Events scheduled for Monday, February 27 (after 5 p.m.) through Monday, March 13
(before 5 p.m.). All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
EXHIBITIONS AND RELATED EVENTS
Medical Center: Edward G. Miner Library. Call x5-3361 or visit www.urmc.edu/miner for hours or details.
Through March--Images from Tibet. A collection of images taken by a team of University researchers and students who are studying nutrition in Tibet.
Memorial Art Gallery: Call x5-3081 or visit http://mag.rochester.edu for hours or details.
Tour: Extreme Materials--Free with admission. Meet at the admission desk. March 3, 5, 10, 12; 2 p.m.
Tour: Gallery Highlights--Free with admission. Meet at the admission desk. March 2, 9; 6:30 p.m.
March 2--What's Up Talk. Writer and educator Delores Jackson Radney gives a 20-minute lecture on "Middleboro," a 1976 collograph by American artist Sam Gilliam. Free with admission. 5:30 p.m.
March 2--Archaeology Lecture. Mary Voigt, a professor in the anthropology department at the College of William and Mary, speaks on "Deities and Dolls: Public and Private Ritual in Early Neolithic Societies." Free with admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
March 4, 5, 11, 12--Wendell Castle Video. View Tom Muir Wilson's award-winning film on "The Music Stand," the 1964 work that brought Castle national acclaim. Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Wendell Castle in Rochester. Free with admission. Green Room, 3 p.m.
March 5--Extreme Sunday. At the second of three Sunday "drop-in" days, tour Extreme Materials and enjoy hands-on art activities and music. For all ages. Activities continue from noon to 4 p.m.
March 5, 12--Going for Baroque. 25-minute presentation and mini-recital on the newly installed Italian Baroque organ. Free with admission. Herdle Fountain Court, 1 and 3 p.m.
March 9--Asian New Year Music Celebration. Celebrate the Asian New Year and enjoy the musical traditions of India, Japan, and Kyrgyzstan. Tickets required; discount to University ID holders. Auditorium, 7 p.m.
March 9 to 11--Jewelry Event and Sale. Features designs by award-winning artist Ayesha Mayadas. Gallery Store. March 9: 5 to 8 p.m. March 10 to 11: noon to 4 p.m.
Ongoing Exhibitions--
Wendell Castle in Rochester
Protected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-Debehu-Aset
Italian Baroque Organ
Through April 9--Extreme Materials. Organized by the gallery, this exhibition includes about 40 works from both public and private collections that incorporate nontraditional materials. On view in the Grand Gallery.
Through April 16--Love and Concern for the Human Condition: The Photographs of David Heath. This selection of Heath's photographs from the 1960s portrays intimacy and alienation as components of modern life. On view in the Study Case.
River Campus
Through March 5--Conversations with Saints: An Exhibition of Ex-Votos by Heather Layton. Layton pays tribute to the Mexican tradition of votive painting. Hartnett Gallery in Wilson Commons.
March 13 through August 31--A Heroic Life: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Susan B. Anthony. Items related to the suffragist's life and ongoing commemorations marking the centennial anniversary of her death. Rare Books and Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library.
Through March 16--(En)Gendered: Identity, Gender, and Art. Juried exhibition of undergraduate works that explores the intersection of gender, identity, and the visual arts. Gallery at the Art and Music Library, Rush Rhees Library.
Through February 28--Science by the Book: From Hippocrates to Darwin. Examines the role of the book in spreading scientific knowledge. Rare Books and Special Collections Library, Rush Rhees Library.
Through March--'Oh Death!': Death, Dying, and the Culture of the Macabre in the Late Middle Ages. Illustrates death-culture in the European late Middle Ages by focusing on artwork and literature from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Robbins Library, Rush Rhees Library.
Through June--75 Years Beside the Genesee. Commemorates the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the River Campus. Great Hall, Rush Rhees Library.
FILM AND THEATER
March 1--Video Series: Coming of Age in Diaspora. Features La Haine (The Hate) (1995). French with English subtitles. Sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies. Morey 314, 5 p.m.
