Pianist Daniel Beliavsky will perform in a concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 7 in Weigel Hall. Tickets are available at the door, or call 292-2300.     Courtesy of College of the Arts

OCT. 25 Ð NOV. 8

Arts

Nov. 1, Creative Writing Program Public Reading, George Looney, Penn State Erie, 1:30 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, 292-2242.

Nov. 1, Creative Writing Program Public Reading, J.M. Coetzee, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 8 p.m., Mershon Auditorium, 292-2242.

Nov. 8, Creative Reading Series, An Evening of Prose and Poetry, Lee Martin, Erica Beeney and Teline Guerra, 7-8:30 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, 292-2242.

Conferences

Nov. 1-3, 3rd Annual TELR Conference, Illuminating Learning with Technology, e-mail for schedule, admission, registration required, www.telr.ohio-state.edu/conferences/2001/.

Nov. 9-11, Audio Description Workshop, call for schedule, Mansfield, registration required, 292-9108 or (419) 755-4276.

Dance

Oct. 25, Honors Performance, Kendra Portier and Ali Harmer, 7 p.m., Sullivant Hall Theatre, 292-7977.

Oct. 27, Urban Tap, with Herbin "Tamango" Van Cayseele, 8 p.m., Mershon Auditorium, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 1-3, Graduate Performance, Shelly Saint-Smith, Mei-Chen Lu and Chien-ying Wang, 8 p.m., Sullivant Hall Theatre, admission, 292-7977.

Events

Oct. 25, Discover the Faculty Club, OKTOBERFEAST, German fare and the Billy Roman Trio, call for time and place, admission, reservations required (292-2262), 688-8584.

Oct. 25, Lunch and Learn Series, "Rock, Paper, Scissors: Collecting Real Things in a Digital Age," Lucy Caswell, Cartoon Research Library, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Faculty Club Grand Lounge, admission, reservations required (292-2262), 688-8584.

Oct. 30, Lunch and Learn, "WOSU-Transition to Digital Television," Dale Ouzts, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Faculty Club Grand Lounge, admission, reservations required, 292-2262.

Nov. 5, University Women's Club Lunch and Lecture, "Decoding the Human Genome: Cracking the Code of Life," Paula Gregory, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 12:30 p.m. lecture, Faculty Club, reservations required, 262-3582.

Nov. 8, Discover the Faculty Club, Wine Tasting -- Boutique Wines of the Pacific Northwest, call for time and place, 292-2262.

Nov. 9, University Staff Advisory Committee Town Meeting, with President Kirwan, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Ohio Union Stecker Lounge, www.osu.edu/org/usac.

Exhibits

Through Oct. 26, 11th Annual Ohio State University Staff Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bricker Hall first and second floor lobbies, 292-4341.

Through Oct. 28, The Shape of Color, paintings by Gracey Weisbrod, Faculty Club, 292-2262.

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 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.

Nov. 1-Dec. 20, Fluidity: Renate Burgyan, Sculpture, and Mary Anne Penzone, Mixed Media Works, Faculty Club, 292-2262.

Nov. 4-Dec. 2, Letters from the Middle East, Jonathan Sharlin, lecture and reception, 7 p.m. Nov. 2, 212 Bromfield Hall, Pearl Conard Gallery, Mansfield, 292-9108 or (419) 755-4255.

Nov. 5-30, Department of Art Faculty/Visiting Artists Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery and Corridor, 292-5171.

Lectures

Oct. 25, Natural Resources Seminar, "Primary Succession: Application of Theory to Restoration," Lawrence R. Walker, 3:30 p.m., 103 Kottman Hall, 292-2265.

Nov. 1, Natural Resources Seminar, "Global Warming: Science and Politics," Mohan K. Wali, 3:30 p.m., 103 Kottman Hall, 292-2265.

Nov. 1, Visual Science Seminar, "Histological Evaluation of Corneal Stroma after Intrastromal Corneal Ring Implantation," Michael Twa, noon, 22 Fry Hall, 292-3939 or king-smith.1@osu.edu.

Nov. 6, Diversity Lecture Series, "American Indian Movement: 1492 to the Present," Vernon Bellecourt, American Indian Movement, 9 a.m., Ohio Union Conference Theatre, 688-4255.

Nov. 6, Humanities Inaugural Lecture, "Re-Turn of the Screwball: Nerves and Narratives in Late-Victorian America," Thomas Cooley, 4:30 p.m., Faculty Club, reservations requested, 292-1882.

Nov. 7, Honors Lecture Series, "Fifty Years of Psychological Research on Authoritarianism, Fundamentalism, and Personality: Do We Know Anything?" Paul Trapnell, 3 p.m., 117 Bromfield Hall, Mansfield, 292-9108 or (419) 755-4011.

Nov. 8, Visual Science Seminar, "New Approaches to Subjective Refraction," Thomas Raasch, noon, 22 Fry Hall, 292-3939 or king-smith.1@osu.edu.

Nov. 8, Natural Resources Seminar, "Global Warming: How Far Could the Trees Move?" Louis R. Iverson, 3:30 p.m., 103 Kottman Hall, 292-2265.

