January 9, 2006 Issue

Jan. 9

Seminar, “Perspectives on the Avian Flu Pandemic and Public Health Preparedness,” Sam Stebbins. director, Pitt Center for Public Health Preparedness, 3-4 p.m., 5th floor, Alumni Hall, Pitt School of Information Sciences, 412-624-2677, www.cnp.pitt.edu.

Film Studies Lecture, “Vienna in the 1920s: Cultural and Social Criticism on the Screen,” Frank Stern, professor, University of Vienna, 5:15 p.m., 208B Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for West European Studies and Program for Cultural Studies, 412-648-7405, www.ucis.pitt.edu/cwes/index.html.

Iraq Symposium, Pitt-Greensburg Instructor Joan Bytheway and other members of a forensic team who examined bodies found in mass graves in Baghdad, 7 p.m., Ferguson Theater, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7741, mackall@pitt.edu.

Cathedral of Learning Nationality Rooms Holiday Tours, through Jan. 13, Mon.-
Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; and Sun. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 412-624-6000.

Art Exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright: Renewing the Legacy, through Jan. 15, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Audubon Print Exhibition, Whip-poor-will, through Jan. 16, Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu.

Historical Exhibition, The Mysterious Bog People, through Jan. 22, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/info/calendar.htm.

Photography Exhibition, Emigrant Lake by Jeff Krolick, through Feb. 4, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org/Exhibitions.html.

Photography Exhibitions, Luke Swank: Modernist Photographer, through Feb. 5; Witness to the Fifties: The Pittsburgh Photographic Library, 1950-53, through Feb. 26; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Jan. 10

Theatrical Performance, Late Night Catechism, 7 p.m., performances continue through Feb. 12, Pittsburgh City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Theatrical Performance, The Phantom of the Opera, 7:30 p.m., continues through
Jan. 29, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Series,
www.pghart.org/broadway, 412-456-6666.

Open Mic Night, The Breaks, Brillo Box, 7:30 p.m., Penn Avenue and Main Street, Lawrenceville, 412-969-7689.

Jan. 11

VideoCast from National Institutes of Health, “NIH’s New Electronic Application Process and SF424 (R&R),” 12:30-4 p.m., G23 Graduate School of Public Health, Pitt’s Office of Research, 412-624-7417, www.pitt.edu/~offres/alerts/NIH_ElectronicGrantAppProcess.html.

Lecture, “Postpartum Depression: Understanding Mood Changes After the Birth of Your Baby,” Katherine Wisner, Women’s Behavioral HealthCARE, 6-8 p.m., Carnegie Library, 4400 Forbes Ave., 1st floor quiet reading room, 412-363-7555, www.cmoa.org.

Jan. 12

Brown Bag Lunch, “Careers in Public Policy,” noon-1:30 p.m., S100 Biomedical Science Tower, Careers Over Lunch Series, Pitt Survival Skill and Ethics Program, 412-578-3716, www.survival.pitt.edu.

Pitt Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition, opening reception, 5-7 p.m., exhibition continues through Feb. 10, University Art Gallery, Pitt Department of Studio Arts, vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag.

Theatrical Performance, Forever Plaid,
7:30 p.m., continues through Feb. 12, Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 412-456-6666,
www.pittsburghclo.org.

Musical Performance, singer Gladys Knight, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Jan. 13

Health Policy Institute Governance Briefing, “UPMC’s Plan to Comply With Sarbanes-Oxley,” Robert A. DeMichiei, UPMC Chief Financial Officer, 8 a.m., Pittsburgh Athletic Association, 4215 Fifth Ave., 412-624-6104, www.healthpolicyinstitute.pitt.edu.

Lunchtime Talk, “Limits and Limitations,” Professor Nicholas Rescher, Pitt Department of Philosophy, 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Jazz Performance, Ahmad Jamal, 8 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Mellon Jazz Series, www.pgharts.org/trust/performingarts/MellonJazz2005.aspx, 412-456-6666.

Musical Performance, singer Christina Cataldo, 9:30 p.m., Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn. Ave., Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.culturaldistrict.org.

Stephen Foster Day (For details, see page 10.)

Jan. 14

Book Signing, Hilary Masters, 2 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers, SouthSide Works, 2705 E. Carson St., 412-381-3600, www.josephbeth.com/Default.aspx?tabindex=2&tabid=3&storeId=9.

Theatrical Performance, The Gong Show, 9:30 p.m., Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn. Ave., 412-456-6666, www.culturaldistrict.org.

Jan. 15

Organ Concert, Walter Greenwood, 3 p.m., Heinz Memorial Chapel, Organ Concert Series, 412-624-4157, www.discover.pitt.edu/chapel.

Piano Recitals, Young Artists, 3 p.m., Trombino Piano Gallery, 944 Penn Ave., Downtown, Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania, 412-227-3000.

Jan. 17

Lunchtime Talk, “Emotion, Action, and Reason,” Craig Delancey, professor, State University of New York, Oswego, 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Audubon Print Exhibition, House Wren, through Jan. 30, Hillman Library, ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu.

Jan. 18

Artist Talk, Edward Powell and Delanie Jenkins, noon, Pitt Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition; exhibition continues through Feb. 10,
10 a.m.-4 p.m., vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag.

Jan. 19

National Arts Marketing Project Workshop, “Marketing 101: Building Blocks to Marketing Success,” 9:30 a.m.-noon, Pittsburgh Public Theater, 3rd floor Rehearsal Room, 621 Penn Ave., 412-316-8200, www.ppt.org.

Brown Bag Lunch, “Grants from Disease-related Foundations,” noon-1:30 p.m., S100 Biomedical Science Tower, Grants Over Lunch Series, Pitt Survival Skill and Ethics Program, 412-578-3716, www.survival.pitt.edu.

Digital Libraries Colloquium Series, “Medical Informatics and Security in Digital Libraries,” Hsinchum Chen, director, Artificial Intelligence Lab and Hoffman E-Commerce Lab, University of Arizona, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Pitt School of Information Sciences, 412-624-2677, kshaffer@mail.sis.pitt.edu, www.sis.pitt.edu.

Policy, Ethics, and Accountability Lecture Series, “Government Secrecy in the Information Age,” Alasdair Roberts, professor, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Syracuse University,
4:30-6 p.m., Pitt School of Information Sciences, 412-624-2677, kshaffer@mail.sis.pitt.edu, www.sis.pitt.edu.

La Cultura Lecture Series, “Encounters with the Divine in Greece and the Hellenistic World,” Anne Weis, professor, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, 7 p.m., Ferguson Theater, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7741, mackall@pitt.edu.

Musical Performance, singer Neil Sedaka, 7:30 p.m., continues through Jan. 22, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn. Ave Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburgh
symphony.org.

Concert, Joshua Bayer Jazz, 7:30 p.m., Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main. St., Greensburg, Westmoreland Jazz Society, 724-837-1500, www.wmuseumaa.org/museum/jazz.cfm.

Theatrical Performance, Miss Saigon,
7:30 p.m., continues through Jan. 29, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., 412-456-1390, www.pittsburgh
musicals.com.

Theatrical Performance, The Human Chair, adapted by Karla Boos from a short story by Edogawa Rampo, 8 p.m., continues through Feb. 4, Quantum Theatre, 10 Bedford Square, 412-431-5314, www.quantumtheatre.com.

Theatrical Performance, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, directed by Ted Pappas, 7:30 p.m., continues through Feb. 19, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, 621 Penn Ave., 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

Mike Tomaro Quintet Concert, “American Popular Song: From Gershwin to Sting,” 8 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts/calendar/index.html.