"Pines of Rome"
8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Opening performance of the concert series "No Strings Attached: Wind Band Transcriptions of Orchestral Masterpieces." Thomas C. Duffy, musical director, will lead the Yale Concert Band. Info. (203) 432-4111 or www.yale.edu/yaleband.

The Bluedogs
8 p.m. Timothy Dwight College common rm. An undergraduate a capella singing group will perform. Admission: $6; $4 for students.

The Whiffenpoofs and Whim 'n Rhythm
8:30 p.m. Battell Chapel. Two undergraduate a capella singing groups will perform. Admission: $20; $10 for students.

Saturday, Oct. 12

Redhot and Blue
3 p.m. Dwight Chapel. An undergraduate a capella singing group will perform. Admission: $7; $5 for students.

Parents' Weekend Gala Concert
Woolsey Hall. 7:30 p.m. The Jazz Ensemble. David Brandenburg, musical director; 8 p.m. The Yale Glee Club. Timothy Snyder, musical director; 8:45 p.m. The Yale Concert Band. Thomas C. Duffy, musical director; 9:30 p.m. The Yale Symphony Orchestra. Shinik Hahm, musical director. Info.: Sch. of Music concert office, (203) 432-4111 or www.yale.edu/music.

Out of the Blue
8 p.m. Sudler Hall, WLH. An undergraduate a capella singing group will perform. Admission: $8; $5 for students.

The Duke's Men of Yale and Mixed Company
8 and 10 p.m. Berkeley College dining hall. Two undergraduate a capella singing groups will perform. Admission: $8; $5 for students.

Something Extra and the Yale Spizzwinks
8 and 10 p.m. Dwight Chapel. Two undergraduate a capella singing groups will perform. Admission: $6; $4 for students.

The Baker's Dozen and New Blue
9 p.m. Silliman College dining hall. Two undergraduate a capella singing groups will perform. Admission: $7; $5 for students.

Shades
9 and 11 p.m. Davenport College dining hall. An undergraduate a capella singing group will perform. Admission: $4 in advance; $5 at the door.

The Yale Alley Cats and Proof of the Pudding
9 p.m. Morse College dining hall. Tickets: $10; $5 for students. Tickets will be available at the door. Info.: alleycats@yale.edu.

Sunday, Oct. 13

Faculty Artist Series
4 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Guitarist Benjamin Verdery and flutist Rie Schmid will perform works by Ravi Shankar, J.S. Bach, Lowell Lieberman, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Verdery. Info.: Sch. of Music concert office, (203) 432-4158 or www.yale.edu/music.

Yale Symphony Orchestra
8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Works by Strauss, Nielsen and Stravinsky will be performed. Shinik Hahm, music director. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets: $8; $5 for students with Yale ID. Info.: (203) 432-4140.

Monday, Oct. 14

String Quartet Master Class
12:30 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Chamber Music Society at Yale will present a master class led by the Endellion String Quartet. Info.: Sch. of Music concert office, (203) 432-4158 or www.yale.edu/music.

Horowitz Piano Series
8 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Peter Frankl will perform works by Beethoven and Schumann. Tickets: season tickets, $35 and $26; $18 for students. Info.: Sch. of Music concert office, (203) 432-4158 or www.yale.edu/music.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Endellion String Quartet
8 p.m. Battell Chapel. The Endellion String Quartet will perform works by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Tickets: $24-$29; specially priced student tickets and rush seats are available. Info.: Sch. of Music concert office, (203) 432-4158 or www.yale.edu/music.

Saturday, Oct. 19

"Sir William's Feast: Yale Celebrates the Walton Centennial"
8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Andrew Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, will conduct the Yale Philharmonia Orchestra; the Yale Camerata, directed by Marguerite Brooks; and the New Haven Chorale, directed by Paul Mueller. Baritone Stephen Powell will perform "Crown Imperial" and cellist Jian Wang will perform "Belshazzar's Feast." Part of "William Walton: A Centenary Celebration." Info.: Sch. of Music Concert Office, (203) 432-4158 or www.yale.edu/music.

Sunday, Oct. 20

"The Year of Romanticism"
2 p.m. BAC. Adam Neiman, pianist, will perform works by Romantic composers in conjunction with "The Year of Romanticism" exhibitions.

