Saturday, March 16

"Viva Opera! Memorable Melodies from Opera and Operetta"
8 p.m. Battell Chapel. The New Haven Chorale, directed by Paul Mueller, will offer excerpts from opera and operetta by Beethoven, Gershwin, Mozart, Wagner and others. Tickets: $20; $15 for seniors and students. Info. and tickets: (203) 787-1887; www.newhavenchorale.org.

Talks

Friday, March 8

"How Oppressed Were Peasants in the Middle Ages? Assessing Lords' Impact on the Peasant Economy"
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Seminar rm., ISPS. Christopher Dyer, Univ. of Birmingham. (Program in Agrarian Studies)

"Democratization and the Distribution of Local Public Goods in a Poor Rural Economy"
12:15-1:45 p.m. Rm. 106, 28 Hillhouse Ave. Mark Rosenzweig, Univ. of Pennsylvania. (Labor and Population Workshop/Economic Growth Center)

Saturday, March 9

"Wildlife Watercolors: The Art of the Field"
1 p.m. Peabody Museum. Wildlife artist Deborah Ross will show slides of photographs and watercolors from her 15-year tenure as artist-in-residence in East Africa on research projects on the baboon, elephant, lemur and other animals. Free with museum admission ($5; $3 for children and seniors; free with valid Yale ID).

Monday, March 11

Yale University Women's Organization Lecture
12:30 p.m. Rm. 119, HGS. Merle Waxman will discuss the path she took to achieve success in her professional career. Those who attend are invited to bring a brown bag lunch at noon; coffee, tea and cookies will be served. (YUWO)

"How America Became Civic"
4:30 p.m. Rm. 127, SLB. Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard Univ., will present the first Storrs Lecture in the series "Civic Engagement in American Democracy." A reception will follow in the Alumni Reading Room. (YLS)

Tuesday, March 12

"The Recent Shift from Membership to Management"
4:30 p.m. Rm. 127, SLB. Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard Univ., will present the second Storrs Lecture in the series "Civic Engagement in American Democracy." (YLS)

Wednesday, March 13

"The IRB World Today: Protecting Human Subjects in Research"
Noon. Lower level conf. rm., ISPS. Maurice J. Mahoney. Part of the Interdisciplinary Bioethics Workshop. Lunch will be provided for those who contact Carol Pollard in advance at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

Thursday, March 14

"Reinventing American Civic Democracy"
4:30 p.m. Rm. 127, SLB. Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard Univ., will present the final Storrs Lecture in the series "Civic Engagement in American Democracy." (YLS)

Friday, March 15

"John Hunter and His Museum"
5 p.m. Historical Library, SHM. Dr. John Kirchner. (Beaumont Medical Club)

Films

Saturday, March 9

"The Exile" (1947)
2 p.m. BAC. Directed by Max Ophuls.

Saturday, March 16

"Shaukeen (Zest for Life)"
2 p.m. Aud., Luce Hall.

Conferences/Symposia

Friday, March 8

"Public Interest: Power and Purposes"
7:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. SLB. Fifth anniversary Arthur Liman Public Interest Law Colloquium will focus on issues related to the practice of public interest law. Topics to be discussed include "Understanding the Challenges of Public Interest Law Today," "Becoming and Staying a Public Interest Lawyer" and "Imbedding Public Interest in Private Practice." Registration required: (203) 432-2230; (203) 432-7740. (YLS)

Biomedical Sciences

Friday, March 8

"Tissue Specific Regulation of CD40 Ligand Expression"
8:30 a.m. Beeson Library, 6th flr., HRT. Dr. Francis M. Lobo. (Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

"Nuclear Receptors and Atherosclerosis: The Heart of the Problem"
1-2 p.m. Harris Aud., CSC. Ronald M. Evans, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Salk Institute of Biological Studies. (Section of Endocrinology, Dept. of Internal Medicine)

Monday, March 11

"Immunotherapy in Type 1 Diabetes: From Mouse to Man"
4-5 p.m. Rm. 110, JEH. Jeffrey A. Bluestone, director, Univ. of California at San Francisco Diabetes Center. (VBT-IPT/Section of Immunobiology)

Tuesday, March 12

"Forward Genetics in Mice and Novel Mutations Affecting Genome Stability and Meiosis"
Noon. Rm. B137, BML. Dr. John Schimenti, The Jackson Laboratory. (Dept. of Pathology)

"My Life and Lac Permease"
4 p.m. Rm. 216, JEH. Dr. H. Ronald Kaback. (Dept. of Cellular & Molecular Physiology)

"Establishment of Embryonic Polarity and Germ Cell Fate in C. Elegans"
4 p.m. Rm. I304, SHM. Geraldine Seydoux, Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Medicine. (Dept. of Genetics)

"The Genetic Control of Apoptosis in C. Elegans"
4 p.m. Rm. 110, JEH. Dr. H. Robert Horvitz, MIT, will present the Jack R. Cooper Lecture. (Dept. of Pharmacology)

