October 5, Thursday
Reservations due for the Friends of the Libraries October 14 Fall Foliage Outing to Hudson, N.Y. and the Catskill Game Farm. For reservation information, visit the web site at https://www.albany.edu/ library/news or contact Dorothy Christiansen at 437-3931 or [email protected].

New York State Writers Institute Fall 2000 Visiting Writers Series presents: University at Albany history professor Allen B. Ballard reading and discussing his Civil War epic, Where I�m Bound, at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, on the main campus. He will also host an informal seminar in Humanities 354, on the main campus, at 4 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-5620.

Bob Ford Chalk Talks, at 12 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room. Cost is $10 per person. Please R.S.V.P. to Karen Mitchell by Wednesday at 442-2562. For more information, call 442-3318.

October 6, Friday
Department of Biological Sciences Fall 2000 Seminar Series presents: Stephen Buratowski on Coupling of Transcription and RNA Processing in Yeast, in Bio 248, at 4 p.m. For more information, call Dmitry Belostotsky at 442-4368.

October 7, Saturday
Hall of Fame Game: Watch the Danes take on St. Francis at 1 p.m. For tickets, call 442-4683.

October 9, Monday
Save Africa from AIDS committee meeting from 11 a.m - 1 p.m. in Business Adm. 219.

October 10, Tuesday
School of Public Health Fall 2000 Seminar Series presents: The Human Genome Project with Lorraine Flaherty from 8a.m. to 9a.m. at the East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Rts 9 & 20, Rensselaer, NY. Free and open to the public.

Hudson River Environmental Forum. Discussion Whose River Is It Anyway? at the Arena Theatre, Performing Arts Center, main campus at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Organized by the Center for Policy Research and the Biodiversity, Conservation & Policy Program. For more information, call 442-3768.

October 11, Wednesday
New York State Writers Institute Classic Films Fall Series 2000 presents: Film Noir Series with Compulsion directed by Richard Fleischer at special screening at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center on the main campus. A panel discussion on the film will immediately follow. The panel will include representatives from the legal profession, psychiatry and journalism. Free and open to the public.

October 11 - 12
School of Public Health Continuing Education Fall 2000 presents: Public Health Data: Our Silent Prayer for community health practitioners. An introduction or review of basic health statistics and the skills needed to use statistics on the job. Limited space. Call for application at 402-0330.

October 11 - 14
Book/ends: A Unique Conference Set to Take Place in the Capital Region Theorists, educators and artists will gather to discuss the future of humanites in light of the technological age. For more information, call 437-3631.

October 13, Friday
Department of Biological Sciences Fall 2000 Seminar Series presents: Robert T. Saur on Protein Tagging and Degradation in Bacteria , in Bio 248, at 4 p.m. For more information, call David Shub at 442-4324.

New York State Writers Institute Classic Films Fall Series 2000 presents: Film Noir Series with Touch of Evil directed by Orson Welles at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. The movie is in Farsi with English subtitles. Free and open to the public.

Philosophy Department presents: Justice, Stability, and Humanitarian Intervention with Michael Blake at 3:30 p.m. in Humanities 290. For more information, call 442-4144.

October 14, Saturday
Friends of the Libraries Fall Foliage Outing to Hudson, N.Y. for a day of antiquing followed by an afternoon visit to the Catskill Game Farm. (A rain alternative is planned.) Reservation is required. The public is welcome. For reservation information, visit the Web site at https://www.albany.edu/library /news or contact Dorothy Christiansen at 437-3931 or [email protected]. edu.

Allen B. Ballard visits Borders in Albany for a reading and signing of his first novel, Where I�m Bound, at 3 p.m. Borders Books & Music is located at 59 Wolf Road, Albany, N.Y. For more information, call 482-5800 or the Department of Africana Studies at 442-4730.

October 17, Tuesday
Parenting Guidance with Frank Doberman from 12 p.m - 1 p.m. at the Campus Center in room 375 on the main campus. This presentation is co-sponsored by: the Employees Assistance Program, Women�s Concerns Committee, Office of Affirmative Action, University Council of Women�s Groups. For more information, call 442-3590.

School of Public Health Fall 2000 Seminar Series presents: Doing Rural Health: Inventing the New Country Doctor with John Rugge from 8a.m. to 9a.m. at the East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Rts 9 & 20, Rensselaer, NY. Free and open to the public.

New York State Writers Institute Classic Films Fall Series 2000 presents: Horton Foote on film with Tomorrow, directed by Joseph Anthony, and The Displaced Person, directed by Glenn Jordan. There will be a special screening at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, on the main campus.

UAlbany Performing Arts Center presents: William Shakespeare�s Othello with Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, at 7:30 p.m, Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. For ticket, information, call 442-3997.

School of Public Health Fall 2000 Seminar Series Presents a Special Lecture: The Modern Era Surgeon General: A Retrospective Review, with Antonia Novello from 1 to 2:20 p.m. at the School of Public Health Auditorium. Free and open to the public.

October 18, Wednesday
Fall 2000 Community Conversation Series sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries presents: LeBrun Speaks, with Fred LeBrun, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Cobb Library Conference Room, University Library, B43. The public is welcome. For more information, visit the Web site at http://www.albany. edu/library/news or contact Dorothy Christiansen at 437-3931 or [email protected].

New York State Writers Institute Classic Films Fall Series 2000 presents: Horton Foote on film with Tender Mercies, directed by Bruce Beresford, special screening at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, on the main campus.

The Institute for the Advancement of Health Care Management of the School of Business, University at Albany, is sponsoring a breakfast presentation titled Healthcare Policy Directions in New York State from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the New York State Nurses Association Conference Center, 11 Cornell Road, Latham. There is no charge but space is limited. Please contact the Institute of Health Care Management at 442-3913 if attending.

October 19, Thursday
New York State Writers Institute Fall 2000 Visiting Writers Series presents: Horton Foote, screenwriter, playwright and actor at 8 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. Free and open to the public.

University-Community Symphony Orchestra will perform classics by Verdi and Beethoven at 5:45 p.m. in the Main Theatre, Performing Arts Center, on the main campus. For more information, call 442-3997.

October 20, Friday
New York State Writers Institute Classic Films Fall Series 2000 presents: Out of the Past, directed by Jacques Turner, at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. Free and open to the public.

The Hudson Mohawk Library Association presents: Chill Out: Dealing with Anger and Other Difficult Emotions at Work, with Mary Valentis at its Fall 2000 dinner located at the Cinnamon Tree Restaurant, Route 9, at 5:30 p.m. Reservations must be received by October 13. Reservations can be made with Phyllis Ochs at 388-4500.

October 23, Monday
Department of Biological Sciences Paul Lemon Endowed Lecture: The Future of Biodiversity with Stuart Pimm, at 4:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, main campus. Reception with refreshments following lecture. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-4302.

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