May 2009 Events
May 17, 2009 ~ Renaissance Madrigals Concert, by Stark Raving Madrigals; at the Ren Center. Donations suggested; 2 pm. For more information, click here
Through May 9, 2009 ~ "...And Jesus Moonwalks on the Mississippi", by faculty member and rising playwright Marcus Gardley. Performances April 30th through May 9th. For more information and a video, click here.
May 9, 2009 ~ 6th Annual UMass Amherst Pops Gala. Boston Pops-like setting with performances of Gershwin, Bernstein, “Star Wars”, light classics and jazz by the Pops Orchestra, Studio Orchestra & UMass Dancers. 7:30 pm Campus Center Auditorium. For more information, click here.
May 7, 2009 ~ Visiting Writers Series. Poetry reading by James Haug. 8 p.m. at Memorial Hall. For more information, click here.
May 7, 2009 ~ "Ben Jonson's Polyphonic Printing." Allison Deutermann of Amherst College; Five College Renaissance Seminar, Ren Center Reading Room. 4:30 pm, Free. For more information, click here.
May 6, 2009 ~ Please join Bob Rothstein in celebrating the publication of his new book, Two Words to the Wise: Reflections on Polish Language, Literature, and Folklore. 5:00 P.M.(Book launch party) Amherst Books, 8 Main Street, Amherst.
May 4, 2009 ~ Shakespeare Festival. A day-long festival of theater, music, dancing and more. 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Meadow. For more information, please click here.
May 3, 2009 ~ Mass Marimba Bands Concert.
Marimba Ensembles perform transcriptions of orchestral music, ragtime music & more contemporary compositions. Marimba Band uses expanded instrumentation & performs Latin styles, Afro-Cuban music, jazz and other pop styles. it will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Bowker Auditorium. For more information, click here.
May 1, 2009 ~ Professor Audrey Alstadt will be a guest speaker at the Five Colleges Learning in Retirement Program. She will discuss human rights. 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. in Northampton at the Senior Center on Conz St.
May 1, 2009 ~ Opera Workshop performance. 8 p.m. at the Bezanson Hall. For more information, click here.
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