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Art
Geological Architecture--Through April 10. Work of Stanley Saitowitz. Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall Gallery, 48 Quincy St.
Computer Art from Painting and Photography--Through March 22. Work by Kazuya Sakai, painter and Elaine Fisher, photographer. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts.
Le Corbusier Domestique--furniture and tapestries, 1927-1967. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts.
Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Photographs: 1932-1939--Through May I. Schlesinger Library.
Social Context of Greek Art--Through May 31. Fogg Art Museum.
Painterly Reproductions: The Difficult Art of Expressing Paint in the Monochrome Print--Through April 12. Fogg Art Museum.
Russian Modernism--Through March 22. Fogg Art Museum.
Jasper Johns, Richard Serra and Willem de Kooning: Works Loaned by the Artists in Honor of Neil L. and Angelica Rudenstine--Through August 9. Sackler Museum.
African-American Sources for Research--Through March 20. Widener Library, lobby.
Women and Power: An Exhibit--Through March 27. Bunting Institute.
Work of Stanley Saitowitz--Through April 10. Gund Hall Gallery.
Films
Committee on African Studies--presents Ngangura Mweze and Bernard Lamy's La Vie Est Belle. Science Center A, 7:30 p.m. Free.
Lectures
The Power of the Spoken World: Greek Fictional Orality in a Comparative Context--by Irene Kacandes, assistant prof. of German, Univ. of Texas, Austin. 61 Kirkland St., 4:15 p.m.
Blues To Be Constitutional--by Stanley Crouch, formerly of the Village Voice, and author of Notes of a Hanging Judge. Emerson Hall, Room 105, 5 p.m.
Resurrection and Martyrdom: The Debates of The Years Around 200--by Caroline Bynum, Dept. of History, Columbia University. Div. School, Andover Hall, Sperry Room, 5 p.m.
What is an Author (When He' is Woman)?--by Cynthia Griffin Wolff, Ph.D. '65, professor of Humanities, MIT. Dudley House Fireside Room, 7 p.m.
Neurobiology of Dyslexia: Language or Vision?--by Dr. Albert Galaburda, associate professor of neurology, HMS, and director, Neuroanatomical Lab., BIH. Philips Brooks House, Parlor Room, 4 p.m.
Women In Development, The Malawi Experience: Prospects for the Future--by Esther Mede, senior deputy principal secretary, Office of the President and cabinet, UAM secretariat, Malawi, and fellow, Mason Program in Public iPolicy and Management, HIIDand KSG., Fourth Floor Conference Room, One Eliot St., 12:30 p.m.
French Women in the Resistance--by Celia Bertin, historian and visiting scholar, Center for European Studies., 27 Kirkland St., 2:15 p.m.
The Educational Policy Process in South Africa Today--by Peter Badcock-Walters, development director, The Education Foundation in South Africa. Ed School, Read House, 3 p.m.
Theatre
Up Your Ante!--Through March 17. Presented by Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Hasty Pudding Theatre, 12 Holyoke St., 8 p.m. except on Saturdays, 5 and 9 p.m. $17;$19 on Friday and Saturday nights. Call 495-5205 for tickets.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?--by Edward Albee. Quincy Cage, 8 p.m. $5 General; $4 for students.
Dream Play--Loeb Experimental Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free.
Night of Life and God--Freshman Union, 8 p.m. $3.
Reproducing Georgia--by Karen Hartman. Leverett Old Library, 8 p.m. $3-$5. Friday, 13 March
Ethnofest
Polish Food and Dance Celebration--Dunster House Dining Hall, 9 p.m. Free.
Concerts
Harvard Glee Club--1992 Harvard Festival of Men's Choruses. Harvard-Epworth Church, 8 p.m. $5 general; $4 for students. Tickets are available at the Holyoke Center Ticket Office.
