Calendar

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

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

November 21--Lecture. Jane Shuffleton, Brighton High School Russian teacher, speaks on "An American's Perspective on Pushkin." This lecture is presented in conjunction with Children's Art from Novgorod, currently on view in the Creative Workshop. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

November 24--Jazz Fridays at the MAG. Start the weekend at the gallery with live music and extended exhibition hours (until 9 p.m.). 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 the Vince Ercolamento Trio. Admission fee. Pavilion, 6-8:30 p.m.

November 28--Lecture/Book Signing. Artist Robert Marx and poet and longtime gallery friend Eleanor McQuilkin speak on Grip, their collaborative book published by the Blackbird Press. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

December 1--First Fridays at the MAG. Features live music by Eleven Foot Seven and acoustic guitarist Gregory Paul, hors d'oeuvres, and a cash bar. Tickets available at the admission desk or call the gallery at ext. 3035 to order. Free to Averell Council members. 5-8 p.m.

December 2, 3--Thys Yool. Be transported to 15th-century England as the Genesee Early Music Society presents the Christmas story in chants, carols, drama, and dance. Reservations required; for tickets, call the gallery at ext. 3072. Fountain Court, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

December 2--Largely Ludwig. Largely Ludwig's seventh annual holiday concert features works by Beethoven and others. Tickets available at the door. For information, call 442-8409. Pavilion, 6-9 p.m.

December 3--Concert. The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester hosts "Great Discoveries: Music by Black Composers," featuring works by William Grant Still, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, and Kermit Moore. Tickets required. For tickets or subscription information call 586-3429. A preconcert talk begins at 7:30; concert at 8 p.m.

ONGOING 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. November 21, 28, 6:30 p.m.

Exhibition Tour--Highlights from The Art of William Edmondson. Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. November 24, 26, December 1, 3, 2 p.m.

December 1-February 4--Crèches from Around the World: The Earl Kage Collection. The manger scene by its many names--French crèche, Italian presepio, German Krippe, Spanish belén, or Southwest American nacimiento--has for hundreds of years been part of family Christmas celebrations. And for hundreds of years artists have been adding their own endearing touches to nativity scenes set in their own day and time. Again this holiday season, art collector Earl Kage treats gallery audiences to an exhibit of crèches from his extensive collection. The four dozen examples--from Latin America, Europe, the Far East, and the United States--include three works that are new to the Kage collection.

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 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 January 6--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

Through December 2--Recent Work by Colleen Buzzard. Buzzard's pieces, produced on paper, have links to the style of map making. Art and Music Library Gallery, ground floor. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon-10 p.m. Thanksgiving holiday hours: the gallery will close at 5 p.m. November 22 and reopen November 25.

December 4-January 24--Recent Work by Kitty Hubbard. Hubbard teaches photography at the University, is an adjunct lecturer in SUNY Brockport's art department, and is assistant program coordinator at Visual Studies Workshop. Art and Music Library Gallery, ground floor. Gallery hours: see above.

Through 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.

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.)

At the Medical Center's Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building

November 30-December 7--Faces of AIDS. Portraits by noted New York photographer Harvey Stein of individuals who are living with AIDS. The exhibit, sponsored by the University's AIDS Center and AIDS Rochester, Inc., is the culmination of a five-year project and is presented in conjunction with World AIDS Day, December 1. Viewing hours are 1-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

DANCE

December 1-- Adi Shakti: Dawn of the First Goddess. Roxanne Kamayani Gupta, scholar of religious studies and South Asian anthropology and performer of Indian classical dance, presents a dramatic dance program. In her presentation, Gupta uses monologue, verse, storytelling, yoga, dance, and visual imagery to depict the evolution of Shakti, the primordial feminine energy, into Durga, the all-powerful goddess of the battleground. Gupta, an internationally renowned performer, has studied Indian classical dance for the past 27 years. Tickets available at the door. For information, call the Department of Religion and Classics at x5-9364. Strong Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

December 2--Workshop. Roxanne Kamayani Gupta presents a dance workshop. Free and open to the public. Preregistration required; call x4-2663. Dance studio, Spurrier Gymnasium, 11 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.

December 1--Bring It On, 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m., 11:30 p.m.

December 2--Steal This Movie, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 12 midnight

MUSIC

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

November 20--Faculty Recital. Nicholas Goluses, guitar. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

November 21--Faculty Artist Series. John Marcellus, trombone. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

November 30--Collegium Musicum. Paul O'Dette and Christel Thielmann, directors. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 1--Eastman Jazz Ensemble. Fred Sturm, director. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

December 2--Eastman World Music Series.* Bulgari. Folk music of Bulgaria. Free to students with ID. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 3--Eastman Repertory Singers. See-Tsai Chan, conductor. Hayden, St. Nicholas Mass. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

December 3--Eastman Marimba Ensemble. John Beck, director. Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m.

River Campus

December 2--University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra. David Harman, conductor. The program includes Hammersmith for Military Band by Holst, Elgar's Serenade for Strings, and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

December 3--University of Rochester Symphonic Wind Ensemble. James Ripley, conductor. The program includes Ginger Marmalade by Warren Benson; Samuel Adler's A Little Night and Day Music; Sverre Bergh's Lord Mayor; Henry Cowell/Ripley's Icelandic Symphony, III Movement; Dana Wilson's Sang!; and Antol Liadov/Wilcox's Festival in Russia. Strong Auditorium, 8 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.

November 28, December 4, 8--Basic Life Support Refresher Course (must attend one three-hour session). Medical Center, Room 2-7500. November 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; December 4, 9 a.m.-noon; December 8, 1-4 p.m.

Informational Seminars 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.

November 30--Case Method Room, Kornberg Medical Research Building, URMC, 6 p.m.

RELIGION

River Campus Interfaith Chapel--x5-4321

Roman Catholic Mass
Sunday Mass: November 26, December 3, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Mass: November 21, 28, 5:15 p.m.

Interdenominational Worship Service
November 26, December 3, 3 p.m., sanctuary

Protestant Chapel Service
November 26, December 3, 5 p.m., sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass
November 22, 27, 29, December 4, 12:30 p.m.; November 26, December 3, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service
December 1, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship
November 26, December 3, 10:15 a.m.

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 at x5-4092.

November 29--Galway Kinnell. As the third and final presentation in the series, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell reads and discusses his poetry. Kinnell received his master's degree from the University. Great Hall, Rush Rhees Library, 7 p.m.

November 30--Harvey Stein. The photographer is guest speaker at the opening of his exhibit Faces of AIDS, on display November 30-December 7 at the Medical Center. Kornberg Medical Research Building, 6:30 p.m.

December 1--Harvey Stein. Photographer Stein returns to give a talk about his work. Kornberg Medical Research Building, 1 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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