Calendar

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

April 17--Lecture. Sydney Greaves, Memorial Art Gallery docent and Creative Workshop art history instructor, speaks on "Connoisseurs and Curiosities: The American Museum." Presented in conjunction with National Volunteer Month. Free with gallery admission (admission free to volunteers at area cultural organizations). Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

April 20, 27--Preschool Family Workshop. For children ages 2-1/2 to 5 with an adult. Participants view works from the gallery's permanent collection, followed by a discussion and a chance to make their own inspired masterpieces. Fee/registration required. Creative Workshop, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Call the gallery at ext. 3056 to register.

April 20, 27--Jazz Fridays at the MAG. Start the weekend at the gallery with live jazz and extended exhibition hours. Bob Stata Trio performs April 20. On April 27, the season finale features the Fred Costello Trio. Admission charge; free to gallery members and students with University ID. Pavilion, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

April 21--Preview Party: 58th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. Program includes rockabilly by Krypton 88, world beat jazz by the Steve Copeland Group, light classical fare by the Eastman String Quartet, and a cappella selections by Vocal Point, Charivari, and the Midnight Ramblers. Tickets are $15 (MAG members free). Reservations required; for tickets, call the gallery at ext. 3510. Nonmember tickets are also available at local Starbucks Coffee stores and Parkleigh. 8 p.m.-midnight.

April 22--Free Admission Day. For the opening day of the 58th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, enjoy free admission, a free lecture, and a free exhibition tour. Gallery hours: noon-5 p.m. Guided tours: 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.

April 22--Lecture. Stephen Bennett Phillips, one of the jurors for this year's Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, speaks on his selections for the show. Phillips is associate curator at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. Admission is free. Auditorium, 2 p.m.

April 24--Exhibition Walkthroughs. Memorial Art Gallery staff and docents introduce the paintings in the 58th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. Free with gallery admission. 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m.

April 29--Sunday Fundays. "Contemporary Art on Parade." The family-friendly celebration includes music and dance performances, tours of the 58th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, demonstrations, and a make-it-and-take-it workshop. Admission charge; free to gallery members and children five and under. Noon-5 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. April 17, 6:30 p.m.; April 20, 2 p.m.

Exhibition Tour--Highlights the 58th Rochester- Finger Lakes Exhibition. Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. April 27, 29, 2 p.m.

April 22-June 24--58th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. First presented in 1938, the biennial exhibition showcases area talent in painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, ceramics, and other media.

Through June 3--Neil Welliver: The Prints. Included are some two dozen woodcuts, serigraphs, lithographs, and etchings by the noted Maine-based artist.

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. 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) x5-5911; www.rochester.edu/College/AAH/hartnettGallery hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.

April 19-May 17--By Now You Know. Master of fine arts thesis exhibition by Mary Shannon Johnstone. Reception April 20, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a talk at 5:30 p.m.

At Rush Rhees Library

Through April 2001--Early Maps of Rochester, Monroe County, and New York State. Friedlander Lobby. Open during regular library hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday noon to 1 a.m.

Through May 2001--150 Treasures from the Libraries. The exhibit showcases artifacts from collections of the River Campus libraries, the Sibley Music Library, and the Edward G. Miner Medical Library. Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Through May 2001--A Century of Women. Chronicles 100 years of contributions made by the women at the University. Great Hall. Open during regular library hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday noon to 1 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.

April 20--Billy Elliot, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight

April 21--Traffic, 7 p.m., 10 p.m.

April 27--The Gift, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

April 19--Medical Center Administrative Group (MCAG) Brown Bag Lunch. An expert from Eldersource/Lifespan speaks on eldercare community resources. Bring a lunch. URMC, Room MDL 2-7539, noon-1 p.m.

MUSIC

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

April 23--Eastman Women's Chorale. Susan Conkling, conductor. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

April 24--World Music Series.* Pangaia Steel Drum Band. Free to students; discounts for University ID holders. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

April 25--Jazz Lab Band/Jazz Workshop Ensemble. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

April 27--Eastman Jazz Ensemble and New Jazz Ensemble. Fred Sturm and Jim Doser, directors. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

April 29--Eastman Philharmonia.* John Williams, guest conductor/composer. Eastman Theatre, 3 p.m.

