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October 17, 2008
- Homecoming Weekend 2008
- Alumni, Family & Friends, come join in the weekend fun!
- Fri Oct 17, 2008, 8:00 am
- UMass Amherst
- Jewish Refugees from Nazism in the Dominican Republic
- Marion Kaplan presents her new book on Jewish refugees from Nazism in the Dominican Republic under Trujillo.
- Fri Oct 17, 2008, 10:00 am
- Campus Center 917
- Lecture: Economics in the Current Crisis
- Author and former Boston Globe economics journalist David Warsh will present a talk at the Isenberg School of Management.
- Fri Oct 17, 2008, 1:30 pm
- Isenberg School of Management 210
- Navigating Uncharted Territories: Future Possibilities for Higher Education
- An interactive presentation presented by Dr. James Samels and Dr. James Martin of The Education Alliance.
- Fri Oct 17, 2008, 3:00 pm
- Campus Center 917
- Boston - UMass Crew Alumni Reunion
- Come celebrate UMass Crew's success as we kick off the Head of the Charles.
- Fri Oct 17, 2008, 7:00 pm
- University of Massachusetts Club
- The Black Student Union Poetry Jam
- A night of poetry featuring student and professional poets.
- Fri Oct 17, 2008, 7:30 pm
- Student Union Ballroom
- 34th Annual Multiband Pops Concert
- A spectacular, fast-paced showcase of UMass Amherst musical ensembles, including jazz, wind, percussion, dance, orchestra and the marching band.
- Fri Oct 17, 2008, 8:00 pm
- Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
- Club U: Homecoming 2008 Dance Party
- At Club U: Homecoming 2008 Dance Party, the hottest dance party at UMass, we will be playing the songs you request!
- Fri Oct 17, 2008, 10:00 pm
- Curry Hicks Cage
- 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: 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
- Student Flu Vaccinations
- Protect yourself and others against seasonal flu - get vaccinated!
- Mon Sep 29 to Thu Dec 11, 2008
- University Health Services (UHS)
