Calendar

Soccer at Home

A series of home games are on tap for the men’s and women’s soccer teams. They will host three UAA conference rivals: Brandeis University on Saturday, October 7, the University of Chicago on Friday, October 13, and Washington University on Sunday, October 15. Both Yellowjacket teams are defending their 2005 UAA conference title and vying for a chance to return to the NCAA playoffs this year. Above is Ashley Van Vechten ’08 from Brighton, N.Y., a defender on the women’s team who started in all 21 games last season.

Events scheduled for Monday, October 2 (after 5 p.m.) through Monday, October 16

EXHIBITIONS & TOURS

Edward G. Miner Library

Three Years of the Theatre

Through November 30
A collection of 23 images by Paul Miller taken during his three years as the official photographer for the University’s International Theatre Program. Call x5-3361 or visit www.urmc.edu/miner for hours or details. Medical Center.

Rush Rhees Library

Robin Hood: Development of a Popular Hero

Through January 10
A collection of memorabilia illustrating the Robin Hood legend, including books, comics, films, toys, and other objects. Rossell Hope Robbins Library.

Charlie Arnold: The Love of the Visual

Through January
A career retrospective of the works of this highly respected Rochester photographer, printmaker, and xerographic artist. Rare Books and Special Collections.

Holding Fast My College Days: University of Rochester Student Scrapbooks

Through August
Samples of student-created scrapbooks and collected items that span more than 130 years and offer a glimpse into campus life. Great Hall.

Memorial Art Gallery

Georgia O’Keeffe: Color and Conservation

Through December 31
The exhibition includes 25 oil paintings and two pastels from all periods of O’Keeffe’s career. A series of never-before-published letters between the artist and her conservator, Caroline Keck, reveal O’Keeffe’s painstaking methods and the importance she placed on use of color. The show includes photographs of O’Keeffe by Alfred Stieglitz on loan from the George Eastman House. Grand Gallery.

Romanticism and the Politics of Taste

Through October 15
Features varied works from the late 18th and 19th centuries, including picturesque landscapes by Turner, eastward-looking works by Gericault, and the tortured inner visions of Goya. Call x5-3081 or visit http://mag.rochester.edu for hours or details.

Highlights Tours

Free with admission. Meet at the admission desk. October 8 and 15 at 2 p.m.

FILMS

October 7

Cars

Sponsored by UR Cinema Group. Tickets available in advance at the Common Market or at the door. Hoyt Hall, 7, 9:30, and midnight.

October 11

O Herói (The Hero)

Screening of Zeze Gamboa’s 2005 Portuguese film that explores the effects of 27 years of war in Angola. Part of the African Video and Film Series that is sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies. Morey Hall 314, 5 p.m.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

October 3

Successful Aging: Making the Most of Your Health and Wellness in Retirement

William Hall, director of the Center for Healthy Aging at Highland Hospital, helps participants develop tools for successful aging. Part of the ‘Always Better’ workshop series. The Highlands at Pittsford’s Hahnemann Club, 100 Hahnemann Trail, Pittsford, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

October 4

Quitting Time

Six-session group smoking cessation class free to faculty and staff through October 18. For more information, or to register, visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/wellness/, or call 273-5240. Medical Center, 5:15 p.m.

October 5

Quitting Time

Six-session group smoking cessation class free to faculty and staff through October 18. For more information, or to register, visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/wellness/, or call 273-5240. Medical Center, 12:05 p.m.

October 6

Yoga Movements I

Six-week session. Call x5-2437 for information. Medical Center Fitness and Wellness Center, 12:15 to 1 p.m.

Heartburn: A Painful Epidemic That You Can Beat

Jeffrey Peters, professor of surgery, discusses heartburn symptoms, causes, complications, and treatment options. Part of the ‘Always Better’ workshop series. Strong Memorial Hospital, Ambulatory Center Conference Room A-B, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

October 7

CPR Classes

Offered by the Office for Educational Resources (OER). Registration required; call x5-7666 or visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/education/oer. Medical Center, OER Department (2-7500), 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

October 9

Yoga Movements II

Eight-week session. Call x5-2437 for information. Medical Center Fitness and Wellness Center, 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.

October 10

Hoarseness: What It Is and What To Do

George Charpied discusses mechanism of voicing, common causes of hoarseness, and what to do about it when it does occur. Free to University employees. Registration recommend one week prior to talk. Call 475-0432. Part of the Health Bites Series. Strong Memorial Hospital, Room 3-6408 (K307), noon to 1 p.m.

