The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir UGA’s Performing Arts Center presents the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir at 8 p.m. March 3 in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets, $23 (rear balcony) and $28 (orchestra/front balcony), are half price for UGA students with valid IDs. The program for the Athens performance will include Cyrillus Kreek’s Estonian Religious Folk Songs; Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia and Hymn to the Virgin; Arvo Pärt’s Magnificat and Nunc dimittis; and Francis Poulenc’s Mass in G Major. The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is recognized as one of the best choirs in the world and has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “pure and impassioned, astounding choral artists.” The EPCC was founded in 1981 by Tõnu Kaljuste, who served as the choir’s artistic director and chief conductor for 20 years. At the 1991 Takarazuka Chamber Choir Competition in Japan, the choir won three gold medals and was awarded the Grand Prix. In 2001 Paul Hillier was named the EPCC’s chief conductor and artistic director. The renowned British musician has widened the choir’s perspectives and continued its success both in the recording field and as a performing group at prominent concert venues and festivals. The choir currently gives 60 to 70 concerts per season and tours regularly throughout Europe, the U.S., Canada and Japan. In 2002 the EPCC began a relationship with the harmonia mundi label, recording Baltic Voices 1. The three-year Baltic Voices project, whose concept was to explore the breadth and depth of choral music from the countries around the Baltic Sea, continued in 2003 with the release of Baltic Voices 2. Baltic Voices 3 was released in 2004. The EPCC has received six Grammy nominations for Te Deum, Litany, Crystallisatio, Kanon pokajanen, Baltic Voices 1 and Baltic Voices 2. In September 2005 the EPCC organized a major festival in Estonia to celebrate composer Arvo Pärt’s 70th birthday in his homeland. The choir performed a newly commissioned work by Pärt at the recently concluded Winter Olympic Games in Italy. A pre-concert lecture will be given by Gregory Brown, a doctoral student in choral conducting at UGA. The lecture begins at 7:15 p.m. and is free and open to the public. —Bobby Tyler

Art exhibitions.
Color in Winter. Through Feb. 28. G14 Caldwell Hall. Sponsored by the College of Environment and Design.

Focus on the Permanent Collection: Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence. Through Feb. 28. Sponsored by the 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. Wednesday. 542-4662.

Works by Lillian London. Through March 12. Conservatory, State Botanical Garden. 542-6130.

Works from the Permanent Collection. Through March 19. Sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Franz Liszt: Roots and Legacies. Through March 5. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

From Sideboard to Pulpit: Silver in Georgia. Through March 26. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Feeling the Familiar Pull: Andrew T. Crawford. Through May 21. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Exhibit.
“Power to the People—Rural Electrification in Georgia.” Through Sept. 30. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays; Saturday, 1-4:45 p.m. Russell Library. Sponsored by the Russell and UGA libraries.

Monday, Feb. 27
Book Club Meeting.
“A Story Untold: Black Men and Women in Athens History,” with Michael L. Thurmond, Georgia Labor Commissioner. Noon. Adinkra Hall (407 Memorial Hall). Sponsored by Multicultural Services and Programs. 542-5773.

GENETICS Seminar.
“The Chase for Genetics of Disease Resistance in Human and Livestock: Mouse for the Rescue and Approaches for Dissecting Quantitative Trait Loci and Cloning the Underlying Genes,” Fuad Iraqi, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya. 12:15 p.m. B118 Life Sciences. 542-8000.

Swing Lessons.
$1. 7 p.m. Gallery, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by the UGA Swing Club.

Film.
Earthlings, narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix. Sponsored by Speak Out for Species. 7:30 p.m. 101 Student Learning Center.

A discussion led by Elizabeth Cherry, doctoral candidate in sociology, follows the film.

Film.
Les Choristes (The Chorus, 2005). Directed by Christophe Barratier. $1. 8 p.m. Tate Student Center Theatre. Sponsored by the UGA French Film Festival.

Faculty Recital.
D. Ray McClellan, clarinet. 8 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall. Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 542-3737.

