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Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
“Leaves Have Their Time to Fall”: Reflections of Mourning in 19th-Century Decorative Arts. Through Sept. 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.
One of the 30-plus verses hand-inscribed in ink on a chintz appliqué quilt in the collection of the museum reads “Leaves have their time to fall/And flowers wither at the north wind’s breath/And start to set--but all/Thou has seasons for thine own, Oh! Death!” The quilt, made in Philadelphia for a woman from Georgia, circa 1847, is covered with words and images which commemorate lost loved ones and warn of the fleetingness of life. Although morbid by today’s standards, these sentiments were considered fashionable throughout much of the 19th century. The ritual of mourning played a significant role in the lives of most Americans, and affected the design of clothing, jewelry and many other decorative arts for generations. The exhibition features objects that embody the act of mourning through color, inscribed or embroidered verses, and use of mourning symbols such as weeping willows.

After Many Years: The Paintings of Wilmer W. Wallace and Lamar Dodd. Through Sept. 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.
As an undergraduate student in art at UGA in the early 1940s, Wilmer W. Wallace studied under Lamar Dodd, founder of the School of Art. After graduation, Wallace entered the U.S. Army but continued his active interest in art while stationed in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C., during World War II. Following the war, he returned to UGA as a graduate student. Profoundly influenced by the American-scene style of his mentor, Dodd, Wallace won several prizes at the school in the 1940s. Wallace completed his best-known painting, Landscape with Tanks, while he was at the university. After graduate school, Wallace worked as a commercial artist for seven years, designing packaging. After Many Years brings together several early works by Wallace (including the award-winning Landscape with Tanks), a few paintings by Dodd from the 1940s, and some of Wallace’s most recent paintings, in which the influence of Dodd and the 1940s art school at UGA may still be seen.

George Denninger. Through Sept. 7. 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.
Denninger works in a variety of media, from bronze to wood to stone, but this exhibit will feature computer-manipulated photographs. He does not use the computer to fool the viewer with subtle enhancements but to create impressionistic interpretations.
“Art in its highest expression is a response not a reaction to the ideas and events one has experienced,” he says. “This is my goal: to take each insight and respond to it in a way that encourages others to ponder it as I did.”
An engineer with degrees from Rutgers and Stanford, Denninger has worked since 1971 as a freelance designer. He heads his own product design company, Denninger Designs, and has been recognized with many awards for his work in exhibit design. Three of his piano sculptures are in the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

25-Year Retrospective Exhibition: Works of Jan Lorenc, Atlanta architect and environmental graphic designer. Through Sept. 10. Circle Gallery, ground floor, Caldwell Hall (open 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., weekdays). Sponsored by College of Environment and Design. 542-8293.

Recess. Through Oct. 24. Broad Street Gallery, 257 W. Broad St., open weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0069.
Recess is an exhibition of the work of Didi Dunphy and Carol John.
John is known for paintings investigating the dot as a popculture phenomenon, but now her interests lie in a shape that more closely resembles a television or bicycle chain. This shape, too, is attributable to John’s fascination with trends in fashion, advertising and high art. Loosely gridded, her recent paintings, which are often the size of oriental rugs, stimulate like a wall of TVs at Circuit City.
Dunphy’s long-term interest in naugahyde furniture has expanded in a new body of work, in which she is fabricating oversized playground equipment. Constructed with industrial-strength materials and installed in the gallery, they invite the audience to participate in an ongoing performance of swinging and see-sawing. Mounting any piece in Dunphy’s theatrically idealized playground reminds adult players of the importance of recess time.

Tuesday, September 2
Student Learning Center Tour.
2:30-3:30 p.m. Meet at grand staircase, first floor. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-6233.

Environmental Ethics Seminar.
“Global Warming and Sea Level Rise: Fact or Fiction?” David Dallmeyer, geology. 5:30 p.m. Founders House. Sponsored by Environmental Ethics Certificate Program. 542-0935.

