New jazz festival to accompany this year’s Twilight Criterium bike races Visitors to the annual Twilight Criterium bicycle races in downtown Athens will get to have a second chance to get jazzed up April 24–26. The inaugural UGA/Athens Twilight Jazz Festival will bring top national artists and local players onstage in what organizers are billing as “an instrument of outreach and service to the community and region.” Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music in partnership with the Athens Twilight Criterium and the Melting Point/Foundry Park Inn and Spa, the festival will combine and revive two jazz festival traditions in Athens: the UGA Jazz Festival of Champions organized by Roger Dancz, the late UGA director of bands, and the Athens Jazz Festival held in conjunction with the Twilight Criterium. The festival will be headlined by the Joshua Redman Trio, which will perform April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Hall of the Performing Arts Center. The son of famed American tenor saxophone player Dewey Redman, sax-player Joshua Redman won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition and has recorded with notable jazz artists Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Christian McBride, Brad Mehldau and Brian Blade. Opening for the Redman Trio is French chanteuse Ilona Knopfler. Tickets, which are $35, are available by calling (706) 540-0042. Jazz music during the festival, however, will be free to the public on the Twilight Outdoor Stage in downtown Athens. Auditioned groups from the festival participants will play there, including local jazz groups and the Festival All-Star Band made up of top clinicians. The Melting Point, a concert venue located in the Foundry Park Inn and Spa, will host the festival jam sessions open to all, $10 at the door, on the nights of April 25–26. The house band will be Prime Time Jazz, which features local musicians Jim McKillip on piano, Tony McCutchen on drums and Chris Enghauser playing bass. This two-day educational festival will serve middle schools, high schools, colleges and community groups in the region by providing clinics and workshops for jazz big bands, jazz combos, vocal jazz groups and vocal soloists. The festival features 12 well-known clinicians from around the country. “Currently, there is no other comparable jazz festival in the state of Georgia that combines the educational and community elements and is open to both vocal and instrumental groups,” said Mitos Andaya, festival co-director and associate director of choral activities at the music school. “The University of Georgia has the opportunity to fill this niche.” —Julie Caldwell

Art exhibitions.
2008 Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates Exhibition. Through April 27. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-1511, http://ugamfa.com.

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

Creative Responses: The Colorful World of Stanley Bermudez and Ana Guzman. Through April 30. Hill Atrium, Georgia Center. www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Fred J. Orr, Architect, Athens, Ga. Through April 30. Circle Gallery, G14 Caldwell Hall. (706) 542-8292, rds@uga.edu.

The Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries present Inner Space, an exhibition documenting the collaborative efforts of professors at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, the department of physics and astronomy and the Faculty of Engineering.

On display until May 9 in the main gallery in the Visual Arts Building, the exhibition is a collaboration between Michael Oliveri, associate professor of art; Zhengwei Pan, an assistant professor with the Faculty of Engineering and the physics and astronomy department; Zhanjun Gu, a post-doctoral researcher; and Feng Liu, a post-doctoral researcher.

Inner Space offers our everyday world re-visited, the atomic or molecular scale blown up and made relevant to the naked eye.

Nanotechnology is used in commercial applications such as suntan lotion, cosmetics, protective coatings, drug delivery and stain resistant clothing, all of which mainly use the advantages of nanostructures. In the course of developing and building nanoscale structures for such applications, scientists and engineers like Pan record micrographic images to verify the sizes and shapes of certain structures, to quantify their properties. One of the few instruments which can record these types of images is an electron microscope. For Inner Space, zinc oxide, silicone oxide nanoscale structures are some of the materials under investigation, and being considered for optical and opto-electrical applications as diverse as high output LED lighting.

The decisions made and insights revealed in this process happen at a scale that is 1/10,000 the width of a human hair.

While normally only visible with the scientist’s high powered imaging technology, Oliveri uses this technology to travel through the nano samples much as any photographer looking through a lens travels through landscapes in the macro world. He found situations that touch on the sublime, areas which seem to be familiar but at a closer look are completely new in every way to the visual eye. Shooting a series of continuous images and stitching them together his micrograph landscapes give you a sense of what this inner space is like.

In Inner Space, the laboratory and the studio are synonymous worlds: both are vehicles for investigation, where theories and hypotheses are tested, and hand and mind come together. (706) 542-0069, www.art.uga.edu.

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

Monday, April 21
Herb and vegetable plant sale.
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. D.W. Brooks Mall lawn. $1.50 per plant or $5 for four plants. herbsale@plantbio.uga.edu (for herbs) or agsa@uga.edu (for plants).

