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'Peabody at Homewood' Performance Series Begins March 6

Mark Cudek, director of Peabody's Early Music Program, with a cittern, a plucked-string instrument of the Renaissance that has a flat back, unlike its relative, the lute.

By Heather Egan Stalfort, JHU Museums

The Johns Hopkins University's Homewood Museum announces its annual Peabody at Homewood performance series, which showcases the work of some of the most promising musicians from the Peabody Conservatory. The performances are presented amid the splendid architecture and furnishings of Homewood. The popular Friday evening concerts begin at 5:45 p.m. on March 6, April 3 and May 1.

Each concert will be held in the Reception Hall of the museum, located on the Homewood campus. The museum will open at 5 p.m. prior to each concert. Guests may meet the evening's musicians at a wine and cheese reception following each performance.

The Peabody Consort, a group of selected early-music majors led by noted lutenist Mark Cudek, will open the series on March 6, with a performance of music from the baroque and Renaissance repertoire on instruments made to replicate those of the period.

Guitarist Richard Barry and violinist Katarzyna Bryla will perform on April 3, collaborating on a program of works by Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Paganini and Piazzolla.

The final concert on May 1 will feature a return performance by Russian virtuoso flutist Anastasia Petanova. Petanova has appeared as soloist with the Moscow Virtuosi and the Russian National Orchestra under Vladimir Spivakov on several tours in Russia and abroad, and will be performing at the Kennedy Center this spring. She studies with Marina Piccinini at the Peabody Conservatory.

Admission for single concerts is $12 for Homewood members, $15 for others; admission for all three concerts is $30 for Homewood members, $40 for the general public. Due to the intimacy of the space, seating is limited and reservations are required. For reservations and membership information, call 410-516-5589 or go to www.museums.jhu.edu.

 

Colloquia

Tues., March 3, 4 p.m. "Street Knowledge and Unspeakable Places: Walking with Young Migrants in Cape Town" with James Williams, KSAS; and "Picture-ing Marriages: Legalizing Traditions, Kinships and Marriages through Photographs" with Sid Maunaguru, KSAS, an Anthropology colloquium. 400 Macaulay. HW

Tues., March 3, 4:15 p.m. "High-Valent Iron(IV)-Oxo Complexes of Heme and Non-Heme Ligands in Oxygenation Reactions," a Chemistry colloquium with Wonwoo Nam, Ewha Womans University. 233 Remsen. HW

Wed., March 4, 4:30 p.m. "The Mammalian Musculoskeletal System," a Biology colloquium with Chen- Ming Fan, Carnegie Institute. 100 Mudd. HW

Wed., March 4, 4:30 p.m. "When the World Becomes Female: A Goddess Festival in South India," a Women, Gender and Sexuality colloquium with Joyce Flueckiger, Emory University. Co-sponsored by Philosophy. 113 Greenhouse. HW

Wed., March 4, 4:30 p.m. "Music and Torture, or, Toward a Politically Engaged Musicology," a Peabody Musicology colloquium with Suzanne Cusick, New York University. 308 Conservatory. Peabody

Wed., March 4, 5:30 p.m. "New Trends and Challenges for Latin American Development: A Global Perspective," a Program in Latin American Studies colloquium with Gary Gereffi, Duke University. 213 Hodson. HW

Thurs., March 5, 3 p.m. "Mind the Gap of Iron Superconductors," a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Chia-Ling Chien, KSAS. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Thurs., March 5, 3:45 p.m. "The Transformation of Representational Similarity Along Human Ventral- Stream Stages of Visual Object Processing," a Cognitive Science colloquium with Niko Kriegeskorte, NIH/NIMH. 134A Krieger. HW

Fri., March 6, 2 p.m. "On Call in Iraq," an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Sudip Bose, Advocate Christ Medical Center. Kossiakoff Center Auditorium. APL

Fri., March 6, 3 p.m. "Science, Church and State in France From the Second Empire to the Popular Front," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Robert Fox, University of Oxford. 3505 N. Charles St. HW

 

Conference

Fri., March 6, 9 a.m. "Encyclopedia," a German and Romance Languages and Literatures conference with Robert Morissey, Michel Pierssens, Wilda Anderson, Jacques Neefs, Elena Russo and Walter Stephens. Co-sponsored by the Centre Louis Marin. 101A Dell House. HW

