Summertime -- A season that brings to mind outdoor concerts, picnics, swimming and boating, leisurely evenings meant for pursuing entertainment or recreation, and spare time to do the many things that were put off during other seasons, such as visiting an art gallery or attending a lecture. During June, July and August at Yale, these activities and other opportunities await summer students, staff and the many visitors to the campus. This year, Yale will be the site of the acclaimed Aston Magna Academy and will once again cosponsor the International Festival of Arts and Ideas and a jazz concert on the New Haven Green. This guide includes listings of these events and others sponsored by the University, both on and off campus.
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
For over 90 years, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival has brought the world's top chamber musicians together to teach and perform at the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate in Connecticut's Litchfield Hills. More than 30 concerts and recitals take place during the eight- week festival, which is now in its 57th year as a Yale program. The festival begins Saturday, June 28, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 23.
Performances are held in the Music Shed, a cedar and redwood structure that is considered one of the nation's most perfect music venues. Concert-goers are invited to stroll the grounds of the Yale- owned, 70-acre estate, visit its gallery, picnic on the lawns and listen to music from the gazebo prior to performances. Special events this year include a family concert with music, food and family games and concerts featuring music by American composers, new music and baroque music.
In addition to chamber ensembles of international repute, performers include many Yale faculty musicians. On this year's performance roster are pianists Boris Berman, Claude Frank, Lilian Kallir, Sara Laimon, Joan Panetti and Elizabeth Parisot; violinist Syoko Aki; oboist Ronald Roseman; flutist Samuel Baron; clarinetist David Krakauer; bassoonist Frank Morelli; horn player William Purvis; trumpeter Allan Dean; trombonist John Swallow; harpsichordist Kenneth Cooper; violist Jesse Levine; cellist Aldo Parisot; double bass player Donald Palma; and singer Richard Lalli. Group performers include Bang on a Can All-Stars, the Frankl-Pauk-Kirshbaum Trio, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, the Litchfield County Choral Union; the Meridian Arts Ensemble, the New York Woodwind Quintet, the Panocha String Quartet, Speculum Musicae, the Tokyo String Quartet and the Vermeer Quartet.
Evening performances begin at 8 p.m. and afternoon concerts take place at 3 p.m. Young Artists Recitals are generally offered on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $9-$36; subscriptions and group rates are available. Admission to Young Artists Recitals is by donation. To order tickets, or for a concert schedule, call the festival office at 860 542-3000.
The Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate is lo-cated on Route 272, just south of Route 44, in Norfolk, Connecticut.
Carillon Concerts
Among the many visitors to the campus are professional carillonneurs from Europe and the United States, who make music on the famous Harkness Tower carillon on Friday nights. The concerts are best heard from the Old Campus, between High and College, Chapel and Elm streets. In case of rain, an indoor listening space will be provided in Phelps Hall on the Old Campus. Unless otherwise indicated, the free concerts begin at 7 p.m.; concert-goers are invited to picnic.
The following is a schedule of performances: June 13 -- Suzanne Magassey of Canberra, Australia; June 20 -- George Matthew Jr. of Middlebury College, Vermont; June 27 -- Margo Halsted of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 9 p.m. ; July 4 -- Marietta Douglas of First Presbyterian Church, Stamford, Connecticut; July 11 -- R. Robin Austin of Princeton University, New Jersey; July 18 -- Peter Langberg of Logumkloster, Denmark; July 25 -- Lisa Lonie of Evangelical Reformed Church, Holland, Pennsylvania; Aug. 1 -- Heather Ewing of Washington, D.C.; and Aug. 8 -- Rosemary Seuntiens of Asten, The Netherlands.
Children's Theater
The Yale Children's Theater, a group of undergraduate students whose goal is to introduce area youngsters to the fun of theater, movement and improvisation, will present two shows and offer workshops for children and teenagers this summer.
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," an interactive children's musical by Clark Gesner and John Gordon based on the Charles M. Schultz' "Peanuts" comic strip, will be presented Friday-Sunday, May 23-25. "The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" will be staged Friday- Sunday, Aug. 1-3. Performances take place at 248 Park St. at 7 and 9 p.m. on Friday, and at 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission for "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" is free for children, $3 for adults and $2 for students. Admission for "The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" is $2 for children and $3 for adults; the 1 p.m. show on Saturday is free.
