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Columns::January 28, 2002

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Time for Magic

UGA’s Ballroom Performance Group, directed by Mark Wheeler, will offer four performances of Ballroom Magic 2002

Jan. 31 through Feb. 2. The company of student dancers will perform at 8 p.m. each night, and will offer a 2 p.m. matinee Feb. 2. All performances are in the New Dance Theatre in the dance building on South Campus.
The production consists of several carefully choreographed and well-rehearsed numbers, some drawn from the company’s repertory and some newly created for this year’s production. “Ever-changing formations among the couples and intricate styling specific to the given form--say the cha cha or waltz--keep the audience interested,” says Wheeler. Forms on this year’s program are cha cha, fox trot, hustle, quick step, rumba, salsa, samba, swing (including the Lindy) tango and waltz.
Brian McNatt, assistant professor in the Terry College of Business and alumnus of Brigham Young University’s legendary ballroom performance group, has prepared two pieces for this year’s production: a tango for six couples and a waltz which McNatt will perform with his wife, Dana.
Previous Ballroom Magic productions have been well received. “You can’t beat a show with bright, college-aged young people all dressed up and dancing to some of the best recorded music from around the world,” Wheeler says.
Tickets--$6 for students and senior citizens and $10 for others--are available at the Tate Student Center cashier’s office. Credit card transactions and will-call can be arranged by calling the ticket office at 542-8074. Ticketing is general admission, and seating is in-the-round/arena style. Doors open 30 minutes before the show.

Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Scott Belville/Judy Jones: Paintings. Through Jan. 31. Studio 2 Gallery, 257 West Broad Street. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0068.

Impact: New Faculty in the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Through Feb. 3. • Maps and Arts of the Savannah River Valley. Through Feb. 3. • Muirhead Bone. Through March 17. • Works with a Georgia Focus from the Permanent Collection. Through March 31. 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.

Imagining Cities: Drawing and Sketching and Urban Design. Through Feb. 7. SED Gallery, G-14 Caldwell Hall. Sponsored by School of Environmental Design. 542-8292.
Peter Drey and Company has focused on innovative architecture and urbanism since 1989, working in cities on the East Coast and in Asia. The urban context is often an incredibly rich setting: complex forms, colors, textures and patterns, rich in cultural influences and with many layers of infrastructure overhead and underground. These can all be diagrammed and rationally analyzed, but sketching is a most useful way to comprehend the environment holistically and intuitively, helping improve the fit of new projects into the existing city. The sketches displayed show a variety of projects in diverse locations, executed in a variety of media. The drawings vary from quick thumbnail sketches to carefully plotted perspective illustrations. They are “snapshots” of the design idea at various points in the process of development from concept to final design. Peter Drey, M.L.A. 1981, is now based in Atlanta. Among many projects, he is currently working on the Wray-Nicholson House on Hull Street in Athens.

Exhibit.
Challenge to Change. Through Feb. 1. Tate Student Center Art Gallery, open 8 a.m.-midnight daily. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.
This exhibit is offered in conjunction with the celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Photos and memorabilia from the integration of UGA in the 1960s will be on display.

Monday, January 28
Winter Fest.
Daily lunch specials, games and free treats; faculty, staff and students welcome. Through Feb. 1. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Faculty Center Eatery, Memorial Hall. Sponsored by Food Services. 542-7996.

Evolutionary Biology Lecture.
“Unnatural Oceans.” Jeremy B.C. Jackson, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. 11:10 a.m. C-127 life sciences building. Sponsored by department of botany. 542-1417.

Science Library Orientation.
11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Science library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-0696.

IBR Seminar.
“Opportunities and Obstacles in Private Foundation Funding: Russell Sage Foundation Support for Research on Multiracial Households.” Steve Holloway, geography. 3:30 p.m. 106 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.

