Single Project/Event Grants Awarded 2005-2006

$500

UMass Labor Chorus / Everywoman's Center
The UMass Labor Chorus is "the first campus- based, multi-union labor chorus in the United States " comprised of 26 men and women who will hold an open house/performance on December 7 2005, in the Campus Center .

$ 1500

Vinnie Olivieri:Theatrical Sound/Music Composition / Theater Department
Vinnie Olivieri, a professional New York theatrical sound designer and composer, will be a guest artist on two department shows, "GUM," October 27-November 5, 2005, in the Curtain Theatre, and "The House of Desires," December 1-10, 2005, in Rand Theater .

$650

Writers Work / Juniper Initiative
Two fall forums by Tree Swenson, Executive Director- Academy of American Poets and R.M. Berry, Publisher, Fiction Collective Two, to be held at 4 P.M. on October 17 and December 8, 2005 in the Charlie Moran Conference Room, Bartlett Hall. These forums will include a Q and A period as well.

$1500

Multicultural Film Festival:World Cinema Now / Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
The Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival: World Cinema Now will present the best of new fiction, documentary and experimental filmmaking by international filmmakers, February 8-May 17, 2006 in SOM 137 and Five College Locations.

$550

“True West”/ Theater Department
An undergraduate production in the UMass Theatre Department at 8 P.M., April 5-8, 2006, directed by UMass alum Sheila Siragusa.

$500

4 th Annual Ramadan Celebration / Muslim Student Association/RSO
Students, staff, administration and the community are invited to take part in Iftaar, "the time when one breaks their fast every day" on October 9, 2005 in the Campus Center Auditorium.

$650

Visiting Writers Series: George Saunders / MFA English
A reading by George Saunders to be held at 8 P.M. on Thursday, October 6, 2005, in Memorial Hall. A Q & A session will be held the following morning.

$1500

Ibdaa Dance Troupe / Arab Student Club/RSO
A performance by the Ibdaa Dance Troupe, an internationally acclaimed dancing group from the Palestinian territories, to be held at 7:30 P.M. on October 28, 2005 in Bowker Auditorium.

$600

The Massachusetts Review / Massachusetts Review
The Massachusetts Review is dedicated to cultivating a literary community that directly benefits students at UMass through its publication of poems, stories, essays, literature in translation, and social and historical commentary. 1500 copies of this publication will be distributed, 900 to libraries and institutions (paid subscribers).

$1000

“The Time of Your Life”/ UMass Theater Guild/RSO
Four performances, December 1-3, 2005 in the Student Union Ballroom.

$500

Beyond the Fourth Wall …/ Commonwealth College
An artist residency by award winning performance artist/playwright, Deb Margolin to be held at various times on March 31 and April 1, 2006 in Curtain Theater.

$500

Larry Hunt Mask Workshop / Theater Department
A workshop by internationally recognized mask artist, Larry Hunt to be held at various times January 23-27, 2006 in FAC rooms 203 and 204.

$1000

10 th Annual Comedy Jam / Student Valley Productions/RSO
Comedy Jam brings together college and professional troupes to perform short and long form improvisation, sketch comedy and stand up, 5 -9 P.M. on April 7-8, 2006 in Bartlett 65.

$1000

Jubilat 11 / Jubilat Literary Journal
400 copies of this free publication will be distributed in the Student Center Concourse and in classrooms at the end of January 2006.

$1250

Women Playwrights of Color in the 1920's / Theater Department
Staged readings of plays by women of color in the 1920s, along with guest lectures by Kathy Perkins and Lucy Hurston, February 24-March 4, 2006 in Fine Arts Center room 204.

$500

Solomon's Suite / The Lively Arts
An autobiographical account of "Twelve Years a Slave" written by Solomon Northup, composed, constructed, and arranged into a twelve part suite for the violin, piano, bass, and voice. Renowned jazz violinist John Blake will be featured. May 1, 2006, 7:30 P.M. in Bezanson Recital Hall.

$750

Body Politics 2006:Women of Color and Body Image / Women of Color Leadership Network
A 90 minute performance chronicles of the unique histories of African-American, Latina , Asian, Native American (ALANA) women through first person narratives transformed into dramatic forms. April 1-2, 2006 in Herter 227.

$500

Marked for Life / Art Department
Exhibition of large-scale photographs of women's stretch marks and accompanying audio interviews with the women who carry them at Hampden Gallery April 2-28, 2006. A forum/panel discussion with MARKED FOR LIFE artists, UMass students and women in the photographs will take place on April 4.