Blodgett Chamber Music Series--presents pianist Robert Taub, violinist James Buswell, violinist Toby Hoffman, and cellist Ronald Thomas performing works by Ravel, Brahms, and Schumann. Paine Hall, 8 p.m.
Harvard University Choir--performs Handel's Judas Maccabaeus. Memorial Church, 8 p.m. $8 general; $5 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the Holyoke Center Ticket Office.
Conference
1992 Biomedical Science Careers Conference--for African American, Hispanic or Native American students who are interested in biology, chemistry, medicine, nursing, public or environmental health. Call Wilson Hunt at OCS at 495-2592 for information.
Films
Monty Python and the Holy Grail--Science Center C, 8 and 10 p.m. $3.
Harvard Film Archive--presents Leningrad Retro Show #5 at 5 p.m. Leningrad Retro Show #6 at 6 p.m. and the Face of Death at 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Save and Protect at 7:30 p.m.
Prince of Tides--Science Center B, 8 and 10 p.m. $3.
Lectures
Electron Localization in Semiconductor Superlattices--by Mark Lee, NEC Research Laboratory, Princeton, N.J. Pierce Hall, Room 209, 4 p.m.
Equal but Superior: Feudal and Administrative Subordination in 16th Century Japan--by Ronald Frank, postdoctoral fellow, Reischauer Institute. Coolidge Hall, Room 2, 4 p.m.
African Christianity and Women's Liberation--by Teresia Hinga, visiting scholar, Center for the Study of World Religions. Coolidge Hall, Room 1, 12:30 p.m.
Learning From Performers, Acting and Movement Workshop--by Judith Jackson, playwright and performance artist. Cabot House, Bertram Living Room, 53 Shepard St., 2 p.m.
Resurrection, Relic Cult, and Asceticism: The Early Fifth Century--by Caroline Bynum, Dept. of History, Columbia University. Andover Hall, Sperry Room, noon.
Structural Analysis of Proteins and Nucleoprotein Complexes that Promote Site-Specific DNA Inversion--by Dr. Reid Johnson, Dept. of Biological Chemistry, UCLA School of Medicine. Fairchile Biochemistry Building, Lecture Hall, 7 Divinity Ave., noon.
The Cross-Generational Impact of the Japanese-American Internment--by Donna Nagata, associate professor of psychology, Smith College. Radcliffe Yard, Murray Research Center, Conference Room, noon.
Dolmen's Lament, Musical Archetypes in Irish Oral Keening Tradition--by Francis B. Corcoran, professor of Composition and Theory, Staatliche Hochscule fur Musik und dartsellende Kunst. Music Building, Room 2, 4:15 p.m.
Theatre
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?--by Edward Albee. Quincy Cage, 8 p.m. $5 general; $4 for students.
Dream Play--Loeb Experimental Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free.
Night of Life and God--Freshman Union, 7 and 9:30 p.m. $3.
Reproducing Georgia--by Karen Hartman. Leverett Old Library, 10 p.m. $3-$5. Saturday, 14 March
Concerts
Harvard Glee Club--choral music. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m. $10 general; $5 for students. Tickets are available at the Holyoke Center Ticket Office.
Kutguhr--presents Pan'gur, drums and voices of Korean-Americans. Agassiz Dance Studio, 8 p.m. $4.
Bach Society Orchestra--performs Copland's Appalachian Spring, Mendelssohn's concerto in E minor for violin and orchestra. Paine Hall, 8 p.m. $5 for students; $6 general. $1 discount for tickets purchased in advance. Tickets are available at the Holyoke Center Ticket Office.
Notables--Quincy Dining Hall, 9 p.m. $3.
Films
Monty Python and the Holy Grail--Science Center C, 8 and 10 p.m. $3.
Harvard Film Archive--presents Leningrad Retro Show #7 at 1 p.m. Leningrad Retro Show #8 at 2 p.m. Leningrad Retro Show #9 at 3 p.m. Leningrad Retro Show #10 at 4 p.m. The Face of Death at 4:30, 7:15, and 9:15 p.m. Mournful and Indifference at 7 p.m. Save and Protect at 9 p.m.
