Rockin' Rotten

By Kimberlee Hewitt Jason Liebrecht stars as Johnny Rotten in Lipstick Traces: a secret history of the 20th century, running through Jan. 13 in the Wexner Center's Performance Space. Lipstick Traces, performed by Rude Mechanicals, a Texas theatre troupe, is an adaptation of Greil Marcus' book Lipstick Traces. For ticket information, call 292-3535.

Dance

Jan. 11-12, Graduate Performance, Jessica Wilt, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., BalletMet Academy, Studio B, 322 Mt. Vernon Ave., reservations requested, 260-2922.

Events

Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Day, no classes, offices closed, 292-4164.

Exhibits

Through Jan. 15, Festival of Cartoon Art Exhibit, Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995, Cartoon Research Library Reading Room Gallery, 27 W. 17th Ave., 292-0538.

Through Jan. 18, Desire Lines Expressions in Thread, Fiber, Paper and Steel, with works by Anne Hubler, quilts, Rebecca Seeman, sculpture, and Jennifer Kinsley, paper, LeFebre Hall Art Gallery, Newark, 292-4094 or (740) 366-9420.

Through Jan. 18, Visiting Artists/New Faculty Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery and Corridor, 292-5171.

Through Jan. 20, Elementary Principles, Selected Work, 1990-2001, Ed Valentine, Ellen Nelson Gallery, ArtSpace/Lima, 292-0251 or (419) 221-1641.

Through March 3, Funny Papers: Original Cartoon Art from Ohio, featuring work by Jim Borgman (Zits), Tony Cochran (Agnes), Polly Keener (Hamster Alley), and Jeff Smith (Bone), Thurber House, 77 Jefferson Ave., www.thurberhouse.org.

Through May 18, Fashion American Style: 1900-1999, Campbell Hall Geraldine Schottenstein Wing, 292-6761.

Jan. 11-Feb. 22, First Love, Second Chance, David Schackne, watercolors, Faculty Club, 292-2262.

Jan. 22-Feb. 7, Department of Art Graduate Student Group Exhibition, reception 5-7 p.m. Jan. 25, Hopkins Hall Gallery and Corridor, 292-5072.

Film

Jan. 15, The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News (Media Education Foundation), 7:30 p.m., 164 MacQuigg Laboratory, 292-7181 or kilty.1@osu.edu.

Jan. 22, Jerusalem: An Occupation Set in Stone? (Marty Rosenbluth, 1995), 7:30 p.m., 164 MacQuigg Laboratory, 292-7181 or kilty.1@osu.edu.

Lectures

Jan. 17,"Palestine, Human Rights, and International Law," John Quigley, 5:15-7:30 p.m., Law School Auditorium, 292-7181 or kilty.1@osu.edu.

Jan. 22, Diversity Lecture,"The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks," Randall Robinson, TransAfrica and TransAfrica Forum, 9 a.m., Ohio Union Ballroom, registration requested, 688-4240.

Jan. 22, Inaugural Lecture,"Poetry in Motion: from Narrative to Lyric," Andrew Hudgins, 4:30 p.m., Faculty Club, registration requested, 292-1882.

Jan. 24,"Nuclear Power Plants = Ticking Time Bombs!" Harvey Wasserman, Greenpeace USA and Nuclear Information and Resource Service, 5 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 292-7181 or kilty.1@osu.edu.

Meetings

Jan. 10, Lunch and Learn, A Preventive Health Checklist for Aging, John A. Vaughn, noon-1 p.m., 106 Journalism Building, registration required, www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm or 293-2054.

Jan. 11, Comprehensive Cancer Center's 4th Annual Scientific Meeting, Genomics and Cancer Biology, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Embassy Suites, 5100 Upper Metro Place, Dublin, registration required, 293-3304 or urbanski-1@medctr.osu.edu.

Jan. 15, Lunch and Learn, Nutrition and its Effect on Eye Health, Cynthia H. Green, Primary Vision Care Service, noon-1 p.m., 106 Journalism Building, registration required, www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm or 293-2054.