"Hands On," a series of workshops that teach children about theater, improvisation and cooperation, will be held Saturday morn- ings June 28-Aug. 2 at 11 a.m. The cost of the six-week program is $75. Some financial aid is available. For more information, call 432- 4071.
Peabody Museum of Natural History
A talk about the search for dinosaur DNA, a children's performance and a tour to explore insect camouflage are among some of the events planned for summer visitors to the Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Visitors will also be able to see the more than 90 unique ritual objects -- representing the initiation and name-giving rites of the Wayana-Aparai and other Amerindian tribes -- on display in the museum's newest exhibition, "Fragments of the Sky: The Art of Amazonian Rites of Passage." The objects, displayed on the East coast for the first time, include headdresses, body ornaments, spirit-body masks, dance and ritual costumes, ritual ceramic bowls, baskets and weapons, and fire ant ritual shields. It will remain on view through November.
In addition, the Peabody Museum also features a permanent collection of dinosaur fossils and exhibits featuring early human cultures; mineral and rock displays; dioramas of North American habitat groups; a display of Connecticut birds and an exhibit illustrating the culture and technology of Connecticut's ancient Native Americans, among other exhibits.
The Discovery Room is a hands-on mecca for visitors and children. Special events, lectures, field trips and family programs are offered throughout the year. The Museum Store features gift items from around the world and is open during regular museum hours.
The following is a listing of special summer events:
Saturday, June 7 -- 1:30 p.m. Rob DeSalle, associate curator of paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, will give an informal talk and sign copies of his new book "The Science of Jurassic Park and the Lost World, or, How to Build a Dinosaur" coathored with David Lindley . He will address such topics as the hunt for dinosaur DNA, the significance of amber and bloopers in the filming of the movie "Jurassic Park."
Saturday, June 21 -- 10 a.m. "Defensive Dressing and Other Little Known Insect Skills" is the title of a walking tour being given by William Krinsky, entomology affiliate and professor of epidemiology. Participants will observe insect camouflage, mimicry and other arthropod protective strategies. The event will begin with a brief introduction at the Peabody Museum, followed by the tour at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden. Space is limited. The fee is $6 for adults and $4 for children, which also covers the cost of transportation.
Also on Saturday, the museum is hosting a field trip to the New York Botanical Gardens and the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut. The fee for the field trip is $40 for Friends of the Peabody Museum and $50 for nonmembers. For reservations, call 288-6590.
Sunday, July 13 -- 1:30 p.m. "The Magic Box," a new solo theater presentation for families, will be performed by Ritchie Porter. It is about a young boy who finds that a stuffed frog, a book of world folktales and other simple birthday gifts can open the world to him. The event is free with museum admission.
Monday, Aug. 11 -- "A Day at the Station." Peabody Museum staff photographer Bill Sacco will lead a mini-seminar on photography at the museum's field station in Guilford. Participants should bring their own cameras; lunch will be provided. Space is limited; call 432-3776 after July 6 to make reservations.
Located at 170 Whitney Ave., the Peabody Museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The museum will be closed on July 4 and Sept. 1. Admission is free to Friends of the Peabody Museum, Peabody volunteers and members of the Yale community with I.D. For others, admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 3-15 and senior citizens 65 and older . The museum is wheelchair accessible.
For a taped recording giving daily information about exhibits and events, and for directions, call the InfoTape at 432-5050.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Drawings, paintings, prints and writings by Native American authors and artists from the 18th century through the present are currently on display in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. "Tracing Their Marks: American Indian Writing and Art from the Beinecke Collections" documents the historical context of contemporary Native American poetry, fiction, prose and art. The exhibition includes works by 18th-century Mohegan preacher Samson Occom and 19th-century journalist John Rollin Ridge, Choctaw tribal constitutions, Cherokee medical formulae and selected manuscripts by contemporary writers, including James Welch, Leslie Marmon Silko and Joseph Bruchac. Examples of 19th-century Plains Indian ledger art and paintings and prints by 20th-century Pueblo and Navajo artists of New Mexico are also on display.
