News for the Smith College Community //March 29, 2001
|
Kahn to Honor Neilson, ERC In Marseilles in 1940, some two thousand World War II French refugees -- several renowned artists among them -- were certain to have been delivered to hostile Nazi forces by the French Vichy government were it not for the efforts of one man who risked his own safety to rescue them. Varian Fry, a Harvard-educated journalist from New York City, was sent to France by the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC) to help evacuate refugees including some of the continent's most well-known talents -- artists Marc Chagall and Max Ernst, writer Hannah Arendt and sculptor Jacques Lipchitz -- along with their families and others. On Thursday through Saturday, April 5 through 7, the Louise W. and Edmund J. Kahn Liberal Arts Institute will host the Neilson Symposium, a conference of scholars, writers and refugee workers that will honor the work of Fry, the ERC and William Allan Neilson, Smith's third president (1919-1939) and a founder of the ERC. The conference, titled "Making a Difference -- Citizen Involvement in Refugee Relief, Rescue and Resettlement," will also honor the work of others affiliated with the rescue committee. The ERC, which was founded in 1933 and is now known as the International Rescue Committee (IRC), has become the leading nonprofit, nonsectarian voluntary organization in the world, providing relief, protection and resettlement for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict. The Neilson Symposium, which will focus on the 1930s and 1940s, will address the experiences of exiles from fascism and Nazism and examine their impact on American and other societies. Several panels, with participation by fellows of the Kahn Institute's year-long project "The Anatomy of Exile," will also consider the critical role of the IRC and other voluntary organizations and private citizens in addressing contemporary refugee crises. Peter Rose, Sophia Smith Professor of Sociology and Anthropology and conference organizer, who has written about the IRC in his books Working with Refugees and Tempest-Tost, recognizes the importance of the committee's historic work. "I am a longtime admirer of what I think is one of the best of the many refugee agencies I have known, studied and written about," says Rose, an organizing fellow of "The Anatomy of Exile," of the IRC. The conference will begin at 4:30 p.m. on April 5 in Neilson Browsing Room with a plenary session titled "William Allan Neilson and the Rescue of Refugees," introduced by President Ruth Simmons, and featuring comments by Robert DeVecchi, former president of the IRC, and a presentation by Rose. At 8 p.m. in Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage, French documentary filmmaker Pierre Sauvage will discuss his work-in-progress, And Crown Thy Good... Varian Fry in Marseille, excerpts of which will be screened. The following morning at 9 a.m. in Neilson Browsing Room, Sauvage will sit on the panel "Marseille, 1940," with Andy Marion, author of The Quiet American: The Secret Life of Varian Fry; and Justus Rosenberg of Bard College. At 4:30 p.m. in Neilson Browsing Room, Ruth Gruber, author of Haven, and Beverlee Bruce, IRC board member, will give a talk, "Making a Difference," chaired by Roger Winter of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and a Kahn Visiting Fellow. Other panels will be held with titles such as "Illustrious Emigrés" and "Anti-Fascists and Exiles in Western Massachusetts." On the evening of April 6, a choral concert titled "Destination America," directed by Ronald Perera, E.I. Sweeney Professor of Music, will feature Smith's Chamber Singers performing a piece by Perera, The Golden Door, and Aaron Copland's Old American Songs. The conference will continue on April 7 with a 9 a.m. panel titled "Refugee Crises and the Politics of Rescue Today" with Mary Diaz of the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children; Peggy Hicks of the International Human Rights Law Group; and Lionel Rosenblatt of Refugees International. An exhibition of photographs and other materials, titled "The Strongest of Bonds: William Allan Neilson, Internationalism and Exiles at Smith College," will accompany the conference at the Kahn Institute on the third floor of Neilson Library. For more information about the Neilson