Theater

Friday-Saturday, Oct. 11-12

"Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella"
Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. University Theatre. Bill Rauch and Tracy Young's adaptation of three classic plays. Audio described performance Oct. 12. Final performance on Oct. 12. Tickets: $20-$40; subscription packages available. Info.: (203) 432-1234 or www.yalerep.org.

Saturday, Oct. 12

Improvisation Performance
8 and 10 p.m. Branford College common rm. The Purple Crayon, an undergraduate improv-comedy group, will perform. Admission: $6; $2 for students.

Talks

Friday, Oct. 11

"Government Through Community in the Age of Neoliberalism"
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Seminar rm., ISPS. Tania Li, Dalhousie Univ. Part of the Program in Agrarian Studies Colloquium series. Info.: (203) 432-9833 or e-mail jscott@pantheon.yale.edu.

"Bright Horizons: The Drive for Quality, Innovation and Responsibility to the Field and Community in a Public Child Care Company"
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Rm. 211, Mason Laboratory. Jim Greenman, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, will deliver a lecture in the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy Luncheon Series. Info.: (203) 432-9935.

"Bonampak: A Spectacular View Into the Mayan Past"
Noon. Peabody Museum. Michael Coe will speak on the significance of the Bonampak murals and the story they tell. Free with museum admission ($5; $3 for children and seniors; free with valid Yale I.D.). Info.: (203) 432-5050; www.peabody.yale.edu.

"The Prospects for Peace and Justice in Israel and Palestine"
12:15-1:45 p.m. Faculty lounge, SLB. Salim Tamari, Institute of Jerusalem Studies and Bizreit Univ.; and Lev Grinberg, Hebrew Univ. (Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights)

"'The Missionary Position': Missionaries as Symbols in Anthropological Discourse"
12:30 p.m. OMSC. Robert Priest, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Bring a lunch at 12:15 p.m. Coffee will be served. Part of the Missions Research Colloquia. Info.: (203) 624-6672 ext. 315 or www.omsc.org. (Overseas Ministries Study Center)

"Anatol Girs"
3:30 p.m. Lecture hall, SML. Alicia Nitecki, Bentley College. (Yale Univ. Library)

Saturday, Oct. 12

Fiction Reading
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Rm. 101, LC. Refreshments to follow the reading. Admission: $10; $6 for students. (Yale Literary Magazine)

"Romantic Watercolor: The Hickman Bacon Collection"
Noon. BAC. A Gallery Talk tour. Info.: (203) 432-2800.

Sunday, Oct. 13

"Life as a Scholar and as a Believer"
6 p.m. Saint Thomas More Chapel Hall. The Catholic Faculty Series will host a dinner discussion with Robert Zinn.

Monday, Oct. 14

"Scientific and Political Perspectives on Dealing with Yucca Mountain, Proposed Site for the Nation's Nuclear Waste Repository, and Related Low-Probability, High-Consequence Geological Hazards"
9:30 a.m. Rm. 123, KGL. Jonathan B. Price, state geologist and director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.

"Japanese Esoteric Buddhism and Mandala Art"
4 p.m. Rm. 203, Luce Hall. An informal lecture and discussion in Japanese by Shunsho Manabe, Hosen Gakuen College and Columbia Univ. Open to members of the Yale community. (Council on East Asian Studies)

Master's Tea
4:30 p.m. Calhoun College master's house. Sunaina Maira, Univ. of Massachusetts.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

"Moral Development of Young Children"
Noon-1 p.m. Rm. 119, HGS. Dr. Michael Kaplan. (Office of the Provost/Yale Child Study Center/Yale Early Childhood Education Program/Office of Women in Medicine/Yale Sch. of Nursing/Sch. of Medicine Day Care Committee/McDougal Graduate Center)

"Watercolors from the Hickman Bacon Collection"
12:30 p.m. BAC. Art in Context talk led by Scott Wilcox. Info.: (203) 432-2800.

"Evaluating the Faith-Based Initiative: Is Charitable Choice Good Public Policy"
1:30 p.m. Marquand Chapel. Ronald Sider will present the Margaret Lindquist Sorenson Lecture.

Master's Tea
3-4 p.m. Berkeley College master's house. Michelle Cottle, The New Republic; Richard Lowry, National Review; and Jack Shafer, Slate. (Poynter Fellowship in Journalism)

Master's Tea
4 p.m. Morse College master's house. A slide show and discussion by Arnold Newman, portrait photographer.

