Chamber Music Society
8 p.m. Battell Chapel. The Tokyo String Quartet, featuring violinists Martin Beaver and Kikuei Ikeda, violist Kazuhide Isomura and cellist, Clive Greensmith. Tickets: $24-$29; students, $13; student rush, $5. Info.: Sch. of Music Concert Office, (203) 432-4158 or www.yale.edu/music.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

"The Parson's Nose: Chapter 2 -- Please Remain Seated: British Music from New York"
5:15 p.m. BAC. J.G. Thirlwell will perform a solo electronic piece titled "Threnody Pour Une Sucette." Thee Majesty, featuring Genesis P-Orridge, Bryin Dall and Larry Thrasher will also perform. The second part of a Yale Center for British Art series featuring British artists working in New York. Info.: (203) 432- 2800 or www.yale.edu/ycba.

Friday, Sept. 27

Doctor of Musical Arts Recital
1 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Matthew Hagle, pianist, will perform works by Bartok, Liszt, Messaien and Schumann. Info.: Sch. of Music Concert Office, (203) 432-4158 or www.yale.edu/music.

Faculty Artist Series
8 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Michael Friedmann, pianist, will perform Beethoven's "Diabelli Variations." Info.: Sch. of Music Concert Office, (203) 432-4158 or www.yale.edu/music.

Sunday, Sept. 29

Blue Elm Trio
2 p.m. BAC. Violinist Wendy Sharp, violist Marka Gustavson, cellist Michelle Djokic and guest pianist Melvin Chen will perform works by Romantic composers in conjunction with the Yale Center for British Art's exhibition "Year of Romanticism." Info.: (203) 432-2800.

Theater

Thursday, Sept. 26

"Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella"
Monday-Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. University Theatre. Bill Rauch and Tracy Young's adaptation of three classic plays. Preview performances Sept. 23-25; opening night performance Sept. 26; college night Sept. 27. Tickets: $20-$40; subscription packages available. Info.: (203) 432-1234 or www.yalerep.org.

Talks

Friday, Sept. 20

"Yale: A Place for Poetry, Celebrating the Bollingen Prize 1949-2002"
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. WHC. This event will feature faculty members and past Bollingen Prize winners taking part in roundtable discussions. Langdon Hammer will moderate the first panel discussion on the topic of "American Traditions in Poetry." J.D. McClatchy will moderate the second panel discussion on "The Craft of Poetry Today." Info.: Nancy Kuhl at (203) 432-2966 or nancy.kuhl@yale.edu.

"The Other Side of Eden"
11 a.m.-1 p.m. ISPS. Writer, anthropologist and filmmaker Hugh Brody. Part of the Program in Agrarian Studies Colloquium Series. Info.: (203) 432-9833 or jscott@pantheon.yale.edu.

"Early Literacy Education: Problems, Pressures and Promise"
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Rm. 211, Mason Laboratory. Dorothy S. Strickland, Rutgers Univ., will deliver a lecture in the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy Luncheon Series. Info.: (203) 432-9935.

"English Language Primary Source Collections on China"
Noon-1:30 p.m. Rm. 203, Luce Hall. The China Workshop and a panel of library experts will discuss Yale's archival and library collections on China. Open to members of the Yale community. Info.: (203) 432-3426 or eastasian.studies@yale.edu.

"Archeology and the Figurine Art of Sha'ar Hagolan, Israel"
12:15 p.m. Rm. 1, 158 Whitney Ave. A brown bag lecture with Yosef Garfinkel, Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem. Info.: (203) 432-3700 or www.yale.edu/archeology.

"Sierra Leone: Prospects for Truth and Justice"
12:30 p.m. Faculty Lounge, SLB. Abdjul Tejan Cole, Yale World Fellow and attorney in Sierra Leone. Open to members of the Yale community. (Schell Center for International Human Rights)

Monday, Sept. 23

"Can the Kashmir Conflict Be Resolved: Two Perspectives from South Asia"
Noon-1:30 p.m. Rm. 211, HGS. Ahmed Rashid, Pakistani journalist and author and M.J. Akbar, Indian editor and author. (Poynter Fellowship/Yale Center for the Study of Globalization)

"Who Wrote Alexander von Humboldt's Kosmos?"
4:30 p.m. Fulton Rm. 215, SHM. Dr. Petra Gentz-Werner, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

"Julia Roberts's Gynaecology Treatment Couch (Blues)"
2 p.m. BAC. Art in Context talk led by Dr. Philip Sarrel. Info.: (203) 432-2800.

