Currents
January through August 2000

For more information call the Public Relations Office at (631) 287-8313, or write to this office at PR@southampton.liu.edu. Information about College events is also broadcast on WPBX 88.3 FM, Long Island's Public Radio.

Thursday, February 3, 6:30  p.m.
SEA TURTLES Sam Sadove of Tradewinds Environmental Consulting. Current Topics in Marine Science. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. Confirm by calling (631) 287-8407.
 
Friday, February 4, 8  p.m.; Saturday, February 5, 8  p.m.
INTERACT Southampton Players? ?Borrowed Times: New Student One-Act Plays.? Directed by Michael Disher and Paul Conroy. Avram Theater. $7. (631) 287-8088.
 
Saturday, February 5, 10 a.m. - 2  p.m.
ADMISSIONS INFORMATION Admissions, financial aid, scholarships, degree programs, cooperative education and residence life information session. Brunch and tour. Ocean View Lounge. RSVP, (631) 287-8200.
 
Monday, February 7, 8 p.m.
WRITERS TALK Marvin Bell, poet, reads from his most recent book of poems, ?Wednesday.? Business Center Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8424.
 
February 7 -  March 7, 4 - 6 p.m.
YOSHI HIGA PHOTOGRAPHS ?Across America.? Avram Gallery. Open weekdays, noon to 5  p.m. and by appointment. (631) 387-8234.
 
Tuesday, February 8, 6  p.m. - 9  p.m.; Wednesday, February 9, 6  p.m. - 9  p.m.
AUDITIONS FOR SPRING THEATER PRODUCTION OF "GUYS & DOLLS" Cast of 25 students and community members to be selected. All roles available. Actors should come with sheet music in their key and comfortable dance clothing. Directed by Michael Disher. (631) 287-8088.
 
Thursday, February 10, 6:30 p.m.
BROWN TIDE  Chris Gobler discusses Current Topics in Marine Science. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8407.
 
Thursday, February 10
OPENING RECEPTION Yoshi Higa Photographs. Avram Art Gallery. Free. (631) 287-8234.
 
Saturday, Feb. 11 - Monday, Feb. 13
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY Social Cultural Committee Conference. Call (631) 287-8361.
 
Wednesday, February 16, 8  p.m.
WRITERS TALK Katherine Washburn, novelist and editor of ?World Poetry Anthology? from WW Norton. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8424.
 
Thursday, February 17, 6:30 p.m.
SEA SNAKES Glen Burns: Current Topics in Marine Science. Duke Lecture Hall. (631) 287-8407.
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hursday, February 24, 6:30 p.m.
THE HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL COSTS OF OVERFISHING Mercedes Lee of the Audubon Living Sea Program. Current Topics in Marine Science. Duke Hall. Confirm: (631) 287-8407.
 
Wednesday, March 1, 8  p.m.
WRITERS TALK Shana Alexander, columnist and author of ?Happy Days: My Mother, My Father, My Sister & Me.? Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8424.
 
Wednesday, March 8, 8  p.m.
WRITERS TALK Dan Murray, poet, reads from his work. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8424.
 
Thursday, March 9, 6:30 p.m.
VOCALIZATION IN MARINE MAMMALS Joy Reidenberg, Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Current Topics in Marine Science. Duke Lecture Hall. Confirm: (631) 287-8407.
 
Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m. - 2  p.m.
ADMISSIONS INFORMATION Admissions, financial aid, scholarships, degree programs, cooperative education and residence life information session. Brunch and tour. Ocean View Lounge. RSVP, (631) 287-8200.
 
Monday, March 13 - April 21
JUANA VALDEZ EXHIBIT Avram Gallery. Open weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. (631) 387-8234.
 
Wednesday, March 15, 8  p.m.
WRITERS TALK Richard Price, author of ?Freedomland,? reads from his work. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8424.
 
Wednesday, March 15. 4 - 6 p.m.
OPENING RECEPTION Juana Valdez Exhibit. Avram Art Gallery. Free. (631) 287-8234.
 
Thursday, March 16, 6:30 p.m.
FISHING AND CONSERVATION Peter Auster of Connecticut?s National Undersea Research Program discusses Current Topics in Marine Science. Duke Lecture Hall. Confirm: (631) 287-8407.
 
Wednesday, March 29, 8  p.m.
WRITERS TALK Kaylie Jones, author of ?A Soldier?s Daughter Never Cries.? Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8424.
 
Wednesday, March 29 & April 5, 6  p.m.
EFFECTIVE BUSINESS WRITING Craft memos, reports and proposals with instructor Bob Ettl. $125. (631) 287-8316.
 
Through April 21
JUANA VALDEZ EXHIBIT Avram Gallery. Open weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment (631) 287-8234.
 
