PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 23, No 3, Aug. 7, 2003

Calendar of Events

Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from Aug. 7 through 24.

music
9 Saturday
“Bossa Nova, Samba and Jazz.” Featuring Desafinado. 7-9 p.m. Allerton Park. Admission charge. Allerton Summer Concert Series.

et cetera
9 Saturday
G.A.M.E.S. Camp (Girls’ Adventures in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science). 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Loomis Lab. For more information, call 244-3517. Women in Engineering.

“Nature ABCs and 123s: S is for Squirrel.” 10-11 a.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. To register, call 244-1035. Admission charge.

12 Tuesday
Workshop: Investment Fundamentals. 7 p.m. UI Employees Credit Union, 2201 S. First St., Champaign. UI Employees Credit Union.

16 Saturday
“Butterfly Biology.” 10 a.m.-noon. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. To register, call 244-1035. Admission charge.

19 Tuesday
“Nature ABCs and 123s: S is for Squirrel.” 10-11 a.m. Visitor’s Center, Allerton Park. To register, call 244-1035. Admission charge.

21 Thursday
“Agronomy Day: Agriculture at the Crossroads.” 7 a.m.-2 p.m.. ACES. For more information, visit www.cropsci.uiuc.edu/agronomyday.

24 Sunday
Allerton Open House. 10-11 a.m. Allerton House, Allerton Park. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

exhibits
“1960 – From the Mountaintop to the Delta: The Beat Goes – 1969”
Government Documents Library.
“Tras la Huella del Inka en Chile”
Latin American and Caribbean Library.
“The Sixties: Radicalism, Racism and Revolution in America”
Main hall display cases, Library.
“Industrial Paper Manufacture and Letter Press Printing: The Advent of Mass Book Production”
Mueller Display Case, east foyer, Library.
“Kenneth Dodson to Carl Sandberg: A Correspondence”
Rare Book and Special Collections Library.
Through Aug. 31.

“Bronze Age Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean”
Through Sept. 6.
The museum’s permanent galleries celebrate the cultures of Ancient Mediterranean, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania.
Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana. Hours through Aug. 31: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. To book a tour or learn about summer children’s programs, call 244-3355.

“American Folk Art From the Herbert Fried Collection”
Through Sept. 21.
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the museum is free; a donation of $3 is suggested. Galleries closed 5 p.m. Aug. 3; reopen 9 a.m. Aug. 26.

@art gallery. Online exhibit of the UI School of Art and Design. www.art.uiuc.edu/@art.



ongoing
Altgeld Chime-Tower Tours
12:30-1 p.m. M-F. Enter through 323 Altgeld Hall. To arrange a concert or Bell Tower visit, e-mail chimes@uiuc. edu or call 333-6068.

Arboretum Tours
To arrange a tour, 333-7579.

Beckman Institute Cafe
Open to the public. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. M-F. Lunch served
11 a.m.-2 p.m. For monthly menu, www.Beckman.uiuc.edu/outreach/cafe.html.

Bevier Cafe
Closed for summer.

Campus Recreation
IMPE Bldg.: 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. M-F, 11a.m.-9 p.m. Sa & Su;
IMPE Indoor Pool: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. daily;
IMPE Outdoor Pool: 6:30-7:45 a.m., M-F; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily.
CRCE: Closed for renovations.

Falun Dafa Practice Group
3:20-4:40 Sunday 404 or 407 Illini Union. 244-2571.

Huizenga Commons Cafeteria
Serving breakfast 7:30-11 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. M-F. East end of Law Bldg.

Ice Arena Open Skate
Closed through Aug. 24. Call 333-2081.

Illini Union Ballroom
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. M-F. Second floor, NE corner. For reservations, 333-0690; walk-ins welcome.

Japan House Tours
6-8 p.m. Wed.; 1-4 p.m. 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. For a group tour, 244-9934.

Krannert Art Museum
The Fred and Donna Giertz Education Center: 11 a.m.-
1 p.m. Tu-Th;
Gift Shop: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-Sa; 2-4:30 p.m. Su.
Palette Cafe: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-Sa.; 2-4:30 p.m. Su.

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Interlude: Open one hour before until after events on performance nights. Wine tastings at 5 p.m. most Thursdays.
Intermezzo Cafe: Open 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on non-performance weekdays; 7 a.m. through weekday performances; weekends from 90 minutes before until after performances.
Promenade gift shop: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. M-Sa; one hour before until 30 minutes after performances.
Ticket Office: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, and 10 a.m. through first intermission on performance days.
Tours: 3 p.m. daily; meet in main lobby.

Library Tours
Self-guided of main and undergraduate libraries: go to Information Desk (second floor, main library) or Media Center (undergrad library).

Meat Salesroom
102 Meat Sciences Lab. 1-5:30 p.m. Tu & Th; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. F. For price list & specials, 333-3404.

Robert Allerton Park
Open 8 a.m. to dusk daily. “Allerton Legacy” exhibit at Visitors Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 244-1035. Garden tours, 333-2127.


organizations
Classified Employees Association
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. first Thursday monthly. 244-2466 or nblackbu@illinois.edu.

Contra Dancing
www.prairienet.org/contra/ or j-sivier@illinois.edu.

French Department: Pause Café
5-6 p.m. Thursdays, Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana.

Illini Folk Dance Society
8-10 p.m. Tu & Sa, Illini Union. Beginner
Illini Glider Club
7 p.m. first Tuesday monthly. 762-4917.
www.prairienet.org/igc/indexh.html.

Italian Table
Italian conversation Mondays at noon, Intermezzo Cafe, KCPA.

Lifetime Fitness Program
6-8:50 a.m. M-F. Kinesiology, 244-3983.

Normal Person’s Book Discussion Group
7 p.m. 317 Illini Union. Read “Life of Pi,” by Yann Marte for Aug. 14. More info: 355-3167 or www.uiuc.edu/~beuoy.

PC User Group
For schedule, call Mark Zinzow, 244-1289, or David Harley, 333-5656.

Scandinavian Coffee Hour
4-6 p.m. W. The Bread Company, 706 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana.

The Deutsche Konversationsgruppe
1-3 p.m. W. The Bread Company, 706 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana.

Secretariat
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. third Wednesday monthly. Illini Union. mdavis@illinois.edu or www.uiuc.edu/ro/secretariat.

Women’s Club
Open to male and female faculty and staff members and spouses. 351-9930, judyatlhi@aol.com or http://wc-uiuc.prairienet.org.

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