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October 1, 2008
- Global Warming, Plentiful Oil, and the Failure of Bio-Alternatives: What To Do?
- The Center for Public Policy and Administration presents guest lecturer Tom O'Donnell as part of its Change Climate Policy series.
- Wed Oct 1, 2008, 11:45 am
- Thompson 620
- Weekly UMass Sports Luncheon
- A weekly buffet luncheon that features speakers from the UMass Athletic Department.
- Wed Oct 1, 2008, 12:00 pm
- Campus Center room 1009 (Amherst Room)
- Renaissance Wednesday
- The Upstart Crow with Vincent Dowling. A discussion of the original comedy-drama focusing on Shakespeare's relationship with his oldest daughter, Susanna.
- Wed Oct 1, 2008, 4:00 pm
- Renaissance Center
- Authentic Thai Dinner
- Meet award winning Chef-Owner & Author, Chai Siriyarn, of the famed Marnee Restaurant, San Francisco.
- Wed Oct 1, 2008, 5:00 pm
- Worcester Dining Commons
- Winter Soldier: Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations
- Hear from members of the local Iraq Veterans Against the War chapter about their opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Wed Oct 1, 2008, 6:00 pm
- Student Union Cape Cod Lounge
- National Security Education Program (NSEP) Information Meeting
- A representative from the Institute of International Education (IIE) will be speaking with interested students, both undergraduate and graduate, about the David L. Boren Scholarships & Fellowships.
- Wed Oct 1, 2008, 7:00 pm
- Hills (South) 455 - Education Abroad Advising Center
- Film: Hometown Baghdad
- Focusing on the lives of three young Iraqis struggling to survive during wartime, Hometown Baghdad is a part of an Iraqi online web series about the lives of young people in Baghdad.
- Wed Oct 1, 2008, 7:00 pm
- Flavin Auditorium - Isenberg 137
- Art Exhibit: Petula Bloomfield's Laced
- Petula Bloomfield's paintings attempt to reveal both the transparent and opaque nature of the physical, emotional and spiritual experience of being human.
- Sun Sep 14 to Sun Oct 19, 2008
- Hampden Gallery
- Art Exhibit: Stephen Foley's In a Glass House
- Exhibition of visionary sculptures in the Hampden Incubator Project Space.
- Sun Sep 14 to Tue Oct 21, 2008
- Hampden Hall Incubator Project Space
- Art Exhibit: Sean Greene's Calligraphs
- Sean Greene’s paintings are rooted in the study of color. Bands of color evoke written languages like Arabic or graffiti.
- Sun Sep 14 to Sun Oct 19, 2008
- Hampden Gallery
- Art Exhibit: Nowhere Else But Here
- An exhibition in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Department of Art.
- Wed Sep 17 to Fri Oct 31, 2008
- Herter Art Gallery
- Art Exhibit: Of People and Places
- Bringing together for the first time the work of seven international artists working in the field of photography.
- Wed Sep 24 to Sun Dec 14, 2008
- Fine Arts Center - University Gallery
- Art Exhibit: Sermons and Serenades
- Ellen Eisenman and Marianetta Porter use photography, sculpture, and mixed media to mine history, materials, and imagery as they transform resources into new expressions of power and promise.
- Wed Sep 24 to Wed Oct 15, 2008
- Augusta Savage Gallery
- Art Exhibit: Nuestras Abuelas/Our Grandmothers
- The Nuestras Abuelas exhibition is a celebration of the legacy of our grandmothers’ struggles through the eyes of their granddaughters.
- Thu Sep 25 to Sat Oct 25, 2008
- Central Gallery
- RAICES Week...Coming Out of the Shadows: Latin American Women Tell Herstory
- RAICES week is a sorority-wide event put on by each chapter of our organization.
- Sun Sep 28 to Sat Oct 4, 2008
- Latin American Cultural Center
