Dance

Nov. 4, OhioDance Showcase, 8 p.m., Sullivant Hall Theatre, admission, 442-3937.

Events

Nov. 6, University Women's Club Lunch and Lecture, "COSI Celebrates Its First Anniversary," Barbara Ludden, COSI, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 12:30 p.m. lecture, Faculty Club, reservations required, 451-5632.

Exhibits

Through Nov. 3, Joanne Stichweh: Ancient Faces, mixed media, Faculty Club, 292-2262.

Through Nov. 3, Visiting Artist/New Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery and Corridor, 292-5072.

Through Nov. 30, Paintings, prints and bronzes of various animals by Julie Andrews, Veterinary Medicine Hospital Gallery, 292-0942.

Through Dec. 8, Evidence People Were Here, photography and paintings, Newark Gallery, (740) 366-9369.

Through Dec. 15, Echoes in the Ice: Exploration and Science in Antarctica, Philip Sills Exhibit Hall, Main Library, 688-8173 or kissel.4@osu.edu.

Through Dec. 31, Reforming Fashion, 1850-1914: Politics, Health, and Art, Campbell Hall Snowden Gallery, 292-6761.

Through Jan. 19, 2001, Peanuts: An Exhibit Celebrating Fifty Years, Cartoon Research Library, 292-0538.

Nov. 6-9, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Darren Grundy, painting, reception 5-7 p.m. Nov. 6, Hopkins Hall Gallery, 292-5072.

Films

Oct. 30, Diversity Series, Cinematic Depiction of Black America in the 1960s, Up-tight, 7 p.m., Ohio Union Conference Theatre, 292-8763.

Oct. 30, The PBS American Cinema Series, Film Noir, 7 p.m., followed by screenwriting workshop with Walter Burbach, Journalism Hall of Fame Room, 292-8747.

Nov. 6, Diversity Series, Cinematic Depiction of Black America in the 1960s, Brothers, 7 p.m., Ohio Union Conference Theatre, 292-8763.

Nov. 6, The PBS American Cinema Series, The Combat Film, 7 p.m., followed by screenwriting workshop with Walter Burbach, Journalism Hall of Fame Room, 292-8747.

Lectures

Oct. 26, Diversity Lecture, "Models for Increasing Black and Hispanic Student Recruitment and Retention," William Sedlacek, University of Maryland, 9 a.m., Fawcett Center, 688-4240.

Oct. 26, Diversity Lecture, "Strategies for Undergraduate Recruitment," William Sedlacek, University of Maryland, 1 p.m., Fawcett Center, 688-4240.

Oct. 26, Visual Science Seminar, "Distortions of Perceptual Space and the Visual Control of Reaching to a Target," James Todd, noon, 22 Fry Hall, 292-3939 or king-smith.1@osu.edu.

Oct. 27, Diversity Lecture, "Strategies for Graduate Recruitment," William Sedlacek, University of Maryland, 9 a.m., 11 Fawcett Center, 688-4240.

Oct. 31, Lunch and Learn, "Preventative Medicine for Companion Animals," Kevin Ullmann, noon, 154 Math Tower, registration requested, 293-9355 or www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm.

Nov. 3, "What Went Wrong on Nov. 4, 1979," Ibrahim Yazdi, Freedom Movement of Iran, 7:30 p.m., 100 Independence Hall, 688-4406.

Nov. 6, Architecture Lecture, Jacques Herzog, 7 p.m., Mershon Auditorium, 292-3535.

Nov. 7, Lunch and Learn, "Community Markets: Support for Healthy Lifestyles in Central Ohio," Gwen Uetrecht, Calumet Natural Foods, noon, 168 Newton Hall, registration requested, 292-9355 or www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm

Nov. 9, Visual Science Seminar, "The Thickness of the Tear Film Behind a Contact Lens," Jason Nichols, noon, 22 Fry Hall, 292-3939 or king-smith.1@osu.edu.

Meetings

Oct. 27-28, 3rd Byrd Polar Colloquy, Echoes in the Ice: Exploration and Science in Antarctica, for registration and information, contact 292-6715 or lay.1@osu.edu.

Oct. 28, Interdisciplinary Seminar, Environmental Issues in the Middle East, Former Soviet Union, and the United States, Fawcett Center, call for schedule of events, registration required, 292-8770 or wolf.5@osu.edu.

Oct. 31, Staff reception with President Kirwan, USAC, 4:30-6 p.m., Faculty Club Grand Lounge, www.osu.edu/org/usac/.

Nov. 3, Board of Trustees, Longaberger Alumni House, 292-6359.

Music

Oct. 30, Faculty Recital, Ken Williams, piano, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Oct. 31, Halloween Concert, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, proceeds to UNICEF, 292-2300.

Nov. 2, Composers Workshop Concert, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Nov. 3, Jazz Ensemble Concert, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Nov. 4, Dave Holland Quintet, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 5, Music on the Edge Series, Charles Wetherbee, violin, and Caroline Hong, piano, 4 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Nov. 6, Faculty Artist Series, Trio Concert, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Nov. 8, Musicology Lecture, "Functions of Music Writing at the Time of Its Inception," Andreas Haug, University of Trondheim, Norway, 4:30 p.m., Sullivant Hall Music and Dance Library Seminar Room, 292-9440.

Nov. 8, Wednesdays in Weigel Series, Guest Recital, Piotr Janowski, violin, with Steven Glaser, piano, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Schottenstein

Nov. 9, Deftones and Incubus, 7:30 p.m., Value City Arena, admission, (800) ARENA-01.

Theater

Oct. 31-Nov. 17, The Ohio State Murders, by Adrienne Kennedy, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31; 8 p.m. Nov. 1-3, 7-11 and 13-17; 2 p.m. Nov. 5 and 11, Mount Hall Studio Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

Nov. 8-19, Orpheus Descending, by Tennessee Williams, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8; 8 p.m. Nov. 9-11 and 14-17; 2 p.m. Nov. 11 and 19, Thurber Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

Wexner

Through Nov. 3, Videotheque, Political Advertisement, 1952-2000 (Antonio Muntadas and Marshall Reese) 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wexner Center Lower Lobby, 292-3535.

Through Dec. 31, Ray Johnson: Correspondences; Shirin Neshat: Two Installations; and Udomsak Krisanamis, all galleries, 292-9923.

Through Jan. 2001, Millennial Countdown Clock, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, video installation, Lower Lobby, 292-3535.

Oct. 26, Silent Stars, The Unknown (Tod Browning, 1927) and Wild and Woolly (John Emerson, 1917), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 27, Arts & Ideas Gallery Talk, Jeffrey Kipnis on Udomsak Krisanamis, 1 p.m., Coat Check Desk, 292-3535.

Oct. 27, Cinematheque: Todd Haynes, Velvet Goldmine (1998) and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 28, South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition (Frank Hurley, 1919; restored 1998), 7:30 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 29, Crossing Over Screening, 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 31, Halloween Horror V, Company of Wolves (Neil Jordan, 1984) and The Haunting (Robert Sies, 1963), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 1-5, Room, with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company, 8 p.m. Nov. 1-4 and 3, and 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 2-3, International Screen, Time Regained (Raul Ruiz, 1999), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 3, Symposium, A Room of One's Own: The Legacy of Virginia Woolf, with Michael Cunningham, Anne Bogart and Ellen Lauren, 1-4 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.

Nov. 3, Writers Reading, Michael Cunningham, 8 p.m., Mershon Auditorium, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 5, Big-Screen Welcome, Jason and the Argonauts (Don Chaffey, 1963), 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 7, Architecture Lecture, Kazuo Sejima, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.

Nov. 9, Visiting Artist, Jem Cohen, Benjamin Smoke (codirected with Peter Sillen, 2000), Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.