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“Framework V” showcases the results of the ongoing work by museum staff and students to conserve frames for the Smith College Museum of Art’s painting collection. In this apprenticeship program, now in its fifth year, Smith College and other Five-College students are trained by Chief Preparator William Myers and Associate Director David Dempsey in the techniques of frame conservation. The featured frame in this installation was created in the appropriate Pre-Raphaelite style for Meditation (1873), a portrait by John Everett Millais and a recent gift to the collection. Through Nov. 1
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Local names in children’s literature will be at Smith for a book sale and signing to benefit “Reach Out and Read.” 3-5 p.m., Smith College Campus School, Prospect St.
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“Selecting a Financial Partner.” Presentation by a financial adviser with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.
Brahms Trio in C Major, Op. 87, performed by Smith music faculty members Joel Pitchon, violin; Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello; and Judith Gordon, piano. 12:30 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall
Award-winning poets and twin brothers Matthew and Michael Dickman will read from their work. Book sale and signing to follow. 7:30 p.m., Stoddard Hall Auditorium
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A discussion of the fundamentals of investing, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds; risk and return; relevant tax issues. 12 p.m. Neilson Library Browsing Room
“Idealism and Compromise in Politics and Life.” Three Smith alumnae, all current or former members of the Obama administration, will talk about making a life in politics. 4:15 p.m., Carroll Room, Campus Center
“New Media and Digital Public History” by Tom Scheinfeldt, one of the foremost practitioners and advocates for the field of pubic history and for digital archives. 5 p.m. Seelye 201
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“Rachmaninoff: The Musician Behind the Brand Name” by Francis Crociata, who has written and lectured extensively on the Russian-American pianist-composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). 4:15 p.m. Neilson Library Browsing Room
“Kabul Museum in Afghanistan.” Deborah Klimburg-Salter, director, Institute for Art History, University of Vienna, will discuss her current project with the Kabul Museum in Afghanistan. 5 p.m., Graham Auditorium, Hillyer
“Growing and Preparing Bamboo for Basketry” by Nancy Moore Bess, internationally known textile and bamboo craftsperson, basket maker and author of “Bamboo in Japan.” Admission of $5; free for Smith students and Friends of the Botanic Garden. 7-8:30 p.m., Carroll Room, Campus Center
"Rachmaninoff in Songs and Dances." Smith College Chamber Singers, Jonathan Hirsh, conductor and Grant Moss, piano, perform Rachmaninoff's Songs for Treble Voices, Opus 15. Pianists Elizabeth Joy Roe and Judith Gordon will also perform. 8 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall
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“Sophie Satin: Life and Work.” Joan Afferica, professor emerita of history, and C. John Burk, professor emeritus of biological sciences, will talk about Sophie Satin, cousin, sister-in-law, and a key source of biographical information about the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. 4:15 p.m. Neilson Library Browsing Room
Vladimir Tropp, Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and Moscow Conservatory musician, will perform music by Sergei Rachmaninoff. 8 p.m. Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall
Kids can share a day of art-filled exploration and hands-on experimentation, featuring our “Touch Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics by Women Artists” exhibition. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Atrium, Smith College Museum of Art
Prospective kindergarten and first grade students and their parents are invited to explore classrooms and try a variety of activities. Meet teachers, staff, and parents. 9:30-11 a.m. Smith College Campus School, Prospect St.
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Rare Silk, Rare Books An exhibition of books and objects relating to silk, from the Mortimer Rare Book
Room, shown in conjunction with the exhibition “Silk Unraveled” (March 28-30) in the Smith College Museum
of Art. Through April. Book Arts Gallery, Third Floor, Neilson Library
The Image of Language: Lexicographica from the Mortimer Rare Book Room. An exhibition curated by Laurel
Damashek ’04. Book Arts Gallery, Third Floor, Neilson Library
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