Jan. 16, Columbus Metropolitan Club Community Forum, Understanding Stem Cell Research, Bruce Bunnell, Children's Research Institute; James M. Childs, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; and Daniel Farrell, OSU Department of Philosophy, noon, Athletic Club of Columbus, 136 E. Broad St., admission, advanced registration required, 464-3220.

Jan. 17, Lunch and Learn, Understanding and Preventing Vision Loss, Robert D. Newcomb, College of Optometry, noon-1 p.m., 106 Journalism Building, registration required, www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm or 293-2054.

Jan. 23, Lunch and Learn, Baby Boomer's Guide to Exercise, Jae Westfall, School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, noon-1 p.m. or 5-6 p.m., Agriculture Administration Building Auditorium, registration required, www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm or 293-2054.

Music

Jan. 10-13, Contemporary Music Festival 2002 Concerts, with Krzysztof Penderecki and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra; Compositions by OSU Faculty, Student and Alumni Composers, 8 p.m. Jan. 10, Weigel Hall Auditorium; Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki, guest conductor, Charles Wetherbee, violin, 8 p.m. Jan. 11 and 12, Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St.; and The Music of Krzysztof Penderecki, 3 p.m. Jan. 13, Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300 (Weigel Hall performances) and 228-8600 (Ohio Theatre performances).

Jan. 17, Baaba Maal, with Gigi, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 17, James Tannenbaum, piano, Cleveland Institute of Music Conservatory and Willoughby School of Fine Arts, 7:30 p.m., Founders Auditorium, Mansfield, admission, 292-9108 or (419) 755-4314.

Jan. 23, Guest Artist Series, Kyril and Susan Magg, flute, and Phillip Farris, piano, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Schottenstein

Jan. 22, Century Night -- 100 Years of Buckeye Champions, 7 p.m., Value City Arena, admission, (800) ARENA-01.

Theater

Jan. 26, Sobering Thoughts, by Jason Kravits, 4 and 7 p.m., Mount Hall Studio Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

Wexner

Through Spring 2002, Notations: Franz West: 2Topia, CafŽ and Bookshop, 292-3535.

Jan. 10, Cinematheque: Amos Gitai, Yom Yom (1998) and House (1980), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 10-13, Lipstick Traces: a secret history of the 20th century, with Rude Mechanicals, 8 p.m. Jan. 10, 11 and 12, and 3 p.m. Jan. 12 and 13, Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 11, Art & Tech Update: Program 1, with Joe Sola, Michael Mercil, Jeremy Newman, Kristin Lucas and Beverly Peterson, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 12, Classic Films, The Tin Drum (Volker Schlšndorff, 1979), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 13, Cinematheque: Amos Gitai, Golem -- The Spirit of Exile (1992), 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 15, Writers Reading, Ann Lauterbach, 8 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.

Jan. 17, Cinematheque: Amos Gitai, American Mythologies (1981) and In the Arena of Murder (1996), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 17-20, Boxing 2000, by Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players, 8 p.m. Jan. 17-19, 3 p.m. Jan. 19-20, Mershon Auditorium, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 18, Art & Tech Update: Program 2, Gregg Bordowitz and Renee Green, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 18, Baumer Symposium/Meta Media: Hyper Culture, with Kevin Lippert, Princeton Architectural Press; Steve Diet, Walker Art Center; Joshua Davis, Playstation.com and New York's School of Visual Arts; Alex van Es, Icepick.com; Jennifer Siegel, Woodbury University; Michael Fox, MIT and Kenitic Design Group; Joep van Lieshout, Atelier van Lieshourt; Freddy Anzures, Frog Design; and Monica Ponce de Leon and Nader Tahrani, Harvard University; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.

Jan. 19, Classic Films, The Blue Angel (Josef von Stemberg, 1930), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 24, Cinematheque: Amos Gitai, The Petrified Garden (1993), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 25, Art & Tech Update: Program 3, Margaret Stratton and the Media Working Group, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 26, Classic Films, The Hawks and the Sparrows (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1966), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Jan. 27, Cinematheque: Amos Gitai/Melton Center Matinees, Devarin (1995), 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Compiled by Mary Lindner