"Selections of Works From the Permanent Collection." Through April 12. Gallery of Art re-opens public exhibition spaces. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

"Typoetica: Typographic Poetry Broadsides, Kinetic Books, & More." Robert C. Smith, prof. emeritus of art. Through April 26. Olin Library, Lvl. 5, Special Collections. 935-5495.

Film


Sunday, March 17

1 p.m. Contemporary French Film Series. Alice et Martin. Andre Techine, dir. Sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.

Wednesday, March 20

6:30 p.m. International Film Series. Family. Chen Xihe & Ye Ming, dir. Sponsored by Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. Ike's Place. 935-5156.

Sunday, March 24

1 p.m. Contemporary French Film Series. Rosetta. Sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.

Wednesday, March 27

6:30 p.m. International Film Series. A Bright Summer Day. Edward Yang, dir. Sponsored by Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. Ike's Place. 935-5156.

Lectures


Friday, March 15

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "New Trends in Pediatric Cardiology." Russell Hirsch, asst. prof. of pediatrics, div. of pediatric cardiology. Clopton Aud., 4960 Children's Place. 454-6006.

10 a.m. Access to Justice: The Social Responsibility of Lawyers Series. "Biodiversity and the Human Prospect." Peter Raven, dir. of the Missouri Botanical Garden and Engelmann Professor of Botany. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology seminar. "Patterning and Cell Fate Specification in the Drosophilia CNS." James B. Skeath, asst. prof. of genetics. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

4 p.m. Neuroscience seminar. "Engineering Altered Patterns of Gene Expression and Neuronal Activity in the Mouse Olfactory System." Haiqing Zhao, prof. of molecular biology and genetics, Johns Hopkins U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7043.

6 p.m. Gallery of Art lecture. "The Way of Zen." Fukushima Keido, Chief Abbot and Zen Master, Tofuku-ji monastery, Kyoto, Japan. Sponsored by the Saint Louis Art Museum, depts. of East Asian Studies, Religious Studies, and Art History and Archaeology. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

Monday, March 18

Noon. Law lecture. "Beyond Black and White: Civil Rights and the New Millennium." Frank Wu, prof. of law and dir. of the Clinical Law Center, Howard U. School of Law, Washington, D.C. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 309. 935-6414.

Noon. Lung Biology Conference. Steven J. Weintraub, asst. prof. of cell biology and physiology and of medicine. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 801. 362-8983.

Noon. Neurology and Neurological Surgery Research Seminar Series. "Neuronal Processing for 3D Vision: Neurons, Columns, and Perception." Greg DeAngelis, asst. prof. of neurobiology. Schwarz Aud., Maternity Bldg., first floor. 362-7316.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Dendritic Cells as Sentinel of the Immune System." Marina Cella, research assoc. prof. of pathology and immunology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. CBI Seminar. Eric T. Kool, prof. of chemistry, Stanford U. McMillen Hall, Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4:15 p.m. Earth and Planetary Sciences colloquium. "When Did the Tree Turn Green? Using Genomic Sequences to Build a Better Bacterial Tree and the Geological Record to Probe the Origin of Oxygenic Photosynthesis." Carrine Blank, integrative biology dept., U. of Calif., Berkeley. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 362. 935-5610.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Articulating the Everyday." Marlon Blackwell, assoc. prof. of architecture, U. of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Steinberg Hall Aud. (Reception 6:30 p.m. Givens Hall.) 935-6293.

Tuesday, March 19

Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday Conference Seminar Series. "Characterization of Complement Regulation in Relationship to Regulatory Protein Expression in Normal and Alzheimer's Disease Brain." Claudia Kemper, internal medicine dept., and Joel Price, anatomy and neurobiology dept. Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., East Pavilion Aud. 286-2881.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Parameters of HIV-1 Replication in T Cells With Short Half-Lives." Rahm Gummuluru, research asst. in human biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-7528.

3 p.m. Neuroradiology lecture. "Tracking Neuronal Fibers Using MR Diffusion Imaging." Joshua Shimony, instructor in neuroradiology, Mallinckrodt Inst. of Radiology. (Coffee, 2:45 p.m., Discussion following lecture.) Sponsored by the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society. Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6418.

4 p.m. Modern Literature Reading Series. "Marianne Moore: Language, Expectations, and Play." Works of Marianne Moore, Ida McCall, and Andrea Thorsen. Introduced by Vivian Pollak. Sponsored by Washington U. Libraries Special Collections. Olin Library, Lvl. 5, Special Collections. 935-5495.

