NEWS INDEX Archives 2004 October

Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Nov. 4 through 21

10/29/04

lectures
4 Thursday
“Water and Its Publics: Social Action Across Spaces and Scales.” Amita Baviskar, University of Delhi, India. 7:30 p.m. Third Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana. Latin American and Caribbean Studies and South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

5 Friday
“Moderate Voices for Peace in Jerusalem.” Mark Johnson, YMCA of the USA. Noon. Latzer Hall, University YMCA. Friday Forum.

8 Monday
“Learning, Memory and Cognitive Development: They’re All in Your Connections.” Jay McClelland, Carnegie Mellon University. 4 p.m. Third floor, Levis Faculty Center. Center for Advanced Study.
“Material Evidence.” Toshiko Mori, AIA, Toshiko Mori Architects, New York. 7 p.m. Plym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall. Architecture.

9 Tuesday
“Orange Krush-Tried and True.” Orange Krush students. Noon. Latzer Hall, University YMCA. Know Your University.

10 Wednesday
“What Americans Really Mean by Freedom (and What it Means for Democracy).” Orlando Patterson, Harvard University. 4 p.m. Max L. Rove Auditorium, Law Building. David C. Baum Memorial Lecture on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights/College of Law.
“Dancing in the Dark: The Art of Adolescence in Early Greece.” Susan Langdon, University of Missouri. 5:30 p.m. 62 Krannert Art Museum. Archaeological Institute of America and Classics.

11 Thursday
“Return to Cnidus: Digging in Southwest Turkey.” Ian Jenkins, British Museum. 7 p.m. Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum. Allan C. Campbell Family Distinguished Speaker Series/Spurlock Museum.
“Wingspan.” Lodewijk Baljon, landscape architect, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 7 p.m. Plym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall. Stanley White Lecture/Landscape Architecture.

12 Friday
“Explaining Variation of Ethnic Conflict in Neighborhoods.” Ravi Bhavnani, UI. Noon. Latzer Hall, University YMCA. Friday Forum.
“The Mars Exploration Rover Mission.” R.E. Arvidson, Washington University, St. Louis. 4 p.m. 229 Natural History Building. Geology.

13 Saturday
Saturday Physics. “Little Engines That Could: How Tiny Motor Proteins Move on a Molecular Highway.” Taekjip Ha, UI. 10:15-11:30 a.m. 141 Loomis Lab. Saturday Physics Honors Program.

16 Tuesday
“Music Libraries and Archives in the Cultural Chemistry of America.” Alan Jabbour, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. 4 p.m. Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music.
Abbey Theatre Centenary Lecture and Presentation. Sam and Joan McCready. 7 p.m. Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium. Center for Advanced Study.

17 Wednesday
“Massive Black Holes, or Gravity Strikes Back.” Reinhard Genzel, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany. 7 p.m. Foellinger Auditorium. Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lecture/Astronomy.

20 Saturday
“Technique and Representation in the Work of African-American Artists.” Lowery Stokes Sims, Studio Museum, Harlem, N.Y. 3 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Center for Advanced Study, Art and Design, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities and Afro-American Studies.

colloquia
4 Thursday
“Intellectual Property: How It Is Protected, Your Responsibilities as an Inventor and as a University of Illinois Employee.” Lesley Millar, UI. 4 p.m. 151 Everitt Lab. Electrical and Computer Engineering.

5 Friday
“Structure, Function and Confirmation of Transhydrogenase.” Charles D. Stout, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Calif. Noon. B102 Chemical and Life Sciences auditorium. Biochemistry.

8 Monday
“Dance – Or Change Your Religion: Dance Performance as a Key Sacred and Social Event Among the Lahu (Shehleh) of Thailand.” David Plath, Valerie Barske and Jacquetta Hill, UI. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. East Asian and Pacific Studies.
“Politics, Economics and the Digitalization of Contemporary Malaysia.” Zaharom Nain, Universiti Sains Malaysia. 1-3p.m. 126 LIS Building, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
“Mechanistic Studies of Bacterial Mechanosensitive Channels.” Sergei Sukharev, University of Maryland. 3 p.m. 3269 Beckman Institute. Theoretical and Computational Biophysics.

