Art Bus Trip to New York City $27, Friends of Art member, $32 nonmember; $22 Student Friends of Art member. Meet in front of the art museum. 8:30 am.

Flu Shots Available to all members of the MHC community $10 charge. Call x2121 to schedule an appointment. Health Services, 9 am.

Family Weekend Welcome and Registration Main area, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 am.

Insurance Meeting A Remillard Insurance Agency representative will be on campus for scheduled appointments only. Call Human Resources, x2503 for an appointment. Room 102, *Skinner Hall, 11 am.

Recovery Retreat Center Room 212, *Blanchard Student Center, noon.

Earth Adventures at Lunch "Beyond Paradise: My Semester in Hawaii." Informal gathering of students and professors to share experiences about study abroad, field camp, summer projects, and research. Room 327, *Clapp Laboratory, noon.

Office Hours for John Body Assistant Dean of the College for Learning Skills John Body is available for individual appointments to talk about learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder. Call x2504 for an appointment. Room 1, Safford Hall, 1 pm.

Lecture "A Demonstration/Tour of the World Wide Web." A tutorial on the MHC Web site and other "wondrous" Web sites. Room 231, *Williston Library, 1 pm.

Lecture "Current Problems in American Foreign Policy," Vincent Ferraro, professor of international politics. Room 202, *Skinner Hall, 2 pm.

Master Class "New Tools for Environmental History: Historical Geographic Information Systems and the Railroads of Victorian England." Robert Schwartz, professor of history. Limit 16. Register at the Blanchard Welcome Center. Room 407, *Clapp Laboratory, 2 pm.

Open House *Career Development Center, 2 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony Nobue Socho Yamashita will perform the ceremony. Register at the Family Weekend Welcome Center in Blanchard Campus Center. Wa Shin An, Eliot House, 2 pm

Lecture "A Maiden Voyage Tour of the World Wide Web," a hands-on workshop for those who have never been on the Web. Room 231, *Williston Library, 2:15 pm.

Academic Deans Open House Meet the class deans, deans for international students, and transfer students, and other College administrators. Main area, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2:30 pm.

Lecture "Sex, Drugs and Videotapes: What Animal Learning Psychology Reveals About the Human Condition." Karen Hollis, professor of psychology/education. Room 302, *Reese Psychology and Education Building, 3 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony Nobue Socho Yamashita will perform the ceremony. Register at the Family Weekend Welcome Center in Blanchard Campus Center. Wa Shin An, Eliot House, 3 pm.

Anthropology Lecture Historian Jeffrey Lesser will speak on the negotiation of national identity among Arab and Japanese immigrants to Brazil in the early part of this century. Room 301, *Reese Psychology and Education Building, 3 pm.

Lecture "Trouble Finding What You Want on the World Wide Web?" A hands-on workshop for those who have used the Web. A look at effectively searching the Web. Room 231, *Williston Library, 3:30 pm.

Academic Departments Reception Come speak with faculty members from a variety of disciplines within the humanities. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm.

Academic Departments Reception Come speak with faculty members from a variety of disciplines within the sciences. Mead Living Room, 4 pm.

Academic Departments Reception Come speak with faculty members from a variety of disciplines with the social sciences. North Rocky Living Room, 4 pm.

Quran Study Muslim prayer room, Eliot House, 6 pm.

Film Shakespeare in Love Award-winning tale of romance and fun. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm and 9:30 pm.

President's Welcome Following a welcome by President Joanne V. Creighton, student cultural and international groups perform. *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Meeting Eliot House, 7:45 pm.

Play Lysistrata One of the greatest farces in dramatic literature by Aristophanes. Directed by Rena Down. $4 general, $2 students and senior citizens. *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.

Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting A fellowship of men and women who share their experiences, strength, and hope with each other. Room 112, *Blanchard Campus Center, 9 pm.

Something Every Friday Improv comedy jam with MHC's Unusual Suspects and guest group. Main area, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 pm.

MHACASA Party $2, *Betty Shabazz House, 11 pm.

 

 

Lecture "Spectrum of Sexual Identities." Students offer information and personal perspectives. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 9 am.

Peer Educators Meeting Room 212, *Skinner Hall, 10 am.

Lecture "Ethics: Plato Claimed That the Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living." Julie Inness, associate professor and chair of philosophy. Room 216, *Skinner Hall, 11 am.

Chili Challenge and Halloween Festival Chili tasting, airball, Latin, and brass bands, theater groups, strolling acts, and a children's tent. Adults $6, students and seniors over sixty-five $5, children under twelve $1. Price includes all the chili you can taste! Free admission to the grounds.The Village Commons and South Hadley Green, 11 am.

Frances Perkins Scholars Association Open House and Information Session Nontraditional-age students invite you to chat together in the FP House. Frances Perkins House, 1 pm.

