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September 10, 2004
Happenings
September
Friday 10
Fulbright Workshop *CDC workshop room, 10 am.
Halal Lunch Followed by
Jumma Prayer Muslim Prayer Room, *Eliot
House, noon.
Five College Early Music
Program: Painless Auditions The Five
College Early Music Program invites students, faculty, and community
members to audition for one or more ensembles. “Painless” auditions
are held at all the campuses. Performances feature baroque and
Renaissance music played on modern and period instruments and
sung in historically informed style. We also offer lessons on
historical instruments. Come and talk to us! Room 210, *Pratt
Hall, 1 pm.
Auditions for Venus Written by Pulitzer Prize
winner and MHC alumna Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 and directed
by Julia Whitworth, Venus is based on the true story of Saartjie
Baartman, a southern African woman who was lured to Europe in
1810 and exhibited nude in a London circus on account of her
(purportedly) sizeable posterior. Her keepers renamed her the “Hottentot
Venus.” In
Venus, Parks does not simply tell Baartman’s tragic story;
rather, she deconstructs the act of viewing itself in order to
examine racist and sexist acts of objectification and stereotyping.
The play’s deliberately ironic tone and considerable humor
create a disturbing and thought-provoking political vaudeville.
Venus will be cast according to principles of diversity and multiculturalism.
People of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, and physical
disabilities are welcome to audition, regardless of formal theatre
experience. There are roles for 2–6 men and 6–10
women. Callbacks will be 9/12, 1–5:30 pm. Performances
are November 3–7. Contact Julia Whitworth at jwhitwor@mtholyoke.edu or x2658 for more information. *Rooke Theatre, 6–19 pm.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.
Auditions for Falling Bodies This play, written by Mary Jo Salter
and directed by Holger Teschke, tells the story of English poet
John Milton’s 1638 visit to the blind physicist Galileo
Galilei. The famous astronomer is under house arrest near Florence,
having been found guilty of heresy for defending a Copernican
view of the universe. The play and its characters move in and
out of history, exploring time and space, blindness and seeing,
art and science, and the price of cosmic ambition. There are
roles for 5 men and 12 women, dancers, and musicians. Callbacks
will be 9/12, 10–2 pm. Performances are November 18–21.
McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 7 pm.
SGA Annual Fall A Cappella
Jam SGA presents the perennial favorite
featuring Mount Holyoke’s own a cappella performance groups.
Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.
Karaoke Kafe Featuring karaoke hosts Skye Pebbles ’05
and associate director of residential life Bill Boerner. Great
Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10:30 pm.
Saturday 11
Botanic Garden Workshop Series Get
ideas for your own garden by joining gardens supervisor Tom Clark
on a walk to look at
some stand-out plants in the fall campus landscape. Free, but
registration is required due to limited space. Call x2116 to
register. *Talcott Greenhouse, 10 am.
Tennis vs. Babson. *Kendall, 1 pm.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting OA is a fellowship of individuals
who, through their experience, strength, and hope, are recovering
from compulsive eating. Rotunda Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center,
2 pm.
Auditions for Falling Bodies See
9/10. *Rooke Theatre, 2 and 7 pm.
Outdoor Movie: Chocolat Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in
a tantalizing tale of desire. Gettell Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Late Night Movie: Chocolat Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center,
10 pm.
Sunday 12
Ecumenical Worship Service: Welcome Back Service with Refreshments *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.
Mount Holyoke Votes! Voter Registration Drive
The Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts is sponsoring
a voter registration and awareness drive during the Welcome Back
Carnival. The kickoff to the center’s fall series on the
2004 presidential election, Mount Holyoke Votes! is a chance
for students to get registered, get informed, and get ready to
vote! Skinner Green, 11 am–4 pm.
Welcome Back Carnival The Network presents giant inflatables,
carnival games, and food, with music by WMHC. Skinner Green,
1 pm.
Catholic (Newman) Community
BBQ *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.
