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Exhibits
Andy Goldsworthy: Mountain and Coast, Autumn into Winter, Museum of Art, through April 13. Presenting a rich overview of the work of this British “environmental sculptor,” the exhibition explores Goldworthy’s interest in working with and within the natural world. For more than two decades, Goldworthy has been shaping leaves, branches, snow, ice, petals, earth and stone into temporary landscape creations that reflect a deep reverence for a connection to nature. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
African American Music Collection and NC Standifer Video Archive of Oral History, Black American Musicians, includes rare scores, sheet music, photographs, original 78 rpm recordings (now on CD), movie scripts, rare manuscripts and videotaped interviews with historically important Black musicians. Viewing and listening facilities are available. 101 West Hall, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-Fri, 764-8338.

Nature Photography, by Mark and Lisa Graf, Taubman Lobby, North, Floor 1, Feb. 17-April 17.

African Art of Dual Worlds, Museum of Art, Curtis Gallery. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Annual Architecture Program Student Exhibition, Art and Architecture Building, Studio Gallery, through Feb. 7. Sponsored by the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 764-1300.
Art Glass, by Epiphany, April and Jason Ruff, Taubman Lobby, South, Floor 1, Feb. 17-April 17. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Arts of Zen, Museum of Art, Feb. 15-June 15. The exhibit brings together Chinese and Japanese portraits, landscapes and calligraphy of the 16th through 20th centuries, made by monks or for consumption in the monastic milleu, to consider basic questions about the relationship between artistic style and religious meaning. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
The Brotherhood of Free Culture: Recent Art from St. Petersburg, Russia, by Alexei Leporc, Center for Russian and East European Studies, through March 14, 647-4185.
Ceramics, by May Oppenheim, Taubman Lobby, North, Floor 1, through Feb. 13. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Ceramics, by John & Suzanne Stephenson, Cancer Center & Geriatrics Center, Main Lobby, Floor B2, through April 17. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Children’s Book Illustrations, by Michael Glenn Monroe, University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2, through Feb. 13. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Cuadros from Pamplona Alta, Textile Pictures by Women of Peru, Taubman Lobby, South, Floor 1, Feb. 17-April 17. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Decorative Dolls and Sculpture, by Carlye Crisler, Taubman Lobby, South, Floor 1, through Feb. 13. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Decorative Eggs, Taubman Lobby, North, Floor 1, Feb. 17-April 17. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Digital Photography, by Donna Cyrbok, Taubman Lobby, Floor 1, through Feb. 13. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Eighteenth-Century French Prints and Drawings, Museum of Art, through May 4. The 18th century was a period of great transition, and throughout the century outstanding draftsmen and printmakers marked the shifts in society, taste and the marketplace. Drawings and prints were collected as freestanding, independent works of art. The 18th century also witnessed an important development in printmaking. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Illustrating Shakespeare, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Special Collections Library, 7th Floor, through March 16. The exhibition draws from the library’s rich Shakespeare Collection, providing a historical overview of book illustrations of scenes and characters from Shakespeare’s plays. Included are materials that emphasize the changing interpretations of the plays over the last 300 years, as well as the relationships between illustrations and dramatic text. Items range from the earliest illustrated edition of Shakespeare’s plays (1709), and engravings based on the Boydell Gallery of late 18th century paintings, to 20th century illustrations such as Salvador Dali’s “Macbeth.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-noon Sat, 764-9377.
Grade A U.M.A&D Select, Work, 306 S. State St., through Feb. 23. An all-media group show of undergraduate students selected by School of Art and Design faculty. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 936-2082.
Graphic Visions: German Expressionist Prints and Drawings, Museum of Art, through April 6. Nearly a century ago, artists working in Germany sought to create an art that would infuse not only their own work, but German society with a new sense of spiritualism and energy. The works they created were fresh, expressive visions of a utopian society. The artists employed distortion and exaggeration to create vibrant and sometimes raw imagery found in German Expressionism from 1905-24. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Images as Projections, Art and Architecture Building, Warren M. Robbins Center for Graduate Studies, Feb. 7-21. Photographic work by the 2002 National Graduate Seminar Fellows. Reception 6-8 p.m. Feb. 7. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 936-2082.
Immedia 2003, Media Union Gallery, through Feb. 8. The immedia electronic art exhibition has developed from a community of artists and thinkers interested in the artistic possibilities of new technologies. The immedia community exhibits the best of such art, eschewing reckless application of powerful technology in favor of electronic art which seeks deeper understandings of technology’s relationship with art and life in contemporary society. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 936-2082.
Inaugural Show, Washington Street Gallery, 120 E. Liberty, Feb. 14-March 29. A group show including adjunct asst. prof. Martha Keller to announce the gallery’s new location. Reception 7-10 p.m. Feb. 14. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 936-2082.
Jiingtamok: Exploring the Powwow Highway, Exhibit Museum of Natural History, through June 30. Features photographs, memorabilia, interviews and sound exploring the meanings and traditions of Native American powwows, with a special focus on powwow traditions in Michigan. Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Ka-Boom! Meteor and Asteroid Impacts, Exhibit Museum of Natural History. The display explains the differences between space dust, meteors, meteorites, meteoroids, asteroids and comets and speculates about the roles asteroids may have had in Earth’s history (including the theory that an asteroid impact contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs). Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Mars Exploration, Exhibit Museum of Natural History, Rotunda, through April. Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Memorials of Life in Ancient China: Chinese Mortuary Art Across Four Millennia, Museum of Art. Since the beginnings of Chinese civilization, one of its identifying characteristics has been a concern with the welfare of the dead. This exhibition traces evolving customs of burial across four millennia and reveals major shifts in political, social and religious history. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Michigan Potters’ Association 21st Jurored Exhibition for Artists in Clay, Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, through March 2. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 615-6761.
Mixed Media Printmaking, by Chia Haruta, University Hospital, Main Corridor, Floor 2, Feb. 17-April 17. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Mural Photography, by Dale Fisher, University Hospital, Lobby, Floor 1, through Feb. 13. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Nature Photography, by Mark and Lisa Graf, Taubman Lobby, North, Floor 1, Feb. 17-April 17. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Pastels, by Geoff Gillespie, University Hospital, Lobby, Floor 1, Feb. 17-April 17. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Photo Collage, by Barbara Kerekes, Michigan League Buffet, through Feb. 28. Sponsored by Michigan League Programming Office, 763-4652.
Photography, by Donna Cybrok, Taubman Lobby, South, Floor 1, through Feb. 13. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Revelations of the Uprooted, 555 on Third Gallery, 120 E. Huron, through Feb. 14. Recent works by Nisa Joorabchi and SoAD master of fine arts degree candidate Helen C. Lee, exploring origin and the sense of belonging through mixed media. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 936-2082.
Snowflakes, by Thomas Clark, Taubman Lobby, North, Floor 1, through Feb. 13. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
The Stearns Collection, One of six major collections of musical instruments in North America; contains more than 2,000 instruments, ranging from typical period pieces to rare items, School of Music, 763-4389.
Structures of Life, Chemistry Building Atrium, through Feb. 21. Features accessible texts and lively images designed to bring to light the unique histories, personalities and developments in chemical and molecular sciences that have enhanced our understanding of the underlying structures of life. Sponsored by the Science Learning Center, Department of Chemistry and the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, 936-5456.
The Sweet Hereafter: Art from the Han Dynasty Tombs, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, through Feb. 7. A collection of Chinese works on loan from the Detroit Institute of Arts, U-M Museum of Art and several private collectors in Michigan. The exhibition is the project of students enrolled in the museum practice seminar in the U-M-Dearborn Art History program. Sponsored by U-M-Dearborn, (313) 593-5058.
Textiles of Thailand, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Floor 1, North, through Feb. 28. Prepared by the Thai Language Program, the exhibit includes a large and diverse collection of old and new textiles representing various regions and ethnic groups, as well as relevant books available in the campus libraries. Sponsored by Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, 615-5025
Transfiguration, Art and Architecture Building, Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, through Feb. 16. Includes projects engaged in transfiguring places and photographs that capture the inessential background of our richly textured world. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 936-2082.
Treasures of Islamic Art from UMMA Collections, Museum of Art. The Islamic art in the UMMA collection is well-known to scholars throughout the world, but may be much less familiar to regular museum visitors. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
U-M Detroit Observatory, The oldest observatory in the United States to retain its original telescopes in their mounts. Recently restored, it houses exhibits and collections highlighting the observatory’s role in introducing scientific research to campus, and significant discoveries made by its astronomers. Sponsored by the U-M Detroit Observatory, 763-2230.
Watercolors, by Marcella Pioch, Cancer Center & Geriatrics Center, Turner Clinic, Lobby, Floor 1, through April 17. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.

