Weekly Bulletin

Retirement reception for Gordon Fretwell

A reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 27 for Gordon Fretwell, the Library's associate director for Assessment, who is retiring after 32 years of service.

The event will take place from 3-5 p.m. in the garden level meeting area (main floor) of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library. All are welcome to attend.

Contributions towards a gift may be sent to Nancy Wonsey, Library Office, Du Bois Library, by Sept. 20.

UMass Arts Council grant deadline

Grant applications for single projects and events scheduled for after Oct. 8 should be submitted to the UMass Arts Council by noon on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

Student groups, academic departments and other UMass organizations are eligible to apply for up to $2,000 to support arts events on campus. Individuals may not apply for the grants.

Grant guidelines are available at the Campus Activities Office in the Student Union or from the Arts Council in 101-103 Hasbrouck Lab. Forms also can be downloaded from the council's Web site (www.umass.edu/fac/artscouncil).

Council staff are available to consult on the application process. Call 5-0202 to arrange an appointment.

Tickets on sale for Counting Crows

Counting Crows will appear at the Mullins Center on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.

Admission is $32 general public and $26 for UMass students with valid IDs. Tickets are on sale at Mullins Center Box Office (5-0505) and all Ticketmaster and Filene's locations. To order by phone, call 733-2500. Tickets are also available online (www. ticketmaster.com).

Weight Watchers Winning Points

A new 12-week session of Weight Watchers Winning Points Program will begin on Monday, Sept. 30. The meetings are held in the Conference Room of Boyden Gym from noon-12:30 p.m. The meetings are open to anyone in the Amherst community.

For information, contact Cheryl (548-9404) or Jill (5-3321).

Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology seminar

Robert Kamen, retired president of the Abbott Bioresearch Center, will speak on "Next generation TNF-a-targeted Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Inflammatory Diseases" on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at noon in the 8th floor seminar room, Lazare Medical Research Building at the Medical School in Worcester.

Jazz history workshop

Tom Reney, host of "Jazz a la Mode" on WFCR-FM, is offering a new session in his ongoing series, "A Listener's Guide to Jazz History," beginning Sept. 29.

The series of eight meetings will be held at the Broadside Bookshop, 241 Main St., Northampton on Sundays, 6-9 p.m. The cost of the workshop is $250-$200 (sliding scale), and enrollment is limited to 12.

The workshop offers a survey of jazz history, highlighting its various styles and most important innovators, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Wynton Marsalis, placing their contributions within the musical and social context of their time. Each meeting features extensive listening and lively discussion around many of the classic recordings by these and other artists. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD is used as a text.

Reney has been the jazz producer at WFCR since 1984. He has taught courses in jazz history at the University and Holyoke Community College, and lectured at Smith College, Amherst College, and Clark University. He writes about jazz for the Boston Globe Magazine and Valley Advocate, and served as the jazz and popular music contributor to The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography and The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia.

For further information and to pre-register, call 586-1764.

Reservations available for HRTA meals

The Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration is accepting reservations for lunches prepared by students in HRTA 355, "Advanced Quantity Food Production Management."

Meals are served Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the Howard Johnson Dining Room, 221 Chenoweth Lab. Lunch is served at noon and dinner is at 5:30 p.m. The meal price is $7.50 per person.

Each meal includes soup, salad, entree and side dishes and dessert. The featured entrees are lamb shish kebab (Oct. 1-2), poached chicken breast with tarragon sauce (Oct. 8-9), London broil with mush-room sauce (Oct. 22-23), beef stroganoff (Oct. 29-30), baked stuffed pork chop (Nov. 5-6), Italian meatloaf with tomato sauce (Nov. 19-20) and cod filets with cream, capers and tomatoes (Dec. 3-4).

Dinner slots have been filled. For lunch reservations, contact Karen Mann, 219 Chenoweth Lab, 5-0877.

Presentation for new faculty on sponsored research

Interim Vice Chancellor for Research Frederick W. Byron, Jr. invites all new faculty to attend a luncheon presentation entitled "Introduction to Sponsored Research Services and Resources" on Friday, Sept. 27 from noon to 2 p.m. in room 1001-02 Lincoln Campus Center.

Each year, Bruce McCandless, director of the Office of Research Affairs, presents the program intended to outline the "lay of the land" regarding sponsored research activities on campus.

To register, contact Bev Strakose in the Office of Research Affairs at 5-5283 or via e-mail (strakose@ora.umass.edu).

Track coaches, football coach to speak at Sports Luncheon

Women's track coach Julie LaFreniere, men's track coach Ken O'Brien and football coach Mark Whipple will be the featured speakers at the Weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at noon, under the tent at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

The buffet lunch costs $6.50. Call 5-4289 for reservations.

