand-prize winner. Tickets may be purchased through Friday, October 27, at Douglass Food Court, Danforth Dining Center, and Wilson Commons. Genesee Valley Park footbridge, 3:30 p.m.

October 29--Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize Presentation. Susan Hubbard reads from her work and accepts the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction by an American Woman. The Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies and the Department of English, which award the prize annually, named Hubbard this year's recipient for her second book of short stories, Blue Money. A book signing follows her reading, with copies of the book available for purchase. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 5 p.m.

November 6--Diversity Workshop. A national authority on urban education and a panel of local community leaders explores ways for children and adults from diverse backgrounds to improve literacy and build a sense of community. Keynote speaker Kris Gutierrez, associate professor in the Division of Urban Schooling at the University of California at Los Angeles, discusses how to create effective learning communities. Presented by the Warner School. Registration and fee are required and include a box supper; registration deadline is October 24. For information call x5-7833. May Room, Wilson Commons, 3:30-7:30 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. The 2000 Winter Brochure for the Activities Program can be accessed at www.rochester.edu/working/services/auxops/Activities1.htm.

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