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Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
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.

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.

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

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 characterisitics 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, March 4
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. Reception 6:45 p.m., Tate Center Gallery; film 7:30 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
The CHA-Peabody Lecture, initiated in spring 2001 and co-sponsored with the Peabody Awards Program, brings Peabody Award recipients to the university to deliver lectures. The spring 2002 CHA-Peabody lecturer is director and producer Barbara Sonneborn. Her appearance is also the keynote event for this year’s Women’s History Month celebration, for which the theme is “Women’s Trials, Women’s Triumphs.”
Sonneborn’s film Regret to Inform, which won the 2001 Peabody Award, will be screened in the Tate Center Theater. It will be followed by a discussion with Sonneborn which Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards program, will moderate.
On her 24th birthday, Barbara Sonneborn received a knock on her door from a U.S. Army soldier, and heard the words “We regret to inform you. . . .” Her husband, Jeff, had been killed by a mortar in Vietnam. She received a box containing Jeff’s dog tags, still encrusted with his blood. Twenty years later, Sonneborn embarked on a journey through the country where he fought and died. Woven into her personal odyssey are interviews with American and Vietnamese widows from both sides of the conflict who speak openly about the men they loved and how war changed their lives forever.

Tuesday, March 5
Art exhibition.
A Flag for Athens. Through April 20. Lyndon House Arts Center. Sponsored by School of Art. 769-2000.
A Flag for Athens features ceremonial flag designs created by local 6th-12th grade students, historic flags from Cortona, Italy, and photographs of flags by Italian photographer Giorgio Lamentini. The exhibition honors the mayor of Cortona, Emanuele Rachini, making his first trip to Athens, Cortona’s Sister City. The sister-city relationship dates back to 1978, growing out of UGA’s studies-abroad program in Cortona, established in 1969. In celebration of this long friendship, the art education department of the School of Art and local artist Susan Colangelo have organized a juried competition for the design of a ceremonial flag for Athens; 158 students from Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Jackson, Oglethorpe, and Madison counties are participating.

Teacher Information 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.

Learning Has No Age Limit Lecture.
“Emerging Trends for Lifelong and Professional Education.” Kay Kohl, executive director, University Continuing Education Association. 10 a.m.-noon. Room Q, Georgia Center. Sponsored by Georgia Center for Continuing Education. 542-3451.

Baseball.
vs. Gardner Webb. 4 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

CHA Lecture.
“What Is a Novel?” Jed Rasula,Lanier Distinguished Professor of English. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
Rasula is both a poet and a scholar. He is the author of Tabula Rasula, a collection of poems, Imagining Language, and The American Poetry Wax Museum. This Compost: Ecological Imperatives in American Poetry is in press.

Visiting Artist Lecture.
Janine Antoni. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0068.
Antoni is noted for her performance and installation pieces that challenge the status quo of the art world by using “feminine” mediums, such as lard, hair dye and chocolate, as metaphors to explore female sexuality, to challenge the trappings of femininity in society and social packaging and to challenge our patterns of consumption and consumerism. Antoni has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions.

Glee Club Concert.
UGA Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs with Noteworthy and the Accidentals. Free tickets required. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Wednesday, March 6
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.

Genetics Seminar.
“What Glucanhydrolases Reveal about Plant-Pathogen Coevolution.” John Bishop, Washington State University. 11:10 a.m. C-127 life sciences building. Sponsored by genetics department. 542-1441.

Multicultural Seminar.
“Researching Language Use in the African-American Community in the 21st Century.” Sonja Lanehart, English. 12:15 p.m. 412 Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by College of Education Multicultural Committee. 583-8145.

Engineering Seminar.
“Microfluidic Components and Sensors for Microsystems.” Peter Hesketh. 12:20-1:10 p.m. Driftmier Engineering Center conference room. Sponsored by Faculty of Engineering. 542-0866.

Staff Council Meeting.
Guest speaker: Joyce Hardman, director of Parking Services. 2 p.m. Law School room J, third floor. Complimentary parking in North Campus parking deck. 542-0006.

