NEWS INDEX Archives 2005 April

Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from May 5 through June 5

4/27/05

lectures
10 Tuesday
“The Chain of Command: From 9/11 to Abu Ghraib.” Seymour Hersh, journalist. 5 p.m. Foellinger Auditorium. MillerComm.

colloquia
6 Friday
“Quantitative Comparative Mammalian Cell Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Selected Classes of Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products.” Mark Muellner, UI. Noon. 2271C VMBSB. Interdisciplinary Toxicology Seminar/Veterinary Medicine.

13 Friday
“Circuit Solutions and Algorithmic Approaches for Leakage Current Minimization.” Sung-Mo (Steve) Kang, University of California, Santa Cruz. 11 a.m. 141 Coordinated Science Lab. Coordinated Science Lab.

music
5 Thursday
Senior Recital. Theresia C. May, cello. 5 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

6 Friday
Superstate Concert Band Festival. Noon. Foellinger Hall, Krannert Center.
“Creation.” 7 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, Urbana. Haydn’s works will be performed with the Prairie Ensemble, Kevin Kelly, director. Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana.

7 Saturday
Superstate Concert Band Festival. 8 a.m. Foellinger Hall, Krannert Center.

8 Sunday
Second Sunday Concert. Arcadia Chamber Players. 2 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Broadcast live on WILL-FM (90.9). Krannert Art Museum.

9 Monday
Conducting Recital. 10 a.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Students of Xiangtang Hong.
Doctor of Musical Arts Accompanying Recital. Daniel Fry, accompanying. 2 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

11 Wednesday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying. Eugenia Joukova, piano. Noon. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Chiung-Ying Chang, piano. 3 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Optional String Quartet Recital. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

12 Thursday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital in Accompanying. Teresa Kang, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

14 Saturday
Undergraduate Recital. Paul Carlson, tuba, and Mark Carlson, euphonium. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

sports
(to confirm times, go to www.fightingillini.com)
6 Friday
Baseball. UI vs. Northwestern University. 6:30 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

7 Saturday
Baseball. UI vs. Northwestern University. 4 and 7 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

8 Sunday
Baseball. UI vs. Northwestern University. 1 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

20 Friday
Baseball. UI vs. University of Iowa. 4 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

21 Saturday
Baseball. UI vs. University of Iowa. 4 and 7 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

22 Sunday
Baseball. UI vs. University of Iowa. 1 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

et cetera
6 Friday
“European Modernism and the Information Society: Informing the Present, Understanding the Past.” Noon. GSLIS, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign. More information: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/conferences/EuroMod.05/. Continues through Sunday. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

7 Saturday
“European Modernism and the Information Society: Informing the Present, Understanding the Past.” 9 a.m. GSLIS, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
“Nature ABCs and 123s. ‘F’ is for Flower.” 10 a.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Ages 2-5. Includes stories, songs and hands-on exploration. For more info and reservations, visit http://www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

8 Sunday
“European Modernism and the Information Society: Informing the Present, Understanding the Past.” 9 a.m. GSLIS, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Second Sunday Gallery Tour. “Mapping Sitting: On Portraiture and Photography.” Kevin Hamilton, UI.
1 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Krannert Art Museum.
Mother’s Day Garden Tea Party. 1 p.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. For more info and reservations, visit http://www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

10 Tuesday
“Demons, Golems and Dybbuks: Monsters of the Jewish Imagination. “Angels in America” by Tony Kushner.” Michael Shapiro, UI, will lead the discussion. 7 p.m. Champaign Public Library, 505 S. Randolph St., Champaign. Champaign Public Library.

11 Wednesday
Kayak Clinic. 1 p.m. Register at the Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory, Champaign. For more info and reservations, visit www.campusrec.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.

12 Thursday
Town Hall Forum: “Developing Directions for Translational Biomedical Research at the University of Illinois.” 1 p.m. Beckman Institute auditorium. Campus Translational Research Advisory Committee.

