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MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

NEW YORK REALIST--Jerome Myers (American, 1867-1940), Sunday Morning, 1907 (oil on canvas). This work is the subject of MAG's monthly "What's Up" talk on Tuesday, September 4, at 5:30. Myers, a member of the Ash Can School, was called "the gentle poet of the slums" for his compassionate images of immigrant life in New York's Lower East Side.

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

September 8-9--45th Clothesline Festival. Some 600 artists from 27 surrounding counties exhibit and sell work at Rochester's largest and longest-running arts and crafts festival. The event also features dance and theater performances, food and beverage concessions, and appearances by local radio and TV personalities. Admission charge. Gallery grounds, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or shine.

ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS

At Memorial Art Gallery

Through October 7--Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics 1950-2000. This collection from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents 200 vessel forms and large-scale sculptures by internationally acclaimed artists Robert Arneson, Adrian Saxe, Wayne Higby, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, and John and Andrea Gill. From its roots in pure functionalism to the modern emphasis on concept over craft, the exhibition is a visual journey through the last 50 years of ceramic history.

Gallery Highlights Tours--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. August 28, September 4. 6:30 p.m.

Long-term installations

Through 2001--New Acquisitions for a New Millennium. Showcases 21 masterworks acquired during the last four years, including one of the most significant acquisitions in Gallery history--the Inner Coffin of Pa-debehu-Aset, an Egyptian official of the 4th century BCE.

Through 2002--About Face: Copley's Portrait of a Colonial Silversmith. An interactive installation about Colonial American portrait painter John Singleton Copley and silversmith Nathaniel Hurd. Dorothy McBride Gill Education Center.

At Rush Rhees Library

Through August 2001--Rochester's Hope: University Connections to Mt. Hope Cemetery. This exhibition traces some of the physical and spiritual connections between the University and Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friedlander Lobby. Open during regular library hours; call x5-7600 for recorded information about library hours.

Through September 28--The Man who Purchased Alaska: William Henry Seward's 200th Birthday. The exhibition displays correspondence from Seward and his political contemporaries, including President Lincoln's letter to Seward offering him the position of secretary of state. Also shown is a dramatic entry in the diary kept by Seward's daughter Fanny, describing in detail the attempt on her father's life the same night that Lincoln was assassinated. Monday through Friday in the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details call x5-4477.

MUSIC

Eastman School of Music--24-hour Music Line x4-1100, www.rochester.edu/Eastman. Events are free unless otherwise noted.

September 6-September 11--Gateways Festival 2001. Chamber music featuring works of African American composers, September 6, Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m. Choral and orchestral concert featuring music of Haydn and Handel, September 9, Eastman Theatre, 5 p.m. Chamber music featuring violinist Marcus Thompson, September 11, Kilbourn Hall, 8:30 p.m.

MISCELLANY

September 29--The 29th Annual Rochester Book Fair. The fair features approximately 50 book dealers, and proceeds benefit the Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries. The Friends of the Libraries also sponsor their own book booth as well as a silent auction. New York State Armory on Culver Road, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call x5-4461.

RELIGION

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

Roman Catholic Mass

Sunday Mass: September 2, 9, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., River Level

Tuesday Mass: August 28, September 4, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Mass: August 29, September 5, 10 p.m., Friel Lounge.

Thursday Mass: August 30, September 6, 12:15 p.m.

Jewish Services

Conservative: August 31, September 7, 5:15 p.m., River Level; September 1, 8, 10:30 a.m., Commons Room

Orthodox: August 31, September 7, 5:15 p.m., Conference Room; September 1, 8, 10:00 a.m., River Level

Reform: August 31, September 7, 5:15 p.m., Commons Room

Muslim Services

Daily Prayers: Fajr, Dawn-6:45 a.m.; Zuhr, 12:20-3 p.m. (Monday-Thursday, 12:30-2 p.m., Conference Room); Asr, 3:30 p.m.-Sunset; Magrib, Sunset; Isha, 7 p.m.; and Jumma, Friday, 1:10 p.m., Commons Room

Protestant Services

Interdenominational Worship Community: September 2, 9, 3 p.m., sanctuary

Protestant Community Chapel: September 2, 9, 5 p.m., sanctuary

Yoga/Meditation

Buddhist Meditation: Monday/Friday, TBA

Sangha: Wednesday, TBA

Siddha Yoga: Saturday, TBA

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Mass

August 29, September 3, 5, 10, 12:30 p.m.

September 2, 9, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service

August 31, September 7, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship

September 2, 9, 10:15 a.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 current list can be accessed at www.rochester.edu/working/services/auxops/Activities1.htm.

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