In early July, the Beinecke joins the year-long celebration of Thornton Wilder's centenary with a major exhibition documenting the dramatist's life and works. It includes letters Wilder wrote from boarding school in China, journals he kept while at Yale Class of 1920 , and manuscripts show-ing the development of his works "The Eighth Day, " "The Matchmaker" the play that became "Hello, Dolly!", "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," "Our Town" and "The Skin of Our Teeth." The story of Wilder and his family is also portrayed in correspondence, photographs and memorabilia, drawn from the world's largest Wilder archive.
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, located at 121 Wall St., is open for exhibition viewing Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The library will be closed July 4, Sept. 1 and Saturdays in August. For more information, call 432- 2977.
Yale Center for British Art
The Yale Center for British Art commemorates its 20th anniversary with an exhibition of its collection of the works of Romantic visionary William Blake. "The Human Form Divine: William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection" will be on view through Sunday, July 6. This examination of Blake's career features several of the center's 12 illuminated books, shown in their entirety for the first time, including the only hand-colored copy of "Jerusalem."
Blake's work in other media is also represented by tempera paintings and watercolors from his series of illustrations to the Bible painted for his most important patron, Thomas Butts, between 1799 and 1809.
As a complement to the Blake exhibition, a second show, "The Visionary Company: Blake's Contemporaries and Followers," displays 60 works from the collection by the artists with whom Blake most closely associated. Drawings by Henry Fuseli, John Flaxman and James Barry provide the context for appreciating both the sources for and the uniqueness of Blake's visual imagery and ideas.
The Yale Center for British Art is also showcasing the latest paintings of Gillian Ayres, an artist who is considered one of the most colorful characters in contemporary British art. Ms. Ayres' wholly abstract works are filled with signs and symbols to engage the viewer. Her newest works will be shown within the context of her entire career, spanning the last five decades. This exhibition will also be on view through July 6.
The Yale Center for British Art, located at 1080 Chapel St., contains the most comprehensive collection of English paintings, prints, drawings, rare books and sculpture outside Great Britain. The museum and museum shop are open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Introductory tours of the center are scheduled at 11 a.m. on the following Saturdays: June 7, 14 and 28; and July 5, 12 and 26. The research library, photo archive and print study room are open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, call 432-2800, or visit the center's Web site at http: www.yale.edu ycba.
Yale University Art Gallery
Four special exhibitions are currently on view at the Yale University Art Gallery. In "Crossing the Frontier: Photographs of the Developing West, 1849 to the Present" some of the romantic myths of the West are challenged in the more than 230 photographs on view that document the history of the West's development, industrialization and urbanization. The exhibition runs through Sunday, June 8.
Two exhibitions, on view through Sunday, June 15, celebrate the connoisseurship and generosity of Yale alumni. "Hawaiian Eye: Collecting Contemporary Art with Thurston Twigg-Smith" features paintings, sculptures and prints selected from the many works that the collector has given to the gallery. Mr. Twigg-Smith '42, whose family has lived in Hawaii for several generations, has a strong preference for bold color, narrative and figurative works. "Give a thing and it is yours forever -- George Hooper Fitch Collects for Yale" features American watercolors, photographs and prints selected from the hundreds of works on paper the collector has given the Yale Art Gallery over the past 45 years. The exhibition honors Mr. Fitch's 65th reunion at Yale.
"Treasures of Chinese and Japanese Art from the Permanent Collection," on view through Sunday, June 8, highlights the gallery's holdings of Chinese ceramics and Japanese lacquerware from the neolithic period to the Qing dynasty.
Public programs offered during the summer include the following.
Wednesday, May 21 -- "Natural Unnatural: Albrecht Drer to the Present." Jonathan Weinberg, assistant professor of the history of art, will present an art a la carte talk on the teaching exhibition at 12:20 p.m.
Tuesday, May 27 -- "Crossing the Frontier: Photographs of the Developing West, 1849 to the Present," a gallery talk by associate curator Scott Wilcox, will be presented at noon.
Sunday, June 1 -- "Hawaiian Eye" Family Program will run 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 5 -- "The Cleaning of the Salvator Rosa: Why Conservators Choose to Treat One Painting Over Another" is a gallery talk by Patricia Garland, conservator of painting. The Tuesday talk will begin at 2 p.m.; the Thursday talk will start at noon.
