University of Massachusetts Amherst

March 9, 2008

Miss Havisham's Wedding Night
This spectacular one-woman, one-act opera imagines the world of Miss Aurelia Havisham, the woman jilted by her lover at the altar in the Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.
Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band
Performance by the UMass Amherst Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band, conducted by Laura Rexroth.
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.
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.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
Free income tax assistance to qualified taxpayers will be available by the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program at the Isenberg School of Management.
Exhibit: He's Covered All His Tracks
Oliver Lake, the great New York-based saxophonist, presents his mixed-media works.
Unfolding Images: Accordion Books by Laura Holland
Laura Holland traveled through Eastern Europe looking for eloquent details that, piece by piece, combine to convey some vital sense of the larger scene.
Plan Ahead for Summer Session
Start planning now for the summer session. Registration begins April 1.
The 48th Annual NEAA Meeting
The University of Massachusetts Amherst will be hosting the 48th Annual Northeastern Anthropological Association meeting.