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Columns::November 12, 2001
UGA Guide
Eternal triangle: love, lust and power
University Theatre presents Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare Nov. 14-17 at 8 p.m., with matinees Nov. 17 and 18 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. Ray Paolino, associate professor and head of the drama department’s acting program, directs this updated, MTV-style production. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for students. Call the University Theatre box office for tickets and information: 542-2838 (www.drama.uga.edu/).
Measure for Measure is a dark comedy charged with dramatic tension, moral debate, and erotic complexities echoed in today’s society. It examines distinctions between love and lust, as well as the relationship between the love of power and the power of love. Duke Vincentio gives his deputy, Angelo, temporary authority over Vienna while he is supposedly on a trip to Poland. As Angelo enforces Vienna’s strict laws, love-struck Claudio and Juliet fall prey to his cruelty and condemnation, while innocent Isabella becomes a victim of his deceitfulness. Meanwhile, the duke is able to work secretly behind the scenes to help restore integrity through understanding and forgiveness. With a narrative that twists and turns, the play examines the nature of mercy and justice. Ultimately, the power of forgiveness triumphs.
Vanessa Shealy, a third-year acting candidate in the M.F.A. program, plays the lead female role, Isabella. Shealy’s prior university credits include Grusha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Isabella Bird/Joyce/Mrs. Kidd in Top Girls, and Whitney in the Georgia Repertory Production of The Age of Discovery. This will be her thesis role toward completion of her degree.
This production of Measure for Measure also features the costume designs of M.F.A. candidate Lauren Lowell, whose work has been showcased previously in the University Theatre productions of Haroun and the Sea of Stories and Before the Fire. This will be her thesis project toward the completion of her degree.
The scenic designer for the show is assistant professor Rich Dunham, and the lighting designer is M.F.A. candidate Jennifer O’Rourke. M.F.A. playwriting candidate Peggy Tunick serves as dramaturg and Justin Jones and Justin Molde are designing sound.
Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Crafting Utopia: The Art of Shaker Women. Through Dec. 22. • The West Foundation Collection. Through Dec. 30. • Adja Yunkers: To Invent a Garden. Through Jan. 6. 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.
BFA Photography Exhibition. Through Nov. 23. Main gallery, visual art building. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-7011.
Monday, November 12
Poetry Reading.
“Graduate-Student Choice” Reading: Poet Heather McHugh. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Creative Writing Program. 542-2659.
Heather McHugh’s books of poetry include Father of the Predicaments; Hinge and Sign: Poems 1961-1993, which won both the Boston Book Review’s Bingham Poetry Prize and the Pollack-Harvard Review Prize and was named a “notable book of the Year” by the New York Times Book Review; Shades; To the Quick; A World of Difference; and Dangers. She is also the author of Broken English: Poetry and Partiality and two books of translation: Because the Sea Is Black: Poems of Blaga Dimitrova (with Niko Boris) and D’après tout: Poems by Jean Follain.
McHugh teaches as a core faculty member in the M.F.A. Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College and as Milliman Writer-in-Residence at the University of Washington.
IBR Seminar.
“Marriage and Mental Health.” Steve Beach (psychology). 3:30 p.m. 111 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.
International Forum.
“Islam and International Understanding.” 4-5 p.m. 102 Moore College. Sponsored by Center for International Trade and Security. 542-2985.
CHA Lecture.
“A Visual Rewrite of Native American History.” Joanna Bigfeather. 5:30 p.m. 117 visual arts building. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
Joanna Bigfeather is museum director of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. Her lecture will deal with Native American contemporary art, including her own. Some of her works will be on display at that time in the gallery outside the lecture hall.
Woodwind Quartet Recital.
8 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by the School of Music. 542-3737.
The UGA Woodwind Quartet consists of Angela Jones-Reus, flute; Dwight Manning, oboe; D. Ray McClellan, clarinet; and William Davis, bassoon. Kenneth Fischer, professor of saxophone, will join Manning, McClellan and Davis in the Quartet for Reeds for oboe, clarinet, saxophone and bassoon by Walter Hartley.
