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Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Lepidoptera: Silk Hangings by Margaret Agner. Through Oct. 14. Conservatory, State Botanical Garden. Open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday. 542-1244.
Agner works in the medium of painted silk hangings, and the subject matter of this exhibition is butterflies. She produces her silk hangings in several steps, from dyeing, underpainting, drawing and painting to cutting and mounting.

Lithographs by Alvar. Through Oct. 21. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

John Whalley, American Realist. Through Oct. 28. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.
Graphite drawings, oil paintings, and egg tempera paintings by American realist John Whalley are included in this exhibition. Whalley, whose skilled attention to detail is evident in each of his paintings and drawings, is known for responding to what he refers to as “the beauty that speaks softly” in each one of his subjects.

Exhibit.
Frontier Twins: The Early Days of UGA and Athens, 1785-1830. Through Sept. 30. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, third floor, main library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-8709.
To help celebrate the 200th birthday of Athens, the Hargrett Library has assembled a tantalizing array of maps, manuscripts, photographs, engravings, portraits and second-hand building materials. Illustrative materials include:
• 198-year-old bricks from Athens, hand-wrought nails from Augusta and mortar hauled by special permission through Indian territory--all saved from the remodeling of Athens’s oldest building, Old College;
• the first map of Athens and the campus, from 1805, showing all 24 lots for the city;
• 1822 records of disciplinary actions taken against a profane, indolent and negligent student, concluding that his continued presence here would be “pernicious to the college,” as well as being of no value to the student himself;
• university regulations against the burying of corpses on College Hill;
• Pres. Josiah Meigs’s plans for buildings, privies, wells and public bathhouses;
• Demosthenian Society fines levied against members for various infractions, including “indecent postures”;
• records of the Athens visit by President James Monroe in 1819, complete with a grand torchlight illumination of campus;
• brick relic of the dramatic burning of New College;
• 1804 diploma from the first UGA graduating class;
• hand-lettered invitation to the 1806 Commencement Ball.

Monday, September 17
Community, Ethnicity, Identity in Context Seminar.
“Defining and Measuring Community/Neighborhood Context.” Steve Holloway (geography). Noon. 111 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.

Brown-Bag Series on Public Service and Outreach in Developing Democracies.
“The Current Status of Public Administration for Central and Local Governments in the Republic of Georgia.” Paula Steinbauer, doctoral student, public administration. 12:15-1:30 p.m. Saye Room, third floor, Baldwin Hall. Sponsored by International Center for Democratic Governance (Institute of Government). 542-2736.

Tuesday, September 18
Brown-Bag Series on Public Service and Outreach in Developing Democracies.
“Civil Service Reform in the Beijing Municipal Government.” Zhao Xiaoping, Beijing Administrative College. “Beijing’s Preparation for the 2008 Olympics.” Wang Jiushun, Beijing Administrative College. Noon-1:15 p.m. 145 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by International Center for Democratic Governance (Institute of Government). 542-2736.

Main Library Orientation.
12:30-1:45 p.m. Instruction lab A, main library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-0654.

Guest Artist Recital.
Lora Deahl, piano. 8 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, music building. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
The program for the recital will include music by Debussy, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Barbara Kolb.
Lora Deahl is a member of the keyboard faculty at Texas Tech University. She has appeared as soloist with the Honolulu, Lubbock, Texas Tech, and Southwest Symphony Orchestras and has given concerts throughout the United States. She has presented research papers and recitals at national and state meetings of professional and scholarly musical organizations and has published articles on the works of Robert Schumann and on topics of pedagogical interest. In 1995 she was named Collegiate Teacher of the Year by the Texas Music Teachers Association.

Wednesday, September 19
Wellness Clinic.
Screenings available: bone density, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, spirometry, body weight, body fat percentage, skin condition. Call for appointment; fee based on screenings. 6:30-9 a.m. Wellness Clinic, second floor, pharmacy building. Sponsored by College of Pharmacy. 542-7400.

