October 2009 Events

October 30-31

“Poe and the Writers and Artists of New England"

The event will be held at the Campus Center. Free and open to the public. For more information, click here.

October 29

“The Social Stakes of Gambling in Early Modern London” Adam Zucker,  A Five College Renaissance Seminar. At the UMass Renaissance Center 4:00 pm. Free and open to the public. For more information, click here.

October 28

“From Prince to Pauper: Hand Knitted Garments in the Renaissance” with Vivienne Carey. Surviving garments give insight into the wide range of clothing worn by all strata of society. Renaissance Wednesday. An informal discussion co-sponsored by the Amherst Woman's club. 4:00. Reading Room. Followed by refreshments. For more information, click here.

October 25

Barnes & Noble of Hadley welcomes the panel of essayists featured in the book Cultivating a Past: Essays on the History of Hadley, Massachusetts, a publication in celebration of the town's 350th anniversary in 2009. UMass authors who will be at the signing are Marla Miller (History Department), Elizabeth Chilton (Anthropology Department), Alice Nash (History Department), Jim Freeman (English Department), Bridget Marshall (recent PhD from English now at UMass Lowell), Brian Ogilvie (History Department), Ed Hood (UMass PhD in Anthropology). For more information and a press release, click here.

October 21

“The Art of Dürer and That of His Contemporaries” with Alex Chajes. From Schongauer in the 15th century, to the little masters in the 16th century, to Rembrandt in the 17th century. Renaissance Wednesday. An informal discussion co-sponsored by the Amherst Woman's club. 4:00. Reading Room. Followed by refreshments. For more information, click here.

October 9-11, 15-18

‘KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE’ ONSTAGE AT THE UMASS RENAISSANCE CENTER THEATER

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if members of the audience hijacked a serious stage production and ran away with it?  It could well look like the pandemonium that engulfs the Renaissance Center Theater Company’s production of Francis Beaumont's ground-breaking 17th century comedy, “Knight of theBurning Pestle.”  The show runs October 9-11 and 15-18 at the UMass Renaissance Center, 650 East Pleasant Street, Amherst. To read more, click here.

October 17  

Conference, "John Calvin and His Legacy."  9 am to 4 pm at the UMass Renaissance Center. For more information, click here.

October 14

Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies presents FEMINIST FOUNDATIONS/FEMINIST FUTURES Reflecting on 35 years of Women’s Studies at UMass Amherst.

“What’s Love Got to Do with It?” Reflections on Feminism, Desire and Sexuality will take place at 4p.m. in 61 Bartlett Hall.

Janice Irvine, Moderator, Sociology, UMass Amherst; Barbara Cruikshank, Political Science, UMass Amherst; Tameka Gillum, Public Health, UMass Amherst; Viera Lorencova, Communications, Fitchburg State University; Kym Morrison, Afro-American Studies, UMass Amherst; Amy Schalet, Sociology, UMass Amherst.

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October 14

 "Discourses of Martyrdom: Robert Parsons SJ v. John Donne" with Graham Roebuck. Donne is called upon to refute the Roman Catholic call to martyrdom and the formidable Jesuit controversialist, Robert Parsons. Renaissance Wednesday. An informal discussion co-sponsored by the Amherst Woman's club. 4:00. Reading Room. Followed by refreshments. For more information, click here.

Sept. 10  through Oct. 9
"FLOWER POWER," an exhibition devoted to the various ways in which contemporary artists have used flower-based imagery in their work. The exhibit was curated by Trevor Richardson and features work by UMass faculty, alumni, and other national artists.  Artists represented in the show are: Zeke Berman, Jeanette Cole, Michael Coblyn, Robert Cumming, Hanlyn Davies, Julie Heffernan, Butt Johnson, Deborah Karpman, Jerry Kearns, Lisa Lindgren, Geoff Miller, Rosanne Retz, John Roy, Dale Schlappi, Al Souza, and Richard Yarde. For more information, click here.

October 7  

"Shakespeare's Use of Visual Culture"  Tony Burton. A long-term Center visiting scholar presents his research.
Renaissance Wednesday. An informal discussion co-sponsored by the Amherst Woman's club. 4:00. Reading Room. Followed by refreshments. For more information, click here.

October 4

"The Queen and The Sage: 16th Century Music for Lute and Gu Qin" Christopher Stetson First Sunday Concert Series. Free. 2 pm  at the UMass Renaissance Center. For more information, click here.

October 1

Troy Lecture Cancelled
Author and screenwriter Sherman Alexie presents the 2009 Troy Lecture, entitled  "The Business of Fancydancing" at 4:30 pm in the Fine Arts Center concert hall.
Sherman Alexie was named one of The New Yorker's 20 top writers for the 21st century. The New York Times Book Review described him as "one of the major lyric voices of our time," and Men's Journal has called him "the world's first fast-talking and wisecracking mediagenic American-Indian superstar." He wrote and produced the film, Smoke Signals, based on his book, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, which won the Audience Award and Filmmakers Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. In 2002 Alexie made his directorial debut with The Business of Fancydancing.  The lecture is free and open to the public.

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