November 9, 2017
Through poetry and critical dialogue, Perry "Vision" DiVirgillio and Kandivu "Kavi" Ade engage the audience in a conversation about masculinity, the performance of gender and the toxicity of gendered binaries. The Poetry Reading Brunch will be held on Nov. 9th at the Stonewall Center.
November 9, 2017
11:00 am-12:30 pm
Stonewall Center
This interactive and participatory workshop introduces and explores the meaning of "civil disobedience" by illustrating how it has been used in history in different movements, for example the sit-ins in the Civil Rights.
November 9, 2017
4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Campus Center, TBA
The Zube lecture series is named for Erv Zube, former head of LARP from 1974 to 1980.
November 9, 2017
4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Olver Design Building, 170
Jennifer L. Lawless, professor of government and director of the Women and Politics Institute at American University, discusses "Why Women Don’t Run for Office and What Happens When They Do."
November 9, 2017
4:00 pm
This talk, by disaster anthropologist Dr. Anthony Oliver-Smith, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Florida, will explore how the traditional focus in disaster research is expanding beyond the extremely limited time and space scales of impact.
November 9, 2017
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Machmer Hall, E24
Scott Branting, University of Central Florida, speaks on "Spies, Satellites and Archaeology: Monitoring Cultural Heritage."
November 9, 2017
5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Herter Hall, 601
Enjoy free pre-game reception with food and refreshments plus game admission for international students, scholars and families.
November 9, 2017
5:30 pm-9:00 pm
Mullins Center, 3rd floor
The UMass iCons (Integrative Concentration in Science) Program welcomes Jonathan Thon, co-founder of Harvard spin-off Platelet Biogenesis, who will lead an interactive workshop in the format of an iCons case study on the problem of blood shortages.
November 9, 2017
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Integrative Learning Center, S131
This conversation attempts to break this pattern by learning to understand where others’ values come from.
November 9, 2017
7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Student Union, Dukes Room
The Department of Music and Dance presents the Opus One Chamber Orchestra, a faculty-student collaboration.
November 9, 2017
7:30 pm
Fine Arts Center Bezanson Recital Hall
Julie Iromuanya is the author of Mr. and Mrs. Doctor (Coffee House Press), a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, the Etisalat Prize for Literature, and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize for Debut Fiction.
November 9, 2017
8:00 pm
Memorial Hall
In a tradition of hosting challenging exhibitions organized by student curators, the UMCA presents an exhibition of African art drawn from the collection of Charles Derby, a UMass alumnus who has been collecting since the 1970s alongside an exhibition of painted flags of Africa by the renowned African American artist Fred Wilson.
September 27—December 10, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
September 27—December 10, 2017, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 11, November 18—November 26
University Museum of Contemporary Art
The UMass Amherst Libraries hosts an exhibition of photos, “¡Hola Cuba!: Travel Photography by Carol Pike.”
September 5—December 15, 2017
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November 18—November 19, November 23, November 25
Science and Engineering Library
Open to the UMass Amherst campus community • No cash payment needed • Bring your insurance ID card
October 5—December 7, 2017, Thu/Fri
October 14, 2017, Saturdays
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October 12, November 16, November 23—November 24, November 30
Marriott Meals gives Hospitality and Tourism Management students a competitive advantage within this experiential learning class.
September 26—December 6, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu 11:45 am-12:30 pm
September 26—December 6, 2017, Tue/Wed 5:45 pm-6:30 pm
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October 10, October 12, November 1, November 21—November 23
Campus Center - Marriott Center, 1101
The exhibit showcases items curated from Steindl-Rast’s recent donation of correspondence, photographs, writings, audio/visual recordings, art, and publications.
October 1—January 31, 2018
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November 23, December 23—December 25, December 28—January 1, January 6—January 7, January 14
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois
Come see a financial aid counselor to address your FAFSA concerns.
October 5—December 7, 2017, Thursdays 2:15 pm-4:15 pm
January 25—April 26, 2018, Thursdays 2:15 pm-4:15 pm
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November 23, March 15
Wilder Hall, 005
Herter Art Gallery hosts exhibitions featuring new work by art department faculty Shona Macdonald and Shane Mecklenburger.
October 19—November 16, 2017 11:00 am-4:00 pm
October 22—November 16, 2017, Sundays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
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October 21—November 16, Saturdays
Herter Art Gallery, 125A Herter Annex
A musical about kids on the edges of society. Their stories will stay with you long after the last brilliant note has faded.
November 1—November 4, 2017 7:30 pm
November 9—November 11, 2017 7:30 pm
November 11, 2017 2:00 pm
November 8, 2017 10:00 am
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November 2
Rand Theater
Hailing from the South Side of Chicago and born in 1959, painter Rodney Byron Madison is currently the curator of Madison Studio Gallery in Millers Falls, Mass.
November 6—November 28, 2017, Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
November 2—December 1, 2017, Mon/Tue 1:00 pm-7:00 pm
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November 20—November 24
Augusta Savage Gallery
An MFA open house hosted by the Theater Department. Attend all three days, or just one or two days.
November 8—November 10, 2017
Fine Arts Center, Department of Theater
Join the Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center in Chadbourne Hall B-3 every Thursday for a Beading Workshop. Awaken your inner creativity and learn to create Native Art using beads.
November 9, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
November 16, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
November 30, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
December 7, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
December 14, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Chadbourne House, B-3
