Family yard sale

Items will go fast at the Hasbrouck Annual Yard Sale, May 22, 9-11 a.m. Many of the more than 700 residents at Hasbrouck who come to Cornell from all over the world will be selling their personal and children's items, furniture and clothing before they leave town. The sale is open to the public. Cars must be parked outside of Hasbrouck.

Celebrating songbirds

Such songbirds as orioles, catbirds, bluebirds, warblers and thrushes have returned to the Ithaca area, and the Lab of Ornithology is celebrating their arrival, May 22, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Family-friendly events at the Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity include guided bird walks, interactive exhibits, live birds of prey, bird banding, games, face-painting and hands-on activities for children. The lab's new research and its role in bird conservation will also be featured. Information: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/birdday.

Got minerals?

Every fourth Sunday of the month, noon-1:30 p.m., Eniko Farkas, a retired Cornell librarian and volunteer at the Museum of the Earth, helps identify minerals that visitors bring to the museum. The next Mineral ID Day is May 23. Summer mineral days are June 27, July 25 and Aug. 22. The cost for mineral day is included with museum admission. Information: http://www.museumoftheearth.org.

Chamber music festival continues

The third through sixth Mayfest Concerts, Cornell's international chamber music festival, take place May 21-24. The May 21-23 concerts take place in Barnes Auditorium; the May 24 concert will be at the Carriage House Café.

May 21, 8 p.m., features Barber's "Dover Beach," Shostakovich's Piano Quintet, James Matheson's "Fault Lines" for piano quartet, and Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata; May 22, 8 p.m., Brahms' Violin Sonata in A Major, Zemlinsky's Clarinet Trio, Prokofiev's Violin Sonata in F Minor and Brahms' Piano Quartet in C Minor; May 23, 3 p.m., Barber's Cello Sonata, Poulenc's Clarinet Sonata, Prokofiev's "Overture on Hebrew Themes," Schumann's Violin Sonata in A Minor and Schubert's String Quintet in C Major; May 24, 8 p.m., comprises a "Classic/Klezmer Jam," with John Stetch, piano; Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; and Alexander Vassiliev, bass vocalist. Xak Bjerken, associate professor, and Miri Yampolsky, lecturer, are co-artistic directors of Mayfest.

Tickets ($15 general, $8 students) are available at Ticket Center Ithaca 607-273-4497, online through http://www.museumoftheearth.org and at the door. Information: http://mayfest-cornell.org.

Sketching wildflowers

Local artist Camille Doucet will lead a wildflower drawing class, May 23, 1-5 p.m. in the Mundy Wildflower Garden. Participants need to bring a drawing tablet, pencils, portable seat and drinking water. Preregistration at http://www.cornellplantations.org is required. $40 Plantations members and Cornell students; $50 nonmembers. Class will meet at the Lewis Education Center.

'Lulu: A Monster Tragedy'

Directed by actor/playwright George Sapio, "Lulu: A Monster Tragedy" is adapted from the work of expressionist German dramatist Frank Wedekind (also author of "Spring Awakening"). Set against the repressed backdrop of 1880s Germany and England, "Lulu" follows the rise and fall of a girl whose fatal combination of innocence and overt sexuality leads her through a string of husbands and lovers. Recommended for mature audiences due to violence and sexual situations.

Shows are May 27-29, 7:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. May 29, Barnes Auditorium. Tickets available at the door or at http://www.lulu.ticketleap.com. $8 general admission, $6.50 for groups of three or more (group discount for online ticket sales only).

Let the music commence!

Two senior-week concerts take place May 29, the start of Graduation Weekend. Conducted by assistant professor Cynthia Johnston Turner, the CU Wind Ensemble will perform May 29, 2:45-4 p.m., Arts Quad. This free concert features an international and American music repertoire that the group performed on its most recent tour to Costa Rica, as well as Cornell songs. (In the case of rain, location is Barton Hall.) Information: http://www.cuwinds.com/.

Professor Scott Tucker will conduct the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club concert, May 29, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall. The concert features music sung by both choirs separately, as well as together, ending with Cornell songs. Admission: $10, available at http://www.baileytickets.com, at Ticket Center Ithaca 607-273-4497 and at the door.