 

Discussion/Talks

Thurs., March 5, 5 p.m. "Reforming U.S. Health Care: Senator Kennedy's Vision," a Health Policy and Management discussion with John McDonough, senior health policy adviser, Office of Sen. Edward Kennedy. This event is open to Hopkins ID holders only. Co-sponsored by SPHERE, the JHSPH Office of External Affairs, and Student Assembly. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

 

Film/Video

Mon., March 2, 2 p.m. Showing of the film The Sugar Babies: The Plight of Children of Agricultural Workers in the Sugar Industry of the Dominican Republic, followed by a Q&A with Claudia Chiesi, the film's producer. Sponsored by the H Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health and the Center for Public Health and Human Rights. E2030 SPH (Feinstone Hall). EB

Wed., March 4, noon. Screening and discussion of the film How to Manage People Through Continuous Change, sponsored by the Master of Public Health Program. W1020 SPH. EB

Thurs., March 5, 7 p.m. Screening of Paul Morrissey's Blood for Dracula (also known as Andy Warhol's Dracula). Third of "Six Evenings in the Company of Vampires," the Women, Gender and Sexuality spring film festival. 113 Greenhouse. HW

 

Information Sessions

Thurs., March 5, noon. "Exploring Careers in Science Education," a JHMI Professional Development Office information session with Melinda Maris, CTYOnline. RSVP by e-mail to jhmipdo@jhmi.edu. Suite 2-108, 1830 Bldg. EB

 

Lectures

Mon., March 2, 4 p.m. Dean's Lecture III — "From Yeast Cell Biology to the Premature Aging Disorder Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome" by Susan Michaelis, SoM. Sponsored by the School of Medicine. Hurd Hall. EB

Tues., March 3, 4 p.m. Ninth Annual Dodge Lecture — "Agriculture, Environment and Health" by author Vandana Shiva. (See "In Brief," in this issue.) The lecture will be followed by a reception. Sponsored by the Center for a Livable Future. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

Tues., March 3, 5:15 p.m. "Rabbi Isaac Casaubon: How a Humanist Read Jewish Texts," a Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe lecture by Anthony Grafton, Princeton University. Mueller Auditorium, STScI. HW

Wed., March 4, 5:30 p.m. "New Trends and Challenges From Latin American Development: A Global Perspective," an East Asian Studies lecture by Gary Gereffi, Duke University. Co-sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies and Sociology. Sherwood Room, Levering. HW

Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. Tudor and Stuart Lecture — "Souls of Men Under Capitalism: Wilde, Wells and the Anti-Novel" by Jed Esty, University of Pennsylvania. 201C Dell House. HW

Thurs., March 5, 5:15 p.m. "Critique Genetique and Classical Literature," a Philological Society lecture by Sean Gurd, Concordia University. 102A Dell House. HW

Mon., March 9, noon. "Political Connections in China's Market Economy," an East Asian Studies lecture by Victor Nee, Cornell University. Co-sponsored by Sociology. 526 Mergenthaler. HW

 

Music

Tues., March 3, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Singers perform music by Brahms, Badings, Rossini and Cotel. $15 general admission, $10 senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Wed., March 4, 8 p.m. Peabody Chamber Winds performs George Rochberg's Black Sounds, music for a dance piece portraying a murder; also music by Persichetti and Mozart. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Fri., March 6, 5:45 p.m. The Peabody at Homewood Series presents the Peabody Consort performing early music. (See above.) $15 general admission, $12 members. Pre-paid reservations required; call 410-516-5589. Homewood Museum. HW

Fri., March 6, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Jazz Orchestra, with guest guitarist John Abercrombie, performs music by Abercrombie, Mintzer and Formanek and a selection of standards. $15 general admission, $10 senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. East Hall. Peabody

Sat., March 7, 3 p.m. Music at Evergreen Concert Series presents the Amedeo Modigliani Quartet. 2 p.m. Pre-concert gallery talk. $20 general admission, $15 for Evergreen members and $10 for students. Bakst Theatre.

 

Open House

Wed., March 4, noon. Open House for the Master of Liberal Arts Program, designed for the part-time adult student. RSVP at www.mla.jhu.edu. Sponsored by Advanced Academic Programs. Room 103, Downtown Center.