Men’s Tennis.
vs. William and Mary. 2:30 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Baseball.
vs. Gardner Webb. 4 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Reading.
Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered. Ruth Kluger. 5 p.m. B-2 main library. Sponsored by department of Germanic and Slavic languages. 542-2456.
Kluger--Holocaust survivor, award- winning novelist and respected professor of German literature--will read from her acclaimed 1992 memoir. The book has won numerous prestigious international literary awards and has been hailed as a “contemporary masterpiece of Holocaust literature.”

ArtBeat.
“Women Painters of the 1930s.” Cecelia Hinton. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
American art of the period between the Great Depression and World War II reflected a time of vast economic and political change. Hinton will discuss the work of two women artists from this period: Lucille Blanch’s City View (1937) and Edna Reindel’s December 5, 1933, Prohibition (1933). Both paintings are on loan to the Georgia Museum of Art from the Jason Schoen Collection, Miami, Fla.

Open Studio: Life Drawing.
$3. Live models; no instruction; participants must provide their own supplies. 5:30 p.m. Forio Classroom, Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

NPR Dinner.
Guest speaker: Lisa Simeone, host of National Public Radio’s Weekend All Things Considered. $25 (tickets: 542-9842). Reception 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m. Grand Ballroom, Georgia Hotel, downtown Athens. Sponsored by WUGA-FM 91.7/97.9. 542-7193.

Faculty Chamber Recital.
Georgia Brass Quintet. 8 p.m. Edge Recital Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

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). 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.
Touring the world and performing in such places as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Hall and the Seoul Arts Center, the three sisters of the Ahn Trio--violinist Angella and the twins, pianist Lucia and cellist Maria--grab the intellect and ears of all who hear them. Hailed as a brilliantly distinguished ensemble gifted with extraordinary powers of communication and an exquisite blend of sound, each of these Juilliard-trained artists performs with superb technique and contagious excitement.
Their second release on the EMI Classical Label, “Ahn Plugged,” explores new sounds without alienating the listening audience. With music by composers Kenji Bunch, Eric Ewazen, Michael Nyman, and an arrangement of a tune by David Bowie and Pat Metheny, the album highlights many different musical styles. The Ahns also include two very dissimilar works by Argentinian Astor Piazzolla and a trio by Leonard Bernstein.

Dance Concert.
Spring Collection 2002: Core Concert Dance Company. Through March 9. $12 ($8 students); available at Tate Student Center cashier’s window, 542-8074, weekdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m., or at door. 8 p.m. New Dance Theatre, dance building. Sponsored by dance department. 542-4415.
The Core Concert Dance Company spring concert will include an Alwin Nikolais composition called Tensile Involvement, staged by the Spanish dancer Alberto del Saz when he came to the dance department last fall as CHA Visiting International Artist. Karen Eliot, visiting lecturer in the dance department for the Center for Humanities and Arts this year, will premiere CorEvent No. 1 and CorEvent No. 2. Meaghan Muller will perform an exquisite aerial trapeze solo as part of Core’s opening work, The Call, by Susan Murphy, adjunct professor with the dance department and director of Canopy. Kora Radella will premiere a work by Verge Modern Dance Company, a company of UGA and Core alumni who have gained considerable popularity in Athens for their innovative style.
Eastwinds is an interdisciplinary work comprising the second half of the program. The piece represents the company’s attempt to comprehend and reflect the events of 2001.

Thursday, March 7
CHA Lecture.
“Whispered Silences: Japanese Americans and World War II.” Gary Okihiro. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
Gary Okihiro, professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, where he is associated with the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, speaks about “Whispered Silences: Japanese Americans and World War II” as a Center for Humanities and Arts distinguished scholar.

Presentation.
“A Spring Break to Remember.” 7 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by Advocating Safer Alternatives for Peers, University Health Center. 613-6321.
Mark Sterner will present his video program “DUI: A Powerful Lesson.” Sterner relates his DUI experience during a spring break trip with three fraternity brothers. The car he was driving crashed and his passengers were killed; the video recorder was filming until 15 minutes before the crash.

