Mon., Oct. 13

10:00 A.M. "Building Communities: Comprehensive Models for Sustainable Economic Development." Free all-day conference. Panels include: "New Directions in Economic Development," "University- Community Partnership in Economic Development" and "Models of Community Economic Development." Co-sponsored by Barnard/Columbia Center for Urban Policy and Community Impact. 15th Floor, IAB.

Breaking the Ice at Miller Theatre Actors Kevin Kline and Joan Allen in a scene from The Ice Storm This Thursday night, James Schamus, a professor of film, and Rick Moody, a School of the Arts writing alumnus, will discuss their work behind the new acclaimed motion picture, The Ice Storm. Moody wrote the novel, and Schamus wrote the screenplay. The film will serve as a catalyst for a conversation about collaboration, conflict and cross-fertilization and the arts. The program will include clips from the film and readings from the novel. At 8:00 P.M., Oct. 9. For tickets call 854-7799.

Noon. "Local Regulation of Axonal Sprouting and Nerve Growth Cone Migration by Neurotrophins," by Paul Letourneau, Minnesota Medical School. Dept. of biological sciences. 700 Fairchild.

Noon. "The Korean Crisis in Perspective," by Dan Oberdorfer, former correspondent, The Washington Post. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 International Affairs Building (IAB).

1:00 P.M. Botwinick Prize for Ethics Lecture and Award Presentation, with David J. Sainsbury, chairman, Sainsbury, and Geoffrey Heal, professor of public policy and business responsibility. Business School dept. of external affairs. 142 Uris.

6:00 P.M. "The Hottentot Venus and the Western Man," by Partha Mitter, Univ. of Sussex. Southern Asian Institute. Altschul Auditorium, Barnard.

6:00 P.M. "Yvonne Rainer on Yvonne Rainer," by the independent filmmaker and choreographer. Barnard dept. of art history. 304 Barnard.

8:00 P.M. "Les Premiere Femmes Psychoanalystes," by psychoanalyst Elizabeth Roundinesco. With English translation by Oscar Zambrano. Maison Française. Buell.

8:00 P.M. "The Origins of Dark Times," by Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History. University Seminars/Schoff Memorial Lecture. Part one of three-part series titled "Desolation and Enlightenment: Political Knowledge after the Holocaust, Totalitarianism and Total War." Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6th Floor IAB.

Tues., Oct. 14

Noon. "Slavic Postmodernist Writing in Comparative Context," by Lesya Kalynaska, Kyiv National Pedagogical Univ. Harriman Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 IAB.

12:15 P.M. "Industrial Development and Oil Policies in the Gulf," by Don Hepburn, National Council of U.S.-Arab Relations. Middle East Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1118 IAB.

12:30 P.M. "Women Slaves in Africa," by Marcia Wright, professor of history. Institute of African Studies. 1134 IAB.

3:00 P.M. "Snow Leopards and Gorillas: Contrasting Conservation Breeding Programs," by Dan Warton, Wildlife Conservation Society. CERC Research Methods Seminar. 1015 Schermerhorn Extension.

Wed., Oct. 15

Noon. "Religion and Ethics among Russia's Youth," by Susan G. Lehmann, assistant professor of sociology. Harriman Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 IAB.

6:30 P.M. "The Role of the Telecom Carrier in an Information Society," by Maruie-Monique Steckel, President, France Telecom North America. Reservations required: 854-4482. Maison Français Business Lecture. Buell.

6:30 P.M. "Transarchitectures," by transarchitect Marcos Novak. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Wood Auditorium, Avery.

7:30 P.M. "The Magazine Marketplace," by Cyndi Styvers, Time Out NY. Delacorte Lecture Series. 301 Journalism.

Thurs., Oct. 16

Noon. "Civic Nationalism in Jacobean City Comedy," by Jean Howard, professor of English. Society of Fellows in the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. Heyman Center, East Campus.

Noon. "The Second Austrian Republic and the Sequels of the Nazi Dictatorship," by Winfried Garcia, Osterreichisches Widerstandsarchiv, Vienna. Harriman Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 IAB.

Fri., Oct. 17

12:30 P.M. "The Bright Dark City: Delirious Space in Science Fiction and Cinema," by Scott Bukatman, Stanford. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. 114 Avery.

3:10 P.M. "Laser Beat Wave Acceleration," by Bahman Hafizi, Naval Research Laboratory. Plasma Physics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

3:30 P.M. "Phase Transitions in Multicomponent Polymer Blends," by Nitash Balsara, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Polymer and Interface Science Seminar Series. 209 Havemeyer.

Mon., Oct. 20

Noon. "Concerted Signals from Retinal Ganglion Cells," by Marcus Meister, Harvard. Dept. of biological sciences. 700 Fairchild.

