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October 1, 2009–October 31, 2009
- Exhibit: "Broken Appeal for Balance"
- This exhibit features recent paintings by Sandy Litchfield '03G. In them, she explores the roles that fiction and fantasy play in helping us to understand and resolve conflict and anxiety.
- Thu Sep 10 to Fri Oct 9, 2009
- Herter Art Gallery West
- Exhibit: "Flower Power"
- A group exhibit featuring works in a variety of media that explore the ways in which imagery derived from flowers can be used as a generative source in the creation of works of art.
- Thu Sep 10 to Fri Oct 9, 2009
- Herter Art Gallery East
- Exhibit: Four Weeks of Anchor House Artists
- Curated by Michael Tillyer, this exhibit features a number of works by artists from Anchor House of Artists. Anchor House of Artists' mission is to make and expand creative careers available to artists living with persistent mental illnesses and to help them contribute to the cultural enrichment of Western Massachusetts and beyond.
- Sun Sep 13 to Mon Oct 12, 2009
- Hampden Gallery
- 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
- Local Guest Chef Week
- Sample signature dishes with local flavor during local Guest Chef Week in all the Dining Commons.
- Mon Sep 28 to Thu Oct 1, 2009
- All Dining Commons
- Exhibit: "Fearless"
- A series of portraits of 'out' LGBT athletes on high school and college sports teams by Jeff Sheng.
- Mon Sep 28 to Fri Oct 9, 2009
- Student Union Art Gallery
- Walk-In Seasonal Flu Shot Clinic
- Maxim Health Systems is offering a walk-in seasonal flu shot clinic open to everyone 9 and older.
- Thu Oct 1, 2009, 9:00 am
- Campus Center Auditorium
- RefWorks Workshop
- Learn how to manage your citations and create quick bibliographies.
- Thu Oct 1, 2009, 9:30 am
- Library, Integrated Sciences & Engineering
3rd Floor Classroom
- BDIC Information Session
- An information session on creating your own major through interdisciplinary studies.
- Thu Oct 1, 2009, 11:30 am
- Goodell 608
- Alice S. & Peter H. Rossi Speaker Series: Devah Pager
- Devah Pager, associate professor of sociology and faculty associate of the Office of Population Research at Princeton University presents "Race at Work: A Field Experiment of Discrimination in a Low Wage Labor Market."
- Thu Oct 1, 2009, 4:00 pm
- Campus Center Amherst Room
- Stein Bayer Seminar in Polymer Chemistry
- NASA Astronaut and United States Air Force Colonel Dr. Cady Coleman lectures on "Getting Material Science off the Ground" as part of an annual event sponsored by the Bayer Corporation which honors Professor Richard Stein, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry.
- Thu Oct 1, 2009, 4:30 pm
- Integrated Sciences Building, Room 135
- UMass UPride Welcome Reception
- A welcome reception for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty and staff.
- Thu Oct 1, 2009, 5:00 pm
- Campus Center Reading Room/Graduate Lounge
