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Today: November 7, 2009
- Double Reed Day
- A workshop for double reed players which includes masterclasses, clinics, and performances by UMass faculty and guest artists.
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 9:00 am
- Fine Arts Center
- Conference: History of the Book
- A conference highlighting the history of the book -- a relatively new area of study that begins with the printing and publishing of books in the 15th century.
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 9:00 am
- Renaissance Center
- UMass Amherst Alumni Association Event: Tailgate Tent
- UMass meets the Huskies of Northeastern on November 7. “Fry the Huskies” with us at the Alumni Association Tailgate Tent.
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 10:00 am
- McGuirk Alumni Stadium
- Football vs. Northeastern
- Head coach Kevin Morris leads the University of Massachusetts football team into action in a conference game against the Northeastern Huskies.
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 12:00 pm
- McGuirk Alumni Stadium
- Women's Rugby Playoffs
- UMass Women's Rugby is 9th in the nation -- come watch them play Cornell as part of the northeast playoffs!
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 12:00 pm
- Rugby Fields
- Veterans Weekend Quidditch Tournament
- Come see an intense and fun-filled Quidditch tournament as UMass Amherst takes on Emerson, Middlebury, Vassar, and Lafayette Colleges! See who sweeps away the competition!
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 1:00 pm
- Metawampe Lawn (behind the Student Union and Campus Center)
- The Burial at Thebes
- A version of Sophocles' Antigone by Seamus Heaney.
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 2:00 pm
- Curtain Theater
- Salem, MA Alumni Event: Saturday at the Peabody Essex Museum
- Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a museum or another non-profit? Join our alumni speakers Merry Glosband '68 and Ellen Soares '78 to hear about their interesting careers and then tour the Peabody Essex Museum!
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 2:00 pm
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Men's Basketball vs. Dowling College
- Head coach Derek Kellogg leads the University of Massachusetts men’s basketball team into action against in an exhibition game Dowling College.
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 7:00 pm
- Mullins Center
- Kehkashaan Live Bollywood Band
- Experience Washington DC’s hottest Bollywood band whose repertoire ranges from Bollywood oldies to current sizzling hits from popular Hindi movies and more.
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 8:00 pm
- Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
- Chamber Choir Concert
- A performance directed by Tony Thornton.
- Sat Nov 7, 2009, 8:00 pm
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- 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
