March 1, 2004 Issue

march 1
Spring 2004 Colloquium, Eleanor Mannikka, professor, art history, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, “Adventures and Misadventures While Researching Angkor Wat,” noon, 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, 412-648-2421, www.pitt.edu/~arthome/colloquium.html.

Spanish Conversation Table, 3:30 p.m., free coffee, Crazy Mocha, 116 S. Bouquet St., Pitt Center for Latin American Studies, 412-648-7392, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/upcoming_events.html.

Spring 2004 Speakers Series, Alison Babusci, storyteller, artist, and yogini, “Deconstructing Barbie,” 6 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pitt Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.pitt.edu/~wstudies.

Drue Heinz Lecture Series, Laurie Garrett, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Art Exhibition, Forum 53: Garofalo Architects, through March 21, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Art Exhibition, November 22, 1963: Image, Memory, Myth, in Collaboration with the Sixth-Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, through March 21, Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Art Exhibition, Divinities, Demons, Kings, and Clowns, University Art Gallery, through March 27, 412-648-2400, http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag/index.html.

Photography Exhibition, Pitt Photographers, Jim Burke, Mike Drazdzinski, Joe Kapelewski, and Patricia Nagle, through April 23, Pitt Barco Law Library Gallery, 412-648-1330, www.law.pitt.edu/library/index.html.

Art Exhibition, Hudson River School: Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, through May 9, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Historical Exhibition, Corps of Discovery: The Natural History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, through July 5, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/whatsnew/main.htm.

march 2
Poetry Reading, Andrea Hollander Budy, 11:30 a.m. (For details, see page 2.)

Eat ‘n’ Meet, Intercultural Bag Lunch, noon, Dining Room A, William Pitt Union, Pitt International Services, jbrayman@pitt.edu.

Pharmacy Distinguished Lecture Series, Daniel H. Rich, professor, medicinal and organic chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Design and Synthesis of Inhibitors of Botulinum Toxin Metalloproteases,” noon, 456 Salk Hall, Pitt School of Pharmacy, 412-624-8185, www.pharmacy.pitt.edu/Calendar.lasso.

Lecture, Tara M. Ridge, adjunct instructor, Pitt Department of Physical Therapy, “Spring Into Action Injury Free,” noon, William Pitt Union Ballroom, Pitt Wellness Program and Center for Exercise and Health Fitness Research, 412-648-8251, www.education.pitt.edu/wellness.

Lecture, Ed Zalta, professor of philosophy, Stanford University, “Ontology Without Tears: A Solution to the Problem of Abstract Objects (That Even A Naturalist Could Love),” 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Lecture, Sylvere Nyandwi, graduate student, Pitt Department of Chemistry, “Rwanda Genocide,” 7 p.m., free, Village Hall, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7497, www.upg.pitt.edu.

EcoForum Eminent Biologist Lecture, Johanna Schmitt, Brown University, “The 21st-Century Naturalist,” 7 p.m. Science Lecture Hall, Alumni Hall, Pitt Department of Biological Sciences, 412-624-4266, www.pitt.edu/~biology/.

Concert, Daniel Barenboim, pianist, Mariss Jansons, conductor, Pittsburgh Symphony Presents, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

march 3
Panel Discussion, moderator Alan Meisel, director, Pitt Center for Bioethics and Health Law, “The Impact of the Health Care Crisis on Our Region,” 7:30 a.m., Smith Hall, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7497, www.upg.pitt.edu.

Brown Bag Lunch Discussion, Rwanda Genocide and International Response, 11:30 a.m., Village Hall, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7497, www.upg.pitt.edu.

Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Titus North, Pitt professor of political science, “From Technocrats to Aristocrats: The Role of Changing Career Paths on Japanese Financial Administration Reform,” noon, 4D56 Posvar Hall, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7371, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

Musical Performance, University of Pittsburgh Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m., free, Bellefield Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4126, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

march 4
Pitt Five-Campus College Fair, 11 a.m., also 5 p.m., Alumni Hall Ballroom, Pitt Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, 412-624-7488, www.pitt.edu/~oafa.

Lecture, Bruce Gordon, senior vice president, Moody’s Investors Service, “How Bond Rating Agencies Look at Institutional Credit Factors,” noon, University Club, 123 University Place, Pitt Health Policy Institute Governance Briefing, 412-624-6104, www.healthpolicyinstitute.pitt.edu.

Lecture, Alexander Carius, managing director, Adelphi Research and Adelphi Consult, Berlin, Germany, noon, 4E51 Posvar Hall, Pitt Center for West European Studies and the European Union Center, 412-648-7405, www.ucis.pitt.edu/cwes/Calendar/current-calendar.html.

Professional Development Course, Contract Essentials, Maryanne Linkes, instructor, 6:30 p.m., Pitt Learning Solutions, 412-624-6600, www.solutions.pitt.edu.

Dance Lecture, Sreyashi Dey, artistic director of Srishti Dances of India, “Movement, Characterization, and Mood in Epic Theater of India,” 6:30 p.m., University Gallery, 412-648-2423, http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag.

Spring 2004 Speakers Series, Adrienne Asch, professor of biology, ethics, and politics of human reproduction, Wellesley College, “Women and Motherhood Meet Technology,” 7 p.m., 2K56 Posvar Hall, Pitt Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.pitt.edu/~wstudies.

Women’s History Month Lecture, Susan A. Nelson, senior vice president, First Commonwealth Trust Company, “UPG: Foundation for Success,” Ferguson Theater, 7 p.m., Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7497, www.upg.pitt.edu.

