Uncommon Clay

Courtesy of College of the Arts Associate Professor of Theatre Jeanine Thompson, who devised and directed the new movement theatre work, Uncommon Clay, works with cast members prior to the play's opening. Uncommon Clay, which examines the troubled life of French sculptress Camille Claudel, runs through Nov. 18 in Thurber Theatre. For tickets, call the box office at 292-2295.

Arts

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

Nov. 9-11, Building Alliances for Progressive Action, with Winona Laduke, Amy Goodman, Michael Parenti and Tim Wise, workshops at Ohio Union and lectures at Independence Hall, admission, registration required, www.osu.edu/students/CPA.

Dance

Nov. 15-17, Graduate Performance, Kelly Gottesman, 8 p.m., Haskett Hall, admission, reservations suggested (354-1120), 292-7977.

Events

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

Nov. 12, Veterans Day observed, no classes, offices closed, 292-4164.

Nov. 14, Lunch & Learn: Discover Ohio State/Discover Ohio, Doug MacLean, Columbus Blue Jackets, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Faculty Club, admission, reservations required (292-2262), 688-8584.

Nov. 22-23, Thanksgiving Day and Columbus Day observances, no classes, offices closed, 292-4164.

Exhibits

Through Nov. 11, red, white and blue, patriotic photographs by Photography II students, Hopewell Hall lobby, Newark, 366-9420.

Through Nov. 30, Department of Art Faculty and Visiting Artists Exhibition, reception 5-7 p.m. Nov. 5, Hopkins Hall Gallery and Corridor, 292-5171.

Through Dec. 2, Letters from the Middle East, Jonathan Sharlin, Pearl Conard Gallery, Mansfield, 292-9108 or (419) 755-4255.

Through Dec. 20, Fluidity: Renate Burgyan, Sculpture, and Mary Anne Penzone, Mixed Media Works, 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.

Film

Nov. 9, America On Screen: Way Out West, The Bad and the Beautiful (Vincente Minnelli, 1952), with Robert W. Wagner, 7:30 p.m., Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., 221-6801.

Nov. 16, America On Screen: Way Out West, Five Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson, 1970), with Ron Cook, Early Interval, 7:30 p.m., Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., 221-6801.

Lectures

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. 13, Humanities Inaugural Lecture,"Consent, Civil Society, Public Sphere: Frameworks for Historical Synthesis in the Age of the American Revolution,"John Brooke, 4:30 p.m., Faculty Club, registration requested, 292-1882.

Nov. 14, Diversity Lecture,"Multiculturalism as a Dynamic in the Lives of Elementary Teachers and Students: Effective Policies and Procedures,"Henry Griffith, Deer Run Elementary School, 9 a.m., Ohio Union Conference Theatre, registration requested, 688-4240.

Nov. 15, Natural Resources Seminar,"Global Warming: The Melting of Glaciers,"Lonnie G. Thompson, 3:30 p.m., 103 Kottman Hall, 292-2265.

Meetings

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

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.

Nov. 13, Faculty and Staff Photographic Society,"Rural Photography: Getting Cows to Pose,"Dean Shipley, Madison Press, dinner 6 p.m. (reservations required, 292-2262), program 7:30 p.m., Faculty Club, 263-2950.

Nov. 15, Elder Care Series, Assessing Normal Aging or Are Other Things Going On?, Renee Guido, University Home Care Services, noon, 150 Younkin Success Center, registration requested, 293-9355 or www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm.

Music

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

Nov. 13, Symphonic Choir, directed by James Gallagher, and Chorale, directed by Hilary Apfelstadt, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Nov. 14, Symphonic Band, conducted by Richard Blatti, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Nov. 15, University Band, conducted by Carol Haywood, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

Nov. 16 and 18, Opera Scenes Performance, 8 p.m. Nov. 16, 7 p.m. Nov. 18, Hughes Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Nov. 18, Men's Glee Club Alumni Reunion Concert, 3 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Nov. 19, Musicology Lecture,"New Music in Estonia,"Erkki Sven Tuur, Tallinn, Estonia, 4:30 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium Stage, 292-9440.