Baha’i Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
5 pm.
Catholic Mass *Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.
Unitarian Universalist Meeting *Eliot House lounge, 7 pm.
Concert: Doria Roberts Activist and singer/songwriter Doria
Roberts will perform at Mount Holyoke Votes! (see above). One
of many stops on Roberts’s Spinning the Roots of Change
Tour 2004, this concert is an opportunity to hear a fabulous
voice and be part of the roots of change. Voter registration
available at the show. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center,
7:30 pm.
Poets’ Lounge Room 227, *Blanchard Campus Center, 9:30
pm.
Monday 13
Just for Seniors Meeting Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory,
8 pm.
Tuesday 14
Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting Room 318, *Blanchard Campus
Center, 12:30 pm.
America Reads Workshop *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.
Field Hockey vs. Elms. *Kendall, 4:30 pm.
Protestant Community Supper *Eliot House lounge, 5 pm.
Volleyball vs. Springfield. *Kendall, 7 pm.
Student Programs ORG Fair
for Registered Organizations All registered
orgs are invited to set up a table to show off their organizations
and recruit new members. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall,
7:30 pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30 pm.
Wednesday 15
Open Hours for Major Fellowships *CDC conference room, 10 am.
Recovery Luncheon Meeting These informal lunches, facilitated
by Susan McCarthy, are an opportunity to meet others in recovery
and those exploring recovery. Free pizza and beverages are provided.
Room 135, *Groves Health Center, noon.
Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.
Zazen Meditation With Rev.
Issho Fujita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot
House, 4 pm.
Introduction
to Excel Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A , Dwight Hall, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting See 9/11. Room 226, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 7 pm.
Rosh HaShanah Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 7 pm.
Spanish Film Series *Cleveland L-2, 7 pm.
C.A.U.S.E. Fair This is an opportunity to meet community service
agencies in the surrounding community. Sign up for a community
service project of your choosing. Great Room and Balcony, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 7:30 pm.
Fulbright Workshop *CDC workshop room, 8 pm.
Thursday 16
Rosh HaShanah Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.
Community Service Workshop *CDC workshop room,
4 pm.
Excel II:
Advanced Topics Workshop for students. Prerequisite:
knowledge of Excel or intro workshop required. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A , Dwight Hall, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.
Hindu Worship with Dinner *Eliot House lounge, 4:30 pm.
College Democrats Meeting *Cleveland L-1, 6:30 pm.
“Winner Takes All? The Effect of
the 2000 Election on the 2004 Race to the Finish” Theodore Lowi, Senior Professor
of American Institutions, Cornell University, and Sean Wilentz,
Dayton-Stockton Professor of History, Princeton University, return
to campus to pick up where they left off in election year 2000.
Moderated by Mary Renda, associate professor of history and women’s
studies. Part of the Weissman Center’s fall series on the
presidential election. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30
pm.
Friday 17
Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer *Eliot House lounge, noon.
Tennis vs. Simmons. *Kendall, 4 pm.
Sunset Serenade An evening of live music at dusk featuring Erin
McKeown. Vanessa Torres ’02 opens the show with her band
Touching Ground. Gettell Amphitheater,
6:30 pm.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.
Saturday 18
Princeton Review LSAT Room 203, *Kendade Hall, 8 am.
Princeton Review MCAT Room 303, *Kendade Hall, 8 am.
Student-led Shabbat Services *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10
am.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting See 9/11. Room 226, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 2 pm.
Sunday 19
Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.
Baha’i Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
5 pm.
Catholic Mass *Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.
Poets’ Lounge Room 227, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8:30
pm.
Monday 20
Memorial Service For Ruth Elvedt (Elve), Professor of Physical
Education Emeritus. *Abbey Chapel, 4 pm.
Sophomore Orientation to
Law School *CDC workshop
room, 8 pm.
