July 19, 2004 Issue

july 19
Science Demonstration, Harry Potter Week, through July 25, Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., 412-237-3400, www.carnegiesciencecenter.org.

Discount Tickets, Idlewild Park and Sandcastle, on sale for Pitt faculty, staff, and students through July 30, William Pitt Union ticket office.

Book Exhibition, First, Unique, or Special Editions from the University Library System’s Rare Book Collections, exhibits change biweekly, 271 and 363 Hillman Library, 412-648-8190.

Art Exhibition, Defiance Despair Desire: German Expressionist Prints from the Marcia and Granvil Specks Collection, through Aug. 8, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Natural History Exhibition, Remains of a Rainbow: Rare Plants and Animals of Hawaii, through Aug. 15, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave, 412-622-3131, www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh.

Children’s Art Exhibition, Where the Wild Things Are, through Aug. 15, Children’s Museum, 10 Children’s Way, 412-322-5058, www.pittsburghkids.org.

Photography Exhibition, Fellowship, through Aug. 21, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

Art Exhibition, Flowers Observed, Flowers Transformed, through Sept. 5, Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Art Exhibition, Early German Prints from the Collection, through Oct. 31, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

july 20
Ph.D. Dissertation, Qianyu (David) Dang, Pitt Department of Biostatistics, “Using Trajectories from a Bivariate Growth Curve of Covariates in a Cox Model Analysis,” 11 a.m., A215 Crabtree Hall.

Theatrical Performance, Hello, Dolly!, 8 p.m., through Aug. 1, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghCLO.org.

Film Screening, Scream, 8:30 p.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, Pitt Program Council, 412-648-7900, www.pitt.edu/~ppc.

Audubon Print Exhibition, Barred Owl, through Aug. 2, Hillman Library Ground Floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-3330, www.library.pitt.edu.

Art Exhibition, Travels Recaptured, by Mary Ray Richardson, through Aug. 7, Watercolors Gallery, 901 Penn Ave., 412-201-4003, www.watercolors-gallery.com.

july 21
Business Seminar, Inside Brazilian Business, 5:30 p.m., Suite 1175, Two Mellon Center, 501 Grant St., Pitt Center for Latin American Studies, 412-648-7391, fax 412-648-2199, cmcc@ucis.pitt.edu.

july 22
Ph.D. Dissertation, Yingmei Liu, Pitt Department of Physics and Astronomy, “Exitons at High Density in Semiconductors,” 3 p.m., 216 Allen Hall.

july 23
Blood and Bone Marrow Drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Fridays during July and August, UPMC Shadyside west wing dining room, 5320 Centre Ave, Central Blood Bank, 412-209-7082, mwiegel@ilxm.org.

Film Screening, Godzilla/Gojira, 8 p.m., Regent Square Theatre, 1035 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh Filmmakers, 412-682-4111, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

july 24
Carpatho-Rusyn Flower Craft Show, noon-4 p.m., part of Flowers Observed, Flowers Transformed, Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Volunteer Opportunity, Salvation Army kettles, East End locations, Pitt Volunteer Pool, 412-624-7709, stz@pitt.edu, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolactivities.htm.

july 25
Musical Performance, Jazz in the Garden, free, 1-3 p.m., Phipps Conservatory, 1 Schenley Park Dr., 412-622-6914, www.phipps.conservatory.org.

Film Screening, The Return of the Pink Panther, 8 p.m., Regent Square Theater, 135 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh Filmmakers, 412-682-4111, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

july 26
Science Demonstration, Start Your Engine! Week, through Aug. 1, Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., 412-237-3400, www.carnegiesciencecenter.org.

july 27
Ph.D. Dissertation, Helen Perilloux, Pitt Department of Anthropology, “Natural Variation in Human Mating Strategy and the Evolutionary Significance of Mate Choice Criteria,” 8 a.m., 3D10 Posvar Hall.

Ph.D. Dissertation, Wendy Fellows-Mayle, Pitt Department of Anthropology, “Cranial Content Changes in Craniosynostotic Rabbits,” 10 a.m., 3D10 Posvar Hall.

Ph.D. Dissertation, Yongge Zhao, Pitt Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program, “Dissecting and Maneuvering the Molecular Mechanisms of Fas-mediated Apoptosis and Liver Injury,” 10 a.m., 1104 Scaife Hall.

july 28
Ph.D. Dissertation, William S. Greer, Pitt Department of Health, Physical, and Recreation Education, “The Effect of Increasing Levels of Exertion on Knee Joint Proprioception,” 2 p.m., Petersen Center Conference Room.

july 29
PghLiveMusic Showcase, 5-7 p.m., Thursdays through Aug 26, free, La Prima Espresso, 811 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-471-5605, www.pgharts.org.

Ph.D. Dissertation, Tiberiu M. Popa, Pitt Department of Classics, “Aristotle on Material Dispositions in Meteorology Book IV,” 2 p.m., Cathedral of Learning 1401.