Regular Meetings
Alcoholics Anon, Unity AA Group, closed discussion, cross-addicts welcome, 12:10 p.m. Mon-Fri, Guild House Campus Ministry, 802 Monroe, 662-5189.
Guild House, Free casual Sunday supper for students, 6-7:30 p.m., 802 Monroe, 662-5189 or guildhouse@umich.edu.
Health System Pulmonary Rehab, Ann Arbor Better Breathers, 2-4 p.m., 1st Mon, Domino’s Farms EBA Club, 998-8723.
HIV/AIDS Support Group, 5:30-7:30 p.m., alternate Thursday, Taubman Center, 936-8186 or (888) 224-7939.
LGBT Affairs, Creative Expressions Group, 1 p.m. Sat, call for room number, 763-4186.
Turner Geriatric Clinic, Caring for Your Mate, 2-3:30 p.m., 4th Tuesday, Conf Room, Cancer & Geriatrics Center; Caring for Aging Relatives, 2nd Wed, Suite C, Turner Resource Center, Plymouth Rd; African American Senior History Preservation Group, 1:30-3:30 p.m., every other Thursday, Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road; 764-2556.
Sailing Club Weekly Meetings, 7:45 p.m., every Thursday, 120 Dennison, 426-4299.

Recreation
Yost Ice Arena: Public skating, noon-12:50 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8-9:50 p.m. Thursday; 2-3:50 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 764-4600.

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Feb. 3-17

Monday, February 3
Book Club: Royal Shakespeare Company Book Club, 7-8:30 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library, Multi-Purpose Room. Sadia Abbas, History, Family and the Body Politic in “Midnight’s Children.” Sponsored by the Center for South Asian Studies, 647-4418.
Class: GoLive Introduction, 1-4 p.m., Room 2078, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Discussion: African American Heritage Month, A Conversation with Wole Soyinka, 6 p.m., U-M-Flint Theater. Nigerian playwright, poet and lecturer talks about West African traditions and mythology. Sponsored by the Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives, (810) 762-3351.
Lecture: Charlotte Furth, What Do We Think We are Doing When We Do History of the Body?, noon-1:30 p.m., Lane Hall, Room 2239. Furth will explore some methodological and philosophical conundrums that emerge when we try to historicize the human body and explore corporeality through words and texts. Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, 764-9537.
Lecture: Robert Wuthnow, Facing Diversity: American Identity and the New Challenges of Religious and Cultural Pluralism, 3:30-5 p.m., Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room. The lecture will examine how ordinary Americans in the post-Sept. 11 era make sense of people whose religious traditions are radically different from their own. Reception, 3 p.m. Sponsored by Department of Sociology and Program in American Culture, 663-0677.
Lecture: Catherine Burns, Contraception: The Theories and Practices of Preventing Conception in South Africa circa 1920s to 1960s, 4-5:30 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Room 1644. Sponsored by ADVANCE Project, Institute for Research on Women and Gender Program on Science, Technology and Society.
Panel: Women In It: Real World Stories, 7-8:30 p.m., Center for the Education of Women. Panelists will illustrate that the IT world is not for “techies” alone. Their personal careers cross many fields, including human resources, finance, marketing, recruiting, research and development, and engineering. Sponsored by the Center for the Education of Women, 998-7080.
Meeting: LSA Faculty Meeting, 4:10 p.m., Angell Hall, Auditorium B. Sponsored by LSA, 764-0322.
Recital: Horn Studio Recital, 8 p.m. Featuring students of Soren Hermansson. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Seminar: Ania Majewska, Multiphoton Imaging of Dendritic Spine Structure and Function, noon, Mental Health Research Institute, Room 1057, Waggoner Conference Room. Sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry, 936-2072 or 647-3188.
Seminar: Student Conflict in the Classroom, 3-5 p.m., Michigan League, Hussey Room. Conflict among students can occur in any discipline. In this session, the CRLT Players depict a classroom conversation that suddenly turns contentious. Sponsored by the Center for Research on Learning and Teach-
ing, http://www.crlt.umich.edu, 764-0505.
Workshop: Getting Started with Dreamweaver MX: Creating Your Page, 2-4 p.m., Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Floor 2. Start with a Word document and convert it to a Web page, while discussing the pros and cons of this method. Sponsored by Faculty Exploratory, http://www.lib.umich.edu/exploratory For faculty only. Registration required to: lib.workshops@umich.edu.

