In Brief

Show your stuff

Rochester's oldest and largest arts and crafts festival, the M&T Bank Clothesline Festival at the Memorial Art Gallery, invites artists to apply to exhibit their work in this year's festival. The event, which takes place Saturday, September 11, and Sunday, September 12, showcases work by 600 artists from western and central New York. Exhibitors must be at least 18 years old. The deadline for applications is August 20. For more information or to request an application, call x3-7720, ext. 3007, or e-mail clothesline@mag.rochester.edu.

Troupe 'Steps' up the satire

The Capitol Steps, a comedy troupe of former and current Congressional staffers, brings its political satire to Strong Auditorium on Friday, September 10, at 8 p.m., as part of the College Convocation events. The group's appearance is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board and Wilson Commons Student Activities.

Admission is $15 for the general public, $5 for undergraduate students with ID, and $10 for graduate students, faculty, and staff with ID. Tickets are available in advance at the Common Market in Wilson Commons and at the door. For more information, call x5-5911.

Course teaches patient safety

The faculty of the Division of Clinical Practice Evaluation in the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine are offering a minicourse on the science, tools, and strategies for achieving safer patient care.

The certificate course consists of 10 sessions, each of which will be offered twice a month from September 9 through January 20, 2005. Sessions are scheduled on Thursdays, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There is no fee for the course. Course materials and snacks will be provided. Parking fees will be the responsibility of the registrant. The registration deadline is Friday, September 3. For information and registration materials, contact Judy Hughes at x5-7712 or judy_hughes@urmc.rochester.edu.

Information on copyright compliance

In preparing course materials for the upcoming semester, instructors should be mindful to comply with federal copyright law. When using works subject to copyright protection, including course materials placed on electronic reserve, instructors should have permission of the copyright owner or use an analysis worksheet to document "fair use" or other exceptions. The worksheet is available online at www.lib.rochester.edu/copyright/wksheet.htm.

Contact Associate Provost Lynne Davidson at lynne.davidson@rochester.edu or x3-4765 with questions regarding the University's policy or for assistance in obtaining copyright permissions. Or visit www.lib.rochester.edu/copyright for additional information.

Calling all thespians

The International Theatre Program will be holding auditions, open to University students, faculty, and staff, for the upcoming season. Productions include A Mouthful of Birds, a contemporary reworking of the Dionysian myth by Caryl Churchill and David Lan, and Ionesco's absurdist classic The Bald Soprano.

Auditions will be held on Friday, September 3, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, September 4, at 2 p.m., in the Todd Theatre lobby.

Prospective actors may prepare a monologue from any play of their choice, but those trying out without an audition piece or monologue may still be eligible to be cast.

Those wishing to audition are encouraged to read the plays before auditioning. Copies are available on reserve at Rush Rhees Library and at the theater program office in 107 Todd Union. For more information, call x5-4959.

New outlets for Eastman tickets

Beginning August 16, tickets for all Eastman School performances will be sold through the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra box office and Wegmans home video departments. While many Eastman concerts--particularly those featuring student orchestras and ensembles--are free and remain so, the Kilbourn, Eastman-Ranlet, and World Music concert series, as well as three operas and occasional special events, do require tickets. Tickets for the Faculty Artist Series will continue to be sold at the Kilbourn Hall door only, one hour before concert time.

Take back your e-mail

Information Technology Services has instituted a new, comprehensive, and flexible Web-based e-mail spam management service to protect University e-mail users with mail.rochester.edu and troi.rochester.edu accounts against spam and unsolicited e-mails. The service, PureMessage, replaces SpamAssassin as the current spam-management service.

The service, which is NetID-based, automatically updates and deploys spam management services as new threats or workarounds arise.

For more information or to activate the service, visit www.rochester.edu/its/email/spam or call the ITS Center at x5-2000.

Wilson Days are here again

Faculty and staff are invited to participate in this year's Wilson Days, the University tradition of introducing new undergraduates to Rochester through community action. About 1,200 volunteers are expected to travel to sites in the city and suburbs on Monday, August 30, and Tuesday, August 31. The days will be spent working on community service projects while getting to know the Class of 2008.

Consider joining a group at one of a variety of locations with local nonprofit agencies. Transportation and lunch are provided. Volunteers will be needed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on either day.

To sign up, contact Wilson Days coordinator Meghan Schubmehl at x3-2568 or ms009k@mail.rochester.edu by Wednesday, August 25.

Volleyball, soccer leagues forming

Registration for the fall 2004 coed volleyball and soccer leagues at the Medical Center is open from August 16 through September 10. The games, which begin September 20, are held in the Fitness and Wellness Center between 6:30 and 10 p.m. Registration is open to nonmembers of the Fitness and Wellness Center with University IDs. Team registration forms are available at the center. For more information, call x5-2437 or visit the Fitness and Wellness Center (G-5680).

Get cool, get cultured

A visit to one cultural institution can get you into another for half price for the rest of the summer. Visit the Memorial Art Gallery anytime in August, and with any paid admission or member's free admission, you'll receive a coupon to the George Eastman House for half off the price of admission. If you go to the Eastman House first, you can receive a half-off coupon to the Gallery. Coupons must be used within seven days.

For Memorial Art Gallery information, call x3-7720 or visit http://mag.rochester.edu; for George Eastman House information, call 271-3361 or visit www.eastmanhouse.org.

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