Wednesday, March 13

"Coping with the Inevitable: How Cells Repair a Torn Surface Membrane"
Noon. Rm. H216, JEH. Paul L. McNeil, Medical College of Georgia. (Dept. of Cell Biology)

Thursday, March 14

"Location is Everything: The Spatial Organization of B Cell Signaling Receptors"
11 a.m. Fitkin Amph. Susan Pierce, Twinbrook II NIAID Research Facility. (Section of Immunobiology)

"Help Pregnant Women Stop Smoking: It's Time Well Spent"
4 p.m. Beaumont Rm., SHM. Patricia S. Joyce, JSI Research & Training Institute. (Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds)

"Technique in Facial Reanimation" & "Transfusion Thresholds: An Evidence-Based Recommendation"
5-6 p.m. Rm. 216, JEH. Dr. James Alex and Robb Whinney. (Dept. of Surgery)

Friday, March 15

"Phagocytic Cells in the Immune Response to Borrelia Burgdorferi"
8:30 a.m. Beeson Library, 6th flr., HRT. Ruth Montgomery. (Allergy & Clinical Immunology)

And...

Friday, March 8

"Dialogue on Race at Yale: Challenges for the Next 300 Years"
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Rm. LLI, 221 Whitney Ave. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Memorial Service for William Bliss '45W
3 p.m. Battell Chapel. A performance by the Whiffenpoofs and SLOTS will precede the service at 1:30 p.m. in the rotunda of Woolsey Hall. A reception will follow the service 4-6 p.m. in Rose Alumni House on York Street.

Saturday, March 9

"Do You Have to Have Money to Run?"
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. SLB. Nancy Bocskor of The Nancy Bocskor Company will lead a training program for those interested in fundraising politically and professionally. Session will include classroom training, training packet, continental breakfast and networking luncheon. Fee: $95; discounts available for students. Registration required: wcsyale.org; (203) 734-7385. (Women's Campaign Sch.)

"Harry Potter Has Been Sighted at the BAC"
10:30 a.m.-noon. BAC. "Picture This!" art program for children of ages 7-9. Free, but registration is required: (203) 432-2858.

"Mystery Hunt"
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Peabody Museum. Children and parents will search the Great Hall of Dinosaurs for answers to exhibit-related questions. There will also be a related craft project. Free with museum admission ($5; $3 for children and seniors).

Monday, March 11

Advanced Information for Psychology Students
3-4:30 p.m. Staff Center for Multimedia Learning, Mudd Library. Open to students who have participated in the intermediate class and want to learn about other databases that contain psychology resources. Info. and registration: soraya.magalhaes-willson@yale.edu.

Wednesday, March 13

"Using Delegation to Get Your Work Done"
9 a.m.-noon. Rm. 351, 135 College St. Fee: $65; $50 for members of the Yale community. Info. and registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

"Roche Technology Day: LightCycler & Proteomics Seminar"
12:15 p.m. & 2 p.m. Rm. 206, BCMM. "LightCycler Real-time QPCR" begins at 12:15 p.m.; "Tools for Proteomics Research" begins at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Info.: Steve Bartush, (800) 845-7355, ext. 8012; steven.bartush@roche.com.

Thursday, March 14

"Business Writing"
9 a.m.-noon. Steiner Rm., SHM. Second session will meet on March 21. Fee: $110; $90 for members of the Yale community. Info. and registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter

"Train-the-Trainer I"
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Rm. 527, 221 Whitney Ave. Second session will meet on March 21. Fee: $220; $150 for members of the Yale communtiy. Info. and registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Friday, March 15

"Dialogue on Race at Yale: Challenges for the Next 300 Years"
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Rm. LLI, 221 Whitney Ave. Info. and registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

"Luncheon Meditation"
Noon-1 p.m. Hope Lounge, 3rd flr., JEH. Info. and registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Saturday, March 16

"Say It Loud, Say It Clear: Writing and Delivering Speeches that Work"
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. SLB. Ruth Sherman, Ruth Sherman Associates, and Anita Baxter, Baxter Communications. Session will include classroom training, training packet and continental breakfast. Scholarships available for high school, college and graduate students. Advance registration required by calling (203) 734-7385 or online at wcsyale.org. (Women's Campaign School)

"Harry Potter Has Been Sighted at the BAC"
10:30 a.m.-noon. BAC. "Picture This!" art program for children of ages 7-9. Free, but registration is required: (203) 432-2858.

Sunday, March 17

"Fifth Annual Paleo-Knowledge Bowl"
2:30 p.m. Great Hall of Dinosaurs, Peabody Museum. Spectators are invited to watch the final round competition for 4th-, 5th- and 6th-grade teams answering questions about paleontology. Free with museum admission ($5; $3 for children and seniors; free with membership or valid Yale ID).

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

Tours

Yale Astronomy Public Nights
First Thursday of each month, 7:30 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, Dwight Hall. 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. "Yale Japan: Revealing New Ground," "Open Source Architecture: Building Eyebeam," "Arverne," through March 8.