March 2--FDI Film Series: Visual Culture and the African Diaspora. Features Eve's Bayou (1997). Continuing series that focuses on independent African-American cinema. Sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies and the Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies. Morey 321, 7:15 p.m.
March 3--The Vagina Monologues. A play that explores real women's experiences of abuse. Sponsored by the national V-Day College Campaign to empower women and end violence and abuse. Proceeds benefit local outreach organizations. Tickets required. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.
March 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11--Doctor Faustus Lights the Light. Gertrude Stein's avant-garde reworking of the German Faust legend from the late Middle Ages. Tickets required. Todd Theatre, 8 p.m. (March 5 performance is a 3 p.m.
matinee.)
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Highland's Family Classes/Strong Beginnings Classes--For a listing of classes offered through Highland Hospital and Strong Memorial Hospital, visit www.stronghealth.com/services/womenshealth/resources.cfm or call for more information on registration for Highland classes at 473-2229 or Strong Memorial Hospital at x5-4058.
CPR Classes--Offered by the Office for Educational Resources (OER). Registration required. All classes held in the OER Department (2-7500 area of the Medical Center). To register, call x5-7666 or visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/education/oer.
March 6--Basic Life Support Refresher Class. 1 to 5 p.m.
March 13--Basic Life Support Original Class. 1 to 4 p.m.
Health Bites--Informal series of useful and timely health and wellness topics. For more information, visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/eap/bites.html or call x5-4987.
March 14--Successful Love Relationships: Part II. Social worker Pam Finger discusses how to explore attitudes and beliefs surrounding intimacy. Strong Memorial Hospital, Room 3-6408 (K307), noon to 1 p.m.
Medical Center Fitness and Wellness Center--Call x5-2437 for information.
March 1, 8--Tai Chi. Six-week session. 5:25 to 6:40 p.m.
March 2, 9--Salsa Dance. Six-week session. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
MUSIC
College Music Department: For more information, call x5-2828.
March 2--Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble. William Tiberio and Eric Schmitz, directors. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.
March 4--Men's Glee Club 130th Anniversary Concert. L. Brett Scott, director. Strong Auditorium, 4 p.m.
March 4--Symphony Orchestra Concert. David Harman, director. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m.
Eastman at Washington Square: "Thursday Lunchtime Concerts" at the First Universalist Church, corner of South Clinton Ave. and Court St., 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Brown-bag lunches welcome during performance.
March 2--Brazil! Pianist Catarina Domenici presents Brazilian nationalist music spanning a century.
March 9--Noontime Jazz. Eastman School students of Jeff Campbell play popular American standards and jazz.
Eastman School of Music--24-hour Music Line x4-1100 or www.rochester.edu/eastman for details.
February 27--Eastman Wind Orchestra. Mark Scatterday and Martin Seggelke, conductors; Rolf Rudin, guest composer. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
February 27--OSSIA. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 2--Eastman String Quartet Seminar. Ciminelli Formal Lounge, 6:30 p.m.
March 2--Eastman Trombone Choir. John Marcellus, director. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 3--Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Neil Varon, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
March 5--Eastman Chorale. William Weinert, conductor. Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.
March 6--Faculty Artist Series. Philip Ying, viola, with Elinor Freer, piano. Tickets required; free to University ID holders. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 7--Eastman Collegium Musicum. Paul O'Dette and Christel Thielmann, directors. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 8--Eastman New Jazz Ensemble. Guest, Justin Flynn, saxophone. Dave Rivello, director. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 9--Composer's Forum. Kilbourn Hall, 12:30 p.m.
March 9--Composer's Sinfonietta. Kilbourn Hall, 7 p.m.
March 10--Musica Nova. Brad Lubman, conductor. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.
March 10--Eastman Studio Jazz Orchestra. Bill Dobbins, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.
READINGS AND LECTURES
February 27--Department of Biology Donut Talk. Dimitri Pestov, University of Illinois at Chicago. "Ribosome Biogenesis and Nucleolar Stree in Mammalian Cells." Hutchison Hall 473, noon to 1 p.m.