Tuesday, Feb. 28
Seminar.
“The Expanding Economy of Sichuan Province.” Noon-1 p.m. Lucy Cobb Building (201 N. Milledge Ave.). Sponsored by the International Center for Democratic Governance and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

Men’s Tennis.
vs. Georgia State. 2:30 p.m. Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Lecture.
“Why the Self Needs Property: Locke, Rousseau, Moritz,” Fritz Breithaupt, University of Indiana. 5 p.m. 350 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages. 542-3663.

Lecture.
“Hookworm: The Great Infection of Mankind,” Peter Hotez, George Washington University.
6 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by the Grady College’s Knight Chair in Health Communication and the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases. 542-5038.

Concert.
The UGA Contemporary Chamber Ensemble will perform the music of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom, who will be in residence at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 8 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

19th Hole Movie Night.
Free screening of the film Caddyshack. 8-10 p.m. 171 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the Public Relations Student Society of America and Athens Habitat for Humanity. (678) 429-8338.

Wednesday, March 1
Lunch-in-Theory Lecture.
“Designing Rhetoric: Meaning and Material Culture,” Christine Harold, speech communication. 12:20-1:10 p.m. 153 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Visiting Artist Lecture.
William Bolcom, professor of music, University of Michigan. 1 p.m. Edge Recital Hall. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.

Bolcom will discuss his work, A View from the Bridge, as well as his opera, McTeague. He also will discuss his experiences connected with the productions.

Staff Council Meeting.
2 p.m. 150 Student Learning Center. 542-0043.

Softball.
vs. Eastern Michigan (doubleheader). 4 p.m. Women’s Athletic Complex, South Milledge Ave.

Recital.
Aaron Misenheimer, trombone. 5 p.m. Edge Recital Hall. Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 542-3737.

Documentary-Lecture.
“A Conversation with Alvar Suñol,” by Betty Jean Craige, comparative literature, and Alan Stecker, retired UGA professor. 5:30 p.m. M. Smith Griffith Auditorium. Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and the Georgia Museum of Art. 542-3966.

Alvar Suñol, a world-renowned Spanish painter, sculptor and lithographer with many ties to UGA, is the subject of a new documentary that will premiere at the Georgia Museum of Art.

Suñol’s work, which focuses on his Mediterranean heritage, was first seen at UGA in the fall of 2001 when the Georgia Museum displayed a selection of his lithographs. But his connection to UGA goes back much farther.

Betty Jean Craige, director of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and UGA professor of comparative literature, has been an admirer and a collector of Alvar’s work for nearly 30 years and was curator for the 2001 exhibit. More recently she co-produced the documentary Alvar Suñol: His Vision and His Art with retired Grady College faculty member Alan Stecker.

“Alvar has been recognized and honored as one of Spain’s great artists,” says Craige. “With this documentary, Alan Stecker and I hope to give American viewers a glimpse into Alvar’s character and artistic vision.”

Theater of the Oppressed Workshop.
Speaker: Marc Weinblatt, founder and director, the Mandala Center, Port Townsend, Wash. 6-8:30 p.m. 119 Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by the College of Education. 583-8127.

The former artistic director of the Seattle Public Theater, Weinblatt is an internationally recognized leader in the use of Augusto Boal’s groundbreaking Theater of the Oppressed to stimulate personal and social change.

Dance Performance.
CORE Concert Dance Company’s Spring Collection 2006. Through March 4. $12 ($8 students). 8 p.m. New Dance Theatre. Sponsored by the Department of Dance. 542-4415.

Spring Collection 2006 will feature dance, music, film and aerial arts will be performed by UGA dance majors Laura Henry, Beth Lewis, Claire Molla, Corie B. Thomas, Cara O'Grady, Jennifer Plesher and Tiffany Sweat.

The company will perform Twylite (2005), Conventional Light (1995), Temporary Excursions with a Relative Departure in Mind (2003), COEUR de CORE (premiere) and Saint Paul’s Chambers (premiere).

Thursday, March 2
Spring semester midterm.

Theater of the Oppressed Workshop.
Speaker: Marc Weinblatt, founder and director, the Mandala Center in Port Townsend, Wash. 1-5 p.m. G-23 Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by the College of Education. 583-8127.

Healthcare Provider CPR Training.
For medical personnel required to have documentation of CPR certification. Advance registration required. $45. 5-9 p.m. University Health Center. 542-8695.

