October 25, 2004 Issue

oct. 25
Calligraphy Exhibition Opening Reception, Look! This Is Love, Islam: A Cultural Experience, 7-9 p.m. (For details, see Briefly Noted.)

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

History Exhibition, September 11: Bearing Witness to History, through Jan. 1, Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, 1212 Smallman St., 412-454-6000, www.pghhistory.org.

Art Exhibition, Andy Warhol’s Time Capsules, through Jan. 2, Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Art Exhibition, Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands, through Jan. 2, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Art Exhibition, Perchance to Dream, through Jan. 15, Society for Contemporary Craft Gallery, 2100 Smallman St., 412-261-7003, www.contemporarycraft.org.

Architecture Exhibition, Lebbeus Woods: Experimental Architecture, through Jan. 16, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Art Exhibition, Out of Time, Out of Place, Out of China: Reinventing Chinese Tradition in a New Century, through Feb. 25, University Art Gallery, 412-648-2423, http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag/.

Art Exhibition, Carnegie International, through March 20, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

oct. 26
Brown Bag Lunch Discussion, “Reflecting on the Pain of Others,” Mariolina Salvatori, associate professor, Pitt Department of English, discussion of Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others, noon, 501 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Department of English.

Distinguished Lecture Series, “Pharmacogenomics of Membrane Transporters: Implications for Drug Response,” Kathleen M. Giacomini, professor and chair, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Francisco, noon, 456 Salk Hall, School of Pharmacy, Laraine Kuchma, 412-648-3304, kuchma@pitt.edu.

Cultural Discussion, Islamic and Middle Eastern culture, society, and current events, noon. (For details, see Briefly Noted.)

Lunchtime Talk, “Statistical Inference in Quantum Mechanics,” Jos Uffink, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr/Events/Events.htm.

Panel Discussion, William Pamerleau, Pitt-Greensburg philosophy professor, Terry Bengel, artist, discussion of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Bengel’s stained-glass mural, Upward to the Light, 7 p.m., 118 Village Hall, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7741.

Music on the Edge Series, Paul Moravec, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-394-3353, www.proartstickets.org.

Audubon Print Exhibition, Painted Finch, through Nov. 8, Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-8191, www.library.pitt.edu.

Arabic Calligraphy Workshop, 7:30-9 p.m., 4130 Posvar Hall, University Center for International Studies, register at www.cerisnet.org.

Musical Performance, Lauren Pelon, ethnomusicologist and performer, 8 p.m., Bromeley Family Theater, Pitt-Bradford, 814-362-7505, www.upb.pitt.edu.


oct. 27
Teaching Excellence Fair, 9 a.m.-1p.m. (For details, see Briefly Noted.)

Video Lecture, Jewish Reflections on Evil, Cosmic and Moral by Jon D. Levenson, professor, Department of Jewish Studies, Harvard Divinity School, noon, 138 Blaisdell Hall, Pitt-Bradford, Common Concepts Project, www.pitt.edu/~ulin/namingevil.html.

Reading, The Divine Salt by Peter Blair, noon. (For details, see Briefly Noted.)

Lecture, “Capitalism and Metaphysics,” Scott Lash, director, Center for Cultural Studies, Goldsmith’s College, London University, 4 p.m., 363 Cathedral of Learning, Boundary 2, Pitt Department of English.

Lecture, “The Consequence of Uninsurance,” Wilhelmine Miller, senior program officer, Institute of Medicine, 4:30 p.m., Room A115, Crabtree Hall, Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Institute, 412-624-6104, www.healthpolicyinstitute.pitt.edu.

Reading, “An Evening with Jonathan Lethem,” author of Motherless Brooklyn, 7 p.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-8866, www.americanshorts.org.

Film Screening, The Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War, 7:15p.m., 118 Village Hall, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7741.

Musical Performance, Vienna Boy’s Choir, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Theatrical Performance, Baby’s Blues by Tammy Ryan, through Nov. 14, Point Park University Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Pittsburgh Playhouse Repertory Company, 412-621-4445, www.ppc.edu/playhouse/.

oct. 28
Department of French and Italian Open House, 5-7p.m., Room 1228 and 13th floor, Cathedral of Learning, 412-624-5220.


Theatrical Performance, Moonlight Room by Tristine Skyler, 8 p.m., through Dec. 12, Pittsburgh City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Theatrical Performance, Dracula, through Oct. 31, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, 412-281-0360, www.pbt.org,

oct. 29
School of Information Sciences Colloquium, “A Simple Alternative to the Relational Model,” Roger Flynn, associate professor, Pitt Department of Information Sciences, Meet the Speaker Coffee, 10:40-11 a.m., fifth-floor Commons Room; 11 a.m.-noon, Room 501; Information Sciences Building, www2.sis.pitt.edu/updates/colloquia/DIST_Fall2004.html.

