Award-winning pianist to play at the Performing Arts Center Feb. 8 The UGA Performing Arts Center presents award-winning pianist Chu-Fang Huang, above, on Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall The Chinese pianist’s Athens debut will feature works by Schumann, Ravel, Haydn and Prokofiev. Tickets are $18 and half-price for UGA students. Huang began studying the piano at age 7 and received a full scholarship to China’s Shenyang Music Conservatory’s pre-college division at 12. She made her U.S. recital debut at 15 in the La Jolla Music Society’s Prodigy Series. In 2005, Huang was first prize winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition and a finalist in the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Texas. In 2006, she won first prize at the 2006 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York. She has appeared as guest soloist in the U.S. with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Fort Worth Symphony, in Canada with the Victoria Symphony, in Australia with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australian Chamber Orchestra and in China with the Shen-Zhen Philharmonic and the Liao-ning Philharmonic. She received her bachelor of music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and her master’s of music degree from the Juilliard School. She is currently pursuing postgraduate studies at Juilliard. The Performing Arts Center is also sponsoring an educational residency with Huang, taking her to schools in Clarke and Wilkes counties for outreach and education programs. Huang’s Feb. 8 recital will be recorded for national radio broadcast on American Public Media’s Performance Today. —Bobby Tyler

Art exhibitions.
The Times of Dave Brubeck: A Traveling Exhibit. Feb. 5–15. Third floor lobby, Hugh Hodgson School of Music. (706) 542-3737, www.music.uga.edu.

“I am in the garden. . . ”: African-American Art from the Collections. Feb. 9–March 16. In conjunction with Black History Month. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-3254, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

From Russia with Love, photographs by husband-and-wife team Victor Paul and Verna West. Through Feb. 24. Visitor Center and Conservatory, State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6130, villella@uga.edu.

Etern-a-Sin-e-Plex, an exhibition of installation work by David Sandlin, 2007-2008 Lamar Dodd Professorial Chair, is on display at the Lamar Dodd School of Art’s Main Gallery until Feb. 29. An opening reception with Sandlin will be held Feb. 7 from 6–8 p.m.

Faith, hucksterism and a seedy alternate universe with the same challenges as our own take center stage in this collection. “Sinland” is imparted upon Georgia soil in this exhibition, a tour de force of the artist’s installation work, essentially artifacts created for and about a world parallel to ours.

Exploring the puritanical underpinnings of modern America, based on freedom and justice yet fueled by capitalism, hyper-consumerism and intolerance, Sandlin’s social satire is manifested in paintings, drawings, artist’s books, printmaking and writing—all of which center upon a recurring character, Bill Grimm, who through these media “evolves” from a truck-driving womanizing everyman into a purveyor of “puritanical novelty items.” Lamar Dodd School of Art. (706) 542-0069, www.art.uga.edu.

Shaping the Silhouette: A Glimpse into 20th-Century Fashion. Through March 10. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-3254, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

Devotional Prints from Germany and the Netherlands. Through March 16. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

A Sinner’s Progress: The Artist’s Books of David Sandlin. Through March 23. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

New Discoveries in Georgia Painted Furniture. Through April 27. Georgia Museum of Art.
(706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Georgia Decorative Arts Highlights. Through April 27. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

Collecting European Art, an examination of the collecting habits of the museum. Through April 27. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

Southern Memories, paintings by UGA alumna Mary Padgelek. Through Aug. 31. 232 Aderhold Hall. (706) 542-5889, mdchilds@uga.edu.

Monday, February 4
Willson center Recital.
“Franz Schubert: Maestro of Melody III,” Jared Klein, voice, and Anatoly Sheludyakov, piano.
4 p.m. Chapel. (706) 542-3966, jdingus@uga.edu.

APERO Lecture.
“Why Study the U.S. South? The Nexus of Race and Place in Researching Black People,” Jerome Morris, social foundations of education and research. 12:15 p.m. In conjunction with Black History Month. African-American Cultural Center. fsgiles@uga.edu.

Black History Month Book Club.
A discussion of The Mis-Education of the Negro. 6–7 p.m. In conjunction with Black History Month. AACC Village Library. (706) 542-8468.

Discussion GROUP.
“My Sistah’s Keeper.” Group established to advance the welfare of black female UGA students.
Mondays through Feb. 25, 6-7 p.m. In conjunction with Black History Month. AACC Village Library. (706) 542-8468.

CPR Training.
$25 students, faculty and staff; $35 alumni. 6–10 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. (706) 542-5060, www.recsports.uga.edu.