Symposium, call extension 3721, send e-mail to kahnevents@ Campus Trees Are His Jurisdiction Michael Marcotrigiano describes his position as director of the Botanic Garden as exciting, rewarding and busy. The latter point seems a bit of an understatement, considering that Marcotrigiano's arrival last August coincided with the final planning stages for a major renovation of the Lyman Conservatory, which is just getting under way. The two-year project will restore eight greenhouses while expanding and modernizing the building complex, quadrupling its exhibition space and adding a sizable rooftop garden, a new classroom, office and lab space, storage facilities, restrooms and enclosed corridors for greenhouse visitors. Marcotrigiano points out that the renovation will not compromise any historic aspects of the conservatory's glass houses. Rather, it will provide automated control systems and lead and asbestos abatement, as well as expand the public space. He juggles the details of the renovation with great familiarity -- no surprise, considering his ongoing collaborations with architects, the planning committee and the Office of Advancement since arriving on campus. Marcotrigiano came to Smith from UMass, where he spent 17 years on the faculty. A native of New York, he earned a bachelor's degree from St. Francis College, and master's and doctoral degrees in horticulture from the University of Maryland. An expert on plant propagation and ornamental plant breeding, Marcotrigiano is experienced in both the basic and applied aspects of horticulture. He is widely published in prominent science and horticulture journals on subjects ranging from leaf color variants in coleus and the micropro-pagation of cranberries to the genetics of flowering tobacco. Along with overseeing Smith's gardens and greenhouses and directing a staff of 14, Marcotrigiano teaches a course in horticulture, works with students on independent-study projects and serves as a member of the department of biological sciences. As if that were not enough, Marcotrigiano says his position also makes him the official Smith College "Defender of Trees." "There's a lot of construction occurring on campus and that sometimes raises issues of eliminating trees," he explains. "As director of the Botanic Garden, that's my jurisdiction. Whether the issue is a limb or an entire tree, it comes through me. This campus has rare and important trees that must be protected." According to Marcotrigiano, one of the biggest challenges of his job is balancing the needs of a botanic garden, a landscape and a campus. The botanic garden, which serves as a resource for campus researchers, is a curated collection of rare plants that is often enriched through an exchange with other botanic gardens, he explains. A landscape, on the other hand, is a planned aesthetic for a space, such as the master plan developed for the campus by designer Frederick Law Olmsted. Then there's the campus's physical layout, he says, which reflects Smith's academic mission. "Striking the balance between growth and aesthetics is challenging. One of my goals is to maintain open space and long-lived trees," he says. Marcotrigiano is also hoping to increase research initiatives at the Botanic Garden while expanding internship programs. He feels that the pending renovations will only enhance the offerings of the Botanic Garden and Lyman Conservatory to the academic community and general public. "Coming to Smith has been extremely gratifying," he says. "And I've been offered so much support as I've settled in. I'm also deeply impressed by the historic loyalty that past and present students have for the Botanic Garden. Smith knows it has an extraordinary treasure right here on campus. It truly is one of the world's premier botanic gardens." Smith to Host PBS Satellite Telecast Students, faculty and staff members will have an opportunity on Thursday, April 5, to interact with some of the world's leading female (and some male) business luminaries during Women.future MainEvent 2001, an international leadership skills training program cosponsored by PBS Adult Learning Service. The event, to be held in Neilson Browsing Room from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., will feature a live satellite telecast on an enlarged screen of a day-long series of conversations among business leaders and entrepreneurs at institutions around the world. Participants will interact with more than 30 panelists by sending questions via e-mail, telephone and fax. Panelists include Laura Ziskin, CEO of Fox 2000; Wendy Kopp, founder and president of Teach For America; Drew Barrymore, actress and producer; Sally Helgesen, author of The Female Advantage: Women's Ways of Leadership; and Tom Peters, author and business guru. The telecast, which will be hosted by hundreds of organizations around the world, will explore issues such as how the leadership styles of today's successful businesswomen are influencing mainstream practices; which leadership qualities will prove critical to success in the new world of work; how employers seeking potential leaders will attract and retain those with talent; and what products and services captivate women and how companies that market to women can motivate purchase decisions. Women.future MainEvent 2001 is being coordinated at Smith by the Media Services Center and the Project on Women and Social Change. For more information, log onto