School of Information Sciences Colloquium, “Minimizing Computer Security Threats,” Bill Oblitey, and Rose Shumba, associate professors, Department of Computer Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Room 501, Information Sciences Building, www2.sis.pitt.edu/updates/colloquia/DIST_Fall2004.html.

Fall Festival of Children’s Books, Fresh Voices, Familiar Friends, and All That Jazz, 8 a.m.-2:45 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, 412-622-3114, www.carnegielibrary.org.

Lecture, “Two Rooms,” Rosamond Purcell, artist, 4 p.m., BHA51, Lower Level, Giant Eagle Auditorium, Baker Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Consortium for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 412-624-5220.

Performance, comedian, Brian Regan, 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

oct. 30
Meet and Speak, Joanne Rogers, widow of Fred Rogers, and David Newell, 1 p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

oct. 31
Theatrical Performance, Capitol Steps, 3 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

nov. 1
Reading, Last Mountain Dancer: Hard-Earned Lessons in Love, Loss, and Honky-Tonk Outlaw Life by Chuck Kinder, associate professor, Pitt Department of English, 8:30 p.m. (For details, see Briefly Noted.)

nov. 2
Musical Performance, Music for Exhibitions: Master Class with Pittsburgh Musicians, 7:30 p.m., Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Theatrical Performance, Forever Plaid, 7:30 p.m., through Dec. 31, Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 412-456-6666, www.clocabaret.com.

nov. 3
Pittsburgh Speakers Series, James Carville, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakerseries.org/.

Musical Performance, “Wynonna Judd…Her Story: Scenes From a Lifetime,” 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Musical Performance, Pitt Symphony Orchestra, Roger Zahab, conductor, free, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

Photography Exhibition, Shinichiro Kobayashi and Fumimasa Hosokawa: Unspoken Ground—Two Views of Japan, through Jan. 29, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

nov. 4
Seminar, “Simulating, Refining, and Modeling Protein Structures at Multi-resolution and Multi-length Scales,” Jianpeng Ma, assistant professor, Department of Biochemistry, Baylor College, noon, 520EE Eye and Ear Board Room, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, 412-648-3333, www.ccbb.pitt.edu.

Video Lecture, The First Lesson of History: The Good of Evil by Joan Chittister, founder, Benetvision: A Resource and Research Center for Contemporary Spirituality, noon, 138 Blaisdell Hall, Pitt-Bradford, Common Concepts Project, www.pitt.edu/~ulin/namingevil.html.


Theatrical Performance, Amazones: The Women Master Drummers of Guinea, 7:30 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Music on the Edge Series, All-Feldman Concert, Ted Mook, cellist, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

Theatrical Performance, Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz, through Dec. 5, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

nov. 5
Jazz Lectures, Donald Harrison (alto sax) and Joe Lovano (tenor sax), “A Tribute to Lester ‘Prez’ Young,” 9 a.m.; Lew Soloff (trumpet) and Oscar Brashear (trumpet), “A Special Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie,” 10:30 a.m.; Idris Muhammad (drums), “Rhythmic Explosion: Dedicated to Kenny Clark, Art Blakely, and Max Roach,” 1 p.m., part of 34th Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert, William Pitt Union Assembly Room, Pitt Jazz Studies Program, 412-624-4187.

Opera Performance, The Soldier’s Tale by Igor Stravinsky, 8 p.m., through Nov. 7, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Opera Theater of Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh Symphony and Attack Theater, 412-392-4900, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

nov. 6
Jazz Lectures, George Mraz (bass) and Marc Whitfield (guitar), “The Rhythm of Jazz: Dedicated to Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Blanton, and Django Reinhardt,” 10 a.m., and Patrice Rushen (piano), “A Tribute to Art Tatum, Bud Powell, and Bill Evans,” 11:30 a.m., part of 34th Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert, William Pitt Union Assembly Room, Pitt Jazz Studies Program, 412-624-4187.

Survival Skills and Ethics Workshop, “Making Research Presentations,” 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 4th Floor Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 2, 412-578-3716, www.survival.pitt.edu, survival.pitt.edu.

Pitt Jazz Concert, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4187, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

Dance Performance, Les Grandes Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh Dance Council, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Musical Performance, Samite and David Cullen, 8 p.m., Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan St., Guitar Society of Fine Arts, 412-396-5486, www.gsfapittsburgh.org.

Musical Performance, The Golden Age of the Chapel Royal, 8 p.m., Church of the Ascension, 4729 Ellsworth Ave., Pittsburgh Camerata, 412-421-5884, www.pittsburghcamerata.org.