Wednesday, September 3
Staff Council Meeting.
2 p.m. 268 Student Learning Center. 542-7222.

CHA Lecture.
“Pierra Daura: Charting a New Legacy.” Romita Ray, GMOA. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium, Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Faculty Recital.
Dwight Manning, oboe. 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Thursday, September 4
Student Learning Center Tour.
10-11 a.m. Meet at grand staircase, first floor. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-6233.

Campus Conversation.
“Choice for Learners: Flexible Provision
of Higher Education.” Peter Ling, Swinburne University of Technology. 3:30 p.m. 101 Meigs Hall. Sponsored by Institute of Higher Education. 542-0579.
Ling will report on the effectiveness of flexible higher education models in Australia. He is deputy director of learning and teaching support and senior educational development adviser at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. He will be visiting the Institute of Higher Education Aug. 28 through Sept. 10, lecturing in various classes and meeting with students and faculty.

GLOBES Fall Reception.
5-8 p.m. Founders Garden House. Sponsored by Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Employees & Supporters. ahatton@uga.edu.

Community Reception.
Announcement of potential Lay Park-UGA collaborative projects; tour. 5:15 p.m. Thomas N. Lay Park Community Center, 297 Hoyt St., Athens. Sponsored by Institutional Diversity. 583-8195.

Lecture.
“Learning through Context: My 25-Year Journey in Design.” Jan Lorenc of Lorenc and Yoo. 5:30 p.m. 117 visual arts building. Sponsored by College of Environment and Design. 542-8292.
Lorenc’s 25-year retrospective exhibition is on display in the Circle Gallery in Caldwell Hall.

Faculty Recital.
David Starkweather, cello. 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Friday, September 5
Dedication.
Food sciences building addition: ribbon-cutting and tours. 10:30 a.m. Food sciences building. See story, page 1.

New Women Faculty Reception.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-0066.
The university community welcomes new women faculty at the annual New Women Faculty Reception Sept. 5. At the reception, Sylvia Hutchinson will be presented with the 2003 women’s studies faculty award. The reception is sponsored by many schools, colleges, and departments across campus and coordinated by the Women’s Studies Program. Information about Athens and the university-- ranging from research funding information to restaurant listings--will be available for new faculty.
“This reception helps new women faculty form professional and social connections across campus,” says Patricia Miller, director of women’s studies. “It’s encouraging that, despite the budget cuts, we can welcome yet another outstanding set of scholars.”
Louise McBee, a member of the Georgia General Assembly and retired vice president for academic affairs, will introduce award-winner Sylvia Hutchinson. Hutchinson is professor emerita of higher education and reading education.

Friday Tours.
4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History. Not suitable for children under five; tour group size is limited. 542-1663.

First Friday Pep Rally.
5:30-7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Sponsored by Alumni Association. 542-2251. See story above.

Soccer.
vs. Illinois. 7 p.m. Women’s athletic complex. 542-1231.

Dawgs after Dark.
10 p.m.-2 a.m. Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Student Activities. www.uga.edu/stuact/.

Saturday, September 6
Football.
vs. Middle Tennessee State. 1 p.m. Sanford Stadium. 542-1231.

Monday, September 8
Soccer.
vs. Georgia State. 2 p.m. Women’s athletic complex. 542-1231.

CHA Lecture.
“Sept. 11, 1973: A Chilean Story.” Marjorie Agosín, Wellesley College. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
Agosín’s presentation combines a screening of her Peabody Award-winning film Threads of Hope with a lecture on the 30th anniversary of the assassination of the democratically elected president of Chile, Salvador Allende.

Coming up
Comedy.
Second City Touring Company. $15 ($6 students), at Tate Student Center cashier’s window (542-8074, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m.). Sept. 10, 8 p.m. Fine Arts Theater. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

2nd Thursday Concert.
UGA Symphony Orchestra. $12 ($7 students). Sept. 11, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-4400.