www.pbs.org/als/womenfuture. Program to Add Color to Campus The Botantic Garden of Smith College is looking for a few green thumbs. Starting this spring, the Adopt-A-Planter Program will allow Smith employees to contribute to the college's landscape by volunteering to "sponsor" (that is, water and care for) planters prepared and designed by the Botanic Garden. The planters will be installed outside the campus buildings where the participants work. "We've had requests for additional flowers to add color near some building entrances or other areas of high visibility," explains Madelaine Zadik, interim assistant director of the Botanic Garden. "Since we don't have enough staff to maintain areas of annual flowers, we're proposing this program as an alternative." Because the planters will require care from mid-May until the first hard frost in the fall, buildings included in the Adopt-A-Planter Program will be limited to those staffed year-round, Zadik says. Therefore, student residences will not be considered. Also, the number of buildings accepted into the program will be limited so that planters do not compete with each other, she says. The program will operate on a trial basis, says Zadik. "Because we want to test the program before expending a large effort in this direction, we're proposing to begin with two planter sponsors and then increase that number by one or two per year. Applications will be taken, and the director of the Botanic Garden, in consultation with appropriate staff, will choose the 'winners.'" She explains that planter sponsors will be chosen based on the location of their buildings in relation to other plantings, previous requests from building occupants, the availability of water to the building, and the commitment level of the employees. Final approval by the Physical Plant will be necessary to ensure that the planters do not interfere with building maintenance or access for persons with disabilities. The Botanic Garden will vary the styles and species of plants in each planter so that they will look attractive and perform well in the specific location. Botanic Garden personnel will also apply time-release fertilizer and mulch to the plantings so they will need minimal pruning throughout the summer. Once the container is planted, building participants will be responsible for watering the plants, removing dead flowers and trimming. Botanic Garden personnel will dispose of the contents in the fall. Any neglected container will be removed. "If Adopt-A-Planter is successful, we not only hope to expand it, but also to develop a brochure aimed at the identification and origin of species within the planters," says Zadik. "We're excited about the program's potential and eager to develop partnerships between buildings' staffs and the Botanic Garden. We especially encourage the involvement of Smith students who have taken or are taking Biology 202, the horticulture class." Applications for the program, which are due by Tuesday, April 10, can be obtained by sending e-mail to mzadik@smith.edu with the subject line "Planters," or by visiting the Botanic Garden Web site at www.smith.edu/garden planter_app.html. Girls Invited to Come to Work at Smith Late next month, daughters of Smith employees will have an opportunity to glimpse a day in the life of their parents on the job as they are invited to visit the campus during "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" on Thursday, April 26. The college encourages employees to bring their daughters, or other girls in their lives between ages 8 and 15, to campus, show them around the office, give them a tour of the grounds, introduce them to officemates and machinery and even let them help out if it's appropriate. As an added incentive for employees to bring their girls to work that day, a "Daughters Lunch Special" will be offered by the Davis grill, which will include the foods young girls love best -- hot dogs, french fries, soft drinks and sweets. Smith's "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" corresponds with the national day organized by the Ms. Foundation. The foundation launched the annual day just for girls in 1992 to give them an opportunity to see their parents engaged in a range of professional capacities. The day is intended to help inspire girls, build their confidence and support their self-esteem before they reach adolescence while exposing them to various opportunities and career possibilities. If you plan to bring your daughter to work on April 26 and would like to take advantage of the Davis lunch special, register by Monday, April 23, by contacting Claire Kmetz in the Office of College Relations, extension 2170, or ckmetz@smith.edu. For ideas and suggestions of useful ways to spend time with your daughter, or for more information about "Take Our Daughters to Work Day," consult the Ms. Foundation's Web site at www.takeourdaughterstowork.org. Sports