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Fine Arts Center Lobby from 6:45 pm to 7:15 pm
Free for those attending Soweto Gospel Choir
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Amherst college Arms Music Center - Room 212 2:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Food for Thought Books, 106 N. Pleasant St, Amherst Center from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The current situation in Somalia has been called the greatest humanitarian crisis in Africa and in the world. Political violence has displaced over a million Somalis within their country and dispersed more than 450,000 refugees worldwide. In the past year alone, the number of refugees has doubled. But you may not have heard any of this in the mainstream media. The Walaalo! Project arises from the Somali community's experience of war and displacement. A special series of public forums will provide background and perspective on their story.
These free events invite you to dialogue with local and national scholars and Somali community leaders, to reach a deeper understanding of Somali history, current events, and the political roots of the ongoing refugee crisis. They'll also include informal sharings of Somali songs, poetry and personal stories with the Walaalo! participants.
Professor Abdi Samatar from the University of Minnesota will discuss the link between social capital and ethnicity in the horn of Africa, development and the global capitalist economy and the US's relationship to Somalia.
The Crisis in Somalia forums are co-sponsored by New WORLD Theater, the Center for Popular Economics, Western Mass. American Friends Service Committee, the International Language Institute, Lean on Me Family Center and other partner organizations, with generous support from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities.
Free and Open to the Public
Free and Open to the Public
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from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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5:00 pm
The University Club & Restaurant presents a dinner of sophisticated tastes and textures. Please join us for Seared Sea Scallops with Asiago Vegetable Risotto or Creamy Asiago Vegetable Risotto. Dinner also includes tossed baby greens with dressing, warm rolls, special selection of desserts, and coffee or tea. All for the prix fixe of $25. Seating begins at 5:00pm. For more information, call 413-545-2511 or 800-999-UMAS.
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Fine Arts Center Lobby from 6:45 pm to 7:15 pm
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Herter 227 5:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public
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from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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Campus Center Room 101 from 9:30 am to 4:15 pm
More information about the workshop SOLD OUT
To register call 413-545-2511 or 1-800-999-UMAS
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Amherst College Arms Music Center - Room 212 2:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Fine Art Center Lobby from 6:45 pm to 7:15 pm
Free to those with tickets to Carmen
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University Club and Restaurant 5:00 pm
Join us for Lobster in Phyllo Tulips with Shrimp, Scallops, and Sherry, or the vegetarian option of Spinach and Roast Garlic Raviolis with Caramelized Grape Tomato Cream.
Prix Fixe: $25
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Herter 227 5:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public
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The Yoga Sanctuary, 190 Main Street,. Northampton 6:30 pm
Khen Rinpoche, Geshe Lobzang Tsetan Abbot, Tashi Lhumpo Monastery Founder Director, Siddhartha School, Leh, Ladakh, India and David Gardiner, Associate Professor of Religion, Colorado College are featured at this Special Event. Healing in Tibetan Buddhism is presented in partnership with the Friends of Khen Rinpoche, The Yoga Sanctuary, members of the Western Mass Tibetan Association and the Tibetan community.
Please see calendar listings for more information about each session.
Advance: $20 per session: Five College/GCC students/Seniors/$10 per session. Day of the event: $25 & $12
Amherst College Dance dept. from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Umass Totman Studio 13 from 1:15 pm to 3:00 pm
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Light of Restoration Ministries
98 Suffolk St., Holyoke, MA (on the corner of Suffolk and Chestnut) from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The current situation in Somalia has been called the greatest humanitarian crisis in Africa and in the world. Political violence has displaced over a million Somalis within their country and dispersed more than 450,000 refugees worldwide. In the past year alone, the number of refugees has doubled. But you may not have heard any of this in the mainstream media.
The Walaalo! Project arises from the Somali community's experience of war and displacement. A special series of public forums will provide background and perspective on their story.
These free events invite you to dialogue with local and national scholars and Somali community leaders, to reach a deeper understanding of Somali history, current events, and the political roots of the ongoing refugee crisis. They'll also include informal sharings of Somali songs, poetry and personal stories with the Walaalo! participants.
The Crisis in Somalia forums are co-sponsored by New WORLD Theater, the Center for Popular Economics, Western Mass. American Friends Service Committee, the International Language Institute, Lean on Me Family Center and other partner organizations, with generous support from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities.