Prince of Tides--Science Center B, 8 and 10 p.m. $3.
Lectures
Rethinking Our Schools to Meet the Needs of Today's Children--a conference. Call 495-0410 for more information.
Theatre
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?--by Edward Albee. Quincy Cage, 2 and 8 p.m. $5 general; $4 for students.
Dream Play--Loeb Experimental Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free.
Night of Life and God--Freshman Union, 8 p.m. $3.
Reproducing Georgia--by Karen Hartman. Leverett Old Library, 1:30 and 8 p.m. $3-$5. Sunday, 15 March
Concerts
Dunster House Music Society--presents flutist Sally Rubin '83, cellist Owen Young, violinist Danielle Maddon, and harpsichordist and pianist Michael Beattie. Free. Dunster House Library, 3 p.m.
Harvard University Band--presents a tribute to Lukas Foss. Sanders Theatre, 3 p.m. $6 general; $4 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the Holyoke Center Ticket Office.
Films
Harvard Film Archive--presents Leningrad Retro Show #11 at 1 p.m. Leningrad Retro Show #12 at 2 p.m. Leningrad Retro Show #13 at 3 and 8 p.m. Boris Yeltsin at 4 p.m. the Face of Death at 4:30 and 7:15 p.m. Save and Protect at 7:30 p.m.
Lectures
American Issues '92: The Commonwealth of Independent States and the United States After the Cold War--panel discussion with Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, and director, Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project, KSG; Richard Wirthlin, president, Wirthlin Group, and pollster for President Reagan; Robert Reich, lecturer in public policy, KSG; and Charles Royer, director, IOP. KSG, Arco Forum, 79 JFK St., 7:30 p.m.
Theatre
Misalliance--Through March 20. By George Bernard Shaw. American Repertory Theatre, 2 and 7 p.m. Call 547-8300 for tickets.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?--by Edward Albee. Quincy Cage, 8 p.m. $5 general; $4 for students. Monday, 16 March
Concerts
Dudley House Music Society--presentspianist Lois Shapiro performing Beethoven's Sonatain A-flat, Debussy's Images, Book I, Ravel'sMiroirs, and Boyakan's 2nd Piano Sonata. LehmanHall, 8 p.m. $8 general; $4 for students andseniors. Tickets are available at the HolyokeCenter Ticket Office and at the door.
Films
Harvard Film Archive--presents Killer ofSheep at 5:15 p.m. Camp de Thiaroye at 7 p.m.
Lectures
Tutela Impuberum Guardianship of Children inAncient Rome--by Richard Saller, professor ofhistory and classics, University of Chicago. SeverHall, Room 102, 4:15 p.m.
The Works of Lukas Foss--by Lukas Foss.Paine Hall, Davison Room, 4:15 p.m.
Organic Colloquium Seminar--by StevenLey, professor, Imperial College of Science andTechnology, U.K. Mb-23, 12 Oxford St., 4:15 p.m.
Describing Risky Choice: Aspiration andConflict--by Lola Lopes, professor, Universityof lowa, Pierce Hall, Room 209, 4 p.m.Tuesday, 17 March
Dance
Judith Jamison--master class. AgassizHouse, Radcliffe Dance Center, 10 Garden St., 4:30p.m. Free.
Films
Harvard Film Archive--presents TheInformer at 5:15 and 9:15 p.m. The Shop in MainStreet at 7 p.m.
Lectures
Talk with Judith Jamison--by JudithJamison, Ruth Page Visiting Artist. Agassiz House,Radcliffe Dance Center, 7 p.m. Free.
Challenges to Democracy in Russia--paneldiscussion with Valery Zorkin, chairman,Constitutional Court, Russian Federation; MichaelSandel, Professor of Government; and GrahamAllison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government,and director, Strengthening DemocraticInstitutions Project, Kennedy School ofGovernment, Arco Forum, 79 JFK St., 8 p.m.
