Philadelphia Dance Company performs on campus Oct. 20 The Philadelphia Dance Company, more popularly known as Philadanco, will perform Oct. 22 at the Fine Arts Theatre as part of the Performing Arts Center’s Dance Festival. Celebrating its 34th season, Philadanco has established itself as one of America’s foremost modern dance companies. The company has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Louis Bellson Orchestra and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and with world-renowned pop celebrities. Philadanco was lauded for organizing the first International Conference of Black Dance Companies, which was held in Philadelphia in 1988 with more than 78 representatives from around the world. Since that time, the conference has grown significantly, with more than 700 attending the 2003 conference in Washington, D.C. A pre-concert lecture will be offered 45 minutes prior to the performance; the lecture is free and open to the public. —Bobby Tyler

Art exhibitions.
Regal Bodies, Royal Splendor: Reflections on Velázquez and Philip IV of Spain. Through Nov. 14. • Etchings by Rembrandt from the S. William Pelletier Collection. Through Nov. 16. • Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead’s Idealized Visions about Simple Living and Arts and Crafts. Through Dec. 5. 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.

Creative Destruction. Through Nov. 6. Tate Student Center Art Gallery. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

This exhibit of photographs by Peter Frey is a collection of black-and-white photographs from a recent trip to Iraq, as well as other photographs from recent travels and the Athens rock scene. Frey is a documentary photographer living in Athens and working in the Public Affairs Office at UGA.

Exhibit.
Summer 2004 Studies Abroad. Through Oct. 27. Circle Gallery, G14 Caldwell Hall. Open 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m., weekdays. Sponsored by College of Environment and Design. 542-8292.

University Theatre.
The Homecoming by Harold Pinter. $8–$10. 8 p.m. Oct. 19–23. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Sponsored by drama department. Tickets: 542-2838 (box office open noon–5 p.m. weekdays).

Monday, October 18
D.W. Brooks Lecture.
“The Brave New World for Land-Grant Universities.” Mark Drabenstott. 11 a.m. Mahler Auditorium, Georgia Center. Sponsored by College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. 542-3924.

Drabenstott joined the Federal Reserve Bank in 1981 and was named a vice president in 1990. Throughout his career at the bank, he has been an ardent observer of the leading issues facing the rural economy and the food and agriculture sector, publishing more than 100 articles and editing five books.
In October of 1998, Drabenstott was named director of the Center for the Study of Rural America. The center serves as the Federal Reserve’s focal point for research on rural and agricultural issues. It publishes The Main Street Economist, a monthly newsletter on rural America, and sponsors an annual conference on rural policy issues.

His lecture will follow the presentation of this year’s D.W. Brooks Awards. The awards are given annually to College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences faculty members who excel in teaching, research, extension and public service.

Plant Pathology Seminar.
“RNA-Mediated Virus Resistance and RNA Silencing in Plants.” Weibo Dong, plant pathology. 12:20 p.m. 2401 plant sciences building. Sponsored by plant pathology department. 542-2571.

Entomology Seminar.
Mark Deyrub, Archbold Biological Station. 12:20 p.m. 404A biological sciences building. Sponsored by entomology department. 542-2816.

IBR Seminar.
“Lay and Expert Accounts of Gene–Environment Interaction.” Celeste Condit, speech communications. 3 p.m. 106 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.

Geology Colloquium.
“3.5 Billion Years of Biospheric Evolution Recorded in Seawater Sulfate.” Timothy Lyons, University of Missouri. 3:30 p.m. 200A geology-geography building. Sponsored by geology department. 542-2384.

Film Screening.
Intimate Stranger. 4 p.m. 213 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Hispanic Heritage Month Research Presentations.
6 p.m. 264 Baldwin Hall. Sponsored by Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 583-0619.

CHA-Peabody Conversation.
Esmeralda Santiago. 7 p.m. Tate Center Theatre. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts and Peabody Awards. 542-3966.

Screenwriter Esmeralda Santiago and executive producers Marian Rees and Anne Hopkins will screen and discuss their Peabody Award–winning film
Almost A Woman in the sixth annual Center for Humanities and Arts–Peabody Conversation.

