Calendar

Wayne Thiebaud's Big Suckers (1971) is one of many "pop art" images on display at the Memorial Art Gallery through March 23. The exhibition, Dimensions in Pop, includes both 2-D and 3-D pieces by such 20th-century art icons as Andy Warhol and lesser-known artists like John Randolph Carter.

Events scheduled for Monday, February 3
(after 5 p.m.), through Monday, February 17 (before 5 p.m.)

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

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

February 5--Especially for Educators. "DBQs and You: How to Navigate Teaching and Testing with Documents." Area educators and gallery staff introduce teachers to object-based learning. Registration fee required. For reservations, call 473-7720, ext. 3072, or email mmccarthy@mag.rochester.edu. 4 to 6:30 p.m.

February 6--What's Up? Memorial Art Gallery librarian and webmaster Lu Harper reveals the secrets of the gallery's online collections database. Her 20-minute talk is followed by the opportunity to ask questions. Free with admission. Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.

February 7, 14--Preschool Workshop. Children can enjoy an art project, story reading, and gallery tour, all with a unified theme. For ages 2 1/2 to 5 years with adult. Registration fee required. For reservations, call 473-7720, ext. 3056. Creative Workshop, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

February 12--Art À La Carte. Jean France, adjunct associate professor of art history, speaks on "Memorials: From the Washington Monument to the World Trade Center." Tickets required. Discounts for MAG members. For reservations or information, call Margaret McCarthy, 473-7720, ext. 3072. Memorial Art Gallery, lecture, noon; Lunch, 1 p.m.; optional tour, 2 p.m.

ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS

At Memorial Art Gallery

Gallery Highlights Tour--Free with admission. Meet at the admission desk. February 6, 13, 6:30 p.m.; February 7, 9, 16, 2 p.m.

Through March 23--Dimensions In Pop. This exhibition uses both 2-D and 3-D work from the permanent collection to examine the Pop Art movement. Focusing on the work of over fifteen artists, including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg, the show explores their fascination with mass media and popular culture.

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

Through March 9--Retrospective. Exhibition of work by painter Luvon Sheppard, professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, who was instrumental in the start of the Allofus Workshop. Free and open to the public. Opening reception and artist's talk from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 11.

At 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 exhibition 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.

Through February 10--inside/outside. Architecture and decorative patterns are explored in an exhibition of collages and photographs by artist Robert Raczka. Free and open to the public. The Gallery at the Art and Music Library, Rush Rhees Library, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, call x5-9249.

FILMS

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

February 7--Spirited Away. 7, 9:30, midnight.

February 8--Punch-Drunk Love. 7, 9, 11 p.m.

February 14--Pretty Woman. 7, 9:30, midnight.

February 15--Roger Dodger. 7, 9, 11 p.m.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The Center for Lifetime Wellness--Monroe Community Hospital, 435 E. Henrietta Road, Education Room, 760-6600. Registration fee required.

February 3--IMAGE Method I. Third week of a 12-week weight management program. Maria Justice, instructor. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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

February 6--Basic Life Support Refresher Courses, 5 to 9 p.m.

February 10--Basic Life Support Refresher Courses, 1 to 5 p.m.

Medical Center Athletic Club--For information and registration, call x5-2437.

February 5, 12--Employee Safety: Preventing Back Problems. A 6-week program involving exercises, stretches, and instruction on avoiding back injuries and maintaining back health. Anita Spoor, certified personal trainer, instructor. Registration required. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.

MUSIC

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

February 3--Eastman Wind Orchestra. Music of Bernstein. Mark Scatterday, Paul Shewan, and Cindi Johnston-Turner, conductors. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

February 4--Computer Music Concert. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 5--Eastman Wind Ensemble. Music of Mozart and Messiaen. Paul Shewan, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

February 6--Ossia. "New Music for Orchestra." Music of Burhans, Yen, and Zwilich. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 7--Chamber Music Society. Music of Mendelssohn and others. Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m.

