October
31, 2003
Happenings
October
Friday 31
Plant Sale Talcott Greenhouse, 9 am.
Walk the Labyrinth Email jmwood@mtholyoke.edu
with questions. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.
Family Weekend Welcome and Registration
Lobby, *Mary Woolley Hall, 10 am.
Alternative Asset Investment Management's Hedge Funds *CDC workshop
room, 11 am.
French Table Abbey Hall private dining
room, 11:30 am.
Japanese Table South Rockefeller Hall private
dining room, 12:15 pm.
Office Hours for John Body Available during
Family Weekend to talk about learning disabilities and attention
deficit disorder. Room 1, Safford Hall, 1 pm.
Contemplative Community Meeting *Abbey
Interfaith Sanctuary, 2 pm.
"Imminent Missions to Mars: Unlocking
the Secrets of the Red Planet" Family Weekend master
class by associate professor of astronomy and geology Darby Dyar.
Room L1, *Cleveland Hall, 2 pm.
"Early History of Mount Holyoke College"
Talk by Peter Carini, director of archives and special collections.
Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 2 pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony See Family Weekend
schedule. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 3 and 4 pm.
Imagine a Woman My Age Performance by Joyce
Devlin. Suitable for adults. *Rooke Theatre, 3 pm.
"Celibacy and Faith: A View of the Shaker
World through Their Art" Family Weekend master class
by Jane Crosthwaite, professor of religion. Room L2, *Cleveland
Hall, 3:30 pm.
IFTAR—Breaking the Fast *Eliot House
lounge, 4 pm.
Family Weekend Trick or Treat See Family
Weekend welcome packet for details or meet at Mary Woolley Hall
lobby at 4 pm.
Weed Summer Research Fellows and Presentations
Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 4 pm.
Families Dancing Dance Studio Theatre,
*Kendall, 4:30 pm.
Shabbat Dinner Wilder Hall kosher/halal
dining room, 5:30 pm.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service *Abbey Interfaith
Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.
Family Weekend Film Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets. $2. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.
Family Weekend Dessert Reception President
Joanne V. Creighton welcomes families to campus. Chapin Auditorium,
*Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.
Family Weekend Staged Reading Heiner Mueller's
Hamlet Machine, directed by Holger Teschke, visiting professor,
theatre arts. *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.
Something Every Friday—The Villa Jidiots
Improv Troupe Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8:30 pm.
Family Weekend Haunted House Young children
welcome. $3. *Eliana Ortega House, 9 pm.
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Room 318,
*Blanchard Campus Center, 9 pm.
Family Weekend Film The Shining. Gamble
Auditorium, *Art Building, 10 pm.
November
Saturday 1
Nature Walk around Upper Lake With Susan
Smith, professor, biological sciences. *Talcott Greenhouse, 7:30
am.
Family Weekend Welcome and Registration
Lobby, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 am.
Plant Sale See 10/31.
IHSA Fall Competition *Equestrian Center,
9 am.
"Terrorism: Russia As Its Cradle"
Family Weekend master class by Constantine Pleshakov, visiting
assistant professor of Russian and Eurasian studies. Room L-1,
*Cleveland Hall, 9:30 am.
Shabbat Service *Eliot House lounge, 10
am.
Weed Summer Research Fellows Presentations
Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 10 am.
Family Weekend Recovery Gratitude Meeting
Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 am.
Spectrums of Sexual Identity A Family Weekend
student panel. Warbeke Room, *Pratt Hall, 10 am.
Family Weekend Art Museum Events for Kids See
the Family Weekend schedule for details. *Art Building, 11 am.
"Culture, Country, Region, World: Creating
a Modern History of East Asia" Family Weekend master
class by Jonathan Lipman, professor of history. Room L-2, *Cleveland
Hall, 11 am.
"Outstanding Plants for the Winter Garden"
With botanic garden director Ellen Shukis. *Talcott Greenhouse,
11 am.
Hike Mount Holyoke See Family weekend schedule
for details. Mary Woolley Circle, *Mary Woolley Hall 11 am.
Family/Daughter Choir Rehearsal *Abbey
Chapel, 11 am.
Canoeing on Upper Lake Meet at the boat
house for this Family Weekend event, noon.
Study Abroad Info Session New York Room,
*Mary Woolley Hall, 12:45 pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony See Family Weekend
schedule. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 1, 2, and 3 pm.
Frances Perkins Open House Frances Perkins
House, 57 College Street, 1 pm.
Volleyball vs. Wheaton. Gymnasium, *Kendall,
1 pm.
Career Development Center Open House Featuring
"Supporting Your Daughter through Her Career Exploration"
by Scott C. Brown, director, and Judy Allen, director of experiential
learning. *CDC, 1:15 pm.
Faculty Author Booksigning See Family Weekend
welcome packet for details. Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons,
1 pm.
Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal
Arts Open House *Porter Hall living room, 1 pm.
Your Daughter's Life outside the Classroom:
Questions and Answers with Student Services A Family Weekend
program. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 2 pm.
A Cappella Jam Great Room, *Blanchard Campus
Center, 2 pm.
IFTAR—Breaking the Fast *Eliot House
lounge, 4 pm.
Family Weekend Choir Concert Featuring
the Mount Holyoke Orchestra, Glee Club, Concert Choir, Chamber
Singers, and Family/Daughter Choir. Catharine Melhorn and Mark
Bartley, directors. *Abbey Chapel, 4 pm.
Family Weekend Film Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets. $2. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.
Showcase Mount Holyoke A Family Weekend
performance. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.
Family Weekend Film The Shining. $2. Gamble
Auditorium, *Art Building, 10 pm.
Sunday 2
Family Weekend Fun Run Registration 7:45–8:15
am. Run begins at 8:30 am sharp. Rain or shine! Woolley Circle,
8 :30 am.
An Ecological Tour of Campus With Thomas
Millette, associate professor of geography, and director, Center
for Environmental Literacy. Register at Family Weekend welcome
center. Meet at Blanchard Terrace, 9 am.
Plant Sale See 10/31.
Roman Catholic Mass *Abbey Chapel, 9:30
am.
Quaker Friends Meeting *Eliot House Lounge,
9 am.
Jewish Student Union Bagel Breakfast *Eliot
House lounge, 10:30 am.
Hymn Sing *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
10:45 am.
Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith
Sanctuary, 11:15 am.
Family Weekend Film Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets. $2. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building,
2 pm.
Family Weekend Jazz Concert—"A
Family Affair" McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 2 pm.
Unitarian Universalist Community Meeting
*Eliot House lounge, 3 pm.
Baha'i Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith
Sanctuary, 5 pm.
Preparing Images for Presentations and the
Web Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.
Auditions For A Portrait of Dora by Hélène
Cixous, directed by Deborah Philips '04. Five roles for men and
women. Prepared monologue from play expected; passages are available
in department office. Rehearsals to begin during January Term.
Performances March 4–7. *Rooke Theatre, 7 pm.
Zazen Meditation Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House,
9 pm.
Family Weekend Film The Shining. $2. Gamble
Auditorium, *Art Building, 10 pm.
Monday 3
IFTAR—Breaking the Fast *Eliot House
lounge, 4 pm.
Introduction to Dreamweaver for Creating Web
Pages Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 4:15 pm.
"Tea for Two? Domesticating Tea Consumption
in Britain and France, 1700–1900" Lecture by Romita
Ray, curator of prints and drawings, Georgia Museum of Art, University
of Georgia. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 4:30 pm.
" 'Gendered' Voices?: A Reading of Lovelace
and Collins" Lecture by Carol Bailey, University of West
Indies. Seminar room, *Five College Women's Studies Research Center,
4:30 pm.
Italian Table *MacGregor Hall dining room,
5:30 pm.
Quad Social Committee Lounge 102, *Shattuck
Hall, 6 pm.
Auditions See 11/2.
Brookwood School Teacher Training Program
*CDC workshop room, 7 pm.
Bible Study 1837 Hall living room, 7:30
pm.
International Relations Movie Night Room
101, *Dwight Hall, 7:30 pm.
Tuesday 4
"On the Enduring Popularity of Ilf and
Petrov's The 12 Chairs" Russian department lecture (in
Russian). Room 213, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 am.
Women's Recovery Weekly Meeting
For information call x2616. Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center,
12:20 pm.
Staff and Faculty Meditation *Abbey Interfaith
Sanctuary, 12:30 pm.
What Do You Want to Do? Achieving Clarity (Part
III) *CDC conference room, 4 pm.
IFTAR—Breaking the Fast *Eliot House
lounge, 4 pm.
Student Conservation Association *CDC library,
4 pm.
Buddhist Meditation *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
4:15 pm.
Planning and Developing Your Web Site Workshop
for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109, *Dwight Hall, 4:15 pm.
Spanish Table *MacGregor Hall dining room,
5:30 pm.
Jewish Student Union Meeting Room 213,
*Blanchard Campus Center, 5:30 pm.
College Republicans Room 226, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 6 pm.
Auditions See 11/2.
Film Back from Madness, a documentary
about madness in contemporary America. A discussion follows. Call
413-538-2338 for directions. Room 302, *Reese Building, 7 pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot
House, 7:30 pm.
International Relations Movie Night Room
216, *Skinner Hall, 8 pm.
Amnesty International Meeting Room 318,
*Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.
Wednesday 5
Interfaith Prayer Lunch With Patricia VandenBerg.
*Eliot House lounge, noon.