International Forum.
“Next Steps in Dealing with International Terrorism.” Panelists: Gary Bertsch, Igor Khripunov, and Loch Johnson, political science. 4-5 p.m. 102 Moore College. Sponsored by Center for International Trade and Security. 542-2985.

MLK Celebration: Keynote Address.
Louis A. Castenell Jr., dean of the College of Education and acting associate provost for institutional diversity. 7 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by King Day committee. 542-5773.

Tuesday, January 29
Multicultural Seminar.
“Stress Management.” Kathleen Uzes, counseling and testing center. 12:10-1:10 p.m. 531 Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by College of Education Multicultural Committee. 583-8145.

Science Library Orientation.
Two sessions: 2-2:30 p.m. and 4:45-6:35 p.m. Science library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-0696.

Men’s Tennis.
vs. Clemson. 3 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Sociology Colloquium.
“Indigenous Rights or Women’s Rights? Conflicts over Citizenship in Chile.” Patricia Richards, University of Texas, Austin. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Room C, law school. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-3846.

East Asian Film Club Screening.
Failan. 7:05-9:05 p.m. Seventh-floor screening room, main library. Sponsored by East Asian Film Club. eafc_uga@hotmail.com.
Failan is an unusual love story from South Korea about a couple who, although married, never actually meet. In Korean with English subtitles.

Humor.
Joel Stein, Time. $1 (free to students). 7:30 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

Wednesday, January 30
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. 7-11 a.m. Wellness Clinic, second floor, pharmacy building. Sponsored by College of Pharmacy. 542-7400.

Forum: Africa Initiative.
9:45 a.m.-noon. Room J-S, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Office of International Public Service and Outreach. 542-2512.
Twelve African university officials are visiting UGA as part of a three-week study tour of American higher education. This public forum will consider possible areas of collaboration between their institutions and the university.
The tour was designed to address basic problems in funding, management, budgeting, governance, access and productivity of African higher education. The visitors will spend three weeks examining American higher education practices to learn new, adaptive ideas about solving the fundamental problems at their home institutions.

Genetics Seminar.
“Sperm-Female Co-evolution.” Scott Pitnick, Syracuse University. 11:10 a.m. C127 life sciences building. Sponsored by genetics department. 542-8000.

Multicultural Seminar.
“Gender, Race, and Culture: Reflections on Adult Learning in Southern Africa.” Talmadge Guy and Juanita Johnson-Bailey, adult education. 12:15-1:15 p.m. 412 Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by College of Education Multicultural Committee. 583-8145.

Lunch-in-Theory.
“Revolutionary Shakespeare in 1776.” Frances Teague, English. 12:20 p.m. 410 journalism building. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Engineering Seminar.
“Nanofibers: Their Production and Commercial/Biological Applications.” Jayesh Doshi. 12:20-1:10 p.m. Driftmier Engineering Center conference room. Sponsored by Faculty of Engineering. 542-0866.

Psychology Colloquium.
“Behavioral and Psychophysiological Indices of Young Infants: Attention to Changes in Rate of Infant-Directed Speech.” Robin Panneton Cooper, Virginia Tech. 3:35-4:35 p.m. 120 psychology building. Sponsored by psychology department. 542-6624.

A Poet’s Roundtable.
“American Poetry After Sept. 11.” 4 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
UGA panelists will be Steve Corey, Georgia Review; Brian Henry, English; T.R. Hummer, Georgia Review; Judson Mitcham, Fort Valley State University; Barbara Ras, University of Georgia Press; and Jed Rasula, English. Mark Jarman, professor of English from Vanderbilt University, who will give a poetry reading in the English department on Jan. 30, will also participate. Judith Ortiz Cofer, Franklin Professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program, will serve as moderator.

MLK Celebration: Gospelfest.
Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum Freedom Singers, directed by Rutha Harris. 7 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by King Day committee. 542-5773.

Young Democrats Q&A.
Lewis Massey, former secretary of state and current president and CEO of Scitrek. 7-8 p.m. Phi Kappa Hall. Sponsored by Young Democrats of UGA/ACC. marajolene@hotmail.com.