Free and Open to the Public
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Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies 8:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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University Gallery from 6:45 pm to 7:15 pm
Free to those with tickets to Hamlet
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Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies 4:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies 8:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies 8:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies 8:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies 8:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies 4:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies 8:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
A reception, featuring guitarist Lorena Garay , will be held on Sept. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery, located in the Central Residential Area of the campus, off Clark Hill Road.
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Amherst College Arms Music Center - Room 7 2:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
University Gallery from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Please join us for the opening reception Of People and Places, which includes a panel discussion from 6:00-7:00pm among artists Yto Barrada, Cuny Janssen, and John Riddy, who discuss their work in the context of this exhibition; moderated by guest curator Gregory Salzman.
This exhibition brings together for the first time the work of seven internationally renowned artists working in the field of photography - combining work by young, emerging artists with work by those who are more internationally renowned.
Free and open to the public. Free parking after 5pm.
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from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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UMass Fine Arts Center Concert Hall Lobby from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
A showcase of 10 young Latinos that have been selected to participate in the Latino Youth Media Institute. This internship teaches them the basic production skills needed in television, radio, newspaper and digital storytelling. Each will have to complete three assignments and decide which media is most appropriate to convey those experiences effectively: a story that will convey an important personal experience, one that relates to their family, and one about their community and how it relates to society as a whole.
A partnership of WGBY, WFCR Public Radio, The Republican Newspaper, Jose Garcia an Independent Filmmaker and Photographer, and TOLD: "Telling Our Legacies Digitally".
Free and open to the public
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Vestíbulo de la Sala de Conciertos del UMass Fine Arts Center from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Exposición del trabajo de 10 jóvenes latinos que han sido seleccionados
para participar en el Instituto de medios publicitarios de juventud
latina. Este internado les instruye en las habilidades de producción,
básicas y necesarias, en las áreas de la televisión, el radio, los
periódicos y la narración digital.
Gratis
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from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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from 4:30 am to 6:30 am
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from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
free and open to public
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from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Greenfield Middle School 10:00 am
Chancellor's House
Bezanson Recital Hall 12:20 pm
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The Yiddish Book Center 10:30 am
Free and Open to the Public
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Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
$25
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The Yiddish Book Center 7:30 pm
$8
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Durfee Conservatory 4:00 pm
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Concert Hall immediately following performance
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Augusta Savage Gallery 7:00 pm
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from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Ronald K. Brown, founder and choreographer of his dance company Evidence, spoke to the attendees in this intimate gathering about the collection of Charles "Teenie" Harris's photographs in the exhibit at Augusta Savage Gallery accompanying his performance: why he chose the photos he did and what each of them mean to him. |
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Scott Gymn dance studio, Smith College from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Limited spaces available for general public to participate. Please ages 16+ and advanced level students only. Register by calling 413-545-4157
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from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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Springfield Museum
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Concert Hall 7:30 pm
The longest continually-running jazz festival in the world, the Monterey Jazz Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary with a national tour. Maintaining Monterey's tradition of presenting the titans alongside rising stars, this performance features Terence Blanchard (trumpet), James Moody (saxophone), Benny Green (piano), Nnenna Freelon (special guest vocalist), Derrick Hodge (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums). This musical celebration is a stirring tribute to the monumental Monterey Jazz Festival.Please join us for a pre-performance tour of the exhibition currently on view at the University Gallery.
$35, $25, $15; Five College Students $15, $10, $7; Youth 17 and under $12
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Fine Arts Center Room 155 from 3:35 pm to 4:35 pm
For Class Participants Only
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Fine Arts Center Room 44 from 11:15 am to 12:05 pm
Free and Open to the Public
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Bowker Auditorium 8:00 pm
The Langston Hughes Project: Ask Your Mama, 12 Moods for Jazz was written in twelve parts by Hughes in the early 1960's. The production is brought to life in a multimedia production, and is Langston Hughes at his best: insightful, wise, poignant, funny and soulful. On stage the audience experiences the mood of the Harlem Renaissance in the suite of poems illustrated by the spoken word, accompanied by a live quartet and the large as life visual illustrations on screen of Hughes' world through his collaborators and contemporaries.
