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Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition. Through May 4. 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.
The annual exhibition features work by 13 students in the M.F.A. program at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. It provides an opportunity to view the work of groundbreaking contemporary artists; most have already exhibited across the United States and, in many instances, in Europe as well.
“The works in this exhibition are always challenging to the viewer,” says Greg Benson, in-house curator for the exhibition.
Artists included are Bob Abernathy, drawing and painting; Samantha Barnum, drawing and painting; Brian Blevins, sculpture; Bridget Conn, photography; James Grimsley, ceramics; Jill Johnson, drawing and painting; Kelly King, ceramics; Sang-Wook Lee, fabric design; Jennifer Lyon, fabric design; Ryan Roth, drawing and painting; Roxie Veasey, drawing and painting; Charles Warnock, drawing and painting; and Mike Wsol, sculpture.

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.
Alfred H. Stieglitz, an innovator in the new art of photography and mentor, financier and friend to a diverse group of artists, photographers, writers and patrons, fundamentally shaped the look and principles of American modernism during the first half of the 20th century.
This exhibition of 52 works is drawn from the permanent collection of the Georgia Museum of Art and the Lamar Dodd School of Art and offers a window into the modern world that Stieglitz’s followers and contemporaries constructed through various media. Stieglitz featured group exhibitions in his New York-based 291 Gallery, including works from George Bellows, Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Arthur Dove and Alfred Maurer.

Alfred H. Maurer: American Modern. 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.
Alfred Maurer, often referred to as “the first American modern,” was one of the most prolific and progressive artists of the period. Apprenticed in his father’s lithography shop in New York, Maurer was inspired by this artistic environment at an early age. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and with William Merritt Chase, the well-known American impressionist. Maurer exhibited in New York at the infamous 1913 Armory Show and at Alfred Stleglitz’s 291 Gallery.
“Maurer’s career permits viewers to experience the impact of European modernism on an American artist,” says Paul Manoguerra, curator of American Modern for the Georgia Museum of Art. “This exhibition allows us to present Maurer’s works in galleries that are adjacent to spaces that show paintings by his contemporaries--some of the important American impressionists and ‘moderns’ in our permanent collection at the Georgia Museum of Art.”
Although Maurer attracted sporadic critical praise during his lifetime, recent scholarship reveals a fresh perspective of his various methods and styles. His restless spirit and valiant pursuit of an authentic expression are prized as the work of a progressive artist who is now respected by collectors and institutions alike.
Organized by the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, this touring exhibition is the first devoted to Maurer since a Smithsonian retrospective of his work in 1973. American Modern consists of 21 oil or casein paintings on canvas or board; 10 large gouache, tempera, or watercolors on paper or board; and 21 pen and ink, conté crayon, graphite, or pastel drawings on paper.
The exhibition includes a full range of his Fauvist landscapes and still lifes, Cézannesque watercolors, bold nudes, haunting portraits, and delicate drawings. The Weisman’s collection is considered the single largest holding of Maurer’s work.

Cravings: A Photographic Installation by Robin Assner. Through June 27. Broad Street Gallery, 257 W. Broad St., open weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0069.
The photographs in the exhibit are taken from a series focusing on models covering their bodies with food. The models in these photographs are draped in marshmallow fluff. The models immerse their bodies in mounds of this sugary goo, and the substance begins to “fossilize” the bodies as the sugar crystallizes. Evocative clues to the human understructure beneath the white swirls of fluff emerge and the line between flesh and food begins to blur.
Assner says she is responding to America’s decadent and indulgent relationship with food and its ritualized function in social gatherings. She defies the societal taboos and etiquette which structure our usual interactions with food, asking viewers to question their relationship with food.
Robin Assner earned her B.F.A. from the University of Connecticut, and is pursuing an M.F.A. at Ohio State University.

Monday, April 28
IBR Seminar.
“Moderated Structural Equation Modeling II: The Saga Continues.” Bob Vandenberg. 3:30 p.m. 106 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.

Book Signing.
Brian Henry. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by English department. 542-3434.
Poet Brian Henry, associate professor of English and director of the creative writing program, will sign copies of his new book. American Incident is a 172-page collection of prose and poetry that tests the possibilities of genre. The book includes a fragmented novella, a performance text, lyric poems, short-short stories, prose poems, verse essays and parodies.
Henry’s second collection has received critical acclaim. According to Library Journal, Henry’s book “showcases a distinctive American poet. . . . Erudite, at times playful, and often requiring several readings, these poems will delight readers who enjoy the work of Charles Olson and Robert Duncan.” Publishers Weekly says, “This capacious volume from a much-remarked young poet-critic offers versatility, up-to-the-minute references, and edgy verbal fireworks framed by a remarkable range of forms.”
His first book of poetry, Astronaut, has appeared in the United States, England and Slovenia. He won the 2001 George Bogin Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America and was shortlisted for the 2000 Forward Prize in England. He has published poetry in numerous magazines, including American Poetry Review, The Paris Review, The Kenyon Review and New American Writing, as well as in several anthologies. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Australia in 1997-98 and is editor of the internationally acclaimed Verse and founder of Verse Press.