$1500

Some Trees in a Forest of Possibility / Juniper Literary Festival
The two day festival includes readings, scholarly addresses, roundtables, Q&A forums, a journal and book fair and a reading by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet John Ashberry. April 28 and April 29, 2006 in Memorial Hall.

$1000

Bover Boys / Theater Department
BOVVER BOYS was the first play by Willy Holtzman, produced in the late '80s. Performance to be held on May 6 & 7, 2006 in the Curtain Theater.

$1000

Wacky Workshop Weekend / Student Valley Productions/RSO
Weekend of improvisational comedy workshops to be held 9am-5pm on April 8 & 9 in the Campus Center .

$1200

Carnival out of Season / SAMBA/RSO
The annual carnival will include Treme Terra drumming and dance troupes on March 3, 2006.

$1500

The Fight Apathy Tour / Black Students Union /RSO
Five artists will present a socially conscious, emotionally charged evening on HIV/AIDS on February 25, 2006 in Bowker Auditorium.

$600

Visiting Writers Series / MFA English
A reading by Eleni Sikelianos as part of the Visiting Writers Series at 8 pm on March 2, 2006 in Memorial Hall.

$700

Jubilat 12 / Jubilat Literary Journal
400 copies of this publication will be distributed free of charge to the UMass undergraduate community from May-September 2006 through the University Writing Program and Campus Center Concourse.

$1500

“Remapping Black Germany ” Cultural Program / Black German Studies Project
A Free series of arts events about New Perspectives on Afro-German History, Politics and Culture to be held at various locations April 19-22, 2006. The artists will also participate in a "Discussion with Black German Artists" on 4/19 in Thatcher Lounge, as well as an artists roundtable on April 22, 2006 in the Isenberg School of Management.

$600

Visiting Writer's Series: William Gass / MFA English
Reading by William Gass, a short story writer, novelist, philosopher and essayist, to be held at 8 PM on April 13, 2006 in Memorial Hall.

$700

Asian Night / Asian American Student Association
The 23rd annual "Asian Night: Celebrating Diversity" will feature keynote speaker actor Parry Shen, and musical artists Natalise and Isshin Taiko on April 8, 2006 in the Fine Arts

$800

The Nexus Magazine / Nexus Magazine
600 copies of this free publication will be distributed to UMass students and the Five College students.

$900

Opera Workshop/An Evening of Opera Scenes / Department of Music and Dance
The concert will consist of a variety of opera scenes that will provide an accessible introduction to opera for students and audience alike by performing duets, trios, and larger ensembles. on Friday, May 5, 2006 in Bezanson Recital Hall at 7:30.

$600

Holi / Pranava-Hindu Students Council
Holi's festivities will start with a religios service, followed by people smearing colors on each other, and celebrating with traditional Indian dishes and various sweets to celebrate the arrival of the spring harvest. from 12 P.M.-3 P.M. on Saturday, April 15, 2006.

$600

Southwest “Beach Week” 2006 / SouthWest Area Government
Week of May 1-5, 2006 in the Southwest Horseshoe and Pyramids. Featuring a battle of the bands and concert by "Blessid Union of Souls".

$1000

Sound Design for Romeo and Juliet / Theater Department
Sound Designer RT Brown will work with students on execution of sound in performance, and attend post show discussion (4/28) for Romeo and Juliet: April 27-29, and May 4-6 at various times in the Rand Theater .

$800

mOthertongue:multilingual journal of the arts / mOthertongue/RSO
12th annual publication of mOthertongue will be distributed in late April 2006 through the Fall semester. 600 copies of this free publication will be distributed throughout the five college area.

$1000

Cambodian New Year / Cambodian Student Association/RSO
The14th annual Cambodian New Years Celebration to be held in the Student Union Ballroom from 6 P.M.-10 P.M. on April 23, 2006 will include traditional folk and instrumental music by a local Cambodian group.

$800

SASA Night: Ehsaas, Experience the Feeling/ South Asian Student Association/RSO
15th annual SASA Cultural Night consisting of traditional dances such as Bharta Natyam and Kathuk, story telling, the playing of traditional instruments and popular music of the South Asian region on April 21, 2006 in the Campus Center Auditorium.

$700

Black and Gold Scholarship banquet/ The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Kappa Chapter
The banquet is held to honor the women of the community at the Campus Center Auditorium on April 9, 2006 from 6pm- 1 AM.