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PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 22, No 21, June 4, 2003

Calendar of Events

Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from June 5 through 22.

music
19 Thursday
Summer Jazz Festival: "The Joy of Cooking and Rite of Swing." 8 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Trumpeter Jon Faddis joins UI music faculty members to recreate the legendary nonet project of Miles Davis: "Birth of the Cool." Admission charge.

20 Friday
Summer Jazz Festival: "The Joy of Cooking and Rite of Swing." 8 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Chip McNeill, director of the UI Big Band, leads a swinging evening of jazz with special guest Jon Faddis. Admission charge.

21 Saturday
Summer Jazz Festival: "The Joy of Cooking and the Rite of Swing." 8 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Special guest Jon Faddis teams up with the Chip McNeill Quartet for an evening of jazz standards. Admission charge.

22 Sunday
Summer Jazz Festival: "The Joy of Cooking and the Rite of Swing." 5 p.m. Allerton House. In a repeat performance, trumpeter Jon Faddis joins UI music faculty members to recreate the legendary nonet project of Miles Davis: "Birth of the Cool." Dinner is included. Admission charge.

dance
17 Tuesday
"e-Motions: Our Reality as Seen and Unseen." In this unique technology dance piece, reflectors on a performer’s body are mapped in real time on a computer screen as mathematical coordinates in 3-D space. Bradford Blackburn, music; Lance Chong, Beckman Institute, and Luc Vanier, dance, all UI; and Rose Marshack, c4a, open their rehearsal/laboratory to the public. Presentations during museum hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Krannert Art Museum. Through June 28. Krannert Art Museum.

theater
13 Friday
"Proof." Sara Lampert Hoover, director. 8 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. By David Auburn. A Pulitzer Prize-winning mystery that explores the nature of genius and madness. Admission charge.

15 Sunday
"Marriage is Murder." Peter Reynolds, director. 7 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. By Nick Hall. Former spouses and mystery writers reunite to add a new book to their series. As the duet tests their plot ideas on each other, one wonders if their motives have murderous intent. Admission charge.

19 Thursday
"Dear Ruth." William Martin, director. 8 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. By Norman Krasna. A romantic comedy full of World War II-era innocence. Admission charge.

20 Friday
"Dear Ruth." William Martin, director. 8 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. By Norman Krasna. A romantic comedy full of World War II-era innocence. Admission charge.

21 Saturday
"Proof." Sara Lampert Hoover, director. 8 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. By David Auburn. A Pulitzer Prize-winning mystery that explores the nature of genius and madness. Admission charge.

22 Sunday
"Proof." Sara Lampert Hoover, director. 8 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. By David Auburn. A Pulitzer Prize-winning mystery that explores the nature of genius and madness. Admission charge.

et cetera
10 Tuesday
"Annuities – Plan for a Bright Retirement."  7 p.m. UI Employees Credit Union, 2201 S. First St., Champaign. Reservations required: mfs@uiecu.org or 2778-7768. UI Employees Credit Union.

14 Saturday
Kids @ Krannert. 10 a.m. "Here and Now" artists will lead hands-on activities of their art-making techniques. Krannert Art Museum.

19 Thursday
Wine tasting. 5 p.m. Krannert Center lobby.

exhibits
"Brazil Ethnic Relations"
Latin American and Caribbean Library.

"Bookbinding: Bringing Together Form and Function"
Main hall display cases, Library.

"Florentine Printing of the 15th Century by Christopher Cook"
Rare Book Room

"Training the Best to Lead the Rest"
"Fire Safety on Campus"
Mueller display case, east foyer, Library.
Through June 30.



"Bronze Age Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean"
Through Sept. 6.
Five galleries featuring the cultures of the world.
Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana.
Noon-8 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday;
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.



Featured Works. "Picturing the Familial: Impressionist Works on Paper"
"Larger Than Life: Mythic Women in American Cinema"
Through Aug. 3.

"Here and Now: Art From Greater C-U"
On view Aug. 3.

"American Folk Art From the Herbert Fried Collection"
Through Sept. 21.
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.

