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Cornell Plantations will show a preview of the new PBS film "Nature: The Private Life of Deer" on May 1.

Antigone and Oedipus

The Department of German Studies hosts a conference, “Tragic Legacies: Antigone and Oedipus in Literature, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis,” April 26-27 in the A.D. White House.

The conference meets from 11:15 a.m.-6 p.m. April 26 and 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. April 27. Free and open to the public.

Organized by German studies associate professor Anette Schwarz, the event features a keynote address, “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Medea?” April 27 at 4:30 p.m. with Rachel Bowlby, the Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College, London.

Information: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/igcs/antigone.pdf.

Strings, winds and jazz

The Cornell Chamber Orchestra and guest ensemble Prism Saxophone Quartet perform April 27 at 8 p.m. in 
Barnes Hall Auditorium. Free.

The concert will feature Steven Stucky’s “Music for Saxophones and Strings” and Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 in A Major, under conductor Chris Younghoon Kim.

Also this week:

• CU Winds will premiere Niccolo Athens' “Roerichiana,” inspired by paintings by Nicholas Roerich, May 2 at 8 p.m. in 
Bailey Hall. Free.

The Cornell Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble program, conducted by Cynthia Johnston Turner and James Spinazzola, also features wind band classics including “Blue Shades” by Frank Ticheli and works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Vaclav Nelhybel and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

• Jazz clarinetist Anat Cohen, pianist John Stetch, bassist Shawn Conley and drummer Greg Evans perform for JazzSpacesIthaca, May 2, 8 p.m. at the Carriage House Café.

Admission is $18 general, $9 students. JSI “friends” memberships are $30. Information: http://music.cornell.edu, http://jazzspacesithaca.arts.cornell.edu.

Labor law

Wilma Liebman, former chair of 
the National Labor Relations Board, will deliver the ILR School’s annual Milton Konvitz Memorial Lecture, April 29, 4:30 p.m. in 105 Ives Hall. Free and open to the public.

Liebman led the board during a contentious period during President Obama's first term. Her talk is “Over the Cliff? What's Next for American Labor Law.”

Secretive deer

Cornell Plantations, in partnership with WSKG-TV, hosts a preview screening of the PBS program “Nature: The Private Life of Deer,” May 1 at 6 p.m. in the Nevin Welcome Center. Free.

The film, which premieres nationally on PBS stations May 8 at 8 p.m., features interviews with Cornell Plantations and university staff and Ithaca community members. A Q-and-A with the Cornell participants follows the screening.

Seating is limited; registration required, at http://www.cornellplantations.org or by calling 607-255-2400.

May Day

The ILR School celebrates May Day with an open house and a film about a trio of influential labor leaders May 1.

The open house, from 4-5 p.m. in 227 Ives Hall, features “Treasures From the Kheel Center Archives,” an exhibition of labor photographs, posters and other materials.

The Kheel Center in Catherwood Library houses photographs of rallies and parades, original posters and leaflets, and extensive collections of historical documents and artifacts pertaining to the history of work and labor relations.

ILR also is screening “Brothers on the Line,” at 5 p.m. in 105 Ives Hall. The film follows the Reuther brothers, Walter, Roy and Victor, early 20th century labor leaders and organizers instrumental in the United Auto Workers union. It is narrated by Martin Sheen and directed by Victor Reuther’s grandson, Sasha.

Both events are free and open to the public.

A twisted ride

Cornell Cinema presents French director Leos Carax’s 2012 thriller “Holy Motors,” May 2 and 8 in Willard Straight Theatre.

Featuring Eva Mendes and Kylie Minogue, the film stars Denis Levant as Mister Oscar, who “travels through multiple identities, multiple realities and many different genres of film, from science fiction to motion-capture animation to action flick to romantic musical to family melodrama,” writes critic Andrew O’Hehir of salon.com. “You have to enjoy the ride rather than the destination … think ‘The Matrix,’ as remade by David Lynch.”

Also showing this week: “Silver Linings Playbook,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” and Steven Soderbergh’s swan song, “Side Effects.”

For Cornell Cinema’s May schedule, see http://cinema.cornell.edu.

Korean Festival

The Korean Language Program holds its fourth annual Korean Festival May 2, 7-9 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Free and open to the Cornell community.

The cultural event includes free Korean food, performances by Shimtah and E-Motion, and recognition of students who have completed three years of Korean language courses. Audience members will vote on team presentations by students in the program.

The event is aimed at raising awareness of the program and encouraging enrollment in Korean language courses. Information: http://eap.einaudi.cornell.edu/KoreanLangProgShowcase.