UPCOMING EVENTS AT VASSAR COLLEGE
November 16 - 19, 2009
- International Photo Exhibition and Contest, 11/16 - 29
- Community Dialogue: "Interrogating Mythologies: Queer Life at Vassar since '69 ," 11/16
- Lecture by Pulitzer-winning journalist Alexandra Berzon, 11/16
- MATH Colloquium: Batch effects in SNP array, 11/17
- Reading: "Delhi Noir," 11/17
- Presentation: "Face of Homelessness," 11/17
- Ohio Knitting Mills Lecture and Trunk Show, 11/18
- KALEIDOSCOPE: An International Festival, 11/18
- Soirée Ciné French Film Series, 11/18
- Lecture: "Monstrous Incarnations," 11/19
- Computer Science Alumnae/i Career Panel, 11/19
- Exhibition Opening Lecture: "Albrecht Durer - Impressions of the Renaissance," 11/19
- Performance: "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay," 11/19 - 22
- Lecture by Keely Maxwell, 11/19
- Performance: "Echoes, " 11/19-21
- Hip Hop 101: Fashion Show and Open Mic Night, 11/19
- Performance: "The Full Monty," 11/19-22
- VRDT Dance Performance: "Final Showings '09-'10," 11/19-21
- Late Night at the Lehman Loeb, 11/19
Additional information is below and available at http://info.vassar.edu
UPCOMING ATHLETICS EVENTS AT VASSAR COLLEGE - Men's Basketball, Athletics and Fitness Center, 102, 6:00pm. Tip Off Tournament, 11/19
Additional information is available at http://www.vassarathletics.com
EVENTS IN THE LOCAL AREA Lecture: The Politics of Seed Saving, 11/19 Additional information is below.
General Announcements: Additional information is below.
Monday, November 16
International Photo Exhibition and Contest
ACDC
Over 200 photos by members of the campus community who've traveled, studied, or lived abroad are exhibited through Sunday, November 29. Prizes to be awarded in several categories; winners to be announced at Kaleidoscope. Part of International Education Week.
http://internationalservices.vassar.edu/events/index.html
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Community Dialogue: "Interrogating Mythologies: Queer Life at Vassar since '69"
Taylor Hall, Room 203
5:00pm
"Interrogating Mythologies: Queer Life at Vassar since '69." Campus Life LGBTQ Programs hosts a community dialogue with several Alumnae/i from the past four decades who share their views as members of the LGBTQ community at Vassar. This presentation is part of larger ongoing program designed to showcase the historical depth and breadth of experience within the LGBTQ community at Vassar.
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Lecture by Pulitzer-winning journalist Alexandra Berzon
Sanders Classroom, Spitzer Auditorium (room 212)
5:30pm
"Reporting the Local News: How a Vassar Grad Won the Pulitzer Prize in an Era of Newspaper Decline." Alumna Alexandra Berzon (class of 2001), a reporter for the "Wall Street Journal," discusses her Pulitzer-winning work for the "Las Vegas Sun" about fatal construction working conditions on the famed Las Vegas Strip. An Urban Talk sponsored by the Urban Studies Program and the Dean of the Faculty.
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Tuesday, November 17
MATH Colloquium: Batch effects in SNP array
Rockefeller Hall, Room 310
12:30pm
"Batch effects in SNP arrays: solutions for genotyping and copy number estimation." Lecture by Rob Scharpf, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Susceptibility to common diseases such as cancer and diabetes is influenced by genetic variation. Two forms of genetic variation are particularly common and can be assessed on a genome-wide scale using recent high throughput genotyping arrays: single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and copy number variants (CNVs). This talk will provide an overview of the technology, motivate the importance of batch effects, and describe robust solutions for genotyping and copy number estimation.
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Reading: "Delhi Noir"
Sanders Classroom, Spitzer Auditorium, Room 212
5:00pm
Readings from the anthology "Delhi Noir," by contributing authors: Meera Nair, Hirsh Sawhney, and Mohan Sikka. “Hirsh Sawhney's anthology resounds with the everyday conflict of this metropolis, the uncomfortable rub between extremes of poverty and wealth, ancient religious strife and corporate imperialism," noted Cathi Unsworth, "Guardian" (UK). Q&A to follow.
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Presentation: "Face of Homelessness"
Students' Building, 2nd Floor
7:00pm
Washington D.C. and Poughkeepsie-based people who have been homeless share their experience with poverty. Sponsored by Operation Donation.