The program will include the world premiere of alito, gemito for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon by Lewis Nielson. Nielson served as professor of music theory and composition at UGA for 21 years. He is currently on the composition faculty of Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
The program will also include Aubade (1958) by Dinu Lipatti, Quartet, Op. 93, by Karl Goepfart, and “Four Old Tunes” by the contemporary English composer Gordon Jacob.
Tuesday, November 13
Brown-Bag Lecture.
“Roundtable: The Future of Governance in the Republic of Georgia.” Panelists: George Kaladze, Parliament of Georgia; Elene Jibladze, Open Society, Republic of Georgia; and Nino Gerkeuli, Georgia Institute of Public Administration. Noon. 145 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by International Center for Democratic Governance, Institute of Government. 542-0278.
Environmental Ethics Seminar.
“Environmental Ethics and Professional Responsibility: Trying to Do the Right Thing in Public Service.” Andy Keeler, agricultural and applied economics. 5 p.m. Founders Garden House. Sponsored by Environmental Ethics Certificate Program. 542-0935.
CPR Class.
For students, faculty and staff; pre-registration required. $25 (two-hour adult CPR class) or $35 (four-hour adult, child and infant CPR class). Through Nov. 14. 5:30-7:30 p.m. University Health Center. Sponsored by University Health Center. 542-8707.
Film.
Shaolin Soccer (Hong Kong, 2001, directed by Stephen Chow). 7 p.m. Main library, 7th floor screening room. Sponsored by East Asian Film Club. jdgreene3@hotmail.com.
Reading.
David Sedaris. $1 (free for students); tickets available at Tate Student Center cashier’s window. 7:30 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-6396.
Sedaris, most recently the co-author of the play The Book of Life, earned his reputation as a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s This American Life. Among his literary accomplishments are Barrel Fever, Naked, the autobiographical Me Talk Pretty One Day, and an online diary, The Santaland Diaries.
Wednesday, November 14
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.
Workshop.
“Create a Poinsettia in Cold Porcelain or Sugar Craft.” $22 ($20 members). 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Conservatory, State Botanical Garden. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.
Ralph McGill Lecture.
Cynthia Tucker. 10:30 a.m. Chapel. Sponsored by College of Journalism and Mass Communication. 543-8220.
Genetics Seminar.
“From the Benthos to the Bench and Back Again: Emergent Research in Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics.” Kevin Fielman, genetics. 11:10 a.m. C-127 life sciences building. Sponsored by genetics department. 542-1441.
Christian Faculty Forum Meeting.
“Christian Faith and Protecting the Environment.” Lehr Brisbin, Savannah River Ecology Lab. Noon-1 p.m. 501 chemistry annex. Sponsored by Christian Faculty Forum. 542-4503.
McGill Issues Forum.
“Diversity at the University of Georgia.” Cynthia Tucker. 2:30-4 p.m. Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom, Law School. Sponsored by College of Journalism and Mass Communication. 583-8220.
Workshop.
“Just for Kids! Cold Porcelain or Sugar Craft.” For children ages 8-11. $6 ($5 members). 3:30-5:30 p.m. Conservatory. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.
Open Studio: Life Drawing.
$3. Live models; no instruction; participants must provide their own supplies. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Forio Classroom, Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
Art Beat!
Ashley Brown, curator of decorative arts. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
Shaker Supper.
$12. 6:30 p.m. Figgie’s Café, Georgia Museum of Art. Reservations: 542-6727.
Korean Film Series.
Nowhere to Hide. $2. 7:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
University Theatre.
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare. Through Nov. 18. $12 ($10 students). Nov. 14-17 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 17 and 18 at 2:30 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre. Sponsored by drama department. 542-2838. See story above.
Thursday, November 15
Family Program.
“Really Remarkable Rainforests.” Kris Hood and Anne Shenk, garden staff. $6 ($5 members), parent and one child; second child $3 ($2 members); for children ages 7-11. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Conservatory. Pre-registration required. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.
Georgia Poetry Circuit Reading.
Alice Friman. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Georgia Review. 542-3481.
Friman won the Ezra Pound Award for her latest collection of poetry, Zoo. She will read from her work this afternoon and will be available for a question and-answer session the next morning.
