Editor: Keith Davis
Writers: Alex Dippold, Dave Maley
Publisher: Office of Public Information

Volume 22, No. 6   November 1, 1999



 



Calendar of Events

November 1 – 17

Monday, November 1

FILM

"Creative Exhibition and Cinema 16," a Cinema on the Edge series lecture/screening by film scholar Scott MacDonald; 7:00 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium.

MUSIC

Performance by the Ithaca Brass; 8:15 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.

PRESENTATION

"Revolution and Remembrance - People to the Power!" a multimedia performance using poetry, visual aids, and African drumming featuring Nigerian poet and photojournalist Kole Ade Odutola; 4:00 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium.

WORKSHOP

"Balance and Falls in the Older Adult," a Gerontology Institute workshop presented by Cynthia M. Zablotny, assistant professor of physical therapy; 2:00-5:00 p.m., north meeting room, Egbert Hall. Preregistration is required; for registration information the Division of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions at 274-3143.

Tuesday, November 2

MUSIC

Performance by the Laureate Wind Quintet from West Virginia University playing works by Husa, Ravel, and Reicha; 4:00 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.

Thursday, November 4

LECTURE

"Rural Communities in Transition: Dilemmas in Long-Term Care," a Gerontology Institute Distinguished Speaker Series talk by Graham D. Rowles, associate director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging of the University of Kentucky; 7:30 p.m., Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall.

MUSIC

Lecture/recital by the Ying Quartet, joined by faculty members Debra Moree, viola, and Elizabeth Simkin, cello, discussing their performing techniques and playing Brahms's Sextet op. 18 in B-flat Major; 8:15 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.

SEMINAR

"History of Botanical Illustration," a Department of Biology seminar led by Bente Starcke King of Cornell University; 4:00 p.m., room 112, Center for Natural Sciences.

Friday, November 5

DANCE

Performance of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) songs and dances by the Young Spirit Dancers; 7:30 p.m., Ben Light Gymnasium.

LECTURE

"The Role of Physical Activity in Health Promotion: Focus on Prevention of Overweight and Obesity," a keynote address by Jack Wilmore of Texas A&M University as part of the regional meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine; 8:00 p.m., Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall.

Saturday, November 6

MUSIC

  • Senior viola recital by Suzanne Miller; noon, Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
  • Senior clarinet recital by Joleen Walas; 2:00 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
  • Junior voice recital by Theresa Andersen; 3:00 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.
  • Senior trumpet recital by Peter Farrell; 4:00 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
  • Junior violin recital by Cheryl Cory; 7:00 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.
  • Senior trumpet recital by Dylan Race; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
Sunday, November 7

MUSIC

  • Graduate lecture/saxophone recital by Angela Space; 1:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room, Whalen Center.
  • Graduate piano recital by Inna Vishevskaya; 1:00 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.
  • Senior violin recital by Kelly Kroeck; 2:00 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
  • Guest saxophone recital by Eric Nestler; 4:00 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
  • Junior voice recital by William DeMetsenaere; 7:00 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.
  • Senior voice recital by Sam Guberman; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
Monday, November 8

FILM

"Imaging Islam," a Cinema on the Edge screening presented in collaboration with the Center for Culture, Race, and Ethnicity as part of its Discussion Series on Islam; 7:00 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium.

MUSIC

Faculty flute recital by Wendy Mehne; 8:15 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.

Tuesday, November 9

MUSIC

Performance by the trombone troupe, directed by Harold Reynolds; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

PERFORMANCE

"An Evening of Traditional Native American Stories," a Racial Awareness Series presentation by Gayle Ross; 8:00 p.m., pub/coffeehouse, Phillips Hall.

Wednesday, November 10

DISCUSSION

"Islam and Muslims: Representation and Misrepresentation in the United States," a Discussion Series on Islam session led by Christopher Harper, Park Distinguished Chair in Communications, Kevin Lacey, professor of classical and Near Eastern studies at SUNY at Binghamton, and Ola Hannoun '00; 6:00-8:00 p.m., Clark Lounge, Egbert Hall.

MUSIC

Faculty voice recital by David Parks, tenor; 8:15 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.

Thursday, November 11

COLLOQUIUM

"Moxon's Mechanick Exercises, or the Doctrine of Handy-Works Applied to the Art of Printing," a Faculty Colloquium Series presentation by David Gatten, assistant professor of cinema and photography; 12:10 p.m., Clark Lounge, Egbert Hall.

MUSIC

Junior violin recital by Nicholas J. Relyea; 7:00 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center. Senior jazz recital by Aaron Jackson; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

PRESENTATION

"Media Literacy: From Television to Telling-Vision," a Project Look Sharp multimedia presentation by David Considine, professor of media studies and instructional technology at Appalachian State University; 8:00 p.m., Klingenstein Lounge, Egbert Hall.

VIDEO

A continuously running documentary video of performance art and landscape sculptures by Ana Mendieta; 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Handwerker Gallery.

Friday, November 12

MUSIC

Joint voice recital by Jermaine Hill and Jessica Julin; 7:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room, Whalen Center. Concert by the brass choir, conducted by Keith Kaiser; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Saturday, November 13

MUSIC

Choral Composition Festival Concert performance by area high school choirs and the Ithaca College Choir, conducted by Lawrence Doebler; 7:00 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

PRESENTATION

Discussion and slide presentation by Sue Macy, author of A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, joined by ballplayers Gene Travis and Betty Trezza and bat girl Caroline Odell; 9:00 a.m., Textor 102.

Sunday, November 14

MUSIC

  • Junior trumpet recital by Jennifer Dearden; 1:00 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.
  • Senior voice recital by Brian Bohrer, 2:00 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
  • Junior French horn recital by Katherine Mason; 3:00 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.
  • Senior voice recital by Adam Baritot; 4:00 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
  • Elective sophomore voice recital by Bora Yoon; 6:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room, Whalen Center.
  • Graduate lecture/voice recital by Holly T. Schmid; 7:00 p.m., Iger Lecture Hall, Whalen Center.
  • Performance by the Ariadne String Quartet, assisted by Roberta Crawford, viola, playing works by Brahms and Janácek; 8:15 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.
Monday, November 15

DISPLAY

Ceremony to open the three- day display of panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt; 7:00 p.m., Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall.

Tuesday, November 16

DISPLAY

Showing of panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt; 8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall.

MUSIC

Concert by the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, directed by Charles Peltz; 8:15 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.

Wednesday, November 17

DISPLAY

Showing of panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt; 8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall.

MUSIC

Performance by the flute ensemble, conducted by Krista Johnson; 8:15 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center.

THEATER

Preview performance of The House of Blue Leaves, John Guare's black comedy; 8:00 p.m., Clark Theatre, Dillingham Center (admission charged).

CONTINUING EXHIBIT Do It, a conceptual art installation in the Handwerker Gallery based on instructions written by artists Marina Abramovic, Ilya Kabakov, Yoko Ono, and others; through December 14. Located on the ground floor of the Caroline Werner Gannett Center, the Handwerker Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Thursday until 9:00 p.m.); Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. The gallery is closed when the College is not in session.