Archives
Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from April 17 through May 4
4/11/03
lectures
17 Thursday
"Archeology of the Present: The Postcolonial Archive and the Photographic
Discourse of African Modernity." Okwui Enwezor, art critic. 7:30
p.m. 112 Gregory Hall. Exploring the Human Experience/Chancellor’s
Office.
18 Friday
"Beyond Precision: Issues of Ethics and Process in Minimizing Collateral
Damage." Lt. Col. Dwight Roblyer, UI. Noon. Latzer Hall, University
YMCA. Friday Forum.
21 Monday
"Sustainable Design: Fad, Fashion or For Real." Richard Braunstein,
Designrespons, Atlanta. 2 p.m. 9 Art and Design Building, 408 E. Peabody
Drive, Champaign. Loredo Taft Lectureship/Fine and Applied Arts.
22 Tuesday
"Mathematical Analysis of Hyperlinks in the World Wide Web."
Craig Silverstein, Google Inc. 4 p.m. 314 Altgeld Hall. Mathematics.
"The Blurring Interface Between Animal and Human Health."
Corrie Brown, University of Georgia. 4 p.m.
100 Large Animal Clinic, 1108 W. Hazelwood Drive, Urbana. Veterinary
Medicine.
"Destroying the World to Save It: Apocalyptic Violence and the
New Global Terrorism." Robert Jay Lifton, City University of New
York. 7:30 p.m. Third floor, Levis Faculty Center. Daniel S. Sanders
Lecture/Social Work.
24 Thursday
"Anthropomorphism, Anecdotes and Animal Behavior." Bernard
E. Rollin, Philosophy, Colorado State University; UI. 7:30 p.m. 149
National Soybean Research Center. Veterinary Medicine, Animal Sciences
and MillerComm.
27 Sunday
"The Roman Legacy of Islamic Cordoba." D. Fairchild Ruggles,
UI. 3 p.m. 62 Krannert Art Museum. Archaeological Institute of American.
2 Friday
Title: TBA. Kenneth Kaunda, former president of Zambia. 4 p.m. Third
floor, Levis Faculty Center. African Studies.
colloquia
17 Thursday
"Architectural Support for Copy and Tamper-Resistant Software."
David Jeun Fung Lie, Stanford University.
10 a.m. 2240 Digital Computer Lab. Computer Science.
"Constructing Professional Self-identities: The
Transformation of Meaning of Work, Career Aspirations and Professional
Education of Engineers in Post-Communist Russia." Sasha Ardichvili,
UI. Noon. 242 Education Building. Bureau of Educational Research.
18 Friday
"Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization." Prith
Banerjee, AccelChip Inc. Noon. 134 Temple Buell Hall. Web site: http://ced.cba.uiuc.edu.Center
for Entrepreneurial Development/Business.
"From Scroll to Codex: The Emergence of the Book as Archetype in
the Age of Augustine." Eugene Vance, University of Washington.
1:30 p.m. 2090B Foreign Languages Building. Medieval Studies.
21 Monday
"South Asian Political Figures and Questions of Gender." Rajmohan
Gandhi, UI. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. Women and Gender
in Global Perspectives.
"The IBM WatchPad: Challenges and Innovations." Mandayam Raghunath,
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, N.Y. 4 p.m. 1320 Digital
Computer Lab. Computer Science.
"Art and the Postcolonial Imagination: Rethinking the Center-Periphery
Thesis." Cameron McCarthy, Luis Miron and JinKyung Park, UI. 8
p.m. Levis Faculty Center.
Criticism and Interpretive Theory.
22 Tuesday
"Finding Needles in a 15 Terabyte Haystack, 140 Million Times a
Day." Craig Silverstein, Google Inc., Mountain View, Calif. Noon.
3269 Beckman Institute. Imaging Technology Group/BI.
23 Wednesday
"Sustainable Community Development and the Shallow Well Program
in Malawi." Vyalema Khosa, Shallow Well Program, Malawi. Noon.
101 International Studies Building. African Studies.
"Yours, Mine and Ours: The Uneasy Marriage of Gender, Ethnicity
and Property in Achy Obejas’s ‘Days of Awe.’ "
Dara Goldman, UI. Noon. Women’s Studies Building, 911 S. Sixth
St., Champaign. Women’s Studies.