Lecture.
“Modification of Attention Bias in Anxious Individuals: A Novel Treatment for Anxiety,” Nader Amir, San Diego State University. 3:30 p.m. 207 Student Learning Center. (706) 542-1806, ibr@uga.edu.

Film.
Better Luck Tomorrow. 7–9 p.m. Multicultural Service and Programs Student Lounge, Memorial Hall. (706) 542-5773.

Annual Global Health Symposium.
9 a.m.–6 p.m. Through April 22. Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences. www.globalhealth.uga.edu.

Concert.
UGA Wind Symphony. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall.

Tuesday, April 22
Medicinal Plants Seminar.
$45 (members $40). 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Classroom A, Visitor Center, State
Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

Beam signing.
A support beam for the Tate Student Center Expansion will be available for signing. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Tate Student Center lawn.

Computer health and security fair.
10 a.m.–4 p.m. Second floor lobby, Student Learning Center. http://eits.uga.edu.

Earth Day.
UGA Captain Planet Carnival Earth Day Celebration. 10 a.m. Tate Student Center Plaza. (706) 542-0293, kjohnson@uga.edu. http://gogreen.uga.edu.

Service-Learning Presentation.
“Beyond Broad Street: Service-Learning in Action.” Highlighting students who serve the Athens community through service-learning classes. 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. (706) 542-1278, twiggsc@uga.edu.

Ecology Seminar.
“Integrative Science: Twelve Integrative Challenges and Approaches During the 21st Century,” Gary Barrett. 4–5 p.m. Ecology Auditorium. (706) 542-6013, anisaj@uga.edu

Baseball.
vs. Kennesaw State University. $6. 5 p.m. Foley Field.

S.O.A.R. Awards.
Seventh Annual H. Gordon and Francis S. Davis Student Organization Achievement and Recognition Awards. 6 p.m. Griffith Auditorium, Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-6396, klsmith@uga.edu.

2008 Faculty Recognition Banquet.
Reception 5:45 p.m. Dinner and program 6:45 p.m. Georgia Center. (706) 542-0415, carolhal@uga.edu.

Book Talk and Signing.
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food, Gene Baur, author and president of Farm Sanctuary. 7:30 p.m. 248 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Speak Out for Species. (404) 310-0302, www.genebaur.org, www.farmsanctuary.org.

Baur is the president and co-founder of the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization, Farm Sanctuary, which works to end cruelty to farm animals and promotes compassionate living through rescue, education and advocacy. Baur’s new book offers a thought-provoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in the production of beef, poultry, pork, milk and eggs.

Concert.
UGA Philharmonia, Concert Band III. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall.

Wednesday, April 23
Flower Arranging, Unit 5.
“Creative Miniature Design.” $23 (members $20). 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Classroom A, Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

Panel Discussion.
“Some Sociocultural and Economic Implications of the Emergence of Yoruba as a Global Culture,” Akinloye Ojo, African studies; Harrison Adeniyi, Lagos State University, Nigeria; George Alao, INALCO, France. 12:15 p.m. African-American Cultural Center (fourth floor, Memorial Hall). APERO Africana Brown Bag Lecture Series. fsgiles@uga.edu.

Groundbreaking ceremony.
University Health Center expansion. 1 p.m. Reception to follow on Health Center patio.

Pride of Grady.
Celebrating student achievement. 3–5 p.m. Masters Hall, Georgia Center. Sponsored by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. (706) 542-2526, dmiller@uga.edu.

Film.
Willow Garden and Other Short Films by Jim Haverkamp, 7 p.m. Griffith Auditorium, Georgia Museum of Art. Part of the Southern Circuit: Tour of Independent Filmmakers. www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

Recital.
Guest artist Jacqueline Horner, soprano, UGA’s Collegium Musicum. 8 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall. mandaya@uga.edu.

UGA String Chamber Recital.
8 p.m. Edge Recital Hall (third floor, Music Building). jpowell@uga.edu.

Thursday, April 24
Guided tour.
Highlights of current exhibitions. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

photography presentation.
“Eye Level in Iraq,” Kael Alford, independent photojournalist. 4:30 p.m. 214 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the The Georgia Review. (706) 542-0044, mswilson@uga.edu.

Alford will present her work and discuss her experiences as an unembedded photographer documenting the Iraq War.

From 2003–2004 Alford worked extensively in Iraq before, during and after the U.S.-led invasion, documenting the resulting turmoil and the rise of insurgent resistance.

Some of Alford’s photographs were featured on the cover of the fall 2007 issue of The Georgia Review and in a photo essay within entitled, “Eye Level in Iraq” (which also included images by photojournalist Thorne Anderson.) These photographs offer a view of the conflict, revealing Iraqi men, women and children living amid the threat of violence.

