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GRAND FINALE--The final in Kim Kowalke's musical theater workshop will take two days, and the public is invited. That's because the "exam" is a revue that will be staged at 8 p.m. on both Friday, December 13, and Saturday, December 14, in lower Strong Auditorium. Titled "I Wish . . .", the show will feature selections from more than 20 musicals, including Les Miserables, Into the Woods, Guys and Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors, West Side Story, and Oklahoma! Admission to the program is free. The musical theater workshop is an intensive performance class in which students learn the basics of musical theater performance as well as how to sing and act theater songs, all in preparation for the end-of-semester revue. The class is led by Kowalke, professor of music and chair of the Department of Music at the College, and by visiting instructor David Runzo. The 22 members of the musical theater workshop--including Samantha Nelson '05, above--are from both the College and the Eastman School of Music.

ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS

At Memorial Art Gallery--x5-3081; http://mag.rochester.edu

Gallery Highlights Tour--Free with admission. Meet at the admission desk. December 12, 19, 26, 6:30 p.m.; December 13, 15, 20, 22, 2 p.m.

Through January 5--Meanwhile: Works by Contemporaries of Edgar Degas. This exhibition includes pastels, prints, watercolors, and sculptures by friends and contemporaries of French impressionist master Edgar Degas.

Through January 5--Edgar Degas: Figures in Motion. The works of this legendary impressionist include one of the icons of world art--Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen.

At Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons--For more information, call x5-5911.

Through December 18--The Transparency of Knowledge (Levert Version). An exhibit by Cristin Millett, assistant professor of art at Pennsylvania State University in University Park. Free and open to the public.

At Rush Rhees Library

Through February 1--'The Crisis is Here': The Beecher-Tilton Scandal. A collection of correspondence and other items related to the major players in the scandal. Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation in Rush Rhees Library.

Through February 15--Mid-Century Jazz in Rochester, 1955-1962: Photographic Prints from the Paul Hoeffler Archive. This collection of almost 100 black-and-white photographs includes portraits of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, and Sonny Rollins. Free and open to the public. Hilfiker Gallery and the Seward Room in the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation in Rush Rhees Library.

Through February 15--Scaling the Heights: Rochester's Musical Innovators. An exhibit highlighting the many significant composers and performers who have Rochester connections, including Alec Wilder, Chuck Mangione, and Renee Fleming. Free and open to the public. Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation in Rush Rhees Library.

FILMS

University Cinema Group--All films shown in the Hoyt Hall Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Tickets available in advance at the Common Market, Wilson Commons.

December 13--Mallrats. 7, 9, 11.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The Center for Lifetime Wellness--Monroe Community Hospital, 435 E. Henrietta Road, Education Room, 760-6660. Registration fee required.

December 12, 19--Healthy Happy Hips. Learn practical exercises for strength and flexibility of the hip joint. Barb Battle, instructor. 12:30-1:30 p.m.

CPR Classes--Classes are offered by the Office for Educational Resources (OER) from September 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.

December 11--Basic Life Support Refresher Courses, 5-9 p.m.

MUSIC

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

December 9--Eastman Wind Orchestra. Music of Levinson, Persichetti, Mennin, and Copland. Mark Scatterday, Paul Shewan, and Cindi Johnston-Turner, conductors. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

December 10--Eastman Marimba Ensemble. John Beck, director. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 11--Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Music of Rachmaninoff, Tomasi, and Schubert. Mark Scatterday, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

December 12--Woodwind Chamber Music. Anne Harrow, coach. Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m.

December 12--Chamber Music Honors Concert. Kilbourn Hall, 9 p.m.

December 13--Eastman-Rochester Chorus and Eastman Philharmonia. Music of Schubert, Rouse, and Tchaikovsky. William Weinert, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

December 14--Eastman Chamber Orchestra. Music of Handel and Beethoven. Neil Varon, conductor. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

December 16--Chamber Music Honors Concert. Bartok Quartet Cycle. Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m.

January 19--Faculty Artist Series. Zvi Zeitlin, violin, with Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano. Tickets can be purchased at the door (one free ticket per University ID holder). Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

Eastman at Washington Square--"Thursday Lunchtime Concerts" at the First Universalist Church, corner of South Clinton and Court Streets, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Brown bag lunches welcome during performance.

December 12--Keyboard Cornucopia. Soloists from the studio of Eastman Professor Nelita True perform masterpieces for the piano.

December 19--Chamber Music from the CED. Faculty of Eastman's Community Education Division perform chamber music.

River Campus

December 10--University Chamber Orchestra. Music of Hayden, Mendelssohn, and Dvorak. David Harman, conductor. Free and open to the public. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

December 12--Holiday Carol Sing. University Choir-sponsored singing of familiar holiday carols. Interfaith Chapel, 8 p.m.

