November 2009 Events 

November 24

Celebrating the UMass Music Faculty, Tuesday, November 24 8pm, Bezanson Recital Hall.  Music by Clark, Dutilleaux & Rota. For more information, click here.

November 19

“Erotic Appetites: Art, Food, and Sex in the Italian Renaissance” with John Varriano, Mount Holyoke College, Five College Renaissance Seminar, 4:30 p.m. Reading Room. For more information, click here.

November 18

Renaissance Wednesday:  “Rare Book Show and Tell” with Curator Philip Palmer.  A new Renaissance Center event highlighting new Rare Book Collection acquisitions.  An informal discussion co-sponsored by the Amherst Woman's club. 4:00 PM. Reading Room. For more information, click here.

November 18

Visiting Writers Series presenting Pulitzer Prize winning poet Charles Simic reading from new work at 8 pm in Memorial Hall. For more informaiton, click here.

November 10

20th Anniversary Commemoration of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Reception 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Film Screening 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
2nd Floor, Herter Hall Annex, UMass Amherst.
 
Leipzig in the Fall (Leipzig im Herbst)
GDR, Dirs. Gerd Kroske & Andreas Voigt, 1989, doc., 50 min.
Introduction and Q & A with Director, Andreas Voigt

For more information and a flyer, click here.

November 7

Conference: History of the Book. A day-long conference featuring speakers and presentations about the history of books and printing in Early Modern Europe. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. For more information, click here.

November 5

Visiting Writers Series presenting fiction writer Mary Gaitskill reading from new work at 8 PM in Memorial Hall. For more information, click here.

November 4

"Can the Subaltern Speak?" Feminism and (Post) ColonialismSangeeta Kamat, Moderator, International Education, UMass Amherst.

Amrita Basu, Political Science, Amherst College
Esther Cuesta, Comparative Literature, UMass Amherst
Judith Obiero, School of Education, UMass Amherst
Svati Shah, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, UMass Amherst
Millie Thayer, Sociology, UMass Amherst

For more information, click here.

November 4

Renaissance Wednesday:  “Renaissance Sports and Athletics” with Ron Story.  Historical discussion of the sports and athletic contests of Renaissance Europe.  An informal discussion co-sponsored by the Amherst Woman's club. 4:00 PM. Reading Room. Followed by refreshments. For more information, click here.

November 3

Romeo and Juliet performed by the American Shakespeare Center. 7:30 p.m. Bowker Auditorium. $20 general admission; Students $10. Make reservations at 413-545-2511, or 1-800-999- umass. For more information, click here.

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