Tuesday, April 29
Law final exams.
Through May 14.

Last day of Tuesday-Thursday classes.
Classes on Thursday, May 1, will operate on a Monday schedule.

Blood Drive.
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Reed Hall lobby. Conducted by American Red Cross; sponsored by University Health Service. 546-0681, extension 225.

Debate.
“Heads vs. Feds: The Debate to Legalize Marijuana.” $2 (students free). Tickets at Tate Student Center cashier’s window (542-8074, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m.). 7:30 p.m. Fine Arts Auditorium. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.
The “Heads” debater will be Steve Hager, editor-in-chief of High Times magazine since 1988. He is the founder of the Cannabis Cup and the Counter Culture Hall of Fame and argues the counterculture is a legitimate minority group whose right to the pursuit of happiness has been denied.
Robert Stutman will argue the “Feds” position. He is a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent and is founder of the largest U.S. consulting firm specializing in substance-abuse prevention programs.
Extensive question and answer time is a key part of the program.

Wednesday, April 30
Blood Drive.
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Russell Hall lobby. Conducted by American Red Cross; sponsored by University Health Service. 546-0681, extension 225.

Engineering Seminar.
“Recent Advances in Microwave Moisture Sensing in Grain and Oilseeds.” Samir Trabelsi, USDA. 12:20-1:10 p.m. Driftmier auditorium. 542-0866.

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

Tree Dedication Ceremony.
Honoring the late Eugene P. Odum. 4 p.m. Institute of Ecology. Sponsored by Institute of Ecology. 542-6098.

Plants-that-Birds-Love Ramble.
5:30-6:30 p.m. Meet at covered shelter, lower parking lot. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Improv.
The Bert Show. Tastes like Firecracker (UGA’s short-form improv comedy troupe). 8 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Sponsored by Tastes like Firecracker. 552-0603.

Thursday, May 1
Last day of classes.
Classes follow Monday schedule.

Molecular Parasitology-Vector Biology Symposium.
Keynote address: Joseph F. Urban Jr., USDA Immunology and Disease Resistance Laboratory, Beltsville, Md. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Classic Center, downtown. Sponsored by Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases. www.ctegd.uga.edu/.

University Council meeting.
3:30 p.m. Chapel.

Memorial Service.
Remembering faculty, staff and students who have died in the past year. 7:30 p.m. Lawn in front of Chapel.

Comedy.
John Leguizamo. $10 (students $5). Tickets available at Tate Student Center cashier’s window (542-8074, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m.). 9 p.m. Classic Center, downtown. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.
Equally comfortable on screen and stage, Leguizamo has acted in many different venues. His movie credits include Moulin Rouge, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Summer of Sam, Collateral Damage and Spawn. His one-man Broadway show, Freak, earned him Tony nominations for both best play and best actor. In January 1995, Leguizamo created and starred in the first-ever Latin comedy-variety show, House of Buggin, which won an Emmy.

Friday, May 2
Reading day.

Baseball.
vs. Vanderbilt. 7 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Concert.
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. $25-$29 (students half-price). 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center (Music Series II). 542-4400. See story above.

Saturday, May 3
Softball.
Double-header vs. Alabama. 1 and 3 p.m. Women’s athletic complex. 542-1231.

Track and Field.
Georgia Invitational. Spec Towns Track. 542-1231.

Baseball.
vs. Vanderbilt. 2 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Gardens of the World Ball.
“Thailand: Sense of Siam.” State Botanical Garden. 542-6014.

Franklin College Chamber Music Concert.
Rossetti String Quartet. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
The Rossetti String Quartet is named for the 19th-century pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who argued for a return to naturalism and life-like color in a world which had grown artistically complacent. The quartet members each have distinguished backgrounds as soloists and chamber music players and are united by their love for the string quartet literature and their interest in presenting it in a natural, yet personal, style. The quartet’s repertoire is firmly based in the classic and romantic quartet tradition and extends into the contemporary literature.
Last season the Rossetti Quartet debuted in London at the South Bank Center’s Chamber Music Series in the Queen Elizabeth Hall and in Berlin on the International Chamber Music Series at the Konzerthaus. The quartet has appeared throughout the United States, including performances at the 92nd Street Y in New York and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
The quartet has performed live on National Public Radio’s Performance Today, and the ensemble has established an on-going residency as visiting quartet at the Carlsen Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas. Previously, the group was quartet in residence at the Ventura Chamber Music Festival in California.
The members of the Rossetti String Quartet are violinist Timothy Fain (who appeared in recital at the UGA Performing Arts Center in 2000), violinist Henry Gronnier, violist Thomas Diener and cellist Eric Gaenslen.
They will play Haydn’s Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3; Schumann’s Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41; and Dvorák’s Quartet in C Major, Op. 41.