"'Esto Del Morirse Los Enamorados Es Cosa De Risa': Don Quijote's Lovesickness"
4 p.m. Rm. 309, WLH. The Dept. of Spanish and Portugese will present a talk by Robert Folger, Univ. of Munich.

"Does the Web Decide What's in The New York Times? Three Stars of American Opinion Magazines Talk About the Rise of Online Journalism"
4:30-6 p.m. Rm. 102, LC. A panel discussion featuring Michelle Cottle, The New Republic; Richard Lowry, National Review; and Jack Shafer, Slate. A question and answer period will follow the lecture. (The Poynter Fellows in Journalism)

"Seeing and Shaping the Microscopic World with Multiphoton Absorption"
4:30 p.m. Rm. 253, SCL. John Fourkas, Boston College. (Dept. of Chemistry)

Master's Tea
4:30 p.m. Calhoun College master's house. Steve Wulf, editor, ESPN The Magazine.

Working Research Group: "Medical Futility"
6-8 p.m. ISPS. Topic: TBA. For info. and dinner reservations, contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

"European Identity in Chinese Eyes"
7 p.m. Rm. 208, WHC. Dominic Sachsenmaier, Harvard-Yenching Institute. A reception will be held prior to the lecture. Part of the "When Was Europe?: A Series of Conversations with Europeans About European Identity." (Council on European Studies/Whitney Humanities Center/ Dept. of History)

Wednesday, Oct. 16

"How to Blow the Whistle and Still Have a Career Afterwards"
Noon. ISPS. Kristina Gunsalus, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Part of the Bioethics and Public Policy seminar series exploring "Ethics in Scientific Research." For info. and luncheon reservations, contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

"Lines in the Forest: Internal Territorialization and Local Accommodation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia (1865-1979)"
Noon. Rm. 203, Luce Hall. The Council on Southeast Asia Studies seminar series featuring Reed L. Wadley, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia.

"The Women in Charge: Women in Environmental and Natural Resource Leadership"
Noon-1 p.m. Bowers Aud., Sage Hall. Carol Browner, Partner The Albright Group, will speak in the Sch. of Forestry's Seminar in Environmental and Natural Resource Leadership. Info.: (203) 436-3981 or (443) 995-3573.

Art à la Carte
12:20 p.m. YUAG. "Ben Shahn, Newspapers and the Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti" with Amy Kurtz Lansing. Info.: (203) 432-0600 or www.yale.edu/artgallery.

"Intersections: Theories and Practice of Civic Engagement"
4 p.m. Dwight Hall Library. Jill Chaifetz, Advocates for Children of New York. Part of the Series I: Intersections in Education seminar. Info.: (203) 432-2420; e-mail intersections@hotmail.com or www.yale.edu/dwight/intersections/.

"Particle Stability in Natural and Technological Aquatic Environments"
4 p.m. Rm. 211, Mason Laboratory. Charles R. O'Melia, Johns Hopkins Univ., will present the Barnett F. Dodge Lecture. (Dept. of Chemical Engineering)

"Self-Assembled Organic Nanotubes with Tunable Dimensions and Properties"
4 p.m. Rm. 160, SCL. Hicham Fenniri, Purdue Univ. (Dept. of Chemistry)

"The Likely Consequences of Business-As-Usual"
4 p.m. Rm. 123, KGL. Wallace S. Broecker, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ., will present the Arthur Day Lectures of the National Academy on "What Should We Do About Fossil Fuel CO2?."

"Synthetic Gene Delivery Systems"
4 p.m. Davies Aud., Becton Ctr. Mark E. Davis, California Institute of Technology, will present the Yale Engineering Sesquicentennial and Tetelman Lecture.

"Asymmetrical Détente: McGeorge Bundy, Vietnam and American Grand Strategy, 1961-1965"
4:30 p.m. Rm. 103, Luce Hall. Andrew Preston. Part of the International Security Studies Colloquium in International History and Security.

Master's Tea
4:30 p.m. Calhoun College master's house. Mary Lee Settle, author of "Addie: A Memoir."