Nov. 8, Franklin M. Ludden Lecture in Art History and Criticism, "The Lessons of Meyer Schapiro," David Roasand, Columbia University, 4:30 p.m., Wexner Film/Video Theater, 292-7481.

Meetings

Oct. 26, General Workshop, Building Community by Welcoming Diversity, Anne Massaro and Robert Hayes, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 099 Pressey Hall, registration required, 292-4500.

Oct. 30 or Nov. 7, Supervisor Training, Understanding the Corrective Action Process, Todd Hunter and Gabrielle Reinicke, 8:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 30 or 1:30-5 p.m. Nov. 7, 099 Pressey Hall, registration required, 292-4500.

Nov. 1, Elder Care Series, Finding Resources for Keeping Older Adults Independent, Peggy McDaniel and Marylu Harrison, noon, 150 Younkin Success Center, registration required, 293-9355.

Nov. 2, Board of Trustees, call for schedule, Longaberger Alumni House, 292-6359.

Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27, Lunch and Learn, Spirituality and Health, William Taylor, noon, McCampbell Hall 2nd Floor Gymnasium, registration required, 293-9355.

Nov. 7, How to Succeed Financially, Control Your Debt!, Consumer Credit Counseling Service, noon, 090 Science and Engineering Library, registration required, 247-7961 or admin.@hrl.ohr.ohio-state.edu.

Nov. 7, Public Forum, Russian/U.S. Relations: What Should They Be?, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Columbus Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave., 777-0451 or connolly.4@osu.edu.

Nov. 8, Elder Care Series, Coping with Caregiving Stress, Bernice Adams, noon, 150 Younkin Success Center, registration required, 293-9355.

Music

Oct. 25, Rod MacGillivray, DMA Trombone Recital, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Oct. 27, School of Music Showcase Concert, with Ladies First and Statesmen, Percussion Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Oct. 29, Flute Masterclass, with Rebecca Tryon Andres, 6:30 p.m., Hughes Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Oct. 29, Faculty Artist Series, James Hill, saxophone; Thomas Wells, piano; and Joni Garloch, guitar, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Nov. 2, Jazz Ensemble Concert, directed by Ted McDaniel, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Nov. 4, The Ohio State University Marching Band Concert, 3 p.m., Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 300 W. Broad St., admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 4, Jazz Lab Ensemble, conducted by Claude Thomas, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Nov. 5, Musicology Lecture, "Lully's Musical Architecture: Act IV of Persee," Lois Rosow, 4:30 p.m., Sullivant Hall Music and Dance Library Seminar Room, 292-9440.

Nov. 7, Wednesdays in Weigel, Daniel Beliavsky, piano, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Nov. 8, Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Susan Powell, with a Brasilian samba band and the OSU Steel Drum Ensemble, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Schottenstein

Oct. 25-28, Dragon Tales Live -- Missing Music Mystery, 7 p.m. Oct 25 and 26; 10:30 a.m. Oct. 26 and 27; 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Oct. 27; 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Value City Arena, admission, (800) ARENA-01.

Theatre

Oct. 31-Nov. 18, Sophokles' Elektra in a Version by Ezra Pound, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31; 8 p.m. Nov. 1-3, 5-9 and 13-16; 2 p.m. Nov. 3 and 18, Mount Hall Studio Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

Nov. 7-18, Uncommon Clay, devised and directed by Jeanine Thompson, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7; 8 p.m. Nov. 8-9 and 13-16; 2 p.m. Nov. 18, Thurber Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

Wexner

Through Dec. 30, Helio Oiticica: Quasi-cinemas, Galleries B, C and D, 292-3535.

Through Dec. 30, Internet Bed: Franz West: 2Topia, Wexner Center Cafe, 292-3535.

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

Oct. 25, Art Explorers, 3-5 years old, It's Maya Lin!, 1:30-2:45 p.m., Information Desk, registration requested, 292-3535.

Oct. 25, Jim Jarmusch Retrospective, Permanent Vacation (1980) and The Devil, Probably (Robert Bresson, 1977), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 25, Low, with Alan Sparhawk, guitar/voice, Mimi Parker, percussion/voice, and Zak Sally, bass, 9 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 26, Arts and Ideas Gallery Talk, Shane Hankins, 1 p.m., Coat Check Desk, 292-3535.

Oct. 26, Jim Jarmusch Retrospective, Year of the Horse (1997) and Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser (Charlotte Zwerin, 1989), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 27, The Avant Garage Music and Film Festival, with Cobra Verde, Bob Petric, Tiffany Hutira, Larry Marotta and The Listening Party, 7 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 28, Jim Jarmusch Retrospective, Stranger than Paradise (1984) and Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953), 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.

Oct. 31, Halloween Horror VI, Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) and The Black Cat (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1934), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.

Nov. 6, Conversation: Catherine David and Chris Dercon, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 8-11, Giant Empty, John Jasperse Company, 8 p.m. Nov. 8-10; 3 p.m. Nov. 11, Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.