Editor: Keith Davis Writers: Alex Dippold, Dave Maley Publisher: Office of Public Information Volume 22, No. 14  March 27, 2000

Calendar of Events March 27 – April 12 All events are free and open to the public except where noted. Unless specified otherwise, music venues are located in the James J. Whalen Center for Music. Ticket information — Concerts: 274-3171 Theater: 274-3224 Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the Office of Affirmative Action at 607-274-3909 (voice), 607-274-1767 (TDD), or bleblanc@ithaca.edu, as much in advance of the event as possible. Monday, March 27 LECTURE "The Sounds of Poetry," the inaugural Distinguished Speaker in the Humanities Series presentation by Robert Pinsky, poet laureate of the United States; 7:30 p.m., Textor 102. MUSIC Guest lecture by John Harbison, 1999–2000 Karel Husa Visiting Professor of Composition; 8:15 p.m., recital hall. Tuesday, March 28 LECTURE "From Golden Rice to Terminator Technology: The Trouble with Biotechnology in Agriculture," a talk by Martha Crouch, associate professor of biology at Indiana University, as part of the C. P. Snow Lecture Series "Bioengineered Food: Promise or Peril?"; 7:30 p.m., recital hall, Whalen Center. MUSIC Concert by the trombone troupe; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall. TALK "Revised Guidelines for Tenure and Promotion," a "brown-bag luncheon" series presentation by Jim Malek, provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Bill Scoones, special assistant to the provost; noon, Clark Lounge, Egbert Hall. THEATER Ithaca College Theatre preview performance of Beyond Words: A Celebration of Dance, an exposition of student dancers performing tap, ballet, modern, ballroom, and jazz; 8:00 p.m., Hoerner Theatre (admission charged). Wednesday, March 29 FILM "Retrospective U.S.A., 1990–99," a Women Direct series showing of the experimental films and video documentaries of Laura Kissel ’91; 7:00 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium. MUSIC Senior violoncello recital by Katie Pritt; 7:00 p.m., Ford Hall. THEATER Ithaca College Theatre preview performance of Beyond Words: A Celebration of Dance, an exposition of student dancers performing tap, ballet, modern, ballroom, and jazz; 8:00 p.m., Hoerner Theatre (admission charged). Thursday, March 30 MUSIC Senior bassoon recital by Kristijan Bogdanovski; 7:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Junior French horn recital by Katie Albinski; 8:15 p.m., recital hall. Senior piano recital by Andi Dimitri; 9:00 p.m., Ford Hall. THEATER Ithaca College Theatre performance of Beyond Words: A Celebration of Dance, an exposition of student dancers performing tap, ballet, modern, ballroom, and jazz; 8:00 p.m., Hoerner Theatre (admission charged). VIDEO Global Video Series continuous screening of four works by German video and multimedia artist Klaus vom Bruch; 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Handwerker Gallery. Friday, March 31 MUSIC Elective graduate saxophone recital by John Stine; 6:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room. Senior voice recital by Keri Behan; 7:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Bach Festival 2000 recital by pianist Charis Dimaras; 8:15 p.m., recital hall. THEATER Ithaca College Theatre performance of Beyond Words: A Celebration of Dance, an exposition of student dancers performing tap, ballet, modern, ballroom, and jazz; 8:00 p.m., Hoerner Theatre (admission charged). Saturday, April 1 MUSIC Senior saxophone recital by Theresa Yagy; noon, Ford Hall. Junior bass trombone recital by Michael Dobranski; 1:00 p.m., recital hall. Senior violin recital by Christine Menter; 2:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Junior voice recital by Vanessa Velez; 3:00 p.m., recital hall. Senior voice recital by Elizabeth Karam; 4:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Elective piano recital by John Higgins; 6:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room. Faculty voice recital by mezzo-soprano Beth Ray; 8:15 p.m., recital hall. THEATER Ithaca College Theatre performance of Beyond Words: A Celebration of Dance, an exposition of student dancers performing tap, ballet, modern, ballroom, and jazz; 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Hoerner Theatre (admission charged). Sunday, April 2 MUSIC Performance by the flute ensemble; 1:00 p.m., recital hall. Senior voice recital by Theresa Andersen; 2:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Junior French horn recital by Amy Sanchez; 3:00 p.m., recital hall. Senior violoncello recital by Katherine Jensik; 4:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Joint recital by Sarah Paysnick, flute, and Eleanor Conley, bassoon; 4:00 p.m., Muller Chapel. Elective piano recital by Brian DeMaris; 6:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room. Junior composition recital by Benjamin Hartman; 7:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Concert by the Ariadne Quartet; 8:15 p.m., recital hall. Monday, April 3 FILM Black Maria Film Festival, a Cinema on the Edge series screening of some recent vibrant and cutting-edge international films and videos; 7:00 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium. MUSIC Ithaca College Concerts performance by the Bang on a Can All-Stars; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall (admission charged). Pre-concert lecture by assistant professor