Tuesday, February 4
Class: FrontPage I, 9 a.m.-noon, Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Word Mail Merge, 1-4 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Discussion: Research Responsibility Program, Howard Rush, Animal Subject Protections, 5-7 p.m., Towsley Center Cafeteria, Room G1320. Rush is director of the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine and associate professor of laboratory animal medicine in the Medical School. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, 763-1289.
Lecture: Mark Becker, Assessing Diagnostic Accuracy in the Absence of a Gold Standard: A Latent Class Approach, noon, School of Social Work Building, Educational Conference Center, Room 1840. Becker is dean of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Sponsored by the School of Social Work, 763-9534.
Lecture: George Steinmetz, The Epistemological Unconscious: The “Crisis of Western Sociology” Reconsidered, noon, Institute for the Humanities, Osterman Common Room. Sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities, 936-3518.
Lecture: Charlotte Furth, Thinking with Cases: Specialists and their Knowledge in Chinese Cultural History, noon-1 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies, 764-6308.
Lecture: Dr. Vivian Pinn, Women’s Health Research and Career Development: Priorities and Programs, 4-5 p.m., Lane Hall, Room 2239. Part of the Michigan Initiative for Women’s Health First Tuesday Series: Women’s Health at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Sponsored by Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health, a program area of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, 764-9537.
Lecture: Robert Ousterhout, Notes from the Underground: A Byzantine Settlement in Cappadocia, 5:30 p.m., Angell Hall, Room 2175. The inaugural lecture of the Archaeological Institute of America’s annual series, the lecture was established to explore topics in medieval archaeology. Sponsored by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.
Lecture: Arthur Levitt, Town Hall Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Business School, Hale Auditorium (see box, page 12).
Lecture: Simon Reade, From Page to Stage: Adapting Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children,” 7 p.m., Lorch Auditorium. Reade worked with Rushdie and the play’s director Tim Supple for 18 months transforming the million-word novel to a script for the stage production. Sponsored by the Department of English and Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.
Play: African American Heritage Month, Trials of Brother Jero, 6 p.m., Harding Mott University Center. Sponsored by the Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives, (810) 762-3351.
Meeting: Science Research Club, Fred Adams, Cosmic Genesis: The Birth of Everything in the Universe, 7:30 p.m., Dental School, Room G-390. Sponsored by the Science Research Club, 761-4320.
Workshop: Managing Your Citations with ProCite, 2-4 p.m., Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Floor 2. Covers the basics of creating and managing a personal bibliographic database, including importing citations from online resources and generating formatted bibliographies Sponsored by Faculty Exploratory, http://www.lib.umich.edu/exploratory Registration required to: lib.workshops@umich.edu.

Wednesday, February 5
Art Videos: The Powers That Be, 12:10 p.m., Museum of Art. A BBC TV and Time-Life Television production investigates works by Dada and German expressionist art and its social and historical millieu. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Book Club: Royal Shakespeare Company Book Club, 7-8:30 p.m., Shaman Drum Bookshop, 311-315 S. State St. Sponsored by the Center for South Asian Studies, 647-4418.
Career Series: Job Seekers Network Part II: Launching Your Active Job Search, Getting Started: Researching the Job Market, noon-1:30 p.m., Center for the Education of Women, 998-7080.
Class: Behaviorally Based Interviewing, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Sponsored by HR Development, http://www.umich.edu/~hraa 764-7410. Registration required.
Class: Masterful Coaching, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Sponsored by HR Development, http://www.umich.edu/~hraa 764-7410. Registration required.
Class: FileMaker Pro I, 9 a.m.-noon, Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: UNIX Introduction, 1-4 p.m., Room 2078, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Java Script Introduction, 1-5 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Culinary School and Nutrition Education Classes, Super Soups, 6-8 p.m., East Ann Arbor Health Center Demonstration Kitchen. Sponsored by M-Fit, 975-4387.
Lecture: Dr. Gisela Storz, Regulatory Disulfides Controlling Transcription Factor Activity, noon, Natural Sciences Building, Room 2004. Sponsored by the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, 615-1286.
Lecture: Thomas Bloom, Running Government Like a Business: An Accountant’s View, 6-7:30 p.m., U-M-Dearborn, School of Management Auditorium. Bloom is director of the defense finance and accounting service for the Department of Defense. Part of the Executive Speaker Series. Sponsored by U-M-Dearborn, (313) 593-5656.
Movie: Insomnia, 8 p.m., Michigan League, The Underground. Sponsored by Michigan League Programming, 763-4652.
Music: Jazz Night, 7-10 p.m., Leonardo’s. An evening of jazz combos and jazz jam. Jazz combos entertain with jazz standards, bebop and improv. Bring your instrument and join in or come to listen. Sponsored by Pierpont Commons Arts & Programs, 647-6838.

Presentation: Mars 102, 7:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History.

Presentation: Mars 102, 7:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History. What makes Mars exploration a challenge? What kind of research can be done there? Presentation by the Michigan Mars Rover Team, College of Engineering. Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Roundtable: Faculty Roundtables on Academic Service Learning, 4-5:30 p.m., Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning. This roundtable will provide support, information and resources pertinent to planning and teaching a service-learning course. Continues Feb. 19, also March 5 and 19. Sponsored by the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, http://www.crlt.umich.edu 764-0505.
Seminar: Mieko Yoshihama, Do “Active” Coping Strategies Promote Well-Bring? An Examination of Battered Women’s Coping Strategies and Psychological Distress by Immigration Status, noon-1:30 p.m., School of Public Health I, Faculty Lounge. Sponsored by the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health, http://sph.umich.edu/crech Co-sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.
Seminar: Dr. Arthur Oleinick, The Sensitivity of Ascertainment of Days Away from Work (DAFW) Work Injuries Using State Workers’ Compensation Administrative Databases, 3-4 p.m., School of Public Health I, Room 3040. Sponsored by the Department of Epidemiology, 764-5436.
Tour: U-M Detroit Observatory, 2-5 p.m., 1398 E Ann. Sponsored by the U-M Detroit Observatory, 763-2230.
Training Session: Discussion leaders for the Ann Arbor Reads Program, 7-8:30 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library Main Branch, Multi-Purpose Room, Lower Level. Sponsored by the Life Sciences Values & Society Program, http://www.aareads.org RSVP required.
Workshop: Creative Arts, Beginning Knitting, 6-8 p.m., Michigan League, Room 4. The workshop will teach the basics of knitting. Make something handmade for loved ones and friends or learn the skills to join U-M Knitwit, which makes hats for those in need. Sponsored by the Michigan League Programming Office, 763-4652. Fee required.