February 28--Department of Chemistry: Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecturer. André Charette, University of Montreal. "Stereoselective Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds." Hosted by Professor Robert Boeckman Jr. Hutchinson Hall 473, 4 p.m.
March 2--Verne Moore Lecture. James Sheehan, Stanford University, discusses his forthcoming book, The Rise of the Civilian State in Europe: 1945-2006. Gamble Room, Rush Rhees Library, 7:30 p.m.
March 2--Department of Chemistry: Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecturer. André Charette, University of Montreal. "New Solubility Control Group for Solution Phase Chemistry." Hosted by Professor Robert Boeckman Jr. Hutchinson Hall 473, 4 p.m.
March 3--Neo-Fregean Ontology. Colloquium by Matti Eklund, Cornell University. Dewey 2-110D, 3:30 p.m.
March 4--Creativity in the Age of Technology. Lecture by renowned composer Libby Larsen. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 3 p.m.
March 6--Department of Biology Donut Talk. Saeko Takada, University of Massachusetts Medical School. "DNA Damage Response in Drosophila Embryos: Mitotic and Developmental Catastrophe." Hutchison Hall 473, noon to 1 p.m.
March 7--Lonely Planet: Medieval Europe Visits Asia and the New World. Lecture by Professor of English Thomas Hahn. Robbins Library, Rush Rhees 416, 5 p.m.
March 7--Plutzik Series Reading. Features Brian Evenson, the author of several short stories and novellas whose work has been compared to Kafka and Poe. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 8 p.m.
March 8--Work in Progress Seminar. Jennifer Stoever, Frederick Douglass Institute predoctoral fellow. "On the Lower Frequencies: Listening as a Trope in African-American Literature." Sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies. Morey 314, 12:30 to 2 p.m.
March 8--Research Seminar. Eastman School Professor Ralph Locke presents "Exoticness and Gender in Verdi's Opera Aida: Stereotypes Recycled and Complicated." Lattimore 540, 12:30 to 2 p.m.
March 8--Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. Alan Goldstein, Alfred University. "Nanobiotechnology: The Race to Break the Carbon Barrier Is On." Gavett Hall 202, 2 to 3 p.m.
March 10--Science and Technology Seminar Series. Robert Marciante, FranCenter. "Multiple Intelligences." LLE Coliseum, noon to 1 p.m.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
River Campus Interfaith Chapel. For times and locations, call x5-4321 or visit www.rochester.edu/chapel
Jewish Services (www.urhillel.org)
Muslim Services
Protestant Services
Roman Catholic Mass (www.urnewman.org)
MISCELLANY
March 1--March Madness/Wilson Commons Wednesdays. Live music, raffle, free samples, and lunch buffet available for purchase. Sponsored by Student Activities and Dining Services. Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
March 3--Club Rochester. Meet, eat, and relax. Free appetizers and guest bartenders. Cosponsored by the Dean of Students, Dining Services, Wilson Commons Student Activities, and the Students' Association. The Meliora, Salon D, 4 to 6 p.m.
March 3--Program of Movement and Dance Faculty Concert. Faculty perform various works. Tickets required. Spurrier Dance Studio, 7:30 p.m.
March 6--University Service to the Community Awards Reception. Sponsored by Community Service Network to honor individuals, faculty, and staff for service to the school and community at large. Send RSVPs to connect@sao.rochester.edu. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 7 p.m.
March 8--Understanding the University's Retirement Program plus Fundamentals of Investing. This information session is designed for faculty and staff eligible to participate in the University's retirement program and for those who are new to investing or who want to review their current investment strategy. Medical Center, C OER, Room 1-8513, 3 to 4 p.m.
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DEVILISH DRAMA--Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights, Gertrude Stein's avant-garde reworking of the German Faust legend from the late Middle Ages, opens Thursday, March 2, at Todd Theatre. This unique and rarely performed production will be presented by the University's International Theatre Program at 8 p.m. March 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11, with a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, March 5. Above, from left, Anna Fagan '08, Elizabeth Lirakis '09, and Taryn Kimel '09.
Tickets can be reserved online at www.rochester.edu/theatre or by calling the box office at x5-4088. Tickets also can be purchased at the door one hour before the performance.
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