Wednesday, April 5, 8 p.m.
STARTING WITH SERGE Laurie Stone, novelist, author of "Starting With Serge.? Writers Talk MFA Lecture Series. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8424.
 
Wednesday, April 5, 6 - 8 p.m.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE George Hendrey of Brookhaven National Laboratory lectures on the effects of carbon dioxide as part of the Current Topics in the Environment series. Business Center Lecture Hall. Free.  (631) 287-8404.
 
April 6 - 8  and 12 - 16, 8 p.m.
GUYS AND DOLLS Michael Disher directs the Southampton Players in this 50th anniversary production. The Avram Theater, Fine Arts Building. Adults: $10; students/seniors: $6. For reservations call (631) 287-8480.
 
Thursday, April 6, 6:30 p.m.
VIDEO ENDOSCOPY AND MARINE INVERTEBRATE FEEDING A lecture by J. Evan Ward, University of Connecticut, as a part of the Current Topics in Marine Science series. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8407.
 
Wednesday, April 12, 6 p.m.
TIGERS ARE THE TURNING POINT Dr. Caroll Moulton. Current Topics in the Environment. Business Center Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8404.
 
Thursday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.
HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS Maria Kretzmann, Wildlife Conservation Society. Current Topics in Marine Science. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8407.
 
Monday, April 17, 7 p.m.
HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY NEW YORK: FOUR LITERARY VERSIONS Mark Ciabattari, Ph.D.: ?Tom Wolfe's New York: From Protest to the Me City 1960's to 1990's.? Suggested Reading: ?The Bonfire of the Vanities.? Parrish Art Museum. (631) 287-1931. Sponsored by Southampton Graduate Campus, Southampton Colonial Society and the Parrish Art Museum.
 
Wednesday, April 19, 6 - 8 p.m.
SOUTH FORK COASTLINES Larry Penny, East Hampton Department of Natural Resources. Current Topics in the Environment. Business Center Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8404.
 
Wednesday, April 19, 8 p.m.
A WRITER?S TIME Ken Atchity, TV producer and author of 13 books including, "A Writer's Time." Writers Talk MFA Lecture Series. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8424.
 
Thursday, April 20, 6:30 p.m.
STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL IN HEAD-DOWN DEPOSIT FEEDERS Glen Lopez, SUNY-Stony Brook. Current Topics in Marine Science. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8407.
 
April 24 - May 21
STUDENT ART EXHIBITION BFA Program. Avram Gallery. Open weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. (631) 287-8234
 
Wednesday, April 26, 6 - 8 p.m.
IS SOUTHAMPTON SURROUNDED BY A SEA OF CARCINOGENS? Arthur Langer, Director of the Environmental Science Laboratory, Brooklyn College. Current Topics in the Environment. Business Center. Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8404.
 
Thursday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.
HARLEM WIZARDS Basketball fun. Gym. (631) 287-8361.
 
Thursday, April 27, 6:30 p.m.
POLLUTION, EVOLUTION AND RESTORATION IN THE HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY Jeffrey Levinton, SUNY-Stony Brook.  Current Topics in Marine Science Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8407.
 
Monday, May 1, 9 p.m.
WIMBERLEY: SITE PROJECT Architecture and art with Paul Eastup, Director of Arts and Media, Southampton Graduate Campus. Honors Program Lecture Series. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8098.
 
Wednesday, May 3, 8 p.m.
SUMMER POETRY Daniel Thomas Moran, poet, ?In Praise of August.? Writers Talk MFA Lecture Series. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8424.
 
Wednesday, May 3, 6 - 8 p.m.
FARMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY David Boyland, Director of KPM Research Center, Encinitas, California. Current Topics in the Environment. Business Center Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8404.
 
Thursday, May 4, 6:30 p.m.
BLUEFISH AND STRIPED BASS Jeff Buckel, Sandy Hook. Current Topics in Marine Science. Duke Lecture Hall. Free. (631) 287-8407.
 
Friday, May 5, 4-8 p.m.
"MEET THE WRITERS" BOOK FAIR Visit with Steinbeck Award winner Dava Sobel and dozens of other writers. Also, art preview. Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton. $15. (631) 287-8348.
 
May 21, 2 p.m.
COMMENCEMENT Speaker Billy Joel will receive an honorary doctorate along with  artist Chuck Close, Native American scholar Frederick Hoxie and ocean researcher Robert B. Gagosian. Southampton Hall. Rain: Gym.
 
Thursday, June 1, 7 p.m.
CAROLE MASO, NOVELIST Wicked Women & Wayward Girls lectures, sponsored by the MFA in Writing program. Free. Duke Lecture Hall. (631) 287-8107.
 