Witchcraft and the Modern Neo-PaganMovement--Dunster House, Private Dining Room,5:30 p.m. Call Jessica Panko at 493-6187 for moreinformation.
The Economic Aspects of the Czech-SlovakConflict--by Alex Capek, Institute ofEconomics of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.CES, Cabot Seminar Room, 27 Kirkland St., 4:15p.m.
Cross-Cultural Buddhist Perspectives onNature--by Masatoshi Nagatomi, professor.Coolidge Hall, Room 4, 4:15 p.m.
Higher Education Administration: Careers forWomen in Student Services and Operations--byJoanne Allen-Willoughby, Assistant dean, RadcliffeCollege; and Margaret Plympton, vice president forinformation technology, and associate treasurer,Wellesley College. Agassize House, 4 p.m. $5general; free for students with HU identification.Registration is required. Call 495-8631 or496-1855 to register.
Some Social Consequences of a BabyFace--by Leslie Zebrowitz, associate professorand coordinator, Gerontology Program, Universityof Northern Colorado, and visiting scholar, MurrayResearch Center. Murray Research Center,Conference Room, noon.
Reconstruction--by Randall Kennedy,professor of law, HLS, and editor, ReconstructionMagazine. KSG, Taubman 275, noon.
SFAR-DATA-The Codicological Data-base of theHebrew Paleography Project and Its SophisticatedRetrieval System: A Tool for Dating and LocalizingMedieval Manuscripts and for HistoricalData--by Malachi BeitArie, professor ofcodiocology and paleography, Hebrew University ofJerusalem, and director, Hebrew PaleographyProject, Israel Academy of Sciences andHumanities. Widener Library, Room 745, 1 p.m.Wednesday, 18 March
Films
Asian-American Film Festival--presentsStephen Ning and Uet Fung Ho's Freckled Rice andLoni Ding's Boys and Girls, Girls and Boys. KSG,Starr Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Harvard Film Archive--presents Hour ofthe Wolf at 5:15 and 9 p.m. Blue Collar at 7 p.m.
Lectures
Mystic Chords of Memory: The Transformationof Tradition in American Culture--by MichaelKammen, historian, Cornell University, and author,Mystic Chords of Memory: The Transformation ofTradition in American Culture. 3 Church St., 8p.m.
Do We Really Have a Choice: Muslim Women inthe Modern World--by Salwa Abdullah, Masjid AlQur'an; Pamel Taylor, master's degree candidate,HDS; Patricia Slechta, Boston University; AsyaAl-Lamke; and Eva Nelson-Mitchel '92. FreshmanUnion, Parlor Room B, 7 p.m.
Poetry Reading in Polish and English--byPiotr Sonner. Lamont Room, Farnsworth Room, 5:30p.m.
Selling Modern: The Political Economy ofEquipping the Household, 1945-1960--by JoyParr, Bunting Institute fellow in modern economichistory. Bunting Institute, 34 Concord Ave., 4p.m.
Coverage of Mikhail Gorbachev by AmericanTelevision, 1984-1986--by Beth Knobel,postdoctoral fellow, Russian Research Center.Coolidge Hall, Room 4, 4 p.m.
Simulating the Commodity Structure of SovietForeign Trade--by Joseph Pelzman, professor,Dept. of Economics, George Washington University,and visiting scholar, Russian Research Center.Coolidge Hall, Room 4, 12:30 p.m.
Home Health Care Fair--by Amy Bernstein,Cambridge Council on Aging; Betsy Bunn, director,LifeRaft; and Louise Dodd, director, CambridgeVisiting Nursing Affiliates. Boylston Hall,Ticknor Lounge, 11:30 a.m.
Laurie Olin--Landscape architect andprincipal, Philadelphia. Gund Hall, PiperAuditorium, 6 p.m
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