Seminar.
For board members of non-profit organizations. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Non-Profit Management and Community Service Program. 542-3750.
The seminar is designed to provide management education to board members in order to improve board effectiveness. Sessions will be led by UGA faculty and will include board responsibilities, strategic planning, working with volunteers, and fund raising. Lunch is provided. An organization may send as many as four board members; there are no fees.

Lunch-in-Theory.
“Reconciling Privacy with the First Amendment.” William Lee, journalism. 12:20 p.m. 411 journalism building. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Main Library Orientation.
12:20-1:10 p.m. Instruction lab A, main library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-0654.

Languages, Discourses and Communicative Practices Seminar.
“Evaluating and Improving Performance in Everyday Interaction.” Robert E. Sanders (SUNY Albany). 3-4 p.m. 106 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by College of Education. jkhall@uga.edu.
Robert E. Sanders is professor of communication at the University at Albany, State University of New York. He has served as department chair, chair of the language and interaction divisions of the National and the International Communication Divisions, and editor of the journal Research on Language and Social Interaction. He has recently been working on the applicability of the skills concept in the study of social interaction.
Much discourse and conversation analysis concerns itself with “typical practices,” tacitly equating these with “competent practices,” but has not addressed the complexities of evaluating what makes a practice “competent.” If one’s interest is in helping people improve the quality of their interactional performance, we need to develop evaluative criteria, and protocols for enhancing or remediating such performance. Candidate evaluative criteria are presented in conjunction with an analysis of specific interactional instances.

ArtBeat.
Carmon Colangelo. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
Colangelo, a noted printmaker and head of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, will speak about the role of printmaking in the development of pop art and post-modernism in the late 20th century, highlighting works from the museum’s collection of contemporary prints.

Return-to-School Workshop.
For adults who are interested in beginning or continuing their college education. Advance registration required. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by A.N.S.E.R.S. Program. 542-6400.

Faculty Recital.
“New Music for Bassoon.” 6:30 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
The program for the recital includes performances by bassoonist William Davis with pianist Martha Thomas; they will be joined by bassoonist Charles Lipp. Selections to be performed by Davis and Thomas are Sonata No. 2 by Efrem Podgaits, a Russian composer who was a guest artist at UGA in March 2001; “The Prophet Speaks of Friendship” by Adrian Childs, the newest member of the UGA theory/composition faculty; and Sonata for Bassoon and Piano by Harold Schiffman, recently retired from the Florida State University School of Music. Selections to be performed by Lipp include his own composition entitled “Pieces for Solo Bassoon” and “Project for Bassoon and Tape” by Boguslaw Schaffer, a renowned Polish composer. The latter work was composed especially for Lipp.
Lipp holds a doctoral degree in composition from the University of Illinois. He has studied composition in Krakow, Poland, and has been invited to compose on commission at the Warsaw Experimental Music Studio. He has given lecture-demonstrations about new bassoon music at the IRCAM in Paris and in Utrecht, Leige, Vienna, Salzburg and Helsinki. As a bassoonist, he has presented solo performances in Europe and North America. His performance repertoire contains several pieces written for him by European and North American composers, including Schaffer’s “Project for Bassoon and Tape.”
Davis has taught bassoon and composition at the UGA School of Music since 1981. His published compositions include works for soloists, chamber ensembles, chorus and symphonic band. His orchestral works have been performed by the Toronto Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the San Antonio Symphony, and other orchestras. He has performed solos and chamber music in the United States and Europe. He is featured on five commercial compact discs as a bassoon soloist and in chamber works.
Thomas teaches applied piano and piano pedagogy, and coaches chamber music at the UGA School of Music. She is highly regarded as a teacher and is in frequent demand throughout the United States as an adjudicator and clinician. She maintains an active career as recitalist, collaborative artist, and orchestral soloist, performing throughout North America.

Volleyball.
vs. Georgia Southern. 7 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. 542-1231.

Lecture.
Chuck D, leader and co-founder of Public Enemy. $1 (free to students; tickets available at cashier’s window, Tate Student Center). 7:30 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-6396.