"Editing ‘The Journal of American History.’ "
Joanne Meyerowitz, author. 3:30 p.m. 215 Gregory Hall. History.
"Ethnic Norms and Interethnic Violence." Ravinder Bhavnani,
UI. 3:30 p.m. 356 Armory Building. Arms Control, Disarmament and International
Security.
24 Thursday
"Interpreting Viewers’ Reactions: How Russians Process the
News." Ellen Mickiewicz, Duke University. 4-5:30 p.m. 101 International
Studies Building. Russian and East European Center.
25 Friday
"Classics in Nineteenth Century Oxford." Richard Jenkyns,
Oxford University. 2 p.m. 217 Illini Union. Classics.
28 Monday
"Treasure, Tradition, Network: Aristocratic Society and Textual
Production in Early Medieval Japan." Brian Ruppert, UI. Noon. 101
International Studies Building. East Asian and Pacific Studies.
"Diet, Mammographic Breast Density and Breast Cancer." Victoria
Wade, UI. 4 p.m. 150 Animal Sciences Lab. Nutritional Sciences.
29 Tuesday
"Technology and Facture: The Handmade Object in an Age of Machines."
Conrad Bakker, UI. Noon. 3269 Beckman Institute. Imaging Technology
Group/BI.
"Ukrainian Intellectuals and Their Interpretations of Cossack History
in the First Half of the 19th Century." Jeong-Sook Hahn, UI. Noon.
101 International Studies Building. Russian and East European Center.
30 Wednesday
"The Role of Plant-Based Vaccines in Human Health." Schuyler
Korban, UI. 4 p.m. 150 Animal Sciences Lab. Nutritional Sciences.
"Anthrax and Bioterrorism: Impact and Implications on Research,
Education, Society and Security." Brenda Wilson, UI. 4 p.m. 356
Armory Building. Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security.
"Something Went Wrong: Burmese Rebel Camps and the Photographs
of Chan Chao." Chan Chao, artist. 5:30 p.m. Krannert Art Museum.
Krannert Art Museum.
1 Thursday
"Structure and Function in the Large Ribosomal Subunit." Peter
B. Moore. 4 p.m. Medial Sciences auditorium. Ada Doisy Lecture/Biochemistry.
2 Friday
"The Ribosome: Tinkering With the Translational Engine." Harry
F. Noller Jr. Noon. Medial Sciences auditorium. Ada Doisy Lecture/Biochemistry.
theater
24 Thursday
"On The Rocks." 9 p.m. Amphitheater, Krannert Center. An evening
of one-act plays written and acted by UI students. Admission charge.
Krannert Center Student Association.
25 Friday
"On The Rocks." 9 p.m. Amphitheater, Krannert Center. Admission
charge. Krannert Center Student Association.
26 Saturday
"On The Rocks." 9 p.m. Amphitheater, Krannert Center. Admission
charge. Krannert Center Student Association.
29 Tuesday
"Don't Speak My Mother's Name in Vain." Reanae McNeal, poet
and playwright. 7 p.m. Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana. Admission
charge. Women's Programs.
"Sesame Street Live: Everyone Makes Music." 7 p.m. Assembly
Hall. Admission charge.
30 Wednesday
"Sesame Street Live: Everyone Makes Music." 10 a.m. and 7
p.m. Assembly Hall. Admission charge.
music
17 Thursday
Junior Recital. Ashmani Jha, soprano. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Twelve Twenty Concert Series. Illinois Brass Quintet with the UI Graduate
Brass Quintet. 12:20-12:50 p.m. Beckman Institute atrium. School of
Music and Fine and Applied Arts.
Doctor of Musical Arts Project Recital. Julieta Mihai, violin. 3 p.m.
Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Bill Rietveld, double bass. 6 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Faculty Recital. Ian Hobson, piano. 8 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert
Center. Works by Rachmaninoff, Barber, Chopin and Gershwin’s "Rhapsody
in Blue." Admission charge. School of Music.