5:30 p.m. Biophysical Evenings Seminar Series. "Water: The 'Ultimate' Biomolecule -- Or Why MRI Works and Is Interesting." Joseph Ackerman, chair and prof. of chemistry. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

Wednesday, March 20

6:30 a.m. Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. "Hereditary Angioedema." John Patterson Atkinson, Samuel Grant Professor of Medicine. Wohl Hosp. Bldg. Aud., 4960 Children's Place. 454-8707.

8 a.m. Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds. "Management of Hypertension by the Obstetrician-Gynecologist." Jason Goldfeder, asst. prof. of medicine, dir., Internal Medicine Resident Clinic. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 362-1016.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. "Is It Natural to Be Moral?" Ursula Goodenough, prof. of biology, author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. African & Afro-American Studies Program Lecture Series. "Laying Claim: Dilemmas in the History of African American Art." Sharon Patton, dir. of the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. Eliot Hall, Rm. 200F. 935-5690.

Thursday, March 21

11 a.m. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds. Alec Patterson, Joseph C. Bancroft Professor of Surgery. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., East Pavilion Aud. 362-6904.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. Robert Nussbaum, National Inst. of Health. Sponsored by the Div. of Human Genetics. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Novel Natural Products: Synthesis and Beyond" Jef de Brabander, asst. prof. of biochemistry, U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. McMillen Hall, Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Biology seminar. "Responding to the Threat of Bioterrorism: Future Scientific Changes." Ronald M. Atlas, prof. of biology, U. of Louisville, Ky., and President-Elect, American Society of Microbiology. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. 935-6860.

Friday, March 22

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "On Mechanical Ventilation and Lung Injury." J. Julio PŽrez-Font‡n, Alumni Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, prof. of anesthesiology, and Dir. of Critical Care Medicine Div. Clopton Aud., 4960 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11:30 a.m. History and Philosophy of Science and Psychology brown bag lunch talk. "Vincent Van Gogh: Chemicals, Crises and Creativity." Dr. Wilfred Arnold, prof. of biochemistry and molecular biology, U. of Kan. Psychology Bldg, Rm. 216. 935-6513.

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology seminar. "Amyloid-beta Binding Molecules: Role in Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis and Treatment." David M. Holtzman, Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor of Neurology and assoc. prof. of molecular biology and pharmacology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

3 p.m. Works in Process Seminar Series. "'In the Fragrant Core of a Fertilized Egg': Merging the Feminine, the Natural, and the Spiritual." Fatemeh Keshavarz, assoc. prof. of Persian language and literature. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program. Eads Hall, Rm. 203. 935-7479.

4 p.m. Neuroscience seminar. Stephen Strittmatter, assoc. prof. of neurology and neurobiology, Yale U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7043.

Monday, March 25

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Seminar Series. "An Examination of Black-White Wage Inequality Among Women: Things Were Never as Good as They Seemed." Derek Neal, assoc. prof. of economics, U. of Chicago. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

Noon. Neurology and Neurological Surgery Research Seminar Series. "Neurotrophin Actions Upon the Developing Trigeminal System." Mark Jacquin, research prof. of neurology and neurological surgery. Schwarz Aud., Maternity Bldg., Lvl. 1. 362-7316.

Noon. Lung Biology Conference. "EGF Receptor Signals That Control Differentiation of Ciliated Epithelial Cells." Kyotaro Ide, research assoc., div. of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 801. 362-8983.

2:30 p.m. Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Continuous Infusion Therapy With Pharmaceutical Proteins: Active Protein Goin' Down the Tubes." Todd M. Przybycien, assoc. prof. of chemical engineering, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 100 (Refreshments 2 p.m., Urbauer Hall, Rm. 208). 935-4988.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Directing Lineage Commitment in Lymphocytes." Laurie Glimcher, Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard U. School of Public Health and Medicine. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Thinking and Making." Rick Joy, architect. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6293.

Tuesday, March 26

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Mink Coats and Mink Genes: Structure-Function Relationships in the Pathogenesis of Aleutian Mink Disease." Marshall Bloom, medical officer, Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, NIAID-National Inst. of Health, Rocky Mountain Labs, Hamilton, Mont. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-2132.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy seminar. Heidi Prather, clinical instructor of orthopaedic surgery. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.

Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday Conference Seminar Series. "Sleep Disturbance and Secondary Cognitive Deficits." Stephen Duntley, asst. prof. of neurology and neurological surgery. Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., East Pavilion Aud. 286-2881.