14 Saturday
“A Path to Wellness at Allerton: Moving Into a Better Life.” 10 a.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. First in a series. For more info and reservations, visit http://www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

17 Tuesday
“Nature ABCs and 123s. ‘F’ is for Flower.” 10 a.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Ages 2-5. Includes stories, songs and hands-on exploration. For more info and reservations, visit http://www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

19 Thursday
Japanese Paper Art Form. Lily Nakao, chigiri-e artist. 7 p.m. Spurlock Museum. For more information, call 333-2360. Spurlock Museum and East Asian and Pacific Studies.

20 Friday
Nature Photography. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Second session to be held on Sunday, May 22, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Must attend both sessions. For more info and reservations, visit http://www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

21 Saturday
Workshop. “The Medieval Book: From Sheep to Shelf.” 9 a.m. Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 501 E. Daniel, Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Children’s Day at Japan House. 1 p.m. Japan House, 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana. For more information, visit http://www.art.uiuc.edu/galleries/japanhouse/ Japan House.

22 Sunday
Workshop. “Design in Printing.” 9 a.m. Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 501 E. Daniel, Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Workshop: Japanese Paper Art Form. Lily Nakao, chigiri-e artist. 1:30 p.m. Spurlock Museum. For more information, call 244-3355. Admission charge. Spurlock Museum and East Asian and Pacific Studies.

25 Wednesday
“Obesity Management: Role of Soy Foods.” 8 a.m. Hawthorne Suites, 101 Trade Center Drive, Champaign. For more information, visit http://www.obesityandsoy.uiuc.edu/. Continues tomorrow. Illinois Center for Soy Foods.

26 Thursday
“Obesity Management: Role of Soy Foods.” 8 a.m. Hawthorne Suites, 101 Trade Center Drive, Champaign. For more information, visit http://www.obesityandsoy.uiuc.edu. Illinois Center for Soy Foods.

28 Saturday
Celebrate Allerton–Focus on Culture. Children’s Crafts 10 a.m.; Dulcimer Playing Workshop 1 p.m.; Garden and Sculpture Tour 3:30 p.m.; Music in Nature Concert: Stories and Songs 7 p.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. For more info and reservations, visit http://www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

29 Sunday
Celebrate Allerton–Focus on Culture. Children’s Crafts 10 a.m.; Nature Drawing 1 p.m.; Garden and Sculpture Tour 3:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. For more info and reservations, visit http://www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

30 Monday
Celebrate Allerton–Focus on Culture. Allerton House Open House. 10 a.m. Conference Center, Allerton Park. For more info and reservations, visit http://www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge for tour. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

exhibits
“Invisible Infrastructure: maps and photographs”
Humanities Lecture Hall, IPRH, 805 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana.
Through July 22.
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“Portraying American Femininity Through Melody and Art”
“The Long Good-Bye”
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music,
236 Harding Band building, 1103 S. Sixth St., Champaign.
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“Gwendolyn Brooks: State and National Treasure”
Government documents, main hall wall display cases, Library.
“Judge Harlington Wood Jr.: A ‘Most Lincolnesque Man’ ”
Rare Book and Special Collections Library.
“Latin American Countries and Popular Culture: English Speaking Caribbean”
Latin American and Caribbean Library.
On view through May 31.
“Not Enough Space”
Main hall display cases, Library.
On view May 7.
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“Following the Paper Trail From China to the World”
Through July 30.
“Digging Barbarians”
Ongoing.
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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School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
Through May 8.
“Laws of Abstraction”
Through May 30.
“Mapping Sitting: On Portraiture and Photography”
Through June 5.
“Hamish Fulton. Walking as Knowing as Making”
Through July 31.
School of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition.
On view May 13.
“American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh”
On view June. 4.
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.

•This calendar is excerpted from the May 5 issue of Inside Illinois, the faculty-staff newspaper at the UI.