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March 8, 2002

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March
Friday 8

Volunteer Community Service: Kate's Kitchen For information email karipley@mtholyoke.edu or call x4332. Van leaves from Blanchard at 11 am.

Japanese Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 11:30 am.

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 3/7. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, noon–2 pm.

Interviewing Skills Workshop *CDC workshop room, 2:30 pm.

Speech and Debate Tournament Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Hall, 4 pm.

Never Forget: Remembering Women Victims of Human Rights Abuses An Amnesty International program. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 6 pm.

Shabbat Candle-Lighting Ceremony *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.

Author Reading John Crowley, author of Little, Big, will read from his new novel, The Translator. *Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, 7 pm.

Pops Concert Mount Holyoke's jazz ensembles, directed by Mark Gionfriddo, perform music by Harold Arlen, Henry Mancini, Sarah McLachlin, Lalo Schifrin, and others. With the Mount Holyoke Orchestra, Mark Bartley, conductor. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 7:30 pm.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Group Meeting *MacGregor Hall living room, 7:45 pm.

Something Every Friday—Womyn's Folk/Rock Pioneers To celebrate International Women's Day, MHC crew coach Jeanne Friedman will spin from her vinyl collection of womyn's music of the 70s and early 80s, including Alix Dobkin, Holly Near, Sweet Honey in the Rock, the Berkley Women's Chorus, Cris Williamson, and Linda Tillery. *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Salsa Lessons Paradise Dance School instructors offer salsa lessons for dancers of all levels. A dance/practice session follows. *Blanchard Campus Center, 9:30 pm.

Senior Dance Concert A program entitled "Blurred Boundaries" features seniors Holly Hilt, Hilary Kern, Julie Klein, Sarah McGann, Terre Parker, and Nicole Tesson. For reservations call x2848 or email dance-reservations@mtholyoke.edu. Dance studio theater, *Kendall, 8 pm.

 

Saturday 9

Volunteer Community Service: FRESH Start For information email sjdavis@mtholyoke.edu or call x5741.

Speech and Debate Tournament Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Hall, 8 am.

Tennis vs. Brandeis/Union. Two matches are scheduled: MHC vs. Brandeis at 10 am and MHC vs. Union at 2 pm. Outdoor tennis courts, *Kendall.

African Caribbean Day Evening includes a dinner; a cultural show and a party. General admission for dinner, show, and party $12, $8 for students with IDs; show only, $4; party only, see below. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 6 pm.

Senior Recital Mezzo-soprano Katherine Kaiser '02, accompanied by Mark Gionfriddo, presents "A Little Night Music," a program of Bach, Handel, Mozart, Debussy, Satie, Eisler, and others. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 7:30 pm.

Senior Dance Concert See 3/8. Dance studio theater, *Kendall, 8 pm.

Contemporary Hong Kong Film Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 9 pm.

African Caribbean Day Party Hours of dancing to hip-hop, reggae, salsa, merengue, and rumba music. $3 for MHC students, $4 for others. *Betty Shabazz House, 10 pm.

 

Sunday 10

Volunteer Community Service: FRESH Start For information email jagagne@mtholyoke.edu or call x5382.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Van Rides A van leaves from the MHC gates for Saint John's Church in Springfield at 7:15 am; at 8:45 am, a van leaves from Blanchard Campus Center for First Baptist Church in Amherst.

Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.

Films Jill Godmilow's Far From Poland (1984, 110 minutes) and Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1995, 88 minutes). Note: Godmilow will speak about her work on Monday; see 3/11. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 1 pm.

Reflections on the Life of the Spirit *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4:30 pm.

Unitarian Universalist Community Meeting *Eliot House lounge, 6:30 pm.

Roman Catholic Mass*Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.

Intro to Photoshop Computer workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/
go/workshops
. Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

SGA Special M & Cs Forum on Constitution Changes *Blanchard Campus Center, 9 pm.

Zazen Meditation With Professor Tadanori Yamashita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 9 pm.

 

Monday 11

Bible Study With Anita Magovern and Andrea Ayvazian. *Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.

Septermber 11 Service Service of remembrance on the occasion of the six-month anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Music by Larry Schipull and readings by faculty, students, and staff. *Abbey Chapel, 12:15pm

Volunteer Community Service: Girls Inc. For information email jgroth@mtholyoke.edu or call x4719. Van leaves Blanchard at 2:40 pm.