"Atomistic Simulations of Surface Chemical Reactions for Growing High-K Gate Stacks"
2:30 p.m. Rm. 107, Mason Laboratory. Professor Charles B. Musgrave, Stamford Univ. (Dept. of Chemical Engineering)

Master's Tea
4 p.m. Branford College master's house. Andy Bellin will discuss his book "Poker Nation."

"Protein Dynamics: A View Emerging from NMR Spectroscopy"
4:30 p.m. Rm. 253, SCL. A. Joshua Wand, Univ. of Pennsylvania. (Dept. of Chemistry)

"Dante and the Maternal Sublime"
4:30 p.m. Rm. 208, WHC. Rachel Jacoff, Wellesley College. (Italian Dept.)

"Marketing Certified Forest Products: Linking Forest Management and Markets"
4:30 p.m. Bowers Aud., Sage Hall. A public forum. Info.: Michael Washburn, (203) 436-4917.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

"Compassionate Respect: Beyond Autonomy vs. Beneficence"
Noon. Lower level conference rm., ISPS. Bioethics Faculty Workshop featuring Margaret Farley. Info.: Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

"This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land: Property and Land Tenure Under Colonialism, Socialism and 'The Market' in 20th Century Vietnam"
Noon. Rm. 203, Luce Hall. The Council on Southeast Asia Studies Seminar Series presents Pamela McElwee.

"Art à la Carte"
12:20 p.m. YUAG. "Design in Turning." Edward S. Cooke, Jr.

"Organs Without Bodies: Deleuze and Cinema Theory"
3:30 p.m. Aud., WHC. The Comparative Literature Department's Baldwin-Dahl Memorial Lecture presented by Slavoj Zizek, Univ. of Ljubljana.

"Hexavalent Chromium, Hollywood and Health Goals"
4 p.m. Rm. 211, Mason Laboratory. Janet G. Hering, California Institute of Technology. (Dept. of Chemical Engineering)

"The Economics and Ethics of Computer-Simulated People"
4:15 p.m. Lower level conference rm., ISPS. Robin Hanson, George Mason Univ. Part of an Interdisciplinary Bioethics Project working research group exploring "AI, Transhumanism and Nanotech." For info., reading materials and dinner reservations contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

"Potential Consequences of Climate Change on Ecosystems and Fisheries"
5 p.m. Bowers Aud., Sage Hall. Don Boesch, Univ. of Maryland. Part of the Curtis and Edith Munson Marine Conservation Distinguished Lecture Series.

Thursday, Sept. 26

"The Romantic Landscape Print"
11 a.m. BAC. A gallery talk tour. Info.: (203) 432-2800.

"'Blue's Clues' For Preschoolers: Helping Children Confront Loss"
Noon-1:30 p.m. Rm. 207, Kirtland Hall. Alice Wilder, director of research and development for the children's television series "Blue's Clues."

"The Variety of Mass Murder in Ukraine, 1648-1948"
2:30-4:30 p.m. ISPS. Timothy Snyder. Part of the Genocide Studies Program Seminar series focusing on "Genocide Through the Ages: Was the Twentieth Century the 'Century of Genocide'?"

"The Maya Body in Maya Art"
5 p.m. Beaumont Rm., SHM. Program for Humanities in Medicine lecture featuring Mary E. Miller.

"Children Under Stress"
5:15-7 p.m. ISPS. Melvin Lewis. Part of an Interdisciplinary Bioethics Project working research group exploring "The Needs of Children in Contemporary America: Children Under Stress." For info., reading materials and dinner reservations contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

"Staccato Incandescence: The Dawn of the Black Image"
5:30 p.m. McNeil Lecture Hall, YUAG. Robert Farris Thompson.