Film.
Last of the Spanish Mustangs. 7:30 p.m. 101 Student Learning Center. Discussion led by Elizabeth Cherry, sociology. In conjunction with the third annual Animals and Society Film Fest. Sponsored by Speak Out for Species. www.uga.edu/sos/filmfest, sos@uga.edu.

Tuesday, February 5
Bulldog Book Club.
A discussion of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. 12:30 p.m. Student Lounge, Main library. fteague@uga.edu.

CPR training.
CPR on adults, $25; CPR on adults, children and infants, $40. 1–4 p.m. University Health Center. Certified by the American Heart Association. Register in advance. (706) 542-8695.

Ecology Seminar.
“The Two Ecologies as Viewed Underwater.” 4 p.m. Ecology Auditorium. Reception: 3:30 p.m. (706) 542-6013, anisaj@uga.edu.

R.E.A.L. Talk Tuesday.
“Are You Aware: What It Means to Be An Anti-Racist.” 6 p.m. 137 Tate Student Center. (706) 583-0271.

Forum.
“What Part Will You Play?: Planning the Future of GLOBES.” 6–7:30 p.m. Benson Building, Institute for Women’s Studies. Sponsored by GLOBES (Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Employees and Supporters). ahatton@uga.edu.

CPR Training.
Certification for the professional rescuer certification. $40 for students, faculty and staff; $50 for alumni. 6–10 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. Certified by the American Red Cross. (706) 542-5060, www.recsports.uga.edu

Wednesday, February 6
APERO Discussion.
Jerome Morris. 12:20–1:15 p.m. 407 Adinkra Hall, Memorial Hall. In conjunction with Black History Month. (706) 542-8468.

Bioethics Lecture.
“The Power of a Thought Experiment: Race, Sex and Infectious Disease,” Margaret Battin, University of Utah. 4 p.m. 150 Student Learning Center. (706) 542-3966, jdingus@uga.edu.

Open Studio: Life Drawing.
$3. 5:30 p.m. Forio Studio Classroom, Georgia Museum of Art. Live models. No instruction is offered, and participants should provide their own supplies. Adults only. collardj@uga.edu.

First Aid Certification.
$15 students, faculty and staff; $25 alumni. 6–10 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. (706) 542-5060, www.recsports.uga.edu.

AIDS Discussion.
“Call to Consciousness.” 7–9 p.m. 101 Student Learning Center. In conjunction with Black History Month. (706) 542-8468.

Men’s Basketball
vs. Vanderbilt. $15. 7:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

Thursday, February 7
Film.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: Part 1. Noon–1:15 p.m. AACC Village Library, fourth floor. In conjunction with Black History Month. (706) 542-8468.

CPR Training.
Advanced course for CPR on adults, children and infants. $50. 1–4:30 p.m. University Health Center. Certified by the American Heart Association. Register in advance. (706) 542-8695.

University Council meeting.
3:30 p.m. Mahler Auditorium, Georgia Center.

Lecture.
“Hugo van der Goes and the Heart of Devotion,” Ellen Konowitz, State University of New York, New Paltz. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. In conjunction with the Devotional Prints from Germany and the Netherlands exhibition. collardj@uga.edu.

Film.
Killer of Sheep. 7–9 p.m. 213 Student Learning Center. In conjunction with the African Diaspora Film Festival. (706) 542-5197, kkmfree@uga.edu.

Harlem Renaissance Dinner.
$12.60. Snelling Dining Hall. 4-8 p.m. In conjunction with Black History Month.

Friday, February 8
ISL Coffee Hour.
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Hosted by International Student Life. (706) 542-7911.

IWS Friday Speaker Series.
“Witches, Writers and Saints: Ana Castillo’s Liberation Theology,” Channette Romero, English. 12:20–1:10 p.m. 148 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the Institute for Women’s Studies. momolly@uga.edu.

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

Softball.
vs. DePaul. 4 p.m. vs. College of Charleston. 6 p.m. Softball Stadium. Red and Black Showcase.

Bulldog Sweetheart Cheese and Chocolate Social and Silent Auction.
Free for UGA Alumni Association life members; $25 per couple for Alumni Association members; $45 per couple for non-members; $10 individual Alumni Association members; $20 individual non-members; $5 students. 6–9 p.m. Pecan Tree Galleria, Georgia Center. RSVP by 6 p.m. Feb. 5. (706) 542-8199, wdarden@uga.edu.

Putting contest.
The names of participants who make a 50-foot putt will be placed in a raffle to win a 2008 Toyota Four Runner at the Dance Marathon on Feb. 10. $10 per putt. 7 p.m.–midnight. Ritz Club. Sponsored by the UGA Dance Marathon. (205) 706-2225, whitneyamos@gmail.com.

