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Faculty violinist Ariana Kim will perform with the Cornell Chamber Orchestra Nov. 18.

Around the world

International Language Fest, a celebration of language and culture with musical and dance performances, will be held Nov. 16 from 5-8:30 p.m. at Robert Purcell Community Center. Free.

Performances include traditional singing and dancing by The Hawaii Club, traditional Persian dancing, the Tezia Belly Dance Troupe and others. The event also offers free food and drinks, crafts, games, calligraphy and henna tattooing.

Co-sponsors include The Language House, Cornell Abroad and the Language Pairing Program.

Herdman sings

The Cornell Folk Song Society (CFSS) brings one of its most-requested performers, Priscilla Herdman, to campus Nov. 17 for an 8 p.m. concert in 165 McGraw Hall.

Advance tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for students, available at Ithaca Guitar Works, GreenStar, Autumn Leaves Bookstore and online at http://www.cornellfolksong.org/. $17/$12 students at the door; children 12 and under free. $3 rebates are available for CFSS members, senior citizens and teenagers.

Performing and recording for more than 30 years, Herdman is known for having the richest female voice on the folk circuit. She interprets a wealth of material, from traditional British and Appalachian ballads to Dr. Seuss, Australian outback poetry and the gritty, funny songs of Utah Phillips and Cheryl Wheeler. Her original repertoire includes topical songs, lullabies, love songs and music for children and families, with three of her albums cited as Notable Children's Recordings by the American Library Association.

Information: 607-351-1845 or online.

Chamber Orchestra

Director of Orchestras Chris Younghoon Kim will conduct the Cornell Chamber Orchestra in a free concert Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. in Barnes Hall Auditorium.

The concert features faculty violinist Ariana Kim, and a program including "Spring" from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and Astor Piazzolla's version, from "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires"; and Rebecca Lomnicky's Scottish air "Grandma Rebecca's Favorite," with Lomnicky as violin soloist.

On the border

Maria Teresa Fernandez's photographs of the U.S.-Mexico border are on display through Nov. 29, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday in the Latino Studies Program (LSP) offices on the fourth floor of Rockefeller Hall.

The exhibition documents the growth of the border fence and its human impact. Fernandez gave an artist's talk on campus Nov. 8 as part of a campus visit with her daughter, visual and performance artist Ana Teresa Fernandez, whose paintings and installations including "Borrando la Frontera: Erasing the Border" address inequality, immigration and representations of gender.

The LSP also presents a book exhibition through Dec. 3 in Olin Library, showcasing 25 years of Latino studies and highlighting Latino authors from Cornell.

Student films

Cornell Cinema is on break until Nov. 29, resuming with "My Neighbor Totoro," introduced by Asian studies professor Jane Marie Law, in its Hayao Miyazaki animated film series.

Two programs of Cornell-made films, featuring work by students taking classes with film instructor Jeff Palmer, are coming up in early December: Student Films I, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m., will include work from the summer animation workshop in experimental and traditional methods, taught by visiting professor Lynn Tomlinson. Student Films II is Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Diverse dance

The Department of Performing and Media Arts presents the fall Dance Theatre Concert, Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 1 at 8 p.m., in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

The concert will feature diverse work by student and faculty choreographers and is directed by Jumay Chu.

Tickets are $5. Visit the Schwartz Center box office at 430 College Ave. (open 12:30-4 p.m. weekdays when classes are in session), http://www.schwartztickets.com or call 607-254-ARTS.

Mangum in concert

The Cornell Concert Commission (CCC) and Dan Smalls Presents have announced an acoustic show by singer-songwriter Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre of Ithaca. Tickets went on sale Nov. 14.

Local concert promoter Dan Smalls '92 is collaborating with CCC on the event to offer discounted tickets to students.

Tickets are $30 general admission, $21 for Cornell undergraduate and graduate students with netID, available online only at http://www.cornellconcerts.com. Prices include a $1.50 ticketing fee.

The Music Tapes, led by Neutral Milk Hotel member Julian Koster, and The Tall Firs will open the show. $1 from each ticket sold will be donated to Children of the Blue Sky, a nonprofit organization aiding children living on the streets in Mongolia.