UPCOMING EVENTS AT VASSAR COLLEGE
November 5 - 9, 2009
- Bookstore Author Series: Eleanor Garrell Berger '64, 11/5
- Lecture by filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, 11/5
- C. Mildred Thompson Lecture by Richard Aldous, 11/5
- Late Night at the Lehman Loeb, 11/5
- Sonja Arntzen Lecture, 11/6
- Lecture by Richard Lynn, 11/6
- Guest Concert: La Follia Barocca, 11/6
- Fair Trade Bazaar, 11/7-8
- Concert: Vassar College Women's Chorus, 11/7
- Guest Concert: Sergio and Odair Assad, 11/8
- The Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble, 11/8
- Fall of the Berlin Wall Anniversary Event, 11/9
- Transnational Queer Lecture by Charles Batson, 11/9
Additional information is below and available at http://info.vassar.edu
UPCOMING ATHLETICS EVENTS AT VASSAR COLLEGE - Women's Volleyball, Athletics and Fitness Center Gymnasium 102, 4:00 - 10:00pm. Liberty League Championship, 11/6.
- Women's Volleyball, Athletics and Fitness Center Gymnasium 102, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Liberty League Championship, 11/7.
- Men's and Women's Squash, Kenyon Hall Squash Courts, 2:00pm. Vassar vs. Haverford College, 11/7
Additional information is available at http://www.vassarathletics.com
EVENTS IN THE LOCAL AREA - Conference: Environmental History of the Hudson River, Fishkill Holiday Inn, 11/5-6
- Exhibition: Inaugural Gowns from 38 US First Ladies, Cunneen-Hackett, 11/5 - 12/5
- Gala at the 'Cakes, Babycakes Cafe, 11/5
- The Good Woman of Setzuan, Oakwood Friends School, 11/5 - 7
- Half Moon Theatre's "Emerson High," Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, 11/5 - 15
- Waterman Bird Club Field Trip, Vassar Farm, 11/7
- HVAG Fall Colors Craft Show, 11/7
- 36th Annual Railroad Exposition, Mid Hudson Civic Center, 11/8
- Concerts Con Brio, Christ Episcopal Church, 11/8
- Mill Street Loft Alumni Exhibition, Twisted Soul, through 12/17
Additional information is below.
General Announcements:
- Presented by the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities, the two-day conference, “Teaching and Learning the Hudson Valley: Building Capacity for Place-Based Education,” will be held at Vassar on November 13 - 14. Keynote speakers will include Peter G. Brown from McGill University; Congressman Maurice Hinchey from New York's 22nd Congressional District; and John Cronin, the director and chief executive officer of the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries. Pre-registration and fee required.
http://info.vassar.edu/news/2009-2010/091113-env-conf.html
Thursday, November 5
Bookstore Author Series: Eleanor Garrell Berger '64
Vassar College Bookstore
3:00pm walk; 4:00pm lecture
Alumna Eleanor Garrell Berger '64 is the author of "Stepping Out, A Tenderfoot’s Guide to the Principals, Practices and Pleasures of Countryside Walking," a detailed travelogue based on Berger’s own experiences in walking more than 1000 miles of pathways. She shares her passion for writing and an insider perspective of walking outdoors in this special Bookstore Author Series prestentation. At 3:00pm she demonstrates countryside walking around the Vassar campus; at 4:00pm she discusses "Stepping Out" in the bookstore; an informal discussion with Berger continues in the Retreat at 5:00pm.
http://campuscalendar.vassar.edu/mastercalendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=Nghe9Mdf%2b6ougo55hGxF3On2RJFFRuKbOEPmAm4Bli8%3d
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http://info.vassar.edu/news/2009-2010/091112-bookstore-octnov-authorseries.html#berger
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Lecture by filmmaker Ramin Bahrani
Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Rosenwald Screening Room (109)
5:00pm
A lecture by Ramin Bahrani, who received the 2008 Independent Spirit Award's "Someone To Watch" prize. He is the writer-director of "Goodbye Solo" as well as the internationally-acclaimed films "Man Push Cart" and "Chop Shop,"
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http://www.goodbyesolomovie.com/cast_and_crew.html
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C. Mildred Thompson Lecture by Richard Aldous
Sanders Classroom Spitzer Auditorium (room 212)
5:30pm
Richard Aldous, an acclaimed biographer and professor of history at University College, Dublin, discusses "Reagan and Thatcher: The Difficult Relationship." Sponsored by the History Department.