Noon. "East Asian Issues in the U.S. Congress," by Daniel Martz, International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, U.S. House of Representatives. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

5:00 P.M. "The Legacy of the Empire State Building: Architecture, Real Estate and Public Relations in New York City," with Robert Bruegmann, Univ. of Illinois-Chicago; Stuart Ewen, Hunter College; Joel Silverman, adjunct associate professor, Real Estate Development Program; Ronnette Riley, Ronnette Riley Architects. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Wood Auditorium, Avery.

6:00 P.M. "Couture and Culture: Fashion and the Marketing of Modernism," by Nancy Troy, Univ. of Southern California. Dept. of art history, Barnard. 304 Barnard.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the strike by members of the Local 2110 UAW at Columbia, the following lecture has been postposed until further notice:

8:00 P.M. "A Seminar on the State," by Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History. University Seminars/Schoff Memorial Lecture. Part two of three-part series entitled "Desolation and Enlightenment: Political Knowledge after the Holocaust, Totalitarianism and Total War." Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6th Floor IAB.

Tues., Oct. 21

Noon. "Update on the U.S.-Japan Defense Relationship," by Robin Sakoda, Dept. of Defense. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

12:15 P.M. "Russia and Central Asia," by Alexei Vasiliev, Russian Academy of Sciences. Middle East Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1118 IAB.

3:00 P.M. "How Captive Bird Populations Contribute to Conservation," by Christine Sheppard, Wildlife Conservation Society. CERC Conservation Research Talks. 1015 Schermerhorn Extension.

5:30 P.M. "African Feminism and Creativity," by novelists Nawal El Saadawi and Ama Ata Aidoo. Gildersleeve Lecture. Lower Level, McIntosh.

Wed., Oct. 22

7:30 P.M. "Starting a Magazine," by Christie Haubeggar, Latina. Delacorte Lecture Series. 301 Journalism.

Thurs., Oct. 23

Noon. "Japan Inc. as a Political Machine," by Jacob Schlesinger, former Tokyo correspondent, The Wall Street Journal. 918 IAB.

Noon. "Media and Democracy in Poland," by Ewa Lasinka, Center for Study of Human Rights. Harriman Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 IAB.

Noon. "Wagner and the Quest for the Autonomous Musical Voice," by Lydia Goehr, professor of philosophy. Society of Fellows in the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. Heyman Center, East Campus.

3:30 P.M. "Chemical Applications of Solid States NMR: 1H, 13C and Beyond," by Lucio Frydman, Univ. of Illinois-Chicago. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 209 Havemeyer.

5:00 P.M. "Particle Accelerators: From Fundamental Research to Cancer Therapy," by Ugo Amaldi, European Organization for Nuclear Research. Italian Academy for Advanced Studies Fermi Lecture. Conference Room, Casa Italiana.

8:00 P.M. "In Search of the Mother Tongue: Hannah Arendt's German-Jewish Literature," by Liliane Weissberg, Univ. of Pennsylvania Dept. of Germanic Languages. Deutsches Haus.

Autobiography in Word and Vision: New York Women in the 1990s. Works by Shane Newmark, Nancy and Nina Ross. Liberal Studies Master of Arts Program. Through Oct. 17. 301 Philosophy.

Constructing Low Memorial Library: A Chronicle of Monumental Enterprise. 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri. Through Jan. 17. Low Rotunda.

Mastering McKim's Plan: Columbia's First Century on Morningside Heights. 1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M., Wed.-Sat. Through Jan. 17. Closed weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. Wallach Gallery, Schermerhorn.

Morningside Heights: Studio Projects for the Centennial. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Noon-6:00 P.M., Tues.-Sat. Through Nov. 15. Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, Buell.

Jerome Lagarrigue: Recent Works. Newspaper collages with oil, acrylic, and pen and ink. Maison Française. Through Oct. 18. Buell.

Pare Lorentz, Documentary Filmmaker: The Plow that Broke the Plains and The River. Original still and related location photographs from Lorentz's first two films, the first documentaries produced by the U.S. government. Includes work by Ralph Steiner, Paul Strand, Leo Hurwitz, Stacy Woodward, Floyd Crosby, Willard Van Dyke, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange and Arthur Rothstein. Mon.: noon-7:45 P.M.; Tues.-Fri.: 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M. Through Oct. 17. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Kempner Exhibition Room, 6th Floor Butler Library.

Synthetic Landscape and the Textualized Landscape: Projects by Smith-Miller and Hawkinson Architects. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Through Oct. 10. 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri. 100 Level, Avery.

Tues., Oct. 14

3:30 P.M. Dedication of The Julius S. Held Lecture Hall. Speakers include David Freedberg, professor of art history and archaeology; Judith Schapiro, President of Barnard College and Julius Held, Barnard professor emeritus of art history. 304 Barnard.