Take Back the Night March.
March against sexual violence. 7–8:30 p.m. Tate Student Center Plaza to City Hall. Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Student Organization. tball@uga.edu.

Concert.
UGA Wind Ensemble. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall. jpl@uga.edu.

Gymnastics national championships.
Through April 26. NCAA Championships. Call for ticket prices. Stegeman Coliseum. (706) 542-1231.

Friday, April 25
Brazilian immigration symposium.
“Brazilian-Americans in Georgia and Beyond: a Multi-Disciplinary Symposium.” 8:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. April 26: Noon–5:15 p.m. Georgia Center. www.rom.uga.edu/news.html

Academic Conference.
“Future of the Academic Profession Conference.” 8:45 a.m.–5 p.m. Through April 26. 101 Meigs Hall. Sponsored by the department of sociology and the Institute of Higher Education. (706) 542-3129, jch1@uga.edu.

Terry Leadership Speaker Series.
Tom Cousins. 10 a.m. 248 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the Institute for Leadership Advancement. (706) 542-5234, leadership@terry.uga.edu.

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

UGA/Athens Twilight Jazz Festival.
Through April 26. jpowell@uga.edu, www.uga.edu/music/jazzfestival. (See story, above).

Graduation reception.
UGA-Griffin Graduation Reception and Brick Ceremony. Graduation reception in Stuckey Conference Center Auditorium. Brick ceremony in Naomi Chapman Woodroof Agricultural Pavilion. 2 p.m. UGA extended campus in Griffin. (770) 28-7264, bhorne@uga.edu.

Performance.
Solstice Sisters. Benefit concert for WUGA-FM. Tickets $8. 7–9 p.m. Masters Hall, Georgia Center. (706) 542-9842, thaxtona@uga.edu, www.wuga.org.

Performance.
The Performing Arts Center will present Alexander Kobrin, the gold medalist at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, on April 25 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets are $24, $19 or half-price for UGA students.

Kobrin’s Athens engagement coincides with the 50th anniversary of Cliburn’s stunning victory at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow on April 14, 1958, at the height of the Cold War. Upon his return to the U.S., the 23-year-old Cliburn received a hero’s welcome in New York City with a ticker-tape parade, the first and only time the city has given such an honor to a classical musician. In addition to winning the Van Cliburn Competition, Kobrin received three years of international concert engagements, as well as a CD recording of his Van Cliburn Competition performances for the harmonia mundi usa label.

He was prominently featured in In the Heart of Music, the film documentary about the 12th Van Cliburn Competition, which premiered on PBS stations across the U.S. in the fall of 2005.

The Moscow-born Kobrin was also the first prize winner of the 1999 Busoni Competition and a top prizewinner of both the 2000 Chopin and 2003 Hamamatsu competitions. When Kobrin is not performing, he teaches at the Moscow State Gnessin Academy of Music.

A pre-concert lecture will be given by Vanessa Tome, a music student at UGA. The lecture, which is open to the public, begins at 7:15 p.m. (706) 542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac.

UGA Relay for Life.
Through April 26. Spec Towns Track. (404) 944-6655, www.uga.edu/relay.

Saturday, April 26
Plant sale.
State Botanical Garden of Georgia’s Spring Plant Sale featuring drought-tolerant plants
including rudbeckias, coneflowers and salvias. Annual and tropical plants will also be available. 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Visitor Center and Conservatory. (706) 542-1244, www.uga.edu/botgarden.

uga/athens Twilight jazz festival.
Joshua Redman Trio headlines. Ilona Knopfler opens. $35. 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. (706) 542-2711, (706) 542-4400 for tickets, jpowell@uga.edu, www.uga.edu/music/jazzfestival. (See story above).

Monday, April 28
Last day of spring semester classes.

Branded: A Franchise of Humanity.
An educational party on the issues of consumerism in American culture. Art, music and videos on consumption and community involvement. Food and prizes. 6–9 p.m. Tasty World. Sponsored by Speech Communication. davida@uga.edu.

Coming Up
Annual Memorial Service.
Remembering UGA students, faculty and staff who have died during the past 12 months. April 29. 6 p.m. Chapel steps.

Reading Day.
April 29. No classes. Offices open.

Baseball.
May 3. vs. Ole Miss. 6:30 p.m. also May 4. 3 p.m. $6. Foley Field.

Cookin’ Up Compost.
May 6. ACC Recycling Division and Cooperative Extension personnel share recipes for backyard composting as part of National Compost Week. $12 (members $10) 6–7:30 p.m. Classroom A, Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

Botany Class.
May 9. “Basic Botany.” $100. ($90 members). 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Callaway Auditorium, State Botanical Garden (706)542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.