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Friday 24

Meeting Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Patricia Allen will be available to answer questions, help file claims, and follow up on any filed claims. 215 Blanchard Campus Center, 12:30-2:30 pm.

Exhibition on the history of Mount Holyoke's January Program continues through February 3. Archives lobby, lower level, Dwight Hall.

Exhibition Photographers on Location: Landscapes and Cityscapes from the National Museum of American Art. An exhibition of photography from the National Museum of American Art's permanent collection will be on view through March 14. American photographers Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, William Eggleston, Frank Gohlke, Karen Halverson, Joe Deal, Robbert Flick, and Charles Doolittle Walcott are included in the exhibition. Subjects of the photographs range from the Adirondacks, New York City, and Yosemite to Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. Art Museum, Tuesday-Friday, 11 am-5 pm; Saturday- Sunday, 1-5 pm.

Exhibition European and American Paintings from the Collection, on view through April 20. Art Museum, Tuesday-Friday, 11 am-5 pm; Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 pm.

Saturday 25

Presentation Bellatrix Writers' Conference. Speakers Josepha Sherman, Esther Friesner, Susan Shwartz, and more! Come spend a day talking to science fiction/fantasy authors and editors about their work and learn the secrets of your favorites. Guaranteed laughs! Willits-Hallowell Center, 11 am-4 pm.

Exhibition Lure of the Nile: Images of Ancient Egypt focuses on the temples and tombs along the Nile as seen through the eyes of artists and travelers on visits to Egypt over the past four centuries. On view through May 11. Art Museum, Tuesday-Friday, 11 am-5 pm; Saturday- Sunday, 1-5 pm.

Tuesday 28

Auditions for performance study in music. Required of all students taking music lessons for the first time at Mount Holyoke. Students should call x2306 to make an appointment. Piano, 107 Pratt Hall; voice, 116 Pratt; violin, 208 Pratt. 2-4 pm.

Auditions Five College Early Music Program painless auditions and information sessions for the Early Music Collegium, Euridice Ensemble (baroque/classical chamber orchestra), and other ensembles. Winds, trumpets, violinists, violists, and baritones are especially welcome, but there are openings for singers and instrumentalists of all sorts. There are small instrumental ensembles, a women's vocal ensemble, and a Renaissance dance class. Private and group lessons on recorder, viol, lute, and other instruments are also available. 7 Music Building, Amherst College, 6-7 pm.

Wednesday 29

Exam Music 100 Exemption Exam. Students may take one semester of individual performance study without Music 100, but continued study requires enrollment in or exemption from Music 100. 102 Pratt Hall, 4 pm.

Auditions Five College Early Music Program painless auditions and information sessions for the Early Music Collegium, Euridice Ensemble, and other ensembles. See Tuesday. 152 Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, 11:15 am-12:30 pm.

Second Semester Convocation Lineup, Mary Lyon Hall, 7:30 pm. Reception for MHC community immediately follows ceremony in Chapin Auditorium. Abbey Memorial Chapel, 8 pm.

Thursday 30

Class Emergency Medical Technician Training. Human services training consultants. 216 Skinner Hall, 6:30-9:30 pm.

Auditions Five College Early Music Program painless auditions and information sessions for the Early Music Collegium, Euridice Ensemble, and other ensembles. See Tuesday. 315 Sage Hall, Smith College, 4:00-5:30 pm.

Friday 31

Crew Row-A-Thon The crew team will entertain with displays of outrageous strength and endurance! Contributions of any size welcomed. Donations are used to defray the cost of their spring training in Virginia and 10 percent of contributions is donated to the Girls Inc. of Holyoke. Blanchard steps, 7 am today through February 1 at 7 am.

Auditions Five College Early Music Program painless auditions and information sessions for the Early Music Collegium, Euridice Ensemble and other ensembles. Music Building, Hampshire College, 11:30-12:30 pm; and 12 Pratt Hall, 1:30 am-4:00 pm.

Meeting Nomination of Alumnae Trustees/ Awards Committee. Private dining room, Willits-Hallowell Center, 6-10 pm.

Candlelight Ceremony A candlelight procession to welcome the start of Black History Month. Gather at the College gates; proceed to Betty Shabazz Cultural Center, 11:30 pm.