Saturday, June 7 -- Museum excursion to the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and to Chesterwood, the home, studio, gallery and gardens of sculptor Daniel Chester French, who is best known for his portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial. The trip will be 8 a.m.-7 p.m. To make a reservation, call Jessica Rostow at 432-9658.
Free introductory tours of the permanent collection are offered on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. through June 7.
After June 15, the first and fourth floors of the Yale Art Gallery will be closed for renovations and some reconfiguration. The permanent collections on the ground, second and third floors will be open to the public through July 13, at which time the entire museum will be closed for continued refurbishing until Aug. 30, when the major exhibition "Baule: African Art Western Eyes" opens.
Located at 1111 Chapel St., the Yale University Art Gallery and its museum shop and sculpture garden are open to the public Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 2-5 p.m. Admission to the museum and its events is free. A wheelchair entrance with a reserved parking space nearby is available at 201 York St. For information, call 432-0600; for wheelchair access, call 432-0601.
Summer Worship Services
The Church of Christ in Yale University will hold summer services in Battell Chapel, corner of College and Elm streets, at 10 a.m. on Sundays through Aug. 24 11 a.m.services will resume Aug. 31 . The wheelchair-accessible church is an open congregation of the United Church of Christ. A church school for children and a crib room for infants and toddlers are available. For more information, call 432-1128.
International Festival of Arts & Ideas
World-famous artists in the fields of music, dance, theater, film and literature will be featured in the second annual 1997 International Festival of Arts & Ideas taking place at campus and New Haven sites Wednesday-Sunday, June 25-29. Some 50,000 from around the world are expected to attend the four-day event.
This year's artists include five-time Grammy Award-winner Eddie Palmieri, known as the "madman of Latin jazz," with his Septet; the rhythm-and-blues and gospel group The Staple Singers; the Bill T. Jones Arnie Zane Dance Company of New York; Afro-Cuban vocalist Issac Delgado and His Orchestra; the Canadian group Les Deux Mondes; Ki-Yi M'Bock from the Ivory Coast; jazz diva Dee Dee Bridgewater; and Northern Broadsides, a British theatrical group which has won numerous awards for its productions of Shakespearean classics.
A new American Jazz Series offered as part of the festival will include performances by the Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble of New Orleans and contemporary jazz artist Henry Threadgill. The Classical Music Series will feature Micha Dichter with a piano quartet and Simon Shaheen, a classical Arabic performer and composer who won the National Heritage Award.
Other highlights of the expanded festival will be a festive Community Parade on opening night; puppet and magic shows, as well as storytelling, on the Small Green Stage; a four-day Youth Arts Summit; readings by poet laureate Robert Pinsky; and lectures and discussions on such subjects as Thornton Wilder, Charles Ives, MTV culture and P.T. Barnum. Designed to be many festivals within one large festival, the event includes Art on the Edge, which spotlights local and regional artists, as well as the Festival of World Music, Festival of Dance and Theatre, Festival Under the Trees: A Place for Children, Festival of Ideas and Festival of Film.
Among the other events being held during the International Festival of Arts & Ideas are studio classes in drama, music, art, architecture and writing that are taught by noted University affiliates and sponsored by the Association of Yale Alumni. The Yale Festival Studio Classes are offered June 26-29, 9 a.m.-noon. This year's offerings are "Architecture in a City Neighborhood," taught by Michael R. Haverland '94 MArch, assistant professor of architectural design at the School of Architecture and program coordinator for the Yale Urban Design Workshop; "Choral Performance," led by Fenno Heath, professor emeritus of choral music this class is already full subscribed ; "Designing for the World Wide Web," taught by John Gambell '81 MFA, critic in graphic design; "Drawing from the City," instructed by Steven Sheehan '83 MFAP, lecturer in the School of Art; "The Foundation of Acting," taught by Murray Biggs, adjunct professor of English and theater studies; "Nonfiction Writing," led by author and surgeon Dr. Richard Selzer, a former member of the Yale faculty; "Play Writing," with instructor Doug Wright '85, an award- winning playwright; and "Working with Color," taught by Richard Lytle '60 MFAP, professor of painting at the School of Art.
Classes are open to Yale alumni, members of the Yale community and friends of Yale who meet the criteria set by the faculty. Enrollment is limited. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the classes are full. The cost of each class is $250. For more information on the Studio Classes, call Joan Kneeland at 432- 1952.