University Theatre.
Buried Child, by Sam Shepard. Through Sept. 26. $10 ($8 students). Sept. 19-22 and 24-26 at 8 p.m.; Sept. 22 and 23 at 2:30 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Sponsored by drama department. 542-2838.

Thursday, September 20
Supplemental Retirement information meeting.
For TIAA-CREF members. 9-11 a.m., Mahler Auditorium, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Employee Benefits. 542-1814.

Workshop.
“Introduction to XanEdu, an online coursepack resource.” 9:30 a.m. (repeated at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30). 275 journalism building. Sponsored by Distance Education Interest Group, OISD. 542-1355.

Center for Family Research Seminar.
“A Couple of Sibling Studies.” Gene Brody. Noon. Nichols Building. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.

Digital Brown Bag.
Margaret Wagner-Dahl and Athens New Media Synergy Center Companies discuss the climate for new media start-up companies in Athens. 12:30-1:30 p.m.. 5th floor, Bank of America Building. Sponsored by New Media Institute. 227-7179.

Gray’s Inn Moot Court Competition.
3:30 p.m. Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom. Sponsored by School of Law. 542-5172.

Multicultural Mixer.
4-6 p.m. Adinkra Hall, 4th floor, Memorial Hall. Sponsored by Minority Services and Programs. 542-5773.

2nd Thursday Concert.
Rescheduled from Sept. 13. UGA Symphony Orchestra. $9 ($5 students), at the box office in the Performing Arts Center, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-4400.
Under the direction of Mark Cedel, the orchestra will celebrate the new season by performing a pair of firsts: Symphony No. 1 by Mozart and Symphony No. 1 by Mahler.

Friday, September 21
Parents and Families Weekend.
Through Sept. 23. Sponsored by Parents and Families Association. 542-8180.

Workshop.
“The Ins and Outs of International Travel.” 8:30-11:30 a.m. Room Y-Z, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Public Service and Outreach. 542-6167.
This free workshop will illustrate the professional benefits of international projects, provide logistical and health information and help dispel the fear of travel. Speakers include Kate Alden, University Health Service; Job Dieleman, Business Outreach Services/Small Business Development Center; Dan Durning, Carl Vinson Institute of Government; Jennifer Frum, International Public Service and Outreach; and Maria Gimenez, Law School.
A representative from the Office of Public Service and Outreach will discuss possible scholarships and funding opportunities for travel outside of the United States. A continental breakfast will be served. The workshop is free, but reservations are recommended. For registration or details, contact Gwen Moss at 542-6167.

Conference.
“Quantum Computing and Communication.” $10 ($5 students). Through Sept. 22. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by departments of mathematics and physics. 542-2567, 5422834; registration: www.gactr.uga.edu/conferences/index.html; 542-2101.

Campus Coffee Hour.
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Hosted this week by University Health Center; sponsored by Office of International Student Life. 542-5867.

Women’s Studies Noon Speaker.
“Bookmarking Women’s Lives: Quilting as a Vehicle of Memory.” Mary Beth Stalp, sociology. 12:20-1 p.m. 140 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-2846.

Workshop.
“Town and Gown Arts Matinee.” 1:30-4 p.m. Athens Community Council on Aging, 135 Hoyt St. Sponsored by UGA Gerontology Center. 542-3954 khelsdon@geron.uga.edu.
This workshop addresses the benefits of creativity in later life, and features live performances by older adults of music, poetry and a graphic arts slideshow. Performers include pianist Margaret Strahl, poets Michael Erlanger and Edward DeZurko, and artist Diane B. Barret. The general public is invited; no advance registration is required.

CHA Lecture.
“Alvar’s Lithographs.” Betty Jean Craige, comparative literature. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Guest Artist Recital.
John Vana, saxophone. 6 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, music building. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Discovery.
“Insects.” For grades 3-5. $5; advance registration required. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Natural history building. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Natural History. 542-1663 (kiml@uga.edu).

After Hours@GMOA.
“Olé!” $10 (free for members). 6:30-9 p.m. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
The reception in conjunction with the exhibition Lithographs by Alvar will feature tapas and Spanish classical guitar music by Mark Maxwell.

