Robert Spano will direct Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in UGA concert The Performing Arts Center presents the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. Oct. 8 in Hodgson Concert Hall. Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony music director, will conduct the orchestra with guest violinist Gil Shaham performing Edward Elgar’s Violin Concerto, and the women of the Grammy Award-winning ASO Chorus will make a rare Athens appearance, joining the orchestra for a performance of Gustav Holst’s masterpiece, The Planets. Tickets are $42 (orchestra/front balcony) and $37 (rear balcony). Tickets are half price for UGA students with valid ID; there is a one ticket limit for students. Discount tickets are available for groups. American violinist Gil Shaham is internationally recognized by audiences and critics as one of today’s most virtuosic and engaging classical artists. Among his more than two dozen concerto and solo CDs are a number of best-sellers appearing on record charts in the U.S. and abroad. His recordings have earned multiple Grammy Awards, a Grand Prix du Disque, a Diapason d’Or and Gramophone magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award. Acclaimed for the beauty, precision and expressive qualities of its singing, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus has been an important part of the orchestra’s programming since its founding in 1970 by the late Robert Shaw. Composed of 200 volunteers who meet weekly for rehearsals and perform with the ASO several times each season, it specializes in large choral-symphonic works with the full orchestra. The chorus also is featured on the majority of the ASO’s recordings, having garnered nine Grammy Awards for best choral performance and four Grammy Awards for best classical recording. A pre-concert lecture will be given by Carrie Allen, a doctoral student in musicology at UGA. The lecture, which begins at 2:15 p.m., is open free to the public. —Bobby Tyler

Art exhibitions.
Sheets to the Wind. An installation by Nell Ruby. Through Oct. 6. Main Gallery, Visual Arts Building. Sponsored by the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (706) 542-1511, artinfo@uga.edu.

... how I see it: a collection in progress, an exhibition by Athens-based photographer Randall Short. Through Oct. 6. Art Gallery, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by the Department of Campus Life. (706) 542-6396,
www.uga.edu/campuslife.

... how I see it is an eclectic group of photos captured by Short on his travels around Northeast Georgia, the U.S. and abroad. His work is characterized by creative use of natural light to capture the innate beauty of flora, fauna and the natural elements.

The Eternal Masquerade: Prints and Paintings by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890–1978) from the Jacob Burns
Foundation. Through Oct. 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. (706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

English painter and printmaker Gerald Leslie Brockhurst is best known for his portraits of fashionable celebrities of the time, including Merle Oberon, Marlene Dietrich and the Duchess of Windsor.

Modern Indian Works on Paper. Through Oct. 8. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

Organized from a private collection, this exhibition features 59 works on paper by outstanding modern and contemporary Indian artists.

Your Faith Instructions: Photographs by Ben Reynolds. Through Oct. 20. Broad Street Gallery. Sponsored by the Lamar Dodd School of Art. (706) 542-1511,
www.art.uga.edu.

Grafica Mexicana. Through Oct. 29. In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

This suite of prints from the mid-1940s depicts scenes of the everyday lives of farmers, tradesmen and laborers.

American Quilts at the Georgia Museum of Art. Through Nov. 19. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

My World, paintings by David Kontra, a legally blind artist from Missouri. Through the end of the 2006–2007 academic year. 232 Aderhold Hall. Open 7:45 a.m.–8 p.m., Monday–Thursday and 7:45 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday.

Monday, October 2
Seminar.
“The Changing Face of Parental Involvement.” Noon. G-23 Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by the College of Education Dean’s Council on Diversity and Center for Latino Achievement for Success in Education. (706) 542-6446.

This seminar discusses the changes in parental involvement as it relates to African Americans taking on the challenge of educating their own children. It also will illustrate several ways home education has evolved as well as views on the boundaries of parental involvement.

Blood Drive.
Noon–5 p.m. Creswell Hall. Sponsored by the American Red Cross. (678) 227-4650.

Candidate Visit.
Mark A. James, candidate for the deanship of the College of Public Health. James, professor and vice chair in the department of tropical medicine at Tulane University, will present a seminar at 10:30 a.m. in room S141 of the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences and will interact with faculty, staff and students at a reception in the Coverdell Center rotunda at 4 p.m.

Swing Lessons.
Learn the basics of swing dancing. $1. 7–8 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Sponsored by the UGA Swing Club. www.uga.edu/ugaswingclub.

Tuesday, October 3
Bulldog Breakfast Club.
With guest host Carol Williams, a 1972 alumna and associate broker, Caldwell Banker Upchurch Realty. 7:45–8:30 a.m. Wray-Nicholson House. $10 Alumni Association members ($5 student members). RSVP. Sponsored by the Alumni Association. (706) 542-8199, wdarden@uga.edu.

Lecture.
Rudolph A. Marcus, winner, Nobel Prize in chemistry. 5 p.m. 400 Chemistry Building. (706) 542-0364,hfs@uga.edu.