9 Tuesday
“Magnetic Resonance, From Quantum Computers to Functional Imaging.” Andrew Webb, UI. Noon. 3269 Beckman Institute. Imaging Technology Group/Beckman Institute.
“Turkic Eurasia in the Contexts of Post-Socialism and Globalization: Regional Representation and Agendas Found in Turkey.” Kyle Evered, Illinois State University. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. Russian, East European and Eurasian Center.

10 Wednesday
“Academic Pathways to College: Implications for the Future.” Debra Bragg, UI. Noon. 242 Education Building. Higher Education Collaborative/Education.
“Diverse and Unexpected Roles for the Rb Tumor Suppressor Protein in C. elegans Development.” David Fay, University of Wyoming. Noon. B102 Chemical and Life Sciences Lab. Cell and Structural Biology.
“National Technology Plan for Emergency Response to Catastrophic Terrorism.” Richard Jaehne, UI. 4 p.m. 356 Armory Building. Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security.
“Urea Hydrolysis and Its Consequences.” Willard Visek, UI. 4 p.m. 150 Animal Sciences Lab. Nutritional Sciences.

11 Thursday
“Academic Integrity in Research and Publication.” Howard Gunther, UI. Noon. 242 Education Building. Bureau of Educational Research.
“Soviet Society Under Khrushchev – The Problem of ‘Social Parasites.’ “Sheila Fitzpatrick, University of Chicago. 4 p.m. 101 International Studies Building. Russian, East European and Eurasian Center.

12 Friday
“The Significance and Contemporary Reverberations of the 1804 Haitian Revolution.” Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, Haitian professor, author and scholar. 2 p.m. 213 Gregory Hall. Afro-American Studies and Research Program.

15 Monday
“Jakarta: From Colonial Capital to Mega’s Megacity.” Christopher Silver, UI. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. East Asian and Pacific Studies.
“Constantin Brancusi.” Marcel Franciscono, UI. Noon. Trees Gallery, Krannert Art Museum. Krannert Art Museum.
“Country Music and the Southern Working Class.” Bill Malone, country music icon. Noon. 1180 Music Building. School of Music.
“Data-Powered Computing.” Bernard Chazelle, Princeton University. 4 p.m. 1404 Siebel Center. Computer Science.

16 Tuesday
“Libraries and Archives as Preservers of America’s Culture.” Alan Jabbour, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. 11 a.m. 131 Library and Information Science Building. School of Music.
“Acquisition, Visualization, Classification and Restoration of Multichannel, Time Resolved Images.” Grant D. Bolwell, Improvision Inc., Lexington, Mass. Noon. 3269 Beckman Institute. Imaging Technology Group/Beckman Institute.
“Recollections From the American Folk Music Revival.” Alan Jabbour, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. 12:30 p.m. 1188 Music Building. School of Music.

17 Wednesday
“Opportunities and Challenges for Women in the Music Industry.” Alison Brown, Compass Records. 11 a.m. ACES Library, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana. School of Music.
Andrea Zonn String Fiddling Clinic. Andrea Zonn, Nashville fiddler. Noon. Third floor, Levis Faculty Center. School of Music.
“Telling Wedding Tales: Muslim Women and the Intersections of Gender and Authority in Marriage.” Aisha Lamb Sobh, UI. Noon. Women’s Studies Building, 911 S. Sixth St., Champaign. Gender and Women’s Studies.
“Trafficking of Small Nuclear RNAs: The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Connection.” Greg Matera, Case Western Reserve University. Noon. B102 Chemical and Life Sciences Lab. Cell and Structural Biology.
“Challenge of the 21st Century, Global Governance: Fault Lines of the Nation-States, Global Markets and Democracy.” Edward Kolodziej, UI. 3:30 p.m. 101 International Programs and Studies. Center for Global Studies.
“Effect of Fermentable Fiber on Neonatal Intestinal Structure, Function and Resistance to Diarrhea.” Nancy Correa-Matos, UI. 4 p.m. 150 Animal Sciences Lab.Nutritional Sciences.