Thursday, February 6
Badminton Tournament: Entries for the Intramural Sports Program’s 2003 Badminton Singles and Doubles Tournament are due by 4:30 p.m. at the Intramural Sports Building, 606 E. Hoover. Entry fee is $5 per individual and $9 per doubles team. The tournament is 10 a.m. Feb. 8 and noon Feb. 9 at the North Campus Recreation Building. Sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports, 763-3562.
Class: Relational Database Design, 9 a.m.-noon, Room 2078, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Windows File Management, 1-3 p.m., Room 2078, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Maintaining and Upgrading Your PC, 1-4 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Next Steps: Fundamentals of Design Layout, 1-5 p.m. Sponsored by HR Development, http://www.umich.edu/~hraa 764-7410. Registration required.
Film: African American Heritage Month, Simple Justice: The Thurgood Marshall Story, noon-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Harding Mott University Center. Presentation of the Thurgood Marshall postage stamp by the U.S. Postal Service. Sponsored by the Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives, (810) 762-3351.
Lecture: Suzana Makowski, Popular Herbs—The Science Behind the Hype, 10-11:30 a.m., Kellogg Eye Center, Auditorium. Sponsored by The Geriatrics Center, 998-9353. Registration required.
Lecture: Bennett Novitch, Specification and Differentiation of Progenitor Cells in the Vertebrate Central Nervous System, 11 a.m., Mental Health Research Institute, Waggoner Conference Room. Sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry, 936-2072 or 647-3188.
Lecture: Yayoi Uno Everett, Poetics of Interculturalism: Gagaku in Postwar Japan, noon, School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies, 764-6307.
Lecture: Martha Oakley, Toward an Understanding of Helix Orientation Preference in Coiled Coils, 4 p.m., C.C. Little Building, Room 2548. Sponsored by the Program in Medicinal Chemistry, 647-8429.
Lecture: A. Nihat Gokyigit, Regional Development and the Protection of Natural Resources in the Caucasus, 4 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Gokyigit is a U-M alumnus and acting chairman of Turkey’s largest environmental organization. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies, 647-4185.
Lecture: Joe Davis, 5 p.m., Art and Architecture Building, Auditorium. Davis is an artist who has done extensive research in the molecular biology and bioinformatics for the production of genetic databases and new biological art forms. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 936-2082.
Lecture: Brad Allenby, Information Technology and the New Environmentalism, 5 p.m., Business School, Room D1273. Sponsored by Corporate Environmental Management Program and the Center for Sustainable Systems, 647-9709.
Lecture: Dr. Leonard Shlain, Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space Time & Light, 7 p.m., School of Public Health II Auditorium. Sponsored by the Women in Science and Engineering Program, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Gifts of Art, Center for the Education of Women and the Commission for Women, 936-7634.
Lecture: Carey Jones, Sailboat Chartering, 7:45 p.m., Dennison Hall, Room 120. Sponsored by the U-M Sailing Club, http://www.umich.edu/~umsc 
Performance: The Laura Davidson Trio, Jazz Standards of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, 12:10 p.m., U-M Hospital, Lobby, Floor 1. Davidson will sing standards by Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Carlos Jobim and others. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Performance: Norma Gentile, 7 p.m., Museum Apse. Part of the First Thursday Performance Series. Sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Friends of the Museum of Art and the U-M Credit Union, 763-8662.

Aubrey Levy plays Stanley Kowalski and Maureen Sebastian is Blanche DuBois in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Feb. 6-9 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.

Performance: Department of Theatre and Dance: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, 8 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. A passionate drama of desire and madness. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-2538. Tickets required.
Play: Assassins, 8 p.m., U-M-Flint Theatre. Sponsored by the U-M-Flint Department of Theatre and Dance, (810) 237-6520.
Reception: College of Engineering and Computer Science, 6-8:30 p.m., U-M-Dearborn School of Management Auditorium. M. Shridhar, Emerging Technologies in Engineering and Computer Science. Sponsored by the College of Engineering and Computer Science, (313) 593-5510.
Symposium: 7th Annual Nobel Symposia, 4 p.m., West Hall, Room 340. Speakers will discuss the work, impact and personalities of the 2002 Nobel Laureates in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economic science. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Complex Systems, 763-3301.
Tribute: Black History Month, Tribute to Harold Cruse, former director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (CAAS) and author of “The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual,” 4 p.m., Haven Hall, Room 4701. Sponsored by CAAS, 764-5517.
Workshop: Creative Arts, Charcoal Drawing, 6-8 p.m., Michigan League, Room D. Sponsored by Michigan League Programming Office, 763-4652. Fee required.
Tour: Medieval collection of the Museum of Art, 6 p.m., Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Workshop: Introduction to Geolytics, 1-3 p.m., Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Floor 2. This workshop focuses on Census 2000 data available from Geolytics, which includes mapping capabilities. Sponsored by Faculty Exploratory, http://www.lib.umich.edu/exploratory Registration required to: lib.workshops@umich.edu.
Workshop: Practice Teaching: Speaking Skills in Classroom Settings, 2:30-5:30 p.m., CRLT (SEB). Sponsored by the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, http://www.crlt.umich.edu 764-0505.
Workshop: Getting Started with Photoshop 7, 4-6 p.m., Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Floor 2. Introduction to the basic features of Photoshop, focusing on the selecting tools, and working with layers. Sponsored by Faculty Exploratory, http://www.lib.umich.edu/exploratory For faculty only. Registration required to: lib.workshops@umich.edu.

