November
1, 2002
Happenings
November
Friday 1
Walk the Sacred
Labyrinth
*Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, noon–2 pm.
Halal Lunch Followed
by Jumma Prayer RSVP required by 9 am on 10/31; call x2054
or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu.
*Eliot House lounge, noon.
Japanese Table
For intermediate-level speakers and above. South Rockefeller Hall
private dining room, noon.
What Do You Want
to Do: Achieving Clarity Part II
Call x2080 to sign up. Attendance at all three workshops is required.
*CDC conference room, 2 pm.
Author Reading
Signe Waller will read from Love and Revolution: A Political
Memoir: People's History of the Greensboro Massacre, Its
Setting and Aftermath. For information call 534-7307. *Odyssey
Bookshop, 7 pm.
Auditions for The
Tin Can People The Tin Can People, directed by
Joyce Devlin and the second of Edward Bond's "War Plays,"
shows the horror of a nuclear holocaust and offers a vision of
hope in a post-nuclear age. Auditions: 11/1, 7–10 pm; 11/2,
1–4 pm. Callbacks: 11/3, 7–10 pm. Rehearsals begin 1/6.
Performances 2/13–2/15, 2003. *Rooke Theatre, 7 pm.
Something Every
Friday—Improvitational Improv troupes from area colleges
have been invited to join MHC's own Unusual Suspects for
an evening of hilarity. Visit www.mtholyoke.edu/org/suspects for
further information. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 8 pm.
Confronting Borders
Poetry Slam *Torrey Hall living room, 8 pm.
Saturday
2
Auditions for The
Tin Can People
See 11/1. *Rooke Theatre, 1 pm.
Sophomore Day
Gather with your classmates to hear music, enjoy food, and order
class rings. Skinner Green, 2–5 pm.
Author Reading
Journalist Rebecca Brown '81 reads from Women on High: Pioneers
of Mountaineering. For information call 534-7307. *Odyssey Bookshop,
3 pm.
Keynote Address—Black
Alumnae Conference Internationally renowned playwright Sonia
Sanchez will speak. A book signing will follow in the museum lobby.
Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building 5 pm.
Havdalah/Ice Cream
Party *Eliot House lounge, 6:30 pm.
Black Alumnae Conference
Dinner and Entertainment Dinner will be Caribbean and soul
food, followed by a cultural program showcasing talent from the
Five Colleges, including dancing, singing, and poetry. Chapin
Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 6:45 pm.
African Movie Night
Faat Kine. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.
Black Alumnae Conference
DJ Party With live comics. Admission is $3 for MHC students,
$4 for others. Betty Shabazz House, 11 pm.
Sunday
3
Van to Saint John's
Church Leaves
from Brigham Hall at 7:15 am.
Ecumenical Worship
Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.
Willits-Hallowell
Sunday Brunch Buffet Breakfast and lunch favorites, including
hand-carved meats, fresh fruit, assorted pastries, and a dessert
table. $10.95. For reservations call x2217. Smith Dining Room,
*Willits-Hallowell Center, 11:30 am.
Docent Tour Mount
Holyoke College Art Museum docent Betty Romer presents a gallery
talk and tour of the exhibition, Changing Prospects: The View
from Mount Holyoke. Hear intriguing details and stories about
the mountain and view a broad selection of paintings, prints,
photographs, and memorabilia that relate to it. Art museum lobby,
*Art Building, 2 pm.
Choral Concert
The Mount Holyoke College Glee Club and the Rutgers University
Glee Club will be joined by members of the Arcadia Chamber Players
and soloists Mary Ann Callahan, soprano, and William Hite, tenor.
The program features Handel's Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day. *Abbey
Chapel, 2:30 pm.
Unitarian Universalist
Gathering *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.
Baha'i Meeting
*Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 5 pm.
Roman Catholic
Mass *Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.
Introduction to
PowerPoint for Presentations Workshop for students. Register
at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.
Zazen Meditation
With Professor Tadanori Yamashita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 9
pm.
Monday
4
Poetry Reading
Australian poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe reads from his new book,
By and Large. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm.
"Shorebird
Feeding Mechanics: The Evolution of Feeding Systems at the Interface
of Water and Land" Lecture by Margaret Rubega, Department
of Ecology and Evolution, University of Connecticut. Refreshments
will be served. Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 4 pm.
Writing a Winning
Personal Statement *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.
Introduction to
Dreamweaver Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 231, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.
"A Cell of
One's Own: The Representation of Women's Conventual Spaces in
Early Modern France" Lecture by Five College Women's
Studies Research Associate Barbara Woshinsky of the University
of Miami. While the image of a cloister can evoke feelings of
constraint or even claustrophobia, Woshinsky suggests that convents
and other retreats may also provide an alternative feminine space,
a "feminotopia" where women, removed from the male gaze
and male control, achieved a degree of autonomy unattainable in
the outside world of their time. For information call x2527. *Five
College Women's Studies Center, 4:30 pm.
"Television
and the Social Imaginary" Lecture by Ron Lembo, associate
professor of sociology, Amherst College. Warbeke Room, *Pratt
Hall, 4:30 pm.
Chinese Table
*Torrey Hall dining room, 5 pm.
Japanese Table
For beginners. *North Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 5:30
pm.
Key Program Information
Meeting *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.
Tuesday
5
Chinese Table
Abbey Hall private dining room, 11:30 am.
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 135, *Groves Health Center,
12:20 pm.
