Calendar

Events scheduled for Monday, October 8 (after 5 p.m.), through Monday, October 22 (before 5 p.m.)

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

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

October 9--Concert. "Those Flamboyant Italians." Suonatori Capricciosi performs string music from the age of Stradivarius. Free to MAG and GEMS members; free with admission to all others. Fountain Court, 7 p.m.

October 9--Archaeology Lecture. "Roman Athens: The Transformation into an Imperial City." Michael Hoff, professor of art history, University of Nebraska, speaks on often neglected Roman contributions to Athenian art and architecture, particularly during the reign of Augustus. Free to MAG and AIA members; free with admission to all others. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

October 12, 19--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, ext. 3056, 10:30-noon.

October 16--Concert. "From Baroque to Boehm." Helen Valenza gives a lecture/recital on the history of the flute from 1700-1800. Free to MAG and GEMS members; free with admission to all others. Auditorium, 7 p.m.

October 20-21--Rochester Print Fair. Nine internationally known print dealers from the United States and Canada will be present, as well as the Print Club of Rochester. Fine art prints are available for purchase. Admission fee. Cutler Union, Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-3 p.m.

October 21--Rochester Print Fair Appraisal Workshop. Consult the experts and discover a print's market value. Limit three prints per person. Free with Print Fair admission. Cutler Union. 10 a.m.-noon.

ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS

At Memorial Art Gallery

October 8-December 2--Visions and Revisions: Etchings by Peter Milton. The black and white etchings of Peter Milton are drawn from literature, history, and the artist's own memories. Lockhart Gallery.

Gallery Highlights Tours--Free with gallery admission. Meet at the admission desk. October 9, 16, 6:30 p.m.; October 12, 14, 19, 21, 2 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

October 12--The Neilly Series: Richard Ben Cramer. Cramer, who often writes about baseball and politics, is a best selling biographer. His latest book is Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life. A Pilitzer Prize-winner, Cramer discusses how he uses his writing to analyze the impact of American political and sports heroes on everyday life and their legacy in history. Welles-Brown Room, 4 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.

October 13--Cats and Dogs, 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m.

October 19--Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., midnight.

October 20--Shrek, 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. 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.

October 10--Eastman Chamber Music Society, Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m.

October 11--Eastman Trombone Choir. John Marcellus, director. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 12--Musica Nova. Music of Boulez, Cage, Xenakis, and Hodkinson. Brad Lubman, conductor. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 14--Eastman-Ranlet Series. Ying Quartet. Music of Mozart, Bartók, and Dvorák. Admission fee. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

October 14--Eastman Chorale and Chamber Orchestra. Hans Michael Beuerle, guest conductor. Music of Bach. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 16--Kilbourn Concert Series. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Admission fee. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 18--Computer Music Concert. Paul Lansky, guest composer. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 19--Eastman Repertory Singers. Ryan Brown, conductor. Music of Mozart and Bach. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

River Campus

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

October 12--University Chamber Orchestra. Strong Auditorium, 3:30 p.m.

October 13--University Symphony Orchestra, University Choir, and Gospel Choir. Strong Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

October 13--Rochester Sings. Special Meliora Weekend concert presented by the Department of Music and featuring the Yellowjackets, Vocal Point, The Midnight Ramblers, and Chamber Singers. Alexander Palestra, 9:45 p.m.

October 14--University of Rochester's Wind Symphony. Cindi Johnston-Turner, conductor. Strong Auditorium, 2 p.m.

October 19--Midnight Ramblers. A cappella concert. Admission TBA. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

October 21--Vocal Point. A cappella concert. Admission TBA. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

RELIGION

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

Roman Catholic Mass

Sunday Mass: October 14, 21, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., River Level

Monday Mass: October 15, 22, 12:15 p.m.

Tuesday Mass: October 9, 16, 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday Mass: October 10, 17, 10 p.m., Friel Lounge.

Thursday Mass: October 11, 18, 12:15 p.m.