The work is described as a multimedia performance involving spoken word artist, jazz quartet and a slide presentation of images from the Harlem Renaissance. All of these components occur simultaneously. This multimedia presentation recreates Hughes's vision of the global struggle for freedom in the early 1960's. African American artists and photographers including Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks, and Romare Bearden link words and music to a kaleidoscopic collection of images. Music director and composer Ron McCurdy orchestrates the original musical based on the music cues suggested by Langston Hughes.
Free
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from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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Fine Arts Center Lobby 6:30 pm
Free
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PVPA from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Concert Hall from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
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from 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm
from 1:45 pm to 2:15 pm
Teo Castellanos, director of "Scratch & Burn," talked with students about the show and how the show utilitizes hip hop theater elements and ancient religious rituals.
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from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Free and open to public.
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from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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65 Bartlett Hall from 12:20 pm to 1:10 pm
Dancers and percussionists from D-Projects' "Scratch & Burn" facilitated a lecture and demonstration for students in Theater 100. They talked about the use of pre-recorded and live music and the use of hip hop elements (breakdancing and MC-ing) in "Scratch & Burn." The director, Teo Castellanos, talked about the process of developing the work and how ancient religious rituals were interwoven throughout the piece to deliver an anti-war (peace) message.
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Bangs Community Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amhest from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Led by dancers of D-Projects with live musical accompaniment, workshop participants will learn the history and basic foundation of B-Boy/B-Girl movements. Dancers of all backgrounds are invited to participate in this workshop. Pre-registration is required! Please register by Monday, February 11, 2008. To register or for more information, please contact Nicole at 413-545-9591 or nmyoung@acad.umass.edu.
Free
Springfield's Central High School from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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Bartlett 109 from 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm
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Lathrop Retirement Community 4:00 pm
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from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director: Jafar Panahi
Iran, 2006
93 minutes
In Persian with English subtitles
Centering on the fact that women are not permitted to attend men's sporting events in Iran, this smart comedy about young female soccer fans illustrates the fight for women's rights
Of special interest to Teachers and Parent educators:
This year the New Asia Cinema camera lens focuses on cultural and social issues of children and young people in Asia and the Middle East. This film is especially recommended for K-12 educators interested in obtaining a broader view of children from this part of the world.
Free and open to the public
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from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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University Gallery from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
The Art Walk will be held the first Thursday of every month. On these same evenings, the new UMass Students’ Art Alliance will take you on a stimulating Art Hop to all the campus galleries. Join us on these culture-filled evenings! Galleries include: University Gallery, Herter Gallery, Augusta Savage Gallery, Hampden Gallery, and Student Union Gallery.
free and open to the public
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director: Zhang Yuan
Mainland China, 2006
92 minutes,
In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles
A defiant kindergartener in 1950s Beijing refuses to conform in this effective and naturalistically acted cultural allegory.
Free and open to the public
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from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director: Siddharth Anand
India, 2007
156 minutes
In English and Hindi with English subtitles
Ta Ra Rum Pum melds a racecar plot with melodrama and music in this family film from Bollywood with Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerjee as parents of two precocious kids.
Free and open to the public
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Amherst Cinema from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Peace Art Film Collective c/o UMass Communication classes 493B/693B and the Asian Arts and Culture Program is soliciting submissions for a curated showcase of short film/video by local youth promoting peace. All approaches to representing peace through the medium of film/video (narrative, experimental, documentary, etc.) are welcome. Selected works will be screened at Amherst Cinema on Saturday , November 17 starting at 11:00 AM. Any young person up to age 18 living within a 100-mile radius of Amherst, MA is eligible. Artistic collaborations including those with mentors over 18 are encouraged. Pieces up to approximately five minutes in length will be considered. Longer pieces or excerpts will be considered, time permitting.
Work should be submitted on DVD or DV-tape formats and should be accompanied by a completed submission form. (Download from the media link on this page.) Work must be received by November 2, 2007 for full consideration. Mail submissions to: Professor Anne Ciecko, P.O. Box 25, Amherst MA 01004 or Asian Arts & Culture Program, 9A Curry Hicks, 100 Hicks Way, UMass, Amherst, MA 01003. Drop off box also available: Umass Department of Communication, 4th floor mailroom. For more information please contact Professor Ciecko at (413) 545-6348.
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
BAGHDAD DAYS
Directed by Hiba Bhassem
35 min.