Successful Aging: Making the Most of Your Health and Wellness in Retirement

William Hall, director of the Center for Healthy Aging at Highland Hospital, helps participants develop tools for successful aging. Part of the ‘Always Better’ health workshop series. The Highlands at Pittsford’s Hahnemann Club, 100 Hahnemann Trail, Pittsford, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

October 11

Quitting Time

Six-session group smoking cessation class free to faculty and staff through October 18. For more information, or to register, visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/wellness/, or call 273-5240. Medical Center, 5:15 p.m.

October 12

Quitting Time

Six-session group smoking cessation class free to faculty and staff through October 18. For more information, or to register, visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/wellness/, or call 273-5240. Medical Center, 12:05 p.m.

Diagnosis and Imaging of Common Causes of Back Pain

Webster Pilcher, professor of neurosurgery, demonstrates how a patient’s answers to questions provide cues for a physician to help manage pain. Part of the 'Always Better' workshop series. Strong Memorial Hospital, Whipple Auditorium, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

October 13

Yoga Movements I

Six-week session. Call x5-2437 for information. Medical Center Fitness and Wellness Center, 12:15 to 1 p.m.

October 16

CPR Classes

Offered by the Office for Educational Resources (OER). Registration required; call x5-7666 or visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/education/oer. Medical Center, OER Department (2-7500), 1 to 5 p.m.

Yoga Movements II

Eight-week session. Call x5-2437 for information. Medical Center Fitness and Wellness Center, 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.

Ongoing

Highland’s Family Classes/Strong Beginnings Classes

For a list 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.

Editor’s Pick

EROI FESTIVAL--The Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) Festival 2006, set for October 12 to 15, will celebrate the kickoff for the next stage of EROI—the renovation of the Eastman School’s Kilbourn Hall organ (pictured above). This year’s festival will also feature the work of two great American organ builders: E.M. Skinner (1866–1961), whose work includes the Kilbourn Hall organ, and John Brombaugh, who will be a guest speaker at the event. While last year’s festival saw the installation of the Italian Baroque organ at the Memorial Art Gallery, highlights this year include a keynote address by Orpha Ochse ’48E (MM), ’53E (PhD), professor of music emerita at Whittier College and the author of The History of the Organ in the Unites States. An “Organ Walk” along East Avenue offers a chance to hear lectures and demonstrations of the organs in some of Rochester’s largest churches on Saturday, October 14, beginning at 12:15 p.m. There will be a joint recital by Eastman School organ faculty members Hans Davidsson, David Higgs, and William Porter on Saturday at Sacred Heart Cathedral as well as a recital on the Italian Baroque organ by Francesco Cera on Sunday, October 15. To learn more or to register, visit the EROI Festival Web site.

MUSIC

October 3

Faculty Artist Series

Barry Snyder, piano. Tickets required; free to University ID holders. Eastman School, Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 4

Eastman Wind Orchestra

Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor. Eastman School, Eastman Theatre, 8 p.m.

October 5

Ossia

Eastman School, Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 6

Chamber Orchestra/Wind Symphony Concert

David Harman and William Tiberio, directors. Strong Auditorium, 4 p.m.

October 7

Discovery Day: Mozart’s Choral Music

William Weinert, director. Eastman School, Room 120, 9 a.m.

Symphony Orchestra

David Harman and L. Brett Scott, directors. Event features more than 200 musicians, including the Symphony Orchestra, Men’s and Women’s Choruses, and Chamber Singers¬, in a performance of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy. Also features Artist-In-Residence Zora Mihailovich. Palestra, 7:30 p.m.

Morning Chamber Music

Rosemary Elliot, director; Krystian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano; Lynn Blakeslee, violin; Phillip Ying, viola. Eastman School, Kilbourn Hall, 11 a.m.

October 8

Going for Baroque

25-minute performance on the Italian Baroque organ. Free with admission. Memorial Art Gallery, Herdle Fountain Court, 1 and 3 p.m.

Gospel Choir

Directed by Rev. Alvin Parris III. River Campus, Interfaith Chapel, 3 p.m.

Eastman-Ranlet Series

Ying Quartet. Tickets required; discount to University ID holders. Eastman School, Kilbourn Hall, 3 p.m.

October 9

Eastman Horn Choir

W. Peter Kurau, director. Eastman School, Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 10

Faculty Artist Series

Jon Manasse, clarinet, with guest Jon Nakamatsu, piano. Tickets required; discount to University ID holders. Eastman School, Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 11

Eastman Chamber Jazz

Fred Hersch, guest artist. Tickets required; free to University ID holders. Eastman School, Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 12

Eastman Computer Music Center 25th Anniversary Celebration

Allan Schindler, director. Eastman School, Kilbourn Hall, 8 p.m.