February 9--Faculty Artist Series. John Graham, viola, with Jean Barr, piano. Music of Schindler, Barnson, Burhans, Guan Qin Wu, and Albéniz. Tickets purchased at the door (one free ticket per University ID holder). Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

February 10--Eastman Studio Orchestra. Bill Dobbins, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

February 11--Faculty Artist Series. Barry Snyder, piano. Music of Haydn, Berg, Milhaud, Fauré, Brahms, Koch, Rachmaninoff, and Scriabin. Tickets purchased at the door (one free ticket per University ID holder). Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 12--Musica Nova. Music of Morris, Cheung, and Currier. Brad Lubman, conductor. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 13--Eastman Chamber Percussion Ensemble. Music of Gillingham, Frazeur, Rouse, Maslanka, and Levitan. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

February 13-16--Eastman Opera Theatre. Bock and Harnick's She Loves Me. Benton Hess, musical director, and Steven Daigle, stage director. Tickets required (discounts for University ID holders). Annex 804 Opera Studio, February 13, 14, 15, 8 p.m.; February 16, 2 p.m.

February 16--Faculty Artist Series. David Ying, cello, with Elinor Freer, piano. Music of Brahams, Crumb, and Piazzola. Tickets purchased at the door (one free ticket per University ID holder). Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

River Campus

February 7--Yellowjackets. Dave Marvin, director. Tickets available at the Common Market. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.

February 8--Chamber Singers. L. Brett Scott, musical director. Free and open to the public. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 8 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.

February 6--Noontime Jazz. Enjoy another installment of the Jazz Performance Workshop led by Eastman Professor Jeff Campbell.

February 13--A Musical Collage. CED faculty vocalist Jane Gunter-McCoy presents a musical sampling of performances by Cheryl Walters, soprano; Darlene Simmons, mezzo-soprano; John Chaizza, tenor; Joseph Finetti, base-baritone; Ruth Cahn, marimba; and Harriet Zimmerman, piano.

RELIGION

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

Roman Catholic Mass

February 9, 16, River Level, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
February 4, 11, Sanctuary, 5:15 p.m.
February 5, 12, Friel Lounge, 10 p.m.

Jewish Services

Conservative: February 7, 14, River Level, 6 p.m.; February 8, 15, River Level, 10:30 a.m.
Orthodox: February 7, 14, Conference Room, 6 p.m.; February 8, 15, Commons Room, 10 a.m.
Reform: February 7, 14, Commons Room, 6 p.m.

Muslim Services-- All prayers will be held in 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: February 9, 16, 3 p.m., Sanctuary.

Protestant Community Chapel: February 9, 16, 5 p.m., Sanctuary.

Sikh Services

Rahiras: February 5, 12, 7 p.m. Meditation Room.

Medical Center Interfaith Chapel

Roman Catholic Communion Service

February 7, 14, 12:30 p.m.

Interdenominational Protestant Worship

February 9, 16, 10:15 a.m.

SPORTS

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

Basketball (Women's)--Elmira, February 11, 7 p.m.

Track--Roberts Wesleyan, Brockport, Geneseo, Alfred State, RIT, SUNY Oswego, February 8, 10 a.m.

Squash--Hamilton, Northwestern, Colgate, February 8-9, TBA.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

Febraury 5--The Hal 9000 Computer and the Vision of 2001: A Space Odyssey. David Stork, chief scientist of Ricoh Innovations and consulting professor of electrical engineering and visiting lecturer in art and art history at Stanford University, discusses artificial intelligence. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 4 p.m.

February 6--Art and Optics. David Stork, chief scientist of Ricoh Innovations and consulting professor of electrical engineering and visiting lecturer in art and art history at Stanford University, presents "Did the Great Masters 'Cheat' Using Optics? The Mysterious Rise in Naturalism in Renaissance Painting." Free and open to the public. Interfaith Chapel, Lower level, 2 p.m.

February 6--Annual Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner. Open to the public. Reservations required and should be made by calling the Anthony Center at x5-8799 or by e-mail at amy.johnson@rochester.edu. May Room, Wilson Commons, 6 p.m.

