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November 10, 2009
- Veterans' Day Ceremony
- UMass Amherst Chancellor Holub and Maxwell Riley III, a Marine veteran, will speak as part of the observances.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009, 4:00 pm
- Memorial Hall Outside (Campus Pond Side)
- Workers and the Poor: Lessons for Organizing in the Age of Obama and Globalization
- A lecture by Wade Rathke, founder of ACORN and author of "Citizen Wealth: Winning the Campaign to Save Working Families."
- Tue Nov 10, 2009, 4:00 pm
- Gordon Hall Third Floor Conference Room
- Film: Leipzig in the Fall (Leipzig im Herbst)
- Celebrate and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with refreshments, an exhibit, a film (Leipzig in the Fall), and discussions with people who were there.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009, 5:00 pm
- Herter Annex, 2nd floor
- Pioneer Harvest Dinner
- Join UMass Dining at the Pioneer Harvest Dinner in all of the Dining Commons. The menu will include local turkey, fruits, and vegetables.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009, 5:00 pm
- All Dining Commons
- Lecture: "Heritage in Conflict in Afghanistan: Eight Years after Bamiyan"
- Professor Amareswar Galla of the University of Queensland presents in conjunction with the upcoming international workshop on Heritage in Conflict and Consensus.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009, 6:00 pm
- Hasbrouck 124
- Alumni Fall Legacy Event: Andy Warhol and Cirque Mechanics in a Birdhouse Factory
- The UMass Amherst Alumni Association invites all legacies to join for a pre-show exclusive tour of the University Gallery's latest exhibits and viewing of Cirque Mechanics in a Birdhouse Factory.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009, 6:25 pm
- Fine Arts Center - University Gallery
- Transworld Snowboard Movie Premiere of "Get Real"
- The UMass Ski and Board Club and Stratton Mountain present the most anticipated Snowboard Film of the Year!
- Tue Nov 10, 2009, 7:30 pm
- Mahar Auditorium
- Cirque Mechanics in a Birdhouse Factory
- It’s Birdhouse Factory by Cirque Mechanics -- an extraordinary troupe of Cirque du Soleil, Pickle Family Circus, and Moscow Circus veterans who transform the mundane into the magnificent.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009, 7:30 pm
- Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
- Exhibit: “The Making of a Picture Book: The Marriage of Text and Art”
- Curated by author Corinne Demas. The exhibit showcases the works of local authors and illustrators such as Leonard Baskin, Kathryn Brown, Corinne Demas, Patricia MacLachlan, Richard Michelson, Dennis Nolan, and Jane Yolen.
- Mon Sep 14 to Fri Dec 18, 2009
- Library, W.E.B. Du Bois Learning Commons, Lower Level
- Exhibit: "All Roads Lead Back to Amherst"
- An exhibit of nature photographs by Annie (Fournier) Tiberio Cameron ’73.
- Tue Sep 15 to Fri Dec 11, 2009
- Library, Integrated Sciences & Engineering
- Exhibit: "The Minox & the Big Shot: Andy Warhol's Photography (1970-1987)"
- An exhibition of Andy Warhol’s photographs, culled from over 150 Polaroids and black and white silver gelatin prints granted to the University Gallery by the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program.
- Wed Sep 23 to Sun Dec 13, 2009
- Fine Arts Center - University Gallery
- Exhibit: "Connecting the Dots.... The Warhol Legacy"
- An exhibition of work by four acclaimed contemporary artists who explore themes and ideas central to Andy Warhol’s artistic practice.
- Wed Sep 23 to Sun Dec 13, 2009
- Fine Arts Center - University Gallery
- Exhibit: Joyce Conlon's "Coming of Age"
- Come and view new abstract paintings inspired by nature and the passing of time by Amherst artist, Joyce Conlon.
- Thu Oct 15 to Thu Nov 12, 2009
- Hampden Gallery
- Winter Session Registration
- Register now for winter classes. Online classes begin December 21st and on-campus classes begin January 4th.
- Mon Oct 26 to Wed Dec 23, 2009
- All-Campus
- Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
- Help provide 125 local Amherst families with a Thanksgiving Dinner!
- Sun Nov 1 to Sun Nov 22, 2009
- Newman Center
