Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano to perform in Hodgson Concert Hall The sounds of mariachi will fill Hodgson Concert Hall when the Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano perform Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $19, $24 or half-price for UGA students. The group is noted for its demanding musical arrangements that highlight the individual skills and voices of the players. The ensemble employs the finest musicians from Mexico and the U.S. and has performed for audiences throughout North America. They have appeared on television including performances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and the Grammy Awards Show.

Open Enrollment.
For 2010 health and dental insurance plans. Through Nov. 20. (706) 542-2222, www.hr.uga.edu.

EXHIBITIONS.
The Georgia Museum of Art will present Staff Infection, an exhibition of work produced entirely by museum staff, until Nov. 20. The exhibition will be on view in the main lobby of the Visual Arts Building on Jackson Street, the previous location of the Lamar Dodd School of Art and the museum’s current temporary offices.

Organized by Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, and Deirdre Conneely, associate curator, the exhibition is part of GMOA on the Move, a collective effort by the museum’s staff to continue their mission in spite of the temporary relocation of their headquarters. GMOA on the Move hosts a series of off-site exhibitions and events such as “The Art of” series, Family Days and traveling exhibitions.

Participants in this exhibition were asked to submit up to three selections of their work along with an artist’s statement. The artists and their media are: Craig H. Brown, watercolor and pencil on paper; Hillary Brown, acrylic yarn; Larry Forte, oil on canvas; Tricia Miller, digital photography; Lanora Pierce, oil on board; Todd Rivers, letterpress print on paper; Sarina Rousso, watercolor and pencil on paper; and Jenny Williams, linoleum block print on paper.

There are varying degrees of artistic background represented among the artists in this exhibition. Forte has participated in numerous shows and exhibitions, the most recent being the 2004 Southeastern Juried Exhibition 2004, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Ala. Rousso, a UGA graduate in drawing and painting, has shown her work in locations such as the Lyndon House Arts in Athens and the Red Door in Winterville.

“I’m not much of an artist, especially compared to many of the other participants in this exhibition, but it was a fun opportunity to exercise my creative muscles,” said Hillary Brown, museum editor.

There will be a closing reception for the exhibition on Nov. 20 at noon in the front lobby. Museum staff will have a potluck for refreshments. (706) 542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

Southern Tableau, landscape paintings by Joe M. Ruiz. Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. Through Nov. 25. Sponsored by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and the Georgia Outdoor Classroom Symposium. (706) 542-1244.

Forming Content, works by Cecile L.K. Martin, assistant professor in the College of Environment and Design. Opening reception: Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. Circle Gallery, G14 Caldwell Hall. Through Dec. 11. Sponsored by the College of Environment and Design. (706) 542-8292, rds@uga.edu.

Snapshots: Selections from the M.E. Thompson Collection, correspondence, speeches, photographs, memorabilia and audiovisual material about Georgia’s first lieutenant governor. Russell Library. (706) 542-5788.

UGA Football, 1892-1969, images and artifacts related to UGA football marking the 80th anniversary (Oct. 12) of the first game played in Sanford Stadium. Third floor, main library. Through Dec. 31. Sponsored by Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. (706) 542-7123.

Measuring Deliberate Speed: Georgians Face School Desegregation and With All Deliberate Speed: The AP in Little Rock, exhibits about the 1957 desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., and related riots as well as the impact on Georgia’s public schools. Richard B. Russell Library. Through Feb. 26. (706) 542-5788, jlevinso@uga.edu.

Monday, November 9
Annual Toy and Food Drive.
The UGA Alumni Association will be collecting unwrapped toys for Toys For Tots and non-perishable food items to help Northeast Georgia’s less fortunate. Drop off donations at the Wray-Nicholson House from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. until Dec. 10. (706) 542-2251, wdarden@uga.edu.

Conference.
“Water-Ecosystem Services, Drought and Environmental Justice.” Attendance by invitation. Georgia Center. Through Nov. 12. Live Webcasts of all keynote speakers available at www.esa.org/millenniumconf/2009/index.php.

Body Composition Test.
A certified personal trainer will determine your percentage lean mass and fat mass using the three-site skinfold test. Come dressed in workout attire. For best results, do not exercise prior to testing. $1. 5–7 p.m. Wellness Resource Center, 143 Ramsey Student Center. sconnell@uga.edu.

Comedy performance.
“A One Man Culture Clash,” Vidur Kapur, comedian. 7 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. uga.lambda@gmail.com.

Lecture.
“Marble and Messages at Ephesos,” Barbara Burrell speaks on a particular crossroads in Ephesos, which developed into a focal point for architectural, sculptural and oratorical display. 7:30 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. gh7@uga.edu.

Presentations.
“Remembering Nov. 9, 1989: Mauer, Music, Memories: A Celebration of the Fall of the Wall.” 4:30-6:30 p.m. Lobby, Joseph Brown Hall. “Checkpoint!” art project with video ­projections of art and archival footage on a scale replica of a section of the Berlin Wall. 8 p.m.-midnight. Tate Student Center Plaza. www.gsstudies.uga.edu.