You May Not See Every Day By Eunnie Park '01 The most popular sports at Smith -- for spectators and participants alike -- include basketball, crew, track and field, and softball. But beyond the court, shell, track and diamond is a spectrum of competitive pastimes -- albeit not as highly sought -- that offer the same levels of intensity, enthusiasm, heartbreak and triumph as their more popular counterparts. Though sports like badminton and sailing are not part of the intercollegiate system, a sizable number of Smith students participate in these club sports with the same pride and talent of all Smith competitors. These sports are part of the Smith College Sports Club Program, a group of teams devoted to sports and other recreational activities not represented by intercollegiate athletic squads. Through the program, students can learn some of the more unusual sports -- fencing, for example, or croquet. And though club sports don't take the time and dedication that intercollegiate sports require, the competitive drive is still there. "I believe that competition pushes your abilities further than you can ever get in practice," says Jessica Peck '03, vice president of the fencing club. "It pushes you mentally and physically past what you thought you were capable of." "Competing is a chance to learn other strategies and ways to play your game on the strip," agrees Sonora Miller '04, also a fencer. "It requires a lot of strategy -- like chess on your feet. You're playing a mind game with the person on the strip." Fencing is "a thinking woman's sport," insists Peck. The club, which competes in 11 to 12 meets each year, practices four times a week and provides fun and good exercise to those involved, says Peck. "It's a wonderful way to go to the gym, burn off stress. You cannot think of anything else when you're fencing. It's a great escape." The Badminton Club is also about competition, says Liv Coleman '01, head of the club, but it also allows participants to play just for fun. Club members can play in tournaments, or "listen to the music and hit the birdie around," she says. The sport is largely unrecognized in this country as a competitive pastime. "So many people think of it as a leisure, backyard sport," says Coleman. "But it does have a competitive angle. It is a real sport." "Before I joined the team, I didn't even know badminton competed," admits Natalia Sokolova '02. "It's fun but competitive. It's very different from when you're playing for leisure." Fencing and badminton have existed for many years at Smith. But some sports clubs have only recently been organized or reorganized. Last year, Katie Lambert '03 and Emilie Flemer '03 revived the Sailing Club, which had been defunct for a number of years. With the help of their alumnae contacts and Amherst College senior Peter Beardesley, a member of the college's sailing club, the students have pulled enough equipment and members together to charter a club at Smith. "We wanted to learn more about competitive sailing," says Lambert. "It's different from other sports. You're in the water with the wind flying in your face -- it's very exhilarating." The Sailing Club has grown to about 20 members, and the more experienced sailors of the club will participate in seven regattas this season, says Lambert. With more regattas planned for the fall semester and the growing interest around campus, Smith is among the first to have a club for women sailors, she says. "Women sailing is a kind of a new phenomenon. I don't know of any women's college that has a sailing club. We were interested in getting into women's sailing specifically." Also new on campus are the Marathon Club and Water Polo Club. Other sports represented in the Sports Club Program that you may not often read about in the headlines include croquet, ice hockey, rugby, synchronized swimming, table tennis and Ultimate Frisbee. Many of these clubs compete too, but
some allow students to play just for the fun of it. Skiing Tennis Equestrian
Sources of further information, if any, are indicated in parentheses. Notices should be submitted by mail, by e-mail eweld@smith.edu) or by fax (extension 2171). Collegewide Open Forums for Religious Life Dean
Trees Coming Down Squash Team Clinics Faculty & Staff Advertising Student Jobs Adopt A Planter Students Final Examinations House Closings Registration for Fall 2001 Cross-Cultural Training Master Tutors Needed Jobs in Educational Tech Math Skills Assistance KASS Party Students' Aid Society Write Your Legislator Rotary Scholarships for Study Abroad Artist Volunteers Needed |
|
Sources of further information, if any, are shown in parentheses at the end of event descriptions. An asterisk following a listing indicates that the event is open to the public. Admission charges, if any, are listed when known. Items for this section must be submitted on Event Service Request Forms.