Thursday, January 31
Public Service and Outreach Conference.
“Bridging Research and Outreach for a Better Georgia and Nation.” 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Public Service and Outreach. 542-4643.

Women’s Tennis.
vs. Middle Tennessee State. 3 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

University Council meeting.
3:30 p.m. Law School auditorium.

Classics Lecture.
“Putting a Map on Time: Synchronism and Anniversary.” Denis Feeney, Princeton University. 3:30 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by classics department. 542-3839.
Feeney is Giger Professor of Latin at Princeton and the author of The Gods in Epic: Poets and Critics of the Classical Tradition and Literature and Religion at Rome: Cultures, Contexts and Beliefs.

CHA Lecture in Bioethics.
“The Revolution in Genetic and Reproductive Technology: Moral and Social Consequences.” David Magnus, University of Pennsylvania. 4 p.m. Masters Hall, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
The Center for Humanities and Arts is collaborating with the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and the department of philosophy to sponsor an annual lecture in bioethics. David Magnus, graduate studies director at the Center for Bioethics and professor of bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, will inaugurate the program with this lecture.
Author of numerous articles in the fields of bioethics and the philosophy of biology, Magnus is editorial adviser for the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences and associate editor of the American Journal of Bioethics. He directs the Center for Bioethics project on the Ethics of Genetically Modified Foods. With a grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Scott Charitable Trust, he is now editing a collection of essays to be titled Who Owns Life?

Opening Reception.
Winter exhibitions. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Art and Soul.
A musical and visual performance celebrating the eve of Black History Month. 6:30 p.m. Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Women’s Basketball.
vs. Mississippi State. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Dance Concert.
Ballroom Magic 2002, with UGA Ballroom Performance Group. $10 ($6 students), available at the Tate Student Center cashier’s window (542-8074) or at the door. Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. New Dance Theatre, dance building. 542-4415. See story above.

Friday, February 1
Art exhibition.
Print x 3. Through Feb. 28. Studio 2 Gallery, 257 West Broad Street. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0068.
The exhibition includes works by three faculty members in the Lamar Dodd School of Art: Melissa Harshman and Joe Sanders of the printmaking department and Joey Hannaford of the graphic design department.
Hannaford’s work explores symbolic forms as a method for understanding and contemplation. Hannaford says that “the paintings in this series are, in a personal way, an attempt to draw myself into communication with larger universal themes.”
Harshman is an associate professor of art and chair of the printmaking department. In her current series of work entitled “word play,” images are created on the computer from a variety of sources--dictionaries, children’s coloring books, cookbooks, and personal photographs and other eclectic material. The images are then printed in traditional printmaking processes such as lithography and serigraphy. By juxtaposing and layering various images, new meanings and associations are created in each work.
Sanders, an associate professor of art, is president of the Southern Graphics Council, a national printmaking organization. Sanders’s work often takes on multimedia dimensions; he is primarily interested in lithography, relief, monotype and handmade books. Sanders has received numerous grants for innovative print and book projects and has recently received a grant for investigating photo-woodcuts. He has received many national awards for his print and book works.

Campus Coffee Hour.
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Hosted this week by Phi Beta Delta; sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Georgia Poetry Circuit.
Maggie Anderson. Noon. Demosthenian Hall. Sponsored by Georgia Review. 542-3481.

Women’s Studies Noon Speaker.
“Feminist Pedagogy: the Joys and Pitfalls of Teaching a Women’s Studies Course.” Paige Campbell (Piedmont College) and Shelly Ford (drama graduate student). 12:20 p.m. 140 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-2846.

Science Library Orientation.
1:25-2:15 p.m. Science library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-0696.

Friday Tours.
2 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. Visitors see the bird, fish, insect, mammal and zooarchaeology collections and get a glimpse of the work that goes on at the museum. 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.

