NEWS INDEX Archives 2004 November

Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Dec. 2 through 19

11/23/04

lectures
4 Saturday
Saturday Physics. “The Crystals That Nature Cannot Make.” Jim Eckstein, UI. 10:15-11:30 a.m. 141 Loomis Lab. Saturday Physics Honors Program.

5 Sunday
“In Search of ‘Older Women,’ Sex and Gender in the Late Paleolithic.” Olga Soffer, UI. 3 p.m. 62 Krannert Art Museum. Archaeological Institute of America and Classics.

6 Monday
“The Architect as Artisan.” Steve Badanes, AIA, University of Washington. 7 p.m. Plym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall. Architecture.

colloquia
2 Thursday
“Learning From Longitudinal Case Studies of Teacher Education Graduates: Implications for Higher Education.” Renee Clift, UI. Noon. 242 Education Building. Bureau of Educational Research.
“Language and the Future of (Eastern) Europe.” Susan Gal, University of Chicago. 4 p.m. 101 International Studies Building. Russian, East European and Eurasian Center.

6 Monday
“The Changing Worlds of Research on Black America.” Karen Flynn, Clarence Lang, Erik McDuffie and Jessica Millward, UI. Noon. Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building. African American Studies and Research Program.
“Conceptualizing and Supporting Awareness in Computer-Supported Cooperative Work.” John M. Carroll, Pennsylvania State University. 4 p.m. 1404 Siebel Center. Computer Science.

7 Tuesday
“Science and Democracy: From WWII to the Present.” John Martirano, UI. Noon. 3269 Beckman Institute. Imaging Technology Group/Beckman Institute.

8 Wednesday
“Polyamine Feedback and Growth Inhibition of Cancer Cells by OCD-Antizyme.” John Mitchell, Northern Illinois University. Noon. B102 Chemical and Life Sciences Lab. Cell and Structural Biology.
“Cloning, Overexpression and Characterization of Human Choline Dehydrogease as a Flavin-Dependent Dehydrogenase.” Alejandra Gratson, UI. 4 p.m. 150 Animal Sciences Lab. Nutritional Sciences.

9 Thursday
“Leadership Development in the Professions: Trends, Promises and Limitations.” Peter Kuchinke, UI. Noon. 242 Education Building. Bureau of Educational Research.

theater
8 Wednesday
Murder Mystery Dinner. 6:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge. Krannert Center Student Association.

9 Thursday
Murder Mystery Dinner. 6:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge. Krannert Center Student Association.

10 Friday
Murder Mystery Dinner. 6:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge. Krannert Center Student Association.

music
2 Thursday
UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I. James Keene and Gary Smith, conductors. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Works by Basler, Mahr, Zaninelli and Grantham will be performed. Admission charge. School of Music.
Tania Libertad. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. One of Latin America’s most established singing stars, Libertad performs in this theater’s club-style setting. Admission charge.
Steven Curtis Chapman. “All Things New Tour.” 7:30 p.m. Assembly Hall. With special guests Casting Crowns and Chris Tomlin. Admission charge.

3 Friday
Interval Series. Kennedy’s Kitchen. Noon. Lobby, Krannert Center. A multi-generational band from South Bend, Indiana, this group serves up a casual mix of lively jigs, pub songs and traditional tunes.
Studio Recital. 5 p.m. Room 25, Smith Hall. Piano students of Waejane Chen.
Collegium Musicum. Sonia Lee, director. 5:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Concert Jazz Band. Chip McNeill, leader. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Classics and new music for jazz ensemble. Admission charge. School of Music.
Kenny Rogers Christmas Show. 7:30 p.m. Assembly Hall. Kenny Rogers and friends celebrate the season featuring Rebecca Lynn Howard, Billy Dean and the Parkland Singers from Parkland College. Admission charge.
Faculty Recital. Timothy Ehlen, piano. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. The program will include works by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Brahms. Admission charge.
Tania Libertad. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.
An Evening of Songs and Arias. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Students of Jerold Siena.

