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Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
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.

Student Photo Show. Through Feb. 28. Tate Student Center Art Gallery, open 8 a.m.-midnight daily. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

Muirhead Bone. Through March 17. • The Arts and Crafts Movement in North Georgia. Through March 17. • Works with a Georgia Focus from the Permanent Collection. Through March 31. • Landscapes of Retrospection: The Magoon Collection of British Drawings and Prints, 1739-1854. Through April 14. 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.

Juried Printmaking Book Arts Exhibition. Through March 1. Visual arts building. Sponsored by Printmaking Student Association. 542-1111.

Revelations of a Watercolor Garden. Through March 31. 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.

Exhibit.
Vanishing Amphibians. Through March 17. Sandy Creek Nature Center. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Natural History. 542-1663.
The exhibition features maps, a model, and numerous photographs and graphics to help viewers examine the decline of amphibian populations and the unique characteristics that make them vulnerable to changes in their environment. Vanishing Amphibians also explores the broader implications of these falling populations, and what scientists and others are doing to understand and address the problem.

Monday, February 25
Evolutionary Biology Lecture.
“Studying Evolution in an Incomplete Fossil Record.” Michael Foote, University of Chicago. 11:10 a.m. C-127 life sciences building. Sponsored by department of botany. 542-1417.

IBR Seminar.
“Community-Based HIV Prevention: Six Years in the Making.” Anne Bowen, University of Wyoming. 3:30 p.m. 106 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.

International Forum.
“Voices from Afghanistan and Pakistan.” Panel discussion. 4-5 p.m. 102 Moore College. Sponsored by Center for International Trade and Security. 542-2985.

Poetry Reading.
Gillian Conoley and Andrew Zawacki. 4:30 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Verse magazine. 542-3434.
Gillian Conoley and Andrew Zawacki will read from their new books of poetry. Conoley is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Lovers in the Used World. Zawacki’s first book, By Reason of Breakings, recently appeared from UGA Press.

Graduate Student Curriculum Vitae Workshop.
5:30-6:30 p.m. 137 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Career Center. klandau@uga.edu.

Band concert.
UGA Concert Bands. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Satellite Lecture.
“Creating a Family-Centered Community: Equity, Justice and Power.” Al Gore, former vice president. 8-10 p.m. Room Q, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by School of Social Work. 542-5424.
This is the first in a series of four lectures dealing with “Creating a Family-Centered Community,” designed to introduce advanced undergraduate and graduate students to a range of issues focusing on how to build stronger, more cohesive and family-centered communities. The remaining lectures will be March 11, March 18 and April 22.

Tuesday, February 26
Conference.
“Mind Matters.” Through Feb. 27. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. 542-1272.
The featured speaker will be Marny Sorgen, co-author of the book Mind, Memory, and Learning: Implications for the Classroom.

Print sale.
In conjunction with the Juried Printmaking Book Arts Exhibition. Through Feb. 27. Visual arts building. Sponsored by Printmaking Student Association. 542-1111.

Center for Family Research Seminar.
“Relationships with Teachers: Changes and Continuity from Childhood through Adolescence.” Claire Hamilton, elementary education. Noon. Nichols Building. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.

Multicultural Seminar.
“Bedazzle Them with Brilliance, Bamboozle Them with Bull: Harry Edwards, Black Power and the Revolt of the Black Athlete Revisited.” Michael Lomax, physical education and sports studies. 12:10-1:10 p.m. 531 Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by College of Education. 583-8145.

Men’s Tennis.
vs. UNC-Charlotte. 2:30 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Peabody Awards Collection Screening.
The Piano Lesson. 7 p.m. B-2 main library. Sponsored by Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection. 542-8468.
August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the compelling story of an African-American family’s legacy. This production stars Charles Dutton, Alfre Woodard and Courtney B. Vance.