Friday, February 7
Book Publishing Workshop: Department of Communication Studies, Michigan Union. The workshop will feature 15 publishing professionals, including several U-M alumni, who will discuss their roles in the industry. Topics include editorial, production, marketing and legal issues. Sponsored by the Department of Communication Studies, 647-9723.
Class: Managing Office Systems and Records, 9 a.m.-noon. Sponsored by HR Development, http://www.umich.edu/~hraa 764-7410. Registration required.
Class: Digital Photography, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 2078, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: SQL Introduction, 1-5 p.m., Room 2078, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Concert: Concert Band, 8 p.m., Michigan Theater. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Conference: Flexing Our Muscle: Women Sharing Our Strength, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Business School. Keynote speakers are Mary Kay Haben (UMBS ‘79), group vice president for Kraft North America, and Liza Bailey, managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston. Sponsored by the Business Women’s Club. Reservations required at: http://www.umich.edi/~wlc/.
Faculty Recital: Andrew Jennings, violin, with Gail Jennings, piano, 8 p.m., Britton Recital Hall. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Film: Happy Times, 8 p.m., Angell Hall, Auditorium A. Sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies, 764-6308.
Lecture: Laurence Blum, Virtue and Race, 3 p.m., Mason Hall, Room 3410. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, 764-6285.
Lecture: Nancy Reinhardt, 4 p.m., Special Collections Library, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Floor 7. The lecture will explore the major themes of the Shakespeare exhibit, emphasizing the interplay between the text, its reading or performance, and the design or illustration of its published pages. Sponsored by the University Library, 764-9377.
Music: Salsa Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, Leonardo’s. Dance the night away to Salsa and Merengue. Professional dance instructors teach basic moves. Sponsored by Pierpont Commons Arts & Programs, 647-6838.
Panel: Best Practices in the Workplace: Ideas from U-M Staff, noon-1:30 p.m., Center for the Education of Women. The panelists will generate ideas for building better workplaces. Sponsored by the Commission for Women, Building Great Places to Work Initiative and the Center for the Education of Women, 998-7080.
Performance: Department of Theatre and Dance: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, 8 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre (see Feb. 6 description).
Play: Assassins, 8 p.m., U-M-Flint Theatre. Sponsored by the U-M-Flint Department of Theatre and Dance, (810) 237-6520.
Open House: U-M-Flint Communication and Art Department, 5-7 p.m., William S. White Building. Sponsored by the U-M-Flint Communication and Art Department, (810) 762-3351.
Seminar: Preparing Future Faculty Luncheon: Engineering Food for Thought, noon-1:30 p.m., Boulevard Room Pierpont Commons, Boulevard Room. Sponsored by Rackham Graduate School and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, http://www.crlt.umich.edu 764-0505.
Workshop: Getting Started with Photoshop 7, 10 a.m.-noon, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Floor 2 (see Feb. 6 description).

Saturday, February 8
Book Publishing Workshop: Department of Communication Studies, Michigan Union (see Feb. 7 description).
Discussion: Martha Clarke, Imagining a Lost World, 1 p.m., Museum of Art. The choreographer of Vienna: Lusthaus (revisited) will explore sources and strategies behind her dance theater work. Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, the Women’s Studies Program, University Musical Society and the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Event: Dental Health Day, 9 a.m.-noon, School of Dentistry (see page 16).
Faculty Recital: Aaron Berofsky, violin, and Katherine Collier, piano, 8 p.m., Britton Recital Hall. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Gallery Talk: David Choberka, 2:30 p.m., Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Lecture: Saturday Morning Physics, Tim McKay, The Arrow of Time in Physics, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Dennison Hall, Room 170. Time in the world around us marches inexorably forward, yet the laws of physics make little distinction between the past and future. How can we solve this seeming contradiction? Sponsored by the Department of Physics, 764-4437.
Performance: Department of Theatre and Dance: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, 8 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre (see Feb. 6 description).
Planetarium Show: The Stars of Winter, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History. The winter sky contains the brightest stars of any season. Among the constellations are Greek and Roman mythologies. The bright stars, constellations and planets are the subjects of this live and on-tape presentation. Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Planetarium Show: The Mars Show, 12:30 & 2:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History. Narrated by “Star Trek’s” Patrick Stewart, this program presents a history of the planet and reasons for our interest in it. Following the program, a brief live discussion will update viewers on current issues about Mars. Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Play: Assassins, 8 p.m., U-M-Flint Theatre. Sponsored by the U-M-Flint Department of Theatre and Dance, (810) 237-6520.
Tour: Dinosaurs, 2 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History. Free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up day of the tour. Limit 15 people. Sponsored by the U-M Credit Union, 764-0478.

Sunday, February 9
Book Publishing Workshop: Department of Communication Studies, Michigan Union (see Feb. 7 description).
Concert: Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble, 3 p.m. Britton Recital Hall. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Concert: Renaissance Songs by Duo Rossignol, Metamorphosis and Mutability of Time, 3 p.m., Museum Apse. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Curator’s Talk: Carole McNamara, 2 p.m., Museum of Art, Works on Paper Gallery. McNamara, assistant director for collections and exhibitions, will discuss the exhibit, “Eighteenth-Century French Prints and Drawings.” Sponsored by Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Dance Festival: Second Dance on Camera Festival, 7-9 p.m., Dance Building, Betty Pease Studio Theater. Direct from New York City’s 31st Annual Dance on Camera Festival 2003, the festival features a juried selection of internationally acclaimed dance works screened for one night only. Co-sponsored by the University Library, Program in film and Video Studies and the Department of Dance, 764-5388 or 647-2288.
Faculty Recital: Daniel Washington, baritone, with Howard Watkins, piano, 5 p.m., Britton Recital Hall. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Lecture: Gerald Prokopowicz, Reviving Lincoln, 2-3:30 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library Main Branch. Sponsored by the Life Sciences Values & Society Program, http://www.aareads.org 
Lecture: Val Gray Ward, Excerpts of “Rhapsody in Hughes: 101” and “My Soul Is a Witness,” 3 and 7 p.m., East Quadrangle Residence Hall, Residential College Auditorium. Ward’s life has been devoted to creating art with the guiding philosophy that art must entertain but also teach. This philosophy comes alive in her performance of the one-woman show, “My Soul Is a Witness,” during which Ward portrays 17 characters. * MLK Symposium 2003 event.
Performance: Department of Theatre and Dance: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, 2 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-2538. Tickets required.
Planetarium Show: The Stars of Winter, 1:30 & 3:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Feb. 8 description).
Planetarium Show: The Mars Show, 2:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Feb. 8 description).
Play: Assassins, 2 p.m., U-M-Flint Theatre. Sponsored by the U-M-Flint Department of Theatre and Dance, (810) 237-6520.
Tour: Dinosaurs, 2 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Feb. 8 description).

