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This month: February 1, 2012–February 29, 2012
- Hockey vs. New Hampshire
- Head coach Don Cahoon and the UMass hockey team face off against conference foe New Hampshire.
- Fri Feb 24 to Sat Feb 25, 2012
- Mullins Center
- BSU Showcase: Ode to the Black Power Movement
- BSU Presents our tribute to the Black Power Movement of the 1960s and 70s.
- Fri Feb 24, 2012, 7:00 pm
- Student Union Ballroom
- Concert: University Orchestra with Concerto Competition Winners
- University Orchestra, Vince Lee, conductor, performs with student soloists, winners of the Concerto Competition.
- Fri Feb 24, 2012, 8:00 pm
- Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
- Women's Lacrosse vs. Marist
- Head coach Angela McMahon leads the Minutewomen into action against Marist College.
- Sat Feb 25, 2012, 1:00 pm
- McGuirk Alumni Stadium
- Five College Choral Festival
- Held at Smith College, this festival includes the UMass Chamber Choir and Chorale under the conduction of Tony Thornton and Stephen Paparo.
- Sat Feb 25, 2012, 7:30 pm
- John M. Greene Hall
- The Soul of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Tribute to the Black Church
- A program of gospel music, poetry, and oratory is presented, featuring artists from UMass Amherst, St. John’s Congregational Church, and the Springfield community.
- Sun Feb 26, 2012, 3:00 pm
- St. John's Congregational Church
- Concert: Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band
- The Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band perform as part of the College Bands Directors Eastern Division Conference Preview.
- Sun Feb 26, 2012, 4:00 pm
- Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
- Exhibit: "American Panopticon"
- Michael Zansky has had numerous museum and gallery exhibitions throughout the U.S., and abroad. His installations are diverse, with themes that address everything from social and psychological issues, to modern cosmology.
- Sun Feb 26 to Thu Mar 29, 2012
- Hampden Gallery
- Exhibit: "My Potential Dates"
- This installation is based on the artist’s experience with internet dating during March through May of 2009.
- Sun Feb 26 to Thu Mar 29, 2012
- Hampden Gallery
- Exhibit: "Walking the Venus Copper"
- New York artist Michele Basora's solo exhibition "Walking the Venus Copper" presents several new paintings on canvas and paper that explore images of humanity and its innate relationship to nature.
- Sun Feb 26 to Thu Mar 29, 2012
- Hampden Gallery
- Dinner On Us: "An Overview of Positive Discipline Concepts"
- Dinner On Us is a free, Monday evening roundtable discussion series for campus and Amherst Family Center families with young children.
- Mon Feb 27, 2012, 5:30 pm
- Student Union
- San Diego, CA Alumni Event: Engineering Alumni Networking Social
- Meet fellow engineering alumni from the San Diego area and rekindle your UMass connection.
- Mon Feb 27, 2012, 6:00 pm
- S Cafe, Building S
- RefWorks Workshop
- Manage your citations and create quick bibliographies. Open to students, faculty and staff.
- Tue Feb 28, 2012, 3:30 pm
- Library, W.E.B. Du Bois 1620
- Renting 101: Your First Apartment
- For students intending to move off campus, this is the first of two workshops in the Preferred Renter Series.
- Tue Feb 28, 2012, 7:00 pm
- Berkshire Dining Commons
- Faculty Contrabass Concert
- Faculty member Salvatore Macchia, contrabass, performs a concert with music by Jacob Druckman, Tom Johnson, Xenakis, and Macchia.
- Tue Feb 28, 2012, 8:00 pm
- Bezanson Recital Hall