Tuesday, June 6, 2 - 6 p.m.
ENROLLMENT DAYS Graduate and evening programs. Information, applications. Kanas Reception Lobby, Chancellors Hall.
 
Thursday, June 8, 7 p.m.
INDIRA GANESAN, NOVELIST Wicked Women & Wayward Girls lectures, sponsored by the MFA in Writing program. Free. Duke Lecture Hall. (631) 287-8107.
 
Monday, June 12, 7:30 p.m.
PATCH ADAMS, M.D. ?Gesundheit,? keynote talk, part of the 19th Annual International Human Science Research Conference. $35 / $25 for students/faculty/staff (tax deductible). Avram Theater. (631) 287-8204.
 
Thursday, June 15, 7 p.m.
ALINA TROYANO, PLAYWRIGHT Wicked Women & Wayward Girls lectures, sponsored by the MFA in Writing program. Free. Duke Lecture Hall. (631) 287- 8107.
 
Friday-Saturday, June 16-17, 23-24, 8 p.m.
"FOOLS," A NEIL SIMON PLAY Michael Disher directs the Southampton Players, Avram Theater. $12 / $8 students and senior citizens. (631) 287-8480.
 
June 16 - July 19
SILENT AUCTION Benefits Cooperative Education & Career Center. Bids accepted through July 19; (631) 287-8274 for brochure or bid on the Web, www.southampton.liu.edu.
 
June 17 - July 28
CERAMICS WORKSHOPS For beginning to advanced ceramists. Summer Programs, (631) 287-8175.
 
Monday, June 19, 4 - 6 p.m.
PIANOFEST The 12th season opens at John Drew Theater of Guild Hall, East Hampton. Individual admission $10 or season pass. (631) 329-9115.
 
Thursday, June 22, 7 p.m.
LEE BRICCETTI, POET Wicked Women & Wayward Girls lectures, sponsored by the MFA in Writing program. Free. Duke Lecture Hall. (631) 287-8107.
 
Friday, June 23, 5:30 p.m.
DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN Bill Hattrick, former Mayor of Southampton Village honored at the Meadow Club of Southampton. Benefits the College scholarship fund. (631) 287-8347.
 
June 28 - July 6
SUMMER WRITERS CONFERENCE A forum for writers to study and discuss writing. Poetry Workshop, William Heyen; Fiction Workshop, John Dufresne; Short Story Workshop, June Spence and Crime Fiction Workshop, Robert Leuci. Summer Programs, (631) 287-8175.
 
Thursday, June 29, 5 p.m.
LOUISE DeSALVO, NOVELIST Wicked Women & Wayward Girls lectures, sponsored by the MFA in Writing program. Free. Duke Lecture Hall. (631) 287-8107.
 
June 29 - July 14
MASTER PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Avram Gallery. Open noon to 5 p.m. weekdays and by appointment. (631) 287-8234.
 
June, July, August
SUMMER LEARNING Interior Design, Negotiating a Publishing Contract, Computer Networking and more, Continuing Education, (631) 287-8316.
 
July 2 - August 18
HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOPS Covering these topics: Writers & Writing, Photography, Environment, Psychobiology, Marine Science, Web Page Design, Drawing, Introduction to Media. Summer Programs (631) 287-8175.
 
July 3 - July 14 & July 17 - July 28
MASTER ART WORKSHOP In-depth studio experience conducted by artists for artists. (631) 287-8175.
 
July 7 - 30
MASTER PHOTOGRAPHY
Classes include the Digital Darkroom, Producing & Publishing a Photographic Book, Pinhole Camera Building and Image-Making and more. (631) 287-8175.
 
July 17 - August 4
MASTER ART EXHIBITION Avram Gallery. Open noon to 5 p.m. weekdays and by appointment. (631) 287-8234.
 
Saturday, July 29, 5 p.m.
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL Dr. Amira el-Azhary Sonbol, professor at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, on "Women and Islam.? Duke Lecture Hall. $5 / free for members. (631) 728-0823.
 
Monday, July 31
ALL FOR THE SEA CONCERT Jimmy Buffett. (631) 287-8375.
 
Saturday, August 5, 7 p.m.
PIANOFEST GRAND MARATHON FINALE CONCERT Avram Theater at the College. $12. (631) 329-9115.
 
August 5 - September 15 AVRAM GALLERY WILL BE CLOSED FOR RENOVATION.
 
Wednesday, August 16, 2 - 6 p.m.; Thursday, August 24, 2 - 6 p.m.
ENROLLMENT DAYS Graduate and evening programs. Information, applications. Kanas Reception Lobby, Chancellors Hall.