Lectures/Symposia Poetry Reading Dean Flower, Robert Hosmer and Michael Thurston, all of the English department, will read selections from contemporary Irish poets, including Eavan Boland, Brendan Kenneally, Eamon Grennan and Seamus Heany. Beverages will be provided by the English department. 12:10 p.m., Wright common room Lecture "Invasive Plants: When Encouraging Diversity Goes Bad." Michael Marcotrigiano, director of the Botanic Garden. Ninth in the series "Issues in Landscape Studies" (LSS 100). Sponsors: departments of art, comparative literature, English, environmental sciences and policy, landscape studies, and biology; and the Botanic Garden. 2:40-4 p.m., Wright Auditorium* Lecture Students in HSC 211, Ancient Inventions, will hold a poster session titled "The World of Ancient Textiles." Refreshments served. 2:40 p.m., McConnell foyer Biological Sciences Colloquium Reception precedes lecture. 4:30 p.m., McConnell B05 Lecture "Schlimme, Instinklose Kinder. Erika and Klaus Mann." Irmela von der Luhe, Universität Göttingen. 8 p.m., Seelye 106 Meetings/Workshops Meeting Amnesty International SGA candidate information session Mandatory for all who signed up for a position. 5-6 p.m., Seelye 106 Religious Life Other Events/Activities Softball vs. Amherst. 3:30 p.m., athletic fields* Lacrosse vs. Mount Holyoke. 4:30 p.m., athletic fields* Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 4:45-6 p.m., Davis Ballroom President's open hours First come, first served. 4-5 p.m., College Hall 20 Tuesday, April 3 Lectures/Symposia Katherine Asher Engel Lecture "Marcel Proust and 'Docteur Dieu': Letters to Samuel Pozzi." Lawrence A. Joseph, professor emeritus of French language and literature. 5 p.m., Wright Auditorium* Lecture "On the
Frontier of Peace Making: A Palestinian and an Israeli Woman
Discuss Women's Organizations and Visions." Adina Aviram,
a founder of "New Profile," and member of the peace
organizations Bat Shalom, the Israeli Committee Against House
Demolition, and the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace; and
Salwa Najjab Khatib, founder of the Union of Palestinian Medical
Relief Committees' Women's Health Project, and of the Foundation
for Health and Social Development. Poetry Reading Beat poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti will read from his work. Booksigning to follow. 7:30 p.m., John M. Greene Hall* Performing Arts/Films Film Sponsored by Rec
Council. Meetings/Workshops Question-and-answer session with poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who will speak in the evening. See Cindy Furtek in Wright 130 to register and receive a packet of poems. 3:30 p.m., Wright common room SGA Senate meeting Open forum. All students welcome. 7:15 p.m., Seelye 201 Workshop L'Atelier, a theatre workshop conducted in French by Florent Masse. 7:30 p.m., Mendenhall CPA, T-209 Religious Life Meeting Newman Association. 7 p.m., Bodman Lounge, chapel Other Events/Activities Language lunch table German. 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Room B Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 4:45-6 p.m., Davis Ballroom CDO Open Hours for library research and browsing. Peer advisers available. 7-9 p.m., CDO Panel discussion "Crisis in Health Care Policy for Women." Katherine Tracy, UMass School of Public Health; Ellen Miller-Mack, Brightwood Health Center; and Sarah Kemball, medical director, Franklin County Health Clinic. 7 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room Wednesday, April 4 Lectures/Symposia Lecture "Making Your Way in a Job or Internship in a Different Culture or Country." Candy Beery '64, trainer and consultant in workplace communication. 4 p.m., Alumnae House conference room Lecture "Insect Defenses: Ecology, Evolution and Chemistry." M. Deane Bowers '74. 4:30 p.m., McConnell B05 Lecture "Leaving the Smith Culture, Succeeding in the Next." Candy Beery '64. 7 p.m., Alumnae House conference room Lecture "Diophantus and Fermat." Lawrence Washington, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland. The lecture will be preceded by an informal pizza dinner at 6 p.m. Sign up for the dinner on a list on the door of Burton 317. Contact Patricia Sipe, psipe@math.smith.edu or ext. 3873, with questions. 7 p.m., McConnell 404 Lecture "Water, Population and the Environment: Challenges for the 21st Century." Sandra Postel, director, Global Water Policy Project in Amherst, a Pew Fellow in Conservation and the Environment, and a Senior Fellow with World Watch Institute. Sponsors: Population Committee of the Pioneer Valley Sierra Club; Project on Women and Social Change. 