Sunday, May 4
Baseball.
vs. Vanderbilt. 1 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Softball.
vs. Alabama. 2 p.m. Women’s athletic complex. 542-1231.

Monday, May 5
Final exams.
Through May 9.

Art exhibition.
Jo Adang. Through Sept. 26. Room 309 Gallery, Tate Student Center (open 8 a.m.-midnight daily). Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-6396.
Adang’s paintings reflect personal isolation, self-absorption and moral egoism. She explores the boundaries of reality and composition, examining balance, shape and color in a picture plane while focusing on the human experience.

Tuesday, May 6
Family Workshop.
“Getting Ready for Butterflies in Your Backyard.” Anne Shenk. $6 per family (members $5 per family). 4-6 p.m. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Wednesday, May 7
Workshop.
“Soapmaking--A Mother’s Day Special.” Dell Ratcliffe. $23 (members $20). 9 a.m.-noon. Conservatory, Classroom A. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Staff Council Meeting.
2 p.m. 542-7222.

UGAMail Open House.
2-4 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by EITS. www.ugamail.uga.edu.

Baseball.
vs. Georgia Tech. 7 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Thursday, May 8
Screening: Peabody Winners.
Door to Door. 7-9 p.m. Griffith Auditorium, Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by Journalism and Mass Communication. 542-5038.
The TNT original film Door to Door tells the inspiring true story of Bill Porter, a door-to-door salesman who was born with cerebral palsy. Porter was told for many years that he was unemployable. But with the unwavering support of a dedicated mother and an indomitable spirit that has become his trademark, Porter did support himself--as a door-to-door salesman in Portland, Ore. Porter’s professional success is all the more amazing given the fact that his cerebral palsy makes it extremely difficult and painful to walk. But for more than 40 years, he walked eight to 10 miles a day, selling products for the Watkins Company and, along the way, weaving himself into the lives and hearts of the people along his route. Today, he is 69 years old and still selling--via telephone and the Internet.

Friday, May 9
Baseball.
vs. Mississippi State. 7 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Saturday, May 10
Undergraduate Commencement.
9:30 a.m. Sanford Stadium. Rain location: Stegeman Coliseum.

Graduate Commencement.
2:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

Baseball.
vs. Mississippi State. 2 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Sunday, May 11
Art exhibition.
Paintings by Judy Jarrett. Through June 15. 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.

Baseball.
vs. Mississippi State. 1 p.m. Foley Field. 542-1231.

Wednesday, May 14
May term classes begin.

Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute Spring Symposium.
Through May 16. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute. 542-8014.

Saturday, May 17
Men’s Tennis.
NCAA Championships. Through May 26. Magill Tennis Complex. 542-1231.

Art Exhibition.
The Weaving Room: The History of Weaving at Berry College. Through July 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.
This exhibition from Berry College presents a collection from the school founded for mountain children in the early 20th century by Martha Berry near Rome, Ga. The moral mission of handicrafts, traditional Appalachian weaving patterns, and the unique artistic expressions of certain instructors and students are all illustrated in the textiles woven and collected at Berry. The exhibition includes more than 50 objects--baby mittens, book covers, scarves, table runners, hand towels--ranging in date from the 1930s to the present. The weaving techniques represented are overshot weaves, plain weaves, and plain weaves with inlaid designs.

Law School Commencement.
Speaker: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. 10 a.m. North Campus Quadrangle. Sponsored by School of Law.

Spring Garden Ramble.
10 a.m. Meet at covered shelter, lower parking lot. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Choral Concert.
“Speak to One Another”: Prague Hlahol Choral Society and Trinity Community Choir. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center. Free; tickets required: 542-4400.
The Zpevacky spolet Hlahol v Praze (Prague Hlahol Choral Society) was established in 1861 as a male choir; women were added 18 years later. The choir developed into an excellent musical ensemble and sang for gala state occasions. It continues to perform with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and in opera productions. It travels extensively around the Czech Republic and abroad, but this is the choral society’s first trip to the United States.
The Trinity Community Choir is made up of 45 singers from the greater Athens area. Although it is based at Trinity Lutheran Church, its repertoire comprises pieces from both secular and sacred traditions. It was formed in 1992 and has performed in choral festivals in Austria, Wales and the Czech Republic.
During the first half of the concert the combined choirs, with orchestra, will present the St. Wenceslaus Mass by the Czech baroque composer Adam Michna. In the second half of the program, the choirs will perform separately.

Monday, May 19
UGAMail Launch.
All UGA e-mail accounts will move from the old Arches e-mail system to the new UGAMail system this week; each user will receive instructions by e-mail when the account has been moved. Through May 23. Sponsored by EITS. www.ugamail.uga.edu.

Coming up
Memorial Day Holiday.
No classes; UGA offices closed: May 26.

First day of classes.
For summer semester and short session I: June 12.