Cultural and Community Center Open Houses Asian Center for Empowerment, 15 Woodbridge Street, call x3076 for more information. Betty Shabazz House, 2 Dunlap Place, call x2064 for more information. Eliana Ortega Cultural Center, 4 Dunlap Place, call x2267 for more information. Zowie Banteah Cultural Center, 4 Dunlap Place, call x2580 for more information. Frances Perkins House, 57-A College Street. Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center, 1 pm.

Panel Discussion "Academic Initiatives and Innovations at Mount Holyoke College." With MHC faculty members facilitated by Donal O'Shea, dean of faculty. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 1 pm.

Study Abroad Information Joanne Picard, associate dean of international affairs. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 2 pm.

Reading The Fall of the Year, Howard Frank Mosher. The latest and best novel about the most famous county in fiction since Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha. Odyssey Bookshop, 2 pm.

Play Lysistrata (See 10/29) $4 general, $2 students and senior citizens. *Rooke Theatre, 2 pm.

Open House Tour the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Speaking, Arguing, and Writing Program and meet the program directors. Room 103, Porter Hall, 2 pm.

Buddhist Meditation Eliot House, 3 pm.

Faculty Author Reception Meet and greet both of these authors and celebrate the publication of their new books. Irma Kebbede, associate professor of geography, Sudan's Predicament: Civil War, Displacement, and Ecological Degradation. Alberto M. Sandoval-Sanchez, professor of Spanish and Italian, Jose, Can You See?: Latinos On and Off Broadway. *Mount Holyoke Bookstore, 3:30 pm.

Recovery Gratitude Meeting An opportunity to share experiences, strength, and hope with each other. Room 212, *Blanchard Campus Center, 4 pm.

Family Weekend Concert Featuring the Glee Club, Concert Choir, and Family/ Daughter Choir. Abbey Chapel, 4 pm.

Meet The Chaplains Tea More than one dozen faith communities are active on campus. Enjoy tea and conversation with a number of our chaplains and religious advisers. Eliot House, 4 pm.

Halloween Festival Trick or treat, costume parade and contest, storytelling. The Village Commons and South Hadley Green, 4:30 pm.

Trick or Treat Around the Green Participating residence halls will be waiting for you! Includes North Mandelle, Abbey-Buckland, Pearsons, Brigham, North and South Rocky, Safford, Torrey, Wilder, and Porter Halls. 6:30 pm.

Public Speaking The grand final round of the annual MHC Public Speaking Contest. Six finalists will compete for prizes and will be judged by faculty members. Main area, *Blanchard Campus Center, 7 pm.

Film Shakespeare in Love Award-winning tale of romance and fun. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm and 9:30 pm.

Organ Phantasmagoria American Guild of Organists. Abbey Chapel, 7 pm.

Showcase Mount Holyoke Join Mount Holyoke's student performing groups for an evening of music and dance. The V-8s, M&Cs, Nice Shoes, Voices of Faith, and the Tap Club Holyoke Hoofers. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 8 pm.

Play Lysistrata. (See 10/29). $4 general, $2 students and senior citizens, *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.

Haunted House Trick or treat, candy bags. $3 per person, proceeds donated to McHugh Elementary school after-school math and science tutoring program. Eliana Ortega Cultural Center, 4 Dunlap Place, 9 pm.

Costume/dance Party Rocky Horror Picture Show. $3 general and college ID, $2 MHC. South Rocky Living Room, 10 pm.

Halloween Club 116 Main area, *Blanchard Campus Center, 11 pm.

 

 

 

Jewish Student Union Bagel Breakfast Bagel breakfast for families and students. Eliot House, 9:30 am.

Catholic Mass Abbey Chapel, 11 am.

Play Lysistrata (see 10/29) All seats $1. *Rooke Theatre, 2 pm.

Ecumenical Worship Service Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4 pm.

Unitarian Universalist Student Meeting Eliot House, 7 pm.

Hindu Worship and Meeting Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 7 pm.

Play Lysistrata (See 10/29) $4 general, $2 students and senior citizens, *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.

Model United Nations Meeting Room 216, Skinner Hall, 9 pm.

 

 

Recovery Luncheon Meeting This lunch, facilitated by Susan McCarthy, is an opportunity to meet others in recovery and to share common experiences. Room 202, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.

Meditation Circle Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 12:15 pm.

Lecture "Covered/uncovered, Open/closed: The Politics of Veiling in Turkey." Jamal Elias, Amherst College. *Dickinson House, 4:30 pm.

Baha'i Meeting Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6 pm.

Film Queen Margot (La Reine Margot), 1994. Based on the Alexandre Dumas novel. Cosponsored by the MHC Art Museum and the film studies department in conjunction with The Moon & Stars: Afterlife of a Roman Empress. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Lecture "A Portrait Artist at Work." Marion G. Miller, professor of art. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 7:30 pm.

