Calendar

Events scheduled for Monday, March 19 (after 5 p.m.), through Monday, April 2 (before 5 p.m.)

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

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

March 20--Film Screening. Producer/director Cathleen Ashworth introduces her 1995 film, The Orator, The Pigeon and the 21-Foot Naked Man: Public Art in Rochester 1840-1940. The 30-minute film will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

March 21--ART@MAG. Network with young professionals and learn about Rochester's high-tech companies, with a little help from ART (Appreciate Rochester Technology). Free admission. For more information, call the gallery at ext. 3035. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

March 23, 30--Jazz Fridays at the MAG. Start the weekend at the gallery with live jazz and extended exhibition hours. March 23, the event features the Andy Calabrese Jazz Trio. March 30, the Rod Blumenau Trio performs. Grab a drink, coffee, or dessert at the cash bar. Enjoy dinner at Cutler's Restaurant before or after visiting the gallery. Admission charge; free to gallery members and students with University ID. Pavilion, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

March 25--Lecture. Painter Neil Welliver speaks in conjunction with the exhibition of his prints currently on view at the gallery. Free with gallery admission. A booksigning follows. Meet at the admission desk, 2 p.m.

March 27--Lecture. Helen Nagy, professor of art history at the University of Puget Sound, Washington, speaks on "Eloquent Gifts: The Meaning Behind Three Categories of Etruscan Votive Offerings." Cosponsored with the Archaeological Institute of America, Rochester chapter. Free to gallery and AIA members; free with gallery admission to all others. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS

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

Gallery Highlights Tours--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. March 20, 27, 6:30 p.m.; March 30, April 1, 2 p.m.

Exhibition Tours--Tours highlight Modernism & Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Meet at the admission desk. Free with gallery admission. March 23, 25, 2 p.m.

Through March 25--Modernism & Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Through June 3--Neil Welliver: The Prints. For three decades, Neil Welliver has captured the beauty of northern Maine in paintings that critic Robert Hughes calls "among the strongest images in modern American art." Included are some two dozen woodcuts, serigraphs, lithographs, and etchings.

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. Dorothy McBride Gill Education Center.

Long-term installation--New Acquisitions for a New Millennium. Showcases 21 masterworks acquired during the last four years.

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 April 12--Making Thinking: Recent Work by Artists in the Visual and Cultural Studies Program. Features work by Margot Bouman, Taro Nettleton, Kirsi Peltomäki, Michelle Puetz, Cyril Reade, Victor Manuel Rodríguez, and T'ai Smith.

MUSIC

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

March 19--Musica Nova. Brad Lubman, conductor. Music of Adams and Nancarrow. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

March 20--Faculty Recital. Thomas Schumacher, piano. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

March 21--Eastman Chamber Jazz Ensemble. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

March 22--Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Mendi Rodan, conductor. Music of Liszt and Schumann. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

March 26--Faculty Recital. Douglas Prosser, trumpet, with Wesley Nance, trumpet, and Alisa Curlee, piano. Music of Nance, Jolivet, Ewazen, and Antheil. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

March 30--OSSIA. John Cage, Song Books. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

March 30--April Fools' Weekend Concert. Charles Castleman (violin) and friends. Kilbourn Hall, 11 p.m.

March 31--Musical Elevenses. Lynn Blakeslee, director. Kilbourn Hall, 11 a.m.

March 31--Eastman Virtuosi. 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 22--Violin Delights. Community Education Division faculty member Jeremy Zhu (violin) offers a selection of music by Fritz Kreisler, with the assistance of Howard Spindler at the piano.

River Campus

March 24--Gospel Fest. The Reverend Alvin Parris III conducts the University Gospel Choir. For more information, call x5-2828. Admission charge; discount with student ID. Upper Strong Auditorium, 7 p.m.

March 31--Vocal Point. The University's only female a cappella group and their special guests perform "Vocal Point: Making of the Band." Carla Watson, director. Admission charge; tickets available at the door or in advance at the Common Market, Wilson Commons. For more information, call x5-2828. Upper Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

DANCE

March 19--Present Tense Dance Company Workshop. In honor of Women's History Month, company director Anne Harris Wilcox explores, through movement, issues concerning women and girls. Free. For more information, call x3-5150. Spurrier Gym, 7:45 p.m.

