What's On Now - Spring 2012

February 9 "On Time, Knowledge, and Experience in 17th and 18th-century French Women Moral Philosophers." Julie Hayes, UMass-Amherst. Five-College Renaissance Seminar. 4:30 p.m. Reading Room. Free of charge and open to the public.

Upcoming Events - Spring 2012

February 9 "On Time, Knowledge, and Experience in 17th and 18th-century French Women Moral Philosophers." Julie Hayes, UMass-Amherst. Five-College Renaissance Seminar. 4:30 p.m. Reading Room. Free of charge and open to the public.

February 27 "Thy booke in peeces: Partial Reading and the Literary Response to Coryat's Crudities (1611)" with Philip Palmer. Reading Room. 5:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

March 4 Pioneer Valley Renaissance Wind Band. First Sunday Concert. Reading Room. 2:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

March 7 "Causation in Margaret Cavendish's Vitalistic Natural Philosophy," with Eileen O'Neill. Renaissance Wednesday. 4:00 p.m. in the Reading Room with refreshments co-sponsored by The Amherst Woman's Club. Free of charge and open to the public.

March 8 Cathy Nicholson, Yale University. Five-College Renaissance Seminar. 4:30 p.m. Reading Room. Free of charge and open to the public.

March 12 "'Beholde & looke/ How many bludy letters beyn written in this buke': Reading and Representing the Skin of Jesus on the Medieval Stage" with Valerie Gramling Reading Room. 5:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

March 14 "The Divine Art of Timing in John Milton's Paradise Regained" with Timothy Watt. Renaissance Wednesday. 4:00 p.m. in the Reading Room with refreshments co-sponsored by The Amherst Woman's Club. Free of charge and open to the public.

March 17 Dakin Pancake Breakfast. 8:00 a.m. to noon

March 28 "The Honor Killing, an Original Play and Other Revenge Plays" with Dennis Porter and Nathaniel Leonard. Renaissance Wednesday. 4:00 p.m. in the Reading Room with refreshments co-sponsored by The Amherst Woman's Club. Free of charge and open to the public.

March 31 King James Bible Conference. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Reading Room. Pre-registration at 577-3600. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 1 Honest Harmony Madrigals. First Sunday Concert. Reading Room. 2:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 2 "Foreknowledge and Predestination in Paradise Lost, Book 3" with Timothy Watt. Reading Room. 5:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 3 "Renaissance Portraits in the expanding world. Visualizing allies and enemies." Celebrity Lecture with Walter Denny. Reading Room. 4:30 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 4 "Music in the Renaissance" with Bob Eisenstein. Renaissance Wednesday. 4:00 p.m. in the Reading Room with refreshments co-sponsored by The Amherst Woman's Club. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 9 "Liminal Vengeance: Dramatic Layering and the Mitigation of Revenge" with Nathaniel Leonard. Reading Room. 5:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 10 Collins Lecture with Achsah Guibbory of Barnard College. Reading Room, 4:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 11 "Versions of the Baroque" with Richard O'Brien and Betty Romer. Renaissance Wednesday. 4:00 p.m. in the Reading Room with refreshments co-sponsored by The Amherst Woman's Club. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 17 "Evolution of Printing Styles" with Penni Martorell. Field trip lecture. Reading Room. 4:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 18 "Rare Book Show and Tell" with Curator David Katz. Renaissance Wednesday. 4:00 p.m. in the Reading Room with refreshments co-sponsored by The Amherst Woman's Club. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 19 "Changing the Subject: Traveling from Scholarship to Fiction with Mary Wroth." Naomi Miller, Smith College. Five-College Renaissance Seminar. 4:30 p.m. Reading Room. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 28 Field Trip to the Museum of Printing in Andover. $45 per person. Van leaves at 8:00 a.m. Call 577-3600 for reservations.

April 27, 28 & 29 Fortune by Land and Sea performance. Center Black Box. 6:00 p.m. on the 27th and 28th. 2:00 p.m. on the 29th. Please call 413-577-3600 for reservations.

April 28 Swordsmanship Conference. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Reading Room. Pre-registration at 577-3600. Free of charge and open to the public.

April 30 "To slaughter noblemen and cherish flatterers: Anxious Masculinity and the Early Modern Stage Fop at Court" with Jessica Landis. Reading Room. 5:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

May 4 Sonnetfest. Reading Room. 4:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

May 6 Renaissance Festival. Meadow. 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

May 26 Garden dedication. 2:00 p.m. Free of charge and open to the public.

June 23 Midsummer Celebration for Gardeners' Guild members. Meadow. Noon.

Ongoing Events

Community Classes

Informal classes for the community. Free of charge and open to all.
Registration is required by phone at 413-577-3600 or by email.

Shakespeare's History Plays with Normand Berlin
We'll discuss Richard III, Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, in that order. A lot of reading, but not an unrealistic challenge.
Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. April 3,10,17,24.

Italian Language Office Hours with Nina Cannizzaro. For those with experience in the Italian language looking to brush up on skills or learn more. Please call 577-3600 for times.