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Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Ghana in Photographs. Through Feb. 28. Broad Street Gallery, 257 W. Broad St., open weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0069.
This exhibition features the work of participants in the 2002 studies-abroad program in Ghana: Edwina Arey, Bridget Conn, Chuck Hemard, Megan Jeltema, Melody McWhorter, Erin O’Keiffe and professor Michael Marshall of the photography department. The program included four weeks of photographic fieldwork while traveling through Ghana.

Glenn Dasher: Recent Sculpture. Through Feb. 28. William Thompson Gallery, South Thomas Street Art Complex. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-1665.
Sculptor Glenn Dasher is professor and chair of the art department at the University of Alabama at Huntsville and a 1979 graduate of the UGA art program.

Primitive Pop: Social Bombs and Cross Hairs. Steven Craig Chandler. Through March 6. Room 309 Gallery, Tate Student Center (open 8 a.m.-midnight daily). Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-6396.
Chandler’s paintings in acrylics and oils are primitive pop art. He combines vibrant color and paper bags to create a cave-wall effect. The depth of surface gives a feeling of infinite space.

Visualizing the Blues: Images of the American South, 1862-1999. Through March 23. 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 presents a panorama of images that celebrate the rich history and heritage of Memphis and the Mississippi River delta. A photographic journey through the history, culture, people and landscape of the South, Visualizing the Blues features the Civil War images of Matthew Brady and George Barnard, the striking 20th-century work of Walker Evans, Eudora Welty, Dorothea Lange and Margaret Bourke-White, and pictures composed by contemporary artists, including William Eggleston and Huger Foote.

Spirit Yard: Sculptures by Harold Rittenberry. Through March 23. Grounds of 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 collection of welded metal sculptures by Harold Rittenberry Jr., entitled Spirit Yard, will be on view on the grounds of the Georgia Museum of Art. The exhibition will include works such as Totem Pole, a 1992 work over six feet tall, and Moonchaser, 2000, a bench embellished with a mermaid, fish, birds and a full moon.
Included in this exhibition are15 large works dating from 1990 to the present.

There Is No Eye: Photographs by John Cohen. Through March 23. 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.
After studying at Yale University with Josef Albers and Herbert Matter, John Cohen moved to New York, where he mixed with a community that included abstract expressionists, beatniks and a wide array of other artists and musicians. He was a founding member of the music group the New Lost City Ramblers in the late 1950s, and he had a crucial impact on the folk music revival of the 1960s. He also wrote for and edited Sing Out magazine, and his interviews with such cultural icons and musicians as Harry Smith, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan remain influential documents of American counterculture. Also a highly acknowledged filmmaker, Cohen coined the phrase “high lonesome sound” in reference to country music; his film of that title is legendary.
This retrospective exhibition of approximately 120 photographs covers many areas of Cohen’s work, including New York City in the 1950s, American traditional music, the Beats, his travels in Peru and his documentation of rural life in the American South.

Drawings of Choice from a New York Collection. Through March 23. 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.
Compiled by a private collector in New York, this collection of contemporary American drawings covers the 1960s through the present and includes key groups of drawings by more than 45 artists. The 106 works reflect the wide range of contemporary drawing--from the casual sketch to the elaborate picture, including preparatory studies as well as accomplished, technically labored drawings.
The collection unites several groups of drawings by many prominent artists. One powerful group consists of works by eminent American artists Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage and Brice Marden. Drawings by dancer Trisha Brown, Suzan Frecon, Agnes Martin, Richard Tuttle and Robert Ryman are included. A strong set of minimalist works by Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Fred Sandback and Robert Mangold displays the wide range of productive and analytic possibilities of the medium. Works from the 1970s and 1980s by conceptual artists such as Robert Smithson, Robert Morris, Richard Serra, Lawrence Weiner and Bruce Nauman show the artist using drawing as a tool in the thinking and working process.
The exhibition also reflects the collector’s support of young artists; included are drawings by lesser-known artists such as Jill Baroff, Athens-based Cheryl Goldsleger, Christine Hiebert, Glenn Ligon and Mark Williams.