Monday, February 10
Class: Visual Basic Introduction, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Acrobat, 1-3 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Colloquium: Invisible Effects and Unintended Consequences of EU Enlargement, noon-3 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies, Center for European Studies, Center for International and Comparative Law of the Law School, European Union Center and the William Davidson Institute.
Cooking Workshop: Hearty Winter Menu, 7-10 p.m., Michigan League Kitchen. Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, roast vegetables. Sponsored by Michigan League Programming Office, 763-4652. Registration and fee required.
Film Series: U-M-Dearborn Cultural Film Series, Gabbeh, 6:15 p.m., CASL Building, Room 1030. Sponsored by U-M-Dearborn, (313) 593-1902.
Lecture and Performance: Randall Faber, The ABC’s of Artistry, 10-11:30 a.m., Rackham Auditorium. In this lecture/performance presentation for music teachers, students and performers, Faber highlights key elements of expression that contribute to artistic performance. Sponsored by the School of Music, Music Teachers National Association Student Chapter. Registration and fee required.
Preseason Volleyball Tournament: The Intramural Sports Program’s 2003 Preseason Volleyball Tournament will take entries 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 10-12 at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB), 606 E. Hoover. Entry fee is $35 per team. A mandatory managers’ meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at Cliff Keen Arena. The tournament is 10 a.m. Feb. 15-16 at the IMSB. Sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports, 763-3562.
Seminar: Opening Your Classroom to Multicultural Learning: How to Prepare Undergraduates Effectively for Diversity Content, 3-5 p.m., Michigan League, Michigan Room. Hear methods used by an experienced instructor of large multicultural education lecture classes at U-M. Sponsored by the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, http://www.crlt.umich.edu 764-0505.

Tuesday, February 11
Book Club: Royal Shakespeare Company Book Club, Coriolanus, 7-8:30 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library, Multi-purpose Room. U-M English Prof. Linda Gregerson will examine issues including the tensions between military and political culture, patriotism and popular esteem, exile and belonging, familial allegiance and the cult of heroism. Sponsored by the Center for South Asian Studies, 647-4418.
Career Series: Job Seekers Network Part II: Launching Your Active Job Search, Resumes and Cover Letters, noon-1:30 p.m., Center for the Education of Women, 998-7080.
Class: PageMaker Intermediate, 9 a.m.-noon, Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Excel I, 1-4 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Concert: University Symphony Orchestra, An Evening of World Premiere Performances, 8 p.m., Power Center. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Discussion: Research Responsibility Program, Howard Rush, Animal Subject Protections, 5-7 p.m., Towsley Center, Room G2314 (see Feb. 4 description).
Expo: Michigan Union Expo, 3-5 p.m., Michigan Union Ballroom. Highlighting the many amenities and services the Union has to offer for special events. Sponsored by the Michigan Union, 763-5911.
Fair: Cultural Fair, 12:30 p.m., Media Union Gallery. Experience cultures and sample foods from around the globe. Sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education, College of Engineering, 647-7151. * MLK Symposium 2003 event.
Lecture: Kenneth Sims, Colonial Degradation or Post-Colonial Regeneration? Developing Tumilaca after Two Political Collapses, noon-1 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Room 2609. Sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 763-0553.
Lecture: Haiping Yan, Rhythms of the Unreal, noon, Institute for the Humanities, Osterman Common Room. Sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities, 936-3518.
Lecture: Hai Ren, The Hong Kong Countdown and Public Time-Telling in China, noon-1 p.m. School of Social Work Building, Room 1636.
Lecture: Susan Douglas, The Mommy Wars: How the Media Turn Motherhood into a “Cat Fight,” 3:30-5 p.m., Michigan Union, Pond Room. Douglas will explore how media images pit mothers against each other and reinforce an ideology of “intensive mothering,” characterized by unattainable standards of devotion and perfection no mother can meet. Sponsored by the Center for the Education of Women, 998-7080.
Reading Group: Black History Month, “Rainbow Pages” reading group, featuring E. Lynn Harris’ “A Love of My Own: A Novel,” noon, Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (CAAS). Resource Center/Library. Sponsored by CAAS, 764-5517.

Wednesday, February 12
Art Videos: Die Brucke: The Birth of Modern Art in Germany, 12:10 p.m., Museum of Art. Follows the rise of Die Brucke, one of the most celebrated schools of German modern art. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Book Release: Elizabeth Sears and Thelma Thomas, “Reading Medieval Images—The Art Historian and the Object,” 4:30-6:30 p.m., Shaman Drum Bookshop, 311-315 S. State St. Sponsored by University of Michigan Press, 763-0163.
Class: Employee Orientation & Training: How to Make It More Successful, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Sponsored by HR Development, http://www.umich.edu/~hraa 764-7410. Registration required.
Class: Thriving during Change, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Sponsored by HR Development, http://www.umich.edu/~hraa 764-7410. Registration required.
Class: Access Introduction, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: PowerPoint I, 1-4 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: WWW HTML Authoring Introduction, 1-5 p.m., Room 2078, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Self-Understanding for Better Communication, 1-5 p.m. Sponsored by HR Development, http://www.umich.edu/~hraa 764-7410. Registration required.
Class: Culinary School and Nutrition Education, Creative Cooking for Women’s Health, 6-8 p.m., East Ann Arbor Health Center Demonstration Kitchen. Sponsored by M-Fit, 975-4387, ext. 236. Registration required.
Concert: Symphony Band, 8 p.m., Michigan Theater. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Exposition: School of Information ExpoSItion, 12:30-4 p.m., Media Union. Meet master’s and doctoral students interested in part-time or full-time jobs or internships. Sponsored by the School of Information, 615-8294 or http://si.umich.edu/exposition 
Lecture: Jitka Maleckova, Women and Nation on the Margins of Europe, noon, School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies and the Department of History, 647-4185.
Lecture: Paul Goldberger, Architecture, Museums and Authenticity, 5 p.m., Hutchins Hall, Room 100. As the Museum of Art plans for its own expansion, it looks at the history, meaning and emerging larger significance of museum architecture. Goldberger will address the aesthetic and social significance of recent museum architecture in a public lecture that will explore the context and meaning of such projects, their aspirations and their achievements. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Luncheon: 5th Annual MLK Luncheon & Discussion Series: Engineering Bioethics: Critical Issues that Govern the Process of Improving Our Lives, noon, Lurie Engineering Center, Room 1210. Advances made in the life sciences and, in particular, in bioengineering and biomedical engineering, are creating new possibilities, but also raise difficult ethical questions that previous generations of scientists and engineers have not had to address. This program will focus on some of the ethical questions involving cloning, stem cell research and related technical areas. Sponsored by the College of Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, 647-7151. * MLK Symposium 2003 event.
Lecture: Eric Rabkin, Mars 103: The Evolution of Mars: A Cultural History, 7:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History. How have our cultural imaginings about Mars changed as mankind’s scientific knowledge of Mars has changed? Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Music: Jazz Night, 7-10 p.m., Leonardo’s (see Feb. 5 description).
Seminar: Kristin Dunkle, Sex, Violence and a Retrovirus, 3-4 p.m., School of Public Health I, Room 3040. Sponsored by the Department of Epidemiology, 764-5436.
Seminar: Using Role Plays and Theatre in Teaching, 3-5 p.m., Michigan League, Koessler Room. Participants will learn several techniques that inspire students to examine topics from a variety of differing perspectives. Attendees can experience these exercises and apply them to their own teaching contexts. Sponsored by Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, 764-0505.
Workshop: African American Heritage Month, Connecting the Past to the Present: A Relationship Workshop, noon-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Harding Mott University Center. Explore the history of family and the development of relationships in the African American community. Sponsored by the Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives, (810) 762-3351.
Workshop: Successful Stepfamily Living, noon-1:30 p.m., Michigan Union, Wolverine Room. An interactive workshop focused on the challenges and rewards of stepfamily living. Discussion will include issues unique to stepfamilies, common pitfalls and tools for change. Co-sponsored by the Work/Life Resource Center, Center for the Education of Women, and Faculty & Staff Assistance Program, 936-8677.
Workshop: Creative Arts, Beginning Knitting, 6-8 p.m., Michigan League, Room 4 (see Feb. 5 description).

