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Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale, 2008.

Last films

Cornell Cinema's spring season ends with "The Last Picture Show," "District 13: Ultimatum," "Avatar" and "(500) Days of Summer" in either Uris Hall Auditorium or Willard Straight Theatre, May 14 and 15. Information: http://cinema.cornell.edu.

All about gardens

More than 40 area growers, master gardener volunteers and other garden groups will offer a large selection of organically grown vegetable transplants, herbs, annuals, specialty perennials, flowering shrubs, trees, hardy roses and fruit crops at the Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale, sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County master gardener volunteers, May 15, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Stewart Park. Bring baskets, wagons and other containers for transporting plants. Information: http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/.

Celebrating Ithaca immigrants

The History Center presents "A Celebration of Recent Immigration to Ithaca," May 15, noon-4 p.m., featuring performances by Indian dancer Durga Bor, Korean fan dancer Youngmi Kim, Burmese Paw Family Singers, ethnic foods to sample and heritage activities. Free and open to the public (donations welcome), this family event is sponsored by the History Center and Cornell's South Asia Program, East Asia Program and Einaudi Center. Information: http://www.thehistorycenter.net/news/recent_immigration.html.

Open track meet

Relieve stress by participating in an open track event that includes the 100m through 3,200m races, 400m hurdle, and a fun 4x100m relay, May 15 beginning at noon, Kane Sports Complex. This event is open to all Cornellians of any talent or fitness level.

Student computer games galore

The annual Spring Game Design Showcase, May 15, 2-6 p.m., 361 Upson Hall, will display computer games designed and developed by students. Open to the public, who will be able to play the games, vote for their favorites and meet the game designers. Information: http://gdiac.cis.cornell.edu.

Sounds of the Middle East

The Cornell Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Music Ensemble, under the direction of Harold Hagopian, with visiting musicians, will perform May 16, 2-3:45 p.m., at the lecture room in the Johnson Museum. Their selections include Armenian, Greek, Lebanese and Turkish songs from the 19th and 20th centuries. Information: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/cmeme/.

Higher education in South Africa

Jonathan Jansen, M.S. '87, rector and vice chancellor of the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, and scholar-in-residence at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Johannesburg, South Africa, will speak about higher education in South Africa, May 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m., 153 Uris Hall. His most recent books are "Knowledge in the Blood: How White Students Remember and Enact the Past" (2009) and "Diversity High: Class, Color, Character and Culture in a South African High School" (2008, co-authored).

May means music

Cornell's third annual international chamber music festival, Mayfest, May 19-24, features various composers. May 19 includes Sierra, Beethoven and Schumann; May 20, Messiaen, Villa-Lobos and Barber; May 21, Barber, Shostakovich, Matheson and Rachmaninoff; May 22, Brahms, Zemlinsky and Prokofiev; May 23, Barber, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Schumann and Schubert; May 24, classic Klezmer Jam. Tickets ($15 general, $8 students) at Ticket Center Ithaca 607-273-4497, online through http://www.ithacaevents.com/, and at the door. Information: http://mayfest-cornell.org.

Cornell behind bars

Professor Emeritus Winthrop Wetherbee will share more than a decade of his experiences with the Cornell Prison Education Program, in which faculty, staff members and students work with inmates at the Auburn Correctional Facility in such subjects as English, mathematics, economics, constitutional law, creative writing, genetics, anthropology, human rights and political thought. May 20, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute auditorium. Part of the Cornell Association of Professors Emeriti (CAPE) Lecture Series.

Ephemerals in the evening

Tour the woodland pathways and varied plant habitats of the Mundy Wildflower Garden, May 20, 7 p.m. on the "Evening Wildflower Walk." Such delicate and ephemeral natives as trillium, Jack-in-the-pulpit, bloodroot and Solomon's seal and other spring wildflowers, scarce and vulnerable to exploitation, are carefully managed in this natural area. Meet at the intersection of Caldwell and Forest Home Drive. Free, but pre-registration is requested: http://www.cornellplantations.org or contact Kevin Moss, e-mail: km274@cornell.edu or phone: 607-254-7430.

Life writing

Myra Sabir, Ph.D. '04, and assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, presents a free workshop for the Cornell community on using integrative reminiscence -- a form of life review in which participants reconcile significant unresolved experiences and grapple with the question of life meaning and purpose. May 20, noon to 1 p.m., 354 Duffield Hall, in conjunction with the Cornell Caregiver Support and Education Network. RSVP to Eileen McCoy Whang at emw76@cornell.edu or register online at http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFVpN3dscmRKNFNJM0FFOGZXcGptMXc6MA.

Tour de Cornell

Transportation Services and the Cornell Wellness Program are sponsoring the first Tour de Cornell to celebrate National Bike to Work Day on May 21.

Whether you cycle to campus, keep a bicycle on campus or bring one with you by car or TCAT bus (all are equipped with bike racks), all are welcome to participate. The event starts in the parking area between Lynah and Teagle halls, crosses between Comstock Hall and the Biotechnology Building, turns up Tower Road to Plantations Road, wends down Forest Home Drive and back to central campus. Riders can come anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine; participants must have a safely working bicycle and wear a helmet. For information and to see a route map, go to: http://www.commuting.cornell.edu.

Meeting on managing resources

Provost Kent Fuchs and Associate Vice President for Planning and Budget Paul Streeter will hold an informal brown bag lunch about the Initiatives Coordination Office (ICO), May 21, 12:15-1:15 p.m., in Schoellkopf Memorial Hall, Robison Hall of Fame Room. The ICO is helping the university achieve operational savings in such areas as procurement; facilities; information technology; finance, human resources and communications; and organization and management of support activities. Information: http://www.cornell.edu/reimagining/.