Alfred Stieglitz’s America. Through June 15. 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.

Ceramics Southeast Exhibition: New Work by Stephen Frazier. Through March 14. Main gallery, visual arts building (open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays). Sponsored by School of Art. 542-1511.
Frazier, a professor at Shorter College in Rome, Ga., produces work reminiscent of geological formations in both coloration and construction. His monolithic forms integrate the figure into ruinous architectural pillars, some over seven feet tall.

Nature References. Through March 23. Conservatory. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.
Nature References features the work of Atlanta-based artist K. Miles-Anderton. The works selected for this show echo associations with the natural world; this show is an eclectic display of paintings created over the past five years. A departure from Miles-Anderton’s usual nonobjective or abstract paintings and assemblages, these works are designed with heavily textured, earthy surfaces, and feature natural images and organic shapes.
Miles-Anderton was born in Oklahoma and has visited and lived in many areas in the United States. She received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Arizona State University and is now creating art full time.

Exhibit.
To Improve the Mind Is Highly Commendable. Through Feb. 26. Lobby and third-floor gallery, main library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. jclevela@uga.edu.
This look at two centuries of student life as illustrated by the wealth of material from UGA’s two literary societies is on display in recognition of the bicentennial of the Demosthenian Literary Society.

Monday, February 24
Workshop.
“Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics.” Through Feb. 28. 201 physics building. Sponsored by Center for Simulational Physics. 542-2909.
This 16th annual international conference will highlight recent advances in applications, algorithms and parallel implementations of computer simulation methods for the study of condensed matter systems. Invited speakers include P. Duxbury, Michigan State University; H.A. Gould, Clark University; M. Michailov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; W.B. Paul, Johannes Gutenberg University-Mainz; K. Rabe, Rutgers University; T. Sakai, Tohoku University; B. Schmittmann, Virginia Tech; M. Stocks, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and B. Zheng, Zhejiang University.

Blood Drive.
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Memorial Hall. Conducted by American Red Cross; sponsored by University Health Service. 546-0681, extension 225.

Winter Evolutionary Biology Lecture.
“Birds, Bees and STDs: The Natural History of Sexually Transmitted Disease.” Janis Antonovics, University of Virginia. 11:10 a.m. C127 life sciences building. Sponsored by departments of plant biology and genetics. 5421417.
Antonovics is Lewis and Clark Professor of Biology at UVa and works on the interactions of plants and a sexually transmitted fungal disease.

Blood Drive.
Noon-5 p.m. Hardeman Hall. Conducted by American Red Cross; sponsored by University Health Service. 546-0681, extension 225.

CLACS Seminar.
“Impunity and Accountability in Guatemala.” Amy Ross, geography. 12:15 p.m. CLACS, 290 S. Hull St. Sponsored by Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 583-0619.
The war in Guatemala lasted 36 years. Those familiar with Guatemala remember the brutality: 45,000 “disappeared,” hundreds of villages burned to the ground, more than a million persons displaced. Also memorable were the official denials that such atrocities were taking place. Now Guatemalans are engaged in an intense struggle to replace the impunity of the past with justice and accountability. Ross will focus on the politics of “remembering” versus “forgetting” in contemporary Guatemala.

Crime Film Festival Screening.
White Heat. 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Sponsored by Criminal Justice Studies Program. 542-7079.

Crime Film Festival Screening.
Strangers on a Train. 5:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Sponsored by Criminal Justice Studies Program. 542-7079.

Conversations about Opera.
Preview of upcoming production of Madama Butterfly. 7 p.m. Classic Center Lobby, downtown Athens. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Tuesday, February 25
Science Library Orientation.
9:30-10:20 a.m. Science library interactive center, second floor. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-0696.

Crime Film Festival Lecture.
“Badfellas: Movie Psychos, Popular Culture and Law.” Nicole Rafter, author of Shots in the Mirror: Crime Films and Society. 2 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Sponsored by Criminal Justice Studies Program. 542-7079.

