December 6, 2004 Issue

dec. 6
Frick Fine Arts Colloquium Lecture, “Chartes in Cyberspace: A New Tool for Iconography of Medieval Sculpture and Stained Glass,” Jane Vadnal, Pitt Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program, noon, 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, 412-648-2400.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Iva Miljkovic-Gacic, Pitt Department of Epidemiology, “Association of Hepatic Lipase and Endothelial Lipase Polymorphisms with Variation in NMR Lipoprotein Subclasses and Sizes in Older Caucasian, African American, and Tobago African Caribbean Men,” 12:30 p.m., Epidemiology Conference Room, Crabtree Hall.

Café Scientifique Pittsburgh, Jeremy Levy, associate professor, Pitt Department of Physics and Astronomy, discussion on “Quantum Computing,” 7 p.m., Penn Brewery, 800 Vinial St., www.cafescipgh.org.

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

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

Theatrical Performance, Black Nativity by Langston Hughes, through Dec. 19, Alumni Hall 7th-floor auditorium, Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble, Pitt Department of Africana Studies, 412-648-2276.

Theatrical Performance, Work Song by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric Simonson, through Dec. 19, Pittsburgh City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

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

History Exhibition, September 11: Bearing Witness to History, through Jan. 1, Pittsburgh Regional History Center, 1212 Smallman St., 412-454-6000, www.pghhistory.org.
Holiday Tours at The Frick, through Jan. 2, Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Art Exhibitions, Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands, through Jan. 2; Lebbeus Woods: Experimental Architecture, through Jan. 16; Kawase Hasui: Landscapes of Modern Japan, through Feb. 27; Carnegie International, through March 20; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

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

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

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.

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/.

dec. 7
Lunch Time Talk, Thomas Forster, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge, “De-linearising Mathematical Notation,” 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning. Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr/.

Audubon Print Exhibition, Red-Shouldered Hawk, through Dec. 20, Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-3330, www.library.pitt.edu.

dec. 8
Informational Series, “PASSPORT to Academic Success,” noon-1:30 p.m., William Pitt Union, Dining Room A,Pitt Office of International Studies, 412-624-7120, www.ois.pitt.edu.

Opera Performance, Amahl and the Night Visitors, 7 p.m., Smithfield United Church, 620 Smithfield St., www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

Holiday Concert, Pitt-Greensburg Chorale and Band, featuring Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” with harpist Christing Mazza, 7:30 p.m., Ferguson Theater, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7741, www.upg.pitt.edu.

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

dec. 9
Lecture, “Craniosacral Therapy: Is There Biology Behind the Theory?” Patricia Downey, Pitt Ph.D. candidate in Pitt’s Department of Anthropology, 2 p.m. 3106 Posvar Hall, 412-648-7500.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Douglas Lavin, Pitt Department of Philosophy, “Practical Reason and the Conditions of Agency,” 4 p.m., 1001B, Cathedral of Learning.
Energy Showcase, “The Energy Event: A Pitt Showcase of Energy Innovation,” 4-6:30 p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

Cancer Education Lecture, “A Reason to Hope: New Advances in the Treatment of Lymphoma,” Sam Jacobs, associate director of clinical investigations, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 6-7:30 p.m., Mountain View Inn, Route 30, Greensburg, UPMC Cancer Centers, 1-800-533-UPMC, newsbureau.upmc.com.

Computers and Qualitative Data Analysis Workshops, “Integrating Software into Qualitative Analysis,” Raymond Maietta, president of Research Talk Inc., followed by “Using Atlas.ti to Support Interdisciplinary Research: The Mercury Case Study,” Stuart Shulman, senior research associate, Pitt School of Information Sciences, 7-9 p.m., 125 Victoria Hall, Pitt Qualitative Research Group, shulman.ucsur.pitt.edu.

Opera Performance, Amahl and the Night Visitors, 7:30 p.m.,Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead, 510 10th Ave.,Munhall, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

Jazz Performance, Tom Scott with Phil Woods, 7:30 p.m., through Dec. 12, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan St., 412-322-0800, www.manchesterguild.org.

Films at the Frick, Dangerous Beauty, directed by Marshall Herskovitz, 8 pm., Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Pittsburgh Symphony Mellon Grand Classics, Winter Solstice, James Conlon, conductor, 8 p.m., through Dec. 11, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

dec. 10
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Julia Turner, Pitt Department of English, “Reading Scars: Circumcision as Textual Trope,” 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 526 Cathedral of Learning.
NanoScience and Engineering Seminar, “Biomedical Nanotechnology for Molecular Imaging, Profiling, and Drug Targeting,” Shuming Nie, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, noon, 531 Alumni Hall, Pitt Institute of NanoScience and Engineering, www.nano.pitt.edu

Senior Vice Chancellor’s Research Seminar, “Cellular Pattern Formation in the Zebrafish Retina,” Xiangyun Wei, assistant professor, Pitt Department of Ophthalmology, noon-1 p.m., Auditorium 6, Scaife Hall, Pitt Schools of the Health Sciences, www.health.pitt.edu.