Friman is the first of three readers on the 2001-2002 Georgia Poetry Circuit, a consortium of 10 schools around the state that pool resources to bring in outstanding writers from across the country. At UGA, Georgia Poetry Circuit activities are coordinated by the Georgia Review.
Born in New York City but a longtime resident of the Midwest, Friman is professor emeritus of English and creative writing at the University of Indianapolis.
Concert.
Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company. $21-$25 (students half-price). 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. (Showtime Series.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
The New York Times has praised the 45-member Bahanihan company as “beautiful to look at and to listen to,” and the Los Angeles Times concluded: “There are ethnic dance companies and there are ethnic dance companies. Bayanihan, the pride of the Philippines, remains one of the best.”
The company takes its name from the ancient Filipino tradition of Bayanihan, which signifies working together for the common good. Helena Z. Benitez of the Philippine Women’s University founded the company in 1957 with a mission to conduct research in ethnic rites and tribal folklore; to collect indigenous art forms as expressed in music, dance, literature, arts and crafts; to distill and transform these cultural traditions into theatrical presentations; and to promote international understanding through cultural exchange and performances abroad.
Southern Wind Quintet Recital.
8 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, music building. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
The program for the recital includes music by Reicha, Tull, Milhaud, Agay and Shostakovich. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Southern Wind Quintet is a resident student chamber music ensemble established in 1999 in the School of Music. Current members are flutist Jeffrey Mitchell, oboist Lisa Hauser Prodan, clarinetist Kristen House, bassoonist Julia Jetton and hornist Terry Dean.
Friday, November 16
Conference.
“Vasari Conference on Italian Renaissance Art.” Through Nov. 17. 9 a.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-0448.
This conference is devoted to a key text in the history of Italian Renaissance art--generally considered the single most influential book in the history of Western art--Giorgio Vasari’s The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects.
A work of stupendous industry, Vasari’s Lives is a fundamental source for scholarly research examining Italian artists from Cimabue to Michelangelo. At the symposium, papers by some 20 scholars will analyze single biographies and themes in Vasari’s work as history and as literary invention.
Workshop.
“Holiday Topiary.” Jeannette Coplin, garden staff. $24 ($22 members). 9 a.m.-noon. Conservatory. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 5426156.
Question-and-Answer Session.
With poet Alice Friman, winner of the Ezra Pound Award for her latest collection, Zoo. 9 a.m. Georgia Review conference room, Gilbert Hall. Sponsored by Georgia Review. 542-0043.
Campus Coffee Hour.
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Hosted this week by Thai Student Association and Family and Graduate Housing; sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.
Women’s Studies Noon Speaker.
“New African-American Playwrights.” Freda Scott Giles, drama. 12:20-1 p.m. 140 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-2846.
Friday Tours.
1 and 4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History, natural history building. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Natural History. 542-1663.
Tours last approximately one hour and are free and open to the public. The tour group size is limited, so groups larger than eight should call in advance. Tours are not recommended for children under the age of five.
Open Forum: Campus Memorial.
3:30 p.m. Room B, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. (Repeated Nov. 28.) Sponsored by University Council. 542-2057.
Lecture.
“Gaining People, Losing Ground: Population Growth and Socio-Economic Development.” Werner Fornos. 3:30 p.m. 200-C geology-geography building. Sponsored by arts and sciences. 542-3400.
Philosophy Colloquium.
“Conceptual Clarification and Empirical Defense of the Simulation Theory of Mindreading (Folk Psychology).” Alvin Goldman, University of Arizona. 3:30 p.m. 205-S Peabody Hall. Sponsored by philosophy department. 542-2678.
Men’s Basketball.
vs. Furman. 7:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.
Saturday, November 17
Saturday Discovery.
“Rocks and Minerals.” For children in grades 3-5. $5; advance registration required. 12:30-3:30 p.m. Natural history building. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Natural History. 542-1663.
Concert.
Athens Symphony with the UGA Ballet Ensemble. 8 p.m. Classic Center Theater. Sponsored by dance department. 542-4415.
Sunday, November 18
Family Day.
“The Art of Shaker Women.” 1-3 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
Women’s Basketball.
vs. Maine. 2:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.
Concert.