Thursday, February 13
Book Club: Royal Shakespeare Company Book Club, “Merry Wives of Windsor,” 7-8:30 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library, Multi-purpose Room. Sponsored by the Center for South Asian Studies, 647-4418.
Class: Access Forms, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Dreamweaver I, 1-4 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Film: African American Heritage Month, Scattered Africa!, noon-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Harding Mott University Center. Sponsored by the Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives, (810) 762-3351.
Lecture: Jeffrey Orringer, Cutaneous Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology, 10-11:30 a.m., Kellogg Eye Center, Auditorium. Sponsored by The Geriatrics Center, 998-9353. Registration required.
Lecture: Douglas Howland, The Sinking of the S.S. Kow-hsing: An Exercise in International Law and Diplomacy, noon, School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies, 764-6307.
Lecture: Marjorie Perloff, The Futurist Movement Revisited, 4 p.m., Michigan League, Michigan Room. The “futurist movement” is the name Perloff gave to that period of ferment immediately before and after World War II when artists and writers in Europe and America sought new modes andlanguages of expression and took charge of their own publication. Sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities, 936-3518.
Lecture: Charles Brooks, Protein Folding: Mechanism, Kinetics and Thermodynamics, 4 p.m., C.C. Little Building, Room 2548. Sponsored by the Program in Medicinal Chemistry, 647-8429.
Lecture: Sue Coe, 5 p.m., Art and Architecture Building, Auditorium. A politically oriented artist, Coe began her career as an illustrator for such publications as the New York Times and Time magazine. Later, she began creating extended visual discourses on subjects (such as racial discrimination or animal rights) that she felt were not being adequately addressed by conventional news organizations. Supported by the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Fund. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 936-2082.
Performance: Love Songs by The Choral Connection, 12:10 p.m., University Hospital, Lobby, Floor 1. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
U-M Retirees Meeting: 3:15 p.m., Pittsfield Township Administration Building, located at the corner of Platt Road and Michigan Ave. (U.S.12), 6201 W. Michigan Ave. The February meeting of the U-M Retirees Association will feature a question-and-answer session dealing with the new U-M Pharmacy Benefit Program. Guest speakers will be Marty Eichstadt, director of benefits, and members of her staff. Hot and soft drinks will be served. Members will receive a postcard with a map and complete directions. Sponsored by the U-M Retirees Association, 747-9220.
Tour: Guided tour of the exhibition Graphic Visions: German Expressionist Prints and Drawings, 7 p.m., Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Workshop: Creative Arts, Charcoal Drawing, 6-8 p.m., Michigan League, Room D (see Feb. 6 description).

Friday, February 14
Class: Eat That Frog!, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Sponsored by HR Development, http://www.umich.edu/~hraa 764-7410. Registration required.
Class: Managing Departmental Conflict for Managers, Directors and Department Heads, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Sponsored by HR Development, http://www.umich.edu/~hraa 764-7410. Registration required.
Class: GoLive Layouts and Special Effects, 9 a.m.-noon., Room 2078, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: WWW Getting Started with Web Publishing at U-M, 9 a.m.-noon, Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Photoshop I, 1-4 p.m., Room 2078, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Dance Lessons: Second Friday Swing, 9 p.m.-midnight. Features The Johnstown Cats and free dance lessons from 9-10 p.m. Learn all that you need for an above-average swing technique. Sponsored by Pierpont Commons Arts & Programs, 647-6838.
Lecture: Eve Ensler, Imagining V-World, 3 p.m., Chemistry Building, Room 1800. Ensler is a playwright and activist and founder of V-Day: a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Part of the Women in the Aftermath of War Series. Sponsored by the Center for the Education of Women, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Women’s Studies Program, http://lsa.umich.edu/women 
Lecture: Walter Moss, DNA and the Death of the Russian Romanov Ruling Empire, 7-8:30 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library. Sponsored by the Life Sciences Values & Society Program, http://www.aareads.org 
Performance: Eve Ensler, Necessary Targets, 1 & 8 p.m., Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. The Midwest premiere of Ensler’s new play is the story of two American women who journey to Bosnia to help women refugees and emerge deeply changed themselves. The play runs Feb. 6-March 9. Sponsored by the Center for the Education of Women, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Women’s Studies Program, 663-0681.
Play: Assassins, 8 p.m., U-M-Flint Theatre. Sponsored by the U-M-Flint Department of Theatre and Dance, (810) 237-6520.
Symposium: Alternative Energy: Economic Impact and Opportunity, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Crowne Plaza, Ann Arbor. The need for sustainable alternative energy sources is obvious. The symposium will discuss how investment capital can be attracted to the alternative energy sector to spur innovation and commercialization, current market adoption of fuel cell technologies and Michigan’s future in alternative energy. For registration information, visit http://www.zli.bus.umich.edu/news_events or call 615-4419. Sponsored by Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, Energy Club, Technology Transfer Office and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