Tuesday, November 10
Lecture.
“Modeling Human Cancers in the Mouse,” Mario Capecchi, University of Utah School of Medicine and co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. 11 a.m. 404D of the Biological Sciences Building. (706) 542-3383, head@cellmate.cb.uga.edu.

CED Lecture.
“Blank Spots on the Map,” Trevor Paglen, artist, writer and experimental geographer. 5 p.m. 248 Miller Learning Center. Reception follows in Founders Memorial Garden. Sponsored by the College of Environment and Design. pardue@uga.edu.

Fall Container Planting Class.
Connie Cottingham, a landscape architect and garden staff member, will create fall containers as she discusses the principles of design. $17 ($15 members). 5:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6156.

Lecture and Panel Discussion.
“Toxins in Newborns: What are the Consequences?” Lecture by Ken Cook, environmental working group, followed by expert panel discussion with Dr. Jeffrey W. Fisher, UGA Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program and Dr. Maria E. Faase, Athens Regional Medical Center. 5:30 p.m. 104 Conner Hall. varlamof@uga.edu.

Tax Volunteer Interest Meeting.
Learn more about the International Tax Team and helping international students with their taxes. No experience is needed. 7 p.m. 153 Miller Learning Center. (706) 542-5867, ugaisl@uga.edu.

University Theatre performance.
Eurydice, re-imagined version of the Orpheus myth. $15 ($12 students). 8 p.m. Through Nov. 13. Also Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. (706) 542-2836 (office) or (706) 542-2838 (tickets), www.drama.uga.edu.

Wednesday, November 11
Open Enrollment Information Session.
For faculty and staff. Information about open enrollment choices, the health savings account and the HSA PPO health plan. 2-4 p.m. Chapel. (706) 542-2222, www.hr.uga.edu.

BOOK SIGNING.
Eugene Younts, former vice president of public service and outreach, signs copies of his new book Back on the Bus. 2 p.m. Reading Room, main library.

Bulldog Book Club Meeting.
A discussion of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. 3:35 p.m. Jittery Joe’s Coffee Shop, Miller Learning Center. fteague@uga.edu.

The Great Debate.
The Young Democrats, Young Republicans and the Black Affairs Council debate healthcare and the effectiveness of American democracy. 7 p.m. 148 Miller Learning Center. kascha.tyree@gmail.com.

Senior Exit Concert.
The dance department will hold a senior exit concert, entitled “RE:flexion,” Nov. 11-13 at 8 p.m. at the New Dance Theater in the Dance Building on Sanford Drive. The event will premiere choreography prepared by nine students throughout the fall semester to fulfill their final dance degree requirements.

The choreographic works will utilize a variety of media as well as correlations to topical and personal subjects to express ideas and sensations through the dance experience.

The program will showcase the broad impact of the students’ achievements, from a movement-based piece that draws on family ancestry and its influences, to a multimedia work inspired by the connection of the water cycle to life processes, to a work evoking notions about deforestation.

“Our graduating students have progressed individually even as their choreographic dexterity as a group has grown stronger,” said Lisa Fusillo, head of the dance department. “The program they have put together is a tribute to these young artists that shows the breadth of the performance-based curriculum at UGA.”

Tickets, which are $12 ($8 for students and seniors), may be purchased at the Tate Student Center cashier window weekdays from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. with cash, personal check, Bulldog Bucks, credit card or at the door beginning at 7 p.m. before each performance. Credit cards are not accepted at the door.

Thursday, November 12
Workshop.
Designing with Native Plants. $45 ($40 members). 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

Tea and Flower Arranging party.
“Flourish.” Learn holiday entertaining ideas. $45 per ticket or $360 for a reserved table. 9:30–11:30 a.m. Terrace Room, Garden Club of Georgia, State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-1244, garden@uga.edu.

Open Enrollment Information Session.
For faculty and staff. Information about open enrollment choices, the health savings account and the HSA PPO health plan. 10 a.m.–noon. Mahler Auditorium, Georgia Center. (706) 542-2222, www.hr.uga.edu.

Louise McBee Lecture.
Speaker: Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation. 11 a.m. Chapel. Sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education. (706) 542-0570, sheffiel@uga.edu.

Lecture.
“Beyond the Anthropocentric Priorities of Social Justice in Education—Why EcoJustice Matters to Everyone,” Mike Mueller, math and science education. 12:10 p.m. G23 Aderhold. Sponsored by the COE Dean’s Council on Diversity. (706) 542-6446.

Discussion.
“Social Media and the Classroom.” Learn about Facebook, Twitter, Web 2.0 and how to use social media in the classroom. 2 p.m. North Conference Room, Center for Teaching and Learning. RSVP to noah@uga.edu.