"Repairing the Fabric of Communities: Using Principles in Planning and Development"
6:30 p.m. Bowers Aud., Sage Hall. Jonathan Rose. Part of the Distinguished Speakers on Issues in Environment and Design. (F&ES/Sch. of Architecture)

"When Was Europe? A Series of Conversations with Europeans about European Identity"
7 p.m. Rm. 208, WHC. Peter Burke, University of Cambridge, will lecture on "European Identities: Xenophilia and Xenophobia in Early Modern Europe." A reception will be held prior to the lecture. (Council on European Studies/Whitney Humanities Center/Dept. of History)

Friday, Sept. 27

"The Dream Machine: Following the Course of a Watershed Program in India"
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Seminar Rm., ISPS. Amita Baviskar, Univ. of Delhi. Part of the Program in Agrarian Studies Colloquium Series. Info.: (203) 432-9833 or jscott@pantheon.yale.edu.

"Universal Preschool: An Idea Whose Time Is Coming"
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Rm. 211, Mason Laboratory. Janet C. Hansen, Committee for Economic Development, will deliver a lecture in the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy Luncheon Series. Info.: (203) 432-9935.

"Treasure, Tradition, Network: Shingon Textual Production and Transmission in Early Medieval Japan"
Noon. Rm. 203, Luce Hall. Council on East Asian Studies Colloquium Series featuring Brian Ruppert, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Lunch will be provided. Info.: (203) 432-3426 or eastasian.studies@yale.edu.

"Auden's Environment"
4 p.m. Rm. 317, LC. The English Dept.'s 20th Century Colloquium featuring Douglas Mao, Harvard and Cornell Universities. Open to members of the Yale community. Info.: www.yale.edu/english/Colloquia/20th-century.html.

"Three Dimensional Spectroscopy of Vibrational Energy Transfer in Liquids"
4:30 p.m. Rm. 253, SCL. Dana Dlott, Univ. of Illinois. (Dept. of Chemistry)

Saturday, Sept. 28

"The Romantic Landscape Print"
Noon. BAC. Gallery Talk tour. (203) 432-2800.

Films

Friday, Sept. 20

"Insomnia"
7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Saturday, Sept. 21

"Insomnia"
7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

"How Can It Happen"
7:30 p.m. WHC. Part of Film Fest New Haven, featuring a special presentation of "Zero Day" with a discussion to follow. Tickets: $10; $7 for students and seniors; $2 for children under 12 (must be accompanied by an adult). Film Buff Pass (Friday-Sunday) $100; Weekend Pass (Saturday-Sunday) $50; $40 for students and seniors. Info.: (203) 776-6789 or www.filmfest.org.

"Anything Under Heaven"
10:15 p.m. WHC. Part of Film Fest New Haven, featuring "Daughter" and "Dark Heaven." Tickets: $10; $7 for students and seniors; $2 for children under 12 (must be accompanied by an adult). Film Buff Pass (Friday-Sunday) $100; Weekend Pass (Saturday-Sunday) $50; $40 for students and seniors. Info.: (203) 776-6789 or www.filmfest.org.

Sunday, Sept. 22

"Parting Ways (Shorts #3)"
Noon. WHC. Part of Film Fest New Haven, featuring "Paradise Lounge," "King Returns," "Apples and Oranges" and "Lea's Voice." Tickets: $10; $7 for students and seniors; $2 for children under 12 (must be accompanied by an adult). Film Buff Pass (Friday-Sunday) $100; Weekend Pass (Saturday-Sunday) $50; $40 for students and seniors. Info.: (203) 776-6789 or www.filmfest.org

"Getting the Words Out (Shorts #4)"
1:45 p.m. WHC. Part of Film Fest New Haven, featuring "The Perfect Gooseys," "Effraction," "Woman X," tHE tOWeR of BaBBLe," Creative Process 473," and "My Chorus." Tickets: $10; $7 for students and seniors; $2 for children under 12 (must be accompanied by an adult). Film Buff Pass (Friday-Sunday) $100; Weekend Pass (Saturday-Sunday) $50; $40 for students and seniors. Info.: (203) 776-6789 or www.filmfest.org.