UI Clarinet Choir. Lisa Reams, conductor. 8 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Senior Recital. Laura Stuart Obenauf, mezzo-soprano.
8 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Travis Leanna, violin. 8 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
18 Friday
Friday Jazz Forum. UI Jazz Combo IV. Juan Turros, leader. Noon. Smith
Memorial Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Joon Hee Kim, piano. 6 p.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
Rusted Root. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Auditorium. Admission charge. Star
Course.
The Pacific Harp Duo. Kyo-Jin Lee, guest artist, and Ann Yeung, UI.
8 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Works by Prokofiev, Franck,
Salzedo, Damase, Stephen Andrew Taylor and others. Admission charge.
School of Music.
Senior Recital. Kara Butler, flute. 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
19 Saturday
Senior Recital. Elizabeth Eden, soprano. 11:30 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith
Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Lucia Paik, piano. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith
Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Faith Holley, trumpet, 2 p.m. Music
Building auditorium.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Yeo-Jung Kim, piano. 5 p.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
Guest Artist Recital. Purna Das Baul and folk musicians from India.
7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Faculty Recital. Christos Tsitsaros, piano. 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith
Hall. Part of a series of concerts featuring both Bach and original
works of Tsitsaros.
20 Sunday
Junior Recital. Andrea Hui, piano. 1 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Jennifer Kang, piano. 1:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith
Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Andrew Nickles, cello. 4 p.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Chad Ballantyne, bass. 7 p.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
21 Monday
Doctor of Musical Arts Accompanying Recital. Teresa Crane, piano. 8
p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
22 Tuesday
Voice Division Recital. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Heejung Kopisch-Obuch, cello. 8 p.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Gary Hollander, alto and tenor trombones.
8 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Sonia Lee, harpsichord.
8 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
23 Wednesday
UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I. James F. Keene and Kenneth
Steinsultz, conductors. 8 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center.
Admission charge. School of Music.
Master of Music Recital. Paiyu Jessica Chiu, piano. 8 p.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Bio Lee, tenor. 8 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
24 Thursday
Twelve Twenty Concert Series. Elizabeth Jaxon and Colleen Potter, harps.
12:20-12:50 p.m. Beckman Institute atrium. School of Music and Fine
and Applied Arts.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Tzu-Feng Liu, piano. 6 p.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Trombone Ensemble. Elliot Chasanov, conductor. 8 p.m. Foellinger
Great Hall, Krannert Center. Original works and transcriptions. Admission
charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Sungkwan Kim, piano. 8 p.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. EunJun Yoo, harp. 8 p.m. Memorial Room,
Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Project Recital. Jim Romain, saxophone. 8 p.m.
Music Building auditorium.
25 Friday
Friday Jazz Forum. Noon. 25 Smith Hall. Rick Margitza, tenor sax; Tim
Hagens, trumpet; and Jim Trompeter, piano.
Studio Recital. 6 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Harpsichord students
of Sonia Lee.
UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I. Thomas E. Caneva and Peter
J. Griffin, conductors. 8 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall. Admission charge.
School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jinah Lee, piano. 8 p.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Theresa O’Hare, flute. 8 p.m.
Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Jim Siders, trombone. 8 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
26 Saturday
Senior Recital. Justin White, trumpet. 11 a.m. Music Building auditorium.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Brian Gaona, cello. 11:30 a.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Yu-Li Tsai, piano. 2 p.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Ashley Lane Boughton, bassoon. 2 p.m. Memorial Room,
Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Christine Kim, flute. 2 p.m. Music Building
auditorium.
Master of Music Recital. Eurydice Han, piano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith
Hall.
Senior Recital. Sergio Rodriguez, trombone. 5 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra. Steven Larsen, music director and
conductor. 8 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Symphony No.
4 by Tchaikovsky plus a trio of works based on Shakespearean texts.
Admission charge.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Ieng-Ieng Lam, piano. 8 p.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Ying Ning Low, violin. 8 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Ken Windler, cello. 8 p.m. Music Building
auditorium.
27 Sunday
Master of Music Recital. Beverly Bowers,
mezzo-soprano. 10:45 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Sarah Shreder, cello. 1 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Open Studies Senior Recital. Darren Garvey, percussion. 2:30 p.m. Music
Building auditorium.