Intro to Dreamweaver Computer workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/workshops. Room 231, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.

"Single Women Caregivers of Children with Disabilities" Lecture by Terri Meigs of the Franklin Community Action Corporation of Greenfield. Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 4:30 pm.

French Table *Ham Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

Japanese Table *South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 5:30 pm.

"Uncontaminated Messages: Jill Godmilow's What Farocki Taught" Lecture and screening by filmmaker Jill Godmilow. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.
Author Reading Novelist Monique Morris reads from Too Beautiful for Words. *Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, 7 pm.

HarperCollins Publishing Information Meeting*CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

"Seeking the New Biotechnological Fix for Environmental Health: The Production of Roundup Ready® Communities?" Lecture by Giovanna DiChiro, visiting assistant professor, women's studies. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.

 

Tuesday 12

Food and Faith Luncheon Series *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Faculty/Staff Meditation *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 12:15 pm.

Women's Recovery Weekly Meeting These meetings, run by and for students, are gatherings of campus women supporting one another in dealing with concerns about use and recovery. Room 202, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:15 pm.

Weekly Discussion on Islam *Eliot House lounge, 2 pm.

Food and Faith Workshop *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.

How to Fund Summer Housing for Your Internship *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.

Mindfulness Meditation *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4:15 pm.

German Table *South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 5:30 pm.

Writing Long Papers: Integrating Research with Critical Thought A SAW workshop on using research to enhance your arguments, while staying organized and on track. Questions? Suggestions? Call Dina Friedman at x3065 or email dfriedma@
mtholyoke.edu. Room 109, *Porter Hall, 6:30 pm.

PowerPoint for Presentations Computer workshop for students. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/workshops. Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

Cover-Letter Writing Workshop *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony With Nobue Socho Yamashita. Sign up at the entrance. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30 pm.

 

Wednesday 13

Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Recovery Luncheon Meeting These lunches are opportunities to meet others in recovery and share common experiences. Room 202, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.

Volunteer Community Service: Holyoke Tutoring For information email rsridhar@mtholyoke.edu or call x5542. Van leaves Blanchard at 2:40 pm.

Deep Calls to Deep *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4 pm.

Author Reading Brad Leithauser, author of Darlington's Fall, and poet Cynthia Zarin, author of The Watercourse. Tea and refreshments will be served. Stimson Room, *Williston Library, 4 pm.

Zazen Meditation "The Seeker and the Sought," with Rev. Issho Fujita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.

Critical Social Thought Tea for Majors and Prospective Majors *Porter Hall living room, 4:15 pm.

Italian Table *Ham Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

Funding for Graduate School *CDC library, 7 pm.

Author Reading Andrea Dworkin discusses her new memoir, Heartbreak: The Political Memoir of a Feminist Militant. *Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, 7 pm.

 

Thursday 14

Composer Class Visit With Samuel Adler, Five College Composer-in-Residence. Free and open to the public. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 11 am.

Russian Table Abbey private dining room, 11:30 am.

Hindu Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 5 pm.

Model UN Opening Ceremony Simulations of United Nations committee sessions will run Friday, March 15–Sunday, March 17 in Skinner Hall. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

David Brancaccio A talk by the host of Marketplace, NPR's business-news program, to benefit WFCR. Tickets are available from the UMass Fine Arts Center box office, 413-
545-2511 or 800-999-UMASS. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.

"Power and Violence in Family Relations" Lecture by Marianne Notko, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. Notko will compare Finnish and American perspectives on violence in family relations. Seminar room, Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.

Concert A free program of works by Samuel Adler, Five College Composer-in-Residence. Reception follows. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 8 pm.

 

Friday 15

Volunteer Community Service: Kate's Kitchen For information email karipley@
mtholyoke.edu
or call x4332. Van leaves Blanchard at 11 am.

Japanese Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 11:30 am.

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 3/14. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, noon–2 pm.

Pagan and Wiccan Collective Meeting Room 212, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:30 pm.

Shabbat Candle-Lighting Ceremony *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Group Meeting *MacGregor Hall living room, 7:45 pm.

 

Sunday 17

Model UN Closing Ceremony Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, noon.

 

Monday 18

Author Readings With Peter Orner, author of Esther Stories, and Sabina Murray '89, author of the short-story collection The Caprices. *Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, 7 pm.

 

Tuesday 19

Faculty/Staff Meditation *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 12:15 pm.

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