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Riding International Horse Show Association (IHSA) Nationals. For specific times, call Shaina Humphrey at 467-7500. Equestrian Center.
Track New England Championships. 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 must sign up at the department office, 211 Ciruti Center. Location to be announced, 9:45 am.
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.
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 and 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.
Final Shabbat RSVP x2054 by noon 5/1. Eliot House, 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.
Crew New England Championships. Worcester.
Riding IHSA Nationals. For specific times, call Shaina Humphrey at 467-7500. Equestrian Center.
Track New England Championships. Tufts University.
Dorm Olympics Skinner Green, 1-4 pm.
Memorial Service celebrating the life of Ellen Hayward Pulford Reese '48, who was professor emeritus of psychology and education. Reception to follow at the Reese Building. Abbey Chapel, 1:30 pm.
Faculty Recital Phillip de Fremery, guitar. Music of Albeniz, Villa-Lobos, and Falla. Abbey Chapel, 8:00-9:30 pm.
Dance "Night of a Thousand Masks." Spring benefit masquerade. Three blues bands, psychics, jesters, and more! A percentage of the proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Admission $10. Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm-2 am.
Dance Party "Gidget on the Dells." WMHC DJ. Free admission. North and South Mandelle dining room, 10 pm-2 am.
Riding IHSA Nationals. For specific times, call Shaina Humphrey at 467-7500. Equestrian Center.
Art Exhibit Senior majors will display their works. On view through 5/25. Art Museum, Tuesday-Friday, 11 am-5 pm; Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 pm.
Roman Catholic Mass Abbey Chapel, 11:15 am.
Sundae Sunday Come out to the green and make your own sundaes. DJ and awards for Dorm Olympics to be presented. Skinner Green, 1:30-3:30 pm.
Senior Recital Lynette Baker, flutist, accompanied by Mark Gionfriddo, pianist. Program includes music by Bach, Poulenc, Schumann, and Doppler, and a duet for flute and tuba by Hartley, with Caitlin Callahan. Pratt Auditorium, 4-5 pm.
Opening Reception Senior art majors' exhibition. Art Museum, 4-6 pm.
Afrocentric Protestant Worship Abbey small chapel, 4:30 pm.
Meeting College Democrats. Women-in-Politics Room, sixth floor, Williston Library, 8 pm.
Vigil/Poetry Reading Candlelight vigil, poetry reading, and discussion in observance of Holocaust Memorial Week. Blanchard steps, 8 pm.
Student Recital Student instrumentalists and vocalists will perform a varied program of music. Warbeke Room, Pratt Hall, 8-9 pm.
Observance Tolling of the bells in Mary Lyon Hall and gathering in observance of Holocaust Memorial Week. Gathering between Clapp Laboratory and Williston Library, noon- 12:10 pm.
Lecture "On Consistency in One's Personal Aesthetics." Ted Cohen, philosophy, University of Chicago. Author of Kant and the Claims of Taste; coeditor of Essays in Kant's Aesthetics. 216 Skinner Hall, 4:15 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.
Banquet Sigma Xi. Willits-Hallowell Center, 5:30-9:30 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.
Meeting Student Government Association (SGA) senate. New York Room, Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30-11:00 pm.
Picnic with the Department of Geography and Geology. For majors, minors, and FPs. Sign up at the department office, 320 Clapp Laboratory. Lower Lake fireplace, noon-1 pm.
Photo IDs See 5/5. 117 Blanchard Campus Center, 1-2 pm.
Picnic with the history department! Skinner Green, 4-6 pm.
Champagne and Strawberries to celebrate seniors' last day of classes and welcome them as MHC's newest alumnae. Senior class only. Rain location, Willits-Hallowell Center. Pageant Green, 4:30-5:30 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.
Book Reading Jane Holtz Kay, author of Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in the history of our relationship with the car and in the future prospects for a more rational way of getting where we need to go. Odyssey Bookshop, 7:30 pm.
Spring Concert The Five College Early Music Collegium, directed by Robert Eisenstein. Program includes masterpieces by Josquin and Monteverdi, performed by voices and Renaissance instruments of all sorts. Admission is free; open to the public. Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College, 8 pm.
Meeting Lesbian Bisexual Alliance (LBA). New York Room, Mary Woolley Hall, 8:30-9:30 pm.
Lacrosse ECAC Quarterfinals. Location to be announced.
Stimson Room Tea Meet your friends and enjoy fellowship and tea, coffee, and cookies. Stimson Room, Williston Library, 4-5 pm.
Spanish Language Table Hablemos Español. Ham dining room, 5:30 pm.
Meeting Alcoholics Anonymous. South Hadley Congregational Church, third floor, 7 pm.
Discussion Group Booker Prize-winning novelist Graham Swift's newest book, Last Orders, will be the focus of the monthly Open Book Discussion Group. Leading the discussion will be Bill Quillian, professor of English. No admission fee. Odyssey Bookshop, 7 pm.
Meeting Amnesty International. 202 Blanchard Campus Center, 7-8 pm.
Theater The Private Life of the Master Race by Bertholt Brecht. Free admission. Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30-9:00 pm.
Benefits Fair Come and meet with representatives from various benefit plans and colleagues from campus departments who will answer questions and provide helpful information. Refreshments and raffle prizes! Blanchard balcony, 9 am-4 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.
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.
Book Reading David Pesci, author of Amistad: The Thunder of Freedom. A riveting historical novel based on one of the nation's first civil rights struggles. Amistad takes place in 1839 in West Africa and New Haven as fifty-three Africans who are taken as slaves struggle to regain their freedom and return home to Africa. Odyssey Bookshop, 7:30 pm.
Theater The Private Life of the Master Race by Bertholt Brecht. Free admission. Blanchard Campus Center, 7:30-9:00 pm.
Track ECAC Championships. Continues through 5/10. Wesleyan University.
Practice Rounds in public speaking. Speech and Debate Society. 210 Skinner Hall, 4-5 pm.
Meeting Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Singing, speakers, prayer, and fun. Eliot House lounge, 7:30 pm.
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