4 Saturday
Senior Recital. Jennifer Burns, viola. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Student Showcase Chamber and Solo Recital. 2 p.m. Music Building auditorium. Students of Timothy McGovern.
Music Education Senior Recital. Meghan Davis, flute. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Studio Recital. 5 p.m. Music Building auditorium. Piano students of Jung-Hyun Kim.
Student Showcase. 5:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. A recital from the studio of Sylvia Stona.
UI Philharmonia. Jack Ranney, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. David Anderson and Sergei Pavlov, guest conductors. Admission charge. School of Music.
Tania Libertad. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.
Studio Recital. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Harpsichord students of Sonia Lee.

5 Sunday
Junior Recital. Catherine Starks, flute. 10:30 a.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Mary Ferris, trombone. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Anna Mudroch, flute. Noon. Music Building auditorium.
Carol Concert. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Short groupings of seasonal pieces interspersed with traditional carols and holiday songs. Admission charge.
Studio Recital. 3:30 p.m. Room 25, Smith Hall. Piano students of Waejane Chen.
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. 4 p.m. Lobby, Krannert Center. Music, a visit from Santa and an opportunity to select a gift recipient from the Giving Tree. Krannert Center Student Association.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jie Deng Lu, piano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Dewayne Jerome Pinkney, bassoon. 5:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jennifer Gartley, flute. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Fall Sing-a-Thing or Two. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Voice students of Ronald Hedlund.
Tantara Brass. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium. Eric Robins, Derek Sanchez, trumpets; Audrey Good, horn; Nathan Newman, trombone; and Drew Fredrickson, tuba.

6 Monday
Studio Recital. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall. Organ students of Dana Robinson.
Student Chamber Music Recital. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Groups coached by string faculty.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Daniela Broderick, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

7 Tuesday
Master of Music Recital. Jolanta Sosnowska, violin. 3 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I. Peter Griffin and Kenneth Steinsultz, conductors. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. An evening of band music by Ron Nelson, Alfred Reed and Bob Margolis. Admission charge. School of Music.
UI Concert Jazz Band II. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Standards and new music for jazz ensemble. Admission charge. School of Music.
Student Chamber Music Recital. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Groups coached by string faculty.
Master of Music Recital. JungEun Lee, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

8 Wednesday
A Scottish Christmas With Bonnie Rideout and Friends. 7 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. A holiday celebration featuring Scottish fiddle champion Rideout and a rich musical heritage of carols, wassail tunes and dance music. Recommended for ages 6 and up. Admission charge.
UI Symphony Orchestra. Donald Schleicher, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. School of Music Concerto Competition winner Christopher Cree, percussion, joins the UI Symphony Orchestra in presenting “Circuits,” by McTee, “Veni, Veni Emmanuel,” by MacMillan and Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, “Pathétique,” by Tchaikovsky. Admission charge. School of Music.
Master of Music Recital. Jaesun Lee Kim, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

9 Thursday
Discovery Class Recital. 3 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall. Students of Ronald Hedlund.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Maureen Murchie, violin. 5:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
UI Concert Band IIA and IIB. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
Trumpet Studio Recital. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall. Students of Michael Ewald and Ronald Romm.
Piano Division Studio Recital. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Scott Montgomery, organ. 7:30 p.m. McKinley Presbyterian Church.

10 Friday
Studio Recital. 10 a.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Harpsichord students of Charlotte Mattax.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jung-Hyun Kim, piano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Sun-Young Gemma Shin, violin. 5 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Rose Wollman, viola. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
North Indian Instrumental Music. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium. Anand Rillay, sitar, and Shouri Lahiri, tabla.
Master of Music Recital. Chanju Park, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

11 Saturday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Timothy Phillips, clarinet. 2 pm. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Undergraduate Recital. Christopher Buchanan, Eric Robins and Derek Sanchez, trumpet. 5 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra. Steven Larsen, music director and conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Enjoy seasonal music with the Parkland College Singers, The Chorale and Art in Motion in this Holiday Pops concert. Admission charge.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jamie Brothers, trombone. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