"The Double Life of Veronique"
7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. In Polish with subtitles. Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Medical Sch. Film Society)

Thursday, Sept. 26

"Lilo and Stitch"
7:30 & 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Friday, Sept. 27

"El hijo de la novia"
1:15 p.m. Romance Languages Lounge, 82-90 Wall St. In Spanish with no subtitles. Info.: (203) 432-1150 or (203) 432-5439. (Dept. of Spanish & Portugese)

"Lilo and Stitch"
7:30 & 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Saturday, Sept. 28

"Y Tu Mama Tambien"
7:30 & 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Sunday, Sept. 29

"Y Tu Mama Tambien"
7:30 & 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Conferences/Symposia

Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 19-21

"The Silk Road in the 21st Century - Security and Insecurity in Central Asia and the Caucasus: A Regional Challenge with Global Implications"
Thursday, 5 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Aud., SLB. Featured speakers will include Strobe Talbott, Brookings Institution; Robert Gallucci, Georgetown University; Ahmed Rashid, Far Eastern Economic Review; Anthony Richter, The Open Society Institute; Martha Brill Olcott, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and a live video link with Eduard Shevardnazde, Republic of Georgia. Info.: www.ycsg.yale.edu. (Yale Center for the Study of Globalization)

Friday & Saturday, Sept. 20 & 21

"Symposium: Wood Turning in North America since 1930"
BAC. The symposium opens on Friday with curatorial tours of the exhibitions, the American galleries and the Furniture Study and continues with a welcome by Jock Reynolds and the keynote address "Turning and the Geometry of Symmetry" by Jonathan Fairbanks, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A reception will follow. Panel discussions on Saturday will include professors, art historians, architectural editors, and directors and curators of art museums. Registration is required. Contact Nancy Yates at (203) 432-0615 or nancy.yates@yale.edu.

"Dense-Cities: An American Oxymoron"
Hastings Hall, A&A. Winy Maas will deliver a keynote address on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The symposium will continue on Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. with lectures by Phillip Aarons, William Burch, James Corner, Alexandria Garvin, Douglas Kelbaugh, Fred Koetter, Winy Maas, Brian McGrath, Terence Riley and Michael Sorkin. Held in conjunction with the Sch. of Architecture exhibit "3D City: Studies in Density."

"Revolutionary Traditions and the Law: France and the United States"
WHC. The Conference will begin at 2:45 p.m. with a welcome by María Rosa Menocal and opening remarks by James Q. Whitman, and will continue 3-5 p.m with a discussion on "Revolutionary Traditions and the Aspirations of Justice," moderated by Robert Gordon. On Sept. 21, session topics include "Revolutionary Traditions and the Disenfranchised," moderated by Peter Brooks, 9-11 a.m.; "Models of Revolution," moderated by Jennifer Pitts, 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.; and "Assessing Revolutionary Traditions," moderated by James Q. Whitman, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Info.: manana.sikic@yale.edu. (Whitney Humanities Center/Yale Law Sch./ Cultural Service of the French Embassy/Florence Gould Foundation)

Friday-Sunday, Sept. 20-22

"Redrawing the Boundaries: Metaphorical and Literal Borders in the Ancient World"
Friday, 9 a.m., Aud., BAC; Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m., Rm. 102, LC. Registration required. Call (203) 432-0465 to register. For a program and further info.: http://pantheon.yale.edu/~cop4/ boundaries. (Classics Dept./Edward J. Dorothy Clarke Kempf Fund/Beineke Library/Yale Univ. Art Gallery/Whitney Humanities Center/History of Art Dept./History Dept.)

Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 26-28

"Yale, New Haven and American Slavery"
SLB. The conference will bring together historians, legal scholars, philosophers and sociologists from Harvard, Oxford, NYU, UCLA, Johns Hopkins as well as Yale faculty members. David W. Blight, Amherst College, will deliver the keynote address at 8 p.m. on Sept. 26 in the Law School's Levinson Aud. Conference session topics will include "Slavery and Racism in the Antebellum North," "The Edwardsian Tradition and Post-Revolutionary Yale," "John C. Calhoun and Sectional Politics," "The Amistad Test, Colonization and Abolition," "The Moral Claims of the Past: Justice Across Time," and "Reparations, Reconciliation and Re-pair: Present Remedies for Past Wrongs." Info.: a href=http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/Centers/cen-sc.htm>www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/Centers/cen-sc.htm. (Yale Law School/Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition)

Biomedical Sciences

Friday, Sept. 20

"Recent Research on Dual Diagnosis"
10:15 a.m. Aud., CMHC. Dept. of Psychiatry Grand Rounds forum with Dr. Robert E. Drake, Dartmouth Medical Center.

