Things to Do, Aug. 19-26, 2016

Dump and Run

Cornell’s Dump and Run sale, with everything to complete an apartment or dorm room from furniture and appliances to clothing, housewares and electronics, will be held Aug. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Aug. 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Helen Newman Gym on North Campus. The sale is open to the Cornell and Ithaca communities.

The initiative collects items from students leaving in the spring for the annual August sale during Orientation Weekend, diverting tons of usable goods from the waste stream and raising more than $50,000 each year for local charities, including the Cornell United Way Student Campaign and Loaves & Fishes.

La Trocadéro
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'La Trocadéro,' a 1900 lithograph by French artist Henri Rivière in the Johnson Museum’s collection, is included in the new exhibition 'Japonisme: The First Wave and Beyond.'

Discovering Japan

New exhibits at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art explore the appreciation of Japanese art and design, and international showcases spanning more than a century that brought Japanese culture to new audiences. The first of these, “American Sojourns and the Collecting of Japanese Art,” opened June 25 and looks at how travel in the Meiji period, after the country opened its ports to American merchant ships in 1853, ultimately affected the Johnson Museum’s permanent collection.

Japonisme: The First Wave and Beyond,” opened Aug. 13 and explores the enthusiasm for all things Japanese from the 19th century to the present day. The “first wave” of interest began in Europe in the early 1860s and solidified in America with the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia.

Opening Aug. 27, “JapanAmerica: Points of Contact, 1876-1970” focuses on Japan’s place in international exhibitions – including its first World’s Fair, held in Osaka in 1970 – and the roles art, design and display have played in Japanese-American relations. The related exhibit “We Went to the Fair” gathers works in the Johnson’s collection that were originally shown at these historic expositions.

All exhibits will continue through Dec. 18. Museum admission is free and open to the public and the campus community, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday hours are extended to 7:30 p.m. starting Sept. 8.

This is the last chance to see Matthew Schreiber’s laser light installation, “Crossbow,” which ends Aug. 28.

For more information or assistance, email museum@cornell.edu or call 607-255-6464.

Classic films

Cornell Cinema will show more than 80 films during the fall semester, and new students with ID can attend the campus repertory cinema’s Orientation Week lineup for free, Aug. 21-26 in Willard Straight Theatre.

Films include Hayao Miyazaki’s animated “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,” Aug. 22 and 25; and several classics from a semester-long 60th anniversary celebration of Janus Films – including Akira Kurosawa’s “The Hidden Fortress,” Aug. 21; Jean Cocteau’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Aug. 23; Nicolas Roeg’s “Walkabout,” Aug. 24; Billy Wilder’s “Some Like It Hot,” Aug. 24; and the landmark 1967 martial arts picture “Dragon Inn,” Aug. 25.

Screenings of the recent movies “Zootopia” and “Captain America: Civil War” on Friday, Aug. 26, will be free to all Cornell students with ID, as part of Welcome Weekend.

Discover more at An Orientation to Cornell Cinema, Monday, Aug. 22; and check out Cornell Cinema’s movie poster sale (with new, old, cult and classic film posters) in Willard Straight Theatre, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Aug. 22 from 2 to 5:30 p.m.

Balch Arch jazz jam

The Balch Arch Jazz Jam Session, a Cornell tradition, is open to all listeners, jazz fans and student musicians, Monday, Aug. 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Balch Hall Arch on North Campus.

First-year students interested in jazz, music and improvisation are encouraged to bring an instrument and sit in. The event is an opportunity to meet members of the CU Jazz Ensembles, prepare for jazz auditions and ask questions about the Department of Music and musical life on campus. Listeners of all sorts are welcome to enjoy the performance. 

PMA Town Hall

The Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) hosts its annual Town Hall, Friday, Aug. 26 at 4:30 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts’ Flex Theatre. The event is free and open to everyone.

Participants can explore the variety of courses, programs and opportunities PMA offers in theater, film, dance, screenwriting and other areas; and connect with faculty, students and staff from PMA and other departments on campus.

The event also offers an opportunity to engage in the collaborations of PMA, Cornell and the greater community, exchanging knowledge and resources in shared partnership. Refreshments will be served.

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