For further information on other events in the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, call the festival's main office at 888 278- 4332 or visit the festival's Web site at www. artidea.org.
Summer Lecture Series
Well-known authors will read from or discuss their works during the annual Summer Lecture Series, which is sponsored by Yale Summer Programs. These free lectures are presented on Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. in Davies Auditorium, Becton Center, 15 Prospect St. As it has for the past 15 years, this year's series will begin with a lecture and film about Sherlock Holmes. The schedule of lectures and invited speakers follows.
June 19 -- "A Sherlock Holmes Evening." Cynthia E. Russett, professor of history at Yale and a member of the Sherlock Holmes Society, will present a talk titled "Sherlock Holmes and Women: The Untold Story." Her talk will be followed by a screening of the film "The Woman in Green." Yale faculty member Dr. David Musto will be master of ceremonies at the 16th annual event.
July 10 -- To be announced.
July 17 -- Tom Drury, novelist and short story writer, will read from his work. Granta magazine named him one of America's best young novelists on the strength of "The End of Vandalism," which was chosen as one of the best books of 1994-95 by New York magazine, Publisher's Weekly and the American Library Association. Mr. Drury lives in Connecticut and is finishing work on his second novel.
July 24 -- Mary Gordon, novelist, short story and nonfiction writer, will read from her work. She is the author of the acclaimed novels "Final Payments," "The Company of Women," "Men and Angels" and "The Other Side," as well as a collection of novellas called "The Rest of Life" and a collection of essays titled "Good Boys and Dead Girls." In a recent book, "The Shadow of Man," she constructs a biography of her father, a Jew who converted to Catholicism in the 1930s and published a series of small, right-wing political magazines.
July 31 -- Ed Sanders, a poet and author of fiction and nonfiction, will read from his work. His poetry volumes include "Peace Eye Poems," "Poem from Jail," "Fame and Love in New York" and "Thirsting for Peace in a Raging Century." His works of nonfiction include "Family: The Story of Charles Manson's Dune Buggy Attack Battalion." His collection of short stories is titled "Tales of Beatnik Glory."
For more information, call 432-2430.
Summer Cabaret
A farcical "adaptation" of Euripides' tale of "Helen of Troy," an East coast premiere, a true cabaret with music and a world premiere of a new play set the stage for the Summer Cabaret at Yale's 23rd season as New Haven's only professional summer theater. This summer's season runs from Wednesday, June 18, to Saturday, Aug. 9.
"Interest in the Summer Cabaret, from the Greater New Haven community at large and the Yale School of Drama community, is the highest it's been in many years," says Richard Whittington, who is returning for his second year as managing director. "We are fortunate to have the resources of the Number 1 drama school in the country to draw from, and this season we want to give the community a sneak peak at the major talents of tomorrow."
The summer schedule is as follows.
June 18-28 -- In "Helen!," a farce loosely based on Euripides' play, the gods create a double of Helen of Troy, then whisk the true Helen away from Troy and send her to Cleveland. Preston Lane has adapted and will direct "Helen!"
July 2-12 -- A series of unlikely coincidences link up three women with very different lives in Suzanne Maynard's play "The Handwriting, The Soup and The Hats," which will have its East coast premiere at the Summer Cabaret. Allison Narver will direct the comedy.
July 16-26 -- "Billy Bishop Goes to War," based on the experiences of a real-life Canadian World War I flying ace, chronicles the misadventures of a young man discovering the wonders of flight and the agonies of military discipline. Alec Wild will direct this play by John Gray.
July 30-Aug. 9 -- Created especially for the Summer Cabaret, "Bad Intentions" is a farcical look at a wedding that goes awry when the bride's high school sweetheart appears from beneath her wedding gown. Wade McIntyre wrote and will direct the play.
Performances are Wednesday-Saturday at 8 p.m., with "After Hours" performances at 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Special Tuesday performances at 8 p.m. will be held on June 24, July 8, July 22 and Aug. 5. "After Words," a post-play discussion series, will follow the Thursday evening performances. All events take place at the Summer Cabaret Theater, 217 Park St.
Prior to each performance, the Cabaret offers a selection of appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, sandwiches and desserts. Doors open for dinner at 6:30 p.m. and reopen at 9:45 p.m. for the "After Hours" performances. Guests are invited to bring their own beer or wine.