8 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room* Performing Arts/Films Meetings/Workshops Green Tara Meditation with Geshe Lobsang Tsetan, Tibetan Buddhist Lama. Sponsor: East Asian Studies; Kent Program of the religion department. 4:15-5 p.m., Dewey common room Meeting MassPIRG. 7 p.m., Seelye 101 Teach-In on the free-trade area of the Americas. Learn about the FTAA and activists mobilizing against it. 7:30 p.m., Wright common room Religious Life Buddhist service and discussion. 7:15 p.m., Bodman Lounge, chapel ECC Bible study Bring questions, frustrations and curiosities. 10 p.m., Bodman Lounge, chapel Other Events/Activities Classics lunch Noon, Duckett Special Dining Room C Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 4:45-6 p.m., Davis Ballroom
|
Lectures/Symposia Lecture "Cowardly Invective: Juvenal Satire 9 and the Boundaries of Satire." Susanna Braund, Yale University. Sponsor: Department of Classical Languages and Literatures. 4:15 p.m., Seelye 201 Neilson Symposium "William Neilson and the Rescue of Refugees." Peter I. Rose, organizing fellow of the Kahn Institute project "The Anatomy of Exile." (See story, page 1.) Reception follows in the Kahn Institute lounge, Neilson third floor. 4:30 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room* Lecture "Bilingual Education." Elementary teachers Kim Gerould, Jackson Street School, and Michelle Da Costa '88, Framingham Public School, will talk about their work with Spanish- and Portuguese- speaking elementary school children. Sponsors: Luso-Brazilian Club; Department of Spanish and Portuguese. 4:30 p.m., Hatfield 106 Performing Arts/Films Dance Concert "Faces of Dance," the dance department's annual spring concert. See 4/4 listing. Tickets: $7, general; $5, students and seniors. 8 p.m., Hallie Flannagan Studio Theatre, Mendenhall CPA* Theater Oh Wholly Night! A one-woman comedy written and performed by artist/playwright Deb Margolin. Part of "Masters and Movements in Drama," sponsored by the Sosland Fund in Jewish Studies. 8 p.m., chapel Theater Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourne. Andrea Hairston, director. A coproduction, with the Chrysalis Theatre, of a time-traveling comedy thriller, following the adventures of a 21st-century sexual consultant who runs for her life through a "communicating door." Tickets: $7, general; $4, students and seniors. For reservations, call 585-ARTS. 8 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall CPA* Film Sponsored by Rec
Council. Meetings/Workshops Meeting of the Ceramics Club, to discuss nominations for next year's club officials, as well as to address questions, comments or concerns. Open to all. The studio is located behind Capen and next to Davis, in the same building as the LBTA. 6:45 p.m., Ceramics studio Meeting Smith TV. 7 p.m., Media Resources Center Religious Life Intervarsity prayer meeting 7-10 p.m., Bodman Lounge, chapel Other Events/Activities Women.future MainEvent 2001 A live telecast cosponsored by PBS of conversations among business leaders around the world. Interact with panelists during this day-long event. (See story, page 4.) 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room* Language lunch tables Korean, Russian. 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Room (alternate weekly) Spring tea English department invites all majors and potential majors. Learn more about seminars, honors, theses and advanced courses. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Opening reception and talk by Puerto Rican artist Pablo Delano about his exhibit, "Caribbean Crosscurrent," on display in the chapel, followed by a tour of the exhibit. Refreshments served. 4:30 p.m., chapel* Friday, April 6 Lectures/Symposia Panel Discussion "Illustrious Emigrés." Lale Burk, Kahn Faculty Fellow; Karen Koehler, Kahn Faculty Fellow; Krishna Winston, Kahn Visiting Fellow; and Hans Vaget, professor of comparative literature. Part of the Neilson Symposium. (See story, page 1.) 11 a.m., Neilson Browsing Room* Panel Discussion "Anti-Facists and Exiles in Western Massachusetts." Deirdre Bonifaz, author; Gertraud Gutzmann, Kahn Faculty Fellow; Charles Killinger, Central Florida State College; and Richard Unsworth, Smith College chaplain emeritus. Part of the Neilson Symposium. (See story, page 1.) 2:30 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room* Lecture "Making a Difference." Ruth Gruber, Author of Haven; and Beverlee Bruce, Social Science Research Council and IRC Board Member. Part of the Neilson Symposium. (See story, page 1.) 4:30 a.m., Neilson Browsing Room* Performing Arts/Films Siren Open Mic Poetry and music performed by students. Sponsored by Siren literary magazine. 