October 15

Going for Baroque

25-minute performance on the Italian Baroque organ. Free with admission. Memorial Art Gallery, Herdle Fountain Court, 1 and 3 p.m.

Italian Baroque Organ Showcase

Francesco Cera, organ. Tickets required; Seating is extremely limited. Memorial Art Gallery, Herdle Fountain Court, 5:30 p.m.

RELIGION

Interfaith Chapel

The chapel hosts study groups, prayer sessions, and services for a variety of faith communities. For details, visit www.rochester.edu/chapel/services.html or call x5-4321.

SPORTS

(Home games listed below. For a complete schedule, visit www.rochester.edu/athletics.)

October 4

Women’s Tennis

Nazareth College. Fauver Stadium, 4 p.m.

October 7

Football

Merchant Marine Academy—Kings Point. Fauver Stadium, 1 p.m.

Women’s Soccer

Brandeis University. Fauver Stadium, 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer

Brandeis University. Fauver Stadium, 7 p.m.

October 11

Women’s Volleyball

SUNY Geneseo. Fauver Stadium, 7 p.m.

October 12

Field Hockey

Houghton College. Fauver Stadium, 4 p.m.

October 13

Women’s Soccer

niversity of Chicago. Fauver Stadium, 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer

University of Chicago. Fauver Stadium, 7 p.m.

October 14

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

Alumni Invitational. Fauver Stadium, 11 a.m. and noon.

October 15

Women’s Soccer

Washington University. Fauver Stadium, 11 a.m.

Men’s Soccer

Washington University. Fauver Stadium, 1:30 p.m.

SPECIAL EVENTS

October 6

Simon Executive Experience Day

An opportunity to meet with faculty, attend an Executive M.B.A. class, speak with alumni of the program, and get more detailed information about application procedures. To register, call x5-3439 or visit www.simon.rochester.edu/emba/info_reception.aspx. Simon School, Schlegel Hall, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

2006 Stanton/Anthony Conversations

Hosted by ABC news correspondent Lynn Sherr. Registration required. For information, contact the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women’s Leadership at x5-8799 or visit www.rochester.edu/SBA. Wilson Commons, May Room. Luncheon at noon; panel discussion at 1:30 p.m.

October 11

Images of America: Polish Perspectives on the US

A one-day symposium organized by the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies. For details, visit www.rochester.edu/college/psc/CPCES/skalnyevents.htm. Interfaith Chapel, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Wilson Commons Wednesdays: Mediterranean Flavors

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.

Especially for Educators

Join Memorial Art Gallery staff for tours of Georgia O’Keeffe: Color and Conservation, illustrated presentations, refreshments, and classroom materials. To register, contact Kerry Donovan at 473-7720 ext. 3072 or kdonovan@mag.rochester.. Tickets required. Memorial Art Gallery, 4:30 to 7 p.m.

October 12

O’K to Play

Creative Workshop session inspired by the ongoing Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition. Explore color, line, and form with paint or pastels and develop ideas with guidance from an artist/instructor. All materials provided. Memorial Art Gallery, 3 to 6 p.m.

TALKS

LITERARY SCENE

Poet Vijay Seshadri, a winner of the James Laughlin Award, will give a reading at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, in Lander Auditorium in Hutchison Hall during this year’s Plutzik Series, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious literary reading programs. Seshadri was born in Bangalore, India, in 1954 and moved to America five years later. He currently teaches poetry and nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. A writer often praised for his elasticity, wit, and intimacy of tone, Seshadri has published poems, essays, and reviews in AGNI, Antaeus, Boulevard, The Nation, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Threepenny Review, Verse, and Western Humanities Review. The Plutzik Series is administered by the Department of English. For more information, call x5-4092.

Alan Burdick will discuss his latest book Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion on Friday, October 6, as part of the continuing Neilly Series. Burdick writes for numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Natural History, and Discover, where he is senior editor. His work was featured in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003, and he was awarded the 1995 AAAS Science Journalism Award for magazine feature writing. Out of Eden is the winner of the 2005 Overseas Press Club’s Whitman Bassow Award for best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues, and a 2005 National Book Award finalist. The Neilly Series, free and open to the public, is supported by the Andrew H. Neilly and Janet Dayton Neilly Endowment, and the River Campus Libraries. Burdick’s talk starts at 5 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library. For more details, call x5-4461.