18 Thursday
“Community Colleges and America’s Future.” Norton Grubb, University of California, Berkeley. Noon. 242 Education Building. Bureau of Educational Research.

theater
4 Thursday
“Lush Life.” Lisa Gaye Dixon, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. A theatrical piece created by students from the UI department of theater and the School of Music with guest musicians Jeff Helgesen, trumpet; Tom Paynter, keyboards; and Ben Taylor, bass. Admission charge.

5 Friday
“Lush Life.” Lisa Gaye Dixon, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. A theatrical piece created by students from the UI department of theater and the School of Music with guest musicians Jeff Helgesen, trumpet; Tom Paynter, keyboards; and Ben Taylor, bass. Admission charge.

6 Saturday
“Lush Life.” Lisa Gaye Dixon, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. A theatrical piece created by students from the UI department of theater and the School of Music with guest musicians Jeff Helgesen, trumpet; Tom Paynter, keyboards; and Ben Taylor, bass. Admission charge.

10 Wednesday
“Lush Life.” Lisa Gaye Dixon, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. A theatrical piece created by students from the UI department of theater and the School of Music with guest musicians Jeff Helgesen, trumpet; Tom Paynter, keyboards; and Ben Taylor, bass. Admission charge.

11 Thursday
“Lush Life.” Lisa Gaye Dixon, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. A theatrical piece created by students from the UI department of theater and the School of Music with guest musicians Jeff Helgesen, trumpet; Tom Paynter, keyboards; and Ben Taylor, bass. Admission charge.

12 Friday
“Lush Life.” Lisa Gaye Dixon, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. A theatrical piece created by students from the UI department of theater and the School of Music with guest musicians Jeff Helgesen, trumpet; Tom Paynter, keyboards; and Ben Taylor, bass. Admission charge.

13 Saturday
“Lush Life.” Lisa Gaye Dixon, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. A theatrical piece created by students from the UI department of theater and the School of Music with guest musicians Jeff Helgesen, trumpet; Tom Paynter, keyboards; and Ben Taylor, bass. Admission charge.

14 Sunday
“Lush Life.” Lisa Gaye Dixon, director. 3 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. A theatrical piece created by students from the UI department of theater and the School of Music with guest musicians Jeff Helgesen, trumpet; Tom Paynter, keyboards; and Ben Taylor, bass. Admission charge.

music
4 Thursday
English Concert with Andrew Manze, violin. 7:30 p.m. Krannert Center, Foellinger Great Hall. Music from the Baroque and Classical period. Admission charge.

5 Friday
Sousa Festival Concert. “Chicks and Bells: Music of the American Antebellum.” 7:30 p.m. Smith Hall. A concert of 19th century American brass and parlor music performed by the Illini Statesmen Barbershop Chorus, UI Symphonic Band and School of Music faculty. Part of the monthlong Sousa Sesquicentennial Celebration. School of Music.
UI Chamber Singers and Concerto Urbano. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.

6 Saturday
Annual Dads Day Concert: Varsity Men’s Glee Club. Barrington Coleman, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Krannert Center, Foellinger Great Hall. School of Music.
Senior Recital. Caroline Stuart, soprano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Graduate Recital. Clinton Sims, tuba. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

7 Sunday
Sousa Sesquicentennial Celebration Concert. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. An authentic portrayal of Sousa and his band performed by the UI Wind Symphony. Admission charge. School of Music.

8 Monday
Senior Choral Music Education Conducting Recital. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall. Students of Joe Grant.
Middle Eastern Interludes: Elia K. Houry. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Student Brass Quintet. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Coached by Mark Moore.

9 Tuesday
U.S. Air Force Brass Quintet. 11 a.m. Music Building auditorium.
Voice Division Recital. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

10 Wednesday
UI Chamber Orchestra. Donald Schleicher, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Krannert Center, Foellinger Great Hall. With
Ji-Eun Yun, piano, the winner of the UI Student Concerto Competition performing Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22, by Chopin. Admission charge. School of Music.
Hindustani Dhrupad Vocal Music. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

11 Thursday
St. Petersburg Philharmonic. Yuri Temirkanov, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Russia’s oldest symphony orchestra and the first to tour the West, performs symphonies by Prokofiev and Dvorak. Admission charge.