Musical Performance, Lord of the Rings Symphony, 7:30 p.m., through July 31, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

july 30
Wine Tasting, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Film Screening, S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, 8 p.m., Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

july 31
Art Lecture, Cheryl Nashbar, Bach Flower Essences instructor, “Warhol’s Flowers: Were They Healing Him?” 2 p.m., part of Flowers Observed, Flowers Transformed, Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

aug. 1
Art Exhibition, Alfred H. Mauer: American Modern, through Oct. 17, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, 724-837-1500, www.wmuseumaa.org.

aug. 2
Ph.D. Dissertation, Erika Gold, Pitt Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, “Historical Study of Racial Bias in High School United States History Textbooks —1950-2000,” 10 a.m., 5S56 Posvar Hall.

Ph.D. Dissertation, Ali Said Ali Ibrahim, Pitt Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, “Preparing Elementary Pre-Service Teachers for Cultural Diversity and Computer Technology,” 2 p.m., 5S56 Posvar Hall.

aug. 3
Ph.D. Dissertation, Victor Cordova, Pitt Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, “El involucramiento de Padres de Familia en Educacion/Parental Involvement in Education: The Perceptions and Practices of Latinos in Chelsea, Massachusetts,” 2 p.m., 5S56 Posvar Hall.

Jazz Performance, Howie Alexander, 5 p.m., free., Penn Avenue and Seventh Street, Downbeat in the District Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, DUQ 90.5, 412-396-6030, www.pgharts.org.

Audubon Print Exhibition, Ruby-throated Humming Bird, through Aug. 16, Hillman Library Ground Floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-3330, www.library.pitt.edu.

Art Exhibition, Fiberart International 2004, through Aug. 15, Society for Contemporary Craft Gallery, 2100 Smallman St., 412-261-7003, www.contemporarycraft.org.

aug. 4
Garden Exhibition, “Introduction to the Garden,” 12:15 p.m., Summer of Fragrance Series, Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden, 4905 Fifth Ave., 412-621-6566, www.biblicalgardenpittsburgh.org.

Ph.D. Dissertation, Minjung Kim, Pitt Department of Instruction and Learning, “Reading Historical Films Through Different Lenses: Making Accounts of the Korean War Through Films,” 1 p.m., 731 LRDC.

aug. 5
Garden Exhibition, “Smelling Good or Stinking: 3,000 Years of Odors,” 7:30 p.m., Summer of Fragrance Series, Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden, 4905 Fifth Ave., 412-621-6566, www.biblicalgardenpittsburgh.org.

aug. 6
Concert, Pittsburgh Symphony, Daniel Meyer conductor, 8 p.m., South Park, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, 412-392-4900.

aug. 7
Art Lecture, Elisabeth Agro, curator of decorative arts, Carnegie Museum of Art, “Flowers in Decorative Arts,” 2 p.m., part of Flowers Observed, Flowers Transformed, Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Concert, Pittsburgh Symphony, Lucas Rich Richman conductor, James Rodgers bassoonist, 8:15 p.m., Hartwood Acres, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

aug. 9
Film Screening, Miracle, 8:30 p.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, Pitt Program Council, 412-648-7900, www.pitt.edu/~ppc.

Ph.D. Dissertation: Denise Pahl Schaan, Pitt Department of Anthropology, “The Camutins Chiefdom: Rise and Development of Social Complexity on Marajó Island, Brazilian Amazon,” 1 p.m., 3D10 Posvar Hall.

aug. 10
Jazz Performance, Tony Campbell, 5 p.m., free, Penn Avenue and Seventh Street, Downbeat in the District Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, DUQ 90.5, 412-396-6030, www.pgharts.org.

Theatrical Performance, Dreamgirls by Tom Eyen, 8 p.m.,through Aug 22, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghCLO.org.


aug. 12
Ph.D. Dissertation, Vanja Lazarevic, Pitt Molecular Virology and Microbiology Graduate Program, “Priming and Maintenance of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Specific T Cell Responses,” 1 p.m., S-100 Biomedical Science Tower.

Theatrical Performance, Uncle Vanya, 8 p.m.,through Aug. 28, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, 412-561-6000, www.picttheatre.org.

aug. 13
Medical Scientist Training Program, annual retreat, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Biomedical Science Tower Lobby, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, vaneppssj@upmc.edu, rst2@pitt.edu.

aug. 17
Audubon Print Exhibition, Azure Warbler, through Aug. 30, Hillman Library Ground Floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-3330, www.library.pitt.edu.

aug. 21
Golf Melanoma Fundraiser, Grant Channell Memorial Golf Outing, 7:30 a.m., Black Hawk Golf Course, Beaver Falls, Pa., buffet lunch follows, benefits Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program of UPMC Cancer Centers, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 412-623-4636, www.geocities.com/channellmgo/.

Cabaret Pittsburgh, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m., La Prima Espresso, 811 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theater, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-394-3353, www.picttheatre.org.

aug. 22
Reading Series, The Yalta Game, 8 p.m., also Aug. 23, Charity Randall Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, 412-561-6000, www.picttheatre.org.

aug. 23
Film Screening, Starsky and Hutch, 8:30 p.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, Pitt Program Council, 412-648-7900, www.pitt.edu/~ppc.

aug. 27
Film Screening, Facing Windows, Italian with English subtitles, Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave., 412-682-4111, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, www.pghfilmmakers.org.

Theatrical Performance, Me and My Girl, 8 p.m., through Aug 8., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh CLO, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghCLO.org.