October 3

Visiting Scientist and Seminar Series

Roger Newton, Esperion Therapeutics. “HDL Therapy for the Sub-Acute Treatment of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.” Sponsored by the Medical Center Office of Corporate Alliances. Medical Center, Class of ’62 Auditorium, noon to 1 p.m.

October 5

What’s Up Talk

Assistant curator of education Carol Yost gives a 20-minute talk on “Sunday Morning” (1907) by American artist Jerome Myers. Free with admission. Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.

Mary Young Alumni Lecture

University energy manager and adjunct assistant professor of history Morris Pierce. “History as an Agent of Environmental Change.” Rush Rhees Library, Gamble Room, 5:30 p.m., preceded by a reception at 4:45 p.m.

October 6

Science and Technology Seminar Series

Hui Wu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. “ILFD Method.” Laboratory for Laser Energetics Coliseum, noon to 1 p.m.

Neilly Series: Alan Burdick

Writer Alan Burdick discusses his latest book, Out of Eden. Part of the continuing Neilly Series. Rush Rhees Library, Hawkins-Carlson Room, 5 p.m.

October 7

Plutzik Series: Poet Vijay Seshadri

A reading by renowned poet Vijay Seshadri. Part of the annual Plutzik Memorial Reading Series. Hutchison Hall, Lander Auditorium, 3:30 p.m.

October 9

Department of Biology Donut Talk

Xin Bi, Department of Biology. “The Establishment and Maintenance of Transcriptionally Silent Chromatin in Yeast.” Hutchison Hall 473, noon to 1 p.m.

Department of Chemistry Inorganic Seminar

Robert Stockland Jr., Bucknell University. “New Ligands for the Hormone Binding Domain of Nuclear Receptors.” Hutchison Hall 473, 4 p.m.

October 10

Women and Music: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Honey Meconi, professor of music in the College. “Aspects of Women in Early Music.” Rush Rhees Library, Gamble Room, 5 p.m.

October 11

Department of Chemistry Colloquium

Huw Davies, University at Buffalo. Hutchison Hall 473, noon.

Warner School General Information Session

Information about the school’s part-time and full-time programs. For details, visit www.rochester.edu/Warner/newsevents. Rush Rhees Library, Hawkins-Carlson Room, 5:30 p.m.

2006 Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture: Learning to be an Evangelical Christian

Tanya Luhrmann, University of Chicago. “Hearing God: Making God Real in Evangelical Christianity.” Hutchison Hall, Lander Auditorium, 7 to 9 p.m. Reception following in Hutchison Hall, Green Carpet Lounge.

October 12

2006 Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Panel Discussion: Learning to Be an Evangelical Christian

Tanya Luhrmann, University of Chicago. “Absorption and Spiritual Experience.” Panelists include Mary Dombeck, School of Nursing; Ayala Emmett, Department of Anthropology; Ernestine McHugh, Department of Anthropology; and Michael Scharf, Department of Psychiatry. Moderated by Thomas Gibson, Department of Anthropology. Rush Rhees Library, Welles-Brown Room, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

October 13

Department of Chemistry Organic Seminar

Paul Feldman, GlaxoSmithKline. “PPAR Pan Agonists: The Next Generation of PPAR Ligands.” Hutchison Hall 473, 9:30 a.m.

The Institute of Optics Colloquium

Thomas Murphy, University of Maryland. “Polarization-Independent Nonlinear Processes in Semiconductors and Optical Fibers.” Wilmot 116, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Science and Technology Seminar Series

Duncan Moore, professor of optics. “GRIN Lenses.” Laboratory for Laser Energetics Coliseum, noon to 1 p.m.

Department of Biology Ecology and Evolutionary Seminar Series

Jon Titus, SUNY Fredonia. “Mt. St. Helens 26 Years After: What’s Happening to the Vegetation?” Hutchison Hall 316, 3 to 4 p.m.

Second Friday Science Social

Edward Puzas, Department of Orthopedics. “One Part Environment; Two Parts Aches and Pains; Three Parts Science; Mix Well and Cook for 20 Years.” Medical Center, Room 2-6408 (K-207), 4 p.m.

October 15

Tea Talk

Radio personality and arts writer Michael Lasser presents “When Broadway Musicals Went to College.” Refreshments served. Sponsored by the River Campus Libraries. For information, call x5-4461. Rush Rhees Library, Welles-Brown Room, 2 p.m.

October 16

Department of Chemistry Harrison Howe Award Lecture

Laura Kiessling, University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Amplifying Signals with Multivalency.” River Campus, Strong Auditorium, 1:30 p.m.

WORKSHOPS

October 12

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, ACF-C, Room 2-1361, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.