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	Make Yourself at Home, a performance art piece by Jill Rowinski in the Wexner Center's Away from Home exhibit, is on view through April 20 at the Columbus College of Art and Design.   By Greg Matulionis

FEB. 6 ­ FEB. 20

Art

Feb. 6, Creative Writing Program Reading Series, An Evening of Prose and Poetry, Jeredith Merrin, Rebecca Barry and Sommer Sterud, 7 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, 292-2242.

Feb. 18, Creative Writing Program Reading Series, Denise Duhamel, 3:30 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, 292-2242.

Conference

Feb. 14-16, The 11th Annual Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender & Ally College Conference, Ohio Union, registration required, http://multicultural-center.osu.edu/glbtss.

Dance

Feb. 6-8, Winter Dance Performance, 8 p.m., Sullivant Theatre, admission, 292-7977.

Events

Feb. 11, Faculty and Staff Photographic Society, Annual Sweetheart Valentine Banquet, 5:15 p.m. refreshments, 6 p.m. dinner (reservation required by 5 p.m., Feb. 6, 292-2262), 7:30 p.m. program, Faculty Club, 457-1436 or (740) 452-2204.

Feb. 11, OSU Libraries' Diversity Committee Brown Bag Lunch Series, "The Chinese New Year," Theresa Wei, 11:30 a.m., 122 Main Library, 292-8999.

Feb. 19, Mobile Health Screening, 8 a.m-2 p.m., Mershon Auditorium lobby, appointment required, fochtman.1@osu.edu.

Feb. 20, OSU Libraries' Diversity Committee Brown Bag Lunch Series, "Columbus, Ohio's first African American Resident," Bea Murphy, 11:30 a.m., 122 Main Library, 292-8999.

Exhibits

Through Feb. 9, Kathleen Campbell, One-Eyed Gods and Modern Angels, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 4-5 p.m. Sun., Pearl Conard Gallery, Mansfield, (419) 755-4283.

Through March 13, Close-ups from the Garden and Ghosts of Venice, paintings by Fred Zimmer, Faculty Club, 292-2262.

Through May 18, Dressing the Part, On and Off the Stage, Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, College of Human Ecology, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 292-3090.

Feb. 3-7, Crossing Borders, Hopkins Hall Gallery, 292-5072.

Feb. 3-28, Kingdom in the Clouds: A Photographic Expedition to Bhutan, Hopkins Hall Corridor, 292-5072.

Feb. 6, Art Explorers, Welcome to My Home!, 1:30 p.m., Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design, 292-3535.

Feb. 10-28, Basic Design: A Retrospective on Process and Visual Concepts, Hopkins Hall Gallery, 292-5072.

Film

Feb. 10, Soviet Film Series, Resurrection (1960), 7:30 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Lab, 292-8770.

Feb. 11, Soviet Film Series, The Cranes and Flying (1957), 7:30 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Lab, 292-8770.

Feb. 16, Andrzej Wajda Retrospective, The Man of Iron (1981), 7 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Lab, 292-8770.

Lectures

Feb. 6, Visual Science Seminar, "Ecology and Organismal Biology," Mitchell Masters, noon, 22 Fry Hall, 292-3939 or king-smith.1@osu.edu.

Feb. 6, "A Decade of Progress, a Decade of Frustration: Research and Management to Reverse Population Decline of the Northern Bobwhite," Leonard Brennan, 3:30 p.m., 103 Kottman Hall, 292-2265.

Feb. 6, "The Three Lives of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Moses, or, How the Darkies Got to Harvard," Kenneth Goings, African American and African Studies, 7 p.m., Community Extension Center, 292-3922.

Feb. 7, "Elizabeth I and the Shadow of Place," Clark Hulse, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1:30 p.m., 122 Main Library, 292-7495.

Feb. 11, "Iraqi Nuclear Capabilities," Oleg Grinevsky, 1:30 p.m., 140 Mershon Center, 292-8770.

Feb. 13, Visual Science Seminar, "Involvement of Aristaless-related Homebox Genes in the Early Development of the Xenopus Retina," Heithem El-Hodiri, noon, 22 Fry Hall, 292-3939 or king-smith.1@osu.edu.

Feb. 13, "African American Literature and Folk Medicine," 7 p.m., African American and African Studies Community Extension Center, 292-4144.

Feb. 18, "Soviet and Russian Attitudes Toward US Policy in the Middle East," Oleg Grinevsky, 1:30 p.m., 140 Mershon Center, 292-8770.

Feb. 18, Humanities Inaugural Lecture, "The Metaphors of George W.: The Classics in the Here and Now," Kirk Freudenburg, 4:30 p.m., Faculty Club, reservation required, 292-1882.

Feb. 19, Mann Series on Resetting the Margins of Jewish Folklore, "Dissonant Melodies in Search of Resolution: Contemporary Music of Israeli Jews from Islamic Lands," Amy Horowitz, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-0700.

