Calendar

Events scheduled for Monday, September 24 (after 5 p.m.), through Monday, October 8 (before 5 p.m.)

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

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

September 25--Two Pioneer Potters. Donald Hall, an expert on American art pottery, speaks on the work of George Ohr and Adelaide Alsop Robineau, both active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

September 28--Kyudo: The Way of the Bow. Master archer and bowmaker Kanjuro Shibata XX speaks about the Japanese art of Kyudo, an archery-based, meditative discipline originated centuries ago by Zen Buddhist monks. Auditorium, 2 p.m.

September 28, October 5--Preschool Family Workshop. Weekly thematic workshops where adults and children can enjoy story reading, gallery tours, and art projects. The workshops continue through November. Admission fee and registration required. Creative Workshop, 10:30-noon.

September 30--Korean Culture Celebration. This family event celebrates the culture of Korea through music and dance. Cosponsored with the Rochester Korean Association.

October 2--What's Up. Jessica Marten, curatorial assistant, speaks on A Sculpture Gallery (1875) by British artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Her informal talk is followed by an opportunity to ask questions. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.

October 2--Film: Color and Fire. This 50-minute video, produced by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, features interviews with Ruth Duckworth, John Mason, Otto Natzler, Betty Woodman, and other artists in the current exhibition Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000. Open-captioned for the hearing-impaired. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.

October 7--Florence Foster Berg Lecture. "Classical Ideas of Triumph." Rochester native David Romano, senior research scientist and keeper of collections at the Mediterranean section, University of Pennsylvania Museum, speaks about Greek and Roman architecture and city planning. Free with gallery admission. Auditorium, 2 p.m.

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.

October 5-December 2--Visions and Revisions: Etchings by Peter Milton. The pen and ink etchings of Peter Milton are drawn from literature, history, and the artist's own memories. Lockhart Gallery.

Exhibition Tour--Guided tour highlights Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000. Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. September 28, 30, October 5, 7, 2 p.m.

Gallery Highlights Tours--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. September 25, October 2, 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 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.

September 24-October 7--Along the Strand. Features the works of artist Pat Bacon who attempts to make sense of the human genome project and the effects of DNA research on everyday life. Free and open to the public.

At Rush Rhees Library

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.

Through September 27--Excerpts From a Cape Cod Diary. Dan Larkin. Color photographs made between 1994 and 2001. Art and Music Library, Sunday, Noon-10 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, Noon-5 p.m.

September 28--The Neilly Series: Nicholas Basbanes. Author of A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books, a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year." Basbanes speaks about book collectors, their stories, and the history of the preservation of knowledge through print. Welles-Brown Room, 4 p.m.

September 30-October 8--Kaleidoscopes and Other Recent Quilts. Exhibition of quilts most recently created by Janet Catherine Berlo, Susan B. Anthony Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and professor of art history. Art and Music Library, Sunday, Noon-10 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, Noon-5 p.m.

FILMS

University Cinema Group--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.

September 28--Pearl Harbor, 7:30 p.m., 11 p.m.

September 29--Baby Boy, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m.

October 5--The Wizard of Oz, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m.

October 6--Phantom of the Paradise, 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Noon Hour Health Bites--Informal monthly series of topics related to health and wellness. Sponsored by the Strong Employee Assistance Program. No fee or pre-registration is required. Feel free to bring a lunch. For more information call x5-4987 or visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/eap/eap.html.

October 9--Family Conversations That Help Parents Stay Independent. Bill Armbruster, associate state director of the American Association of Retired Persons-New York, discusses strategies for having difficult family conversations with aging parents as well as how to obtain resources to become an informed consumer so that parents can live independently despite health problems. Ambulatory Care Facility, Rooms A and B.

MUSIC

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

September 24--Eastman Wind Ensemble. Mark Scatterday, guest conductor. Music of Stravinsky, Husa, and Grainger. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

September 25--Guest Recital. Boston Brass. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

September 28--Eastman Wind Orchestra. Conductors Donald Hunsberger, Evan Feldman, and Paul Shewan. Music of Gabrieli, Pergolesi/Stone, Ponchielli, and Ellerby. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

September 29--Musical Elevenses. "Lions, Tigers and Bears, O My." Lynn Blakeslee, director. Kilbourn Hall, 11 a.m.