March 24--Present Tense Dance Company Concert. In honor of Women's History Month, the company performs repertory pieces exploring issues facing women. For more information, call x3-5150. Tickets available at the door; discount for students. Spurrier Gym. 7:30 p.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 23--Proof of Life, 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m., 12:30 a.m.

March 24--Best in Show, 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m.

March 30--What Women Want, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight

March 31--The Emperor's New Groove, 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

Great Books and What to Do with Them: Greek and Roman Epic: The Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Aeneid--Led by Thomas Hahn, professor of English. Specific passages in the works--announced in advance--are the focus of each lecture and discussion. For information, call x5-5664. Drama House on Fraternity Quad, 7 p.m.

March 21--Sex, Violence, Reconciliation: The Epic as Comedy

Department of Chemistry--x5-8286

March 21--Chemistry Colloquium. Professor Clark Landis of the University of Wisconsin's Department of Chemistry speaks on "Metallocene Catalyzed Alkene Polymerization: Ion-Pair Dynamics, Kinetic Isotope Effects, and Mechanisms of Initiation, Propagation, and Termination." Room 473, Hutchison Hall, noon.

March 23--Organic Chemistry Seminar. Professor Jon Parquette of Ohio State University's Department of Chemistry speaks on "Folding Dendrimers: Driving Helical Chirality in Dendrimers with Intramolecular Hydrogen with Intramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding and Packing Interactions." Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 9:30 a.m.

March 26--Inorganic Chemistry Seminar. Professor Michael Clarke of Boston College's Department of Chemistry speaks on "Toward Ruthenium Metallopharmaceuticals: Chemistry and Design." Room 473, Hutchison Hall, 4:45 p.m.

March 28--Chemistry Colloquium. Professor Chad Mirkin of Northwestern University's Department of Chemistry speaks on "Programming the Formation of 2- and 3-Dimensional Inorganic Architectures with DNA." Room 473, Hutchison Hall, noon.

Other

March 23--Women Writers and the Black Arts Movement: The Intersection of Race and Gender. Michele Simms-Burton, assistant professor of English, examines the historical evidence on the role of African-American women in the Black Arts Movement. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute, x5-8318. Room 540, Lattimore Hall, 2 p.m.

March 28--An Evening with Alec Baldwin on Issues That Matter. Tickets may be purchased at the Common Market in Wilson Commons, at Media Play in Southtown Plaza, and will also be available at the door. Discount for University undergraduates with ID. Tickets purchased last all for this event, originally scheduled in November, will be honored. Strong Auditorium, 9 p.m.

RELIGION

River Campus Interfaith Chapel--x5-4321; www.rochester.edu/chapel/services.html

Roman Catholic Mass
Sunday Mass: March 25, April 1, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., River Level
Mass: March 22, 26, 29, April 2, 12:15 p.m., Sanctuary.

Interdenominational Worship Service
March 25, April 1, 3 p.m., Sanctuary

Protestant Chapel Service
March 25, April 1, 5 p.m., Sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass
March 21, 26, 28, April 2, 12:30 p.m.
March 25, April 1, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service
March 23, 30, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship
March 25, April 1, 10:15 a.m.

MISCELLANY

March 22--Strong Jugglers on Fire. Rochester's Strong Jugglers give their third annual spring performance. Tickets are available in advance at the Common Market in Wilson Commons or at the door. For information, call x5-5911. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

March 22-25--SIMCON XXIII. The University's Simulation Gaming Association hosts western New York's largest and longest-established simulation gaming convention. Admission charge; discount for college students with student ID. For more information, call x5-6186. March 22, 6 p.m.-midnight; then around the clock from 4 p.m. March 23 until 8 p.m. March 25.

March 25--3-on-3 Charity Challenge. The second annual basketball tournament is a fund-raiser for the World Educational Fund for Women. Teams can sign up through March 23 at the Intramural Office in the athletic center; an entrance fee is charged. For information, call x5-4303. Tournament: Goergen Athletic Center, noon-6 p.m.

March 28--Reading by Poet Kathleen Wakefield. Free and open to the public. Part of the 39th season of the Hyam Plutzik Memorial Poetry Series in conjunction with the Donald R. Clark Enrichment Program in the Humanities. For more information, call x5-4092. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, noon.

March 30--Eighth Annual Gender and Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference. For more information, call x5-8318. Gamble Room, 361 Rush Rhees Library, 9 a.m.-5 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 Activities brochure can be accessed at www.rochester.edu/working/services/auxops/Activities1.htm.

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