Lecture.
David Hays, landscape architecture department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, speaks about 18th century French landscape and garden design. 5:30 p.m. M. Smith Griffith Auditorium. Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Lamar Dodd School of Art, the Georgia Museum of Art and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.

Women’s History Month Keynote Address.
Women’s History Month kicks off across campus in March, drawing together the often-overlooked contributions women make to society.

The month is peppered with lectures, conferences and events in celebration of women. It brings women from various departments together, showing a common thread running through topics ranging from women in medicine to feminism and television, Islamic art and female leadership.

In effect, it honors the differences and similarities uniting women and their struggles throughout history, according to Molly Moreland, public relations coordinator for the Institute for Women’s Studies.

“We don’t have one woman we put up every year. Even the national Women’s History Month project picks different women to honor each year. There’s just so many great women in history who were ignored, it’s easy to find them and say ‘We should talk about her,’” Moreland says.

This year’s theme, “Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams,” fits snugly with the institute’s keynote speaker, Elizabeth Martinez.

A social justice activist, author and educator, Martinez has been fighting for equal treatment for more than 45 years through outlets such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Institute for Multiracial Justice.

She will speak on “Building Coalitions between Peoples of Color: An Essential Tool in the Struggle for Social Justice,” from 7-9 p.m. March 2 at the Tate Student Center Reception Hall.

Throughout the month the institute and UGA Libraries’ media department are sponsoring four films, Maid in America, Phantom of the Operator, China’s Lost Girls and Barbie Nation, the story of the world’s most popular toy and its far-reaching connections to female identity. Discussions follow each film.

The activities conclude March 31, with the Women’s Studies Student Symposium, which showcases the diversity and vitality of feminist scholarship at UGA through undergraduate and graduate students’ presentations.

Concert.
UGA Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall. Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 542-3737.

Friday, March 3
Dawgs After Dark.
$5 (free for students with valid UGACard). 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Tate Student Center. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

Lecture.
“A Sublime Performance: The Symbolic Spectacles of Maternal Protest Organizations,” Nichole Arnault, doctoral candidate, sociology. 12:20-1:10 p.m. 350 Student Learning Center. Friday Speaker Series. Sponsored by the Institute for Women’s Studies. 542-0066.

Women’s tennis.
vs. Arkansas. 2:30 p.m. Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Gymnastics.
vs. Kentucky. 7:30 p.m. Coliseum.

PLAY.
UGA’s Black Theatrical Ensemble performs Colored People’s Time. Through March 5. $3
($2 students). 7:30 p.m. (March 3 and 4), 3 p.m. March 5. Morton Theatre (195 W. Washington Street). Sponsored by the African-American Cultural Center. 542-8468.

Concert.
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier, artistic director. $23-$28 (half-price students). 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center (Music Series II). 542-4400.

Saturday, March 4
Art Exhibition.
Ten Years of Acquisitions, 1996-2006. Through June 4. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Art Exhibition.
Artists of Prominence from the Permanent Collection. Through May 7. Lamar Dodd Gallery. Sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

5K Race.
$18. 9 a.m. UGA Catholic Center. Proceeds benefit the Homeless Day Service Center of Athens, St. Mary’s Hospice and Camp St. Francis. Online registration (uga.edu/cc). 542-0469.

Sunday, March 5
Women’s Tennis.
vs. LSU. 1 p.m. Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Men’s Basketball.
vs. Arkansas. JP Sports Television. 2 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

Monday, March 6
Lecture.
“Conceptual Thinking and Landscape Form,” Speaker: Glenn Smith, Morgan State University. 5 p.m. Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the School of Environmental Design. 542-2916.

Heartsaver CPR Training.
For UGA students, faculty and staff who want to learn life-saving skills and for individuals who are required to have documentation of CPR certification. Advance registration required. $25 (CPR on adults); $40 (CPR on adults, children and infants). 5-9 p.m. University Health Center. 542-8695.

Swing Lessons.
$1. 7 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Sponsored by the UGA Swing Club.

Coming up
Holmes-Hunter Lecture.
March 7. Speaker: UGA alumnus Deborah Roberts of ABC News. 2 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by the Office of Institutional Diversity.

2nd Thursday Concert.
March 9. Evolution of the Wind Band. $15 ($7 students). 8 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. 542-3737.