Thursday

In 1998, Memorial Art Gallery Director Grant Holcomb bid on a mysterious painting on the auction block at Sotheby’s. Almost nothing was known about it, or about its remarkably talented painter, but Holcomb’s risk paid off. In a review of auction sales that year, one writer hailed the work as "a masterpiece that is the equal of the best of William Harnett…John Peto…and John Haberle…the three great American titans of trompe l’oeil." With photographs, engravings, and antique bits of bric-a-brac—all overseen by a bespectacled and bearded figure—The Printseller is filled with puzzling bits that suggest a story. This exhibition tells how the painting’s secrets have been given up one by one through the painstaking detective work of guest curator Pete Brown.

GALLERY STORE: Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and until 9 p.m. Thursday; Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

MAX at the Gallery: Open for lunch Tuesday-Saturday and for Sunday brunch. Reservations suggested, (585) 276-8947 or (585) 697-0491. FREE ADMISSION: Present your namebadge during Meliora Weekend at the Gallery's Admission Desk and receive FREE admission.

Meet at our preferred hotel, the Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 East Main Street, Rochester. Guests welcome. Class members may pick up registration packets at this time.

Hosted by Dean and Professor Kathy P. Parker, with special guest Dean Emerita Loretta C. Ford, the inaugural recipient of the School of Nursing Dean’s Medal.

A special evening has been planned at the nearby Genesee Valley Club for members of the Dean’s Diamond Circle. Current students and scholarship recipients will be in attendance.

For information on becoming a member of the Dean's Diamond Circle, please contact Dianne Moll at 800.333.4428 or directly at 585.273.5075.

The UR International Theatre Program (URITP) celebrates its 20^th anniversary season with Tony Kushner’s (Angels in America) witty, magical, and totally theatrical adaptation of Corneille’s The Illusion. Directed by URITP Artistic Director Nigel Maister, The Illusion is a transcendent and thoroughly modern meditation on the redemptive power of love and theatre. Tickets may be reserved online at www.rochester.edu/theatre.