School of Art
10 a.m.-5 p.m. "MFA Thesis Exhibition -- Sculpture" (Deborah Kaplan, Marie Lorenz, Wesley Miller, Miljohn Ruperto, Anna Tsouhlarakis, Mailani Tuazon and Sung Ji Yun), March 8-31.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. "My Soul Has Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Langston Hughes at 100," through April 20.

Jonathan Edwards College Master's House
Thursday, 4-6 p.m., or by appt. "Robert L. Schultz: Drawing of the Figure," through March 17. Info.: (203) 432-0356.

Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale
Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rabinowitz Gallery, "Tikkun Ha'Olam: Meditations in Blue," paintings by Mindy Weisel in memory of Dr. Donald Cohen, through April 10.

Peabody Museum of Natural History
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. "The African Roots of the Amistad Rebellion: Masks of the Sacred Bush" and "The Muskrat and the Osprey: The Hidden Quinnipiac Marsh," on view indefinitely. Admission: $5; $3 for children and seniors; free with valid Yale I.D. Info.: www.peabody.yale.edu.

Sterling Memorial Library
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Memorabilia Rm., "Archive Series 1 -- Africa Photographs 1952-1960: Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda," through March 8. (Manuscripts and Archives)

Yale Center for British Art
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. "Painted Ladies: Women at the Court of Charles II, 1660-1685," through March 17.

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.

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. "John Singer Sargent: The Painter as Sculptor," through April 21; "Art for All Seasons: Asian Art at Yale," through Sept. 1; "The Tiger's Eye: The Art of a Magazine," through March 30; "Between Language and Form," through March 30; "The 1948 Directors of the Société Anonyme Exhibition," through March 30; "The Synthetic Century -- Collage from Cubism to Postmodernism: Selectizons from the Collection," through April 28.

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.

Overeaters Anonymous
Monday, 7-8 p.m. Women's Center, 198 Elm St. Beginner and Big Book meeting; men are welcome. Info.: Sophia, (203) 752-9000; oasolution@hotmail.com.

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 Jan. 17, 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.

Language Tables

Arabic Table
Tuesday, noon. Ezra Stiles College dining hall. Bassam Frangieh. (Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)

Chinese Table
Wednesday, noon. Silliman College dining hall. Zhengguo Kang. Info.: (203) 432-2938. (Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures)

Farsi Table
Friday, 12:30 p.m. Jonathan Edwards College dining hall. Info.: sahm.adrangi@yale.edu.

French Table
Monday, 8:30-9:20 a.m., Jonathan Edwards College dining hall, Yuliy Masinovsky; Monday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Ezra Stiles College, Brooke Donaldson & Ryan Poynter; Wednesday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Trumbull College, Ruth Koizim & Marina Davies; Wednesday, 5:45 p.m., Calhoun College, Nomi Lazar & Samuel Sigg; Thursday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Silliman College, Jeffrey Boyd & Vincent Giroud. (Dept. of French)

Japanese Table
Thursday, noon. Silliman College dining hall. Hiroyo Nishimura. Info.: (203) 432-2943. (Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures)

Korean Table
Wednesday, noon, Morse College dining hall; Thursday, noon, Saybrook College dining hall. Seungja Choi. Info.: (203) 432-2866. (Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures)

German Table
Wednesday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Pierson College dining hall; Friday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Branford College dining hall. (Germanic Languages and Literatures)

Indonesian Table
Thursday, noon. Berkeley College dining hall. Info.: (203) 436-4192; indriyo.sukmono@yale.edu. (Council on Southeast Asia Studies)

Portuguese Table
Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Silliman College dining hall, Jordano Quaglia; Tuesday, 5-6 p.m., Davenport College dining hall, Jordano Quaglia; Wednesday, 5-6 p.m., Jonathan Edwards College dining hall, Jordano Quaglia; Friday, 12:30- 1:30 p.m., Ezra Stiles dining hall, António Ladeira.

Spanish Table
12:30-1:30 p.m. Silliman College dining hall. Monday, Spanish 138, advanced conversational; Wednesday, Spanish 115, elementary; Thursday, Spanish 130, intermediate.

Russian Table
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., Davenport College dining hall, Emilia Hramov. Thursday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Pierson College dining hall, Julia Titus. (Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures)

Tagalog/Filipino Table
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. Jonathan Edwards College dining hall. Info.: (203) 436-0750; carissaanna.dizon@yale.edu. (Council on Southeast Asia Studies)

Thai Table
Friday, noon. Morse College dining hall. Info.: (203) 436-3200; kris.siriratsivawong@yale.edu. (Council on Southeast Asia Studies)

Vietnamese Table
Thursday, noon. Commons dining hall. Info.: (203) 432-5097; quang.van@yale.edu. (Council on Southeast Asia Studies)

Religion

University Public Worship
Sunday, 11 a.m. Battell Chapel. The Reverend Pamela Bro will preach on March 10; the Reverend Samuel N. Slie will preach on March 17. 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.

Muslim Students Association
Rm. 012, basement, Bingham Hall. Friday prayers, 12:45 p.m.; Isha prayers, nightly, 9 p.m. Info.: www.yale.edu/msa.

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
Tuesday, 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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