Events scheduled for Monday, April 10 (after 5 p.m.) through Monday, April 24 (before 5 p.m.). All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Medical Center: Edward G. Miner Library. Call x5-3361 or visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/HSLT/Miner/ for hours or details. Through May 31—Nosotros Sufrimos Mucho. A collection of images by photographer Joseph Sorrentino that reflect life in the mountain villages of Oaxaca and Puebla. Memorial Art Gallery: Call x5-3081 or visit http://mag.rochester.edu for hours or details. Ongoing Exhibitions— Tour: Gallery Highlights—Free with admission. Meet at the admission desk. April 13, 20 at 6:30 p.m.; April 14, 16, 21, 23 at 2 p.m. April 13—What's Up Talk. Writer and artist Pamela Blanpied discusses "Windy Doorstep," a 1910 bronze by American artist Mary Eberle. Followed by an opportunity to ask questions. Free with admission. Vanden Brul Pavilion, 5:30 p.m. April 13—Let's Have Tea. Artist Pepsy Kettavong presents a brief talk and documentary film about his bronze sculpture in Susan B. Anthony Square, which shows Anthony enjoying tea with Frederick Douglass. Free with admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. April 15, 16—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. April 16, 22, 23—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. 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. April 20—Art à La Carte. "Contemporary Art Exhibitions and Institutional Collecting." Louis Grachos, director of Buffalo's Albright-Knox Art Gallery, discusses the recent exhibition Extreme Abstraction and its connections to his museum's permanent collection. Tickets required. Lecture at 11:30 a.m., lunch at 12:30 p.m., tour at 2 p.m. April 20—Archaeology Lecture. "Eagles and Wolves." Simon James, University of Leicester, England, offers a view of the Roman army, not as a superb machine of film and literature, but as an unruly and often mutinous organization. Free with admission. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. April 23—Lecture. "The Invention of Constantinople." Sarah Bassett, Wayne State University, speaks on the urban development of medieval Constantinople. This lecture is part of an ongoing series presented in memory of Florence Foster Berg. Free with admission. Auditorium, 2 p.m. April 23—Italian Baroque Organ Showcase. Massimiliano Guido, organ. Tickets required; Seating is extremely limited. Herdle Fountain Court, 5:30 p.m. River Campus Through May 13—Senior Thesis Show. Five graduating studio art majors from the Department of Art and Art History install successive exhibitions. For more information, call x5-4476. Gallery at the Art & Music 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. Through August—Concretions: Writers, Readers, Texts. Collages by Doug Manchee. Hilfiker Gallery, Rare Books and Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library. Through August—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. 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 at Highland Hospital 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. April 22—Basic Life Support Refresher Class. 1 to 5 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. April 11—Identity Theft: Protecting Your Good Name. Workshop offers insights on identity protection, how to address errors on a credit report, and how to review an actual credit report and credit scoring. Strong Memorial Hospital, Room 3-6408 (K307), noon to 1 p.m. College Music Department: For more information, call x5-2828.
April 13—University Jazz Ensemble. Eric Schmitz, director. Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m. April 19—University Chamber Ensembles. David Harman, coordinator. Lower Strong Auditorium, 8 p.m. April 22—University Wind Symphony Workshop with Mark Scatterday. Scatterday is chair of the conducting and ensembles department at the Eastman School of Music. Strong Auditorium, 1 p.m. April 22—University Symphony Orchestra with Choirs. With guest performers, the University of Rochester Glee Clubs and Houghton College Choir, in a performance of Brahms's Requiem. David Harman and L. Brett Scott, directors. Alexander Palestra in the Goergen Athletic Center, 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. April 13—Duo Montagnard. Saxophone-guitar duo features Joseph Murphy and Matthew Slotkin performing music of jazz- and folk-influenced American composers Ralph Towner, Chick Corea, Robert Beaser, and Terry Riley. April 20—Trio of Transcriptions. Mark DiPinto, Yin Zheng, and Bobby Mitchell, pianists from the studio of Nelita True, perform music of J.S. Bach, Cesar Franck, and George Gershwin transcribed for the keyboard. Eastman School of Music—24-hour Music Line x4-1100 or www.esm.rochester.edu April 10—Faculty Artist Series. Oleh Krysa, violin, with Tatiana Tchekina, piano. Tickets required; free to University ID holders. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m. April 11—Grand Pianists . Krystian Zimerman. Tickets required; discounts to University ID holders. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m. April 13—OSSIA. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m. April 15—Eastman Jazz Ensemble and New Jazz Ensemble. Bill Dobbins and Dave Rivello, directors. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m. April 15—Eastman Virtuosi. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m. April 17—Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Neil Varon, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m. April 18—Faculty Artist Series. John Graham, viola, with Krystian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord. Tickets required; free to University ID holders. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m. April 19—World Music Series. Gamelan Lila Muni. Tickets required. Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m. April 21—Eastman-Rochester Chorus and Eastman Philharmonia. William Weinert, conductor. Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m. April 22—Lotte Lenya Competition. Kilbourn Hall, noon. April 10—Inorganic Seminar. Julie Kovacs, University of Washington. "Understanding How the Cysteinate Contributes to the Function of the Non-Heme Iron Enzyme Superoxide Reductase." Hutchison Hall 473, 4 p.m.
April 11—The Plutzik Reading Series. Poet Ilya Kaminsky. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 8 p.m.
