Friday, Dec. 14

Doctor of Musical Arts Recital
1 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Chris Vaneman, flute. (Sch. of Music)

Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale
8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. The Philharm0nia Orchestra under music director Lawrence Leighton Smith and featuring Stephen Buck, piano, will perform works by Ravel and Mussorgsky, and Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring." A pre-concert conversation with the orchestra will take place at 7 p.m. at 435 College St. (Sch. of Music)

Saturday, Dec. 15

"A Musical Feast for Christmas"
8 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Greater New Haven Community Chorus, directed by Stephen Black. Tickets: $10 donation. Info.: (203) 624-1979.

Sunday, Dec. 16

"Messiah Sing-In"
2:30 p.m. Battell Chapel. Fenno Heath and Marguerite Brooks, conductors; Judith Caldwell, soprano; Kyle Pruett, tenor; Howard Sprout, bass; and David Connell, organ. The congregation is invited to bring their own scores of Handel's "Messiah" and sing the parts of the chorus; a limited number of scores will be available for $10. A donation of $5 per person is requested. Info.: (203) 436-2359. (Yale Glee Club)

St. Luke's Steel Band
2:30 p.m. BAC. Concert of works by British composers as well as calypso music.

Monday, Dec. 17

Master of Music Recital
8 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Justin O'Dell, clarinet. (Sch. of Music)

Tuesday, Dec. 18

Master of Music Recital
8 p.m. Sudler Recital Hall. Elina Chekan, guitar. (Sch. of Music)

Theater

Fri. & Sat., Dec. 14 & 15 Mon.-Sat., Dec. 17-22

"It Pays to Advertise"
Monday, 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 8 p.m.; Wednesday & Saturday, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. University Theatre. Written by Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter Hackett; directed by Stan Wojewodski Jr. Pay-what-you-can performance on Dec. 17; American Sign Language-interpreted performance on Dec. 21; last performance on Dec. 22. Tickets: $20-$38; subscriptions available. Info.: (203) 432-1234. (Yale Rep)

Talks

Saturday, Dec. 15

"Great British Paintings"
Noon. BAC. Gallery Talk tour.

Wednesday, Dec. 19

"A Kondo-like Correlated State in a Quantum Point Contact"
1 p.m. Rm. 107, Mason Lab. Charles Marcus, Harvard Univ. (Dept. of Applied Physics)

Wednesday, Jan. 9

"Ethics and Dementia: Issues of Personhood and Competency"
Noon. Lower level, ISPS. Margaret Drickamer. For lunch reservations, contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu. (Interdisciplinary Bioethics Workshop)

Wednesday, Jan. 16

"Is There Overuse of Chemotherapy at the End of Life?"
Noon, lower level, ISPS; 7:30 p.m., Slifka Center. Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, chair, Dept. of Clinical Bioethics, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health. For lunch reservations, contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu. (ISPS Bioethics Seminar)

"How the Dutch Saw the World"
12:20 p.m. YUAG. Christopher Wood presents an Art à la Carte talk on the exhibition "Holland of the Imagination."

Thursday, Jan. 17

"Red, White and Black; Blood & Race in the USA"
5 p.m. Beaumont Rm., SHM. Susan E. Lederer. (Program for Humanities in Medicine)

"Flaubert: The Nauseated Anatomist"
8 p.m. Rm. 108, WHC. Peter Gay. (Muriel Gardiner Program)

Films

Saturday, Dec. 15

"Scrooge" (1951)
2 p.m. BAC. Directed by Brian Desmond-Hurst.

Tuesday, Jan. 15

"Keita" (1995)
7 p.m. Aud., Luce Hall. Directed by Dani Kouyaté; in Jula and French with English subtitles. Part of the series "Visions of Africa: Contemporary African Cinema." (Council on African Studies/AACC)

Biomedical Sciences

Friday, Dec. 14

"Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy: Use in Asthma and Mechanisms of Action"
8:30 a.m. Beeson Library, HRT. Dr. Cheri Lin. (Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Endocrine Physiology and Therapeutics Conference
Noon. Rm. 206, BCMM. Dr. Lenard Wartofsky, Georgetown Univ.

"Overview of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Japan"
1-1:50 p.m. Rm. 92, LMP. Keigo Osuga. (Section of Digestive Diseases)

Monday, Dec. 17

"Coupling with Pre-mRNA Splicing to mRNA Export"
4 p.m. Rm. 110, JEH. Robin Reed, Harvard Medical Sch. Tea will be served at 3:45 p.m. (Dept. of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)

Wednesday, Dec. 19

"CQI, Morbidity and Mortality Conference"
7 a.m. Fitkin Amph. Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz. (Dept. of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds)

"First World Drugs from Third World Bugs: Parasites as Paradigms of Disease"
Noon-1 p.m. Fitkin Amph. Dr. Michael Cappello. (Dept. of Pediatrics Grand Rounds)

"Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase: Common Themes and Unexpected Functions"
12:30 p.m. Giarman Rm., SHM. Dr. Tomas Mustelin, The Burnham Institute. Coffee and cookies will be served at 12:15 p.m. (Dept. of Pharmacology)

Friday, Jan. 4

"Drug Discoveries and Diabetes and Obesity"
1 p.m. Rm. 206, BCMM. Dr. John Amatruda. (Endocrine Physiology and Therapeutics Conference)

Tuesday, Jan. 8

"Fever-range Whole Body Hyperthermia Treatment as an Adjuvant for Cancer Therapy? Turning up the Heat on the Immune System"
Noon. Rm. B137, BML. Elizabeth A. Repasky, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, SUNY at Buffalo. (Dept. of Pathology)

"Molecular Diagnosis and Molecular Targets in Cancer Using Gene Expression Profiling"
4 p.m. Rm. I304, SHM. Dr. Louis Staudt. (Dept. of Genetics)

Wednesday, Jan. 9

"Carcinogens in Children Exposed to Second-hand Tobacco Smoke"
4-5 p.m. Rm. 401, Clinic Bldg. Dr. Carl Baum. (Dept. of Laboratory Medicine)

Thursday, Jan. 10

"Placenta Previa: Diagnosis, Persistence and Complications"
4 p.m. Brady Aud., Lauder Hall. Dr. Jodi S. Dashe, Univ. of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center. (Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds)

Friday, Jan. 11

"Male Osteoporosis"
Noon. Rm. 206, BCMM. Dr. Eric Orwoll, Oregon Health Sciences Univ. (Endocrine Physiology and Therapeutics Conference)

Wednesday, Jan. 16

"Murine Vitamin C Transporter Slc23a1 is Essential for Postnatal Survival"
4 p.m. Rm. I304, SHM. Dr. Robert Nussbaum. (Dept. of Genetics)

Friday, Jan. 18

"Pagets Disease"
Noon. Rm. 206, BCMM. Dr. Margaret Seton, Mass General. (Endocrine Physiology and Therapeutics Conference)

And...

Friday, Dec. 14

"Recognition and Prevention of Sexual Harassment for Supervisors"
10 a.m.-noon. Aud., Peabody Museum. Open to members of Yale community. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Book Signing
6:30 p.m. Yale Bookstore. Julia Chance will discuss her book "Sisterfriends: Portraits of Sisterly Love," which celebrates the unique bonds between African-American women in images and essays.

Saturday, Dec. 15

Book Signing
2 p.m. Yale Bookstore. Brenda Danet will discuss her book "Communicating Online," which investigates the textual and visual aspects of online communication and explores digital writing as online performance and artform.

Tuesday, Dec. 18

"Brown Bag Lunch: Lasting Resolutions I and Successful Self-Change"
12:10-1 p.m. Rm. LLI, 221 Whitney Ave. Registration: www.yale.edu/ learningcenter.

Wednesday, Dec. 19

Book Signing
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Yale Bookstore. Andrew K. Stone will speak and sign copies of his latest novel, "Disappearing into View."

Thursday, Dec. 20

"Employee Assistance Program -- Employee Orientation"
12:30-1 p.m. Rm. LLI, 221 Whitney Ave. Open to members of Yale community. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

"Employee Assistance Program -- Supervisory Training"
1-2 p.m. Rm. LLI, 221 Whitney Ave. Open to members of Yale community. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Monday, Jan. 7

Weight Watchers at Work
12:15 p.m. Rm. 405, YUHS. Open meeting and registration for new 14-week program. Fee: $162.50. Info. and registration: (203) 432-1892.

Wednesday, Jan. 9

"Brown Bag Lunch: Juggling a Career and a Family"
12:10-1 p.m. Rm. LLI, 221 Whitney Ave. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Thursday, Jan. 10

RIS Open House and Tour
9 a.m.-noon & 1-3 p.m. Lower level, 155 Whitney Ave. Reprographics & Imaging Services will conduct tours of its facilities. Refreshments will be served and raffle prizes will be awarded. Pre-registration: www.yale.edu/ris/openhouse; YaleRIS@ yale.edu.

"Building a Successful Team"
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Beaumont Rm., SHM. Fee: $110; $90 for members of Yale community. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

Tours

Yale Astronomy Public Nights
First Thursday of each month, 9 p.m. Top level, Pierson-Sage Parking Garage. Visitors will have the opportunity to view astronomical objects such as the moon, planets, star clusters and galaxies through one of the department's many telescopes. Astronomers will be on hand to describe the objects. Info.: www.astro.yale.edu.

Guided Tours of Campus
Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Yale Visitor Center, 149 Elm St. Info.: (203) 432-2300.

Highlights Tours of the Peabody Museum
Saturday & Sunday, 1 p.m. Lobby, Peabody Museum. Free with museum admission ($5; $3 for children and seniors; free with valid Yale I.D.). Info.: (203) 432-5050; www.peabody.yale.edu.

Masterpiece Tours of the Yale Art Gallery
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. YUAG. Tours of the permanent collection led by docents.

Exhibitions

School of Architecture
Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (open till 7 p.m. on Dec. 7; closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25, Dec. 31, Jan. 1 & Jan. 7) "Architecture or Revolution: Charles Moore and Architecture at Yale in the 1960s," through Feb. 1.

School of Art
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, noon-5 p.m. "Exhibition of Work by All MFA 2002 Yale School of Art Students," through Dec. 16; "Pop: Recent Work by Marisa J. Futernick," through Dec. 15.

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. "A Library for its Time: Collections Then & Now, 1701-2001," through Dec. 21; "The Diaries of Noel Coward," through Dec. 21.

Peabody Museum of Natural History
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. "Peru: From Village to Empire," through Jan. 3; "The African Roots of the Amistad Rebellion: Masks of the Sacred Bush," through February. Admission: $5; $3 for children and seniors; free with valid Yale I.D.

Sterling Hall of Medicine
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-midnight. Medical Library, "Peace," paintings by Carmelina Mosher, through Jan. 4.

Yale Center for British Art
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. "'Wilde Americk': Discovery and Exploration of the New World," through Dec. 30; "Great British Paintings from American Collections: Holbein to Hockney," through Dec. 30.

Yale Physicians Building Art Place
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Paintings, photographs, sculptures, pottery, quilts, weaving and other works by local artists and University faculty and staff; through March 2002.

Yale University Art Gallery
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 1- 6 p.m. "Myer Myers 1723-1795: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York," through Dec. 30; "Rediscovering Fra Angelico: A Fragmentary History," through Dec. 30; "John Singer Sargent: The Painter as Sculptor," through April 21; "Holland of the Imagination: Dutch Prints and Drawings of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries," through Feb. 3.

Meetings

Alcoholics Anonymous
Monday, 7:30 a.m., Dwight Hall, Open Big Book Meeting; Tuesday, 7:30 a.m., Dwight Hall, Open Living Sober Meeting; Wednesday, 7:30 a.m., Dwight Hall, Open Promises and Traditions Meeting; Wednesday, 8 p.m., YUHS basement, Meeting; Thursday, 7:30 a.m., St. Thomas More Chapel Hall, Open Step Meeting; Friday, 7:30 a.m., Dwight Hall, Open Topic Discussion Meeting; Sunday, 8 a.m., YUHS basement, Open Discussion Meeting.

Alzheimer's Disease Support Group
First Thursday of each month, 1:15 p.m. 6th flr., 1 Church St. The Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit is offering a support group for relatives and friends of those with Alzheimer's disease. Dessert and coffee will be served. Info.: (203) 764-8100.

ASHA-Yale
Second Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. Rm. 119/120b, HGS. ASHA-Yale is a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting basic education in India. Info.: asha@yale. edu; www.yale.edu/asha.

Becoming Better Teachers: A Medical Education Discussion Group
Fourth Tuesday of each month, noon-1 p.m. Computer lab, Medical Sch. library, 333 Cedar St. (Office of Academic Development)

Greater New Haven Toastmasters
Second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:30-8:15 p.m. Rm. 405, BASS. All members and guests are welcome to join the public speaking improvement group. Info.: Sid Kelly, (203) 882-2542, (203) 937-1922 or skelly16@snet.net.

Marxist Reading Group
Alternate Fridays beginning Sept. 14, 4 p.m. Rm. 108, WHC. Readings available in WHC main office. Info.: www.yale.edu/amstud/marxism; john.mackay@yale.edu.

Yale Korean BioScience Society (YKBS)
Second Thursday of each month, 6-9 p.m. Rm. c015, SHM. Seminars will be presented by the professional group. Info.: www.yale.edu/ykbs.

Yale-New Haven Yiddish Reading Circle
Wednesday, noon-1:15 p.m. Slifka Center. Reading of modern and classical Yiddish literature. Reading knowledge of Yiddish is desirable. Info.: (203) 288-8206.

Yale Poetry Group
Alternate Thursdays beginning Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Calhoun College fellows room.

Yale Toastmasters Club
Friday, noon-1 p.m. Rm. LLI, 221 Whitney Ave. Open to members of the Yale community. Info.: Ann Straub, (203) 436-3903; ann.straub@yale.edu.

Religion

University Public Worship
Sunday, 11 a.m. Battell Chapel. Intergenerational Christmas Pageant on Dec. 16; the Reverend Frederick Streets will preach on Dec. 23; the Reverend Frederick Streets will preach at a special Christmas Eve Service on Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Info.: (203) 432-8750. (Church of Christ in Yale, member church of the United Church of Christ)

Episcopal Church at Yale
Student Life Center (SLC), 341 Elm St. Sunday, 5 p.m., Dwight Chapel, Holy Communion, followed by dinner on the first Sunday of each month at the SLC. Sunday, 10 p.m., Christ Church, 84 Broadway, Compline, medieval sung prayer service. Wednesday, 6:15 p.m., Berkeley Divinity Sch., Midweek Communion, meet at SLC for transportation. The Reverend Kathleen Dorr, chaplain. Info.: (203) 789-6387.

First & Summerfield United Methodist Church
Sunday, 11 a.m. 425 College St. The Reverend Ralph Lord Roy. Info.: (203) 624-2521.

First Unitarian Universalist Society of New Haven
Sunday, 10:30 a.m. 608 Whitney Ave. Info.: Francis, (203) 562-0672.

International Church at Yale
Sunday, 11 a.m. Dwight Chapel. Info.: www. yale.edu/icy.

Luther House -- The University Lutheran Ministry in New Haven
Sunday, 4:30 p.m. 27 High St. Service of Holy Communion in a contemporary setting. Bible study and service opportunities are available. Info.: Carl Sharon, (203) 432-1139; www.yale.edu/lutherhouse.

New Haven Friends
Sunday, 10:30 a.m. 225 East Grand Ave. Transportation will leave from Phelps Gate at 10:10 a.m. Info.: (203) 468-7364.

St. Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center
268 Park St. Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.; Mass, Tuesday-Thursday, 5:30 p.m.; Reconcilation, Tuesday, 6-7 p.m., or by appt.; evening prayer, Monday & Friday, 5:30 p.m. Info.: (203) 777-5537.

Services at the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale
80 Wall St. Orthodox services, Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m. & 15 min. before sundown (call for times); Saturday, 9 a.m. & after sundown (call for times); Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Conservative/Egalitarian services, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. (occasionally) & 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Reform, Friday, 5:30 p.m. The Fruity Minyan, Friday, 5:45 p.m. Downtown Minyan, Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Info.: (203) 432-1134.

Taize Candlelight Prayer
Wednesday, 9:07 p.m. Dwight Chapel. An ecumenical service of song, silence, prayer and praise featuring music from Taize. Info.: carl.sharon@ yale.edu; www.yale.edu/lutherhouse; (203) 432-1139. (University Lutheran Ministry in New Haven)

Unitarian Society of New Haven
Sunday, 9:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden. The Reverend Kathleen McTigue. Info.: (203) 288-1807.

Yale Orthodox Christian Fellowship
5 p.m. Lovett Rm., Battell Chapel. Vespers. Info.: Xenios Papademetris, (203) 387-4220 ; www.yale. edu/ocf.

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