Lecture.
Amalia Amaki, University of Delaware, will discuss the Paul R. Jones Collection and other works of African-American art. 7:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. Reception will follow. In conjunction with Black History Month. collardj@uga.edu.

Gymnastics.
vs. North Carolina State University. $10. 7:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

Observatory Telescope Public Viewing.
7:30–9:30 p.m. Roof of Physics Building. (706) 542-2870, jss@hal.physast.uga.edu.

Performance.
Chu-Fang Huang, piano. $18 (half price for UGA students). 8 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall. (706) 542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac. (See story, above).

Saturday, February 9
Cooking Class.
“Kids in the Kitchen: Chocolate.” $7 (members $5). 10–11:30 a.m. Children’s classroom, Visitor’s Center, State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

Family Day: Very Valentine.
Exhibition viewing followed by a Valentine’s Day party. 10 a.m.–noon. Georgia Museum of Art. collardj@uga.edu.

Softball.
vs. Marshall. 2 p.m. vs. DePaul. 4 p.m. Softball Stadium. Red and Black Showcase.

Performance.
Peaches, musical play by Progress Theatre. 6 p.m. Morton Theatre. (706) 542-8468, (706) 613-3771.

Performance.
The UGA Performing Arts Center presents Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz, at left, on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets are $20 and $15 (half-price for UGA students).

Based in Atlanta, this world-renowned ensemble takes audiences back to New Orleans during the early decades of the 20th century, sharing the joy, energy and humor of the early American jazz known as Dixieland. Hotlanta’s concerts feature songs from composers such as Fats Waller, Hoagy Carmichael, Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton as well as audience requests.

Founded by Don Erdman in 1990, Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz has performed extensively throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia, in clubs and festivals from Spain to Singapore to Saudi Arabia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution commented, “Jazz fans are passionate over Hotlanta when they show off their revved-up renditions of everything from prewar New Orleans chestnuts to postwar Duke Ellington standards.”

Hotlanta’s recordings include “Happy Feet,” “Live In Concert,” “Strictly Instrumental,” “There Ain’t No Jazz Like Dixieland,” “Our Greatest Hits,” “Blue Skies, “Keepin’ Out Of Mischief” and “Basin Street Blues.”

The members of Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz are Don Erdman (clarinet/saxophone), Bill Rutan (banjo/vocals), Hal Johnson (tuba), UGA alumnus Greg McLean (cornet/arranger/composer), Neal McElroy (trombone) and Ray Trant (drums). (706) 542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac.

13th Annual Dance Marathon.
24-hour event benefits Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. 10 a.m.–10 a.m. Through Feb. 10. Ramsey Student Center. (205) 706-2225, whitneyamos@gmail.com, www.ugadm.org.

Sunday, February 10
Softball.
vs. Marshall. 2 p.m. vs. College of Charleston. 4 p.m. Softball Stadium. Red and Black Showcase.

Monday, February 11
Film.
Emotional World of Farm Animals. 7:30 p.m. 101 Student Learning Center. Author Jeffrey Masson will discuss his book The Pig Who Sang to the Moon. Rae Sikora will lead a discussion of the film. In conjunction with the Animals and Society Film Fest. Sponsored by Speak Out for Species. www.uga.edu/sos, sos@uga.edu.

Coming Up
Film screening.
Feb. 13. “A Valentine for Darius:” Darius Goes West—The Roll of His Life, (94 minutes). $15. (Proceeds benefit Charley’s Fund). 7 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art.

Multi-award-winning locally produced documentary directed by alumnus Logan Smalley about Darius Weems, a 15-year-old Athens resident with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and his journey across the U.S. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Darius and other cast members.

Men’s Basketball.
Feb. 13. vs. South Carolina. $15. 7:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

Clips for a Cause.
Feb. 14. For Valentine’s Day, Athens hair stylists donate their time by giving $10 cuts. All proceeds donated to AIDS Walk/Run Athens. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Tate Plaza. Sponsored by AIDS Walk/Run Athens. www.aidswalkrunathens.org, aidswalkrunathens@gmail.com.

First Aid Class.
Feb. 14. Students, faculty, staff, $25. 5–8:30 p.m. University Health Center. Register in advance at (706) 542-8695.

Performance.
Feb. 17. Israel Chamber Orchestra. Gil Shohat, artistic director; David Garrett, violin. $25/$30 (half price for students). 7:30 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. (706) 542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac.