West African diva Rokia Traore, called "Mali's hottest new singing star" by the Village Voice, will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 11 in Weigel Hall. Call the Wexner Center at 292-3535 for more information.   Courtesy of the Wexner Center

Events

July 19-22, Public Employees Days At Kings Island, admission, discount coupons available, 292-0641.

Aug. 15, Mannequin Makeover Benefit Auction, for Ohio State Historic Costume and Textiles Collection and Columbus College of Art and Design, 6-8 p.m., Canzani Center, 60 Cleveland Ave., admission, 437-7576.

Aug. 22, WSNY/Sunny 95 Staff Appreciation and Listener Lunch on the Oval, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 292-4341.

Exhibit

Through Aug. 24, Rod Bouc: A Sense of Place, landscapes, Faculty Club, 292-2262.

Films

July 23, Russian Cinema Series, Romanovy: Ventsenosnaia Sem'ia (Gleb Panfilov, 2000), Russian without subtitles, 7:30 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Laboratory, 292-8770.

July 30, Russian Cinema Series, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Moskva Slezam Ne Verit) (Vladimir Menshov, 1979), Russian with English subtitles, 7:30 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Laboratory, 292-8770.

Aug. 6, Russian Cinema Series, Osobennosti natsional'noi okhoty v zimnii period (Aleksandr Rogozhin, 2000), Russian without subtitles, 7:30 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Laboratory, 292-8770.

Aug. 13, Russian Cinema Series, The Thief (Vor) (Pavel Chukrai, 1997), Russian with English subtitles, 7:30 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Laboratory, 292-8770.

Aug. 20, Russian Cinema Series, Iady ili Vsemirnaia istoriia otravlenii (Karen Shaknazarov, 2001), Russian without subtitles, 7:30 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Laboratory, 292-8770.

Lecture

Aug. 1, Star Talk, The Summer Triangle, Bob Martino, Perkins Observatory, 8 p.m., 5033 Smith Laboratory, 292-1773.

Meetings

July 24 and 31, Aug. 1 and 8, Lunch and Learn, A Taste of Exercise, noon-1 p.m., McCampbell Hall 2nd Floor Gymnasium, bring roll-up floor mat, registration required, www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm.

July 25, How to Succeed Financially Series, Men and Sound Investing, TIAA-CREF, noon, Rhodes Hall Auditorium, registration required, 247-7961 or admin@hr1.ohr.ohio-state.edu.

July 26, Express Yourself! The Art of Speaking Up, Nancy Messerly and Maddy Weisz, 8:30-11:30 a.m., 099 Pressey Hall, registration required, 292-4500 or OHRD@hr1.ohr.ohio-state.edu.

Aug. 2, Introduction to Sexual Harassment, Deborah Schipper, 10-11:30 a.m., 016 Archer House, registration required, 292-4500 or OHRD@hr1.ohr.ohio-state.edu.

Aug. 7, How to Succeed Financially Series, Building Your Financial Future, TIAA-CREF, noon, 31 Hitchcock Hall, registration required, 247-7961 or admin@hr1.ohr.ohio-state.edu.

Aug. 7, Intimate Relationship Series, IntimacyÑGood for the Heart, Bob Forte, noon, 150 Younkin Success Center, registration required, 293-9355.

Aug. 14 or Aug. 15, Supervisor Training, Interviewing and Selection: Make Me a Match!, Sheryl Donaldson and Lynn Geist, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Aug. 14 or 8:30-11:30 a.m. Aug. 15, 099 Pressey Hall, registration required, 292-3400 or OHRD@hr1.ohr.ohio-state.edu.

Aug. 15, Mobile Health Screening, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 416 Hitchcock Hall, appointment required, scott.30@osu.edu.

Aug. 16, Intimate Relationship Series, Tending Your Garden, Bob Forte, noon, 150 Younkin Success Center, registration required, 293-9355.

Aug. 21, Strategies for Supervising Students, Anne Massaro, 8:30-11:30 a.m., 099 Pressey Hall, registration required, 292-4500 or OHRD@hrl.ohr.ohioo-state.edu.

Aug. 21, Intimate Relationship Series, When "We Just Disagree," Bob Forte, noon, 150 Younkin Success Center, registration required, 292-9355.

Aug. 22, How to Succeed Financially Series, Insurance: Property and Casualty, Consumer Credit Services, noon, Rhodes Hall Auditorium, registration required, 247-7961 or admin@hr1.ohr.ohio-state.edu.

Aug. 22 and 24, Supervisor Training, Making Dollars and Sense Out of Compensation Practices, two-part workshop, Eunice Hornsby and Pam Spears, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 099 Pressey Hall, registration required, 292-4500 or OHRD@hr1.ohr.ohio-state.edu.

Music

July 21, Child Relief and You Fund-raising Concert, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, flautist, 7 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 291-1442 or www.rediff.com.

Wexner

Through Aug. 12, As Painting: Division and Displacement, all galleries, 292-3535.

July 19 and 21, Contemporary Screen, The Taste of Others (Agnes Jaoui, 2000), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

July 20-Spring 2002, Notations: Franz West: 2Topia, Opening Celebration 5-9 p.m. July 20, Cafe and Bookshop, 292-3535.

July 23-27, Summer Youth Workshops, Adventures in Art (ages 6-8), Dance and Poetry (ages 9-11), Art From Everyday Stuff (ages 9-11), and Design Your Own Web Site, Part II (ages 12-14), registration required, call for more information, 292-6493 or www.wexarts.org.

July 25, B-Movie a Go-Go, The Last Man on Earth (Signey Salkow, 1964) and Daughter of Horror (a.k.a Dementia) (John Parker, 1953/55), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

July 26-28, Summer Sale Weekend, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Wexner Center Bookshop, 292-3535.

July 26-28, Re-released Classics, Weekend (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

July 27, Outdoor Music and Film Revival, with Cobra Verde and Songs for Cassavetes, 9 p.m., Wexner Center Plaza, 292-3535.

Aug. 1, B-Movie a Go-Go, Kitten with a Whip (Douglas Heyes, 1964) and Expresso Bongo (Val Guest, 1959), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 2-4, Re-released Classics, Billy Liar (John Schlesinger, 1963), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 4, Latin Jazz Concert, Charles Haden, bass, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano, with David Sanchez, sax, Federico Britos Ruiz, violin, and Ignacio Berroa, drums, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 8, B-Movie a Go-Go, Creature with the Atom Brain (Edward L. Cahn, 1955) and Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Michael Carreras, 1964), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 9-11, Contemporary Screen, The Circle (Jafar Panahi, 2000), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 11, Rokia Traore, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 15, B-Movie a Go-Go, Mothra (Ishiro Honda and Lee Kresel, 1961) and Battle in Outer Space (1959), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 16-18, Contemporary Screen, Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine (Bahman Faranara, 2000), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Aug 20, Squarepusher and Plaid, 10 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

Compiled by Mary Lindner