Tuesday 21
Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting This group, run
by and for students, meets in a comfortable and confidential
atmosphere to support one another in dealing with concerns about
their own use and recovery or another’s use of alcohol
and other drugs. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:20 pm.
Alcohol and Other Drugs
in the U.S. and Abroad A discussion
of cultural, legal, and familial views about alcohol and other
drugs, open to all international students. We will also talk
about MHC’s polices and sanctions on alcohol and other
drugs. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm.
Tennis vs. Smith. *Kendall, 4 pm.
Claude Steele Lecture Claude M. Steele, Lucie Stern Professor
in the Social Sciences at Stanford University and an authority
on how group stereotypes affect self-image, academic performance,
and individual behavior, will speak about academic achievement
and his research on “stereotype threat.” Steele has
written extensively on a range of issues, including challenges
faced by students of color and women at American institutions
of higher education and in other settings. Gamble Auditorium
*Art Building,
7 pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30 pm.
Applying to Graduate School *CDC workshop room, 8 pm.
Wednesday 22
Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.
Race: The Power of Illusion Part one of a thought-provoking
three-part PBS video series that investigates basic assumptions
about race and illuminates the myths, misconceptions, and notions
about race that we all hold. The series will be shown in three
one-hour segments on successive Wednesdays. Make time for this
if you can and plan to discuss it over dinner with friends. Even
catching just a piece of the program will give you new insights.
Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4 pm.
Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot
House, 4 pm.
Soccer vs. Connecticut College. *Kendall, 4 pm.
“Competing Social Visions: The
Labor Movement” A
discussion with Mark Dudzic, Labor Party national organizer,
on the various agendas, hidden and revealed, found in U.S. party
politics during the presidential race. Moderated by Preston H.
Smith II, associate professor of politics. Part of the Weissman
Center’s fall series on the presidential election. Stimson
Room, *Williston Library, 4:30 pm.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting See 9/11. Room 226, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 7 pm.
Staging Black Femininity:
Alva Rogers Film/Lecture Bessie Award
winner Alva Rogers will screen scenes from Julie Dash’s
celebrated 1991 film Daughters of the Dust and discuss her own
work as an actress, playwright, and performance artist. *Dwight
101, 7 pm.
Author Talk and Book Signing With Hale Sofia Schatz, author
of If the Buddha Came to Dinner: How to
Nourish Your Body to Awaken Your Spirit. The Odyssey Bookshop will have copies available
for sale. For information contact Susan Burggraf at sburggra@mtholyoke.edu or x3510. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.
Sophomore Orientation to
Internships *CDC library, 8 pm.
Résumé and Cover-Letter-Writing
Workshop For seniors.
*CDC workshop room, 8 pm.
Thursday 23
Fall Exhibition Opening Lecture and Reception Michael
Marlais, James M. Gillespie Professor of Art, Colby College, will
speak on “The Pond at Optevoz and a Moment in French
Realism.” A
reception for the exhibition Valenciennes,
Daubigny, and the Origins of French Landscape Painting will
follow. *Mount Holyoke College Art Museum,7 pm.
Hindu Worship with Dinner *Eliot House lounge, 4:30 pm.
Volleyball vs. Elms. *Kendall, 7 pm.
“We the People: Powers That Ought
to Be” A
talk by columnist, commentator, and public speaker Jim Hightower.
Free, but donations will support the work of the western Massachusetts
office of the American Friends Service Committee. Chapin Auditorium,
*Mary Woolley Hall,
7:30 pm.
Interviewing/Recruiting
Information Meeting for Boston and New York Consortiums Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 8 pm.
Sophomore Orientation to
Health Careers *CDC workshop room,
8 pm.
Friday 24
Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer *Eliot House lounge, noon.
Sophomore Orientation Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building,
2 pm.
Résumania Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2 pm.
Shabbat Yom Kippur Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30
pm.
Alix Olson in Concert Exclusive area appearance this fall! Tickets
at door only; box office opens at 7 pm. Free with MHC ID; $7
general public. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.
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