Brokered Homeland: Joshua Roth Explores Barriers to Belonging in Japan

‘You Can’t Hurry the Soul’: A Visit with Artist Marion Miller

Iphigenia and Other Daughters Opens April 10

Cameroon’s First Novelist to Visit MHC

“Songs to Remember” Honors
Tenor Jan Kiepura April 6

Don Quixote and Renaissance Art: A Lecture by Frederick A. de Armas

Interactive Campus ‘Time Machine’ Under Construction

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April

Friday 4

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth For information email jmwood@mtholyoke.edu. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.

Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 9 am the day before. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Brown Bag Luncheon—The Drug Scene: What Is Really Happening? For faculty and staff. To register, call x2503 or email pobrien@mtholyoke.edu. Conference room, *Groves Health Center, noon.

Japanese Table Private dining room, South Rockefeller Hall, noon.

MERC Preparation Brown Bag Luncheon *CDC workshop room, 12:30 pm.

Softball vs. Springfield. *Kendall, 3:30 pm.

Karen Snyder Sullivan Summer Travel Award
Current recipient Katie Alton ’05 presents information about this award, which provides $5,000 to a student who has not traveled outside the U.S. since the age of 12. Andreola Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 4 pm.

“A Mineralogist’s View of Bone Mineral” Lecture by Jill Pasteris, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University of Saint Louis. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 4 pm.

Alumnae Association Nominating Committee
Private dining room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 4 pm.

Model UN Conference Room 107, *Kendade Hall; room 210, *Skinner Hall; and room 324, *Reese Building, 4 pm.

Kosher Shabbat Dinner Wilder Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

“A World in Fluctuation: Defining Human Security for the Twenty-first Century” Keynote lecture by Amy Chua for the Contemporary World Project Conference. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Film Society Movie The Lord of the Rings. $1. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 7 and 9:30 pm.

Dance Concert—Alexandra Beller $5 students, $12 general public. Call the UMass box office at 545-2511 for tickets. Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.

Spring Weekend Salsa Dancing Lessons Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 9 pm.

Saturday 5

Classes and Reunion Committee Meeting Faculty Club Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 8 am.

Model UN Conference Room 107, *Kendade Hall; room 209, *Ciruti Center; and room 210, *Skinner Hall, 8 am.

Alumnae Association Nominating Committee Private dining room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 8:30 am.

Alumnae Quarterly Committee 1950 Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 9 am.

Shabbat Morning Services *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.

Contemporary World Project Conference Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 1 pm.

Lacrosse vs. Wheaton. *Kendall, 1 pm.

Alumnae Association Program Committee Meeting Andreola Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 2 pm.

Contemporary World Project Conference Rooms 202 and 216, *Skinner Hall, 2:45 pm.

Alumnae Association Board of Directors Meeting Executive Board Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 4 pm.

Film Society Movie See 4/4.

Spring Party To kick off Asian American Awareness Month. *Betty Shabazz House, 10 pm.

Spring Weekend Party Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 10 pm.

Sunday 6

Model UN Conference Room 107, *Kendade Hall; room 202, *Skinner Hall; and room 216, *Skinner Hall, 8 am.

Alumnae Association Board of Directors Meeting Executive Board Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 8:30 am.

Ecumenical Service *Abbey Chapel, 11 am.

Spring Weekend Sunday on the Green Abbey/Buckland Green, noon. Rain location: Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall.

Campus Contemplative Community *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 2 pm.

“Songs to Remember” A tribute to internationally acclaimed Polish tenor Jan Kiepura, with guest artists Dianne Smith, soprano, and Peter Shea, tenor. $10 in advance, $12 at door; free for all students with ID. For reservations call 283-8032 or 532-1546. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 3 pm.

Unitarian Universalist Meeting *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.
Baha’i Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 5 pm.

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

On the Frontline A film screening and discussion on intra-Jewish relations. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

PowerPoint for Presentations Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training/. Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

ASA Movie Night Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 8 pm.

Monday 7

SEO Student Employment Job Fair *CDC library, 9 am.

Buddhist Meeting: Building an Altar *Eliot House lounge,
11:30 am.

Knit and Chat With Janet Crosby. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Buddhist Mindful Dinner *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.

Preparing Images for Presentations and the Web Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training/ Room 231, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.

“Women, Class, and Consumerism” Lecture by Nan Wiegersma, Five College Women’s Studies Research Center associate from Fitchburg State College. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 4:30 pm.

“A Quixotic Museum: Cervantes, the Grotesque, and Italian Art” Lecture by Frederick de Armas. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.

Bible Study “Living beyond Yourself.” Sunroom, *Pearsons Hall, 7:30 pm.

Tuesday 8

SEO Student Employment Job Fair *CDC library, 9 am.
Chinese Table Private dining room, South Rockefeller Hall, noon.

Women’s Weekly Recovery Meeting Room 135, *Groves Health Center, 12:20 pm.

Tea for Prospective Spanish and Romance Languages and Literatures Majors and Minors Tapas will be served. Alcove, *Ciruti Center, 4 pm.

Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, and Neuroscience and Behavior Tea for Prospective Majors Room 126, *Clapp Laboratory, 4 pm.

