PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 20, No. 7, Oct. 5, 2000

brief notes

WILL-FM
MusiCelli performs Oct. 8
MusiCelli [As of 5/1/03, no longer associated with Barbara Hedlund] will present "Bass Instincts," including music of Rossini, Mozart and Schubert, for WILL-FM’s Oct. 8 Second Sunday Concert.

The free concert begins at 2 p.m. at the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion and will be broadcast live on WILL-FM (90.9/101.1 in Champaign-Urbana).

Performing for MusiCelli will be Georgia Hornbacker, violin; Barbara Hedlund, violoncello; Kathleen Horvath, double bass; Ronald Hedlund, bass baritone; Eric Dalheim, piano; William Heiles, piano; and Anne Mischakoff Heiles, viola.

UI FOUNDATION
Confidentiality training offered
Confidentiality training sessions are offered for Alumni Association, UI Foundation and other university employees. The primary focus is accessing, safeguarding and distributing donor information. The principles also apply to other operations involving confidential or sensitive data.
Workshops are scheduled from 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 18 and Nov. 13 at Harker Hall in the third-floor conference room.
To make reservations, contact Diane Wayne at 244-0471 or wayne@uif.uillinois.edu or online at www.oba.uiuc.edu.

ILLINOIS PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES
Reading Groups deadline is Oct. 27
The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) is accepting applications for a new program called Reading Groups. IPRH Reading Groups will consist of UI faculty members and graduate students meeting for one semester and working on a specific area or issue in the humanities. The first Reading Groups will meet on a regular basis, like seminars, throughout the spring semester.

Reading Groups may be formed around any topic or theme; they need not be coordinated with the IPRH theme for this or any following year. Reading Groups may be continued for more than one semester if there is sufficient interdisciplinary interest in their work to warrant further support, in which case they may reapply for IPRH funding.

Reading Groups should aim to foster collaborative study in the humanities, and to investigate questions of sufficient breadth to draw scholars and students from a reasonably diverse array of intellectual traditions. IPRH recommends that each Reading Group contain no fewer than eight and no more than 20 members.

Applications to the IPRH for Reading Group support should include a general rationale for the group’s formation or continuance (300-500 words); the names of committed or likely participants in the group; the names of two or three speakers the group would like to invite to campus; and a prospective budget for speakers and supplies, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Applications are due in the IPRH office by 5 p.m. Oct. 27.

JAPAN HOUSE
Bier featured at Oct. 14 open house
Garden talks by James A. Bier will be among the highlights of the annual fall open house at the UI’s Japan House on Oct. 14. The open house will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the facility.

Bier, a retired UI geography department cartographer, has spent the past year and a half designing and building the tea garden located on the west side of Japan House. He and his wife, Lori, also provided the funding for the garden, and will be honored for their contribution at the open house.

James Bier will give two talks – at 11 a.m and 2 p.m. – which will focus on his work on the tea garden, which he says is 85 percent completed, and plans for creating a dry garden just east of Japan House and a stroll garden by one of the nearby ponds.

The open house also will feature tea ceremonies, conducted throughout the day by the Japan House Urasenke Tea Study Group. Japanese calligraphy and calligraphy implements also will be on display.

WOMEN AND GENDER IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES PROGRAM
Anniversary, new name celebrated
The former Office of Women in Development at the UI is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a three-day symposium Oct. 20-22 – and a name change. The new name – Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) – took effect at the beginning of the fall semester, according to program director Gale Summerfield.

While moving in new directions, the newly named unit also is pausing to consider its past at the appropriately titled upcoming event: "WGGP Symposium 2000: Celebrating our 20th Anniversary and Exploring Forward-Looking Themes." The event, which will take place in 314 Illini Union, is structured around two themes: "Risks and Rights in the 21st Century" and "Acting for Change: Chinese Women in Media and Politics." A third component of the event is an anniversary luncheon, from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. Past directors and other guests will be featured and recognized at the luncheon.

Highlights of the symposium will include panel discussions and a Center for Advanced Study/MillerComm presentation by Lourdes Beneria from Cornell University. Beneria will speak on "Changing Employment Structures and Economic Insecurity: A Global Gender Perspective" at 4 p.m. Oct. 20 in 314 Illini Union.

Also featured will be film and video presentations from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, including the U.S. premiere of "Ren Gui Qing" ("Woman, Demon, Human"). The film, with English subtitles, was produced by the Shanghai Film Studio of China and directed by Huang Shuqin. One of China’s leading female directors, Shuqin will visit the UI campus to participate in the symposium. Her film will be shown at 3 p.m. Oct. 21 in 66 Library. The screening is free and open to the public.

The symposium also is open to the public, as is the anniversary luncheon. The cost of the luncheon is $10 and requires registration by Oct. 16. A complete symposium schedule and registration information are available on the WGGP Web site at http://server.ips.uiuc.edu/wggp/index.html.

PUMPKIN CARVING AND PAINTING, HAYRIDES, TOURS
UI Arboretum hosts fall festival
A day of fun for the entire family is planned for Oct. 7 at the Family Fall Festival at the UI Arboretum.

The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Arboretum at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and St. Mary’s Road in Urbana. A tent will be erected in case of inclement weather. Visitors may park along Lincoln Avenue or in adjacent lots.

A pumpkin-painting contest will be held for children ages 5-12; prizes will be awarded in four age categories. Painting supplies will be provided; pumpkins will cost $3. Adults may compete in a pumpkin-carving contest, but need to bring their own carving equipment. Pumpkin contests will be judged at 3 p.m, with prizes awarded at 3:30 p.m.

Other children’s activities will include painting gourds and constructing bird feeders or birdhouses from gourds as well as scavenger hunting through the Arboretum.

Visitors also may enjoy hayrides and guided tours of the Arboretum and gardens. Champaign County Master Gardeners will give away bulbs and have a display about gardening with pumpkins and winter squashes. Woodcarving displays and demonstrations will be provided by the Illini Carvers. Visitors also will be able to sample a variety of Illinois apples and learn about growing them.

The festival is sponsored by the Arboretum, the UI Horticulture Club and the Champaign County Master Gardeners. For more information, call 333-7579.