Sexual Health Educators (SHE) Workshop Contraceptives, gynecological exams, STDs, safer sex, general women's health. Joined by Wilder and Buckland. Mead living room, 8 pm.

 

 

Spanish Table South Rocky private dining room, noon.

University of Connecticut School of Law Meeting *Career Development Center workshop room, 4 pm.

Buddhist Meditation Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4:15 pm.

Der Deutsche Tisch German Table Kommt zum Deutschentisch! Gutes essen, grite Gesprache! Everyone is welcome. *MacGregor dining room, 5:30 pm.

Table de Francais Vous voulez apprendre la langue de Moliare de facon amusante? Venez a la table de francais de Ham. Tout le monde est bienvenu. Ham Hall private dining room, 5:30 pm.

Mount McKinley Slide Show Slide presentation of 1983 mountaineering expedition up Mt. McKinley by expedition member Andrea Ayvazian. Eliot House Lounge, 6:30 pm.

Film Martes De Cine. Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios. (Espa Oa, 1989). In Spanish with English subtitles. A debate will follow the screening. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.

Auditions Counter Clockwise Written and directed by Laconia Koerner '00. *Rooke Theatre, 7 pm.

Lecture "Beyond Boundaries." Eleanor Smeal, leader of the Feminist Majority Foundation. Chapin Auditorim, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.

Not-for-Profit Career Panel (See notices.) *Career Development Center Workshop Room, 7 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony Opening sunken hearth tea ceremony. Assisted by Nobue Socho Yamashita. Eliot House, 7:30 pm.

Bible Study Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 7:30 pm.

 

AAUP Chapter Meeting The meeting will address the deterioration of faculty and staff health care benefits and the health of the Mount Holyoke chapter. Room 212, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.

Women's Recovery Meeting A forum for discussion facilitated by students in recovery and by students who wish to talk about their use of alcohol or other drugs. Intercultural Lounge, Room 202, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.

Zazen Meditation "Ten Perfections #6: Wisdom" Rev. Issho Fujita. Eliot House, 4 pm.

Stimson Room Tea Stimson Room, *Williston Library, 4 pm.

Meeting Paul Cordo of the Neurological Sciences Institute at Oregon Health Sciences University will be in the CDC to give a talk on a graduate program called the Integrative Biomedical Sciences Program. *Career Development Center Workshop Room, 4 pm.

Spanish Table Mesa de Espanol. Ven, practica tu espanol en forma divertida mientras disfrutamos la comida. Ham Dining Room, 5:30 pm.

Auditions Counter Clockwise Written and directed by Laconia Koerner '00. *Rooke Theatre, 7 pm.

Information Session On-site program director Amy Loth '94 and Christopher Rivers, MHC dean of international affairs, will present the MHC Junior Year in Montpellier, France Program in detail and will answer questions about study in France. Room 216, Skinner Hall, 7 pm.

AIDS Awareness Coalition Meeting Room 212, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Sexual Health Educators (SHE) Workshop Contraceptives, gynecological exams, STDs, safer sex, general women's health. Safford Living Room, 8 pm.

Model United Nations Meeting Room 216, Skinner Hall, 9 pm.

 

 

Russian Table Abbey Private dining room, noon.

Lecture "Marks in Stone: Marble Carving Demonstration." Sculptor Fred X. Brownstein will give a gallery talk and marble carving demonstration in conjunction with The Moon & Stars: Afterlife of a Roman Empress. *Mount Holyoke Art Museum, 4 pm.

Information Session On-site program director Amy Loth'94 and Christopher Rivers, MHC dean of international affairs, will present the MHC Junior Year in Montpellier, France Program in detail and will answer questions about study in France. Room 216, Skinner Hall, 4 pm.

Cover Letter Writing Workshop Room 302, *Reese Psychology and Education Building, 7 pm.

 

 

Insurance Meeting A Remillard Insurance Agency representative will be on campus for scheduled appointments only. Call Human Resources at x2053 for an appointment. Room 102, *Skinner Hall, 11 am.

French Table Venez nombreux vous detendre dans une ambiance francophone agreable. Abbey private dining room, noon.

Locating Scholarships and Fellowships Meeting *Career Development Center library, 1:30 pm.

Mary Lyon Lecture Author Gish Jen kicks off the Mary Lyon Lecture Series and Founder's Day Weekend. Reception outside New York Room. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm.

Conference Registration Black Alumnae Conference. Light dinner included. Betty Shabazz House, 4 pm.

Film Goodfellas Classic Martin Scorsese film exploring the inner workings of the Mafia. $2. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm and 9:45 pm.

Something Every Friday "Jazzy Divas: Singin' and Playin.'" The MHC Concert Choir and Jazz Ensemble will perform jazz and popular standards in a cabaret setting. Main area, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.