Feb. 20, "The Integration of Caribbean Blacks into African American Culture," Viola Newton, 7 p.m., African American and African Studies, 292-4144.

Meetings

Feb. 6, East European Book Club, Discussion of Neighbors, Jan Gross, 5 p.m., 122 Oxley Hall, 292-8770.

Feb. 7, Board of Trustees, call for schedule, Longaberger Alumni House, 292-6359.

Feb. 11, Lunch and Learn, Valentine's Luncheon, noon, Faculty Club Grand Lounge, send check for $8.95 per person to Karen Mayer, OSU Faculty and Staff Wellness Program, 700 Ackerman Road, Suite 580, registration required, 292-1894 or www.osumhcs.com/wellness.

Feb. 11, New Employee Orientation, 8 a.m., 099 Pressey Hall, registration required, 292-4500 or http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd/home.htm.

Feb. 13, Conducting Effective Performance Reviews, Eunice Hornsby and Donald Chenoweth, 8:30-11:30 a.m., 099 Pressey Hall, registration required, 292-4500 or http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd/home.htm.

Feb. 18, Lunch and Learn, Prevention and Early Warning Signs of Heart Attack and Stroke, noon, 122 Main Library, registration required, 292-1894 or www.osumhcs.com/wellness.

Feb. 18-19, Financial Training & Documentation, Using General Ledger Reports, 8:30 a.m., 231 Mount Hall, 292-8411 or www.ctlr.ohio-state.edu/financial/finance.htm.

Feb. 19, Succeed Financially, Consolidate Your Debt, noon, 245 Stillman Hall, registration required, 247-7961 or admin@hr.osu.edu.

Music

Feb. 6, Percussion Music of Lou Harrison, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-2870.

Feb. 7, OSU Faculty and Student Composers, featuring guest composer Sanja Draculic from Croatia, 3 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-2870.

Feb. 7-8, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Alessandro Siciliani, music director, George Manahan, guest conductor, featuring the Third Symphony of Lou Harrison, 8 p.m., Ohio Theatre, admission, 228-8600.

Feb. 8, Chamber Music of Lou Harrison, 3 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-2870.

Feb. 9, Music for Gamelan of Lou Harrison, 3 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-2870.

Feb. 10, Lectures in Musicology, 4:30 p.m., Sullivant Hall, Music/Dance Library, 292-6571.

Feb. 11, Greater Columbus Youth Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 292-6571.

Feb. 13, Symphonic Band, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 292-6571.

Feb. 14, Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 292-6571.

Feb. 16, Gospel & Spiritual Ensemble, 7 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 292-6571.

Feb. 16, Jazz Lab Ensemble, 9 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 292-6571.

Schottenstein

Feb. 14-15, Monster Truck Nationals, 8 p.m., Value City Arena, admission, (800) ARENA-01.

Theater

Feb. 9, The Arkansaw Bear, by Aurand Harris, 4 and 7 p.m., Studio Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

Feb. 12-15, 19-22, 26-28 and March 1, Comic Potential, by Alan Ayckbourn, 7:30 p.m Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Feb. 13-15, 19-22, 26-28 and March 1; 2 p.m. Feb. 15 and 22, Roy Bowen Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

Wexner

Through April 20, Away from Home, Columbus College of Art & Design, Canzani Center Gallery, Cleveland Avenue and E. Gay Street, 292-3535.

Feb. 6, New-Video-Now, The Cucumber Incident (Bonita Makuch and Melodie Calvert, 2001), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 7-8, New Releases, Corpus Callosum (Michael Snow, 2002), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 9, Melton Center Matinees, God Is Great and I'm Not (Pascale Bailly, 2001), 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 13, New-Video-Now, Dirt & Perseverance, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 14, Classics, Two for the Road (Stanley Donen, 1967), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 15, Art in Focus Short Course, Home in Art, Literature, and Popular Culture, 9:30 a.m., Columbus College of Art & Design, Canzani Center Gallery, Cleveland Avenue and E. Gay Street, 292-3535.

Feb. 15, Art Explorers, Welcome to My Home!, 11 a.m., Columbus College of Art & Design, Canzani Center Gallery, Cleveland Avenue and E. Gay Street, 292-3535.

Feb. 15, New Releases, Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (Guy Maddin, 2002), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 16, Melton Center Matinees, Shanghai Ghetto (Amir Mann and Dana Janklowicz-Mann, 2002), 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 18, Symposium: Homescapes, 4:30 p.m., Canzani Center Auditorium, Columbus College of Art & Design, Cleveland Avenue and E. Gay Street, 292-3535.

Feb. 19, "Talking about Traditional Cultures," Amy Horowitz, 4:30 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 20, New-Video-Now, Swans & Eunuchs, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 20-23, Drummer Wanted, Richard Maxwell/New York City Players, 8 p.m. Feb. 20-22, 3 p.m. Feb. 22-23, Mershon Auditorium Stage, admission, 292-3535.

Compiled by Von Vargas