Weekly Bulletin

Olympic agent and marketing executive Peter Carlisle speaks Nov. 27

Olympic agent and marketing executive Peter Carlisle, managing director of Octagon’s Olympic and Action Sports division, will be the next executive-in-residence at the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management in the Isenberg School of Management.
 
Carlisle, who most notably managed the career of Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Michael Phelps, will speak on "Marketing an Olympic Icon: Behind the Business of a Global Sports Superstar" on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium.
 
A member of the Sports Business Journal’s Forty-Under-40 Hall of Fame, Carlisle has

Author Alison Brown to present Classical Legacy Lecture Nov. 27

This year's Classical Legacy Lecture at the Renaissance Center will be given by writer Alison Brown, author of "The Renaissance, The Medici in Florence: The Exercise of Language and Power, and The Return of Lucretius to Renaissance Florence," on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m.

Brown's talk is titled “Transgression and Modernism in the Thinking of Lucretius and Machiavelli.”

The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served after the lecture.

The Renaissance Center is located at 650 East Pleasant St. and can be reached at 577-3600.

Yale scholar leads Five College Renaissance Seminar

Brian Walsh of Yale University's English department will give a lecture, “Local Reformations and London City Comedy: Middleton’s The Puritan Widow," on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 4:30 p.m. n the Renaissance Center's Reading Room.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Renaissance Center is located at 650 East Pleasant St. and can be reached at 577-3600.

Flags lowered for former congressman Joseph D. Early

Gov. Deval L. Patrick has ordered that the U.S. and Commonwealth flags be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings until sunset on Wednesday, Nov. 14 in honor of former congressman Joseph D. Early, who died Nov. 9.

Sidney's 'New Arcadia' is topic of Renaissance lecture

David Katz will discuss one of the Renaissance Center's hidden treasures in a lecture,  "The Countess of Pembroke's Hybrid: A presentation on the publication history of Sidney's New Arcadia" on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. in the center's Reading Room.
 
The event is free, open to the public, and no reservations are needed. There will be light refreshments after the talk.

The Renaissance Center is located at 650 East Pleasant St.  and can be reached at 577-3600.

Renaissance Games Night planned for Nov. 16

A Renaissance Games Night is being held Friday, Nov. 16 from 7-9 p.m. in the Renaissance Center's Reading Room at 650 East Pleasant St.

Sponsored by the Ren Rats, the center's reading group, the evening features food, drink, and Renaissance-era board games. There will also be door prizes.

The event is free and open to the public.
 
For information, call 577-3600

Kidd Pivot’s ‘Tempest Replica’ comes to FAC Nov. 18

Kidd Pivot, based in Vancouver, B.C. and under the direction of Crystal Pite, will perform “The Tempest Replica” on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall.
 
In her latest dance piece, Pite blends the narrative of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” with a cinematic approach to dance. The work begins with a cast of “replicas,” dressed in all white, delivering the general plot points of the play.

UMass Hotel offers special Family & Friends rates for holidays

The UMass Hotel and Conference Center is offering “Family & Friends” rates for faculty and staff for the holiday season.
 
Rooms start as low as $79 per night single or double occupancy and the offer is valid from Nov. 21-25 and Dec. 23-31. Higher rates are in effect for third or fourth guests. The offer is also subject to availability.
 
Guests can call 877-822-2110 or make reservations online at www.umasshotel.com using the promo code F&F with their travel dates.

Neuroscience and Behavior seminar focuses on addictive processes

Helen Fox of the Yale School of Medicine will speak about "Stress Adaptations Affecting Addictive Processes: Potential Targets for Medications Development" at a Neuroscience and Behavior seminar on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. in 222 Morrill II.

Alcohol and cocaine dependence are chronic relapsing disorders that are characterized by the up-regulation of core stress systems of the brain.

University Health Services offers Craft Fair on Dec. 5

The University Health Services Craft Fair is being held Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in 302 UHS.

Handmade items for sale will include jewelry, knitted and crocheted items, ornaments, woodwork, baked goods and other items.

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