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

“Sex, Class, Recognition, and Dorothy Allison” Lecture by Lisa Henderson, associate professor, communications, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. For information call x2275. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 4:30 pm.

Softball vs. Amherst. *Kendall, 4:30 pm.

German Table Abbey Hall private dining room, 5:30 pm.

Spanish Table *MacGregor Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

Christian Dinner Forum Homemade meal and discussion of issues affecting Christian living. Golden Pear, Wilder Hall, 5:30 pm.

Buddhist Movie Night Himalaya: A Film. *Eliot House lounge, 6:30 pm.

2005 Hall Choosing Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.

Author Reading Assistant Professor of Anthropology Joshua Hotaka Roth discusses his book Brokered Homeland: Japanese Brazilian Migrants in Japan. For information call 534-7307. Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, 7 pm.

Introduction to Dreamweaver Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

MERC Preparation Workshop *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Black Maria Film Festival New work by leading experimental film and video artists. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7:30 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony “Tea Ceremony with Sakura—Cherry Blossom.” Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30 pm.

Bible Study The Book of Jeremiah. *Mead Hall living room, 7:30 pm.

Wednesday 9

SEO Student Employment Job Fair *CDC library, 9 am.

Interfaith Prayer Lunch RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 9 am the day before. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Recovery Luncheon Meeting Room 135, *Groves Health Center, noon.

Newman Tea *Eliot House lounge, 3 pm.

Zazen Meditation Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.

“What in the World Can You Do with a French Major?” MHC alumnae talk about career options and guidelines for French majors and minors at this tea. Living room, North Rockefeller Hall, 4 pm.

Getting the Most out of Your Academic Advising *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.

Creating Dreamweaver Templates Workshop for students. Requires working knowledge of Dreamweaver. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training/. Room 231, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.

Chinese Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 5 pm.

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

Spanish and Italian Movie Series El Angel Exterminador (Mexico, 1962), by Luis Buñuel. In Spanish with English subtitles. Room 101,*Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Nothing to Hide A talk by individuals and families whose lives are affected by mental illness. Marion Craig Potter ’49 Atrium, *Kendade Hall, 7 pm. A related exhibition of photographs continues through 4/10.

Thursday 10

Powerpoint for Presentations Workshop for faculty and staff. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training/. Room 231, *Williston Library, 10 am.

“A Tale of Three Cities: Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore” Lecture by Ming Chan, visiting professor of history. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm.

“Upper West Side Buddhism” Lecture by Arthur C. Danto, Johnsonian Professor Emeritus, philosophy department, Columbia University. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 4:30 pm.

Buddhist Meeting *Eliot House lounge, 4:30 pm.

A Visual Feast: Promised Gifts and Recent Acquisitions The opening reception for an exhibition featuring works that have been recently donated or promised to the museum. Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, *Art Building, 5:30 pm. The exhibition continues through July 20.

Planning and Developing Your Web Site Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training/. Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

Whose Life Is It Anyway? *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

2006 Hall Choosing Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley, 7:30 pm.

“Doing Your Own Research: Mother and Daughter Dialogues on Dating Then and Now” Lecture by Lori Lobenstine, Jessica Castro, Yasmin Pereira, Daisy Jimenez, Jenny Whitley, and youth team members of CADRE (Companeras Arising to Develop Researchers Everywhere). For information call x2527. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.

Christian Fellowship Meeting *South Mandelle Hall living room, 7:30 pm.

Senior Dance Concert “A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer” features new works by seniors Marielle Amrhein, Christiana Axelsen, Dana Ganssle, and Jamey Long. Tickets: $5 general; $3 students, seniors, and children. For reservations call x2848 or email dance-reservations@mtholyoke.edu. Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.

“La Littérature Orale Traditionnelle: Paroles et Chansons” Lecture (in French) by Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury, author of the best-selling Rencontres Essentielles. Morrison Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 8 pm.

Iphigenia and Other Daughters A feminist adaptation of Greek myth by Ellen McLaughlin. Directed by Alycia Smith-Howard. Call x2406 for tickets. $5 general admission, $3 students and senior citizens. *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.

Thursday Night Edge— Julian Velard *Torrey Hall living room, 8 pm.

Friday 11

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth See 4/4.

Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer See 4/4.

Japanese Table See 4/4.

Mathematics and Statistics Prospective Major/Minors Lunch Room 416, *Clapp Laboratory, 12:15 pm.

Multifaith Council *Eliot House lounge 3 pm.

Softball vs. Coast Guard. *Kendall, 3:30 pm.

South Asian Conference Contact the International Club for agenda and more information. Room 302, *Reese Building, 4 pm.

Grand Finale: Senior Vocal Recital With Hilary Salmon ’03, soprano, Ai Ling Chow ’04, and Jennifer Ertel ’05. Warbeke Room, *Pratt Hall, 4:30 pm.

Kosher Shabbat Dinner Wilder Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

Shabbat Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.

Jazz Concert “Here's to the Ladies” features music by Ellington, Herman, and Mandel performed by the Mount Holyoke Chamber Jazz Ensemble, Mark Gionfriddo, director. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 7:30 pm.

Something Every Friday Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 8 pm.

Senior Dance Concert See 4/10.

Iphigenia and Other Daughters See 4/10.

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