Second Thursday Concert.
“Connections.” The UGA Wind Ensemble performs great band music of the past and present with a fusion of winds, voices, strings and dance. John Lynch conducts. $15 ($7 students with valid UGA ID). 8 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. (706) 542-4400 (tickets), www.uga.edu/pac.

Friday, November 13
Backpacking Trip.
For experienced backpackers. Follow a 14-mile loop from the banks of Santeetlah Creek up to a broad ridgeline gap and set up a primitive campsite. $75, $65 faculty and staff, $55 students. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Park. Through Nov. 15. (706) 542-8030, www.recsports.uga.edu.

Safe Space Training.
Orientation to raise awareness and ­knowledge of LGBT issues and to suggest ways for participants to serve as an ally to LGBT individuals. 8:30 a.m.–noon. 221 Memorial Hall. Register at www.uga.edu/safespace. (706) 542-4077, safe@uga.edu.

Speech and Hearing Screenings.
Free screenings of speech, language, voice, resonance, fluency and hearing for adults and for children ages 3 years and older. Appointments required. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 593 Aderhold Hall.
(706) 542-4598.

J.W. Fanning Lecture.
“Global Economic and Environmental Impacts of Biofuels,” Thomas Hertel, Purdue University. 10:30 a.m. Rooms K/L, Georgia Center. (706) 542-0763.

Campus Coffee Hour.
Meet people and learn about cultures from all over the world while sampling international cuisine and local coffee. 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Sponsored by International Student Life, Department of Intercultural Affairs. (706) 542-5867.

Film Screening.
A Chaplin's Story (1976) and Rhodesia Unafraid (1978). Craig Breaden, head of media and oral history, will provide a brief introduction to both films prior to the screening. Noon–1 p.m. Russell Library Auditorium. (706) 542-5788, jlevinso@uga.edu.

Women’s Studies Lecture.
“Representations of the Unseen: The ‘Desaparecidos’ in Recent Argentinean Photo-essays,” Betina Kaplan, Romance languages. 12:20 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. Friday Speaker Series. (706) 542-2846.

Equestrian.
vs. Auburn University. 3 p.m. 1171 Astondale Road, Bishop. (706) 542-1621, www.georgiadogs.com.

Romance Languages Colloquium.
“Voltaire and Islam,” Francis Assaf, Romance languages. 3:30 p.m. 360 Gilbert Hall. dbultman@uga.edu,

Poetry Reading.
Dorianne Laux, author of three books of poetry, will read from her work. 7 p.m. Ciné, 234 West Hancock Ave. (706) 542-0397, davidi@uga.edu.

Workshop.
“Sustainability: Bring It Home.” Interactive presentations and hands-on sessions about local, sustainable food. $155 ($140 members). 7 p.m. Visitor Center, Classrooms 1 and 2, State Botanical Garden. Through Nov. 15. (706) 542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

Volleyball.
vs. University of Kentucky. 7 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. (706) 542-1231, www.georgiadogs.com.

Men’s basketball.
vs. New Orleans. $15, $2 UGA students. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. (706) 542-1231, www.georgiadogs.com.

Culture show: Night in Saigon.
Vietnamese Student Association presents singing, dancing, food and acting that highlight the regions of Vietnam. $7 ($5 UGA students). 7:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom, Tate Student Center. (706) 877-4528, tran@uga.edu.

Saturday, November 14
Football.
vs. Auburn. 7 p.m. Sanford Stadium. (706) 542-1231, www.georgiadogs.com.

Sunday, November 15
Volleyball.
vs. University of Tennessee. 1:30 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. (706) 542-1231, www.georgiadogs.com.

Women’s basketball.
vs. Oklahoma. $5; $3 children; free for faculty, staff and students. 2:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. (706) 542-1231, www.georgiadogs.com.

Performance.
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano. $19 or $24. 3 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall. (706) 542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac. (See story above).

Performance.
African-American Choral Ensemble. Students and faculty members perform African-American-authored pieces, mainly spirituals and gospel. 4 p.m. Ebenezer Baptist Church West, 205 North Chase St. mvogel@uga.edu.

Monday, November 16
Observatory Public Viewing.
7:30 p.m. Telescope atop the Physics Building. www.physast.uga.edu/~star/schedule.html.

Performance.
Arco Chamber Orchestra with Levon Ambartsumian. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall. Franklin College Chamber Music Series. (706) 542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac.

Coming up
Performance.
Nov. 18. “Clarence Darrow’s Search for Justice.” Gary Anderson performs as trial lawyer Clarence Darrow and delivers lessons on law, justice, ethics, morality and human nature. 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Chapel. cindyh@uga.edu.

Minority and Small Business Expo.
Nov. 19. Service and product suppliers meet and network with UGA departments and purchasing decision-makers. Other Athens area agencies will be in attendance. 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Grand Hall, Tate Student Center. (706) 542-2361, ugaexpo@uga.edu.