Single tickets are $15. A variety of passport packages are now available, including a discounted package for students with I.D. Passport packages range from $30 to $48.
For more information or to order tickets, call 432-1567.
Jazz Festival
Yale is cosponsoring the first concert in the 18th annual New Haven Jazz Festival, presented by the City of New Haven's Office of Cultural Affairs. The festival will kick off on Saturday, July 19, with the Fantasy Band with jazz artists Marion Meadows and Dave Samuels and the Kit McClure All-Girl Big Band. Concerts begin at 6 p.m. on the New Haven Green, and are free and open to the public.
Other performers are Kenny Garrett with Magic on July 26 and Roberto Perera with Home Cookin' on Aug. 2. For more information, call the City of New Haven's Events Line at 203 946-7821.
Street Festival
Yale will again be one of the sponsors of the Elm City Brewing Summertime Street Festival, which will be held Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 14-17, along Chapel Street be-tween College and Park streets. Held at the time the Pilot Pen International Tennis Tournament is in full swing, the Street Festival draws thousands of people to a three- block area for a variety of entertainment acts and food. Highlights include nightly dance parties; live music on four stages; a Multicultural Day on Saturday, Aug. 16; and a Kids' Day on Sunday, Aug. 17. For more information, call the City of New Haven's Events Line at 203 946-7821.
Campus Tours
Many visitors to the campus during the summer months have discovered that one of the easiest ways to learn about Yale's landmarks, legends and lore is to take a guided tour of the campus. Free tours are offered daily by student guides from the Visitor Information Center, located at 149 Elm St.
The office provides maps of the University, books, postcards, videos and a schedule of guided tours. Its hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tours last approximately one hour and leave from the center at 10:30 a.m. and2 p.m. Monday-Friday, and at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For further information, call 432-2300.
Volunteers from the New Haven community also offer free one-hour walking tours around the New Haven Green that begin at the Visitor Information Center. These "New Haven First" tours inform participants of some of the cultural and technological advances that originated in New Haven or were introduced by city residents. They are offered every Thursday at noon. Participants meet at 149 Elm St. Call 432-2302 for further information.
Nightime Transit Summer Hours
The Nightime Transit Service Mini-bus will operate on a reduced schedule this summer. Schedules are available on the buses and in the Parking and Transit Services Office, 155 Whitney Ave., or by calling 432-9790.
Aston Magna Academy
Musicians and other performing artists, as well as scholars in many humanities disciplines, will gather at the University June 15- July 6 for the 13th Aston Magna Academy, an educational program de-signed to provide participants with a greater understanding of baroque, classical and early romantic music and its surrounding culture. Aston Magna is an ensemble dedicated to the research and performance of baroque music, and is internationally known for its recreation of baroque and classical music. Since its creation in 1972, the Aston Magna Foundation has sponsored a highly acclaimed summer festival in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, which is the oldest professional summer festival in America dedicated to the performance of 17th-, 18th- and early 19th-century music on period instruments. The yearly academy has also garnered much attention for its unique focus on blending performance and scholarship.
Many of the events being held in conjunction with the Aston Magna Academy -- this year centered on the theme "From Handel to Hogarth: The Culture of Early Georgian England 1714-1760 " -- are open to the public. The following is a schedule of public events; all are free unless otherwise indicated.
Thursday, June 19 -- Harpist Andrew Lawrence-King will present a lecture-recital titled "His Magesty's Harper" at 8 p.m. in Dwight Chapel, 67 High St. Music by Carolan, William Lawes, Tomkins, Purcell and Handel will be featured.
Saturday, June 21 -- Architectural historian Steven Parissien from The Paul Mellon Centre in London will present a lecture on "English Domestic Architecture in the Age of Handel" at 6 p.m. in Sudler Hall of William L. Harkness Hall, 100 Wall St.
Later, at 8 p.m., the Aston Magna ensemble will perform "Chamber Music from Handel's London" in Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St. Sally Sanford will direct performers Jeffrey Gall, David Thomas, Stephen Hammer, Andrew Lawrence-King and others. Admission is $15; $10 for students and senior citizens. Tickets will be available at the door.