Guest Artist Recital.
Seunghee Lwe, violin. 8 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, music building. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Friday, March 8
Convention for Behavioral Sciences.
Tate Student Center. Sponsored by UGA chapter, Psi Chi. www.uga.edu/psichi/; psichi@uga.edu.
This convention is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to present research and interact with other students and faculty. There will be poster and paper sessions, a keynote speaker, and workshops.

Open House: Office of Institutional Diversity.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. 119 Holmes-Hunter Academic Building. 583-8195.

Odum Lecture.
“Biodiversity, Extinction, and Sustainability.” Peter Raven. 11:15 a.m. Masters Hall, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Institute of Ecology. 542-6013. See story above.

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

Cancelled: Women’s Studies Noon Speaker.
Nanchu Li. 12:20 p.m. 137 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-2846.

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.

Center for Family Research Seminar.
“New Developments in Genetics and Family Interaction.” Stephen Suomi, NIH, and David Reiss, George Washington University. 2 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.

Odum Lecture Panel Discussion.
2:15 p.m. Ecology auditorium. Sponsored by Institute of Ecology. 542-6013. See story above.

Women’s Tennis.
vs. Auburn. 3 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

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

Observatory Public Night.
“Henrietta Swan Leavitt, 1868-1921.” J.-P. Caillault, astronomy. 7:30 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 are able to look through the 24-inch telescope.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, J.-P. Caillault of the astronomy department will give a short lecture about several women astronomers--such as Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921)--who did fundamental work at the turn of the 20th century but did not get credit for their work in their lifetimes.

Concert.
Catrin Finch, harp. $17 (half-price students). 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall. (Ramsey Hall Series.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
Welsh harpist Catrin Finch has been appointed the first Royal Harpist since Queen Victoria’s day by Charles, Prince of Wales. Dubbed “Charlie’s Angel,” she was a featured performer at his 50th birthday party, after which the prince called her “dazzling.” She has released a number of CDs, had numerous recitals throughout Europe, and made her recital debut at London’s Wigmore Hall.

Saturday, March 9
Saturday Discovery.
“Amazing Amphibians.” 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.

Patron’s Lecture.
Diane Chance Lewis, porcelain artist. $30 ($15 students). 3 p.m. Terrace Room, Garden Club Headquarters, State Botanical Garden. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden and Georgia Museum of Art. 542-6014.
Lewis is a noted porcelain artist whose works have been presented to prominent people--presidents and queens and princesses. She is best-known as the chief floral designer for Boehm, a porcelain studio with some of the most highly prized pieces. Her signature floral porcelain designs are found in many prestigious collections.

Sunday, March 10
Soccer.
10 a.m.: Challenge SC of Texas; 2 p.m.: GSA Phoenix Red. Women’s athletic complex. 542-1231.

Men’s Tennis.
vs. Alabama. 1 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Workshop.
“Getting Ready for Butterflies in your Backyard.” Anne Shenk and Jessica Wilson, garden staff. $6/family ($5/family for members). 2-4 p.m. State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.

Monday, March 11
Satellite Lecture.
“Creating a Family-Centered Community: Responsibility for Progress, Allocating Roles and Creating Partnerships: Public, Business and Faith-Based.” 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 second in a series of four lectures dealing with “Creating a Family-Centered Community,” designed to introduced advanced undergraduate and graduate students to a range of topics, issues and frameworks focusing on how to build stronger, more cohesive and family-centered communities. The remaining lectures are scheduled for March 18 and April 22.

Coming up
Holmes-Hunter Lecture.
Maurice C. Daniels, social work, author of Horace T. Ward: Desegregation of the University of Georgia, Civil Rights Advocacy, and Jurisprudence. March 12, 2 p.m. Chapel. 542-0054.

2nd Thursday Concert.
UGA Wind Symphony. $9 ($5 students). March 14, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-4400.

Concert.
I Musici. $29-$33. March 15, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. (Music Series II.) Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.

Spring break.
March 18-22. No classes; UGA offices open.