Theatrical Performance, Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo, through April 4, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

Theatrical Performance, Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, 8 p.m., through April 4, City Theatre Company, 1300 Bingham St., 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

march 5
Lecture, Richard A. Boucher, U.S. Department of State Spokesman, “U.S. Foreign Policy form the Middle East to Southeast Asia,” 8:30 a.m., 2k56 Posvar Hall, Pitt Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS), Global Studies Program, Asian Studies Center, and Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, 412-624-4780, www.cerisnet.org.

LERSAIS Seminar, Carl E. Landwehr, program director, NSF Trusted Computing Program, Title, “Trying to Improve Information Flow in the Information Security Market,” 11 a.m., 120 David Lawrence Hall, 412-624-9421, www.sis.pitt.edu/~lersais.

Lecture, “How Bond Rating Agencies Look at Institutional Credit Factors,” noon, register by March 3, University Club, 123 University Place, Pitt Health Policy Institute, friede@pitt.edu, www.healthpolicyinstitute.pitt.edu.

Lecture, Adolf Wolf, deputy permanent secretary, Danish Ministry of Finance, “Why Can the Bumble Bee Fly? The Story of the Danish Welfare State,” noon, 4E51 Posvar Hall, Pitt Center for West European Studies and the European Union Center, 412-648-7405, www.ucis.pitt.edu/cwes/Calendar/current-calendar.html.

Clinical Program Brown Bag Lunch, Edie Golbacher, Pitt professor of psychology, noon, 4127 Sennott Square, Pitt Department of Psychology, 412-624-4500, http://merlin.psych.pitt.edu/html/events/brown-bags.html.

Concert, Playful Virtuosity, Mariss Jansons, conductor, Yefim Bronfman, pianist, 8 p.m., also March 6, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Mellon Grand Classics Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Salsa Dancing, 10 p.m., Tango’s, 20 E. Robinson St. (PNC Park), Pitt Center for Latin American Studies, 412-648-7392, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/.

Graduate Student Conference, also March 6, 2M/2P Posvar Hall, Pitt Center for Russian and East European Studies, 412-648-7407, www.pitt.edu/~creesgsc.

march 6
Professional Development Course, Sharpening Listening Skills, Michelle Donovan, instructor, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., also March 13, registration required, Pitt Learning Solutions, 412-624-6600, www.solutions.pitt.edu.

Professional Development Course, Business Communication: Writing that Works, Anne Dorn, instructor, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., registration required, Pitt Learning Solutions, 412-624-6600, www.solutions.pitt.edu.

Panel Discussion, “Paintings and Prints, Politics and Prose,” Gillian Forrester, associate curator, Yale Center for British Art; Timothy Barringer, assistant professor of art history, Yale University; Robin Grey, associate professor of English, University of Illinois, at Chicago, 1-3 p.m., Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

march 7
Musical Performance, Mozart’s Requiem, 4 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1066 Washington Rd., Three Rivers Choral Society, 412-394-3353, www.3riverschoral.com.

Musical Performance, Choral Prayer at the Close of Day, R. Craig Dobbins, guest organist, 8:30 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pittsburgh Compline Choir, 412-68-6886, http://compine.lucpgh.com.

march 9
Professional Development Course, Recruiting and Retaining Key Employees: A Guide to Maximizing Your Retirement and Fringe Benefit Package, Robert Fragasso, instructor, 6-8:30 p.m., also March 16 and 23, registration required, Pitt Learning Solutions, 412-624-6600, www.solutions.pitt.edu.

march 10
Business Seminar, The First Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business, 7:30-9:50 a.m., 2K56 Posvar Hall, Pitt Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 412-648-1542.

NIH Career Development Award Workshops, noon, S120 Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt Office of Academic Career Development, 412-648-8121, www.health.pitt.edu/oacd.

Student Organ Recital Series, Preston Dibble, 1 p.m., free, Heinz Chapel, 412-624-4157, www.discover.pitt.edu/chapel.

Cooking Course, Indian Cooking: Curries of India, Kiren Randhawa, instructor, 6:30-8:30 p.m., also March 17 and 24, registration required, Pitt Learning Solutions, 412-624-6600, www.solutions.pitt.edu.

Musical Performance, Laura Buruiana, cellist, 8 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 1-800-846-ARTS, www.upj.pitt.edu.

Theatrical Performance, The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown, 8 p.m., Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, Katz Center for Performing Arts, 5738 Darlington Rd., 412-394-3353, www.proartstickets.org.

Poetry Reading, Kelly Cherry, 8 p.m., Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., International Poetry Forum, 412-621-9893, www.thepoetryforum.org/season.html.

march 11
Ballet Performance, Giselle, 7:30 p.m., through March 14, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 2900 Liberty Ave., 412-454-9107, www.pbt.org.

Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, 8:30 p.m., (For details, see page 3.)

march 12
Concert, Dreamscape, Mariss Jansons, conductor, 8 p.m., also March 13, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Mellon Grand Classics, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

march 13
Musical Performance, Father, Son, Godfather, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, corner of Fifth Avenue and Craig Street, Renaissance Baroque Society, 412-682-7262, www.rbsp.org.

Musical Performance, Antigoni Goni, classical guitarist, 8 p.m., Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan St., Guitar Society of Fine Art, 412-394-3353, www.proartstickets.org.

march 14
Dance Performance, Dance of Desire, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Presents, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Musical Performance, Preston Dibble, guest organist, 8:30 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Choral Prayer at the Close of Day, Lutheran University Center, 412-682-6886, www.lucpgh.com/compline.

march 15
Spring Term Colloquium, Terry Smith, Pitt professor of art history and theory, “Modernity and Contemporaneity: Concepts for a Conference,” noon, 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, 412-648-2421, www.pitt.edu/~arthome/colloquium.html.

Drue Heinz Lecture Series, Peter Carey, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-8866, http://trfn.clpgh.org/pal.