Baghdad Days is the film diary of a young woman from Kirkuk, returns to Baghdad to finish her studies.
HIWAR
Directed by Kifaya Saleh
12 min.
For years a group of Iraqi artists and writers had wanted to establish a cultural centre in Baghdad; this film documents the project.
OMAR IS MY FRIEND
Directed by Mounaf Shaker
15 min.
A student at Baghdad University works as a taxi driver to support his family; negotiating checkpoints, tanks and traffic jams, he discusses his life.
LET THE SHOW BEGIN
Directed by Dhafin Taleb
15 min.
Amid the bombs and chaos that is Baghdad, a group of young people manage to put on a short film festival.
Free and open to the public
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University Gallery from 7:30 pm to 8:10 pm
With their usual flair for zaniness and whacky comedy, combined with supercool moves and references to science and astronomy, Chaos Theory Dance will once again visit the University Gallery, in Paper Dances: Text Your Eyes.
Directed by UMass Dance professor Billbob Brown, CTD uses movement, voice, word, image and fun to create a multi-media experience that will help audience members contextualize and embody the exhibition EX LIBRIS, in conjunction with BookMarks: A Celebration of the Art Book, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by Museums10.
Performance time 40 mins.
Free and open to the public / Seating is limited
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Fine Arts Center Rm. 204 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
This workshop introduces the short forms of Playback such as fluid sculpture, chorus, pairs, and four-part stories. These short improvisational forms are then merged with instructions in Beat-boxing, Freestyle rhymes, and when available the use of turntables. This workshop is a great introduction to improvisational theater, Hip Hop, and ensemble theater work. We will look at how playback can be used to generate material for scripted theater.
Free Admission - Register Required
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University Gallery from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Organized by the MFA Program for Poets and Writers as part of its Visiting Writers Series, these readings are intended to generate cross-over audiences and to connect thematically with the exhibition Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrichand to the Museums 10 project BookMarks: A Celebration of the Art of the Book.
free and open to the public
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director: Minh Nguyen-Vo
Vietnam, 2004
102 minutes
In Vietnamese with English subtitles
Set in rural southern Vietnam under French occupation, Buffalo Boy deals with the rhythms of nature in the Mekong delta, life’s harsh challenges, and a boy’s discoveries of family histories.
Of special interest to Teachers and Parent educators:
This year the New Asia Cinema camera lens focuses on cultural and social issues of children and young people in Asia and the Middle East. This film is especially recommended for K-12 educators interested in obtaining a broader view of children from this part of the world.
Free and open to the public
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2:30 pm
Free for ticket holders to Tosca
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University Gallery from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
The Art Walk will be held the first Thursday of every month. On these same evenings, the new UMass Students’ Art Alliance will take you on a stimulating Art Hop to all the campus galleries. Join us on these culture-filled evenings!
free and open to the public
from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Students from the Committee for the Collegiate Education of Black & other Minority Students (CCEBMS) from UMass attended the Somali Community Festival. CCEBMS arranged for free transportation to and from the event.
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Panache Banquet Hall, 827 State Street, Springfield, MA from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Enjoy Somali music, dancing and a sneak-preview of performances to come! Learn about the Walaalo! Somali Sisters Collective, meet participants, enjoy great food, and buy hand-made crafts to support the community! The Walaalo! Somali Sisters Collective is an art-based economic development initiative that values culture and performance as assets. A creative community-based process, through visual and performing arts workshops, English language training, and education in cooperative economic models.
For more information about the project, please visit our website, under community programs.
Suggested Donation: $10 at door
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from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Central Gallery from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Pelham Elementary School
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Hampden Gallery from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Free and open to the public
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Hampden Gallery from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director: Tareque Masud
Bangladesh, 2002
98 minutes
In Bengali with English subtitles
Set in the late 1960s, a boy from rural East Pakistan (soon to be Bangladesh) is sent away to a strict religious school in this exquisitely photographed semi-autobiographical period portrait.
Of special interest to Teachers and Parent educators:
This year the New Asia Cinema camera lens focuses on cultural and social issues of children and young people in Asia and the Middle East. This film is especially recommended for K-12 educators interested in obtaining a broader view of children from this part of the world.