"'Achilles in Vietnam': The Book, The Film, The Seminars between West Point and Bard"
4:30 p.m. Rm. 407, PH. William Mullen, Bard College. (Dept. of Classics)

"An Integrated Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Variability on the Alaskan North Slope Coastal Region"
5 p.m. Bowers Aud., Sage Hall. Ronald D. Brunner, Univ. of Chicago. Part of the Curtis and Edith Munson Marine Conservation Distinguished Lecture Series on "Climate Change and the Oceans: Global Changes, Local Effects." Info.: (203) 432-3026. (Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems)

"The Importance of Site"
5:15 p.m. Lecture hall, BAC. Ingrid Pollard, South Bank Univ. Info.: (203) 432-2800 or www.yale.edu/ycba.

"Research Integrity and Whistle-Blowing: National Issues, Local Challenges"
7:30 p.m. Joseph Slifka Center. Kristina Gunsalus, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Part of the Bioethics and Public Policy seminar series exploring "Ethics in Scientific Research." For info., contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 17

"Evidence that the Earth's Climate Over-Responds to Small Nudges"
4 p.m. Rm. 123, KGL. Wallace S. Broecker, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ., will present the Arthur Day Lectures of the National Academy on "What Should We Do About Fossil Fuel CO2?."

Master's Tea
4 p.m. Jonathan Edwards master's house. Tetelman Fellow Mark E. Davis, California Institute of Technology.

"Rheumatic Irony: Agency and Self-Deception Refracted Through the Art of Living with Spirits"
4 p.m. Rm. 1, 158 Whitney Ave. Michael Lambek, Univ. of Toronto.

"International Trade Disputes Over GMO's: What Is at Stake for the Developing World?"
4-6 p.m. ISPS. Robert Paarlberg, Wellesley College and Harvard Univ. Part of the working research group exploring "Genetically Modified Plants." Info.: Carol Pollard, (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

Master's Tea
4:30 p.m. Calhoun College master's house. Jonathan D. Brown, World Bank's Global HIV-AIDS Program.

"Mechanical Vision: Photography and Mass Media in Ben Shahn's Sacco and Vanzetti Series"
5:30 p.m. Laura Katzman, Randolph Macon Women's College and Univ. of Hamburg. Part of the Yale Art Gallery's Museum-Wide Celebration.

Friday, Oct. 18

"Imperial Ecology: Planning a New Human Ecology"
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Seminar rm., ISPS. Peder Anker, Univ. of Oslo. Part of the Program in Agrarian Studies Colloquium series. Info.: (203) 432-9833 or e-mail jscott@pantheon.yale.edu.

"Walton in Performance"
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Rms. 38-39, BRBL. A panel discussion with Edward Cummings, moderator, and Humphrey Burton and David Lloyd Jones. Part of "William Walton: A Centenary Celebration."

"A Portal for Information About Children: The Child and Family WebGuide"
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Rm. 211, Mason Laboratory. Fred Rothbaum and Nancy Martland, Tufts Univ. will deliver a lecture in the Yale Center in Child Development and Social Policy Luncheon Series. Info.: (203) 432-9935.

"Theological Education in the Post-Communist World: Challenges and Opportunities of Ministerial Training"
12:30 p.m. OMSC. Peter Kuzmic, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Evangelical Seminary. Bring a lunch at 12:15 p.m. Coffee will be served. Part of the Missions Research Colloquia. Info.: (203) 624-6672 ext. 315 or www.omsc.org. (Overseas Ministries Study Center)

"Confucianism, Status and Class in Late Choson"
Noon. Rm. 211, HGS. James Palais, Univ. of Washington, will present a lecture in the Council on East Asian Studies 2002-2003 Korean Studies Lecture Series. Open to members of the Yale community.

"Capitalism, Espionage and Engineering: How Itek's High Tech Products Destroyed the Iron Curtain"
2:30 p.m. Rm. 114, SSS. Jonathan Lewis, Offitbank. (Dept. of Electrical Engineering/Dept. of History/International and Security Studies/Yale Univ. Press)

"Self-Assembly in the Synthesis of Pourous Materials"
4 p.m. Rm. 160, Sterling Chemistry Laboratory. Mark E. Davis, California Institute of Technology. Coffe and tea will be served prior to the event at 3:30 p.m.

"Creating a Backstop"
4 p.m. Rm. 123, KGL. Wallace S. Broecker, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ., will present the Arthur Day Lectures of the National Academy on "What Should We Do About Fossil Fuel CO2?."