Lunch Time Talk, Ken Manders, Pitt Department of Philosophy, “Descartes Regulae in the Light of His Early Mathematics,” 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr/.

Candlelight Evenings at Phipps, 6:30-9 p.m., through Dec. 29, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park Dr., 412-622-6914, www.phipps.conservatory.org.

Alaska Native Artwork Show and Sale, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., 6-8 p.m., also Dec. 11-12, regular museum hours, Alaskan Native Arts Foundation, 301-320-2840.

Film Screening, Maborosi by Hirokazu Kore-Eda, 6:30 p.m., introduction and postfilm discussion led by Keiko McDonald, Pitt professor of Japanese cinema and literature, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., www.silvereye.org, 412-431-1810.

Theatrical Performance, A Musical Christmas Carol, 7:30 p.m., through Dec. 23, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Civic Light Opera, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Opera Performance, Amahl and the Night Visitors, 8 p.m., Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, 384 Fox Chapel Rd., Pittsburgh, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

Heinz Chapel Choir Holiday Concert, John Goldsmith, conductor, 8 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

Holiday Concert, Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres, 8 p.m., Smithfield United Church, Downtown, 620 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh Camerata, 412-421-5884, www.pittsburghcamerata.org.

Theatrical Performance, The Chief by Rob Zellers and Gene Collier, through Dec. 26, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Public Theater, 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

dec. 11
Adult Workshop, Victorian Topiary, 9:30 a.m., Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Global Issues Lecture Series, “Highlights of Legal Reform in the Former Soviet Union,” Ludmila Ungureanu, Heinz Fellow in Pitt’s University Center for International Studies, 1 p.m., 4130 Posvar Hall, Pitt Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

Opera Performance, Amahl and the Night Visitors, 2:30 p.m., Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Avenue at Walnut Street, Pittsburgh, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

Pitt African Drumming Ensemble, Anicet Mundundu, director, 8 p.m., Bellefield Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

Holiday Concert, Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres, 8 p.m., St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton Ave., Highland Park, Pittsburgh Camerata, 412-421-5884, www.pittsburghcamerata.org.

Musical Performance, In the Fields in Frost and Snow by The Chris Norman Ensemble, 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Renaissance and Baroque Society, 412-682-7262, www.rbsp.org.

Opera Performance, Amahl and the Night Visitors, 8 p.m. (For details, see page 3.)

Musical Performance, To Grandmother’s House We Go, River City Brass Band, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., 1-800-292-7222, www.rcbb.com.

Folk Music Performance, David Bromberg, 8 p.m., Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Calliope Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, 412-394-3353, www.calliopehouse.com.

dec. 12
Holiday Workshop for Families, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Sanctuary Concert Series, Music of the Italian Baroque for Strings and Voices, Festival Choir, Richard Teaster, director, 3 p.m., First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, 159 N. Bellefield Ave., www.sanctuaryconcertseries.org, 412-621-0500.

Holiday Concert, Heinz Chapel, John Goldsmith, conductor, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, www.pitt.edu/~concerts, 412-624-4125.

Opera Performance, Amahl and the Night Visitors, 7 p.m., Sewickley Academy, 315 Academy Ave., Sewickley, www.operatheaterpittsburgh.org.

dec. 13
Center for National Preparedness Seminar, 3-4:30 p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

Musical Performance, Miro Quartet, with pianist Adam Neiman, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, www.carnegielibrary.org/events, 412-624-4129.

dec. 14
Pharmaceutical Sciences Lecture, “Serotonin, Neuropeptides, and Appetite Regulation,” John D. Fernstrom, professor, Pitt Department of Psychiatry, noon, 456 Salk Hall,Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, www.cnbc.cmu.edu.

Tuesday Musical Club Classical Holiday Program, string ensemble and chorale divisions, Paul Critser and Bethany Ann Cirota, conductors, 12:30 p.m., First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, Bayard Street and Bellefield Avenue, www.tuesdaymusicalclub.org, 412-682-0439.

dec. 15
Musical Performance, Timothy Mobley, Heinz Chapel Students Recital Series, noon, Heinz Memorial Chapel, www.discover.pitt.edu/chapel.

Musical Performance, Holiday Pops, Mendelssohn Choir, Dan Meyer, conductor, 8 p.m., through Dec. 19, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., PNC Pittsburgh Symphony Pops, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, 412-392-4900.

Jazz Performance, The Strangers, 7:30 p.m., Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, Westmoreland Jazz Society, www.wmuseumaa.org, 724-837-1500.