Thursday, June 26 -- Bass singer David Thomas will present a lecture recital, "Concert Songs of Richard Leveridge," at 8 p.m. in Dwight Chapel. The event will feature music composed for and by Handel's bass singer. Harpsichordist and Aston Magna Academy director Raymond Erickson will also perform.
Saturday, June 28 -- Art historian and literature scholar Ronald Paulson from The Johns Hopkins University will lecture on "Art, Literature, and the Stage in 18th-Century England" at 6 p.m. in Sudler Hall of William L. Harkness Hall.
Later that day, at 8 p.m., Aston Magna will perform Handel's first oratorio from 1707 in Morse Recital Hall. Aston Magna artistic director Daniel Stepner will conduct performers Sharon Baker, Judith Malafronte, Jeffrey Gall, William Hite and others. Admission is $15; $10 for students and senior citizens. Tickets will be available at the door.
Thursday, July 3 -- "Charlotte Mattax & Friends: A Night at the Opera" is the title of a lecture-recital at 8 p.m. in Dwight Chapel. The event will feature keyboard arrangements of operatic works by Handel, Rameau and Lully.
Saturday, July 5 -- Dance historian Carol Marsh, assisted by dancers in baroque costume, will present a lecture on "Dance in the London Theater, 1715-1760" at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St.
Later that day, at 8 p.m. Aston Magna will perform a concert titled "Music of Handel, Bach and Telemann" in Morse Recital Hall. Sally Sanford will be guest artistic director. Tickets are $15; $10 for students and senior citizens.
For more information on Aston Magna Academy festivities, call 1-800-875-7156.
Tennis Tournament
Top-ranked tennis players Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia, Mark Philippoussis of Australia, Richard Krajicek of The Netherlands, and Alex O'Brien and Jim Courier of the United States are among the individuals who will compete in the 1997 Pilot Pen International tennis tournament. The tournment, which features 56 of the world's best singles players and 28 doubles teams, will take place Saturday, Aug. 9-17 at the Connecticut Tennis Center on the Yale campus.
The annual international tournament draws thousands to the 15,000-seat tennis center, located at Yale and Derby avenues. It is organized by Jewell Productions under the sponsorship of Pilot Pen.
Series seats for the tournament are being offered in different packages, and box seats are also available. Tickets will be available in early July. For information or tickets, call 776-7331 or 1-800-548- 6586.
Summer Sports Camps
Children can sharpen their athletic skills in a variety of Yale's summer sports camps. Day camps are offered in baseball, basketball, soccer and tennis, and there are multi-sports camps for younger children. In addition, the Department of Athletics offers a computer camp for youngsters.
All specialty camps are concentrated for rapid improvement. The multi-sports camps present many diverse sports activities with an emphasis on fundamentals. A weekly bus trip to Yale's Outdoor Recreation Center in East Lyme features swimming, boating, canoeing, fishing and other activities. For more information, call 432- 2488.
Tennis Center
The Yale Tennis Center, located on Derby Avenue, includes 22 Deco Turf II hard courts, 12 of which are lighted; 5 clay courts; and, in case of rain, 4 indoor courts. Group and private lessons are offered by certified professionals, and there are summer tennis camps for children. Court rentals for members of the Yale and New Haven communities from July through September are on a first-come basis. Full-time Yale students play for free. Contact the court attendant on site after May for more details.
Polo and Equestrian Center
Riding and polo lessons, competitive polo and other equestrian- related activities are available at the Polo and Equestrian Center, located near the Yale Bowl. Polo matches are held on weekends throughout the summer.
The center contains 62 stalls, indoor and outdoor arenas and outdoor riding facilities and trails. Summer riding programs for children ages 5-8 are offered in one-week sessions the last two weeks in June. One-week sessions for children ages 9-16 are offered during July and August. For more information, call 432-1431.
Yale Corinthian Yacht Club
Adults and children who would like to learn sailing and windsurfing can do so at the Yale Corinthian Yacht Club YCYC , located at Short Beach in Branford. The club offers adult memberships for recreational and competitive sailing during the summer and school year. In the summer, sailing and windsurfing lessons are taught to adults and children.
All members of the yacht club are welcome to compete in regattas and weekly racing, as well as cookouts and other social activities conducted by the Yale Faculty Yacht Club.