Richard Faria; 7:30 p.m., Iger Lecture Hall. Tuesday, April 4 LECTURE "Judy on the Net: Judy Garland Fandom and the ‘Gay Thing’ Revisited," a talk by Steven Cohan, professor of English at Syracuse University; 7:00 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium. MUSIC Elective senior piano recital by Andrew Meagher; 8:15 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room. Wednesday, April 5 FILM "Shock in the Ear," a Women Direct series screening of the award-winning 1998 CD-ROM by media artists Norie Neumark and Maria Miranda; 7:00 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium. LECTURE "Where the Ashes Are: The Vietnamese-American Experience," a Racial Awareness Series presentation by author, television producer, and radio commentator Nguyen Qui Duc; 8:00 p.m., Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall. MUSIC Senior jazz recital by Steve Reichlen; 7:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Senior piano recital by Masato Ota; 9:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Thursday, April 6 FILM Screening of Powwow Highway, winner of the 1989 filmmakers trophy at the Sundance Film Festival; 7:00 p.m., Textor 102. LECTURE "The Power of Journalism: A Reporter’s Notebook," a Jessica Savitch Distinguished Journalism Lecture Series talk by Ann Curry, news anchor for NBC’s Today show; 8:00 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium. MUSIC Graduate lecture/piano recital by Inna Vishnevskaya; 6:00 p.m., Iger Lecture Hall. Performance by the piano ensemble; 7:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Performance by the Ithaca Wind Quintet; 8:15 p.m., recital hall. Friday, April 7 MUSIC Sophomore elective piano recital by Molly Sassaman; 6:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room. Junior voice recital by Suzanne O’Gara; 7:00 p.m., recital hall. Concert by the Jazz Workshop; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall. Saturday, April 8 MUSIC Graduate oboe recital by Lauren Urban; 1:00 p.m., recital hall. Senior violin recital by Stephanie Koppeis; 2:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Elective voice recital by Amy Hayner; 2:00 p.m., Muller Chapel. Senior voice recital by Meaghan Boeing; 4:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Senior voice recital by Michael Sulzman; 6:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Junior elective clarinet recital by Hilary Chaya; 7:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room. Bach Festival 2000 recital by the madrigal singers; 8:15 p.m., recital hall. Sunday, April 9 MUSIC Frühling Posaunen, the annual concert by trombone ensembles; 3:00 p.m., Ford Hall. Graduate guitar recital by Townsend Plant; 3:00 p.m., recital hall. Senior elective violin recital by Michele George; 4:00 p.m., Muller Chapel. Elective saxophone recital by Bryan Dunlap; 4:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room. Graduate violin lecture/recital by Leslie Higgerson; 6:00 p.m., Iger Lecture Hall. Performance by Alpha Hockett Walker, piano, collaborating with David Weiss, oboe, English horn, and musical saw, featuring works by local composer C. F. Hockett; 7:00 p.m., recital hall. Concert by the opera workshop; 8:15 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room. Monday, April 10 MUSIC Junior elective saxophone recital by Jeffrey Stepien; 9:00 p.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room. WORKSHOP "Transforming the Culture of Nursing Homes," a Gerontology Institute workshop conducted by Rose Marie Fagan, director of the Nursing Home Culture Change Project, and Rev. Garth E. Browkow, president and CEO of Fairport (New York) Baptist Homes; 2:00–5:00 p.m., north meeting room, Egbert Hall. Preregistration is required; for information call the Division of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions at 274-3143. Tuesday, April 11 LECTURE "The Laramie Project: Creating a Play about Homophobia, Grief, and Ending the Hate," a presentation by playwright and director Moisés Kaufman; 7:30 p.m., Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall. MUSIC Junior piano recital by Allison Lander; 7:00 p.m., recital hall. Performance by the percussion ensemble; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall. Wednesday, April 12 FORUM WomenSpeak, the annual day of lectures, readings, and performances by female faculty, students, staff, and alumni of Ithaca College; 9:00 a.m.–noon and 1:00–4:00 p.m., Muller Chapel. LECTURE "Old and Gay: What Will the Future Bring?," a Gerontology Institute Distinguished Speaker Series talk by Jean K. Quam, professor and director of the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota; 7:30 p.m., Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall. MUSIC Graduate lecture/piano recital by Siew Lan Sung; 7:00 p.m., recital hall. Concert by the brass choir; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall. THEATER Ithaca College Theatre preview performance of Summer and Smoke, Tennessee Williams’s tale of passion and lost innocence; 8:00 p.m., Clark Theatre (admission charged). CONTINUING EXHIBIT Endangered Species, a series of 10 silk-screen prints by Andy Warhol portraying animals facing extinction in 1983; through April 16, Handwerker Gallery. 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, 2:00–6:00 p.m. The gallery is closed when the College is not in session.

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