"'Abstractions Warm with Personality': Eliot and Ethics in MacNeice's 'Autumn Journal'"
4 p.m. Rm. 213, LC. Michael Thurston, Smith College. Part of the English Dept.'s 20th Century Colloquium.

"The Quest for the Historical Becky: An Episode in the History of the Lobotomy"
5 p.m. Historical Library, SHM. Thomas Gariepy. (The Beaumont Medical Club)

"Remembering William Walton"
5:15 p.m. Aud., YUAG. A discussion with Susana Walton and David Lloyd Jones. Part of "William Walton: A Centenary Celebration."

Saturday, Oct. 19

Pre-Concert Lecture
7 p.m. BRBL. David Lloyd-Jones. Part of "William Walton: A Centenary Celebration."

Sunday, Oct. 20

"Carrying and Transforming Tension: Our Own Modest Effort in Taking Away the Sin of the World"
6 p.m. Saint Thomas More Chapel Hall. A dinner discussion with Rev. Ronald Rolheiser. Info.: (203) 777-5537.

Films

Friday, Oct. 11

"Men In Black II"
7:30 and 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Saturday, Oct. 12

"Sense and Sensibility"
2 p.m. BAC. A short adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. Directed by Ang Lee. Info.: (203) 432-2800.

"Men In Black II"
7:30 and 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Sunday, Oct. 13

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
7:30 and 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Milos Forman. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Monday, Oct. 14

"Les Blessures Assassines (Murderous Maids)"
7 p.m. Aud., WHC. Directed by Jean-Pierre Denis. (French Dept.)

Wednesday, Oct. 16

"Black Rain"
7-9 p.m. Rm. 119, WLH. Directed by Imamura Shohei. (Atomic Cinema Series)

Thursday, Oct. 17

"Demon Pond"
7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Aud., WHC. Directed by Shinoda. Part of the 2002 Japan Film Series, "Japanese Cinema: Classic, Modern and Beyond." (Council on East Asian Studies/Film Studies Program)

Friday, Oct. 18

"Signs"
7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Saturday, Oct. 19

"Signs"
7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Sunday, Oct. 20

"The Seven Samurai"
7 p.m. Harkness Aud., SHM. Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Fee: $3; free with $10 membership. Info.: www.yale.edu/ymsfs. (Yale Medical Sch. Film Society)

Conferences/Symposia

Monday-Thursday, Oct. 14-17

Yale Divinity School Annual Convocation Lecture Series
Marquand Chapel, SDQ. Featured lectures and topics will include: The Beecher Lectures on the topic of "Poetry, Parables and Preaching or Whatever Happened to Delight?"; the Shaffer Lectures on "No Ordinary Angel: Jesus and the Angels in the Bible Today"; the Sorenson Lecture on "Evaluating the Faith-Based Initiative: Is Charitable Choice Good Public Policy?"; the Cheney Lecture on "The Woman at the Altar: Cosmological Disturbance or Gender Subversion?"; and the Kavanagh Lecture on "Liturgy in the Absence of Hippolytus." Registration is required. Registration table will open at 9 a.m. on Monday. Fee: $35 for entire lecture series; $7 per day; free for Yale students. Info.: http://www.yale.edu/divinity/ger/contentGRADEX.html or (203) 432-5303.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

"The Committee on International Health Annual Fall Symposium, Poster Session and Wine and Hors D'Oeuvres Reception"
4-7 p.m. Rm. 110, JEH. Students from the Downs International Health Travel Fellowship Program 2002 will present findings from their investigations at the annual fall symposium and poster session of the Committee on International Health.

Friday-Saturday, Oct. 18-19

North East Conference on British Studies
The annual meeting will cover a wide range of scholarly panels in British Studies. Panel topics will include, "The Restoration"; "Gender Issues"; "National History of the Period 1650-1830"; "'Social Narratives' of the 18th Century"; "Memory of World War I in the Later 20th Century"; "Race and Reform 1820-1840"; "Art and Aristocracy in the 18th Century"; "Race in 19th-Century British Literature"; and "Changes in Land Use Policies From the Late 18th Century to 1900." Registration is required and will take place on Friday, 3:30- 6 p.m., in LC. Fee: $50; $30 for students; one day pass, $25. Fee covers Friday reception and Saturday luncheon. For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit http://users.wpi.edu/ ~phansen/necbs.html.