"Sang-ah Choi: ‘ Mutation - Immortality’ "
"Linda Vredeveld: Painting"
"Graham Stewart: ‘Some of My Best Friends Are Stones’ "

On view through June 7.
I space, 230 W. Superior, Chicago. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

@art gallery. Online exhibit of the UI School of Art and Design. www.art.uiuc.edu/@art.



ongoing
Altgeld Chime-Tower Tours
12:30-1 p.m. M-F. Enter through 323 Altgeld Hall. To arrange a concert or bell tower visit at another time, e-mail chimes@illinois.edu or call 333-6068.

Arboretum Tours
To arrange a tour, call 333-7579.

Beckman Institute Cafe
Open to the public. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. M-F. Lunch served
11 a.m.-2 p.m. For monthly menu, www.beckman.uiuc.edu/outreach/cafe.html.

Campus Recreation
IMPE Bldg.: 6:30 a.m.-8:45 p.m. M-F, 11a.m.-8:45 p.m. Sa & Su; IMPE Indoor Pool: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. M-F.

Falun Dafa Practice Group
3:20-4:40 Sunday 404 or 407 Illini Union. 244-2571.

Huizenga Commons Cafeteria
Serving breakfast 7:30-11 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. M-F. East end of Law Bldg.

Illini Union Ballroom
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. M-F. Second floor, NE corner. For reservations, 333-0690; walk-ins welcome.

Japan House Tours
Tours are offered 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays and from 1-4 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Registration is not required. For a group tour, 244-9934.

Krannert Art Museum
The Fred and Donna Giertz Education Center: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Tu-Thu.
Gift Shop: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-Sa; 2-4:30 p.m. Su.
Palette Cafe: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-F; 2-4:30 p.m. Su.

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Interlude: Open one hour before until after events on performance nights. Wine tastings at 5 p.m. most Thursdays (June 19, 26 and July 10, 17 and 24).
Intermezzo Cafe:
Open 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on non-performance weekdays; 7 a.m. through weekday performances; weekends from 90 minutes before until after performances.
Promenade gift shop:
10 a.m.-6 p.m. M-Sa; one hour before until 30 minutes after performances.
Ticket Office: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, and 10 a.m. through first intermission on performance days.
Tours: 3 p.m. daily when classes are in session; meet in main lobby.

Library Tours
Self-guided of main and undergraduate libraries: go to Information Desk (second floor, main library) or Media Center (undergrad library).

Meat Salesroom
102 Meat Sciences Lab. 1-5:30 p.m. Tu & Th; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. F. For price list & specials, 333-3404.

Robert Allerton Park
Open 8a.m. to dusk daily. "Allerton Legacy" exhibit at Visitors Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 244-1035. Garden tours, 333-2127.

organizations
Classified Employees Association
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. first Thursday monthly. 244-2466 or nblackbu@illinois.edu.

Contra Dancing
www.prairienet.org/contra/ or
j-sivier@illinois.edu.


French Department: Pause Cafe
5-6 p.m. Thursdays, Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana.

Illini Folk Dance Society
8-10 p.m. Tu & Sa, Illini Union. Beginners welcome, 398-6686.

Illini Glider Club
7 p.m. first Tuesday monthly. 762-4917.
www.prairienet.org/igc/indexh.html

Italian Table
Italian conversation Mondays at noon, Intermezzo Cafe, KCPA.

Lifetime Fitness Program
6-8:50 a.m. M-F. Kinesiology, 244-3983.

Normal Person’s Book Discussion Group

7 p.m. 317 Illini Union. Read "The Travelling Hornplayer," by Barbara Trapido for June 5, and "The Eyre Affair," by Jasper Fforde for July 10. More info: 355-3167 or www.uiuc.edu/~beuoy.

PC User Group
For schedule, call Mark Zinzow, 244-1289, or David Harley, 333-5656.

Scandinavian Coffee Hour
4-6 p.m. W. The Bread Company, 706 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana.

The Deutsche Konversationsgruppe
1-3 p.m. W. The Bread Company, 706 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana.

Secretariat

11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. third Wednesday monthly. Illini Union. 333-1374, d-wells2@illinois.edu or www2.uiuc.edu/ro/secretariat


Women’s Club
Open to male and female faculty and staff members and spouses. 344-3578, dold@illinois.edu or http://wc-uiuc.prairienet.org.

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