12 Friday
Faculty Recital. Christos Tsitsaros, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

13 Saturday
Arts for Kids: Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. 1 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Jazz from its roots to its revolutions in a program especially for kids ages 6 through 10. Free, tickets required.
Trumpet Ensemble. Reese Land and Kyle Koronka, directors. 1 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Fu-Ju Song, piano. 4 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.” 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. In a tribute to bandleader/pianist Count Basie, the 18 members of this ensemble celebrate Basie’s 100th birthday. Recommended for ages 10 and up. Admission charge. Concert prep: David Baker, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra artistic and music director. 6:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall. Concert ticket required.
Afterglow. Desafinado. 10 p.m. Lobby, Krannert Center. Desafinado is a local, six-piece Latin Jazz ensemble that specializes in bossa nova and samba.

14 Sunday
Second Sunday Concert. Zsolt Bognar, piano. 2 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Broadcast live on sponsoring station WILL-AM (90.9). Krannert Art Museum.
Junior Recital. Jenna Daum, flute. 2 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Undergraduate Recital. Emily Packer and Andrew Sturgeon, trombones. 2 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Frank Huang, violin. With Carol Wong, piano. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. The first prize winner of the 2003 Naumburg International Violin Competition, presents sonatas by Prokofiev, Ysaye, Ravel and Tartini. Ticket price includes light refreshments served at 2:15 p.m. Admission charge.
Women’s Glee Club. Joe Grant, conductor. 3 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Xiaoqing Chen, viola. 4:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Concerto Urbano. Charlotte Mattax, director. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. With Sherezade Panthaki, soprano. Airs of Charpentier and others for an evening of music from the French baroque. Admission charge. School of Music.
Tone Road Ramblers. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Jenny Swanson, flute. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

15 Monday
Master of Music Recital. Simona Hodrea, viola. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall

16 Tuesday
The Art of the Keyboard. Mike Ross, host. 5 p.m. Krannert Room, Krannert Center. Krannert Center inaugurates an annual exploration into the art of the keyboard with a discussion about the enduring nature of the keyboard repertoire.
UI Jazz Band III. Michael Favreau, leader. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. An evening of big band jazz. Admission charge. School of Music.
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra. Steven Larsen, music director, and Eduardo Diazmunoz, guest conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. With the UI Oratorio Society and Chamber Singers and the Central Illinois Children’s Chorus. Admission charge.
Bang on a Can All-Stars with Philip Glass. 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Creating a theater of sound through performances of contemporary classics, these All-Stars communicate the pioneering spirit of minimalism’s best-known composer, Philip Glass. Admission charge.
Guest Artist Recital. Stephen Parsons, trombone. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Joanna Martin, flute. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

17 Wednesday
Andrea Zonn and Alison Brown: “Music My Mama Taught Me.” 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Andrea Zonn, fiddle, and Alison Brown, banjo, explore the oral tradition and women in music. Admission charge.
UI Percussion Ensemble. William Moersch, director. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
Carnatic Classical Vocal Music. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Student Chamber Music Recital. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts. Reese Land, trumpet. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

18 Thursday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Steve Prescott, clarinet. 3 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Ari Vilhjalmsson, violin. 3:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
UI Steel Band and World Percussion Ensemble. Ricardo Flores, director. 7:30 p.m. Krannert Center, Colwell Playhouse. Soca, calypso, Cuban rhumbas and African djembe music are included on this program of new pieces and favorites. Admission charge. School of Music.
Ivo Pogorelich, piano. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Pogorelich performs Beethoven sonatas, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin selections, and Liszt etudes. Admission charge. Concert Prep: 6:45 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Ivo Pogorelich, piano, and Katherine Syer, speaker.
Illini Women and University Chorus. Michelle LeLoup and David Sawatzky, conductors. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Project Recital. Faith Holley, trumpet. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

19 Friday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Will Campbell, saxophone. 4:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Doctor of Musical Arts Project Recital. Faith Holley, trumpet. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

20 Saturday
Master of Music Recital, pt. 1. Cyrus Pireh, composition. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

21 Sunday
Master of Music Recital, pt. 2. Cyrus Pireh, composition. 5 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

dance
11 Thursday
November Playhouse Dance. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Featuring UI alum Jane Hawley and group works by faculty artists Linda Lehovec, Erika Randall, Duane Cyrus and Robert Wood. Admission charge.