UI British Brass Band. Peter Griffin, conductor. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great
Hall, Krannert Center. Music from the British brass band repertoire.
Admission charge. School of Music.
Senior Recital. Anne Lyle, bassoon. 3:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Studio Recital. "An Afternoon of Songs and Arias." 4 p.m.
Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Voice students of Jerold Siena.
UI Concert Choir. Chester Alwes, conductor, and Stephen Sieck, guest
conductor. 7 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Kimberly Persia, bassoon, 7 p.m. Memorial
Room, Smith Hall.
28 Monday
Illini Women’s Chorus and University Chorus. Patrizia Metzler
and Brian Gendron, conductors. 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
29 Tuesday
Senior Recital. Micah Singerman, baritone. 6:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith
Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Min-Ah Hwang, piano. 8 p.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Jonathan Borchardt, harpsichord. 8 p.m. Memorial Room,
Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Thomas Madeja, trumpet. 8 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
30 Wednesday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Mi-Rye Roh, piano. 4:30 p.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. 8 p.m. Foellinger
Great Hall, Krannert Center. This group performs Mendelssohn’s
Octet in E flat major, Op. 20, plus music by Brahms and Shostakovich.
Admission charge.
UI Steel Band. Ricardo Flores, conductor. 8 p.m. Colwell Playhouse,
Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
Master of Music Recital. Sirirat Saengwichaipat, piano. 8 p.m. Recital
Hall, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Mariko Anno, flute. 8 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith
Hall.
1 Thursday
Junior Recital. Gordon Schermer, piano. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith
Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Wendy Jones, soprano. 6:30 p.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
UI Clarinet Choir. Lisa Reams, conductor. 7 p.m. 25 Smith Hall.
Concerto Concert. 8 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Student
winners of the 2003 School of Music Piano Concerto Competition with
Sinfonia da Camera, Ian Hobson, director. Admission charge.
UI Jazz Band II. Jay Miglia, leader. 8 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert
Center. Music from the Swing era to today’s contemporary bands.
Admission charge. School of Music.
Wind Chamber Music Recital. 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Thomas Stoll, composer. 8 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
2 Friday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Daniel Kelly, trumpet. 5 p.m. Music
Building auditorium.
Beethoven Lecture/Recital. 6:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall. Steven
Lubin, piano; Erik Hult, commentator; Dione Bennett, soprano; Jerold
Siena, tenor; and Jeffrey Peterson, piano.
UI Concert Jazz Band. Chip McNeill, leader. 8 p.m. Colwell Playhouse.
With Rick Margitza, tenor sax; Tim Hagens, trumpet; and Jim Trompeter,
piano. Admission charge. School of Music.
Senior Recital. Joshua Davis, bassoon. 8 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
3 Saturday
Senior Recital. Laura Yeh, violin. 11 a.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Guest Artist Recital. Christopher Costanza, cello. 3 p.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Accompanying Recital. Teresa Crane, piano. 5:30
p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Sinfonia da Camera. Ian Hobson, music director. With Alicia Cordoba
Tait, oboe. 8 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Classic repertoire
by Beethoven and Bach. Admission charge. Student Performance Project:
7:20 p.m. Lobby, Krannert Center. Centennial High School Ensembles,
Rodney Mueller, director.
UI Jazz Band III. Juan Turros, leader. 8 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert
Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Soo-Jin Bae, piano. 8 p.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Joel White, tuba. 8 p.m. Music Building
auditorium.
4 Sunday
Master of Music Recital. Brad Rozman, percussion. 11 a.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Katherine Cameron, violin. 11 a.m. Memorial Room, Smith
Hall.
Faculty Recital. Christos Tsitsaros, piano. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith
Hall.
Illini Jazz Lab Band. David Diamond, leader. 2 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Illini Symphony. Jack Ranney, conductor. With the UI Percussion Ensemble,
William Moersch, director. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center.
Bernstein’s Overture to "West Side Story" is on the
program. Admission charge. School of Music.
Master of Music Recital. Alda Dizdari, violin. 4:30 p.m. Recital Hall,
Smith Hall.