 

Reading

Mon., March 2, 7 p.m. Baltimore Sun movie critic Michael Sragow will discuss and sign copies of his latest book, Victor Fleming — An American Movie Master. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Wed., March 4, 7 p.m. Robin Goldstein, child development specialist and parenting coach, will discuss and sign copies of her latest book, The New Baby Answer Book: From Birth to Kindergarten, Answers to the Top 150 Questions About Raising a Young Child. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Mon., March 9, 12:30 p.m. Laura Lippman, acclaimed author, will discuss and sign copies of her latest book, Life Sentences. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Mon., March 9, 7 p.m. James Mann will discuss and sign copies of his latest book, The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan — A History of the End of the Cold War. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

 

Seminars

Mon., March 2, 9 a.m. "Recreational Water Contact as a Risk Factor for Cryptosporidium Exposure Among Persons With HIV/AIDS in Baltimore, Maryland," an Environmental Health Sciences thesis defense seminar with Cynthia McOliver. W7023 SPH. EB

Mon., March 2, 12:15 p.m. "Control of Organ Size and Tumorigenesis by the Hippo Signaling Pathway," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Duojia Pan, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., March 2, 1 p.m. "Neural Tissue Engineering Strategies," a Biomedical Engineering seminar with Molly Shoichet, University of Toronto. 110 Clark. HW

Mon., March 2, 1:30 p.m. "AIDS-defining and Non-AIDS-defining Cancers Among HIV-infected Individuals," an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Meredith Shiels. W2008 SPH. EB

Mon., March 2, 2 p.m. "Predictors of Early Saphenous Vein Graft Patency, Platelet Hyper-Reactivity and Aspirin-Insensitive Thromboxane Generation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery," a Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation thesis defense seminar with Susannna Nazarian. W2017 SPH. EB

Mon., March 2, 4 p.m. "Paternal Exposure to Chemicals: Effects on Sperm Quality and Progeny Outcome," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Bernard Robaire, McGill University Health Centre. W2030 SPH. EB

Mon., March 2, 4 p.m. David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience — "The Orbitofrontal Cortex and Adaptive Behavior" with Geoffrey Schoenbaum, University of Maryland Medical School. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brian Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., March 2, 4 p.m. "From the Palace in Cairo to the Synagogue in Fustat: In Search of the Lost Arabic Archive," a History seminar with Marina Rustow, Emory University. Sherwood Room, Levering. HW

Mon., March 2, 4:30 p.m. "Geometric Flows With Rough Initial Data," an Analysis seminar with Tobias Lamm, University of British Columbia. Sponsored by Mathematics. 304 Krieger. HW

Tues., March 3, 10 a.m. "Psychosocial and Ecosocial Correlates of Sexual Behavior in Out-of-School Youth in Baltimore, Maryland," a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Alezandria Turner. 845 Hampton House. EB

Tues., March 3, 10:45 a.m. "Algorithms for Analyzing Intra-specific Sequence Variation," a Computer Science seminar with Srinath Sridhar, Carnegie Mellon University. B17 CSEB. HW

Tues., March 3, 12:10 p.m. "Searching for Opportunities for Prevention: A Study of Factors Common to Juveniles Involved in Homicides and Nonfatal Shootings in Baltimore," a Center for Injury Research and Policy seminar with Caroline Fichtenberg, Baltimore City Health Department and SPH. Part of the Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy series. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence. B14 Hampton House. EB

Tues., March 3, 12:15 p.m. "Identifying Risk Factors for Neonatal Infection in a Rural Community in Bangladesh" by Melinda Munos (SPH), and "Evaluation of Cultural and Indigenous Techniques for Drowning Resuscitation in Bangladesh" with Kent Stevens (SPH), Framework Program in Global Health research presentations, sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health. W2015 SPH. EB

Tues., March 3, 1 p.m. "Statistical Methods for Failure Time Data with Biased Sampling and Measurement Samples," a Biostatistics thesis defense seminar with Yu-Jen Cheng. W1505 SPH (Dean's Board Room). EB

Tues., March 3, 3 p.m. "Microbe Transport in Groundwater and the Role of Physical and Geochemical Heterogeneity," a Geography and Environmental Engineering seminar with Joe Ryan, University of Colorado, Boulder. 234 Ames. HW