12 Friday
November Playhouse Dance. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Featuring UI alum Jane Hawley and group works by faculty artists Linda Lehovec, Erika Randall, Duane Cyrus and Robert Wood. Admission charge.

13 Saturday
November Playhouse Dance. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Featuring UI alum Jane Hawley and group works by faculty artists Linda Lehovec, Erika Randall, Duane Cyrus and Robert Wood. Admission charge.

opera
11 Thursday
“Don Giovanni.” Jacque Trussel, director, and Eduardo Diazmunoz, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Humor and tragedy hold equal footing in this Mozart opera, a tale of the consummate womanizer Don Giovanni. Sung in Italian with English supertitles; contains adult themes. Admission charge. School of Music.

12 Friday
“Don Giovanni.” Jacque Trussel, director, and Eduardo Diazmunoz, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Sung in Italian with English supertitles; contains adult themes. Admission charge. School of Music.

13 Saturday
“Don Giovanni.” Jacque Trussel, director, and Eduardo Diazmunoz, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Sung in Italian with English supertitles; contains adult themes. Admission charge. School of Music.

14 Sunday
“Don Giovanni.” Jacque Trussel, director, and Eduardo Diazmunoz, conductor. 3 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Sung in Italian with English supertitles; contains adult themes. Admission charge. School of Music.

sports
(to confirm times, go to www.fightingillini.com)
5 Friday
Volleyball. UI vs. University of Wisconsin. 7 p.m. Huff Hall. Admission charge.
Illini Hockey. UI vs. Iowa State University. 7 p.m. UI Ice Arena. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.

6 Saturday
Football. UI vs. Indiana University. Dads Day. Time: TBA. Memorial Stadium. Special halftime show: “Stars, Stripes and Sousa” to commemorate the monthlong Sousa celebration at the UI. Admission charge.
Illini Hockey. UI vs. Iowa State University. 7 p.m. UI Ice Arena. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
Volleyball. UI vs. Northwestern University. 7 p.m. Huff Hall. Admission charge.

12 Friday
Illini Hockey. UI vs. Kent State University. 7 p.m. UI Ice Arena. Admission charge.

13 Saturday
Illini Hockey. UI vs. Kent State University. 7 p.m. UI Ice Arena. Admission charge.

et cetera
4 Thursday
Reading and book signing. Ruth Sims, author of “The Phoenix.” Noon. Author’s corner, second floor, Illini Union Bookstore.
Reading and book signing. Siobhan Pitchford, poet and author of “Through the Longing Daze.” 4 p.m. Author’s corner, second floor, Illini Union Bookstore.
Symposium. “Troubled Waters in a Globalizing World: Community, Property and Conflict Over a Vital Resource.” Keynote speaker: 7:30 p.m. Third floor, Levis Faculty Center. Continues through Saturday. African Studies, East Asian and Pacific Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the European Union Center.

6 Saturday
“Collage Book 2004 Workshop.” Instructor: Bea Nettles, UI. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 131 GSLIS Building, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Bike: Trail Ride Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Register at the Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
Day of the Dead Activity Day. 10-11:30 a.m. Spurlock Museum. For kids grades K through 4. Activities will include craftmaking, learning about the Day of the Dead holiday and exploring the museum. Pre-registration is required. Admission charge. Spurlock Museum.
Wreath Making Workshop. 1-3 p.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Ages 12 to adult. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“An Evening With Bill Cosby.” 8 p.m. Assembly Hall. Presented in the Assembly Hall Star Theatre, a unique, intimate, theater-style setting. Part of Dad’s Weekend activities. Admission charge.