Saturday, Oct. 19

"Walton in Contexts: A Symposium"
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aud., BAC. "Walton in Context: Some Examples" by Peter Stansky, Stanford Univ., moderated by Gillian Forrester. For associated events, see listings under "Music," "Talks," and "And...."

Biomedical Sciences

Friday, Oct. 11

"The IMPACT Trial: Improving Outcomes of Depression in the Elderly in Primary Care"
10:15 a.m. Aud., CMHC. Dept. of Psychiatry Grand Rounds lecture by Dr. Wayne Katon, Univ. of Washington Medical Sch.

"Integrins and B Cell Retention in the Splenic Marginal Zone"
Noon. Rm. B137, BML. Pathology research seminar by Theresa Lu, Univ. of California.

"Role of Papillomavirus Oncogenes in Regulating Cancer Cell Growth and Survival"
1 p.m. Rm. I-304, SHM. Rosanne DeFilippis. (Cancer Center)

"Genetic Instability and the Tumor Environment"
1:30 p.m. Rm. I-304, SHM. Dr. Peter Glazer. (Cancer Center)

Tuesday, Oct. 15

"Can Telephone Counseling Reduce Cancer-Specific Stress, Depression and Sexual Dysfunction Among Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Post-Treatment?"
8:30 a.m. Fitkin Amph. Cancer Center Grand Rounds lecture by Al P. Marcus, Univ. of Colorado Health Services Center.

Group Discussion
Noon. Rm. 608, LEPH. Group discussion with Al P. Marcus, Univ. of Colorado Health Services Center.

"For Better or Worse, There's No Place Like Home? Is Home-Based Treatment Effective?"
1-2 p.m. Cohen Aud., Harris Bldg. Yale Child Study Center Departmental Conference featuring Jean Adnopoz. Open to members of the Yale community. Info.: Robert King, (203) 785-5880.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

"New Concepts in Acid-Base Balance" and "Sentinel Node Localization of Solid Tumors in Head and Neck Region"
7-8 a.m. Rm. 216, JEH. Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds lecture by Dr. Lewis Kaplan and Dr. James Alex.

"The Ins and Outs of Nuclear Transport: Grasping the Vertebrate Nuclear Pore"
Noon-1 p.m. Rm. 131, BML. Douglass Forbes, Univ. of California at San Diego. (Dept. of Cell Biology)

"Special Presentation: The 2002 John Howland Award"
Noon-1 p.m. Fitkin Amph. Pediatric Grand Rounds lecture by Dr. Howard A. Pearson.

"Regulation of Dendrite Branching by Abl Family Kinases"
4 p.m. Rm. 226, OML. Dr. Tony Koleske. Tea will be served prior to the event at 3:45 p.m.(Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology)

Thursday, Oct. 17

"Regulation of Hematopoietic Cell Development and Function by Adapter Proteins"
11 a.m. Fitkin Amph. Dr. Gary Koretzky, Univ. of Pennsylvania.

"The Yale Educational System"
Noon-1 p.m. Beaumont Rm., SHM. Medical School Council/Medical Student's Council Meeting with Dr. Herbert S. Chase, Dr. Frank J. Bia, Dr. Margaret J. Bia and Dr. Eric S. Holmboe.

"The Electrogenic Sodium Pump: Structure From Function"
4 p.m. Rm. 216, JEH. Dr. Paul De Weer, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. (Cellular and Molecular Physiology)

For Students Only

Friday, Oct. 11

Friday Conversations
12:30-1:30 p.m. Common rm., McDougal Center, HGS. An opportunity for international students to practice their English conversation skills. Free coffee.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Light Fellowship Information Meeting
4 p.m. Rm. 369, 3rd 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.

Thursday, Oct. 17

Third Thursday International Coffee Hour
4-5:30 p.m. Common rm., McDougal Center. The International community will gather monthy for a coffee hour, featuring a different cuisine and cultural activity each month. (Office of International Students and Scholars/Blue Dog Café at the McDougal Center)

Friday, Oct. 18

Friday Conversations
12:30-1:30 p.m. Common rm., McDougal Center, HGS. An opportunity for international students to practice their English conversation skills. Free coffee.

