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3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Denny 401 [HTML_REMOVED] The City as Barracks: The Organization of Youth Violence in Freetown and Monrovia [HTML_REMOVED] Danny Hoffman (anthropology, UW) speaks as part of the Global Futures lecture series.

7:30 p.m., Meany Theater [HTML_REMOVED] CarolFest [HTML_REMOVED] The UW choirs present holiday music from a variety of times and cultures, and are joined by the Wind Ensemble in a grand finale [HTML_REMOVED] Randol Bass' A Christmas Flourish, commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

$10 all tickets, at the door or in advance from UW Arts Ticket Office (206) 543-4880 or online at [HTML_REMOVED]www.music.washington.edu[HTML_REMOVED].

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12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Mary Gates Hall 258 [HTML_REMOVED] Advising Roundtable: Advising the Millennial Generation [HTML_REMOVED]Welcome to any persons who have a shared interest in advising or advising issues. Topics will vary on a monthly basis with articles to be sent to participants. Though the articles are the basis of the discussion, the reading is not a necessity for participation.

3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Communications 226 [HTML_REMOVED] Emily Curtis: Linguistic Rhythm in Japanese and Korean [HTML_REMOVED]What is rhythm in language? Japanese has a well-known and possibly unique rhythm system that relies heavily on the mora and hardly at all on the syllable for a number of unconscious and conscious patterns, such as poetic meter and 'acronyms'. But what is rhythm, or rhythmic, in Korean? Should we expect it to be like Japanese, or has Chinese influenced it? Curtis will talk about what we think so far about rhythm in Korean and where we should be heading. Part of the Asian Languages and Literature Colloquium.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Smith 211 [HTML_REMOVED] 2006-07 Milliman Lectures: Richard Hamilton [HTML_REMOVED] Hamilton, professor of mathematics at Columbia University, gives the first in a series of three lectures comprising the 2006-07 Milliman Lecture series. This lecture is titled "Geometrization of Three-Dimensional Spaces."

4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., HUB 200AB [HTML_REMOVED] Master Teacher Workshops: Revolts and Revolutions: Central & Eastern Europe in the 20th Century [HTML_REMOVED] October 2006 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolt. These workshops examine conditions leading up to this event and those in Poland (1956) and the 1989 revolutions. Materials focus on social studies standards addressing forces of revolution, patterns of nationalism, social reform and transitions to democracy. A master teacher certificate awarded to those attending both sessions. Sponsors: Ellison Center for Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies; CWES. $15 for each session; includes three clock hours, box dinner, parking & materials.

7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., HUB 309 [HTML_REMOVED] African Studies Film Screening and Discussion: Tsotsi[HTML_REMOVED] [HTML_REMOVED] Tsotsi, winner of the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, is a gritty and moving portrait of an angry young man living in a state of extreme urban deprivation. Following the film, join a discussion with Dr. Herman Wasserman, associate professor of journalism at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.

7:30 p.m., Meany Studio Theater [HTML_REMOVED] "Modern Meters:" Percussion Ensemble [HTML_REMOVED] The Percussion Ensemble will perform music composed for multiple percussion instruments, including "Suite" by Lou Harrison, "Four Studies" by George Burt, "Layers" by Lynn Glasscock and "The Morning Of The World" by William Maloof. Also featured [HTML_REMOVED] music for marimba, vibraphone and xylophone, including "Mallets" by Will Gay Bottje, "Concert Conglomerata of Old Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes" by Earl Hatch, and a marimba duo arrangement of Beethoven's Pathetique Piano Sona.

8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Meany Hall [HTML_REMOVED] Pacifica Quartet [HTML_REMOVED] Soon after its creation in 1994, the Pacifica won top prizes in three of chamber music's most important international competitions for young ensembles, the 1996 Coleman Chamber Music Competition, the 1997 Concert Artists Guild Competition, and the 1998 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. In 2002, the quartet was further honored with Chamber Music America's prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award. Program TBA. Cost: $32. Part of the UW World Series. Call (206) 543-4880 for tickets.

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1 p.m., HUB 310 [HTML_REMOVED] A public hearing is scheduled to take testimony regarding the proposed amendments to Chapter 478-04 WAC, "Organization," concerning meeting practices of the Board of Regents and other UW governing bodies.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Smith 211 [HTML_REMOVED] 2006-07 Milliman Lectures: Richard Hamilton [HTML_REMOVED] Hamilton, professor of mathematics at Columbia University, gives the second in a series of three lectures comprising the 2006-07 Milliman Lecture series. This lecture is titled "The Ricci Flow on Kahler Manifolds."

7:30 p.m., Meany Theater [HTML_REMOVED] Studio Jazz Ensemble [HTML_REMOVED] $10 all tickets, at the door or in advance from UW Arts Ticket Office (206-543-4880) or online at [HTML_REMOVED]www.music.washington.edu[HTML_REMOVED].

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4 p.m to 5 p.m., Smith 211 [HTML_REMOVED] 06-07 Milliman Lectures: Richard Hamilton [HTML_REMOVED] Hamilton, professor of mathematics at Columbia University, gives the third in a series of three lectures comprising the 2006-07 Milliman Lecture series. This lecture is titled "Estimates for the Ricci Flow."

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Kane 110 [HTML_REMOVED] Babur, a Renaissance Prince in Central Asia [HTML_REMOVED] Stephen Dale (History, Ohio State University) speaks as part of the Silk Road Lecture Series.

7:30 p.m., Meany Theater [HTML_REMOVED] University Symphony [HTML_REMOVED] Guest violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim and faculty violist Melia Watras join the University Symphony and Maestro Peter Eros in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 for violin, viola, and orchestra. Other works on the program include Purcell's Suite from "The Fairy Queen" and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"). $10 all tickets, at the door or in advance from UW Arts Ticket Office, (206) 543-4880 or online at [HTML_REMOVED]www.music.washington.edu[HTML_REMOVED].

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12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Thomson 317 [HTML_REMOVED] African Studies Brownbag Series: Ylva Hernlund and students from her Exploration Seminar to Senegambia [HTML_REMOVED] CHID Seminar: Living Culture in West Africa: Beyond "Tradition." Main speaker will be Ylva Hernlund, research associate in the anthropology department.

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7:30 p.m., Meany Theater [HTML_REMOVED] Mozart's Messiah, K. 572 [HTML_REMOVED] To close the 250th Anniversary year of W.A. Mozart, The Seattle Choral Company, orchestra and soloists present Handel's Messiah, as arranged by Mozart. Discover this holiday masterpiece anew with Mozart's brilliant orchestration. For tickets, call (206) 363-1100 or Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006.