September 30--Faculty Artist Series. Nelita True, piano, performs music of Beethoven, Chopin, Scriabin, and Griffes. General admission tickets are available at the door. Admission fee required. University employees admitted free with ID. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

October 1--Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Music of Copland and Dvorák. Mendi Rodan, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

October 2--Eastman Chamber Orchestra. Music of Walton, Rogers, and Torke. Donald Hunsberger, conductor. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 3--Eastman Philharmonia. Music of Wagner and Brahms. Mendi Rodan, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

October 4--Ossia: African-Influenced New Music. Music of Volans, Ndodana, and Scherzinger. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 7--Faculty Artist Series. Eastman Jazz Quartet. Cley Jenkins, trumpet; Harold Danko, piano; Jeff Campbell, bass; Richard Thompson, drums. General admission tickets are available at the door. Admission fee required. University employees admitted free with ID. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

River Campus

Sponsored by the College's Department of Music, x5-2828. Events are free unless otherwise noted.

September 29--Yellowjackets A Cappella Concert. Admission fee. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

RELIGION

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

Roman Catholic Mass

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

Monday Mass: October 1, 8, 12:15 p.m.

Tuesday Mass: September 25, October 2, 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday Mass: September 26, October 3, 10 p.m., Friel Lounge.

Thursday Mass: September 27, October 4, 12:15 p.m.

Jewish Services

Conservative: September 28, October 5, 5:15 p.m., River Level; September 29, October 6, 10:30 a.m., Commons Room

Orthodox: September 28, October 5, 5:15 p.m., Conference Room; September 29, October 6, 10 a.m., River Level

Reform: September 28, October 5, 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 30, October 7, 3 p.m., Sanctuary

Protestant Community Chapel: September 30, October 7, 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

October 1, 8, 12:30 p.m.

September 26, October 3, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service

September 28, October 5, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship

September 30, October 7, 10:15 a.m.

Jewish holidays when Shabbat-observant students may not be attending classes: September 27, and after sundown, October 2, 3. For more information call the Hillel office at x5-4323.

SPORTS--www.rochester.edu/living/athletics/

Field hockey--Wells College, September 25, 4 p.m.; William Smith, September 27, 4 p.m.; Elmira, October 2, 4 p.m.

Soccer (men's)--Emory, September 29, 1 p.m.

Soccer (women's)--Nazareth, September 25, 7 p.m.; Emory, September 29, 3:30 p.m.

Volleyball (women's)--Ithaca, September 26, 7 p.m.; Buffalo State, October 2, 7 p.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

Chemistry and Colloquium seminars--Free and open to the public. Hutchison Hall, Room 473.

September 24--Models of Hydrophobicity. Physical seminar: Professor Benjamin Widom, Cornell University, 5 p.m.

October 1--Development of Rigid Organic Frameworks Around Metal Ions: Application to Dioxygen and Nitric Oxide Binding. Inorganic seminar: Professor Andrew Borovik, University of Kansas, 4:45 p.m.

October 2--Electrophilic Late Transition Metal Complexes of Pt(II) and Ir(III): Rational Design, Synthesis, and Study. Ph.D. defense: Paul J. Albietz, Jr., University of Rochester, 2 p.m.

October 3--Biodetection and Bioassays Based on Fluorescent Polyelectrolytes and Virtual Polymers. Colloquium: David Whitten QTL Biosystems, noon.

October 5--Study of 1,1'-Binaphthyl-Based Novel Chiral Molecules and Macromolecules. Organic seminar: Professor Lin Pu, University of Virginia, 9:30 a.m.

October 8--Sol-gel Encapsulation of Peroxidase: A Novel Catalytic Material. Inorganic seminar: Professor Timothy Elgren, Hamilton College, 4:45 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 current list can be accessed at www.rochester.edu/working/services/auxops/Activities1.htm.

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