February 7--Skalny Luncheon Seminar. Jan Lencznarowicz, visiting professor at the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies, speaks on "Polish Diaspora, an Historical Perspective." Gamble Room, Rush Rhees Library, Noon. Cosponsored with the Department of History. Lunch provided. RSVP x5-9898.

Department of Biology Donut Talks--Hutchison Hall, Room 473

February 3--Targeting Sequences for Developmentally Regulated DNA Rearrangement in Tetrahymena. Kathleen Karrer, Marquette University. Noon to 1 p.m.

February 17--Wandering of an Excess Election on DNA. Esther Conwell, department of chemistry. Noon to 1 p.m.

Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar Series--All seminars are Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Gavatt 202 unless otherwise noted. www.che. rochester.edu:8080/Seminars.html.

February 12--TBA. Tom Goodwin, NASA.

Department of Chemistry--Hutchison Hall, Room 473 (unless otherwise noted), x5-8286, www.chem.rochester.edu/Colloquia/February2003.html.

February 3--Femtosecond Spectroscopy as a Probe of Flexibility and Molecular Recognition in the Immune System. Physical Seminar: Ralph Jimenez, The Scripps Research Institute. 4 p.m.

February 10--Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy: Imaging, Spectroscopy, and Dynamics of Chemical and Biological Systems. Physical Seminar: Ji-Xin Cheng, Harvard University. 4 p.m.

February 12--Molecular Diversity and Syntheses of Biologically Relevant Compounds from Acylnitroso-Derived Cycloadducts. Colloquium: Marvin Miller, University of Notre Dame. Noon.

February 14--NMR Investigations of Ferricytochrome c Folding and Dynamics. Ph.D. defense: Brandy Russell, Department of Chemistry. 1 p.m.

February 17--Photoluminescence Quenching in DCJTB Doped Alq3 OLEDs. Physical seminar: Terri Haskins, Department of Chemistry. 4:45 p.m.

Department of Physics and Astronomy--x5-4351

February 12--Entangled Photons. Optics colloquium: Aephraim Steinberg, University of Toronto. Wilmot 116, 2:30 p.m.

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

February 7--Science and Technology Seminar Series. "Avian Type E Botulism in Lakes Erie and Ontario." Ken Roblee.

February 14--Science and Technology Seminar Series. "Exploring Sicily: A Spectacular Two-Week, Hair-Raising Drive around the Mediterranean's Largest Island." Robert and Helen Lautenslager.

Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies

February 5--Faculty Research Seminar. Randall Halle, assistant professor of modern languages and cultures, lectures on "Homo Hitler and Latency Paradigms: the Legacy of Social Psychology in the Frankfurt School." 540 Lattimore Hall, 12:30 to 2 p.m.

MISCELLANY

February 8--Disintegrating Joke. Dance performance by choreographer/performer Stephanie Skura, exploring humor and the subconscious. Audience members can participate in writing experiments as part of the program. Spurrier Dance Studio, 7 p.m. For more information, call the Dance Program at x3-5150.

February 12--Simon School Executive MBA Program Information Reception. Refreshments provided. For reservations, call x5-3439. Schlegel Hall, EDP Lounge, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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.

February 4--Using the University Templates.

February 5--More Dreamweaver.

February 6--University Web Resources.

February 11--Introduction to SkillSoft: Computer Based Training.

February 12--Web Design Series. 1 to 3 p.m.

February 13--Creating Web Forms.

ACTIVITY CONNECTION

Discounts for activities are available to all University staff and faculty. Specific discounts also are extended to students (call for details). All tickets are available at the hospital Cashier's Office and the Customer Service Center in the Susan B. Anthony Hall on the River Campus. The Eastman School of Music carries movie theater tickets only. For more information, check the University Activity Connection flyer or call x5-7942. The current discount list can be accessed at www.rochester.edu/working/services/auxops/ActivitiesProg1.htm.

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