Almost A Woman, based on the memoir of Esmeralda Santiago, is the story of a mother who moves from Puerto Rico to New York in search of a better life for her children. “Santiago’s work is a richly evocative re-telling of one of the most important American stories,” says Peabody Awards director Horace Newcomb.

Comedy.
Max Brooks. $2 (students free). Tickets: Tate Student Center cashier’s window (542-8074, open 9 a.m.–4 p.m.). 7:30 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

Tuesday, October 19
Employee benefits information session.
Benefits enrollment period is Oct. 12–Nov. 12. 9–11 a.m. Tate Student Center theater. Sponsored by Human Resources. www.hr.uga.edu.

IHDD Core Seminar on Disability.
“National Best Practice and Customized Employment.” Rich Toscano. 10 a.m.–noon. River’s Crossing Building, 850 College Station Rd. Sponsored by Institute on Human Development and Disability. 542-1290.

Cellular Biology Seminar.
“Regulation of Polyadenylation in Escherichia coli.” Sidney Kushner, genetics. 11 a.m. 404A biological sciences building. Sponsored by cellular biology department. 542-3310.

Employee benefits information session for retirees.
Benefits enrollment period is Oct. 12–Nov. 12. 2–4 p.m. Athens Regional Library auditorium. Sponsored by Human Resources. www.hr.uga.edu.

EECP Seminar.
Philosopher’s Walk at Spring Valley Farm and the Full Moon Co-op. Carl Jordan. 5:15 p.m. Meet at ecology parking lot. Sponsored by Environmental Ethics Certificate Program. 542-0935.

Open Mike with Mike.
Students can discuss their concerns with President Michael F. Adams. 6 p.m. East Village fireside lounge. Sponsored by President’s Office. 542-1214.

The Democratic Process Film Series.
The West Wing: Mr. Willis from Ohio. 7 p.m. Seney-Stovall Chapel, Lucy Cobb Institute. Sponsored by Vinson Institute of Government. 542-6221.

CHA Visiting Artist Performance.
“Moving Sound: Interface in Residence.” Tomie Hahn, Dan Trueman and Curtis Bahn. 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Tomie Hahn is a performer and ethnologist who is interested in Japanese traditional performing arts, interactive dance and movement performance, and extended human–computer interface in the performing arts. She teaches at Rensselaer Polytechnic University.

Curtis Bahn is a composer, improviser and stringbass player who specializes in live electronic performance using gestural controllers. He teaches interactive music performance at Rensselaer.

Dan Trueman, who teaches at Princeton University, plays a six-string electric violin with a sensor-bow of his own design: a normal violin bow covered with motion and pressure sensors that send performance information to a computer performance system.

Together the three form Interface, a performance group exploring the relationships among body, sound, image and technology.

Interface is visiting the School of Music this week, working with students and faculty. In this concert, Hahn will perform “Pikapika,” an interactive dance-electronic music character that draws from Japanese anime and traditional Bunraku puppet theater. Hahn wears the Sspeaper (Sensor Speaker Performer) interface designed by Bahn which transmits information about the nature of her movements to a computer music system.

Concert.
The SEC U-Tour: Christian bands (Downhere, By the Tree, and Someday New). 8–10:30 p.m. Legion Field. Sponsored by Baptist Student Union. 549-2747.

Wednesday, October 20
Perennial Symposium.
$24 (members $22). 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Lunch-in-Theory.
“NBC’s Advisory Council and Radio Program Censorship in the 1930s.” Louise Benjamin, telecommunications. 12:20 p.m. 147 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Hispanic Heritage Month Seminar.
“Political Violence and Teaching about the Past in Latin America: Guatemala’s ‘Memory of Silence’ and the Limits of Peace Education.” Elizabeth Oglesby, University of Arizona. 12:30 p.m. 290 S. Hull St. Sponsored by Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 583-0619.

National Pharmacy Day Celebration.
“Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health.” 2–6 p.m. D.W. Brooks Mall. Sponsored by College of Pharmacy. 542-5328.

