In accordance with Massachusetts regulations, strict restrictions are in effect for in-person campus events. Most of the the events listed here are taking place remotely on Zoom and other online platforms. See each listing for details. All times are United States Eastern Time Zone.
October 30, 2019
73 million Americans, or 26% of the US population, listen to podcasts monthly, and 17%, or 48 million people, listen weekly. If you’ve thought about doing your own podcast to promote your scholarship or research, but don’t know where to start or how to make it accessible, this workshop will walk you through the basics.
October 30, 2019
10:00 am-12:00 pm
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, TBD
The Department of Music & Dance presents a talk by guest artist Joseph Salem, assistant professor in musicology at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
October 30, 2019
12:10 pm
Old Chapel
This workshop will introduce you to zines - the self-publishing phenomenon.
October 30, 2019
2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, 1638
Political activism and the racialization of migrant labor: Portuguese-speaking populations from the 20th century to the present.
October 30, 2019
2:30 pm-3:45 pm
Herter Hall, 301
Curious about GIS? Intrigued by geospatial tech? Join us for a conversation and live demo of GIS.
October 30, 2019
3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Agricultural Engineering Building, 120
Come learn about some of our featured faculty and their areas of expertise, followed by conversation and light refreshments at the UClub.
October 30, 2019
4:00 pm-5:30 pm
Integrative Learning Center, S240
You are invited to the open public lecture "Re-mediation of Everyday Literacy Assets in Japan through Making Fantasy Stories for Japanese Brazilian Children" by Hiroaki Ishiguro, Ph.D., Rikkyo University, Tokyo.
October 30, 2019
5:30 pm-6:30 pm
Montague House, 120
21st Annual Friends of the Libraries Fall Reception with speaker Daniel Ellsberg.
October 30, 2019
6:00 pm
Campus Center, Auditorium
This event has been postponed.
October 30, 2019
6:00 pm
Old Chapel, Great Hall
The Department of Music and Dance presents the UMass Amherst Symphony Orchestra, directed by Morihiko Nakahara and conducted by Kristo Kondakçi.
October 30, 2019
7:30 pm
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
Professional yoga instruction for the UMass Amherst campus community and beyond.
September 4—December 11, 2019, Mon/Wed 8:15 am-9:45 am
Fine Arts Center, 204
Matthew Mattingly ’02 is an artist living and working in Western Massachusetts. The exhibit includes new and recent oils, watercolors, and ink drawings, including landscapes, figures, sketches, and works from imagination.
September 3—December 13, 2019, weekdays 9:00 am-5:00 pm
This event does NOT occur on:
November 28
Science and Engineering Library
The 15th annual installment of the semester-long film series, New Asia Cinema, explores diverse, transcendent, and transformative stories, identities, representations, and experiences of migrants, exiles, refugees, asylum seekers, returnees, and outsiders.
September 11—December 4, 2019, Wednesdays 7:30 pm
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November 13, November 27
Isenberg School of Management, 137
Fielding, curated by Emily Tareila (MFA, Studio Arts, 2019) uses the plant Goldenrod (L. solidago) as a lens through which to engage the Natural History Collections and the UMass community.
September 11—October 30, 2019, Wednesdays 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Morrill Science Center, 144
Drawing from the burgeoning collections of visual materials in Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA), the exhibit follows the history of documentary photography from its century origins to its flowering in the post-World War II era.
September 20—January 30, 2020
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November 28, December 21—December 22, weekends, December 25, December 28—January 1
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, Lower Level and Floor 25
During the past 30 years, Leonardo Drew has become best known for his installations, both sweeping in scale and intimate in detail, which transform materials such as cotton, metal, animal hides, and wood — often oxidizing, burning, and decaying them — into something completely different from their original state.
September 20—December 6, 2019, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
September 21—December 8, 2019, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 23—November 30
University Museum of Contemporary Art
Avital Sagalyn: A Life of Exploration, researched and curated by a team of UMass Art History students, explores the range of Sagalyn’s work and rich cultural history.
October 4—December 6, 2019, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
October 5—December 8, 2019, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
October 3, 2019, Thursdays 11:00 am-8:00 pm
November 7, 2019, Thursdays 11:00 am-8:00 pm
December 5, 2019, Thursdays 11:00 am-8:00 pm
This event does NOT occur on:
November 23—December 1
University Museum of Contemporary Art
Artist Statement: "I paint immenseness and smallness, often together. I paint totems and monuments: huge mountains, blocky buildings, ancient columns. I also paint small onlookers and cohabitors: little worms, agape eyeballs, goofy vegetables. There is a sweep of hugeness, but also of wonkiness and humor."
October 15—November 6, 2019, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
October 13—November 3, 2019, Sundays 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Hampden Gallery
The photographs in this exhibition, all made in rural areas and towns in Massachusetts, invite the contemplation of structures and markers placed in local landscapes.
October 15—November 6, 2019, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
October 13—November 3, 2019, Sundays 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Hampden Gallery
Koru Mindfulness offers an introduction to mindfulness in everyday life.
October 16—November 6, 2019, Wednesdays 4:30 pm-5:15 pm
Campus Center, 804-808
This October, the Catalan Studies Program at UMass is hosting its 12th Catalan Film Festival. This year’s theme is: Retorns/Returns/Retornos.
October 28—November 1, 2019 6:30 pm-9:00 pm
Integrative Learning Center, S240
This cultural engagement program seeks to cultivate, sustain and increase knowledge of own and/or other cultures through arts and crafts.
October 30, 2019 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
November 13, 2019 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
November 20, 2019 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
December 11, 2019 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Yuri Kochiyama Cultural Center