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http://history.vassar.edu/news/2009-2010/091105-history-r-aldous.html
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Late Night at the Lehman Loeb
Open until 9:00pm
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Not your typical happy hour . . . Come spend yours with Pablo, Vincent, Georgia, and Jackson! Please join us for special tours, films, entertainment provided by student groups and local performers, and refreshments. This week musician and senior Zach H-B and friends perform.
http://fllac.vassar.edu/events/calendar/
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Friday, November 6
Lecture by Sonja Arntzen
Ely Hall, Aula
10:00am
"Shared Sensibility: Bai Juyi and the Practice of Chinese Poetry in Japan." Join Sonja Arntzen from the University of Toronto for a presentation focusing on the personal meaning that writing Chinese poetry. She focuses on two modern Japanese authors (Natsume Soseki and the lesser known Fukuda Kodojin) and examines how this shared cultural heritage might provide some form of rapprochement for contemporary Chinese and Japanese people.
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Lecture by Richard Lynn
Ely Hall AULA
1:30pm
"Straddling the Tradition-Modernity Divide: Huang Zunxian (1848-1905) and His 'Riben zashishi' (Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects from Japan)." Richard John Lynn of the University of Toronto gives an illustrated lecture on Huang Zunxian (a preeminent Chinese diplomat, historian, and poet), whose writings expressed a hope that based on their shared cultural heritage, China would model itself on the increasingly modernized nation-state of Meiji Japan and together the two nations could become an East Asian front against Western challenge.
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Guest Concert: La Follia Barocca
Skinner Hall of Music
8:00pm
A twelve-member early music string ensemble from Milan, Italy, performs the music of Florenza, Vivaldi, Leo, Geminiani, and Locatelli.
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http://arts.vassar.edu/2009-2010/091206-fall-music-concerts.html#lafollia
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Saturday, November 7
Fair Trade Bazaar
Ely Hall, Aula
11:00am - 3:00pm
The eighth annual Fair Trade Bazaar. Various vendors from the Poughkeepsie area showcase their fair trade products, including jewelry, art, and food from Twisted Soul. Sponsored by Operation Donation, the Interfaith Council of Dutchess of County, First Presbyterian Church of Poughkeepsie, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, and First Congregational Church.
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Concert: Vassar College Women's Chorus
Skinner Hall
8:00pm
The Vassar College Women's Chorus, Christine R. Howlett, conductor. The program includes "Psalm Triology" by Canadian composer, Srul Irving Glick; Libby Larsen's "Canticle of Mary"; and the inventive and captivating music of British composer Tarik O'Regan.
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Sunday, November 8
Fair Trade Bazaar
Ely Hall, Aula
11:00am - 3:00pm
See Saturday's description.
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Guest Concert: Sergio and Odair Assad
Skinner Hall
3:00pm
The Assad Brothers have created a new standard of guitar innovation, ingenuity, and expression. Their exceptional artistry and uncanny ensemble playing come from both a family rich in Brazilian musical tradition and from studies with the best guitarists in South America. A Dickinson-Kayden Event.
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The Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble
Kenyon Hall, The Frances Daly Fergusson Dance Theater
3:00pm
Matinee performance by the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble, followed by a brief reception with the dancers in the south gallery of Kenyon. Please note that reservations are required and that this event is now fully subscribed with a waiting list only. For information, email dancetix@vassar.edu or call (845) 437-7470.
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http://arts.vassar.edu/2009-2010/091108-dance-theatre-of-harlem-ensemble.html
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Monday, November 9
Fall of the Berlin Wall Anniversary Event
College Center, North Atrium
9:00am - 3:00pm
The 20th anniversary commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This day of activities, organized by the German Studies Department, includes a display of posters, films, and computer programs on topics ranging from children's culture and education in the former GDR to the chronology of the fall of the Wall, the reunified Germany.
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Transnational Queer Lecture by Charles Batson
Rockefeller Hall, room 200
5:00pm
"Queer/ing Québec," is the topic of the lecture by Charles Batson of Union College, presented as part of the Transnational Queer: Genders, Sexualities, Identities lecture series. Through a focus on the play "Being at Home with Claude" by René-Daniel Dubois and its film adaptation by Jean Beaudin, Batson proposes a reading of Québec as a Queer space.