The College of Pharmacy will celebrate National Pharmacy Day with this health fair for students, faculty, staff and their families.

The afternoon will focus on health promotion and relaxation. Pharmacy faculty and students will be on hand to administer a variety of free tests and will provide information on non-prescription and prescription medications. Booths will display awareness and screening information.

Environmental Design Lecture.
Frank Busumtwi, director of town and country planning, Cape Coast, Ghana. 3–5 p.m. 302 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Environment and Design. 542-8292.

Busumtwi is the Ghanaian sponsor of UGA’s summer service-learning studio. He will profile last summer’s program in Akim Oda, Ghana, in conjunction with the photography exhibit now on display in the Circle Gallery in Caldwell Hall.

Poetry reading.
Gerald Stern. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Creative Writing Program. 542-2659.

Film Screening.
The Sweetest Sound. 4 p.m. 214 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving.
vs. Clemson. 5 p.m. Gabrielsen Natatorium, Ramsey Student Center. 542-1231.

Open Studio: Life Drawing.
$3. Live models; no instruction; participants must provide their own supplies; ages 17 and younger must have parental permission. 5:30 p.m. Forio Studio Classroom. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Lecture.
“Discovering Hidden Biodiversity in the World around Us: Adventures with Reptiles and Amphibians.” Whit Gibbons, SREL. 7 p.m. Ecology auditorium. Sponsored by Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes and Museum of Natural History. 542-1663.

Latin American Film.
Carandiru (Brazil, 2003, director Hector Babenco). 7:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. Co-sponsored by Romance languages department. 542-9227.

Thursday, October 21
Employee benefits information session.
Benefits enrollment period is Oct. 12–Nov. 12. 9–11 a.m. Tate Student Center theater. Sponsored by Human Resources. www.hr.uga.edu.

Book and CD Supersale.
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Through Oct. 22. Tate Plaza. Sponsored by UGA Press and WUGA. 369-6158.

Microbiology Seminar.
“Sociobacteriology: Cell–Cell Communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.” Pete Greenberg, University of Iowa. 11 a.m. 404A biological sciences building. 542-1434.

Sibley Lecture.
“A Tale of Two Cites: The Supreme Court and Georgia’s Recent Redistricting.” Pam Karlan, Stanford University. 3:30 p.m. Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom. Sponsored by School of Law. hmurphy@uga.edu.

Karlan, who joined the Stanford law faculty in 1998, specializes in -constitutional law, constitutional litigation, legal regulation of the political process, civil rights and anti-discrimination law, and the Supreme Court. She has served as a commissioner on the California Fair Political Practices Commission since 2003. She has worked with the NAACP since 1986.

University Council meeting.
3:30 p.m. 101 Student Learning Center. www.reg.uga.edu/uc.nsf/.

CHA Lecture.
“Sista Docta.” Joni Jones, University of Texas. 4 p.m. 248 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Jones is interested in ethnography and the sharing of cultural information through performance, and is currently engaged in performance ethnography and videography centering on the Yoruba fertility deity Osun. For her performance “Searching for Osun,” she recorded and practiced the voices, rhythms, and physical and vocal languages of the Yoruba people.

Her dramaturgical work includes “Con flama for Frontera,” “Clay Angels,” “Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery” and “Pill Hill.”

Friday, October 22
First-Year Parents and Families Weekend.
Through Oct. 24. Sponsored by Parents and Families Organization. 542-7005.

Photography Conference.
Through Oct. 24. Holiday Inn, downtown. Sponsored by School of Art. Register: www.spese04.com.

The Southeast Regional Conference of the Society for Photographic Education is being hosted this year by the Lamar Dodd School of Art. The conference is an annual three-day gathering for photography students, educators and enthusiasts, and will feature keynote speakers William Christenberry and Thomas Southall.

Horticulture Club Plant Sale.
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Oct. 22 and 23, noon–5 p.m. Oct. 24. UGA greenhouses on Riverbend Road. Sponsored by the Horticulture Club. 542-2471.

Women’s Studies Friday Speaker.
“Hero of Her Own Life? Odette Abadi: Outlaw and Survivor.” Miranda Pollard, history. 12:20 p.m. 250 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies. 542-2846.