UI Concert Bands IIA and IIB. Chris Ford, Matt Hovey and George Brozak,
conductors. 7 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Popular favorites
from the concert band repertoire. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jie Tao, violin. 7 p.m. Memorial Room,
Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Project Recital. "Funkified." Teun
Fetz, percussion. 8 p.m. Music Building auditorium. With the UI New
Music Ensemble. Zack Browning and Stephen Taylor, co-directors.
opera
25 Friday
"The Impresario." James Zager, director, and "The Unicorn
in the Garden." Nicholas Di Virgilio, director. With Kevin Class,
conductor. 8 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. These two
short operas present a comic look at human nature. Admission charge.
26
Saturday
"The Impresario." James Zager, director, and "The Unicorn
in the Garden." Nicholas Di Virgilio, director. With Kevin Class,
conductor. 8 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Admission
charge. Libretto: 7 p.m. Krannert Room. Admission charge.
3 Saturday
"The Impresario," James Zager, director, and "The Unicorn
in the Garden," Nicholas Di Virgilio, director. With Kevin Class,
conductor. 8 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Admission
charge.
4 Sunday
"The Impresario," James Zager, director, and "The Unicorn
in the Garden," Nicholas Di Virgilio, director. With Kevin Class,
conductor. 3 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Admission
charge. Libretto: 2 p.m. Krannert Room. Admission charge.
dance
24 Thursday
Studiodance II. 8 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Student choreographers
present their work. Admission charge.
25 Friday
Studiodance II. 7 and 9 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Student
choreographers present their work. Admission charge.
26 Saturday
Studiodance II. 7 and 9 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Student
choreographers present their work. Admission charge.
films
23 Wednesday
5th Annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival. Virginia Theater,
203 W. Park, Champaign. Visit http://www.ebertfest.com/ for more information. Continues through Sunday. Communications.
sports
17 Thursday
Women’s Tennis. UI vs. Purdue University. 3:30 p.m. Atkins Tennis
Center.
18 Friday
Softball. UI vs. University of Minnesota. 6 p.m. Eichelberger Field.
Admission charge.
Baseball. UI vs. University of Minnesota. 6:35 p.m. Illinois Field.
Admission charge.
19 Saturday
Women’s Tennis. UI vs. Indiana University. 11 a.m. Atkins Tennis
Center.
Softball. UI vs. University of Minnesota. Noon. Eichelberger Field.
Admission charge.
Baseball. UI vs. University of Minnesota (2). 4:05 p.m. Illinois Field.
Admission charge.
20 Sunday
Softball. UI vs. University of Wisconsin (2). Noon. Eichelberger Field.
Admission charge.Baseball. UI vs. University of Minnesota. 1:05 p.m.
Illinois Field. Admission charge.
22 Tuesday
Baseball. UI vs. Illinois State University. 6:35 p.m. Illinois Field.
24 Thursday
Softball. UI vs. DePaul University. 4 p.m. Eichelberger Field.
Women's Tennis. Big Ten Tournament. Time: TBA. Continues through Sunday.
Atkins Tennis Center.
29 Tuesday
Softball. UI vs. Valparaiso University (2). 4 p.m. Eichelberger Field.
30 Wednesday
Baseball. UI vs. Indiana/Purdue/Ft. Wayne. 6:35 p.m. Illinois Field.
2 Friday
Baseball. UI vs. Michigan State University. 6:35 p.m. Illinois Field.
3 Saturday
Baseball. UI vs. Michigan State University (2). 4:05 p.m. Illinois Field.
4 Sunday
Baseball. UI vs. Michigan State University. 1:05 p.m. Illinois Field.
et cetera
17 Thursday
The 38th Annual Teacher Placement Day. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Illini Union. Educational
Career Services Office.
19 Saturday
"Bird Walk." All ages. 7:30-9 a.m. Visitor Center, Allerton
Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
"Nature ABCs and 123s, ‘M’ is for Metamorphosis."
Ages 2-5. 10 a.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference
Center.