Saturday, February 15
Concert: Jazz Festival Feature Concert #1, 4 p.m., Power Center. Featuring the Jazz Ensemble and the Count Basie Orchestra. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-2538. Tickets required.
Concert: Jazz Festival Feature Concert #2, 8 p.m., Michigan Theater. Featuring the Dave Holland Quintet and the Dave Holland New York Big Band. Sponsored by the University Musical Society and the U-M Jazz Festival, 764-2538. Tickets required.
Festival: Jazz Festival, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., School of Music. Features performances by 25 high/middle school jazz bands, U-M jazz combos, Jazz Trembone Ensemble, U-M Jazz Flute Ensemble, clinics. Lectures and master classes. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594. Registration fee required.
Lecture: Saturday Morning Physics, Vaughn Cooper, The Timing of Biological Evolution, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Dennison Hall, Room 170. Evolution, the process of biological change, takes place on many time scales. Sponsored by the Department of Physics, 764-4437.
Lecture: Jazz Festival Historical Lecture Series, Ella Fitzgerald—First Lady of Song, 2 p.m., Blanche Anderson Moore Hall. Co-sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, 764-0594.
Panel Discussion: Genetic Dilemmas: Cloning, Genetic Testing, Frozen Embryos and other Controversial Technologies, 2-4 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library. Sponsored by the Life Sciences Values & Society Program, http://www.aareads.org 
Planetarium Show: The Stars of Winter, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Feb. 8 description).
Planetarium Show: The Mars Show, 12:30 & 2:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Feb. 8 description).
Play: Assassins, 8 p.m., U-M-Flint Theatre. Sponsored by the U-M-Flint Department of Theatre and Dance, (810) 237-6520.
Performance: Dragontree, Waterfall, Tea by choreographer Jessica Fogel, 2 p.m., Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Generating expressive movements in response to both the appearance and uses of the familiar and esoteric plants on display, performers will dance amidst trees and waterfalls, on ledges, bridges and walls. Sponsored by Ann Arbor Dance Works, 998-7061. Admission fee and reservations required.

Sunday, February 16
Concert: Michigan Chamber Players, 4 p.m., Britton Recital Hall. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Film: Rivers and Tides, 3-5 p.m., Museum of Art. The film follows Scottish artist Andy Goldsworthy over the course of a year, capturing his creative process on film. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Planetarium Show: The Stars of Winter, 1:30 & 3:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Feb. 8 description).
Planetarium Show: The Mars Show, 2:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Feb. 8 description).
Play: Assassins, 2 p.m., U-M-Flint Theatre. Sponsored by the U-M-Flint Department of Theatre and Dance, (810) 237-6520.
Performance: Dragontree, Waterfall, Tea by choreographer Jessica Fogel, 2 p.m., Matthaei Botanical Gardens (see Feb. 15 description).

Monday, February 17
Book Club: Royal Shakespeare Company Book Club, 7-8:30 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library. Sadia Abbas, Love and Language in “Midnight’s Children.” Sponsored by the Center for South Asian Studies, 647-4418.
Broomball Season: The Intramural Sports Program’s 2003 Broomball season (sororities, independent women and co-rec only) will take entries 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Intramural Sports Building, 606 E. Hoover. Entry fee is $80 per team. A mandatory managers’ meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at Cliff Keen Arena. Games begin March 3 at Yost Ice Arena. Sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports, 763-3562.
Class: Flash Introduction, 9 a.m.-noon, Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Class: Dreamweaver II, 1-4 p.m., Room 2074, CSSB. Sponsored by IT Education Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 763-3700. Registration required.
Concert: University Philharmonia Orchestra, 8 p.m., Michigan Theater. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594
Cooking Workshop: Learning Vegetarian, 7-10 p.m., Michigan League Kitchen. Sponsored by Michigan League Programming Office, 763-4652. Registration and fee required.
Discussion: Research Responsibility Program, Edward Goldman and John O’Shea, Human Participant Protections-Social Sciences, 5-7 p.m., Student Activities Building, Maize & Blue Auditorium. Goldman is an attorney for the U-M Health Systems and adjunct lecturer in the School of Public Health. O’Shea is a professor of anthropology in LSA. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, 763-1289.
Forum: Composers’ Forum, 8 p.m., Britton Recital Hall. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594
Lecture: Magnificenza! The Medici, Michelangelo and the Art of Late Renaissance Florence, noon-1 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Room 1636 (International Institute). The second of three lectures and slide shows highlighting the Medici Collection showing at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) March 16-June 8. Sponsored by the Center for European Studies and the DIA, 615-7317.
Lecture: Kwame Anthony Appiah, Whose Life is it Anyway? Identity and Individuality in Ethics and Politics, 4 p.m., Michigan League, Michigan Room. Appiah’s lecture continues the development of his essays on “The State and the Shaping of Identity.” Sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities, 936-3518.
Meeting: Friends of Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Daytime Herb Study Group, noon, Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Sponsored by Friends of Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 484-0913 or (248) 349-5310.
Mini-Soccer Season: The Intramural Sports Program’s 2003 Mini-Soccer season will take entries 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Intramural Sports Building, 606 E. Hoover. Entry fee is $80 per team. A mandatory managers’ meeting will be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 19 at Cliff Keen Arena. Games begin March 4 at the Sports Coliseum. Sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports, 763-3562.
Panel: Iraq: Crisis and Confrontation in Global Perspective, 7-9 p.m., Lorch Auditorium. Sponsored by the Center for Middle East and North African Studies, Center for Russian and East European Studies and Korean Studies Program, 936-6510.
Volleyball Season: The Intramural Sports Program’s 2003 Volleyball season will take entries 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB), 606 E. Hoover. Entry fee is $80 per team. A mandatory managers’ meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at Cliff Keen Arena. The season will begin March 3 at the IMSB. Sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports, 763-3562.
Workshop: Family Education Workshop, 6-8 p.m., East Ann Arbor Health Center, Lower Level Conference Room. This workshop offers patients, families and the community an opportunity to learn about depression and get information about risk factors, treatments, impact on families and healthful ways of interacting with each other. Sponsored by the Depression Center, 764-0267. Registration and fee required.

* MLK Symposium 2003 events. For more information and event sponsors, visit http://www.mlksymposium.org.

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Friday, February 28
Conference: 21st Annual Career Conference, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Modern Languages Building, and Michigan League. The theme is “One University, One Community, One Destiny: Staff and the University’s Mission.” The conference is open to all and will include workshops on career, financial and personal development. The keynote speaker is Sue Guevara, U-M women’s basketball head coach. Sponsored by the Women of Color Task Force, http://www.umich.edu/~cew/wctfconf.html Registration and fee required.