8:00 P.M. Film screening, Germinal, directed by C. Berri. In French with subtitles. Free admission with Maison Française membership, $2, $1 students/senior citizens. Maison Française. Buell.

Wed., Oct. 15

12:15 P.M. Chamber Recital. with woodwind quintet, Five. Works by Beethoven, Fine and Francaix. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Faculty House.

6:30 P.M. Film screening, Die Morder Sind unter Uns, directed by Wolfgang Staudte. In German with subtitles. Dept. of Germanic Languages 'Berlin in Video' Series. Free admission. Deutsches Haus.

Thurs., Oct. 16

Noon. Hungarian Organ Recital, by Istvan Ruppert. Music by Hidas, Antalffy, Liszt and Koloss. Chapel Music Program. St. Paul's Chapel.

3:30 P.M. Café y Conversacion. Weekly informal student gathering for practice of Spanish. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese. 2nd Floor Lounge, Casa Hispanica.

Sat., Oct. 18

8:00 P.M. Columbia University Symphony Orchestra Concert. George Rothman, conductor. Works by Prokofiev, Schubert. Free admission. Miller Theatre.

Sun., Oct. 19

2:00 P.M. All-Bach Solo Violin Recital, by Sergiu Luca. Unaccompanied Sonatas and Partitas. $15, $10 Miller Theatre members, $7 students/seniors. St. Paul's Chapel.

Wed., Oct. 22

12:15 P.M. Flute Recital, by Paula Landry. With pianist Sarah Watkins. Music by Widor, Kuhlau and Foss. I.I. Rabi Concert. Faculty House.

6:30 P.M. Film screening, Foreign Affair, directed by Billy Wilder. In English and German. Dept. of Germanic Languages 'Berlin in Video' Series. Free admission. Deutsches Haus.

Thurs., Oct. 23

8:00 P.M. "Of Fame and Fraudulence: Is Art a Fraud?" with graduate School of the Arts faculty members Maureen Howard, Richard Howard, Richard Locke and Michael Scammell. Theatre of Ideas Lecture Series. Tickets: $10, $5 students/seniors. Miller Theatre.

Examing French Colonialism Photography Exhibit at Maison Française untitled, by Yasimina Bouziane Maison Français at Buell Hall presents the work of photographer Yasimina Bouziane, entitled "Inhabited Imaginings We Did Not Choose," beginning on Fri., Oct. 20, and continuing through Fri., Nov. 28. The exhibit examines French colonial postcards. Through these images, Bouziane reveals the prevalence of a stereotype and its incorporation into certain segments of society. She also satirically illustrates the heavily constructed nature of photographs and how they inevitably "help" shape history. Bouziane's work may be viewed 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri. Buell.

Mon., Oct. 13

Noon. "Evolving Nature of Pharmaceutical Research: Impact on Collaborations with Academia," by Leon E. Rosenberg, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminar. P&S 11-505.

Tues., Oct. 14

Noon. "Regulation of Calcium Release Channels," by Andrew R. Marks, Director, Molecular Cardiology. Dept. of physiology. P&S 11-505.

Thurs., Oct. 16

9:30 A.M. "Power, Politics and Community: AIDS Organizing and Changing Sexualities," by Dennis Altman, Latrobe Univ., Australia. HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. 8th Floor Auditorium, New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI).

Tues., Oct. 21

Noon. "K Channel Structure and Function Again: A Prokaryotic End-run?" by Christopher Miller, Brandeis Univ. Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminar. P&S 11-505.

Wed., Oct. 22

7:30 A.M. Day-long Continuing Medical Education Course: Fourth Annual Cardiology Workshops and Seminars. $100 registration fee (includes meals and parking). Information: 305-4993. Clark Conference Center, Milstein Hospital Building.

11:30 A.M. "PTSD of Child Holocaust Survivors," by Yehuda Nir, Cornell. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.

Thurs., Oct. 23

6:45 A.M. "Fetal Biophysical Profile 1997 Update," by Frank A. Manning, Virgil Damon Professor and Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Case Conference. Rooms 1-3, Clark Conference Center.

9:30 A.M. "Double Lives: Issues Faced by HIV-Infected Physicians," by Robert Klitzman, assistant professor of psychiatry. HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.

2:00 P.M. "Prions—Fatal Conformational Changes in Humans and Cows," by Stanley B. Prusiner, U.C.-San Francisco. Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Lecture. P&S Alumni Auditorium.

4:00 P.M. "An Artist's View of the Universe," by Story Musgrave, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Division of Environmental Health Sciences Seminar. Room 401, 701 W. 168th St.

Correction "Robert Branner and the Gothic," a one-day symposium on Oct. 4 at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, was listed with an incorrect title in the previous two issues of Calendar.   Before his death in 1973, Professor Branner was one of the most eminent scholars of Gothic architecture. He was a professor of art history and archaeology at Columbia.