7 Sunday
Dulcimer Playing Workshop. 1-3 p.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Ages 10 to adult. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

9 Tuesday
Scuba Clinic (starts). 6-8 p.m. IMPE indoor pool. Every Tuesday and Thursday after first class for 3 weeks. Register at the Outdoor Center, 53 E. Gregory, Champaign. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.

10 Wednesday
“Around the World Wednesdays.” 9 a.m.-noon. Rowe Learning Center, Spurlock Museum. For children and parents. More info, call 265-0474. Donations. Spurlock Museum.

12 Friday
“Reading Chinese Poetry: Interpretive Methods, Critical Approaches and Teaching Strategies.” 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Music Room, Levis Faculty Center. East Asian Languages and Cultures.
Dinner and Chamber Orchestra Concert. 5-9 p.m. Convention Center, Allerton Park. More info and reservations online. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

13 Saturday
“Reading Chinese Poetry: Interpretive Methods, Critical Approaches and Teaching Strategies.” 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Music Room, Levis Faculty Center. East Asian Languages and Cultures.
“Kids@Krannert.” 10 a.m.-noon. Krannert Art Museum. Featuring storyteller Barbara Ann Porte, author of “Black Elephant With a Brown Ear,” a book of stories based on the drawings of Bill Traylor. Fine and Applied Arts and Krannert Art Museum.
Nature ABCs and 123s. “T is for Turkey.” 10-11 a.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Ages 2-5. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
Hike: Allerton Park Day Trip. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Register at the Outdoor Center, 53 E. Gregory. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.

14 Sunday
Second Sunday Gallery Tour. Gisela Carbnell-Coll will lead the tour. 1 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Krannert Art Museum.
High Tea and Style Show. 1-3 p.m. Convention Center, Allerton Park. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

17 Wednesday
“Around the World Wednesdays.” 9 a.m.-noon. Rowe Learning Center, Spurlock Museum. For children and parents. More info, call 265-0474. Donations. Spurlock Museum.

19 Friday
“Across the Sky.” 7-8 p.m. Staerkel Planetarium, Parkland College. Astronomy and stories blend as led by David Leake, Staerkel Planetarium; Kim Sheahan, Spurlock Museum; and Kim Petzing of Allerton Park. Call 351-2568 for reservations. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

20 Saturday
“Winter in the Woods.” Artists at Allerton, Gift Shop Sale, Children’s Crafts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Conference Center Open House. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Lunch at Allerton House. 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Convention Center, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Carriage Rides. Noon-4 p.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Nature Hike. 2-3:30 p.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Dinner at Allerton House. 5:30 p.m. Convention Center, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Luminary Hike and Stargazing. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

21 Sunday
“Winter in the Woods.” Artists at Allerton, Gift Shop Sale, Children’s Crafts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Conference Center Open House. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Sunday Brunch at Allerton House. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Convention Center, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Carriage Rides. Noon-4 p.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
“Winter in the Woods.” Nature Hike. 2-3:30 p.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
Family Cosmic Bowling. 2-5 p.m. Rec Room, Illini Union. Illini Union.

exhibits
“Dia de Muertos”
Latin American display case.
“Commemorating John Philip Sousa’s Contributions to America’s Music Heritage”
On view Nov. 1-28.
Main hall display cases, Library.
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A Celebration of Souls: Day of the Dead in Southern Mexico”
Through Dec. 30.
Five galleries featuring the cultures of the world.
Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
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“Opulent Display: Textiles of Gold From South East Asia”
Through March 27.
“Bill Traylor, William Edmondson and the Modernist Impulse”
“Before Recognition: Experiments in Art and Science at the Threshold of Perception”
Through Jan. 2.
Featured Works XIX. “Of Books and Tales: Salvador Dali and the World of Imagination.”
Through Feb. 13.
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the museum is free; a donation of $3 is suggested.
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“Roger Blakley: New Works”
“Harold Boyd: Tributes”
Through Nov. 20.
I space, 230 W. Superior St., Chicago. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
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@art gallery. Online exhibit of the UI School of Art and Design.
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•This calendar is excerpted from the Nov. 4 issue of Inside Illinois, the faculty-staff newspaper at the UI.