Jewish Services

Conservative: October 12, 19, 5:15 p.m., River Level; October 13, 20, 10:30 a.m., Commons Room

Orthodox: October 12, 19, 5:15 p.m., Conference Room; October 13, 20, 10 a.m., River Level

Reform: October 12, 19, 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: October 14, 21, 3 p.m., Sanctuary

Protestant Community Chapel: October 14, 21, 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 14, 21, 11:15 a.m.

Roman Catholic Communion Service

October 12, 19, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship

October 14, 21, 10:15 a.m.

Jewish holidays when Shabbat-observant students may not be attending classes: after sundown, October 9-10. For more information, call the Hillel office at x5-4323.

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

Cross Country Invitational (men's)--October 13, 10:30 a.m., Mendon Ponds Park.

Cross Country Invitational (women's)--October 13, 10 a.m., Mendon Ponds Park.

Field hockey--SUNY Oswego, October 11, 6 p.m.; RPI, October 19, 3:30 p.m.; Vassar, October 20, 1 p.m.

Football--Chicago, October 13, 2 p.m.

Soccer (men's)--RIT, October 10, 7 p.m.; Washington (MO), October 19, 6 p.m.; University of Chicago, October 21, 11 a.m.

Soccer (women's)--St. John Fisher, October 12, 7 p.m.; Washington (MO); October 19, 8 p.m.; University of Chicago, October 21, 1:30 p.m.

Volleyball (women's)--Elizabethtown & Medaille, October 12, matches at 2, 4, and 6 p.m.

THEATER

Closer--Presented by the International Theatre Program. By playwright and former stand-up comic Patrick Marber, Closer follows four people over four years as they meet, change partners, repair, and destroy their relationships. Directed by Mervyn Willis. Set and costume design by Nikita Tkachuk. Tickets can be purchased at the box office by calling x5-4088 or visiting the Web at www.rochester.edu/College/ENG/theatre. Todd Theater, Todd Union. October 18-19, 20, and 25-27 at 8 p.m.; October 21 at 3 p.m.

Dealer's Choice--Free staged readings by Patrick Marber. Presented by the International Theatre program in conjunction with their production of another Marber play, Closer. In the lobby of Todd Theatre in Todd Union. October 12-13, 21, and 28 at 8 p.m.; October 14 at 3 p.m.; and October 19 at 11 p.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

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

October 8--Sol-gel Encapsulation of Peroxidase: A Novel Catalytic Material. Inorganic seminar: Professor Timothy Elgren, Hamilton College, 4:45 p.m.

October 10--Host-Guest Chemistry of Supramolecular Metal Clusters. Colloquium: Professor Kenneth Raymond, University of California at Berkley, noon.

October 12--Geminal Dicarboxylates as Carbonyl Surrogates for Asymmetric Synthesis. Organic Seminar: Professor Joseph Pero, Department of Chemistry, 9:30 a.m.

October 17--Dipole Moments and Molecular Dynamics. Colloquium: Professor John Muenter, Department of Chemistry, noon.

October 19--Automated Oligosaccharde Synthesis to Understand Fundamental Biological Processes. Organic Seminar: Professor Peter Seeberger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 9:30 a.m.

October 22--Bromide Oxidation by Peroxometal Complexes: Mechanism and Reactivity. Inorganic seminar: Professor Martha Reynolds, Colgate University, 4:45 p.m.

Department of Philosophy Colloquium--Free. For additional information, call x5-4105

October 12--Socratic Ethics. Alfonso Gomez-Lobo, Ryan Family Professor of Metaphysics and Moral Philosophy at Georgetown University. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy. Dewey 2110-D, 4:30 p.m.

Plutzik Poetry Series--Free and open to the public. Will include a book signing. For parking information, call the Department of English at x5-4092.

October 12--Robert Pinsky. Former Poet Laureate or the United States, Robert Pinsky opens the 40th Anniversary Season of the Hyam Plutzik Memorial Poetry Series. Recipient of numerous awards and honors, Pinsky will read from his work and discuss freedom, creativity, and the American experience. Hoyt Hall, 8 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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