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The Ithaca Shakespeare Company will be performing "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Romeo and Juliet" July 12 through July 29.

Terrace screenings

Cornell Cinema continues its popular Cinema Under the Stars series with outdoor screenings on the Willard Straight Hall Terrace of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 thriller "Rear Window" July 11 and the Billy Wilder's 1959 farce "Some Like It Hot" July 25. Tickets are $12 general, $10 students and senior citizens.

The screenings feature complimentary snacks and a cash bar. Doors open at 8:30 p.m., and the film starts after sunset, between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. Rain location: Willard Straight Memorial Room. Advance tickets recommended; visit http://cornellcinematickets.com.

Love and Shakespeare

The Ithaca Shakespeare Company (ISC) and Cornell Plantations celebrate 10 years of collaboration on Shakespeare performances with two plays in rotating repertoire this summer in Plantations' F.R. Newman Arboretum. The ISC will be performing "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Romeo and Juliet" July 12 through July 29.

All performances are at 6 p.m. at Jackson Grove in the arboretum. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and umbrellas; performances will continue during rain. $10 suggested donation; pay what you can. Limited reserved seating is available for $15. Information, advance tickets: http://www.ithacashakespeare.org.

Cornell Plantations is open daily, free of charge. Information: 607-255-2400, http://cornellplantations.org.

Field day

Ever thought about growing your own berries? Learn about small fruit varieties and growing practices at Cornell Orchards on Route 366 during Berry Good Field Day, Tuesday, July 17, 6:30 p.m. until dark.

Professor of horticulture Marvin Pritts will lead the tour of Cornell's small fruit research plots and answer questions. Samples will be available for taste-testing. $5 fee, advance registration preferred. Space is limited. To register, call 607-272-2292.

The century mark

The Department of English is organizing a public celebration July 21-22 marking the 100th birthday (July 23) of Class of 1916 Professor Emeritus M.H. "Mike" Abrams.

The celebrated literary scholar will reflect on his career in "A Conversation with M.H. Abrams," July 21 at 3 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. A reception will follow.

On July 22, friends, students, admirers and colleagues will present poetry and more in "Open Mike for Mike," 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the A.D. White House (to sign up for a five-minute slot, e-mail Karen Kudej at kek77@cornell.edu). Abrams then lectures on "The Fourth Dimension of a Poem," based on the title essay of his forthcoming book, at 3 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium. A reception will follow.

The events will feature testimony from several friends and associates, including a video message from a former student, literary critic Harold Bloom '51. Information: http://as.cornell.edu/abrams/.

At the museum

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art offers tours, workshops and classes during the summer, including a four-week Yoga and Art program, Tuesdays, July 10-31, 4:45-6 p.m. ($10 per class; $32 museum members/students, $45 others for all four). Workshops include color woodcut printing on four Wednesdays with artist Jenny Pope, July 18-Aug. 8 ($70/$80, plus materials); and "Writing Poetry in the Garden," July 25 ($10).

Free programs include curator Nancy Green leading an Art for Lunch tour July 12 at noon, of the exhibition "Witness: 20th-Century Photographic Images from the Davis Collection." On July 14, 1-4 p.m., photographer Kathleen Deep leads a hands-on Articipation session on different photographic techniques; and July 26 at noon, Corning Museum of Glass curator Tina Oldknow discusses the Johnson's glass collection at Art for Lunch.

The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Information, registration, exhibition schedule: http://museum.cornell.edu, 607-255-6464.

Summer free-for-all

Free Cornell summer events sponsored by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions include concerts and lectures on campus through Aug. 3. All events are open to the public.

Performances at the Schwartz Center, Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., include jazz band Matuto, July 10; world music group Epiphany Project, July 17; "Journey West" with Max Buckholtz, July 24; and classical and improvisation with Malcolm Bilson and Roger Moseley, July 31.

Lectures, Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Kennedy Hall's Call Auditorium: "Lincoln's Emotional Life," July 11, with biographer Michael Burlingame; "'I'm Sorry, Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That': Can Computers Really Understand What We Say?" July 18, with Lillian Lee, professor of computer science; "Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice From the Wisest (and Oldest) Americans," July 25, with Karl Pillemer, professor of human development; and "Doing Math in Public," Aug. 1, with Steven Strogatz, professor of engineering and mathematics.

Free concerts on the Arts Quad, Fridays at 7 p.m., feature gypsy swing band Djug Django, July 13; '60s and '70s pop with Radio London, July 20; Latin dance band El Rumbon, July 27; and roots music with The Horse Flies, Aug. 3.

Information: http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/about/events/.