Provost Candidate Public Forum.
With Linda Maxson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa. 2 p.m. 4th floor, Rusk Hall.

Provost Candidate Public Forum.
For students, with Linda Maxson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa. 4 p.m. 142 Tate Student Center.

Crime Film Festival Screening.
Cape Fear. 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Sponsored by Criminal Justice Studies Program. 542-7079.

Baseball.
vs. UNC-Asheville. 4 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Environmental Ethics Seminar.
“Bringing the Biosphere Home: The Virtues of Natural History.” Mitchell Thomashow, Antioch University. 5 p.m. Founders House. Sponsored by Environmental Ethics Certificate Program. 542-0935.

Crime Film Festival Screening.
Psycho. 5:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Sponsored by Criminal Justice Studies Program. 542-7079.

Wednesday, February 26
Lunch-in-Theory.
“Translating Nobel Prize Winner Imre Kertesz.” Katharina Wilson, comparative literature. 12:20 p.m. 410 journalism building. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Africatalk.
12:20-1:10 p.m. 325 Holmes-Hunter Building. Sponsored by African Studies Institute. akinloye@uga.edu.

Panel Discussion.
“The Status of Higher Education in Croatia.” Visiting faculty, University of Zagreb. 1:30 p.m. 101 Meigs Hall. Sponsored by International Center for Democratic Governance, Vinson Institute of Government. 542-0278.

Digital Workshop.
“Using DLRL Equipment.” 2:30-4:30 p.m. 124B Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by Digital Language Research Laboratory. 583-8128.

Crime Film Festival Screening.
Silence of the Lambs. $3 ($2 students). 3, 5:15, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Sponsored by Criminal Justice Studies Program. 542-7079.

Baseball.
vs. UNC-Asheville. 4 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

ArtBeat.
Stephen Valdez, music history, on the history of the blues. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Black History Month Screening.
Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore. 7 p.m. Room B-2, main library. Sponsored by Minority Services and Programs. 542-5773.

Film.
O Brother Where Art Thou. Homer’s Odyssey set in Mississippi in the 1930s, starring George Clooney, Holly Hunter and John Goodman and directed by the Coen brothers. 7:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Johnstone Lecture.
“The Appeal of Ethnobotanical Sister Gardens in the Americas.” Fausto Sarmiento, International Education. 7:30 p.m. Callaway Building. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6138.

Thursday, February 27
Gardens Conference.
“Preserving Historic Gardens of the Southeast.” $165. Through Feb. 28. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden and School of Environmental Design. www.gactr.uga.edu/conferences/index.html.
While extensive efforts have been devoted to the preservation and restoration of architecture, furniture and household artifacts, little attention has, until recently, been devoted to the preservation of historic gardens and landscapes. Fortunately, there is a growing interest in landscape and garden preservation and numerous individuals, organizations and agencies are actively involved in developing strategies, plans, practices and “grassroots” efforts to preserve and restore many of America’s historic landscapes and gardens. This conference uses Georgia and neighboring states as sources of case studies and research. The full schedule is available on the Web site.

CHA Lecture.
“Digital Copyright and the Death of Fair Use.” Siva Vaidhyanathan, New York University. 4 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
The Aug. 2, 2002, issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education featured an essay by Vaidhyanathan, assistant professor of culture and communication at New York University, titled “Copyright as Cudgel.” In it Vaidhyanathan addressed the impact of the 1998 Millennium Copyright Act on the communication of ideas over the Web.
A roundtable discussion will follow this CHA lecture, with Scott Shamp (New Media Institute), Margaret Anderson (Instructional Support and Development), Jason Lane (Legal Affairs), and Ray Patterson (law school) participating. Nelson Hilton (English) will be moderator.
Vaidhyanathan is the author of Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity (2001).

Black History Month Screening.
Kennedy Center Tonight: Stravinsky’s Firebird. 7 p.m. Athens-Clarke County Library. Sponsored by Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection. 583-0212.
This 1982 Peabody award winner goes behind the scenes on location in Harlem to a rehearsal of a daring new production of Firebird at New York City Center.