Free and open to the public
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Amherst Books, Main Street Amherst
The University Gallery, in collaboration with Amherst Books, will sponsor TITLES, an itinerant exhibition that is designed to adapt and travel to bookstores in different cities. Area artists, designers and architects are invited to produce book works or related artworks that have a relation to the chosen title found under a category in the bookstore (i.e. literature, children’s books, art, etc.) and are placed in a slot on the shelf according to alphabetical ordering. A list will be provided to the visitors to locate the works.
The first exhibition of TITLES opened in June 2007 at Balfour Books in Toronto with 28 participating artists. Its second venue will be at Amherst Books, and will then travel to Montreal later in this fall. This project reflects the curatorial interest of the WayUpWayDown collective to set in motion itinerant exhibition structures and maneuvers. It is the mandate of the collective to facilitate tenuous and fluid relations between exhibitions, artworks, and communities.
TITLES is planned to coincide with BookMarks, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by Museums10 this coming fall.
free and open to the public
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Amherst Books, 8 Main Street, Amherst, MA from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
free and open to the public
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Pelham Elementary School
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Bezanson Recital Hall from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm
New Africa House from 9:30 am to 10:45 am
For Class Participants Only
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director:Nobuhiro Yamashita
Japan, 2005
114 minutes
In Japanese with English subtitles
With a laconic yet winning comic tone, Linda/Linda/Linda focuses on a shy exchange student living in Japan who becomes a vocalist in a girl rock band.
Free and open to the public
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts High School from 11:50 am to 12:50 pm
For Class Participants Only
UMass Music Dept., FAC Room 154 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
For Class Participants Only
Listen to WMUA, 91.1 FM from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Ron Freshley will interview Miguel Zenon on Java Jazz. Listen to the live interview!
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from 11:44 am to 1:14 pm
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Bezanson Recital Hall from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm
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UMass Music Dept., FAC Room 44 from 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public to Observe
UMass Music Dept., FAC Room 150 from 1:25 pm to 2:15 pm
For Class Participants Only
UMass Music Dept., FAC Room 152 from 9:30 am to 10:45 am
Free and Open to the Public for Observation
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Concert Hall after the performance
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University Gallery from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Julius Lester, author and retired professor, will speak on "The Place of Books in Our Lives". This lecture is produced by Bookstores 10, a collaboration of independent booksellers in the Pioneer Valley, as a part of Museums 10 BookMarks: A Celebration of the Art of the Book.
He will sign copies of his books following the talk.
free and open to the public
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director: Royston Tan
Singapore, 2002
93 minutes
In Mandarin and Hokkien Chinese dialects with English subtitles
Five alienated and rebellious adolescent boys in contemporary Singapore create their own world in this powerful film.
Free and open to the public
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University Gallery from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
free and open to the public
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University Gallery from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
The Art Walk will be held the first Thursday of every month. On these same evenings, the new UMass Students’ Art Alliance will take you on a stimulating Art Hop to all the campus galleries. Join us on these culture-filled evenings!
free and open to the public
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University Gallery from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Organized by the MFA Program for Poets and Writers as part of its Visiting Writers Series, these readings are intended to generate cross-over audiences and to connect thematically with the exhibition Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrichand to the Museums 10 project BookMarks: A Celebration of the Art of the Book.
free and open to the public
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director: Jae-eun Jeong
South Korea, 2001
112 minutes
In Korean with English subtitles
Five girls from the port city of Incheon, recent high school graduates, struggle to keep their friendship together as they make their way into adulthood and the world in this sharply observed directorial debut by a Korean women filmmaker.
Of special interest to Teachers and Parent educators:
This year the New Asia Cinema camera lens focuses on cultural and social issues of children and young people in Asia and the Middle East. This film is especially recommended for K-12 educators interested in obtaining a broader view of children from this part of the world.
Free and open to the public
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University Gallery from 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Martin Santangelo spoke to interested audience members about the history of flamenco, how it began with the voice, guitar was added 700 years later, and most recently (250 years ago) dance was added. The vocals stem from repression of the Spanish people during the Inquisition, and continues to drive the art form to this day. |
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Jones Library Community Room from 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm
Invitation Only
Members of Noche Flamenca dined with Master Class students from Ines Arrubla's advanced flamenca class along with Fine Arts Center patrons and staff.