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EVENTS IN THE LOCAL AREA
Thursday, November 5
Conference: Environmental History of the Hudson River
Holiday Inn Motel and Conference Center
Fishkill
A two-part symposium examining the past 400 years of how natural attributes of the Hudson River Valley influenced human uses and consequences for the ecology and environmental health of the Hudson River Valley. Holiday Inn Motel and Conference Center, 542 Route 9, Fishkill, November 5 - 6. Registration fee: HRES Members $115; Non-Members $135.
http://hres.org/calendar/hres/2009-11-05.html
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Exhibition: Inaugural Gowns from 38 US First Ladies
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center
Poughkeepsie
An exhibition of reproduction inaugural gowns of First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Roslyn Carter. The gowns were researched at the Smithsonian Institute, then designed and fabricated by Philadelphia dressmaker Dina Arzt in 1975 for the 1976 US Bicentennial. Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, 9 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie. On view through 12/5. Monday - Friday, 10am-4pm. Free.
http://cunneen-hackett.org/
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Gala at the 'Cakes
Babycakes Cafe
Poughkeepsie
A semi-formal, three-course dinner to support the Vassar Haiti Project's educational initiative in Chermaitre, Haiti. Babycakes Cafe, 1-3 Collegeview Avenue, Poughkeepsie, 6:30pm. Tickets: $40. Reservations (845) 485-8411.
http://projects.vassar.edu/haiti
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The Good Woman of Setzuan
Oakwood Friends School
Poughkeepsie
Performance of Bertolt Brecht's drama "The Good Woman of Setzuan." Oakwood Friends School, 22 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie, November 5 -7, 7:30pm. Tickets: $10. (845) 462-4200 ext 217.
http://www.oakwoodfriends.org/
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Half Moon Theatre's "Emerson High"
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center
Poughkeepsie
Half Moon Theatre Company presents "Emerson High," a new play by Jim Knable, directed by Jeremy Dobrish, a regular at Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater and former artistic director of adobe theatre company. An outstanding cast of experienced actors perform this new work about what happens when a 16-year-old girl and her high school band teacher fall in love. Is it love? A crime? Does love trump a wrong? This new play examines the complexities of human relationships and how we each arrive at our version of what is moral. Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, 12 Vassar Street (right off Main Street, near the train station). November 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 8:00pm; November 8 and 15 at 3:00pm. Tickets are $18.00 - $20.00 and available online (http://halfmoontheatre.cmail1.com/t/y/l/ultrll/kyhimzh/r), by phone (888.718.4253), or half an hour prior to showtime. [A limited number of free tickets for the 11/5 preview performance are available for Vassar students only. Email roczula@vassar.edu to reserve a free ticket.]
http://www.halfmoontheatre.org/
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Saturday, November 7
Waterman Bird Club Field Trip
Vassar Farm
Poughkeepsie
A field trip by the Waterman Bird Club to the Vassar Farm, led by Barbara Michelin. Meet at farm parking lot at the corner of Hooker & Raymond Avenues at 9:00am. Free.
http://www.dutchesstourism.com/search_detail.asp?ID=9493
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HVAG Fall Colors Craft Show
Spackenkill High School
Poughkeepsie
The Hudson Valley Artisan’s Guild’s fall craft show of original handmade items, including ceramics, fabrics and fiber, floral, woodworking, and jewelry. Spackenkill High School, 115 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie, 10:00am-4:00pm. Admission $4.
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http://hvag.tripod.com/id33.html
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Sunday, November 8
36th Annual Railroad Exposition
Mid Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie
Everything related to model trains is on display, including vendors, layouts, displays, and a white elephant table. Mid Hudson Civic Center, 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, 10:00am-3:00pm. Admission charged.
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Concerts Con Brio
Christ Episcopal Church
Poughkeepsie
Poulenc's "Gloria" with Christine Howlett, soprano soloist, and the Christ Church Festival Choir; James Fitzwilliam, organist. Christ Episcopal Church (corner of Academy, Barclay, and Carroll streets on the southside of Poughkeepsie), 7:30pm. Tickets $10, available at the door.
www.christchurchpok.org
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Through December 17
Mill Street Loft Alumni Exhibit
Twisted Soul Gallery and Restaurant
Poughkeepsie
On view are works by alumnae/i of the Mill Street Loft program, including Leigh Bromer, Alexandra Jaffer, Chelsea Lewyta, and Michael Petruzzo. Twisted Soul Gallery and Restaurant, 47 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Mon-Thurs: 11am-8pm; Fri. and Sat. open until 10pm.
http://www.millstreetloft.org
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http://localsearch.poughkeepsiejournal.com/sp?aff=1002&eventId=71805&skin=100
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