December 13, 14--Revue: University Theater Workshop. David Runzo and Kim Kowalke, directors. Free and open to the public. Lower Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

RELIGION

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

Roman Catholic Mass

December 13, Newman Center, midnight
December 24, Newman Center, 6-7 p.m.
January 14, Sanctuary, 5:15 p.m.
January 15, Friel Lounge, 10 p.m.
January 19, River Level, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Jewish Services

Conservative: December 13, 20, River Level, 6 p.m.; December 14, 21, River Level, 10:30 a.m.
Orthodox: December 13, 20, Conference Room, 6 p.m.; December 14, 21, Commons Room, 10 a.m.
Reform: December 13, 20, Commons Room, 6 p.m.

Muslim Services-- All prayers will be held in the Meditation Room 200 unless otherwise specified.

Daily Prayers: Fajr, 5:45 a.m.; Zuhr, 1:30 p.m.; Asr, 3:30-5 p.m.; Magrib, sunset; Isha, 9 p.m.; Jumma, Friday, 1:15 p.m.

Protestant Services

University Christian Fellowship: December 15, 22, 3 p.m., Sanctuary.
Protestant Community Chapel: December 15, 22, 5 p.m., Sanctuary.

Sikh Services

Rahiras: December 11, 18, 7 p.m. Meditation Room

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Communion Service

December 13, 20, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship

December 15, 22, 10:15 a.m.

SPORTS

Athletics and Recreation--www.rochester.edu/living/athletics

Basketball (Men's)--RIT, December 11, 8 p.m.; Hobart, January 7, 8 p.m.; Brandeis, January 10, 8 p.m.; NYU, January 12, 1 p.m.; JP Morgan Chase Tournament, January 15, 17, 18, 1 p.m.

Basketball (Women's)--RIT, January 7, 6 p.m.; Brandeis, January 10, 6 p.m.; NYU, January 12, 3 p.m.; JP Morgan Chase Tournament, January 14, 16, 18, TBA.

Swimming--RIT, December 14, 1 p.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

December 17--The University of Rochester and the Civil War: Three Heroes at Gettysburg. Bob Marcotte, Democrat and Chronicle columnist and author, speaks. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library, 7:30 p.m.

Department of Chemistry--Hutchison Hall, Room 473 (unless otherwise noted), x5-8286, www. chem.rochester.edu/Colloquia/December 2002.html.

December 9--How to Hit a Moving Target: Strategies and Methodologies for the Synthesis of Dynamic Natural Products. Organic seminar: Jeffrey Bode, Tokyo Institute of Technology. 4 p.m.

December 12--Semiclassical Molecular Dynamics. Computation of Spectra in the Condensed Phase. Physical seminar: Mikhail Ovchinnikov, Univeristy of Utah. 4 p.m.

December 13--Site Selective Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Phenanthrene, Azulene, and Perylene in Glassy Matrices: A Study of Chromophore-Matrix Coupling from 1.4K to 100K. Ph.D. defense: Nina Verdal, Department of Chemistry. 9 a.m.

December 16--Electrostatics in Molecular Simulation. Physical seminar: Harry Stern, Cornell University. 4 p.m.

December 19--Nonbiological Fractionation of Metal Isotopes: An Investigation of Fe. Ph.D. defense: Jo Roe, Department of Chemistry. 9 a.m.

December 19--The Immunological Synapse: A Crossroad of Physical Chemistry and Cellular Biology. Physical seminar: Aaron Dinner, University of California at Berkeley. 4 p.m.

Department of Physics and Astronomy--x5-4351

December 11--At Last, a Magnetic Analogue of Ice Water: Spin Ice. Colloquium: Michel Gingras, University of Waterloo and Canadian Institute of Advanced Research. Bausch and Lomb 106, 3:45 p.m.

Laboratory for Laser Energetics--LLE Coliseum, noon to 1 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

December 13--Science and Technology Seminar Series. "Technologies for Pathogen Collection, Detection, and Detoxification." Robert Baier, University of Buffalo.

MISCELLANY

January 13-14--Second Annual New York State Conference on Microelectronics Design. The conference offers integrated circuit design engineers and those from related fields an opportunity to network and share information about research programs and commercial applications. Sponsored by the Microelectronics Design Center, a coalition of faculty and representatives from New York universities and businesses. For details, visit www.ceis.rochester.edu.

Information Technology Services--No registration required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Briefings will be held in Rush Rhees G113, noon to 1 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

December 10--PHP/My SQL Part III - mySQL + PHP.

December 11--What Programmers Should Know About Security.

December 12--Graduate Application System.

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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