"The History of the Creation of Medicare"
5 p.m. Historical Library, SHM. Beaumont Medical Club Lecture by Dr. William L. Kissick.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

"An Update on Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer"
8:30 a.m. Fitkin Amph. Cancer Center Grand Rounds lecture with Dr. Edith A. Perez, Mayo Medical School.

"Histone Methyltransferases, Diet Nutrients and Tumor Suppressors"
Noon. Rm. B137, BML. Shi Huang, The Burnham Institute. (Dept. of Pathology)

"Effectiveness of Psychotherapy in the 'Real World': The Case of Youth Depression"
1-2 p.m. Cohen Aud., Harris Bldg. Yale Child Study Center Departmental Conference featuring Robin Weersing. Open to members of the Yale community. Info.: Robert King, (203) 785-5880.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

"Emerging Concepts in Breast Cancer" and "Pediatric Cochlear Implantation"
7-8 a.m. Rm. 216, JEH. Surgery Grand Rounds lectures by Dr. Donald Lannin and Dr. Eytan Young.

Thursday, Sept. 26

"Immunotherapeutic Potential of Dendritic Cells"
11 a.m. Fitkin Amph. Dr. Edgar Engleman, Stanford Univ. (Section of Immunobiology)

"Exploration of a Chinese Medicine Formula for the Treatment of Cancer"
5 p.m. Giarman Rm., B201, SHM. Dr. Yung-Chi Cheng. (Cancer Center)

Friday, Sept. 27

"Phenomology and Human Genetics of Cocaine-Induced Psychosis"
10:15 a.m. Aud., CMHC. Dept. of Psychiatry Grand Rounds forum with Dr. Joe Cubells.

For Students Only

Wednesday, Sept. 25

Light Fellowship Information Meeting
4 p.m. Rm. 369, 4th fl., 55 Whitney Ave. A reception for students interested in studying Chinese, Japanese or Korean language in East Asia. The Richard U. Light Fellowship funds studies for a summer, term or year. Open to undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Info.: light.fellowship@yale.edu.

Sports

Saturday, Sept. 21

Football
1 p.m. Yale Bowl. Yale vs. Univ. of San Diego. Info.: (203) 432-1400.

And...

Saturday, Sept. 21

Introductory Tour of the British Art Center
11 a.m. BAC. A tour and survey of British painting.

Yale Employee Day
1 p.m. Yale Bowl. Yale employees and their immediate families, and Yale retirees and one guest receive free admission to the Yale vs. Univ. of San Diego football game. Present valid I.D. 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Gate A or E. Free parking in Lot A and D. Free employee food tent 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., raffles and give-a-ways throughout the game. Info.: (203) 432-1400. (Dept. of Human Resource Services/ Dept. of Athletics)

Monday, Sept. 23

"Getting Started on the PC"
9-11 a.m. Rm. LL3, 221 Whitney Ave. Fee: $65. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

"Introduction to SciFinder Scholar and Beilstein/Gmelin Crossfire"
1 p.m. Chemistry Library, SCL.

"Database Design"
1:30-4:30 p.m. Rm. LL3, 221 Whitney Ave. Fee: $105. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Book Signing
4 p.m.-6 p.m. Slifka Center. Susan Neiman, Einstein Forum in Berlin, will discuss her latest book "Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy." Jonathan Lear, Univ. of Chicago, will open a public discussion with the author at 4:45 p.m. Info.: (203) 432-1134 or www.yale.edu/slifka.

Women Faculty Forum Reception
5:30-7 p.m. BRBL. A reception to welcome new women faculty and senior administrators and to celebrate women who have recently received tenure or have recently become senior administrators. All faculty are invited to attend. Info.: (203) 432-8847 or rachel.thomas@yale.edu.

Monday & Friday, Sept. 23 & 27

"Web Design: Level 1 (Creating and Maintaining a Web page)"
9 a.m.-noon. Rm. LL4, 221 Whitney Ave. 2-day course. Fee: $195. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

"Web of Science and Tools for Citation Analysis"
Noon. Engineering Library, Becton Center.

