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JUDGING A BOOK--Bookbinding from its infancy in the 1830s to its decline in the early 20th century is the focus of the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservations exhibition Beauty for Commerce. George William Clinton's Sketches of Niagara Falls and River (1846), pictured above, is one of many gilded examples on display through August 25.

Events scheduled for Monday, August 19 (after 5 p.m.), through Monday, September 9 (before 5 p.m.)

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

MAG--x5-3081; http://mag.rochester.edu

August 25--Exhibition Closing. Last chance to see Circa 1900: From the Genteel Tradition to the Jazz Age.

ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS

At Memorial Art Gallery

Gallery Highlights Tour--Free with admission. Meet at the admission desk. August 22, 29, 6:30 p.m.

Through August 25--Circa 1900: From the Genteel Tradition to the Jazz Age. Beginning with the height of the Gilded Age, the exhibition offers works from the turn of the century and World War I and ends with the dawn of the Jazz Age. The 93 works include paintings by Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Sargent; sculptures by Picasso, Matisse, and Saint-Gaudens; glass by Tiffany and Steuben; furniture by Frank Lloyd Wright; and photographs by Stieglitz, Steichen, and Kaebier. Meet at the admission desk for tours. Free with admission. Fridays and Sundays, 2 p.m.

Through September 8--Portrait of Life: The Etchings of Arthur William Heintzelman. Critics have compared the etchings of artist Arthur William Heintzelman to visual poetry. The 48 prints on view in the exhibition--all from the gallery's permanent collection--include portraits of poor and working class people as well as religious scenes from both Europe and America.

Long-term installations

Through 2002--New Acquisitions for a New Millennium. Showcases 21 masterworks acquired during the last four years, including the Inner Coffin of Pa-debehu-Aset, an Egyptian official of the fourth century B.C.E.

Through 2003--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--Display of Books Illustrated by Fritz Kredel (1900-1973). A small sampling of works by renowned book illustrator Kredel. Free and open to the public. Hilfiker Gallery of the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation in Rush Rhees Library. Summer hours: Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Through August 25--Beauty for Commerce: Publishers' Bookbindings 1830-1910. This exhibition chronicles the aesthetic and technical changes in English and American cloth bookbindings. Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation in Rush Rhees Library. Summer hours: Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

CPR Classes--Classes are offered by the Office for Educational Resources (OER) from July through December 2002. Registration fee required. All classes held in the OER Department (2-7500 area of the Medical Center). To register, call x5-7666.

August 22--Basic Life Support Refresher Course, 1-5 p.m.

RELIGION

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

Roman Catholic Mass

Sunday Mass: August 25, September 1, 8, 10:30 a.m., September 7, 7 p.m., River Level.

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Communion Service

August 23, 30, September 6, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship

August 25, September 1, 8, 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/ActivitiesProg1.htm.



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