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Columns::December 8, 2003

UGA Guide

Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Collaboration. Broad Street Gallery, 257 W. Broad St., open weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0069.

One Night or a Thousand Others. Through Dec. 19. Main gallery, visual arts building (open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays). Sponsored by School of Art. 542-1511.

Enchanting Modern: Ilonka Karasz, 1896-1981. Through Feb. 8. 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.

Monday, December 8
Last day of classes.

Tuesday, December 9
Reading Day.

Men’s Basketball.
vs. Winthrop. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Wednesday, December 10
Exhibit.
Finding Your Identity. Through Dec. 19. Circle Gallery, ground floor, Caldwell Hall. Open 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., weekdays. Sponsored by College of Environment and Design. 542-8293.
Students enrolled in the portfolio development class in the College of Environment and Design acquired both the tools and--evidently--the confidence to get a dream job. As a result, offices all over the country are talking about UGA graduates in landscape architecture and historic preservation. Each semester’s class builds on the previous year’s student work.

Workshop.
“Greenery Wreaths.” $28 (members $25). 6:30-8:30 p.m. State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Final exams.
Through Dec. 16.

Thursday, December 11
Workshop.
“Greenery Wreaths.” $28 (members $25). 9-11 a.m. State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Christmas Musicale.
“Red, White and Blue Christmas.” Masters Hall Singers. $16 ($8 children). 8:15 p.m. Dec. 11-13, 2:15 p.m. Dec. 14. Masters Hall, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. 542-0003.

Friday, December 12
Friday Natural History Tours.
4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History. Not suitable for children younger than 5; tour group size is limited. 542-1663.

Musicians’ Marketplace.
4-6 p.m. Georgia Center atrium. Sponsored by WUGA-FM. 542-9842.
Local musicians’ CDs will be available for holiday shoppers. Proceeds will be shared between WUGA-FM and the musicians. Participating musicians include Mike Dekle, Bill Mallonee, Wilma, David Barbe, Jeff Andrews of the Fountains, Rick Fowler, Maggie Hunter and Julie Powell. Signed REM and Drive-by Truckers merchandise will be auctioned. Live performances and tours of the WUGA-FM studios will be offered.

Saturday, December 13
Art Exhibition.
Armin Landeck. Through Feb. 8. 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.

Women’s Basketball.
vs. Middle Tennessee State. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Dance Concert.
Nutcracker. UGA Ballet Ensemble with the Athens Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Dec. 13; 3 p.m. Dec. 14. Classic Center, downtown. 542-4415.

Sunday, December 14
Gymnastics.
Sneak Peek: Red vs. Black. 2 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Holiday Open House.
2-4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
The holiday ornaments in the café were created by local children especially for the museum. The museum shop will offer a 20 percent discount to members of the Friends. The open house is free and open to the public and includes art activities and refreshments.

Tuesday, December 16
Children’s Workshop.
“Children’s Candle-Making Class.” $15 (members $13). 4-6 p.m. State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Thursday, December 18
Workshop.
“Make Your Own Holiday Centerpiece.” $25 (members $22). 9 a.m.-noon. Classroom A, conservatory. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Cook’s Holiday.
$10.95 plus tax. Through Dec. 19. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Bulldog Café, Tate Student Center. Menu: www.uga.edu/foodservice/catering/cooksmenu.html. Sponsored by Campus Catering. 542-1856.

Observatory: Public Viewing.
7 p.m. UGA observatory, atop physics building. Sponsored by department of physics and astronomy. 542-7827.

Men’s Basketball.
vs. South Alabama. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Friday, December 19
College of Education Convocation.
4-6 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by College of Education. 542-1717.

Saturday, December 20
Undergraduate Commencement.
9:30 a.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

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

Monday, December 22
Men’s Basketball.
vs. Charleston Southern. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Thursday, December 25
End-of-year Break.
UGA offices close at the close of business Dec. 24 and reopen on a regular schedule Jan. 2.

Saturday, January 3
Men’s and Women’s Diving.
Georgia Diving Invitational. Through Jan. 5. Gabrielsen Natatorium, Ramsey Student Center. 542-1231.

Men’s Basketball.
vs. Georgia Tech. 3 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Sunday, January 4
Women’s Basketball.
vs. South Florida. 2 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Tuesday, January 6
Inaugural Address: Education Law Consortium.
“Classrooms in Conflict: The Law of Teaching.” Michael A. Olivas, University of Houston. 4 p.m. 101 Meigs Hall. Sponsored by Institute of Higher Education. 542-0579.
Olivas is the William B. Bates Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance at the University of Houston Law Center. His address will launch the Education Law Consortium.
The consortium, a non-profit, non-partisan research group, will focus on the improvement of education through conducting research on and providing analysis of various law and policy issues. It will issue newsletters and research reports, maintain a Web site and database on education law and policy, and host forums connecting scholars and policy makers.
The leading national scholar on legal issues in higher education, Olivas will discuss legal issues that arise between faculty and students in higher education classrooms, drawing on illustrative legal cases.

Thursday, January 8
First day of classes.

Women’s Basketball.
vs. Mississippi State. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

2nd Thursday Concert.
An Evening with Pianist Evgeny Rivkin. $12 ($7 students), at the box office in the Performing Arts Center, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-4400.

Friday, January 9
Holmes-Hunter Lecture.
Rep. Harold Ford Jr., Tennessee. 2 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by President’s Office. 542-1214.

Saturday, January 10
Men’s Basketball.
vs. South Carolina. 5 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Sunday, January 11
Exhibit.
Exploring Garden Transformations: 1900-2000. Through Feb. 22. 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.