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A 2007 hand-drawn batik on cotton woman's sarong from Indonesia is among the cloth art in "Weavers' Stories" at the Johnson Museum.

Art by Storm Tharp '92

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art opens two new exhibitions Jan. 19, "Storm Tharp: Third Person" and "Weavers' Stories From Island Southeast Asia."

Tharp is the youngest alumnus to have a solo show at the Johnson Museum. His work will be displayed there through April 7 and at Milstein Hall through Feb. 22. The Milstein gallery will have Tharp's newest drawings and sculptures along with a mural painted by the artist, assisted by Cornell students.

"Weavers' Stories" features works in cloth and video of weavers and batik makers, recorded telling their stories at eight sites in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Timor Leste (East Timor). The experimental exhibition, on display through May 5, was organized by the Fowler Museum at the University of California-Los Angeles.

Leo Villareal's "Cosmos" light installation, above the Mallin Sculpture Court, and "Type A: Barrier," installed at the museum entrance, are ongoing.

Museum hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission is free. Information: 255-6464,http://museum.cornell.edu.

Celebrating King's legacy

A Day of Commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. will celebrate the civil rights leader Jan. 21 with several events on campus, free and open to all.

"Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Solidarity," 9-10:30 a.m. at the ILR Conference Center, 225 King Shaw Hall, features Margo Crawford, associate professor of English, reflecting on King's legacy and issues in society today, including the promise and challenges of Barack Obama's presidency. Breakfast provided.

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See Bo Lipari's photography of Newman Arboretum trees at Cornell Plantations' Nevin Welcome Center.

Members of the Ordinary People Theater Troupe and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will perform "I Have a Dream" skits across campus. Times and locations: noon, Trillium; 12:30 and 6:15 p.m., Okenshields; 6:45 p.m., Robert Purcell Community Center.

A Race and Socialization Teach-In will be held 2:30-4 p.m. in 401 Physical Sciences, with an interactive workshop led by Jane Bolgatz of Fordham University.

Learn about becoming involved in causes at Cornell and in the Ithaca community at "Living out the Legacy, Working Toward the Dream," an activist panel, 4:30-6 p.m. in 401 Physical Sciences. Panelists from the Center for Inequality Studies, Haven, LGBT Resource Center, Tompkins County Immigrant Rights Coalition and Alternatives Federal Credit Union will present, moderated by Ulysses Smith '13. Refreshments provided.

"Live Your Dream," 7-9 p.m. at the Big Red Barn, offers an MLK-themed open mic for free expression via visual art, spoken word and music; guest poet Chauncey Beaty and an art exhibition by Durland Alternatives Library's Prisoner Express program. To sign up to perform, emailmj427@cornell.edu.

The events are sponsored by the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives and its MLK Day of Commemoration Planning Committee.

Veterans network

Student, reserve, past and currently serving veterans and military personnel at Cornell are invited to a midwinter informal gathering of the Cornell Veterans Colleague Network Group Jan. 22, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Chapter House, 400 Stewart Ave. The event offers pizza and wings, camaraderie and networking.

More than 400 veterans work and study at Cornell. Cornell veterans interested in attending should RSVP to Bob Stundtner at rps2@cornell.edu.

'Take the cannoli'

Cornell Cinema returns from winter break Jan. 23 with a screening of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" at 7:15 p.m. in Willard Straight Theatre. The 1972 film with Al Pacino and Marlon Brando is ranked one of the best American movies of all time by the American Film Institute.

Two Welcome Weekend screenings on Jan. 25 are free for students with ID: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (2012) with Emma Watson, and "Looper," Jan. 25, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. "Looper" also screens Jan. 26.

Also showing, Jan. 24 and 27: the stop-motion animated fairy tale "Toys in the Attic" (2012) and "Django," the 1966 spaghetti Western starring Franco Nero. (Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" screens later in the semester.)

All screenings are open to the public. Regular admission is $8 general, $6 seniors 62 and older, $5.50 graduate students; $5 for students, children age 12 and younger, and matinees. Discount passes are available. Information: 607-255-3522, http://cinema.cornell.edu.

Presenting at 4-H

The annual 4-H Public Presentations Program Kickoff Workshop will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca.

Youth ages 5-19, from beginners to expert presenters, are encouraged to attend, as well as volunteers and parents interested in the program and how to teach 4-H public presentations. Participants will learn more about the program and enhance their public presentation skills. Dinner and materials will be provided.

To register, contact Megan Tifft at 607-272-2292, ext. 138, or megan.tifft@cornell.edu by Jan. 22. Program information: http://ccetompkins.org/sites/all/files/79/2013Promotional%20Flyer.pdf

Expanding oceans

The Museum of the Earth opens its new exhibition, "Our Expanding Oceans," Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. with a lecture by geoscientist Orrin Pilkey and artist Mary Edna Fraser. Free.

Pilkey and Fraser collaborated on the exhibition, which runs through May 13 and shows how climate change is affecting sites across the planet, and the expansion of waters from New Orleans to Venice to the Atafu Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Fraser worked with aerial and satellite photographs of at-risk landscapes, transferred onto dyed silk batik.

Also at the museum: "Sarah Oros: Within Nature's Design," photography of mineral specimens in minute detail, through Feb. 20; and Winter Free Day, Sunday, Jan. 20, with free admission all day (11 a.m.-5 p.m.), a kids' activity, rock and mineral identification, a raffle, and the Finger Lakes Mineral Club Open House from 1-3 p.m. Winter Free Days are held the third Sunday of January, February and March.

Information: http://www.museumoftheearth.org, 607-273-6623.

Colorful trees

Cornell Plantations' F.R. Newman Arboretum offers visitors a cornucopia of species, varieties, shapes and hues throughout the year, with tree collections rich in color, detail, shape and form.

Plantations docent Bo Lipari began photographing arboretum trees and scenes in 2008, and his work is on display in the exhibition "Trees of the Arboretum" through Feb. 28 in the Nevin Welcome Center. Free admission.

A one-hour guided walk through Plantations' Mullestein Family Winter Garden will be held Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. The garden features winter plants with evergreen foliage, persistent fruit and unusual growth habits. Free, no reservations required; meet at the Nevin Welcome Center.

Plantations is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through January, and Monday-Saturday in February. Information: http://www.cornellplantations.org, 607-255-2400.