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Walk the Labyrinth Walk the spiral path, a symbol of wholeness and life's meandering but purposeful path. Questions? Email jmwood@mtholyoke.edu. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.

Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Japanese Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 12:15 pm.

Contemplative Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 2 pm.

Social Issues Movie and Discussion Men with Guns will be viewed and discussed. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 4 pm.

Rosh Hashanah Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 7:30 pm.

Something Every Friday—America's Funniest Hypnosis Show With hypnotist Steve Taubman. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Saturday 27

Frances Perkins Tag Sale To raise funds for the FPSA Emergency Loan Fund. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 am.

Princeton Review Test Room 206, *Clapp Laboratory, 8:30 am.

MHC Golf Tournament The Orchards, 9 am.

Rosh Hashanah Services *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.

Soccer vs. Wheaton. Soccer Fields, *Kendall, 1 pm.

MHC Leadership and Career Conference What Should I Do with My Life? Finding Your Passion, Setting Goals, and Realizing Personal Vision features successful women, including MHC alumnae, who have worked in international organizations, nonprofits, and medicine and are currently pursuing graduate programs at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Business School, and the University of Pennsylvania. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 2 pm.

Film Fight Club (1999, 139 minutes). Adapted from Chuck Palahniuk's novel and starring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter. $2. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 6:30 pm.

Theater Performance Join two laundresses as they fold their way through eternity in a Sisyphean laundry room built only for them. Or is it? This absurdist romp features song, intrigue, philosophy, dance, comedy, death, love, rebirth, and a lot of other words! It is not to be missed! Admission is free! *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.

Sunday 28

MHC Golf Tournament *The Orchards, 9 am.

Quaker Friends Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.

Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11:15 am.

Film See 9/27. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 2 pm.

Theater/Performance See 9/27. *Rooke Theatre, 2 pm.

Princeton Review Course Room 203, *Kendade Hall, 2 pm.

Unitarian Universalist Community Meeting *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.

Baha'i Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 5 pm.

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

Princeton Review Class Room 206, *Clapp Laboratory, 6:30 pm.

Introduction to Dreamweaver Workshop for students on creating Web pages. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Dwight Lab B, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

Global Film Series Earth, directed by Deepa Mehta,will be shown. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

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

Monday 29

Peace Corps Information Session Representatives will provide information about their mission. *Blanchard Campus Center, 11 am.

Student Summer Research Seminar Kristen M. Coakley '04, Rhiana S. Menen '04, Kaveri Rajaraman '04, and Rachael E. Bonawitz '05 will lecture on their summer research. Refreshments will be served. Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 4 pm.

"A Guide for Women Undergraduate Engineering Students" Lecture by Lisa McLoughlin, a Five College Women's Studies Research Associate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. McLoughlin will describe her three years of longitudinal, qualitative research into the lives of women undergraduate engineering students at three different colleges. Seminar room, *Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 4:30 pm.

Developing Your International Internship *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

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

Opening Reception—Mount Holyoke Encounters: The Artists of Pontigny-in-America Remarks and discussion lead by exhibition curator Jane Gronau and Christopher Benfey, codirector of the Weissman Center for Leadership. Reception with sweets and savories will follow. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

International Fair Thinking of study, work, or travel abroad? Learn about programs for undergraduates, Mount Holyoke's international internships, and fellowships/scholarships. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.

Advanced Topics in Excel Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Dwight Lab B, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

"Time is of the Essence: Exploring Film's Temporality" Lecture by Sarah Cardwell, lecturer in film studies at the University of Kent. Room 202, *Skinner Hall, 7 pm.

Peace Corps Information Meeting *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Bible Study 1837 Hall living room, 7:00 pm.

The Poets' Lounge Today's featured reader: Shirley June Paukulis '53. Open mike sign-ups, 7:45 pm; featured reader, 8 pm; open mike, 8:30 pm. *Blanchard Campus Center lounge.

Tuesday 30

Faith and the Environment Luncheon Series *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Women's Recovery Weekly Meeting Run by and for students, this group meets in a comfortable and confidential atmosphere to support students in dealing with concerns about their own use and recovery, or another's use of alcohol and other drugs. For information, contact Susan McCarthy, director, Alcohol and Drug Awareness Project, at x2616. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:20 pm.

Staff/Faculty Music Performances Lunchtime music featuring jazz standards and show tunes by the Upper Structures Jazz Ensemble. With theatre arts professor Joyce Devlin on upright bass. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:30 pm.

Staff Meditation *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 12:30 pm.

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

Preparing Images for Presentations and the Web Using Photoshop Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Dwight Lab B, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.

Developing Your Internship in the Sciences *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

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

College Republicans Meeting Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 6 pm.

Volleyball vs. Wellesley. Gymnasium, *Kendall, 7 pm.

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

International Relations Movie Night War and Peace in the Nuclear Age: Weapon of Choice. Room 216, *Skinner Hall, 8 pm.

October

Wednesday 1

Interfaith Prayer Lunch Hindu—in honor of Durga Puja. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

"The Tortured Landscape of Interference Filter Design for Chemical Prediction" Lecture by Fred Haibach, Dicut, Inc. Room L-1, *Cleveland Hall, 4 pm.

Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. The topic is "unbroken continuity." Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.

Résumania *CDC library, 4 pm.

Planning and Developing Your Web Site Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Dwight Lab B, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.

Field Hockey vs. Amherst. *Kendall, 4:30 pm.

Graduate Study in the UK A University of Manchester representative will offer information on graduate study in the UK, awards/bursaries at the University of Manchester for U.S. and Canadian citizens, and the Fulbright-Manchester Scholarship. *CDC workshop room, 5 pm.

Princeton Review Class Room 206, *Clapp Laboratory, 6:30 pm.

Interviewing Skills Workshop *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Author Reading NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrels, a native of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, will read from her new book, Naked in Baghdad. Event is free; Producer's Circle tickets, which include a reception, are $25.00. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley, 7:30 pm.

Bible Study *Pearsons Hall sunroom, 7:30 pm.

Thursday 2

Russian Table Abbey Hall private dining room, noon.

Muslim-Jewish Dialogue *Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.

"Searching for Diane Arbus's ‘Family Album,' " Gallery talk by John Pultz, curator of photography, Spencer Museum of Art, and associate professor, the Kress Foundation Department of Art History, the University of Kansas. Art museum, *Art Building, 4 pm.

Tennis vs. Mills College. Outdoor tennis courts 1–12, *Kendall, 4 pm.

Hindu Worship *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4:15 pm.

Dressing Smart *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

French Table *MacGregor Hall dining room (under the exit sign), 5:30 pm.

Princeton Review Course Room 203, *Kendade Hall, 6:30 pm.

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator Workshop for students. Prerequisite: working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop required. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Dwight Lab B, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

Career Planning for International Students Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 7 pm.

Christian Worship *South Mandelle Hall living room, 7:45 pm.

Thursday Night Edge—Brian Webb Catch this folk singer/songwriter while you can! Free with MHC ID, $3 with Five College ID, $5 general public. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Lingo Dance Theater Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.

Film Charlie's Angels—Full Throttle. Free popcorn; free admission! Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10:30 pm.

Friday 3

Walk the Labyrinth See 9/26.

Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer See 9/26.

French Table *Abbey Hall private dining room, noon.

Japanese Table See 9/26.

Contemplative Community Meeting See 9/26.

Community Shabbat Service *Eliot House lounge, 6:30 pm.

Something Every Friday Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Lingo Dance Theater See 10/2.

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