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Golf Massachusetts State Championships. Orchards Golf Course.
Student Art Exhibit Students from all studio art classes will exhibit their work. Continues through 4/27. Drawing Studio, Central Services Building, 9 am-6 pm.
Exhibition The 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.
Exhibition The Spirit of West African Textiles. The beauty and diversity of West African textiles are displayed in a colorful variety of more than fifty objects including costumes, blankets, fabrics, and textile masks. Organized and circulated by the Council of Creative Projects, the exhibition examines the creation and use of wearable art with emphasis on the design and technique employed by its makers. On view through June 29. Art Museum, Tuesday-Friday, 11 am-5 pm; Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 pm.
Pangynaskeia Picnic Come enjoy the celebration of women! For all faculty, staff, and students. Campus Green, 11:30 am-1:00 pm.
French Language Table Venez nombreux déjeuner avec nous dans une ambiance relaxe. Abbey private dining room, noon.
Gallery Talk "A Woman Artist in Seventeenth-Century Japan: Newly Acquired Screen Paintings by Kiyohara Yokinubu." Samuel C. Morse, professor of fine arts, Amherst College. Art Museum, 12:30 pm.
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.
Award Ceremony for Pangynaskeia. Blanchard steps, 1:00-2:30 pm (rain location, Blanchard Campus Center).
Student Recital Student instrumentalists and vocalists will perform a varied program of music. Pratt Auditorium, 4-5 pm.
Practice Rounds in public speaking. Speech and Debate Society. 210 Skinner Hall, 4-5 pm.
Opening Reception for Student Art Exhibit. Drawing Studio, Central Services Building, 4:30-6:00 pm.
Celebration for graduating international students, foreign fellows, and language fellows. All international students are invited to attend this celebration in their honor. New York Room, Mary Woolley Hall, 4:30-5:30 pm.
Passover Dinner RSVP x2054 by noon 4/24. Eliot House, 5:30 pm.
Theater Calling It Rape. Sponsored by WASH (Women Against Sexual Harassment). North Rockefeller living room, 7:00-8:30 pm.
Film Society Babe. Admission $2.50. Gamble Auditorium, 7:00 and 9:30 pm.
Meeting Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Singing, speakers, prayer, and fun. Eliot House lounge, 7:30 pm.
Recital Euridice, MHC's baroque/classical orchestra, conducted by Robert Eisenstein, will perform its spring concert. The program includes Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, with soloists Linda Laderach and Dana Maiben; Telemann's Water Music Suite; and Mozart's Symphony no. 31 in D (the Paris Symphony). Pratt Hall, 8 pm.
Something Every Friday Barry Drake and "'80s Rock: Music in the Video Age." All your '80s favorites! Boy George, George Michael, Madonna, Michael Jackson, and more. As always, free admission. Blanchard Campus Center, 8:00-9:30 pm.
Dance Concert MHC dance students will present a program of original choreography. Reservations recommended, call x2848. Admission $5 general, $3 students and senior citizens. Continues through 4/26. Kendall Studio Theater, 8 pm.
Theater Le médecin malgré lui (The Doctor in Spite of Himself) by Molière. Directed by Paul Anis. A classic satirical comedy about the medical profession. Performed in French with English subtitles. Admission $4 general, $2 students and senior citizens. Rooke Theater, 8 pm.
Party "Threesome by the Lake." Come to a three-dorm (Torrey, MacGregor, and Ham) party! Admission $3, $2 with MHC ID. Band, 7-9 pm, Ham Hall; party, 10 pm-2 am, Torrey Hall.
Golf Northeast Invitational. Hickory Ridge, Amherst, and the Orchards Golf Course.
Crew UMass/University of Lowell 4s race. Location and time to be announced.
Lacrosse NEW 8 finals. Wheaton College, noon and 2 pm.
Softball NEW 8 championships. Babson College, 11 am, 1 and 3 pm.
Conference The fiftieth annual psychology undergraduate research conference. Continental breakfast and registration, 8:30 am; keynote address directly after by Rachel Conrad, Hampshire College. Poster and paper presentations will be held throughout the day, and luncheon served to all attendees. All are invited and encouraged to attend. The registration fee (including luncheon) is $5 for the general public, $3 for students. Registration forms are available in the Reese Building lobby, or contact Kristin Pepe at x2202, or email kpepe. Reese Building, 8:30 am.
Track NEW 8 championships. Home, 10 am.