Classics Lecture.
“A Tour of Babel: Prehistoric Origins of Indo-European Languages.” David Anthony, Hartwick College. 7:30 p.m. 117 visual arts building. Sponsored by Athens Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. 542-3839.

Wednesday, February 27
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.

Lunch-in-Theory.
“The Art of Robert Stackhouse.” Robert Stackhouse, art. 12:20 p.m. 410 journalism building. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Engineering Seminar.
“Biomass, Bioenergy and Biobased Products in the U.S.A.” Helena Chum. 12:20-1:10 p.m. Driftmier Engineering Center conference room. Sponsored by Faculty of Engineering. 542-0866.

CHA Visiting Artist Lecture.
“The Beat Goes On: Reflections on My Percussion Concerto.” Joseph Schwantner. 1:30 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, music building. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner, who is professor of composition at Yale University, will be on campus from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28 as a CHA Visiting Artist in the School of Music.
Schwantner won the Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his orchestral work Aftertones of Infinity. In 1981 he won first prize in the Kennedy Center Friedheim Awards for Music of Amber, and in 1986 he won third prize in the Kennedy Center Friedheim Awards for A Sudden Rainbow. A Sudden Rainbow, recorded on Nonesuch Records by the St. Louis Symphony, received a 1987 Grammy nomination for best classical composition.
Schwantner’s compositions have been performed at major music festivals all over the world and by the world’s best orchestras. He has received commissions from the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the International Horn Society, the Pacific-Northwest Ballet and many other orchestras.
In the evening on Feb. 27 the University of Georgia Bands will perform Schwantner’s trilogy for band in a free concert in Hodgson Hall.

Faculty Diversity Workshop.
Howard G. Adams. 3-5 p.m. Masters Hall, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Graduate School. 542-4790.

Lecture.
“Do Plátanos Go wit’ Collard Greens? Afro-Latino Connections from Be Bop to Hip Hop.” David Lamb. 7 p.m. 137 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Hispanic Student Association. 542-8468.

Men’s Basketball.
vs. South Carolina. 7:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

CHA Visiting Artist Performance.
Works by Joseph Schwantner. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
Composer Joseph Schwantner is on campus from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28 as a CHA Visiting Artist in the School of Music. He will give a public lecture Feb. 27 and in the evening the UGA Bands will perform his trilogy for band.
The concert will feature From a Dark Millennium (1981), with David Romines conducting the Symphony Band; ...and the mountains rising nowhere (1977), with Brett Bawcum conducting the Wind Symphony; and In evening’s stillness... (1996), with Dwight Satterwhite conducting the Wind Symphony.

Thursday, February 28
Conference.
Georgia Association for Gifted Children. Through March 2. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. 542-2101.

Charter Lecture.
“Humanist Environmentalism: A Manifesto.” William J. Cronon, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 4 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by Academic Affairs. 542-0015.

Lecture.
“With Proper Instructions.” Susan Asbury. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
The lecture, being given in conjunction with the current arts and crafts exhibition at the museum, will focus on how Martha Berry used the arts and crafts movement and the colonial revival as a way to preserve her students’ regional customs as well as produce quality furniture that could be sold.

Guest Artist Recital.
Craig Parker, trumpet. 6 p.m. Ramsey Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Friday, March 1
Women’s Studies Student Symposium.
Sessions throughout the day; schedule at www.uga.edu/wsp. 139 and 140 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-2846.

Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving.
Bulldog Invite (Last Chance Meet). Through March 3. Ramsey Student Center, Gabrielsen Natatorium. 542-1231.

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

Friday Tours.
2 and 4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History, natural history building. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Natural History. 542-1663.
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.

Stuttering Clinic.
Free screening and information; call for appointment. 2-5 p.m. 593 Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by Speech and Hearing Clinic. 542-4598.

Lecture.
“Autonomy and Male Dominance.” Marilyn Friedman, Washington University of St. Louis. 3:30 p.m. 205-S Peabody Hall. Sponsored by department of philosophy. 542-2823.