Sports

Dates and times of athletic events are subject to change. For the most timely information about sporting events visit the website at www.yale.edu/athletic or call (203) 432-1435.

Saturday, Oct. 12

Lightweight Men's Crew
TBA. Gilder Boathouse. Head of the Housatonic.

Friday, Oct. 18

Volleyball
7 p.m. PWG. Yale vs. Pennsylvania. Tickets: $3 general admission; $1 non-Yale students over 15; all others free.

Saturday, Oct. 19

Volleyball
4 p.m. PWG. Yale vs. Princeton. Tickets: $3 general admission; $1 non-Yale students over 15; all others free.

And...

Friday, Oct. 11

Employee's 2002 Benefits Fair
10 a.m.-3 p.m. General Motors Rm., SOM. RSVP: E-mail benefits@yale.edu or call Brian at (203) 432-5553.

Nonprofit Career Fair
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Lanman Center, PWG. Open to members of the Yale community. Info.: Undergraduate Career Services, (203) 432-0800.

Lewis Walpole Library Open House
2-4 p.m. Lewis Walpole Library, 154 Main St., Farmington. Guided tours of the house and collections on the half hour (last tour at 3:30 p.m.). Refreshments. Registration is not necessary. Directions and info.: (860) 677-2140.

Friday-Sunday, Oct 11-13

Yale Parents' Weekend
For a complete schedule of activities, including panels, concerts, open houses and special events, click here.

Saturday, Oct. 12

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

"Artful Tales"
1:30-3 p.m. YUAG. A hands-on program for 5-8 year olds accompanied by an adult. Registration and info.: (203) 432-8459.

Monday, Oct. 14

Employee's 2002 Benefits Fair
10 a.m.-3 p.m. President's Rm., Woolsey Hall. RSVP: E-mail benefits@yale.edu or call Brian at (203) 432-5553.

"Taino: A Celebration of the Original Caribbean Peoples"
Noon-4 p.m. Peabody Museum. Yucayeque Maguey (The Village Drum) will perform traditional and contemporary Taino dance and music and Jorge Estevez, National Museum of the American Indian, will show slides of and artifacts from Caribbean archaeological sites. Free with museum admission ($5; $3 for children and seniors; free with valid Yale I.D.). Info.: (203) 432-5050; www.peabody.yale.edu.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

"Recognition and Prevention of Sexual Harassment for Supervisors"
9-11 a.m. Aud., Peabody Museum. Open to members of the Yale community. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Book Signing
6 p.m. Yale Bookstore. Dora McCuller will discuss and sign copies of her debut novel, "I Apologize."

Tuesday & Thursday, Oct. 15 & 17

"Access 2000: Level 1"
1:30-4:30 p.m. Rm. LL4, 221 Whitney Ave. 2-day course. Fee: $195. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

"Windows 98/NT 4.0: Level 1
2-4:30 p.m. Rm. LL3, 221 Whitney Ave. 2-day course. Fee: $130. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

"Excel 97/2000: Formulas and Functions"
9-11:30 a.m. Rm. LL3, 221 Whitney Ave. Fee: $80. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Book Signing
6 p.m. Yale Bookstore. Jacob Hacker will discuss and sign copies of his new book, "The Divided Welfare State: The Battle Over Public and Private Social Benefits in the United States."

Thursday, Oct. 17

Yale Art Gallery Museum-Wide Celebration"
6:30 p.m. YUAG. Celebration will feature tours of the special exhibitions, music in the galleries and a reception in the sculpture hall. Crows Feet will perform songs written specifically for the Sacco-Vanzetti 75th anniversary and The Phil Rosenthal Bluegrass Trio will perform adjacent to the exhibitions. Laura Katzman, Randolph-Macon Women's College, will present a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Info.: (203) 432-0600 or www.yale.edu/artgallery.

Friday, Oct. 18

Opening Reception
6:15 p.m. BRBL. Opening reception for the exhibition "William Walton, composer."

Friday, Oct. 18 & 25; Nov. 1 & 8

"Refining Speaking and Writing for Speakers of English as a Second Language"
9 a.m.-noon. Rm. LL1, 221 Whitney Ave. 4-day course. Fee: $220; $180 for members of the Yale community. Registration: www.yale.edu/learningcenter.