Theater Le médecin malgré lui. See 4/25. Admission $4 general, $2 students and senior citizens. Rooke Theater, 2 and 8 pm.
Film Society Babe. Admission $2.50. Gamble Auditorium, 7:00 and 9:30 pm.
Party in celebration of Asian Awareness Month. Admission $3 general, $2 with MHC ID. Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm-2 am.
Golf Northeast Invitational. Hickory Ridge, Amherst, and the Orchards Golf Course.
Roman Catholic Mass Abbey Chapel, 11:15 am.
Protestant Worship outdoors. Meet at Abbey Chapel, 4:30 pm.
Mosaic Dance and theater performance celebrating multiracial diversity at MHC. Donations accepted, no admission fee. Snacks will be served. Chapin Auditorium, 7:30-10:30 pm.
Meeting College Democrats. Women-in-Politics Room, sixth floor, Williston Library, 8 pm.
Theater Le médecin malgré lui. See 4/25. Admission $4 general, $2 students and senior citizens. Rooke Theater, 8 pm.
Spring Jam with the M&Cs. An evening of good music and much more. Blanchard Campus Center, 8-10 pm.
Work-in-Progress Talk "Family Values Rebutted: Divorce, Single Parenthood, and the State of the American Family." Demie Kurz, University of Pennsylvania. Kurz argues that rhetoric about family values masks serious problems in contemporary families, including inequality between male and female partners and domestic violence, and that it diverts attention from unequal social policies toward divorced and single mothers. She will be looking at families of divorce and other single-parent families to show that a major cause of contemporary family problems is the failure of the state to address the unequal distribution of resources for women and children. Part of the Five College Women's Studies Center series. Dickinson living room, 4:30 pm.
German Language Table Kommt und sprecht Deutsch! Ham dining room, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Italian Language Table Venite a chiacchierare con noi e chiedete il programma dei film. For information, email astrambi. Ham dining room, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Japanese Language Table Sign up in the Asian studies office or email mlohuchi. Limited to fifteen. South Rockefeller private dining room, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Lecture "Personality in Middle Age: Gender, History, and Midcourse Corrections." Abigail J. Stewart, University of Michigan. Using data from four samples of college-educated women, Stewart will show how gender, history, and aging all play a role in shaping contemporary women's midlife experiences. Presented by the psychology and education department and the women's studies program. 101 Dwight Hall, 7 pm.
Photo IDs Students can pick up ID cards at the registrar's office, faculty and staff at human resources; guest cards available at Kendall. Bring this card to Blanchard for photos. 117 Blanchard Campus Center, 7-8 pm.
Film Do the Right Thing, a Spike Lee joint. Part of the Pasts and Presences lecture series. Hooker Auditorium, 7:30-9:30 pm.
Exit Interviews for seniors who have received student loans. Attendance is mandatory. 212 (Stafford, FDSL, and International Loans) and 215 (MHC or Perkins Loans) Blanchard Campus Center, 9 am-1 pm.
Student Recital Student instrumentalists and vocalists will perform a varied program of music. Warbeke Room, Pratt Hall, 12:15-1:00 pm.
Photo IDs See 4/28. 117 Blanchard Campus Center, 1-2 pm.
Meeting Philosophy Club. Come talk about philosophical issues that interest you in a relaxed environment, and enjoy refreshments while you are at it! Philosophy Lounge, second floor, Skinner Hall, 4-5 pm.
Meeting Council on Student Affairs (CSA). 212 Blanchard Campus Center, 4:30-6:00 pm.
Chinese Language Table Come practice Chinese! Contact Danyue at x4871 to reserve a spot. Ham dining room, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Meeting Llamarada (yearbook). 215 Blanchard Campus Center, 6-7 pm.
Film/Lecture Legacy of Slavery (part two of two). Guest faculty lecturer to be announced. Gamble Auditorium, 6:30-9:30 pm.
Meeting Lesbian Bisexual Alliance (LBA). New York Room, Mary Woolley Hall, 8:30-9:30 pm.
Holocaust Memorial Week begins today, ends 5/6.
Exhibition Closing Self-portraits by students in all media. Exhibition closes today. Blanchard Campus Center.
Softball vs. Amherst College. Home, 4 pm.
Memorial Service for Betty Nye Quinn, professor emeritus of classics. Abbey Chapel, 4 pm.
Stimson Room Tea Meet your friends and enjoy fellowship and tea, coffee, and cookies. Stimson Room, Williston Library, 4-5 pm.