7:30 p.m., field house* Concert "Destination America," featuring Aaron Copland's Old American Songs, with Jane Bryden, soprano, and the Smith Chamber Singers, Jonathan Hirsh, conductor, accompanied by Clifton J. Noble; and Ronald Perera's cantata The Golden Door, with Mary Feeney, speaker, and the UMass Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble, Wayne Abercrombie, conductor. Part of the Neilson Symposium. (See story, page 1.) 8 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage* Play Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourne. Andrea Hairston, director. See 4/5 listing. Tickets: $7, general; $4, students and seniors. 8 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall CPA* Dance Concert "Faces of Dance," the dance department's annual spring concert. See 4/4 listing. Tickets: $7, general; $5, students and seniors. 8 p.m., Hallie Flannagan Studio Theatre, Mendenhall CPA* Meetings/Workshops Green Tara Meditation with Geshe Lobsang Tsetan, Tibetan Buddhist Lama. Sponsor: East Asian Studies; Kent Program of the religion department. 4:15-5 p.m., Dewey common room Meeting Smith Science Fiction and Fantasy Society. 4:30 p.m., Seelye 208 Religious Life Other Events/Activities Softball vs. MIT 3 p.m., athletic fields* Alumnae House tea Ziskind and King houses are cordially invited to attend. 4 p.m., Alumnae House Living Room Saturday, April 7 Lectures/Symposia Panel Discussion "Refugee Crises and the Politics of Rescue Today." Mary Diaz, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children; Lionel Rosenblatt, Refugees International; Peggy L. Hicks, International Human Rights Law Group. Part of the Neilson Symposium. (See story, page 1.) 9 a.m., Neilson Browsing Room* Performing Arts/Films Korean Culture Benefit Concert Featuring "Pansori" and a traditional Korean drumming group from Yale University. Admission: $5. 1:30 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage* Play Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourne. Andrea Hairston, director. See 4/5 listing. Tickets: $7, general; $4, students and seniors. For reservations, call 585-ARTS. 8 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall CPA* Senior Music Recital Maya Whitmont '01, banjo. A performance of old-style banjo, of traditional tunes and new selections; accompanied by banjo teacher Diane Sanabria. 8 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage* Other Events/Activities Sunday, April 8 Performing Arts/Films Dance Performance "Journey Into the Labyrinth." Several choreographed dances will be performed to live music. Come dressed for the weather and prepared to move. 4 p.m., athletic field* Meetings/Workshops Gaia meeting for students interested in the environment. All welcome. 5:45 p.m., Chapin Meeting Feminists of
Smith Unite. Religious Life Quaker (Friends) meeting for worship. Preceded by informal discussion at 9:30 a.m. Childcare available. 11 a.m., Bass 203, 204* Discussion with Baha'i Club. Deepening of the Baha'i writings. 4 p.m., Dewey common room Blessing of palms and processional to the chapel for Palm Sunday Eucharistic Liturgy. 4:15 p.m., Lyman Conservatory* Roman Catholic Mass Fr. Stephen-Joseph Ross, OCD, celebrant, and Elizabeth Carr, Catholic chaplain. Dinner follows in Bodman lounge. All welcome. 4:30 p.m., chapel* Intervarsity Prayer Meeting 9-10 p.m., chapel Other Events/Activities Exhibitions "The Strongest of Bonds: William Allan Neilson, Internationalism and Exiles at Smith College." Neilson Library, third floor "Decorative Design: Publishers' Cloth Bindings in the Finison Collection at Smith College," a display of 19th- and early 20th-century American decorated bookbindings that illustrate the stylistic developments of book design for that period. Leading book design historian Sue Allen will give a related talk on April 18. For more information, call ext. 2906. Through Tuesday, May 29. Mortimer Rare Book Room, Neilson Library* "Biblical Women" An exhibition of story quilts by Lee Porter '60. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Alumnae House Gallery* "Caribbean Crosscurrent: A Photo Exhibit of Latina Cultural and Religious Celebrations" by Puerto Rican artist Pablo Delano. Through May 30. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; weekends, 1-4 p.m., chapel "Paradise Gate,"
a Work-in-Progress. During three weeks beginning April 1, North
Carolina sculptor Patrick Dougherty will construct a site-specific
architectural sculpture that will remain on campus all year.
Sponsors: Smith College Museum of Art; Botanic Garden. For more
information, contact the museum at ext. 2760 or lmuehlig@smith.edu,
or visit www.smith.edu/artmuseum. Burton Lawn (behind Neilson
Library) |