CPR Training.
Certified by the American Heart Association and designed for the general public. Class size is limited. Call early to register. $40 (CPR on adults, children and infants); $25 (CPR training on adults). 5­–8 p.m. University Health Center. (706) 542-8695.

Recital.
8 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall. Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. (706) 542-3737, www.music.uga.edu.

Part of the Faculty Chamber Music Series, this concert features Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D Major, Eychenne’s Cantilene et Danse, and Dvorak’s “Dumky” Piano Trio performed by UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music faculty members Angela Jones Reus (flute), Michael Heald (violin), Mark Neumann (viola), David Starkweather (violoncello), Kenneth Fischer (saxophone) and Martha Thomas (piano).

Wednesday, October 4
Annual Campaign for Charities Kickoff Breakfast.
8 a.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center.

Learning Technologies Showcase.
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and Enterprise Information Technology Services. www.ltshowcase.uga.edu.

The showcase includes faculty presentations on wiki media, Web logs, scholarly writing solutions and other ways of teaching and learning through technology. No registration is required to attend. Beginning at 9 a.m., sessions will be held each hour until 4 p.m. Exhibits of learning technologies solutions also will be on display.

Workshop.
“Getting Started with Perennial Border Design.” 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Callaway Building. $39 ($35 members). Sponsored by the State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6156,
sbgeduc@uga.edu .

This hands-on workshop for beginners will include discussions about plant combinations and placements to help participants create their own herbaceous border design.

Blood Drive.
Noon–5 p.m. Oglethorpe House. Sponsored by the American Red Cross. (678) 227-4650.

CURO Information Session.
12:20–1:10 p.m. 203 Moore College. Learn how to design a faculty-guided course featuring research in business. (706) 542-4053, rcheney@uga.edu.

Staff Council Meeting.
2 p.m. 150 Student Learning Center. (706) 542-0043, bkeen@uga.edu.

University Council Meeting.
3:30 p.m. Mahler Auditorium, Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. regapp.reg.uga.edu/web/committees/index.php.

Seminar.
“Bioinformatics as a Means to Explore Molecular Evolution,” Gerald Wyckoff, School of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri at Kansas City. 4 p.m. B118 Life Sciences
Complex. Sponsored by the Department of Genetics. (706) 542-8000.

Reading.
Award-winning author Jeff Biggers will read from his work. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. (706) 542-2659, jerich@uga.edu.

Biggers is the author of The United States of Appalachia and numerous stories. His work has appeared in anthologies and magazines including The Atlantic, and he is co-editor of No Lonesome Road, winner of the American Book Award in 2005. He has appeared on C-SPAN’s “Book TV,” Public Radio International’s “Savvy Traveler” and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”

Biggers has received numerous honors, including a Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism, a Field Foundation Fellowship and an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship.

He serves as contributing editor to The Bloomsbury Review and is a member of the PEN American Center. In the 1990s, as part of his work to develop literacy and literacy programs in rural, reservation and neglected communities in the American Southwest, he founded the Northern Arizona Book Festival.

Lecture.
“What Brown Can Do for You,” Jim Winestock, senior vice president of U.S. operations for UPS. 5–6 p.m. 171 Student Learning Center. Executive Speaker Series. Sponsored by the Institute for Leadership Advancement.

Thursday, October 5
Book and CD Supersale.
Through Oct. 6. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Tate Student Center Plaza. Sponsored by the UGA Press and the Friends of WUGA. (706) 369-6160, ssharer@ugapress.uga.edu.

Blood Drive.
Noon–5 p.m. Baptist Student Union, 450 S. Lumpkin St. Sponsored by the American Red Cross. (678) 227-4650.

Science for Humanists Lecture.
“Communication in Nonhuman Primates,” Irwin Bernstein, psychology. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. (706) 542-3966,
jdingus@uga.edu .

Berstein has authored numerous articles and book chapters on the behaviors and communication skills of nonhuman primates. His current research focuses on the behavior of the monkeys in Northeast India. He also is developing conservation recommendations as part of the Indo-U.S. Primate Project.

CPR Training.
5–9 p.m. Certified by the American Heart Association; designed for those in the medical field. Class size is limited. Call early to register. $45 (CPR on adults, children and infants). University Health Center. (706) 542-8695.

Workshop.
“Flower Knitting.” $25 ($22 members). 6–8 p.m. State Botanical Visitor Center, classroom A. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Garden. (706) 542-6156, sbgeduc@uga.edu.

Film And discussion.
The Maldonado Miracle. 7–10 p.m. 171 Student Learning Center. In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Discussion to follow. Sponsored by the Peabody Archives and the UGA Libraries. shedenhe@uga.edu.

From the Peabody Awards collection, this made-for-TV movie sheds light on the experiences of the thousands of illegal immigrants living in this country and their everyday struggles. In the farms and fields of America, and on the street corners of its towns and cities, their desperate attempts at a better life are relegated to the shadows of the wealthiest country in the world.