Dig Safe policy reminder

With the beginning of another academic year, and the increased number of activities that require breaking ground, the Physical Plant would like to remind the campus community that there is a Dig Safe policy, adhering to state law, in effect.

The campus has a vast underground network of pipes and cables that carry telephone electrical circuits, water and sewage. In order to ensure that this network is identified before any digging begins, a Dig Safe permit is required. Currently the Dig Safe Office in the Physical Plant asks for two weeks notice prior to any excavation. A rule of thumb to follow, is that if you intend on breaking ground on campus, you should inquire as to whether a Dig Safe permit is required. Tents that require stakes in the ground to secure them also require a Dig Safe permit.

Any questions concerning the Dig Safe policy on campus should be directed to Randy Boivin at 5-4903, or by e-mail (rboivin@facil.umass.edu).

Volunteers needed for therapeutic riding program

The Pioneer Valley Therapeutic Riding Association is looking for volunteers for its fall horseback riding program for riders with disabilities at the Hadley Farm, Wild Barry Ridge Farm in Belchertown and Wooden Horse Farm in Thorndike. The program depends on volunteers to prepare the horses and to assist riders during lessons. The program at the Hadley Farm is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Hours in Belchertown are Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 8 a.m. Hours in Thorndike are Mondays and Tuesdays at 3 p.m.

To volunteer, or to obtain more information, call 549-3259.

Stonewall Center hosts ALANA barbecue

The Stonewall Center, a lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender educational resource center, will holds its fourth annual ALANA barbecue on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 4:30-6:30 outside the center in Crampton House, Southwest. ALANA students and their allies are welcome to attend, but should RSVP by calling 5-4824 to specify any dietary needs.

The event is not wheelchair accessible.

Molecular Genetics and Microbiology seminar

Sarah E.F. D'Orazio of the department of microbiology and molecular genetics at Harvard Medical School will present a seminar at the Medical School in Worcester on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m.

D'Orazio will discuss "Expression of nonconventional bacterial antigens during Listeria monocytogenes infection."

The seminar will take place in the MGM Seminar Room, S5-310.

Physiology seminar

"Chemosensory Transduction in Paramecium" will be presented at the Medical School on Monday, Sept. 23 at noon in the Physiology Seminar Room, S4-308.
The speaker will be Judith L. Van Houten of the University of Vermont.

University Women host fall reception Sept. 26

University Women, a social and service organization for members and partners of the UMass staff and faculty, will host its fall reception on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center lobby.

The annual event is an opportunity to learn more about the University Women's interest groups and community service activities through short presentations and informational displays.

The group's goals are to promote friendship among its members, serve the University and award scholarships to local high school seniors to help them attend UMass. University Women also organize a number of activities and trips during the year, including a bus trip to New York, regional cultural excursions, a holiday reception, special lectures and an annual spring fashion show.

The reception will also feature refreshments and a drawing for tickets to an upcoming Fine Arts Center event.

RSVP for the reception by Sept. 20 by calling 5-6546 or by e-mail (lthompso@umext.umass.edu).

For more information about University Women, call president Nelly Gordon at 253-5672.

Workshop on UWW

Training and Development is sponsoring a workshop on the University Without Walls Program on Wednesday, Sept. 25, noon-1 p.m., in 801 Lincoln Campus Center.

Liz Brinkerhoff will describe UWW, a nontraditional undergraduate degree program for adults whose work, family obligations, or other life circumstances make full-time classroom attendance difficult. UWW enables students to earn credits for life experiences through a written portfolio, and design their own areas of study.

Register online (www.umass.edu/td) or by calling 5-5428.

Tickets for Multiband Pops on sale at FAC Box Office

Tickets for the 28th annual Multibands Pops concerts on Oct. 10-11 are on sale through the Fine Arts Center Box Office (5-2511).

A Homecoming Weekend tradition, the concert showcases student performers from the Department of Music and Dance. This year's concert will feature the Chapel Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble I, Percussion Ensemble, Symphony Band, University dancers, UMass Marimbas, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and Wind Ensemble. The Minuteman Marching Band will perform at the Friday concert only.

Tickets for Thursday, Oct. 10 are $14 general public and $10 for students, senior citizens and children under 18. For Friday's concert, tickets are $18 general public and $12 for students, senior citizens and children under 18.

Documentary 'Fred' to be shown

The Stonewall Center is sponsoring the area premiere of "Fred," a controversial documentary about the Rev. Fred Phelps, Sr., on Monday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in 227 Herter Hall. Admission is free.

The film examines the life of the preacher and civil rights attorney who is famous for his "God Hates Fags" mantra.