Zorgina: “Damsels, Ladies, Pioneers, and Suffragettes: 900 Years of Women in Song.” $19 (half-price students). 3 p.m. Ramsey Hall. (Traditions Series.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
Rebecca Bain (Canada), Ruth Eiselsberg (Austria) and Ellen Santaniello (United States) have been performing together as Zorgina since 1993, presenting early polyphonic vocal music in concert appearances around the world. For this concert, the ensemble will present a program entitled “Damsels, Ladies, Pioneers, and Suffragettes: 900 Years of Women in Song.” The wide-ranging program encompasses everything from the 12th-century chants of Hildegard von Bingen to a girl group medley from the 1960s.
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.
Conference.
“Envisioning Educational Futures.” $249. Through Nov. 20. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by special education department. wnbender@coe.uga.edu; registration: www.learningfuturesnetwork.org.
This is the first annual conference on “Envisioning Educational Futures,” intended to bring together influential thinkers and decision makers in order to promote future-focused change in education. Conference activities include presentations, discussions and joint dialogue. Participants will chart the future of the Learning Futures Network, a non-profit corporation dedicated to fostering meaningful educational change. The conference is intended to result in the formation of a nationwide network of change agents committed to re-thinking learning and schooling for the next century.
There will be two keynote addresses for the conference. The first will be given by William Spady at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18. He will speak about “High-Stakes Testing: The Greatest Barrier to Future-Focused Change.” Spady is recognized nationally for his efforts to create significant, substantive change in the learning-schooling process. He often serves as a consultant in the area of school reform.
On Nov. 19 at 8:45 a.m., Ian Jukes will deliver the second keynote, “Beyond Counterfeit Reform: New Horizons for Learning.” Jukes is widely known as an educational futurist; he has been a teacher, an administrator, a writer, a consultant and a university instructor. As the director of the InfoSavvy Group, he works extensively with school districts, businesses, community organizations and other institutions to help shape preferred futures. His focus has consistently been on the compelling need to restructure our institutions so they become relevant to the current and future needs of children.
More information about the conference is available on the Web at www.learningfuturesnetwork.org.
Monday, November 19
Community, Ethnicity, Identity in Context Seminar.
“Implications of Multimethods Research: Assessing Contextual Effects.” Paul Schutz (School of Professional Studies). Noon. 111 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.
Charter Lecture.
“The Face of Gaia: Earth’s Microcosm?” Lynn Margulis, University of Massachusetts. 4 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by Academic Affairs. 542-0415.
Tuesday, November 20
Film.
Samurai Fiction. 7 p.m. Main library, 7th-floor screening room. Sponsored by East Asian Film Club. jdgreene3@hotmail.com.
Observatory Public Night.
7 p.m. Observatory, physics building. Sponsored by department of physics and astronomy. 542-2870.
The UGA observatory is open for public viewing once a month. The observatory sits atop the physics building, and if the weather is clear visitors will be able to look through the 24-inch telescope. If the sky is cloudy, the astronomers will offer a brief talk on an area of astronomy that is of current interest.
Women’s Basketball.
vs. Middle Tennessee State. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.
Wednesday, November 21
Thanksgiving holidays.
No classes Nov. 21-23; UGA offices closed Nov. 22-23.
Christian Faculty Forum Meeting.
“Integrating Faith and Academics: An Application to Environmental Issues.” John Bergstrom, agricultural and applied economics. Noon-1 p.m. 501 chemistry annex. Sponsored by Christian Faculty Forum. 542-4503.
Sunday, November 25
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, November 26
Men’s Basketball.
vs. Samford. 7:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.
Coming up
Dance Concert.
Faculty and Senior Choreographers Concert. Nov. 29-Dec. 1. 8 p.m. New Dance Theatre, dance building. Sponsored by dance department. 542-4415.
Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving.
Georgia Invitational. Teams: Minnesota, Florida State, Florida Atlantic, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Alabama, Northwestern (women), and Michigan (men). Nov. 30-Dec. 2. Ramsey Student Center, Gabrielsen Natatorium. 542-1231.
Franklin College Chamber Music Concert.
Levon Ambartsumian, violin. Dec. 2, 3 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
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