Reception.
For the exhibition Imagining Cities: Drawing and Sketching and Urban Design. 5-7 p.m. SED Gallery, G-14 Caldwell Hall. Sponsored by School of Environmental Design. 542-8292.

Gymnastics.
vs. Oklahoma. 7:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Franklin College Chamber Music Concert.
Carmina Quartet. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
Founded in 1984, the Carmina Quartet ranks among the world’s leading string quartets. The Swiss-based ensemble is known for its stylistic respect for the composer’s intentions, its technical perfection and its musical intensity.
In addition to extensive concert activities, the ensemble dedicates a major part of its time to recording. Under its recording contract with Denon, the Carmina Quartet has released numerous CDs which have achieved critical and popular success, garnering a Gramophone Award, the Diapason d’Or, and a Grammy Award nomination.
The Carmina Quartet is comprised of Matthias Enderle (violin), Susanne Frank (violin), Wendy Champney (viola) and Stephan Goerner (cello). Enderle, Frank and Goerner met while studying at the Winterthur Conservatory in Zurich, and Champney and Enderle met and married while at Indiana University. The quartet is currently quartet-in-residence at the Winterthur Conservatory.
The program for the concert includes Haydn’s Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3, Horseman; excerpts from Paul Giger’s Quartinen der Vergänglichkeit; and Brahms’s Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1.

Saturday, February 2
Workshop.
“Fire in the Forest.” For ages 9-12. Jessica Wilson, garden staff. $5 (members $4). 9 a.m.-noon. State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.

Teach-In on Islam.
“East and West: Can’t We Just Be Friends.” 1 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by history department. 542-2053.

Men’s Basketball.
vs. Mississippi. 4 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Winter Gala.
Reception for Secretary of State Cathy Cox, Senator Doug Haines and Congressional candidates from the 12th and 13th districts. 7-10 p.m. Conservatory, State Botanical Garden. Sponsored by Young Democrats of UGA. 372-7210.

Concert.
Harmonia. $15-$19 (half-price students). 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. (Showtime Series.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
Harmonia presents the traditional folk music of eastern Europe, ranging from the Danube to the Carpathians, in a concert at the Performing Arts Center Feb. 2. Its repertoire reflects the cultures of the region: Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian and Gypsy. Performing on authentic folk instruments and styled after turn-of-the-century Gypsy bandas, Harmonia’s music is drawn from both the urban and rural traditions of eastern Europe.
Harmonia has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that the ensemble “brought haunting resonance to music from a region that has suffered intolerable atrocities.”
Harmonia was founded in 1992 by Walt Mahovlich. Harmonia’s recordings include Balkans Without Borders and Ciganska Krcma: In a Gypsy Cafe.

Guest Artist Recital.
Francesco Petracchi, double bass. 8 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, music building. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Dance Marathon.
Ramsey Student Center. www.arches.uga.edu/~dancemar/index.html.

Sunday, February 3
Men’s Tennis.
vs. Ohio State. 1 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Pre-Opera Seminar.
“Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro.” Dorothea Link, music. 2:30 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, music building. Repeated Feb. 10. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
The Athena Grand Opera Company will present Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Feb. 15 and 17 in the Classic Center. This lecture is offered in conjunction with that production.

Monday, February 4
Art exhibition.
Student Photo Show. Tate Student Center Art Gallery, open 8 a.m.-midnight daily. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.
The 15th annual student photo show offers entrants an opportunity to showcase their work in a juried competition. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Faculty Recital.
Michael Heald, violin. 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Coming up
University Theatre.
How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. Through Feb. 16. $12 ($10 students); box office, in the Fine Arts Building, is open noon-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Feb. 6-9 and 13-16 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 10 at 2:30 p.m. Seney-Stovall Chapel, Lucy Cobb Institute. Sponsored by drama department. 542-2838.

Concert.
Nancy Ruffer, flute, and Helen Crayford, piano. $17 (half-price students). Feb. 8, 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall. (Ramsey Hall Series.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.