AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES LECTURE
"Writing `Race' and Gender:Bodies and Signs in Adrienne Kennedy's Theater." Yvonne Singh, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in African American Studies and Theater Studies. Noon. 201B Candler Library. Free. 727-6847.

BLOOD DRIVE
Noon-5 p.m. Hopkins Hall Multipurpose Room. 727-9355.

SEES SEMINAR
"Update on Bosnia: A Former Diplomat's View." Vladimir Matic, former assistant federal minister for foreign affairs of Yugoslavia. 4 p.m. 313 Social Sciences. Free. 727-6582.

IRISH POETRY READING
Irish poet Derek Mahon will read from his latest collection of poems, The Hudson Letter. 5:30 p.m. Special Collections, Woodruff Library. Free. 727-4885.

CREATIVE WRITING READING
Mary Leader, Emory Creative Writing Fellow in Poetry, will read from her work. 8:15 p.m. 102 White Hall. Free. 727-4683.

Tuesday, January 30

EMORY TELEVISION CABLE FAIR
Faculty, staff and students are invited to help celebrate the installation of Emory Television. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Coca Cola Commons, Dobbs Center. 727-1025.

EMORY PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S GROUP MEETING
11:30 a.m. Emory Women's Center. 727-2000.

MUSEUM FOOD FOR THOUGHT LECTURE
The lecture will focus on the conservation of a wooden Egyptian painted coffin. Thérèse O'Gorman, Andrew W. Mellon Conservator. Noon. Rotunda, Carlos Museum. Free. 727-4291.

WOMEN FACULTY/STUDENT TEA
3-5 p.m. Women's Center. Reservations available for faculty/student pairs. Free. 727-2000.

LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES LECTURE SERIES
"Men Who Talk Like Women:Language, Gender and Sexuality in Hausa Muslim Society." Rudi Gaudio, linguist, Stanford University. 4 p.m. 206 Geosciences Bldg. Free. 727-0272.

CHAPLAIN'S TEA
"Night Thoughts of a Physicist." Sidney Perkowitz, physics. 4:30 p.m. 202 Cannon Chapel. 727-6226.

SEES FILM
"The Stain" (Georgia, 1985), tells the story of a shiftless Tbilisi college student who runs afoul of the mob. In Georgian with English subtitles. 7:30 p.m. 205 White Hall. Free. 727-6582.

MOVIE SCREENING
"An American in Paris," part of the Emory Television Cable Fair. 8 p.m. 205 White Hall. Free. 727-1025.

Wednesday, January 31

HEALTHY WOMEN 2000 LECTURE
"Relationship Violence: A Women's Health Issue." Mary Krueger, University Health Services. Noon-1 p.m. Women's Center. Free. 727-2000.

MIDDLE EAST RESEARCH PROGRAM LECTURE
"The Meaning of the Palestinian Elections for the Arab-Israeli Peace Process." Kenneth Stein, Middle East Research Program. 4:15 p.m. 112 White Hall. Free. 727-2798.

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SYMPOSIA
"Rwanda: The Aftermath of Genocide `What should Be Done?' `What Can Be Done?'" Speakers from The Carter Center and Emory will examine the ongoing crisis in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa. 7 p.m. Tull Auditorium, Law School. 727-6816.

Thursday, February 1

INAUGURAL LECTURE SERIES
"Meaning and Matters of Context." William Hanks, anthropology and linguistics, University of Chicago. 4:30 p.m. Cox Hall Ballroom. Reception to follow. 727-7904.

ROBERT LEHMAN ART LECTURE
"The Picture and the Frame: Classical Greek Architectural Sculpture." J.J. Coulton, Oxford University. 5:30 p.m. Reception Hall, Carlos Museum. Free. 727-6282.

SEES LECTURE
"Democratic Disorder: The Russian Election." Donna Bahry, Vanderbilt University. 7:30 p.m. 110 White Hall. Free. 727-6582.

JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL
"Down the Drain"(1993) is a playful, amusing slapstick comedy concerning the escalating troubles of a young Japanese woman, who tries valiantly to maintain control over her life. 8 p.m. 101 White Hall. Free. 727-6761.

Saturday, February 3

SEES PANEL DISCUSSION
"The Ideology of Gender: Women and Work in Post-Perestroika Russia." Panelists Margarita Tupitsyn, Martha Rosler, Juliette Stapanian-Apkarian, Mikhail Epstein and Sue Davis. 2 p.m. The Atlanta College of the Arts. Free. 727-6582.

SWIMMING
Emory vs. Davidson College. 2 p.m. P.E. Center. 727-6547.

Sunday, February 4

UNIVERSITY WORSHIP
Susan Henry-Crowe, University Chaplain, preaching. 11:15 a.m. Cannon Chapel. 727-6226.

Wednesdays

CHOICES: A WOMEN'S FORUM
Varied programming for women students. 6 p.m.Women's Center. Free. 727-2000.

Thursdays

DROP-IN CONSULTATION AND REFERRALS
Trish Lane. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. No appointment necessary. Women's Center. Free. 727-2000.

Through Feb. 28

SCHATTEN GALLERY EXHIBITION
"Countdown to Eternity: A Ben Fernandez Portfolio of Martin Luther King Jr." will feature a limited edition portfolio of rare photographs taken during the last year in the life of King. On the main level of the library. Hours: 8 a.m.-midnight, Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; noon-midnight Sunday. Free. 727-6861.

Jan. 26-Feb. 17

THEATER EMORY
"Married Life," a world premiere work by Emory professor/playwright Frank Manley, features three variations on marriage, each told by an unreliable narrator. Previews Jan. 31 (pay what you can) and opens on Feb. 1. 7:30 p.m. Mary Gray Munroe Theater. All other performances, Feb. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17, begin at 8 p.m. Matinees on Feb. 4, 10 and 11 at 3 p.m. $12 general admission. 727-6187.

Beginning Jan. 30

FOUR-WEEK MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE
Emory physicians and scientists will present some of medicine's most intellectually (and often visually) dazzling technological advancements in a new four-week course on Medicine and Technology beginning Tuesday, Jan. 30, and running for four consecutive Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. No science or medical background is needed. Employees and spouses receive a 20 percent discount. The program is free for graduates of the MiniMedical School. To register, call Evening at Emory at 727-6000. Registration is limited to 500.

Feb. 3-April 7

CARLOS MUSEUM EXHIBITION
"Surrealist Vision and Technique: Drawings and Collages from the Pompidou Center and the Picasso Museum, Paris," will feature approximately 85 works including drawings, collages and watercolors by artists associated with Surrealism in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s, and by important precursors from the early teens to the early '20s. Level Three Exhibition Galleries, Carlos Museum. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $3 donation suggested. 727-4282.

Feb. 1-13

RAPE CRISIS VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Conducted by DeKalb Rape Crisis Center, volunteers will be trained for direct client contact and for work on the Crisis Line. Registrant will attend six classes and one full-day workshop over a period of two weeks. Completion of training supports a volunteers' commitment to serve twice a month for a year. Registration required. Call 727-2000 or 377-1429 for registration information. Classes are:

Feb. 1 and 5, 6-9 p.m. 100 Human Resources

Feb. 6, 6-9 p.m. DeKalb Medical Center, 2701 N. Decatur Road

Feb. 7, 6-9 p.m. 100 Human Resources

Feb. 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 100 Human Resources

Feb. 13, 6-9 p.m. 100 Human Resources

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