"Wildflowers and Fires." All ages. 1-3 p.m. Visitor Center,
Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
21 Monday
Student Panel Discussion. 1:30-2:30 p.m. 117 Education. The first event
in the 5th Annual
Disability Awareness Week which continues through Sunday. Rehabilitation
Education.
Book signing. Beth Finke, local author. 4 p.m. Author’s corner,
second floor, Illini Union Bookstore. Rehabilitation Education.
22 Tuesday
Scuba Diving Clinic. 6-8 p.m. IMPE indoor pool. Admission charge. Campus
Recreation.
23 Wednesday
Administrative Professionals' Day Breakfast. Tracy Knofla, motivational
speaker. 8-10 a.m. Chancellor Convention Center, 1501 S. Neil St., Champaign.
Admission charge. Human Resource Development.
Inline Skate Clinic. 1-3 p.m. Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign.
Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
24 Thursday
Book discussion: "How Sex Changed: A History of Transexuality in
the United States." Joanne Meyerowitz, author. Noon. Music room,
Levis Faculty Center. History.
Tea ceremony. 2 and 3 p.m. Japan House, 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana.
Japan House.
"Sixth Annual Conference
on New and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases." Keynote speaker:
Bertram L. Jakocs, Arizona State University. Continues tomorrow. Veterinary
Medicine.
25 Friday
Book signing: Roger Ebert. 10-11:30 a.m. Author's corner, second floor,
Illini Union Bookstore. Illini Union Bookstore.
Kayak Clinic. 1-3 p.m. Admission charge. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
"Stories for the Earth." All ages. 7-8:30 p.m. Allerton Park.
Registration required. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
"New Directions in African American Theory, Criticism and Cultural
Studies." 7:30 p.m. Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities,
805 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana. Participants include: George Hutchinson,
Indiana University; Dwight McBride, Northwestern University; and Meta
Jones, George Washington University. Unit for Criticism and Illinois
Program for Research in the Humanities.
26 Saturday
Fifth Annual Humane Education Seminar: "Companion Animals, Ethics
and the Law." Keynote speaker: Bernard Rollin, Colorado State University.
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ACES Library. Animal Sciences.
"Habitat for Herons." All ages. 10 a.m.-noon. Allerton Park.
Registration required. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
Canoe/Kayak Day Trip. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
"New Directions in African American Theory, Criticism and Cultural
Studies." 11 a.m. Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities,
805 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana. Unit for Criticism and Illinois Program
for Research in the Humanities.
29 Tuesday
"The Future Frontier: Computing on NCSA Mosaic's 10th Anniversary."
7-9 p.m. Foellinger Auditorium. Supercomputing
Applications.
1 Thursday
10th Annual Health Fair: Treasure Your Health.
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Illini Rooms A, B and C, Illini Union. McKinley Health
Center Special Populations Student Health Concerns Committee.
3 Saturday
Japan House Children's Day. Dan Keding, storyteller.
1-3 p.m. Japan House, 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana. Japan House.
Japan Festival. 3-6 p.m. day market; 6-9 p.m. entertainment. Foellinger
Auditorium. Japan Intercultural Network.
4 Sunday
Krannert Art Museum Family Festival. 3 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Live
music and art activities in the galleries. Krannert Art Museum.
exhibits
"Famous Hispanic Firsts"
Government documents library.
"BEISBOL! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends"
Latin American and Caribbean Library.
"National Library Week: Past and Present"
Mueller display case east foyer, Library.
"Religious Treasures in the Rare Book and Special Collections Library"
Rare Book and Special Collections Library.
Through April 30.
"Beethoven and the Creative Process"
Through May 3.
"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.
"Art and Conflict: The Image of War in 20th Century Art"
Through May 18.
"American Folk Art From the Herbert Fried Collection"
Through Sept. 21.
Featured Works. "Picturing the Familial: Impressionist Works on
Paper"
"Larger Than Life: Mythic Women in American Cinema"
On view April 18.
"School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition"
On view April 26.
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.
"In Print"
On view April 8.
Illini Union Art Gallery. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily.
@art gallery. Online exhibit
of the UI School of Art and Design.
This calendar is
excerpted from the April 17 issue of Inside Illinois, the faculty-staff
newspaper at the UI.