UMass Dance Dept., Totman Room 13 from 11:30 am to 1:15 pm
Free and Open to the Public to Observe
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Fine Arts Center Concert Hall Stage from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm
Free and Open to the Public to Observe
Soledad Barrio led a master class with eleven advanced flamenca students studying with Ines Arrubla. Several community members observed. |
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Herter Auditorium, Room 227 from 5:00 pm to 6:50 pm
Free and Open to the Public
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The Stonewall Center, Crampton Hall, Southwest Campus, Umass from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Outreach
The Stonewall Center hosts a free workshop on True Diversity:Exploring Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation and Programming facilitated by performing artist Magdelan Hsu Li.
The Stonewall Center provides support, advocacy, and programming for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied (LGBTA) students, staff,
and faculty at UMass Amherst. The Center’s mission is to educate the campus
community about heterosexism, genderism, and sexual and gender
prejudice in order to create a more inclusive and welcoming climate for
LGBTA people.
Free and open to the public
"This was the most diverse event we have had in a long time at the center," said Brett-Genny Beemyn, Director of the Stonewall Center. |
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from 10:10 am to 11:00 am
Bowker following performance
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Bowker following performance
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director:. Bader Ben Hirsi
Yemen, 2005
90 minutes
In English and Arabic with English subtitles
Yemen’s first feature film, set in the ancient city, is a love story about a young photographer’s assistant from an aristocratic family who must choose between a suitable, upper class bride or his love, a henna artist from a lowly background
Free and open to the public
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University Gallery from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
free and open to the public
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University Gallery, Fine Arts Center, UMass Amherst
Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich is an exhibition that brings together two internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, Matthew Higgs (UK) and Peter Wüthrich (Switzerland), who explore the book as “found” conceptual art and sculptural form. This exhibition coincides with BookMarks, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by Museums10 in fall 2007.
For the past fifteen years, Matthew Higgs' signature works have been made from book pages and covers carefully taken from their binding and original context to make unique works that have surprising impact and wit. They are either framed title pages extracted from an existing book or an altered version of a book cover. Peter Wüthrich makes reference to Minimalist sculpture and monochrome painting, simulating and creating landscapes and objects with playful use of form and color. The book as object and metaphor has constituted the key material of his artistic practice since the early 1990s.
Their art is an inexhaustible inventory of forms and styles, by its intrinsic components: typography, grammar, ink colors, illustrations, bindings, covers, and bookmarks. The results are as much about poetry as about art, and represent a contemporary homage to the book.
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University Gallery from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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University Gallery, Fine Arts Center
This exhibition is the first in a series of exhibitions to take place at the University Gallery in which artists are invited to integrate their own works with pieces they select from the University Gallery’s works-on-paper collection, which includes over 2600 contemporary prints, drawings, and photographs.
This premiere exhibition features work by local artist and UMass MFA alumna Carolyn Webb alongside works she has selected and placed in direct dialogue with her own sculpture and works on paper. Her installation includes works by Anish Kapoor, Ad Reinhardt and Joseph Cornell.
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University Gallery from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Central Gallery from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Hampden Gallery from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
8 weeks of Saturday workshops designed to get your creative juices flowing and to increase your creative output.
For artists who would like to break through creative blocks.
This class will help the artist re-build a practice, find their inspiration, break through creative blocks and set and meet their personal goals. We will be creating with writing (journaling) and art (whatever medium you enjoy)
Participants receive clarification of personal projects, or career goals. Designed for artists to evolve and expand on their studio practices, to find balance, to try new approaches, to refine personal style, to build upon existing strengths, and to enhance personal growth and performance.
Umass Alumna, Alicia Hunsicker has been teaching and coaching youths and adults for over ten years out of her Leyden, MA studio. Her work will be featured in a solo exhibition at Hampden Gallery in Spring 2008 There is a limit of 12 participants. Some scholarships are available. Please contact gallery director, Anne LaPrade at 413.545.0680 If you wish to apply for a scholarship.
$200 for 8 weeks of workshops
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School of Management Room 137 7:00 pm
Director: Joko Anwar
Indonesia, 2005
83 minutes
In Bahasa Indonesian with English subtitles.
This rollicking Jakarta-set youth comedy bursting with the music of local bands stars Indonesian heartthrob Nicolas Saputra as a film delivery guy who transports reels from theater to theater.
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Hampden Gallery Incubator Project Space from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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