Men’s Tennis.
vs. Vanderbilt. 3:30 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Natural History Celebration III.
$100. 6:30 p.m. Conservatory, State Botanical Garden. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Natural History. 542-1663.
Each year the museum highlights one of the 12 affiliated natural history collections. This year, a program entitled “Masterpieces of Aboriginal Art from the Archaeology Collection” will be offered by David J. Hally. He will discuss and illustrate some of the most beautiful and finely crafted artifacts in the collection, many from the King site, a mid-16th-century town near Rome.

Dance Concert.
Pamoja Dance Company. $5 ($3 students). Through March 2. 7 p.m. Morton Theatre, downtown Athens. Sponsored by African-American Cultural Center. Information: 542-8468; tickets: 542-8074.

Dance Concert.
SwingDance America. $21-$25 (half-price students). 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. (Dance Series.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
SwingDance America features 10 performers of dance styles spanning three generations and encompassing regional variations. The program includes the jitterbug, lindy, country swing, Carolina shag, and West Coast swing. The company performs to a variety of music drawn from the 1930s and 1940s up to the present day.
The music for SwingDance America includes popular recordings by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Bobby Darrin, Aretha Franklin, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and the Comets, Louis Prima and Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats.
A pre-concert lecture will be given by Mark Wheeler of UGA’s dance faculty. The lecture begins 45 minutes prior to the concert and is free and open to the public.

Soccer.
4 v. 4 All-Nighter Challenge Indoor Tournament. 9 p.m. March 1 through 9 a.m. March 2. Fundraiser for KICKS Against Breast Cancer tournament in April. Ramsey Student Center.

Dawgs after Dark.
10 p.m.-2 a.m. Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-6396.

Saturday, March 2
Baseball.
vs. James Madison. 2 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Franklin College Chamber Music Concert.
Jeffrey Siegel, Piano Conversations. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
Jeffrey Siegel performs a concert with commentary. The Los Angeles Times reported: “Siegel proved highly articulate, natural, amiable, and enthusiastic. His remarks about the music, given with a healthy balance between humor and analysis, made the listening experience thrilling. He just may be a musical Carl Sagan.”
This evening’s keyboard conversation is entitled “Beethoven and the Americans” and features the works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. The Bernstein segment includes the local premiere of Meditation on a Wedding, a work that is unpublished.
“Before playing each work,” Siegel says, “I speak to the audience briefly and informally in the hope that my remarks will help make the listening experience more meaningful than just a pleasant ear wash of sound.”

Sunday, March 3
Baseball.
vs. James Madison. 1 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Men’s Tennis.
vs. Kentucky. 2 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Monday, March 4
Art exhibition.
Paintings by Travis Sommerville. Tate Student Center Art Gallery, open 8 a.m.-midnight daily. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

Summer Employment Day.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Classic Center, downtown Athens. Shuttles from campus, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sponsored by Career Center. 542-3375.

CHA-Peabody Lecture.
Barbara Sonneborn and Regret to Inform. 7 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966. See story above.

Coming up
Forte concert.
Ahn Trio. $10-$12 ($5-$7 students), available at cashier’s desk, Tate Student Center, open weekdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (542-8074). March 6, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

Dance Concert.
Spring Collection 2002: Core Concert Dance Company. $12 ($8 students); available at Tate Student Center cashier’s window, 542-8074, weekdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m., or at door. March 6-9, 8 p.m.
New Dance Theatre, dance building. Sponsored by dance department. 542-4415.

Concert.
Catrin Finch, harp. $17. March 8, 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall. (Ramsey Hall Series.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.

Patron’s Lecture.
Diane Chance Lewis, porcelain artist. $30 ($15 students). March 9, 3 p.m. Terrace Room, Garden Club Headquarters, State Botanical Garden. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden and Georgia Museum of Art. 542-6014.