Saturday, Oct. 19

"Artful Tales"
10:30 a.m.-noon. YUAG. A hands-on program for 5-8 year olds accompanied by an adult. Registration and info.: (203) 432-8459.

Family Afternoon at the Yale Art Gallery
1:30-4:30 p.m. YUAG. Program will include demonstrations of wood turning and quilting as well as storytelling, children's activities and live music. Info.: (203) 432-0600 or www.yale.edu/artgallery.

"Façade: An Entertainment with Poems by Edith Sitwell"
3 p.m. Aud. BAC. Susana Walton, Humphrey Burton, Richard Lalli and Vira Slywotcky will recite poems and David Lloyd Jones will conduct. Reservations: (203) 432-2969 or anne.letterman@yale.edu.

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

Sunday, Oct. 20

"Notes on Pictures"
2-2:45 p.m. and 3-3:45 p.m. BAC. The New Haven Symphony Orchestra will lead an interactive musical tour of the BAC for students in grades K-9 and their families and friends.

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. "William Walton, Composer," Oct. 18-Dec.

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'," through Dec. 29. "Romantic Watercolor: The Hickman Bacon Collection," through Jan. 5.

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 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. "Justice on Trial: Ben Shahn's Case for Sacco and Vanzetti," Oct. 15-Dec. 29.

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: Book Designer," through Nov. 29.

Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., ISM. "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.

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

Yale Sch. of Art
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Hall. "Paintings and Drawings" by Richard Lytle through Oct. 19.

Yale Physicians Building Art Place
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The sixth in a series of exhibitions featuring paintings, photographs, sculptures, pottery and quilts by local artists and Univ. faculty and staff; through March 2003.

New Haven Colony Historical Society
"Urban Museum of Modern Architecture: New Haven." Featuring six-foot tall computer-fabricated INFObjects. A celebration of seven of the city's architecturally significant post-war buildings.

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.

Bereavement Group
Wednesday, 6-7:15 p.m. Oct. 2-Nov. 6. Trumbull College Fellows Rm. For undergraduate and graduate students dealing with the loss of a loved one. The group will be closed after the second meeting.

Overeaters Anonymous
Monday, 7-8 p.m. 311 Temple St. 12-step recovery program offering a permanent solution for anorexics, bulimics, compulsive eaters and all those who suffer from eating and related disorders. Info.: Sophia, (203) 752-9000; or e-mail oasolution@hotmail.com.

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

Yale Toastmasters Club
Friday, noon. 221 Whitney Ave. Open to members of the Yale community who would like to develop and improve their public speaking skills. 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.

French Table
Monday, Noon-1 p.m. Jonathan Edwards College dining hall. Brooke Donaldson and Yuliy Masinovsky. (French Dept./Jonathan Edwards); Wednesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Calhoun College dining hall. Samuel Sigg and Nomi Claire Lazar; Monday, 5-6 p.m. HGS dining hall. Laure Marcellesi and Brian Reilly. (French Dept./HGS); Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Trumbull College dining hall. Ruth Koizim and Thomas Martin. (French Dept./Trumbull College); Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. HGS dining hall. Agnieszka Tworek and Joseph Acquisto. (French Dept./ HGS); Thursday, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Silliman College dining hall. Jeffrey Boyd and Vincent Giroud. (French Dept./Silliman College)

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

Indonesian Table
Thursday, noon. Berkeley College dining hall. Indriyo Sukmono. (Council on Southeast Asia Studies Seminar Series)

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.

Portugese Table
Friday, 12:30 p.m. Jonathan Edwards dining hall. K. David Jackson.

Spanish Table
Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. Silliman College dining hall. "Elementary Spanish," Spanish 115; Thursday, 12:30 p.m. Silliman College dining hall. "Intermediate Spanish," Spanish 130; Monday, 12:30 p.m. Silliman College dining hall. "Advanced Conversational Spanish," Spanish 138. (Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese)

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. J. Barry Shepard will preach on Oct. 13; and Rev. Harold Warlick will preach on Oct. 20. Open daily for prayer, 12:30-1 p.m.; simple Communion service on Thursday. 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 Rev. 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
268 Park St. Mass; Sunday, 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, 5:30 p.m.; Sacrament of Reconciliation, Tuesday, 6-7 p.m. 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. (Univ. Lutheran Ministry in New Haven)

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

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