Faculty/Staff Brown Bag Lunch Series Instruction
on how to use the cardiovascular machines by Mike Hyer, senior
lecturer in physical education and athletics. Field house lounge,
*Kendall, noon.
Recovery Luncheon Meeting For information,
call x2616. Room 135, *Groves Health Center, noon.
International Relations Lunchtime Session A
"grab 'n' go" session for juniors on what an IR independent
study/thesis entails. Room 109, Skinner Hall, 12:15 pm.
"On Russian Opera" An open class,
in English, offered in conjunction with Alexander Sumerkin's visit
on 11/6. Room 306, *Clapp Laboratory, 2:40 pm.
IFTAR—Breaking the Fast *Eliot House
lounge, 4 pm.
Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita.
Today's focus will be "patience and perseverance." Wa-Shin-An,
*Eliot House, 4 pm.
Study Abroad in Japan Info Session Room
113, *Ciruti Center, 4 pm.
Cover-Letter Writing Workshop *CDC workshop
room, 4 pm.
German Table Abbey Hall private dining
room, 5:30 pm.
Chinese Table *MacGregor Hall dining room,
5:30 pm.
Miercoles de Cine Film Series Y tu mamá
también (México, 2001), directed by Alfonso
Cuarón. With English subtitles. *Dwight 101, 7 pm.
Introduction to Photoshop Workshop for
students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.
"Liberating Madness: Healing without Medication"
Lecture by Loren R. Mosher, M.D., former chief, Center for Studies
of Schizophrenia at the National Institute of Mental Health. Morrison
Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 7:30 pm.
Bible Study Sunroom, *Pearsons Hall, 7:30
pm.
Thursday 6
Russian Table Abbey Hall private dining
room, noon.
Faculty/Staff Brown Bag Lunch Series "Fitness:
Separating Fact from Fiction" by Ellen Perrella, senior lecturer
in physical education and athletics. Field house lounge, *Kendall,
noon.
Muslim-Jewish Dialogue *Eliot House lounge,
12:15 pm.
What Do You Want to Do? Achieving Clarity (Part
II) *CDC conference room, 4 pm.
IFTAR—Breaking the Fast *Eliot House
lounge, 4 pm.
"The Presence of Objects: Medieval Anti-Judaism
in Modern Germany" Lecture by Caroline Walker Bynum,
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. New York Room, *Mary
Woolley Hall, 4 pm.
Getting the Most Out of Your Academic Adviser
*CDC workshop room, 4 pm.
Hindu Worship *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
4:15 pm.
French Table *MacGregor Hall dining room,
5:30 pm.
"At Home in Archaic Athens: The Archaeology
of a House near the Athenian Agora" Lecture by Kathleen
Lynch, associate professor of classics, University of Cincinnati.
Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 6:30 pm.
"Iraq: Transitions to Tomorrow"
Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 6:30 pm.
Introduction to Image Ready Workshop for
students on preparing rollovers and image maps for Web sites.
Prerequisite: solid working knowledge of Photoshop. Register at
http://www.mtholyke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall,
7 pm.
"Colonial Subjects and the Politics of
Subaltern Agency in Early Colonial Indian Histories"
Lecture by Durba Ghosh. Seminar room, *Five College Women's Studies
Research Center, 7:30 pm.
"The Russian Romance: A Lecture at the
Keyboard" Lecture/performance by translator and essayist
Alexander Sumerkin. Warbeke Room, *Pratt Hall, 7:30 pm.
IVCF Large Group Worship *South Mandelle
Hall living room, 7:45 pm.
Thursday Night Edge Live music. Great Room,
*Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.
Pontigny Concert Soprano Nancy Gustafson
'78 opens the Weissman Center's Artists, Intellectuals, and World
War II: The Pontigny Encounters at Mount Holyoke College, 1942–1933
with a recital of French and American songs. Chapin Auditorium,
*Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.
Film Smoke Signals Free. Great Room, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 10:30 pm.
Friday 7
Walk the Labyrinth See 10/31.
French Table See 10/31.
Japanese Table See 10/31.
Contemplative Community Meeting See 10/31.
International Relations Lunchtime Session
On classes that fulfill IR major requirements. Room 109, Skinner
Hall, 12:15 pm.
Pontigny Keynote Address By Stanley Cavell,
emeritus professor of philosophy, Harvard University. Gamble Auditorium,
*Art Building, 4 pm.
IFTAR—Breaking the Fast *Eliot House
Lounge, 4 pm.
Whose Life Is It Anyway? *CDC workshop
room, 4 pm.
Community Shabbat Service *Eliot House
lounge, 6:30 pm.
Something Every Friday Great Room, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 8 pm.
Conversations in Exile Holger Teschke
directs the Brecht play, in conjunction with the Weissman Center's
Pontigny symposium. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 8 pm.
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