April 12—Joint Physics and Astronomy/Optics Colloquium. Ildar Gabitov, University of Arizona. "Nanostructured Materials with Negative Refrac¬tive Index." Bausch & Lomb 109, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
April 12—Panel: Charities, Bureaucracy, and the Fight Against Poverty. Representatives from local nonprofit organizations discuss bureaucratic obstacles to their work. Panelists include Andrew Stankevich of Friends Helping Friends, Inc., an organization that distributes food to those in need, and Apostle Joy Powell and Charles Kellum of Poor People United, who directed the group's "homeless bus." Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, 7 p.m.
April 13—The Plutzik Reading Series. Poet Bin Ramke. Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, noon.
April 14—Science and Technology Seminar Series. Karla Cunningham, SUNY Geneseo. "Reflecting on Global Terrorism: The Past, Present, and Future." LLE Coliseum, noon to 1 p.m.
April 14—Screening and Discussion. Jesse Shipley, Bard College. "Living the Hiplife." Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, 1 p.m.
April 14—Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology. Robert Thayer, professor of psychology at California State University at Long Beach. "How Do Moods Guide Behavior? Everyday Moods as Barometers of Body Functions." Meliora Hall 366, 4 p.m.
April 17—Department of Biology Donut Talk. Robert Rose, associate professor of the Infectious Diseases Unit. "From Bench to Bedside: Development of an Effective Vaccine for Cervical Cancer." Hutchison Hall 473, noon to 1 p.m.
April 17—Department of Linguistics Distinguished Lecture Series. Guest Speaker, Jennifer Cole, University of Illinois. Meliora Hall 366, 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.
April 19—Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. Thomas Jones, professor of electrical and computer engineering. "Interfacial Transients at a Moving Liquid Meniscus." Gavett Hall 202, 2 to 3 p.m.
April 19—Philosophy Colloquium: Confidence and Belief Revision. Tom Kelly, assistant professor of philosophy at Princeton University. Reception in Lattimore 501 follows. Stackel Room, Wilson Commons, 3:30 p.m.
April 20—Joint Chem/Biochem and Biophysics Seminar. David Case, Scripps Research Institute. Hutchison Hall 473, 4 p.m.
April 20—Neilly Series Lecture. Kevin Kling, humorist, storyteller and contributor to National Public Radio's All Things Considered. Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library, 5 p.m.
April 21—Nuclear Science Symposium. Event honoring John Huizenga, Tracy Harris Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Physics, on the occasion of his 85th birthday. Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Lunch served in the Hirst Lounge.)
April 21—Organic Seminar. Jeffrey Jones, Washington State University. "Isotope Effect in P450 Mediated Reactions." Hutchison Hall 473, 9:30 a.m.
April 21—Science and Technology Seminar Series. Edgar Black, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. "Obesity in Upstate New York: Trends, Costs, Opportunities." LLE Coliseum, noon to 1 p.m.
April 24—Department of Biology Donut Talk. Benjamin Glick, University of Chicago. "Where Do Little Golgi Stacks Come From?" Hutchison Hall 473, noon to 1 p.m.
April 24—W. Albert Noyes, Jr. Memorial Lectures. Wilson Ho, University of California, Irvine. "Single Molecule Vibrations and Dynamics." Hosted by Assistant Professor of Chemistry Todd Krauss. Hutchison Hall 473, 4 p.m. (Welcome reception, Green Carpet Lounge, 5 p.m.)
April 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21—Office of Admissions: Spring Open Campus. Accepted high school seniors visit for tour and more. For details, visit http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions. April 15—Mela: South-Asian Cultural Performance and Dinner. The Association for the Development of Interest in the Indian Subcontinent presents its 20th annual show, Mela, a showcase of the varied culture of the Indian subcontinent through student vocal, instrumental, and dance performances. Tickets required. Strong Auditorium, 2 p.m. (Dinner follows at 5:30 p.m. in Douglass Dining Center.) April 17—Networking and Film-Showing from the Museum of disABILITY. Evening of networking, information sharing, and refreshments with Douglas Platt from People, Inc. of Buffalo. He discusses the Museum of disABILITY history traveling exhibit. Includes screening of Tomorrow's Children, a film on the issue of eugenics in the 1930s. Hubbell Auditorium, Hutchison Hall, 5 to 8 p.m. April 19—Understanding the University's Retirement Program and 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, Hawkins Room 1-7438, 10 to 11 a.m. April 20—Post-Retirement Benefits and Income at Retirement. This information session includes an overview of the University Benefit Plans available during retirement to eligible faculty and staff. Medical Center, ACF-B, Room 2-1318, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 22—Volunteer Recognition Brunch. Invitation only. Welles-Brown Room, 10:30 a.m. April 22—Earth Day Celebration. Activities including performances, speakers, and information booths on vegetarianism, environmental actions in other countries, and environmental issues. Wilson Commons, noon to 4 p.m. April 23—Celebration of Music: An Asian New Year–Inspired Musical Series. Intimate musical concert featuring the cello, Kyrgyzstani komuz, and the Korean Drum ensemble, as well as a reception and photo exhibition. Wilson Commons, May Room, 1:30 p.m. April 20—Post-Retirement Benefits and Income at Retirement. This information session includes an overview of the University Benefit Plans available during retirement to eligible faculty and staff. Medical Center, ACF-B, Room 2-1318, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 22—Volunteer Recognition Brunch. Invitation only. Welles-Brown Room, 10:30 a.m. April 22—Earth Day Celebration. Activities including performances, speakers, and information booths on vegetarianism, environmental actions in other countries, and environmental issues. Wilson Commons, noon to 4 p.m. April 23—Celebration of Music: An Asian New Year–Inspired Musical Series. Intimate musical concert featuring the cello, Kyrgyzstani komuz, and the Korean Drum ensemble, as well as a reception and photo exhibition. Wilson Commons, May Room, 1:30 p.m.
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