Concert.
Leo Kottke, guitar. $21-$25 (half-price students). 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. (Showtime Series.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.

Saturday, September 22
Family Festival.
“Insect-ival.” $2 ($1 members; attendees in costume free). 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Conservatory and Callaway Building. No pre-registration required. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden, entomology department and Georgia Museum of Natural History. 542-6156.
Insectival is an insect festival, part of Insect Week in Athens, a joint effort of the garden, the Georgia Museum of Art, the Georgia Museum of Natural History, the Athens-Clarke County Library, and Bear Hollow. Activities include discovery stations, puppet shows, garden hunts, races, the Insect Café, and lots of live insects.

Art exhibition.
Crafting Utopia: The Art of Shaker Women. Through Dec. 22. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.
This exhibition of 115 works from the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass., tells the story of the Shakers through utilitarian objects central to daily life. This is the first traveling exhibition from Hancock Shaker Village to focus on the role of women in the community and their importance in Shaker design.
The Shakers have long been seen as masters of simplicity, and their architecture, furniture, textiles, baskets and tools exemplify the charming yet unadorned Shaker life. This exhibition features pieces from every aspect of their lives, from dresses, stockings and handkerchiefs to kitchen utensils to skillfully woven baskets to masterfully crafted furniture.
The Shakers, or United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, are the most enduring and successful of the many communitarian societies established in America in the 18th and 19th centuries. The first Shakers, led by Ann Lee (1736-84), came to America in 1774 from Manchester, England, seeking a place to practice their religious beliefs freely. Near Albany, N.Y., they established the foundation for a unique sect that has endured for more than 220 years.
The early Shakers traveled through New England and New York, attracting converts who were impressed by the personal spiritual relationship with God preached by Ann Lee. New members gathered into communities, bound by their shared faith and a commitment to common property, celibacy, confession of sins, equality of men and women, pacifism and separation from the world. By the 1830s, 19 Shaker communities had been established in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Shakerism reached its peak in the mid-1800s, with an estimated 5,000 members.
The Shakers emphasized function and quality in their products and designs. Their buildings were well-constructed and appointed with efficient and modern amenities. Technology was adopted readily and applied to their tasks. As a result, the Shakers are credited with a number of innovations and inventions; they were, for example, first to put seeds into small packets for sale for individual gardens. Because goods produced for use within Shaker communities were recognized for their quality by the “world’s people,” markets developed for Shaker products. The Shakers became successful businesspeople, known for their honesty.

Sunday, September 23
Family Day.
“Community Family Week: Insects and the Artist.” 1-3 p.m. Forio Classroom, Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Concert.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, music director. $35-$39 (students half-price). 3 p.m. Hodgson Hall. (Music Series II.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.

Swing Dance Lessons and Open Dancing.
7 p.m. Lessons $3; open dancing is free and begins at 9 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Sponsored by UGA Swing Club. fer_hump@hotmail.com.

Monday, September 24
Main Library Orientation.
2:30-3:20 p.m. Instruction lab A, main library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-0654.

IBR Seminar.
“Mapping Theoretical Structures in Social Research.” Pat Horan (IBR). 3:30 p.m. 111 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.

Lecture.
“U.S.-Chinese Relations in the New Bush Administration.” Richard Weixing Hu, University of Hong Kong. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Center for International Trade and Security. 542-3966.

Coming up
Verse Festival.
Sept. 25-26. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Creative Writing Program. 542-3434.

Dance Concert.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. $25-$29 (half-price students). Sept. 27, 8 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre. (Dance Series.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.

Franklin College Chamber Music Concert.
Takács String Quartet. Sept. 30, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.

Homecoming Concert.
The Black Crowes. Oct. 19, 9 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-6396. Tickets go on sale Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Tate Student Center cashier’s window for $25-$35 ($10-$16 for students). Tickets for non-students can also be charged beginning Sept. 22 at Ticketmaster, at (404) 249-6400, or the Tate Center cashier’s window, at 542-8074.