12 Sunday
Illini Jazz Lab Band. 1:30 p.m. Room 25, Smith Hall.
Second Sunday Concert. J. Davis Harris and friends. 2 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Chamber music for woodwinds and brass. Broadcast live on sponsoring station WILL-FM (90.9).
Junior Recital. Joe Madden, violin. 5 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Samir Golescu, piano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Jamie Macagba, cello. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Graduate Accompanying Recital. Chin-Fei Chan, piano. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Paul Carlson, tuba. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

14 Tuesday
Conducting Class Recital. 10 a.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Students of Xiangtang Hong.
Master of Music Recital. Jihye Kim, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

16 Thursday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jin-Kyung Lim, harpsichord. Noon. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

17 Friday
Baroque Christmas. 7:30 p.m. Holy Cross Catholic Church, Champaign. Admission charge. Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana.

dance
2 Thursday
“The Nutcracker.” 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. The Champaign Urbana Ballet, in cooperation with Sinfonia da Camera and Krannert Center presents this annual family classic with music by Tchaikovsky. Admission charge.

3 Friday
“The Nutcracker.” 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.

4 Saturday
“The Nutcracker.” 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.

5 Sunday
“The Nutcracker.” 2 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.

films
8 Wednesday
“My Man Godfrey.” 5:30 p.m. 62 Krannert Art Museum. Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities.

sports
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6 Monday
Men’s Basketball. UI vs. Chicago State University. 7 p.m. Assembly Hall. Admission charge.

7 Tuesday
Women’s Basketball. UI vs. Bradley University. 7 p.m. Assembly Hall. Admission charge.

11 Saturday
Women’s Basketball. UI vs. University of the Pacific. 10:30 a.m. United Center, Chicago. Admission charge.
Men’s Basketball. UI vs. University of Oregon. 1 p.m. United Center, Chicago. Admission charge.
Wrestling. UI vs. Central Missouri State. 1 p.m. Huff Hall. Admission charge.

19 Sunday
Women’s Basketball. UI vs. UCLA. Noon. Assembly Hall. Admission charge.
Men’s Basketball. Las Vegas Holiday Classic. 2 p.m. Assembly Hall. Admission charge.

et cetera
2 Thursday
Ninth Letter Fall Publication Party. 7 p.m. Plym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall. Ninth Letter/MFA in Creative Writing Program.

4 Saturday
Krannert Art Museum Family Festival. 10 a.m.-noon. Activities and live music in the galleries. Krannert Art Museum.
Nature ABCs and 123s: “M” is for Mouse. 10-11 a.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Ages 2-5. For more info: www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
Book signing: Doug Wilson “Trading Spaces.” Time: TBA. Authors corner, second floor, Illini Union Bookstore. Illini Union Bookstore.

5 Sunday
Trail Trekkers, Fu Dog Trail. 1-3 p.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Donations. For more info: www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
Latin American Celebration. 2-4 p.m. Spurlock Museum. Activities include dance demonstrations and tours. Refreshments will be provided. For more info, visit www.spurlock.uiuc.edu. Spurlock Museum.

12 Sunday
Herbal Gifts Workshop. 1-3 p.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Ages 10-adult; all materials provided. For more info and to register: www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
Second Sunday Gallery Tour. “Before Recognition: Experiments in Art and Science at the Threshold of Perception.” Michael Conner, UI. 1 p.m. Krannert Art Museum.

14 Tuesday
Nature ABCs and 123s: “M” is for Mouse. 10-11 a.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. Ages 2-5. For more info: www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

19 Sunday
Family Cosmic Bowling. 2-5 p.m. Rec Room, Illini Union. Illini Union.

exhibits
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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“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.
“Opulent Display: Textiles of Gold From South East Asia”
Through March 27.
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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@art gallery. Online exhibit of the UI School of Art and Design. www.art.uiuc.edu/@art.
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•This calendar is excerpted from the Dec. 2 issue of Inside Illinois, the faculty-staff newspaper at the UI.