NEWS INDEX Archives 2006 April

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

4/28/06

colloquia
4 Thursday
“A Brief History of Seven Transmembrane Receptors.” Robert J. Lefkowitz, Duke University Medical Center. 2 p.m. 274 Medical Sciences Building. Biochemistry.
“Envisioning Real Utopias.” Eric Olin Wright, University of Wisconsin. 3 p.m. 336 Lincoln Hall. Sociology.
“Quantum Effects in Liquid Dynamics.” David Manolopoulos, University of Oxford. 4 p.m. 112 Chemistry Annex. Physical Chemistry.
“Studies of Platinomolybdates and Platinotungstates.” Jim Goloboy, UI. 4 p.m. 161 Noyes Laboratory. Inorganic Chemistry.
“High-Performance Collaboration: The Jump to Light Speed.” Larry Smarr, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. 7 p.m. NCSA Building. NCSA 20th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture Series/Supercomputing Applications.

5 Friday
“Conformational Dynamics of Beta 2 Adrenoceptor Activation: The Effect of Ligand Structure on Receptor Structure.” Bryan Kobilka, Stanford University. Noon.
274 Materials Sciences Building. Biochemistry.

8 Monday
Pathobiology Faculty Candidate Seminar. “Malaria Sporozoites and the Mosquito.” Brenda Beernsten, University of Missouri, Columbia. 9 a.m. 2506 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building. Pathobiology.

10 Wednesday
“Nuclear Entry and Exit: The Rules and the Players.” Susan Wente, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Noon. B102 Chemical and Life Sciences Lab. Cell and Developmental Biology.

12 Friday
“Stem Cells in the Skin.” Elaine Fuchs, Rockefeller University. 4 p.m. B102 Chemical and Life Sciences Lab. Molecular and Cellular Biology.

15 Monday
Pathobiology Faculty Candidate Seminar. Li Tan, University of Alabama, Birmingham. 9 a.m. 2506 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building. Pathobiology.

18 Thursday
Pathobiology Faculty Candidate Seminar. Gee Lau, University of Cincinnati. 9 a.m. 2506 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building. Pathobiology.

music
4 Thursday
UI Symphony Orchestra. Donald Schleicher, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Simnin Ganatra, violin, and Brandon Vamos, cello, join in this all-Brahms concert. Admission charge. School of Music.
Studio Recital. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Voice students of Ollie Watts Davis.

5 Friday
Senior Recital. Jonathan Schildt, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Hanna Yu, violin. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

6 Saturday
Senior Recital. Rebecca Rock, soprano. Noon. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
James Scholar Recital. Rebecca Matayoshi, viola. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Music Arts Recital. Brian Gaona, cello. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

7 Sunday
Master of Music Recital. Katherine Winson, soprano. 5:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

8 Monday
Master of Music Recital. Yanghee Park, harpsichord. 10 a.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Kirby Dennis, violin. 2 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

9 Tuesday
Junior Recital. Talia Dicker, cello. 3 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

10 Wednesday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jie Lu, piano. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Gabriel Sean Darby, percussion. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying. Eugenia Joukova, piano. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

11 Thursday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Chu-chun Liang, piano. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Darryl Friesen, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

14 Sunday
Second Sunday Concert. Susan Teicher and Friends. 2 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Broadcast at 7 p.m. on the first Sunday of the following month on sponsoring station WILL-FM (90.9/101.1 in Champaign-Urbana). Krannert Art Museum.

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

6 Saturday
Baseball. UI vs. University of Michigan. 1 and 4 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.
Softball. UI vs. Northwestern University. 6 p.m. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.

7 Sunday
Softball. UI vs. Northwestern University. Noon. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.
Baseball. UI vs. University of Michigan. 1 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

et cetera
5 Friday
Rockefeller Humanities Institute Forum on Education & African Modernities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 101 International Studies Building. For more info: http://www.afrst.uiuc.edu/rockefellerinstitute.html. Center for African Studies.
Workshop: Ally Network Wrap-up. Noon. 323 Illini Union. Office of LGBT Concerns & Sexual Orientation Diversity Ally Committee, Counseling Center.
Krannert Art Museum Luncheon/Lecture. “Opera: A Total Art Form.” Eduardo Diazmunoz, UI. Noon. Champaign Country Club, 1211 Prospect Ave., Champaign. For reservations, call 355-6608. Krannert Art Museum.

14 Sunday
Second Sunday Tour: “Pour la Victoire: French Posters and Photographs of the Great War.” Emily Evans, curator. 1 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Krannert Art Museum.

16 Tuesday
Nature ABCs & 123s. “R is for Rainbow.” 10-11 a.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Children ages 2 - 5 and their parents come play while learning about nature at Allerton. Includes stories, songs, and hands-on exploration. For registration and more info, call 244-1035 or visit www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

20 Saturday
Nature ABCs & 123s. “R is for Rainbow.” 10-11 a.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Children ages 2 - 5 and their parents come play while learning about nature at Allerton. Includes stories, songs, and hands-on exploration. For registration and more info, call 244-1035 or visit www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
Campfire and Night Hike. 7-8:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. For registration and more info, call 244-1035 or visit www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

21 Sunday
Family Fun Day. 1-5 p.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Nature Hikes: 1 and 4 p.m.; Nature Stories: 2 p.m. with Kim Petzing; Garden and Sculpture Tour: 2:30 p.m.; Quick Craft Sessions: 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m.; Ongoing: 1-5 p.m. Bake Sale and Children’s Activity Area. For more info, call 244-1035 or visit www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

exhibits
“Dust Memories”
Art works by Aaron Hughes.
IPRH, 805 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana. 8:30 a.m.-
5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Through May 5.
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“Would the Real Chief Illiniwek Please Stand Up?”
Through May 19.
“Portraying American Femininity Through Melody and Art”
“The Long Good-Bye”
Ongoing.
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music,
236 Harding Band Building, 1103 S. Sixth St., Champaign.
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“Fit for a Queen: British and Canadian Treasures”
Government Documents. Main hall wall display cases, Library.
“School of Social Work: Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence”
Main hall display cases, Library.
“Cinco de Mayo ‘Batalla de Puebla, 1862’ ”
Latin American and Caribbean Library.
“Modern Korean Literature in Translation”
Modern Languages and Linguistics Library.
Through May 31.
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“Rain Forest Visions”
Through July 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; Noon-4 p.m. Sunday.
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“Project 66: An Exploration of Utopia”
“Pour la Victoire: French Posters and Photographs of the Great War”
Through July 30.
“Designing Experiences: How Graphic and Industrial Design Shape Daily Life”
On view April 28.
“School of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition”
On view May 6.
“Sacra Imago: Devotional Art of the Middle Ages”
“Canvas: An Electronic Gallery”
Ongoing.
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday –Saturday, until 9 p.m. Thursday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission; $3 donation suggested.
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@art gallery. Online exhibit of the UI School of Art and Design.

•This calendar is excerpted from the May 4 issue of Inside Illinois, the faculty-staff newspaper at the UI.