Ecology Seminar.
“Wilderness in Whose Backyard? An Examination of Environmental Justice and Desirable Lands in the U.S.” Michael Tarrant, forest resources. 12:20 p.m. Ecology auditorium. 542-2968.

Education Policy Seminar.
Roger Geiger. 2 p.m. 101 Meigs Hall. Sponsored by Institute of Higher Education. 542-0570.

Crop and Soil Sciences Seminar.
“Problems and Development after Independence in the Republic of Georgia.” Carl Hoveland. 3:30 p.m. 2401 plant sciences building. Sponsored by crop and soil sciences department. 542-0900.

Cinema Roundtable.
“The Films of Michael Moore.” -Matthew Bernstein (Emory University), Nate Kohn (telecommunications), Freda Scott Giles (theater and film studies), Horace Newcomb (telecommunications); Richard Neupert (theater and film studies), moderator. 4 p.m. 150 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Alfred Heber Holbrook Lecture.
“Dark Alleys and Horrific Histories: David Gilmour Blythe, the ‘Poe’ of Pittsburgh.” Sarah Burns, Indiana University. 7 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Pamoja Dance Concert.
Spinderella. Call for ticket info. 7 p.m. Through Oct. 23. Morton Theatre, downtown. Sponsored by Minority Services and Programs. 542-8468.

Dance Concert.
Philadanco. $24–$29 (half-price students). 8 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center (Dance Festival). 542-4400. See story above.
Saturday, October 23
Art Exhibitions.
Classic Ground: Mid 19th-Century American Painting and the Italian Encounter. • Strokes of Genius: Masterworks from the New Britain Museum of American Art I and II. Through Jan. 2. 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.

Fall Plant Sale.
8 a.m.–2 p.m. Conservatory. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.

Late Summer Wildflowers Ramble.
9 a.m. Meet at arbor near Callaway Building. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Symposium.
“Regal Bodies, Royal Splendor: Reflections on Velázquez and Philip IV of Spain.” 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Speakers include Andrea Sommer-Mathis, Austrian Historical Institute, Rome; Marcus Burke, curator of paintings, drawings and metalwork, the Hispanic Society of America; and Joseph G. Barabe, director of scientific imaging, McCrone Associates.

Family Day.
“Passport to Travel.” 10 a.m.–noon. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-0448.

Memorial Service and reception.
For Rolf Bargmann, professor emeritus of statistics. 10 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church; reception at noon in statistics building. Sponsored by statistics department. 542-4232.

Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving.
vs. Georgia Tech. 11 a.m. Gabrielsen Natatorium, Ramsey Student Center. 542-1231.

Sunday, October 24
Art Exhibition.
Traditional African-American Gardens of the South: Photographs by Vaughn Sills. Through Nov. 28. 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.

Lecture.
A Heart for Any Fate: the Biography of Richard Brevard Russell Sr. Sally Russell. 2–4 p.m. Russell Library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-2700.

Soccer.
vs. Auburn. 2 p.m. Women’s athletic complex. 542-1231.

Concert.
Manuel Barrueco, classical guitar. $17–$22 (half-price students). 3 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center (Music Series II). 542-4400.

Classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco, a leading figure in the guitar world, is called
a superb instrumentalist and an elegant musician, with a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts.

In this recital Barrueco will perform works by Domenico Scarlatti, Silvius Leopold Weiss, Enrique Granados, William Walton, Chick Corea and Astor Piazzolla.

A pre-concert lecture will be offered 45 minutes prior to the performance; the lecture is free and open to the public.

Monday, October 25
Faculty Recital.
Thomas McCutchen, percussion. 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Blood Drive.
“Big Drive”: annual competition with Georgia Tech. Walk-ins only, no appointments. 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Through Oct. 27. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Students for the American Red Cross. 338-2586.

Coming up
Glee Club Concert.
Women’s and Men’s Glee Clubs. Oct. 26, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-2797.

Fall Break.
Oct. 28–29. No classes; UGA offices open.