Nov. 19, Contemporary Music from Estonia, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Nov. 20, University Chorus, directed by Bevan Keating, and Mastersingers, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-2300.

Schottenstein

Nov. 14, Jimmy Buffet in Concert, 7:30 p.m., Value City Arena, admission, (800) ARENA-01.

Nov. 21-25, Sesame Street Live: Let's Be Friends, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 23; 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m. Nov. 24; 1 and 4:30 p.m. Nov. 25; Value City Arena, admission, (800) ARENA-01.

Theatre

Nov. 8-18, Uncommon Clay, devised and directed by Jeanine Thompson, 8 p.m. Nov. 8-9, 13-16; 4 p.m. Nov. 18, Thurber Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

Nov. 9-18, Sophokles' Elektra in a Version by Ezra Pound, 8 p.m. Nov. 9, 13-16; 2 p.m. Nov. 18, Mount Hall Studio Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

Nov. 9-18, Stephen Vincent Benet's Stories of America, 8 p.m. Nov. 9-10 and 16-17; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and 18; Founders Auditorium, Ovalwood Hall, Mansfield, admission, 292-9108 or (419) 755-4011.

Nov. 15-17 and 23-24, Tina Howe's Birth and After Birth, 7:30 p.m., LeFevre Hall, Newark, admission, (740) 366-9474.

Wexner

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

Through Dec. 30, Johan van der Keuken: From The Body and the City, Gallery A, 292-3535.

Through Spring 2002, Notations/ Franz West: 2Topia, Galleries and Wexner Center Cafe, 292-3535.

Nov. 8, Franklin M. Ludden Lecture in Art History and Criticism,"The Lessons of Meyer Schapiro,"David Rosand, Columbia University, 4:30 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.

Nov. 8, Johan van der Keuken Cinema, The White Castle (1973) and Big Ben/Ben Webster in Europe (1967), 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.

Nov. 9, Art & Ideas Gallery Talks, Jill Lane, 1 p.m., Coat Check Desk, 292-3535.

Nov. 9, Visiting Filmmakers, Our Song (2001), introduced by Jim Mackay, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 11, Young Arts Workshop, Fantastic Fabrics, ages 6-12, 1-3 p.m., Wexner Center Cafe, admission, registration required, 292-6493.

Nov. 11, Sunday Matinee, American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973), 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.

Nov. 13, Columbus Film Critics Roundtable, Risky Moments, Subversive Scenes, and Unhappy Endings, with Frank Gabrenya, Columbus Dispatch, Johnny DiLoretto, The Other Paper, Melissa Starker, Columbus Alive, John DeSando and Clay Lowe, WCBE, and Dave Filipi, 7 p.m., 292-3535.

Nov. 14, Helio Oiticica Film/Video, Dr. Dyonelio (Ivan Cardoso, 1978), Cancer (Glauber Rocha, 1968-72) and Jardim de Guerra (Neville D'Almeida, 1968), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 15, Art Explorers: Please Sit!, 3-5 years old, 1:30-2:45 p.m., Information Desk, 292-3535.

Nov. 15, Johan van der Keuken Cinema, I Love $ (1986), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 16, Art and Ideas Gallery Talk, Lucia Costigan, 1 p.m., Coat Check Desk, 292-3535.

Nov. 16, Visiting Filmmakers, Children Underground (2001), introduced by Edet Belzberg, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 16, The Herbie Nichols Project, with Frank Kimbrough, piano, Ben Allison, bass, Wycliffe Gordon, trombone, Michael Blake, sax, Ron Horton, trumpet, and Matt Wilson, drums, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 17, m-zig, with Mike Paradinas, 10 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

Nov. 18, Young Arts Workshop, Pillow Talk, ages 6-12, 1-3 p.m., Wexner Center Cafe, admission, registration required, 292-6493.

Nov. 18, Sunday Matinee, To Sir, With Love (James Clavell, 1967), 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.