Concert.
UGA Symphony Orchestra: Concerto Competition Winners. 8 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. (706) 542-3737, www.music.uga.edu.

This concert features the winners of the annual student concerto competition: Lee Lamb, MM, playing Arutunian Trumpet Concerto; Oliver Yatsugafu, DMA, playing Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1, first movement; Gregory Pak, undergraduate, playing Rachmaninoff Piano No. 2, last movement; Josip Petrac, DMA, playing Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations; Young Sook Oh, DMA, singing Donizetti, “Regnava nel silenzio” from Lucia di Lammermoor; and Camille Olin, DMA, playing Bonneau, Piece Concertante dans L’Esprit “Jazz.”

Friday, October 6
Ecology Seminar.
“Discover Life: How to Study a Million Species,” John Pickering, Institute of Ecology. Reception: noon, seminar: 12:20 p.m. Ecology Auditorium. anisaj@uga.edu.

Campus Coffee Hour.
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Hosted by the Japan Club and the Office of International Education. (706) 542-5867, careyk@uga.edu.

Lecture.
“Shakespeare, Medicine and Women’s Bodies,” Sujata Iyengar, English. 12:20–1:10 p.m. 248 Student Learning Center. Friday Speaker Series. Sponsored by the Institute for Women’s Studies. (706) 542-0066.

Cinema Roundtable Discussion.
“The Da Vinci Code: From Book to Movie,” Moderated by Richard Neupert, theatre and film studies. 4 p.m. 102 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. (706) 542-3966.

Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code has been adapted for the screen by Ron Howard, director of Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind. The novel attracted a vast audience, but disturbed more than a few literary critics and art historians.
Clips of the film will be presented, and the audience will be invited to participate in the discussion. Panelists include Antje Ascheid (theatre and film studies), Hugh Ruppersburg (English), Sarah Spence (classics) and Shelley Zuraw (art).

Dedication.
The John Fontaine Jr. Center for Alcohol Awareness and Education. 4 p.m. University Health Center.

Soccer.
vs. Arkansas. 7 p.m. Soccer Complex, S. Milledge Avenue.

Saturday, October 7
Sukkot.
Jewish holiday. Through Oct. 13.

Insect Ramble.
10 a.m. Shade Garden Arbor. Sponsored by the State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6156, sbgeduc@uga.edu.

Football.
vs. Tennessee. Sanford Stadium. ESPN-TV. 7:45 p.m.

Sunday, October 8
Homecoming Street Painting.
Noon. Sanford Drive. Sponsored by University Union. (706) 542-6396, jillt@uga.edu.

Soccer.
vs. LSU. 2 p.m. Soccer Complex, S. Milledge Avenue.

Concert.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Robert Spano, music director and conductor. Garrick Ohlsson, piano. Tickets: $37–$42. 3 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. Sponsored by the Performing Arts Center. (706) 542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac.

Homecoming Dawg Dash Fun Run.
5 p.m. Sandy Creek Nature Center. Sponsored by University Union. (706) 542-6396, jillt@uga.edu, www.uga.edu/homecoming.

Discussion.
“Why Many Americans Have Tuned Out the News,” David Mindich, Saint Michael’s College. 5­–6 p.m. 148 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and the George Foster Peabody Awards. (706) 542-5038, murrayd@uga.edu.

A professor of journalism and mass communication at Saint Michael’s College, Mindich will discuss why Americans younger than 40 have abandoned news and the implications of this for journalism in particular and democracy in this generation.

Monday, October 9
Fall semester midpoint withdrawal deadline.

Coming Up

Lecture.
Oct. 10. “The Latinos Are Coming! How Closing The Achievement Gap is Linked to National Survival and Excellence in Education,” Pedro Portes, Goizueta Foundation Distinguished Chair of Latino Teacher Education. Noon– 1 p.m. 138 Tate Center. (706) 542-9079, www.clacs.uga.edu.

University Theatre.
Oct. 11. Exonerated. $8 ($6 senior citizens and UGA students). Additional performances: Oct. 12–13, 8 p.m. and Oct. 15, 2:30 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. www.drama.uga.edu.

Concert.
Oct. 10. UGA Wind Ensemble: Concerto Competition Winners. 8 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. (706) 542-3737, www.music.uga.edu.

Lecture and Demonstration.
Oct. 11. “Argentine Music and People,” Alejandro Ruiz. Richard Scofano will demonstrate the Bandoneon, a type of koncertina that became the symbol of Tango in Argentina. 12:30­–1:30 p.m. 290 S. Hull St. In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute. (706) 542-9079, www.clacs.uga.edu.

Blood Drive.
Oct. 12. Noon–5 p.m. Science Library lobby. Sponsored by the American Red Cross. (678) 227-4650.