What Do You Want
to Do: Achieving Clarity Part III Call x2080 to sign up. Attendance
at all three workshops is required. *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.
Mindfulness Meditation
*Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4:45 pm.
German Table
Abbey Hall private dining room, 5:30 pm.
Author Discussion
Professor of Sociology Richard Moran will discuss his book Executioner's
Current: Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and the Invention
of the Electric Chair. *Odyssey Bookshop, 7 pm.
Preparing Images
for Presentations and the Web Workshop for students. Register
at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.
Destination: Future
Film Series Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth
(1976), starring David Bowie. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7:30 pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Sign up at the entrance. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30 pm.
"Vladimir
Putin's New Russia" Lecture by Peter Rutland, professor
of government, Wesleyan University. New York Room, *Mary Woolley
Hall, 7:30 pm.
Wednesday
6
Interfaith Prayer
Lunch RSVP
required by 9 am on 11/5; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu.
*Eliot House lounge, noon.
Recovery Luncheon
Meeting These lunches, facilitated by Susan McCarthy, are
opportunities to meet others in recovery, those exploring recovery,
and those who have been affected by a parent's use of alcohol
or other drugs. Pizza and beverages are provided. Room 135, *Groves
Health Center, noon.
Operation Decide:
U.S.–Iraq: The Regional Impact of the War versus Neutrality
International relations majors will guide a discussion about
how war in Iraq will affect the Middle East and the benefits of
staying neutral. Room 6, *Kendade Hall, 12:15 pm.
Zazen Meditation
With Rev. Issho Fujita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.
Making the Most
of Your Preadvising Appointment *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.
Dreamweaver Templates
Workshop for students. Prerequisite: A working understanding
of advanced Dreamweaver functions. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 231, *Williston, 4:15 pm.
French Table
Abbey Hall private dining room, 5 pm.
Italian Table
*Pearsons Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.
U.S.–Iraq
101 Have your questions about the U.S.–Iraq conflict
answered by six experts who will give brief, informative, and
objective presentations about key topics. The floor will then
open for discussion. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.
Spanish and Italian
Movie Series Novia que te vea (Mexico, 1993). Two young
Jewish women growing up amid the social turmoil of 1960s Mexico
find separate paths to marriage in defiance of tradition and family
expectations. In Spanish with English subtitles. Room 101, *Dwight
Hall, 7 pm.
Author Reading
Patricia Henley, author of Hummingbird House, a National Book
Award finalist, reads from her new novel In the River Sweet. For
information call 534-7307. *Odyssey Bookshop, 7 pm.
Interviewing Skills
*CDC workshop room, 7 pm.
Thursday
7
Basic Résumé
Writing
*CDC workshop room, 4 pm.
Hindu Community
Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4 pm.
Planning and Developing
Your Web Site Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 231, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.
"Trisecting
the Angle: Morley's Theorem and Related Geometry" Lecture
by Jeffrey C. Lagarias, information sciences research, AT&T
Laboratories. Reception at 4 pm in Hooker Auditorium. Dinner (by
reservation only) follows; email
lkamins@
mtholyoke.edu by 11/1 for reservations. Hooker Auditorium,
*Clapp Laboratory, 4:30 pm.
Author Reading
Amir D. Aczel, associate professor of statistics at Bentley College
and author of The Riddle of the Compass and Fermat's Last Theorem,
discusses Entanglement: The Greatest Mystery in Physics. *Odyssey
Bookshop, 7 pm.
Qur'an Study With Scott Lucas, visiting assistant professor of
religion. *Eliot House Lounge, 7 pm.
Marketing and Planning
Systems Information Meeting *CDC workshop room,
7 pm.
Mount Holyoke College
Faculty Dance Concert An array of dances, ranging from lighthearted
modern to contemporary ballet, jazz/hip-hop, a rhythm-based piece,
a ballet incorporating live music by the MHC Baroque Ensemble,
and a premier work for Five College Dance Department students
by guest artist Tere O'Connor. Tickets: $7 general admission,
$5 students. Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.
"J.R.R. Tolkien,
Anglo-Norman, and the Occlusion of Women's French Literary History
in England" The Ruth Dean Lecture by Jocelyn Wogan-Browne,
Fordham University. Morrison Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center,
8 pm.
Friday
8
Walk the Sacred
Labyrinth
*Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, noon–2 pm.
Halal Lunch
Followed by Jumma Prayer RSVP required by 9 am on 11/7; call x2054
or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu.
*Eliot House lounge, noon.
Japanese Table
For intermediate-level speakers and above. South Rockefeller Hall
private dining room, noon.
What Do You Want
to Do: Achieving Clarity Part III *CDC workshop room, 2 pm.
"For Your
Health!: Leadership Development in Action" Keynote address
of women in public life forum by Johanna O. Infantine '87, associate
director of fellowships at Health Forum in San Francisco. New
York Room, *Mary Wooley Hall, 4 pm.
"Landscape,
People, and Architecture of the New England Tobacco Fields"
Lecture by James O'Gorman, architectural historian and the Grace
Slack McNeil Professor of American Art at Wellesley College. Museum
galleries will be open for the program; a reception follows. Gamble
Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.
Mount Holyoke College
Faculty Dance Concert See 11/7. Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall,
8 pm.
Voice Recital Julie
McKay '03 and Annaliese Lilienthal '05, sopranos. Warbeke Room,
*Pratt Hall, 8 pm.
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