Tues., March 3, 3 p.m. "Understudied Risk Factors and Consequences of Decreased Estimated Kidney Function in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study: A Closer Look at Hospital and Administration Data," an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Lori Bash. W1020 SPH. EB

Tues., March 3, 4:30 p.m. "Strong Rational Connectedness of Toric Varieties," an Algebraic Complex Geometry/Number Theory seminar with Yifei Chen, KSAS. Sponsored by Mathematics. 302 Krieger. HW

Tues., March 3, 4:30 p.m. "Domain Adaptation in Natural Language Processing," a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Hal Daume, University of Utah. B17 CSEB. HW

Wed., March 4, 3 p.m. "Fracture, Fatigue and Aging in Bone: An Issue of Multiple Length Scales," a Materials Science and Engineering seminar with Robert Ritchie, University of California, Berkeley. 110 Maryland. HW

Wed., March 4, 4 p.m. "In-troduction to Noncommutative Geometry: Part I," an NCGA/Topological Langlands joint seminar with Masoud Khalkhali, University of Western Ontario. Sponsored by Mathematics. 304 Krieger. HW

Wed., March 4, 4:30 p.m. "Nodal Lines for Random Eigenfunctions of the Laplacian," a Complex Geometry seminar with Igor Wigman, University of Montreal. Sponsored by Mathematics. 300 Krieger. HW

Thurs., March 5, 8:30 a.m. "Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity: Inside the Black Box of an International Controlled Trial," a Center for Clinical Trials seminar with Barbara Schmidt, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Co-sponsored by Epidemiology. W3030 SPH. EB

Thurs., March 5, 8:30 a.m. "Understanding Emergency Contraception Practice in Ghana: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior," a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Andreea Creanga. W4517 SPH. EB

Thurs., March 5, 10:30 a.m. "Semiconductor Nanocrystal-based Solar Cells," a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering seminar with Yue Wu, University of California, Berkeley. 110 Maryland. HW

Thurs., March 5, noon. "In vivo Dynamics of HIV Replication in the Setting of Antiretroviral Therapy," a Cell Biology seminar with Robert Siliciano, SoM. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., March 5, noon. The Randolf K. Bromery Seminar — "Climate Change and Health: Putting Good Research to Work" with Cindy Parker, SPH. Olin Auditorium. HW

Thurs., March 5, 12:15 p.m. "Interwoven With Globalization: New Faces of Food Safety Challenges," a Graduate Nutrition seminar with Martin Lo, University of Maryland. Sponsored by the Center and Program for Human Nutrition at JHSPH. W2008 SPH. EB

Thurs., March 5, 12:15 p.m. "Public Deliberations About Ethical Issues in Genetics: Some Preliminary Findings," a Health, Behavior and Society seminar with Joseph Cappella, University of Pennsylvania. Part of the series Genomic Technologies: Societal and Behavioral Implications. B14 Hampton House. EB

Thurs., March 5, 2 p.m. "Female Circumcision/Female Genital Cutting in Nigeria: Couple Attitudes, Women's Empowerment and Acute Obstetric Outcomes," a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Yetunde Abisola Noah. E4611 SPH. EB

Thurs., March 5, 3:30 p.m. "RNA Recognition by Nematode Embryonic Cell Fate," a Molecular Biology and Genetics seminar with Sean Ryder, University of Massachusetts Medical School. 517 PCTB. EB

Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "The Two-Faced Jew: Medieval Anti-Jewish Caricature and the Poetics of Vision and Knowledge," a Special Meeting of the History Seminar with Sara Lipton, SUNY Stony Brook. Sponsored by History. 102B Dell House. HW

Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "Does Debt Discourage Employment and Payment of Child Support? Evidence From a Natural Experiment," a Social Policy seminar with Carolyn Heinrich, University of Wisconsin- Madison. Sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies. 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW

Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "The L2 Modulus of Continuity of Local Times of Brownian Motion," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Jay Rosen, CUNY. 304 Whitehead. HW

Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "Stem Cell Microenvironments for Vascular Regeneration," a Biology seminar with Sharon Gerecht, WSE. 100 Mudd. HW

