Upcoming Events at the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies

The Renaissance Center in celebration of its 10th anniversary is hosting many events for the community this fall.  The center is a research facility owned by the University of Massachusetts Amherst providing resources in literature and culture from the Early Modern Period (c. 1400-1700).

In honor of the anniversary the center is sponsoring a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth on October 10-12 and 17-19.  The production is directed by Nate Leonard, a graduate student at the Renaissance Center and will be performed at the Black Box Theater. Admission in $15 for general public and $10 for students and seniors.

The center is also hosting a lecture series on topics related to renaissance studies by faculty and visiting fellows.  The series begins on October 8 with a lecture by Rachael Hare Mussin entitled “Podunk, Tuxedo, Mugwump: American Indian Terms in English.”  The lecture will discuss the early contact between Europeans and Native Americans in New England.  This series is free and open to the public.

For more information about the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies and for a complete listing of events, please visit their website: http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/

By Sierra Simmons and Elizabeth Patterson