"Using Manuscripts and Archives: An Orientation"
4:15-5:15 p.m. Rm. 150, SML.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

"Making Your Resume Work For You"
9 a.m.-noon. Aud., Peabody Museum. Fee: $65; free for members of the Yale community. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

"Time Management for Supervisors: Keep Important Work First"
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Rm. 109, Suite 107, 100 Church St. South. Fee: $110; $90 for members of the Yale community. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Book Signing
1 p.m. Yale Bookstore. Gary Hart will discuss and sign copies of his new book, "Restoration of the Republic, The Jeffersonian Ideal in 21st Century America."

"Introduction to the Library Web and Research Databases"
4-5 p.m. Electronic classroom, CCL. Registration: Reference desk in SML or by email at smlref@yale.edu.

"Using Manuscripts and Archives: An Orientation"
4:15-5:15 p.m. Rm. 150, SML.

After-Hours Viewing and Opening Reception
5-7 p.m. BRBL. "Gleaming Gold, Shining Silver," an exhibition by designer and book historian Sue Allen. Info.: (203) 432-2977.

Thursday, Sept. 26

"Time Management for Non-Supervisors: Time After Time"
9 a.m.-noon. Rm. 109, Suite 107, 100 Church St. South. Fee: $65; $50 for members of the Yale community. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

"Internet Searching"
11 a.m. Kline Science Library, KBT.

"Advanced Orbis Searching"
Noon-1 p.m. Electronic classroom, CCL. Registration: Reference desk in SML or by email at smlref@yale.edu.

"Meeting Maker"
2-4:30 p.m.

Rm. LL5, 221 Whitney Ave. Fee: $70. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

"Creating Bibliographies with EndNote"
3:30-5 p.m. Electronic classroom, CCL. Registration: Reference desk in SML or by email smlref@yale.edu.

Opening Reception
4:30 p.m. Jonathan Edwards College master's house. "My Stuff," paintings, drawings and prints. Info.: (203) 432-0356.

Book Signing
6 p.m. Yale Bookstore. Andree Aelion Brooks will discuss and sign copies of her book, "The Woman Who Defied Kings: The Life and Times of Dona Gracia Nasi, a Jewish Leader During the Renaissance."

Friday, Sept. 27

Luncheon Meditation
Noon-1 p.m. Rm. 109, Suite 107, 100 Church St. South. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Saturday, Sept. 28

Architectural Tour of the British Art Center
11 a.m. BAC. Tour will follow a short film about the museum's architect, Louis I. Kahn.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

Tours

Yale Astronomy Public Nights
First Thursday of each month. 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. Times vary seasonally. Info.: www.astro.yale.edu/publicnights.

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

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. "Gleaming Gold, Shining Silver: 19th-century Book Covers from the Collection of Leonard and Lisa Baskin," through Oct. 12.

Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. "A Love of the Land: Paintings by Howard Fussiner," through Sept. 30.

Yale Center for British Art
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. "The Romantic Landscape Print: 'The Chiaroscuro of Nature'," Sept. 25-Dec. 29.

Yale 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," "The Muskrat and the Osprey: The Hidden Quinnipiac Marsh," "O.C. Marsh: His Life and Legacy," "Life in Ancient Egypt" and "Cultures of Native America," on view indefinitely. Admission: $5; $3 for children and seniors; free with valid Yale I.D. Info.: www.peabody.yale.edu.

Yale Physicians Building Art Place
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The fifth in a series of exhibitions featuring paintings, photographs, sculptures, pottery and quilts by local artists and University faculty and staff; through Sept.

Yale University Art Gallery
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m; Sunday, 1-6 p.m. "Nine African American Quilters," through Nov. 10. "Wood Turning in North America since 1930," through Dec. 1. "Yale Collects Wood: Gifts from the Collection of John and Robyn Horn, through Dec. 1.

Sterling Memorial Library
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, 1-5 p.m. SML Exhibition Corridor and Arts of the Book Collection. "By Chance: Serendipity and Randomness in Contemporary Artists' Books," through Nov. 6. Nave Exhibition Cases, "Anatol Girs," through Nov. 29.

Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. "Spiritual Visions from Sri Lanka," through Oct. 25. An exhibition of paintings by Sri Lankan artist Nalini Jayasuriya.

Yale Sch. of Architecture
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2nd Floor Gallery. "3D City: Studies in Density, Recent Work by MVRDV," through Oct. 25.

Yale Medical School Library
"Reflections from Sept. 11, 2001. Iris prints of six water colors by Polly Osborne, architect, and a collage of drawings, photos and writings by medical and nursing students, through Sept. Info: (203) 785-4744.

Jonathan Edwards College Master's House
Thursdays or by appointment. "My Stuff," a collection of paintings, drawings and prints. Sept. 26-Nov. 24. Info.: (203) 432-0356.

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. ASHA-Yale is a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting basic education in India. Info.: asha@yale. edu; www.ashanet.org/yale.

Overeaters Anonymous
Monday, 7-8 p.m. 311 Temple St. Open meeting for all who suffer from eating and related disorders. Info.: Sophia, (203) 752-9000; oasolution@hotmail.com.

Yale Poetry Group
8 p.m. Fellows Rm., Calhoun College.

Yale Toastmasters Club
Friday, noon. 221 Whitney Ave. Open to members of the Yale community. Info.: (203) 436-3903; www.yale.edu/yaletoastmasters; ann.straub@yale. edu.

Language Tables

Arabic Table
Tuesday, noon. Ezra Stiles College dining rm. (Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations)

Chinese Table
Wednesday, noon. Silliman College dining hall. Zhengguo Kang. (203) 432-2938.

German Table
Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Blue Dog Cafe, McDougal Center.

Japanese Table
Thursday, noon. Silliman College dining hall. Hiroyo Nishimura. (203) 432-2943.

Korean Table
Wednesday, noon. Morse College dining hall. Thursday, noon. Saybrook College dining hall. Seungja Choi. (203) 432-2866.

Russian Table
Thursday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Pierson College Dining Hall. Julia Titus; Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., Davenport College dining rm. Emilia Hramov. (Slavic Languages & Literatures)

Religion

University Public Worship
Sunday, 11 a.m. Battell Chapel. Rev. Cynthia Terry will preach on Sept. 22. 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 song 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 Ron Rising. Info.: (203) 624-2521.

First Unitarian Universalist Society of New Haven
Sunday, 10:30 a.m. 608 Whitney Ave. Beginning Sept. 8. Info.: Francis, (203) 562-0672.

International Church at Yale
Sunday, 11 a.m. Dwight Chapel. Info.: Walter Bodine, (203) 269-7857.

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

St. Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center
Mass, Sunday, 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation, Tuesday, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. 268 Park St. Info.: (203) 777-5537.

Services at the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale
80 Wall St. Orthodox, Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m. & 25 min. before sunset; Saturday, 9 a.m. & after sundown (call for times); Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Conservative/Egalitarian, Monday, 6:45 p.m.; Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.; Friday, 5:45 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, to be announced. Reform, Friday, 5:40 p.m. Downtown Minyan, Saturday, 10 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 Tpke., Hamden. The Reverend Kathleen McTigue. Info.: (203) 288-1807.

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

NSF funds study to curb crop losses

Campus marks anniversary of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

Sept. 21 is 'Yale Employee Day at the Bowl'

Slavery's impact on Yale and New Haven to be explored

Corporation names new senior fellow

ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS

• Robert Grober is appointed Rose Professor
  
  
• Jacob Hacker named to Strauss Family chair
  

In new programs, school partners with local health centers . . .

Exhibit explores Romantic artists' interest in the natural world

Library displays book covers in 'Gleaming Gold, Shining Silver'

Newer antipsychotic medication helps curb some of the behavioral problems . . .

Noted Taliban expert and journalist will speak on campus

SOM Dean to kick off campus United Way campaign

Forum will boost public knowledge about forest certification . . .

Event celebrates Cuban literature

Images from the Sept. 11 commemoration activities on campus

Library appoints four new senior department heads

Yale senior picked as one of Glamour's top 10

Back near Broadway

---

Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus|Calendar of Events|In the News|Bulletin Board

Yale Scoreboard|Classified Ads|Search Archives|Deadlines

Bulletin Staff|Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page

---