Friday, February 28
Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving.
Bulldog Invitational: Last Chance Meet. Through March 2. Gabrielsen Natatorium, Ramsey Student Center. 542-1231.

Symposium.
“Race, Southern Violence and the State.” Elsa Barkley Brown (University of Maryland), Sally Hadden (Florida State University), Steve Kantrowitz (University of Wisconsin), Hannah Rosen (University of Michigan) and Sheldon Hackney (University of Pennsylvania). 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 141 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by history department. 542-2525.

Campus Coffee Hour.
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Hosted this week by Learning Disabilities Center and Papa John’s Pizza; sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Brown Bag Lecture.
“Privatization: European Agenda, National (Transitional) Tactic.” Sasa Boljanec-Boric, University of Zagreb. Noon-1:30 p.m. 144 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by International Center for Democratic Governance, Vinson Institute of Government. 542-0278.

WSP Friday Speaker.
“When Identities and Institutions Collide: Dialect Awareness Programs as a Means to Combat Dialect Discrimination.” Bridget Anderson, English. 12:20 p.m. 139 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-0066.

Women’s Tennis.
vs. Vanderbilt. 1 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Town and Gown Workshop.
“Beaux Arts Matinee.” 1-4 p.m. Athens Community Council on Aging, 135 Hoyt St. Sponsored by Gerontology Center. 425-3222.
This workshop addresses the benefits of creative expression in later life and features live performances of literature, music and story telling presented by older adults, a wood sculpting (intarsia) slide show and an art exhibition. Presenters include novelist Augusta Trobaugh, writer and storyteller Gail D. Hopson, the Classical Trio of John Corina, Margaret Strahl and Ronald Waln, wood intarsist William Krietemeyer, and an art exhibition presented by the Athens Art Association. Mary Erlanger will lead the discussion.

Darl Snyder Lecture.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault. 2 p.m. Mahler Auditorium, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by African Studies. 542-5314.

Conversations about Opera.
Pre-concert lecture. 7-7:30 p.m. Classic Center, downtown Athens. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

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

Opera.
Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, presented by Athena Grand Opera Company. Bodo Igesz, director; Mark Cedel, conductor. $15-$45. In Italian with English supertitles. 8 p.m. Repeated March 2. Classic Center Theatre, downtown Athens. Sponsored by School of Music and Classic Center. 357-4444 (www.classiccenter.com).

Saturday, March 1
Conference.
Seventh Annual Asian Urbanization Conference. Through March 3. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. 542-6465.

Sunday, March 2
Women’s Tennis.
vs. Kentucky. 1 p.m. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Opera.
Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, presented by Athena Grand Opera Company. $15-$45. In Italian with English supertitles. 3 p.m. Repeat of Feb. 28 performance. Classic Center Theatre, downtown Athens. Sponsored by School of Music and Classic Center. 357-4444 (www.classiccenter.com).

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

Monday, March 3
Science Library Orientation.
11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Science library interactive center, second floor. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-0696.

Edith House Lecture.
Worldwide reproductive policy, focusing on Africa and South America. Kathy Hall-Martinez, international director, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy. 4 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by School of Law. 425-9677.

Coming up
Band Concert.
U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus. March 5, 7 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. Free tickets required: 542-4400.

Dance Concert.
Core Concert Dance Company. $12 ($8 students; at Tate Student Center cashier’s window, 542-8074, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m.). March 5-8. 8 p.m. New Dance Theatre, dance building. 542-4415.

University Theatre.
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly. March 5-12, 8 p.m.; March 9, 2:30 p.m. Cellar Theatre. 542-2838.

Literary Festival.
“Roots in Georgia II.” March 6-9. Sponsored by Georgia Review and English department. hruppers@uga.edu.

Concert.
Bach’s Mass in B Minor, performed by Ensemble Corund and Capriccio Basel, Stephen Smith, conductor. $29-$33 (students half-price). March 7, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center (Music Series I). 542-4400.