Zazen Meditation Practice and discussion. "Conditioning." Issho Fujita. Wa-Shin-An, Eliot House, 4:00-5:15 pm.
Lecture "In Vitro Protein Folding: A Fundamental and a Practical Problem." Eliana DeBernardez Clark, Tufts University. Refreshments will be served at 4 pm in 208 Carr. Lecture, 209 Carr Laboratory, 4:15 pm.
Lacrosse vs. Amherst College. Home, 4:30 pm.
Meeting Preparation meeting for 1997 fall cross-country team. Call coach Tina Lee, x2501, for more information. Streeter Lounge, Kendall Hall, 5 pm.
Spanish Language Table Hablemos Español. Ham dining room, 5:30 pm.
Dinner and program. The Kosher/Hallal Kitchen. RSVP x2054. Eliot House, 5:45 pm.
Meeting Alcoholics Anonymous. South Hadley Congregational Church, third floor, 7 pm.
Meeting Amnesty International. 202 Blanchard Campus Center, 7-8 pm.
Poetry Reading/Book Signing Martin Espada and Naomi Ayala, both nationally recognized poets, will read and sign copies of their books. The event is free and open to all. Call the Odyssey Bookshop for more details. Odyssey Bookshop, 7:30 pm.
Education Session Sexual Health Educators (SHE). Contraceptive education session. Sign up with the health center receptionist to attend. Health Center, 7:30-9:00 pm.
S'mores with Safford Hall. Lower Lake fireplace, 9-10 pm.
Theaterfest Twentieth Annual German Theatre Festival and Competition. Students will act out scenes from classical German plays and original work. This is an occasion that allows German language students to apply their speaking skills. Chapin Auditorium, 9 am-5 pm.
Student Exhibition "ArtWORKS: A Five College Exhibition of Student Drawings." Featuring works by five MHC students. Continues through 5/8. Community Room, Hampshire Mall, Hadley, 10 am-9 pm.
Russian Language Table Abbey private dining room, noon.
Open Office Hours President Joanne Creighton. 203 Mary Lyon Hall, 1:30- 2:30 pm.
Open Office Hours Dean of Students Regina Mooney. 202 Mary Lyon Hall, 2-4 pm.
Flor de Mayo Come hear various readers of poetry. Blanchard Campus Center, 3:15- 6:15 pm.
French Language Table Bienvenue à la Table de Français! Email acristes with questions or comments. Sign up at the French department. Ham dining room, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Student Recital Eunice Wong '97, piano, and Southey Lewy '98, violin, with Kathryn Ananda-Owens, piano, and Fran Blanchard '99, French horn. Music by Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Bartok. Pratt Auditorium, 8 pm.
Riding International Horse Show Association (IHSA) Nationals. Continues through 5/4. Equestrian Center.
Track New England Championships. Continues through 5/3. Tufts University.
Treasure Hunt Caccia al Tesoro! Come out for the first annual Italian treasure hunt! Language fluency is not a must, but all questions are in Italian. Participants need to sign up at the department office, 211 Ciruti Center, before 4/25. Location to be announced, 9:45 am.
French Language Table Venez nombreux déjeuner avec nous dans une ambiance relaxe. Abbey private dining room, noon.
Video Art City: Making It in Manhattan. Written and produced by Chris Maybach and Paul Gardner. Art Museum, 12:30 pm.
Exit Interviews for seniors who have received student loans. Attendance is mandatory. 212 (Stafford, FDSL, and International Loans) and 215 (MHC or Perkins Loans) Blanchard Campus Center, 1-4 pm.
Practice Rounds in public speaking. Speech and Debate Society. 210 Skinner Hall, 4- 5 pm.
Student Recital Student instrumentalists and vocalists perform a varied program of music. Warbeke Room, Pratt Hall, 4-5 pm.
Riding Clinic Kip Rosenthal, nationally acclaimed riding instructor and psychologist, will offer a sports psychology clinic. Open to the public; admission $20, $10 with student ID. Contact Tracey Farnam at 413-256-4143 for more information. In conjunction with the IHSA show. Johnson Chapel, Amherst College, 4-6 pm.
Something Every Friday Make your own video! Kick off your spring weekend with your own personal music video! Prizes will be awarded. Come support our last SEF! As always, free admission. Blanchard Campus Center, 7-11 pm.
Meeting Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Singing, speakers, prayer, and fun. Eliot House lounge, 7:30 pm.
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