The latest Museum of the Earth art exhibition, "They're Alive! Dinosaurs in our Mind's Eye," opens June 4, 6-8 p.m., featuring the artwork of Chris Wildrick. Snacks and wine provided. Admission $10.

An American Red Cross blood drive for single units and double red blood cell donations will be held June 10, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., in Okenshields, Willard Straight Hall. E-mail Marie Roller at mr36@cornell.edu to make an appointment.

Many June 10 and 11 events, tours and lectures held in conjunction with Reunion 2010 are open to all. See http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/reunion/activities.cfm for more information.

Voices of '65

Alumni from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning Class of 1965 will be on hand June 10, 5-6 p.m., at the Statler Hotel Amphitheater for a screening of the newly completed 45-minute documentary, "Cornell Architecture: Voices of 1965," a memory piece about the experiences of 11 classmates in the College of Architecture, 1961-66. The production has been created from video interviews of the '65 architects and artists, and is illustrated with many vintage photos of Cornell and Cornellians from the early to mid-1960s. It will be preceded at 4:30 p.m. by a light reception sponsored by AAP outside the amphitheater.

Library lectures

• Professor Emeritus Dan McCall will present "Mark Twain's America," June 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m., in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. A reception and viewing of Susan Jaffe Tane's Mark Twain collection exhibition immediately follows in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Kroch Library, 2B48.
• The computer and the Internet are powerful tools for genealogists and amateurs alike. Reference librarians will discuss electronic genealogy research tools and concepts, and provide hands-on guidance, June 11, 9-10 a.m. and 1:30- 2:30 p.m., and June 12, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Uris Library.
• Author and historian Carol Kammen will discuss A.D. White's vision of the Cornell campus, June 11, 10-11 a.m., Mann Library, Manelski Reading Room, 2nd Floor. The lecture is held in conjunction with the exhibition "Cornell (infra) Red: Photographs of Cornell Architecture by Kent Loeffler" on display in the Mann Gallery and with a historical spotlight on Cornell greenhouse and conservatory architecture on display in Mann Lobby.
• Claire Germain, the Edward Cornell Law Librarian and professor of law, will discuss Cornell's Donovan-Nuremberg Trial Collection, June 11, 10:30-11 a.m., Dawson Rare Book Room, Law Library, Myron Taylor Hall. Germain will discuss Donovan's annotated transcripts of the war crimes trials, a psychological profile of Hitler, and an exhibit commemorating the centennial of the birth of Cornell professor Rudolf Schlesinger, grandfather of comparative law.
• Drew Harvell, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, will discuss Cornell's collection of glass invertebrates created by 19th-century glass artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka (of Harvard Glass Flowers fame), June 11, 1-2 p.m., Mann Library, Manelski Reading Room, 2nd Floor. Harvell will present a slide show of the glass pieces and rarely seen watercolors and highlight current efforts to restore the sculptures for permanent display.
• Every half hour from 1 to 4 p.m. June 11, a documentary on the visionary Martha Van Rensselaer and her lasting legacy on education and public service will be shown in Kroch Library.

Tons of tours

Numerous tours and open houses will be conducted June 11 and 12. June 11 tours include the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Health Center, 10 a.m.-noon, meet at Baker Institute; Mundy Wildflower Garden, 11 a.m.-noon, Caldwell Road entrance; the Statler Hotel art tour, 1:30-2:15 p.m., Statler Hotel lobby; a hike through Upper Cascadilla Gorge, 2-3:30 p.m., Schwartz Performing Arts Center; docent tours of the permanent collection at the Johnson Museum, 10-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m., museum lobby; a guided tour through the renovated Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, 3:15-4:15 p.m., first floor MVR, central doors.

Eat right

The Food and Brand Lab will present a series of different one-hour lectures on healthy eating, June 11, 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-3:30 p.m, B-45 Warren Hall. The lab is an acclaimed research facility that helps consumers eat more nutritiously, enjoyably and responsibly. Led by lab director Brian Wansink, the John S. Dyson Professor of Marketing in the Department of Applied Economics and Management.

Cornell's renewable energy

The Liberty Hyde Bailey Lecture, June 11, 1-2:30 p.m., Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall, will feature a panel discussion moderated by Michael Hoffmann, director, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station and associate dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and featuring Cornell experts working on such renewable energy options as anaerobic digestion (producing methane from waste streams); slow pyrolysis (a carbon-negative technology); fuel cells for automotive and other applications; and geothermal systems.

America and the World

A current-events roundtable discussion with Fredrik Logevall, the John S. Knight Professor of International Studies and director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, Elizabeth Sanders, professor of government, and Jonathan Kirshner, professor of government and director of the Peace Studies Program, will focus on America's evolving economic and political relations with the rest of the world and critical challenges facing President Obama, June 11, 1-2:30 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building. Sponsored by the Einaudi Center.

Olin Lecture by Tom Peters '64

Internationally known for his best-selling analysis of business management, "In Search of Excellence" (co-authored with Robert H. Waterman), Tom Peters '64 will present the Olin Lecture June 11 at 3 p.m., Bailey Hall. Peters earned a bachelor's and master's degree in civil engineering from Cornell. His most recent book, "The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence," was published in March, and a book signing will precede the lecture, 2-2:45 p.m., with books available to purchase, 1-2:45 p.m. The Olin Lecture was established at Cornell in 1986 through a gift from the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Foundation.

Chorus, Glee Club and Orchestra at Bailey

The Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club and their alumni, with Scott Tucker conducting, and the Cornell Alumni Orchestra, with Chris Younghoon Kim conducting, will present a joint concert, June 11, 9-10:15 p.m., Bailey Hall, featuring old and new favorites, Cornell songs and performances with violinist Lisa Tipton '81 and violist Desiree Elsevier '83, a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Tickets are $10.