Wednesday, March 27

6:30 a.m. Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. "Evidence for and Against Blood Transfusion Therapy Prior to Surgery in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease." Michael R. DeBaun, asst. prof. of pediatrics and biostatics. Wohl Hosp. Bldg. Aud. 454-8707.

8 a.m. Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds. "Early Abortion -- An Overview Emphasizing Medical Approaches." Carolyn Westhoff, assoc. prof. of obstetrics and gynecology and of public health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia U., New York. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 362-1016.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Women's Week Lecture. Rita Mae Brown, author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics seminar. "Understanding and Preventing the Misfolding Associated with Transthyretin Amyloid Diseases." Jeffrey W. Kelly, Lita Annenberg Hazen Professor of Chemistry, Skaggs Inst. for Chemical Biology, Scripps Research Inst., LaJolla, Calif. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

Music


Friday, March 15

8 p.m. Acoustic City Concert Series. Pierce Pettis. Cost: $12 in adv., $15 day of show. Free to WU faculty, staff, and students. Ike's Place. 935-7576.

8 p.m. Washington University Opera. The Dialogues of the Carmelites. Written by Francis Poulenc. Jolly Stewart, dir., and John Stewart, conductor. (Also March 16, 8 p.m.) Cost: $12, $6 for WU faculty, staff and students. Graham Chapel. 935-6543.

Sunday, March 17

4:30 p.m. Faculty recital. "Unaccompanied Works for Violin From the Last Century -- Music of Bernd Alois Zimmermann and BŽla Bart—k." Silvian Iticovici, second assoc. concertmaster, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and violin instructor, dept. of music. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

Thursday, March 21

8-10 p.m. Holmes Jazz Series. Jeff Lash Trio. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

Saturday, March 23

8 p.m. Faculty recital. "Seth Carlin at the Fortepiano." Seth Carlin, prof. of music. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

Sunday, March 24

1 p.m. Graduate voice recital. Music of Handel, Schumann, Obradors, and Argento. Allison Hoppe, soprano. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

8 p.m. Concert of 20th Century Chamber Music. David Halen, concertmaster and Thomas Dumm, principal violist of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Seth Carlin, prof. of music, Alan Rosenkoetter, instructor of guitar, Maryse Carlin, instructor of harpsichord, Amy Appel and Michael Rosenberg. Gallery of Art. 935-4841.

Tuesday, March 26

8 p.m. Graduate voice recital. Music of SchŸtz, Brahms, Walton, and featuring Ravel's ShŽhŽrazade. Kellie Gregg, soprano, Henry Palkes, piano. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

On Stage


Friday, March 15

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. The Wrath of Achilles. Written by Homer. Aquila Theatre Company. Cost: $25, $20 for WU faculty, staff, and students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Saturday, March 16

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. The Tempest. Written by William Shakespeare. Aquila Theatre Company. Cost: $25, $20 for WU faculty, staff, and students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Thursday, March 21

8 p.m. Performing arts dept. performance. American Storm. Written by Carter Lewis. Andrea Urice, dir. Cost: $12, $8 for seniors and WU faculty, staff, and students. (Also March 22, 8 p.m. March 23, 5 and 9 p.m., March 24, 2 and 7 p.m.) A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre, Edison Theatre. 935-5858.

Worship


Friday, March 15

11:15 a.m. Catholic Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

1:15 p.m. Jummuah Prayers. Prayer service. Lower level, Lopata House. 920-1625.

Friday, March 22

11:15 a.m. Catholic Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

1:15 p.m. Jummuah Prayers. Prayer service. Lower level, Lopata House. 920-1625.

And moreÉ


Friday, March 15

4 p.m. Music panel discussion. "Negative Views of the Cloister and Anti-Clericalism in 18th-Century Opera in France and the French Revolution as Historical Context for Francis Poulenc's Opera The Dialogues of the Carmelites." Craig Monson, prof. of musicology, Steven Hause, prof. of history, U. of Missouri, St. Louis, Jolly Stewart, director, Washington U. Opera, and John Stewart, conductor, Washington U. Opera. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.

7 p.m. Poetry reading and talk. "Typoetica."Robert C. Smith, prof. emeritus of art. (Reception and exhibition viewing follows. Special Collections, Lvl. 5) Olin Library, Lvl. 4 Reading Room. 935-5495.

Tuesday, March 19

Noon-1 p.m. Toastmasters event. Sponsored by Washington U. Toastmasters for Oratorical Readiness (WUTFOR). 4480 Clayton Ave, Rm. 1140A. 935-6001.