University of Massachusetts Amherst

February 29, 2008

Seminar: "Urban Regions: Ecology/Planning Suburbs, Regions, and Worldwide Patterns"
Richard Forman, Harvard University, will be presenting "Urban Regions: Ecology/Planning Boston Suburb, Barcelona Region, and Worldwide Patterns."
Finance Seminar: Risk Neutral Density
Stephen Figlewski, Professor of Finance at NYU and founding editor of the Journal of Derivates, will be speaking at this week's Finance Seminar.
Paper: "The Chronicles of Narnia as a Christian Epic"
"The Chronicles of Narnia as a Christian Epic" is a paper to be presented by Izumi Nemoto, Visiting Fellow at the Renaissance Center.
Concert: Casting Crowns
Christian rock sensation Casting Crowns will be igniting the stage at the Mullins Center.
Boricuas Unidos and Casa Dominicana Host "Eruption"
Boricuas Unidos and Casa Dominicana bring you Eruption! Come dressed to impress.
Dan Zanes and Friends: Pajama Party
2007 Grammy winner Dan Zanes occupies a unique place in American music where sea shanties, Broadway standards, folk music, fiddle tunes, and the spirit of rock and roll collide.
15th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival: Bamako
The politically urgent Bamako presents a bracing indictment of global capitalism.
Something Every Friday: No Country For Old Men
This week's Something Every Friday movie is No Country For Old Men, the Academy Award winner for best picture.
Beginners Karate
This one-hour beginners session is specifically aimed at introducing new members and beginners to the core techniques involved in Shotokan Karate.
Exhibit: The Unexpected Encounters of Looking Again
University Gallery’s annual exhibition, organized by M.A. candidates in Art History, utilizes the university’s significant collection of contemporary works of art on paper and corresponds with a graduate art history seminar.
Exhibit: "Images from VISUAL"
This exhibit builds on synergy between art and science to provide a unique avenue by which both disciplines can be promoted, appreciated and encouraged.
Exhibit: A World of Cities
Universal aspects of urban life are explored across time and place, while defining the sharp differences in how people live, work, and interact in cities around the world.
Exhibit: "Lost Horizon"
This exhibition features works by twelve artists, each of whom examines the various ways in which "architecture" and "architectural forms" have been conceptually incorporated into their current painting practice.
Exhibit: "Recent Architecture"
"Recent Architecture" is an exhibit of drawings, models and photographs of architectural projects and furniture designed by architect Sigrid Miller Pollin, AIA.
Bethan Huws: Piss Off, I'm a Fountain
Over the the past twenty-five years Bethan Huws has produced a multifaceted body of work in various media—watercolors, sculptures, text based works presented both in museums and in outdoor spaces and, more recently 35 mm films that she has scripted and directed.