Thurs., March 5, 4 p.m. "Meiotic Crossover Control in C. elegans," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Judith Yanowitz, Carnegie Institution. W3030 SPH. EB

Thurs., March 5, 4:15 p.m. Program in Latin American Studies seminar presentations by summer research grant awardees Citlalli Reyes, Isaias Perez, Emma Sacks, Anne Fehrenbacher and Paula Tallman. 110 Greenhouse. HW

Fri., March 6, 9 a.m. "Understanding Fertility Desires and Intentions Among Women Living with HIV, and Implications for Comprehensive Reproductive Services in Baltimore, Maryland," an International Health thesis defense seminar with Sarah Kessler. W2030 SPH. EB

Fri., March 6, noon. "Dairy Product Intake and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality," an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Ming-Feng Chin. Room 1-500Q, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research. EB

Fri., March 6, 12:15 p.m. "How to Accelerate the Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa," a Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health seminar with John May, World Bank, African Region. Co-sponsored by the Hopkins Population Center. E6519 SPH. EB

Fri., March 6, 1 p.m. "Writing a Competitive Specific Aims and Project Description (Summary) and Relevance Statement," a Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology seminar with Wendy Sanders, University of Maryland. 181 BRB. EB

Fri., March 6, 1 p.m. "Effects of Infection With Measles Virus on IFN Signaling in Human Lung Epithelial Cells," a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology thesis defense seminar with Martina Marie Siwek. W2030 SPH. EB

Fri., March 6, 1 p.m. "Childhood Sexual Abuse Among Youth in Taipei, Shanghai and Hanoi," a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Nan Li. E4611 SPH. EB

Fri., March 6, 2 p.m. "Introduction to Noncommutative Geometry: Part II," an NCGA/Topological Langlands joint seminar with Masoud Khalkhali, University of Western Ontario. Sponsored by Mathematics. 302 Krieger. HW

Mon., March 9, 10 a.m. "The Impact of Local Environmental Health Capacity on Food Protection and Foodborne Illness in Maryland," a Health Policy and Management thesis defense seminar with Joanna Zablotsky. 461 Hampton House. EB

Mon., March 9, 12:15 p.m. "Regulation of Chromosome Segregation," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Sue Biggins, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., March 9, 1 p.m. "Clinical Outcomes and Their Predictors Among Patients — Common and Rare Cardiomyopathies," an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Darshan Dalal. W2017 SPH. EB

Mon., March 9, 4 p.m. "Native Topology and Nonnative Interactions in Cooperative and Noncooperative Protein Folding," a Biophysics seminar with Hue Sun Chan, University of Toronto. 111 Mergenthaler. HW

 

Special Events

Fri., March 6, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 25th Annual Public Health Career Fair, sponsored by the Career Services Office, open to all undergraduate and graduate students. No registration required. An opportunity for students to meet with representatives from the corporate, government and nonprofit sectors to discuss employment opportunities, consultancies, internships and career information. W3008 and E2030 SPH (Feinstone Hall). EB

Sun., March 8, 1 p.m. "Mary Elizabeth Garrett: Society and Philanthropy in the Gilded Age," a lecture and book signing by Kathleen Waters Sander of JHU Press, and a tour of the Garrett mansion. Sponsored by JHU Press. Garrett-Jacobs Mansion, 11 W. Mt. Vernon Place.

 

Symposia

Mon., March 2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Making Their Voices Heard: Vulnerable Worker Populations," a Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health symposium, with a keynote address by Rosemary Sokas, OSHA; student pilot project presentations; and a photography exhibit and presentation by David Parker. E2030 SPH (Feinstone Hall). EB

Mon., March 2, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. "The Holocaust: Children of the Perpetrators Confront Their Parents' Nazi Past Through Documentary Film," a Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Jewish Studies Program film symposium featuring a screening and discussion of recent Holocaust-related films. Co- sponsored by Political Science, Anthropology, German and Romance Languages and Literatures, History, English and Media Studies. Smokler Center for Jewish Life (Hillel). HW

Tues., March 3, 8 p.m. The 2009 Foreign Affairs Symposium presents New York Times chief White House correspondent David Sanger. (See "In Brief," in this issue.) Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

 

Workshops

Thurs., March 5, 1 p.m. "Intermediate Photoshop," a Bits and Bytes workshop, sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. To register, go to www.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

 

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