Calendar

KEEP IT TOGETHER-The pop/rock/folk band Guster bring its signature sound to the University at 8 p.m. Saturday, September 20, in the Alexander Palestra of the Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center. Guster opened for Bob Dylan and also toured with Barenaked Ladies, Dave Matthews, and John Mayer before headlining its own 2003 tour to promote the new recording Keep It Together. Tickets are on sale at Lakeshore Record Exchange, the Common Market in Wilson Commons, and online at www.gustertickets.musictoday.com.

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

MEMORIAL ART GALLERY EVENTS

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

September 18--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.

September 18--Finger Lakes Artists Lecture. Learn about Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibitions past and present from ceramist Stephen Merritt and sculptor Judith Olson Gregory. Free with admission; price reduced to $2 on Thursday nights. 7:30 p.m.

September 21--Hispanic Heritage Family Day. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with hands-on art activities, a multimedia storytelling presentation, family tours, a mini art show, an animated film, and music and dance performances. Admission is $1 (free to gallery members and children 5 and under). Noon to 5 p.m.

ONGOING EXHIBITS AND TOURS

At Memorial Art Gallery

Gallery Highlights Tour--Free with admission. Meet at the admission desk. September 11, 18, 6:30 p.m.

Exhibition Tour--Free with admission. Meet at the admission desk. This tour highlights the 59th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. September 12, 14, 19, 21, 2 p.m.

Through October 5--59th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. This juried show features 40 works by 31 artists selected from a field of 806 submissions.

Through November 2--All Around the Town: Artists' New York City. Primarily works on paper, this exhibition highlights works depicting life in New York City during the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are works by Louis Lozowick, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, and John Marin.

Through 2003--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.

At Rush Rhees Library

Through September 29--Between Adulthood and Childhood: Recent Paintings by Anna Killian. Small-scale oil paintings by adjunct professor at the University of Montevallo in Alabama describe intimate situations. Gallery at the Art and Music Library, Room G-134. Free and open to the public.

Through September 30--Writings of Consequence: The Art of John A. Williams. This exhibition displays prime documents from John Williams, author of The Man Who Cried I Am, including correspondence, manuscript notes and drafts, memorabilia, and photographs. Rare Books and Special Collections Library. Free and open to the public.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

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.

September 9--Basic Life Support Refresher Course, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

September 15--Basic Life Support Original Course, 5 to 8 p.m.

September 18--Basic Life Support Refresher Course, 1 to 5 p.m.

MUSIC

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

September 13--Eastman Virtuosi. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

September 16--Faculty Artist Series. Robert Swensen, tenor, with Nicholas Goluses, guitar and Benton Hess, piano. Music of Britten, Rodrigo, and Turina. Tickets required (free with University ID). Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

September 21--Faculty Artist Series. Mikhail Kopelman, violin, with the Ying Quartet. Music of Chausson and others. Tickets required (free with University ID). Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

River Campus--Free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

September 12--Enter the Haggis. Celtic rock quintet performs open-air concert. Sponsored by Wilson Commons Student Activities and University Concerts. Free and open to the public. For more details, call x5-5911. On the steps of Wilson Commons, 3 p.m. (In case of rain, the band will perform in the May Room.)

September 20--Guster. Pop/rock/folk band performs. Tickets required; for more information, call x5-5911. Sponsored by University Concerts. Alexandra Palestra in the Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center, 8 p.m. (Doors open at 7 p.m.)

RELIGION

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

Roman Catholic Mass

September 14, 21, River Level, 10:30 a.m., 7 p.m.

September 9, 16, Sanctuary, 5:15 p.m.

September 10, 17, Friel Lounge, 10 p.m.

Jewish Services

Conservative: September 12,19, River Level, 6 p.m.; September 13, 20, Commons Room, 10:30 a.m.

Orthodox: September 12,19, Conference Room, 6 p.m.; September 13, 20, River Level, 10 a.m.

Reform: September 12,19, Commons Room, 6 p.m.