River Campus

April 19--River Jazz Ensemble. Directed by Matt Mealey, a graduate student at the Eastman School of Music, the ensemble performs pieces by Bob Brookmeyer and Gil Evans. Joining the ensemble are the University Jazz Combo and the Stingers Trombone Choir. Free and open to the public. For information, call x 5-2828. Upper Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

April 28--University Symphony Orchestra. David Harman, conductor. Works include Britten's Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Sibelius' Violin Concerto, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Free and open to the public. Upper Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

April 29--University Symphonic Wind Ensemble. James Ripley, conductor. Includes performances of Marching Song by Gustav Holst, Te Deum by Charles Gounod, Japanese Tune by Soichi Konagaya, Tuscan Serenade by Gabriel Faure, An American Symphony by Michael Kamen, Blues for a Killed Kat by Jack End, and Kitten on the Keys by Zez Confrey. Free and open to the public. Upper Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

RELIGION

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

Roman Catholic Mass

Sunday Mass: April 22, 29, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., River Level

Mass: April 19, 23, 26, 30, 12:15 p.m., Sanctuary

Interdenominational Worship Service

April 22, 29, 3 p.m., Sanctuary

Protestant Chapel Service

April 22, 29, 5 p.m., Sanctuary

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass

April 18, 23, 25, 30, 12:30 p.m.

April 22, 29, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service

April 20, 27, 13, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship

April 22, 29, 10:15 a.m.

SPORTSwww.rochester.edu/student-srvcs/sports

Baseball--RIT, April 17, 1:30 p.m.; Oswego, April 19, 1 p.m.; RPI, April 28, noon.

Men's and women's tennis--UAA Championships, April 20-22, at Lyman Tennis Courts, Goergen Center Courts, and area schools; match times to be announced.

Women's lacrosse--Hamilton, April 20, 4 p.m.; Union, April 27, 4 p.m.

Softball--St. Lawrence, April 22, 1 p.m.; RPI, April 27, 4 p.m.; Skidmore, April 28, 11:30 a.m.

THEATER

April 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29--The Grapes of Wrath. Mervyn Willis, director. A stage adaptation of John Steinbeck's landmark, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about Oklahoma farmers forced to become migrant workers in California. Tickets can be purchased at the box office, or reserved online at www.rochester.edu/College/ENG/theatre or by calling x5-4088. Todd Theater; 8 p.m. on April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28; 2 p.m. on April 22, 29.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

April 23--Our Stolen Future. Theo Colborn, of the World Wildlife Fund's Wildlife and Contaminants Program, discusses the effects of a wide range of synthetic chemicals on the human hormone system. Light refreshments. Sponsored by the outreach program of the Environmental Health Center. Hoyt Hall, 7 p.m.

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.

April 18--Underworld Journey, Psychological Discovery, Manifest Destiny: Aeneas and the Shrinking Epic Hero.

Department of Chemistry's W. Albert Noyes, Jr. Memorial Lectures--David Chandler, University of California at Berkeley, presents three lectures.

April 23--Finding Transition Pathways in Complex Systems: Throwing Ropes over Rough Mountain Passes, in the Dark. Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall, 5 p.m. A reception follows in Hutchison Lounge.

April 24--Hydrophobicity at Small and Large Length Scales; Two Faces of Water. Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall, 4 p.m.

April 26--Soapy Water and Oil, and Other Curiously Related Systems. Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall, 4 p.m.

Riker Seminars in Political Science. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science. Free and open to the public. For more information, call x5-4219. All lectures: Room 329, Harkness Hall, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

April 27--Christian List. A specialist in political economy, List is a visiting professor at the Center for Basic Research in Social Science at Harvard University and is a professor at Oxford University.

MISCELLANY

April 26--Reading. Poet Barbara Jordan, associate professor of English in the College, reads from her work. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library. Open to the public. 7 p.m.

Perfectly Clear--Hosted by Curt Smith, senior lecturer in English, Perfectly Clear is a public affairs program that airs at 11 a.m. Sundays on WROC TV Channel 8. Cosponsored by the College.

April 22--The Holocaust. Panelists include an Auschwitz guide who is visiting Rochester; William Scott Green, dean of the College and professor of religion and classics; and Celia Applegate, associate professor of history.

April 29--Saving Our Kids: An Inside Look at the Mt. Hope Family Center. Features a panel of experts, including representatives from the University's Mt. Hope Family Center.

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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