YCYC offers four levels of lessons for children ages 10-18, taught in four-week sessions. The beginner class teaches children with no sailing experience the fundamentals of sailing, while emphasizing safety. An introduction to racing is offered in the imtermediate class. Older sailors can join the YCYC Junior Racing Team or learn skills of boat handling and seamanship in 420s and windsurfers or in an "Advanced Skills" class.
For information, call 488-9330 or visit the yacht club at 179 Clarke Ave. in Branford.
Outdoor Education Center
Located on 2,000 woodland acres on the shore of a mile-long lake is the Yale Outdoor Education Center OEC , a recreational complex in East Lyme. Open to all Yale affiliates and their families, the center offers swimming, boating, camping and picnicking. It is open daily from the third week in June through Labor Day weekend and will remain open on weekends during September call to verify during September .
The center has eight lakeside cabins and eight woodland campsites available for summer rental. A boat dock houses five, 12- foot rowboats and six 15-foot canoes. Lifeguards and instructors are on duty daily 10 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. on weekends . The facility contains a dining hall with a large deck, pavilion, shower house, picnic groves with tables and grills, a grass and sand beach, hiking trail, wildlife conservation marsh, duck pond, volleyball court, horseshoe pit, playing field and more.
Season memberships may be purchased 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the OEC office, Rm. 511 Payne Whitney Gymnasium, 70 Tower Pkwy. Membership includes unlimited use of the OEC on a daily basis, cabin campsite rental privileges and canoeing, rowing and swimming instruction. For information on OEC rates, call 432-2492.
To reach the OEC, take I-95 north or east, exit 71, turn right off the exit ramp and continue 1.5 miles, turn left onto Scott Road at the OEC sign. Continue two miles to the front entrance on the opposite side of the road and follow the dirt road to the check-in station and lakeside parking lot.
Payne Whitney Gymnasium
The Payne Whitney Gymnasium will offer nine-week courses in physical education this summer. There will be adult classes for students and gym members in aerobic exercises; high low impact aerobics; step aerobics; yoga; pregnant postpartum exercises; and swimming.
Exercise classes begin Monday, June 2 and are "open enrollment" sessions that can be joined at any time during the summer. Swimming classes will begin Monday, June 9. All classes will conclude the week of July 28. A complete summer schedule of classes, including registration fees and details, can be obtained in the lobby of the gym or by calling Larry Matthews at 432-1431.
The gym, located at 70 Tower Pkwy., will be open for the summer term May 22-Aug.7. Hours for recreational access are Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The gym will be open for early morning swimming Monday-Friday, 6:30- 8:30 a.m. It will be closed Sundays.
The gym's recreational facilities include two swimming pools; exercise rooms; a Fitness Center with Nautilus, free weights, Stairmasters, Life Cycles and treadmills; racquetball, squash, handball, basketball and volleyball courts; indoor and outdoor jogging tracks; sauna and steam rooms; and locker and shower facilities.
Membership provides access to most gymnasium facilities and a locker assignment. An optional towel service is also available. For information on rates, call the membership office at 432-2474.
Professional Baseball
Yale Field is the home stadium for the New Haven Ravens, the city's professional baseball team and the minor-league affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
The team, which draws more than 280,000 fans, will play some 40 games at Yale Field from the end of May through Sept. 1. Games held Monday-Saturday begin at 7:05 p.m.; Sunday games start at 2:05 p.m. General admission tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for senior citizens and children ages 6-12. Children age 5 and under are free in the general admission section. Reserved seats are $6. A combination food-and-general admission ticket which includes a hot dog and soda is $6.75 for adults and $4.75 for children and senior citizens. Season tickets and group rates are also available. For tickets or information, call 782-1666 or 1-800-RAVENS-1.
Golf Course
The Yale Golf Course is open to students, faculty, staff and their families and guests. Located on Conrad Drive, the course is open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekdays and 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekends.
The course includes a driving range, picnic area and clubhouse featuring a pro shop and grill room. Dave Paterson, Yale's golf director, and his PGA teaching staff offer a variety of instructional programs for an extra fee.
Annual membership -- for both individiuals and families -- are offered to students, faculty full-time, part-time, visiting and clinical , staff, alumni and fellows.
Daily green fees require a valid Yale I.D. and are $16-$50 depending on Yale affiliation. For further information and membership rates, call 432-0895.