Muslim Services--All prayers will be held in Meditation Room 220 unless otherwise specified.

Daily Prayers: Fajr, 5 a.m. (Commons Room); Thuhr, 1:30 p.m.; Asr, 3 p.m.; Magrib, sunset; Isha, 10 p.m.; Jumma, Friday only, 1:15 p.m. (Commons Room).

Protestant Services

University Christian Fellowship: September 14, 21, Sanctuary, 3 p.m.

Protestant Community Chapel: September 14, 21, Sanctuary, 5 p.m.

Sikh Services

Rahiras: September 10, 17, Meditation Room, 7 p.m.

Hindu Study Group

September 14, 21, Meditation Room, 11 a.m.

Sangha

September 8, 15, Commons Room, 8 p.m.

Agape

September 10, 17, Conference Room, 9 p.m.

SPORTS

Athletics and Recreation www.rochester.edu/athletics

Cross Country (Men's)--Fredonia w/RIT, September 13, noon.

Cross Country (Women's)--Fredonia w/RIT, September 13, 11 a.m.

Soccer (Men's)--Geneseo, September 12, 7 p.m.; Clarkson, September 20, 4 p.m.

Soccer (Women's)--St. Lawrence, September 9,
4 p.m.; Geneseo, September 13, noon.

Volleyball (Women's)--Oswego/Geneseo, September 13, 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 4 p.m.; Fredonia, September 16, 7 p.m.

RIVER CAMPUS LECTURES

September 10--Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium. Professor John Howell presents "Experimental Realizations of Quantum Cloning." Bausch & Lomb 106, 3:45 p.m. (www.pas.rochester.edu.)

September 15--Craig Owens Memorial Lecture. Leo Bersani discusses All About My Mother, a film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Presented by the Program in Visual and Cultural Studies. Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, 5 p.m.; screening of All About My Mother, September 14, Meliora Hall, Room 125, 7 p.m. Lecture and screening are free.

September 17--Department of Chemistry Seminar and Colloquia Series. Viresh Rawal from the University of Chicago. Hutchison Hall 473, noon (www.chem.rochester.edu/Colloquia/September2003.html.)

September 17--Frederick Douglass Institute: Work in Progress Seminar Series. Victoria Wolcott, assistant professor of history, presents "Recreation and Race in the Post-War City: Buffalo's 1956 Canadiana Riot." FDI Conference Room, Morey 302, 12:30 to 2 p.m. (www.rochester.edu/College/AAS.)

September 17--Reading by Novelist Edie Meidav. The recipient of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction by an American Woman for The Far Field: A Novel of Ceylon accepts the award and reads from her work. Reception and booksigning follow. Sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 5 p.m. For more information, call x5-8318.

September 22--Department of Chemistry Seminar and Colloquia Series. David Norris of the University of Minnesota presents "Dots in Frogs." Hutchison 473, 4:45 p.m. (www.chem.rochester.edu/Colloquia/September2003.html.)

MISCELLANY

September 9, 17--Understanding the University Retirement Program/Fundamentals of Investing. This informational session is designed for faculty and staff members newly eligible to receive the direct contribution to the retirement program and for those who are new to investing or who want to review their current investment strategy. In addition to an overview of the retirement program, the session will include a presentation by a representative from TIAA-CREF on the fundamentals of investing, including how to choose an investment allocation. Open to all faculty and staff. September 9: Thaler Room (Medical Center, 1-8136), 7 to 8 a.m.; September 17: Babigian Room (Medical Center, 1-7023), noon to 1 p.m.

September 10--New Horizons Information Meeting. The New Horizons Band and its newest offshoot, the New Horizons Chorus, are holding an information meeting for individuals interested in learning more about joining either ensemble. There is no minimum or maximum age requirement, and no previous musical experience is necessary. Eastman School of Music, Room 120, 9 to 10 a.m. For more information, contact Eastman School of Music's Community Education Division at x4-1400 or visit www. rochester.edu/Eastman/ced.

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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