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Wednesday, November 18
Ohio Knitting Mills Lecture and Trunk Show
Rockefeller Hall, Room 200
4:30 PM to 7:00 PM
"Postwar Apparel: The Emergence of Sportswear, The First American Fashion." Guest lecturer, Steven Tatar, president, creative Director of Ohio Knitting Mills, Cleveland, Ohio. Told through slides and discussion of the iconic knitwear collection of the Ohio Knitting Mills, Tatar presents a colorful and playful timeline of the Main Street fashion that emerged in America after World War II. A selection of rare, original knitwear pieces from the legendary Ohio Knitting Mills archive, dating from 1944-75, will also be presented to examine first hand. In conjuntion with this visit, there is a one-time trunk show and sale of Ohio Knitting Mills sweaters - of never worn knits made by the mill in the 1940-70s.
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International Festival: Kaleidoscope
Students' Building, 2nd Floor
5:00 - 8:00pm
The annual international festival features delicious cuisines from around the globe. Among the activities are the fourth annual international dessert cook-off; a world flag ceremony, featuring flags of dozens of nations, with remarks by Dean of the College Chris Roellke and campus representatives; the "World's Got Talent Show," with judges Paul Johnson, Anne Parries, and Chris Roellke; and announcement of the winners of the photo contest. Part of International Education Week. Tickets: $8 per person.
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Film Screening: "Sugar"
Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Rosenwald Film Theater (109)
5:30pm
An introspective sports drama by filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden about a talented Dominican baseball player who longs to break into the American big league and earn the money needed to support his impoverished family.
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http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/sugar/site.html
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Soirée Ciné French Film Series
Chicago Hall Video Auditorium
7:00pm
"Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux," by Jean-Luc Godard (1962). "A perfect film! One of the most extraordinary, beautiful, and original works I know of," noted Susan Sontag. Presented in French with English subtitles. Part of this semester's Soirée Ciné "Beneath and Beyond the French New Wave" French film series.
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Thursday, November 19
Lecture: "Monstrous Incarnations"
Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Rosenwald Film Theater (109)
4:00pm
"Monstrous Incarnations: Mapping the Horror Genre in Southeast Asia." Film professor Sophia Siddique Harvey discusses the popular Asian horror movie genre. Part of International Education Week.
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Exhibition Opening Lecture: Albrecht Durer - Impressions of the Renaissance
Taylor Hall, Room 203
5:30pm
Join the Art Center for the opening lecture for Albrecht Durer: Impressions of the Renaissance by exhibition curator Patricia Phagan, The Philip and Lynn Strauss Curator of Prints and Drawings. Phagan will discuss the exciting time in which Durer lived and how the cultural revolution in his native Nuremberg informed his work. Following the lecture, you can tour the exhibition and enjoy refreshments in the museum atrium.
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Computer Science Alumnae/i Career Panel
College Center, Multi-purpose Room (223)
5:00pm
Each of the alumnae/i panelists gives a brief introduction, followed by a synopsis of their career path leading up to their current position. The panelists are: Dennis Slade '91, Money-Media- Senior Applications Developer/Analyst; Ethan Gold '97, director and identity management software engineer, Morgan Stanley; Nikki Rosard '08, software development engineer in test, Microsoft; Christopher Garrett, president, ZWorkbench, Inc.; Dan Leslie '01, partner/director of business development, Reflexions Data; Alex Smith '01, director of operations data, Reflexions Data; Michael Thaler '09, developer, Reflexions Data; Dana Tenneson '00, programmer, The Education Arcade; Jay Johnston, senior software engineer, Govega Consulting. Reception to follow at 6pm.
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Performance: "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay"
Main Building, Rose Parlor
7:00pm
"Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" by Jean Kerr, directed by Violet Edelman '12. Additional performances on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
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Lecture by Keely Maxwell
Taylor Hall, Room 102
7:00pm
Lecture by Keely Maxwell, assistant professor of Environmental Studies at Franklin & Marshall College.
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Performance: "Echoes"
Sanders Classroom, Spitzer Auditorium, Room 212
8:00pm
"Echoes" is an experimental theater piece written and crafted by the actors. It addresses issues of body image, race, peer pressure, and our culture. Produced by Unbound. Additional performances on Friday and Saturday.
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Hip Hop 101: Fashion Show and Open Mic Night
College Center, Villard Room
8:00pm
Hip Hop 101's annual hip hop history month concert.
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Performance: "The Full Monty"
Susan Stein Shiva Theater
8:00pm
The annual fall musical sponsored by FWA (The Future Waitstaff of America). Donations accepted before and after the show. Additional performances on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
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VRDT Dance Performance: "Final Showings '09-'10"
Kenyon Hall, Frances Daly Fergusson Dance Theater
8:00pm
The Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre, John Meehan, director, presents its Final Showings ’09-’10. Faculty and student pieces as well as repertoire by Balanchine and Humphrey. For reservations, email dancetix@vassar.edu. Additional performances on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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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. See above for information on the exhibition opening lecture by Patricia Phagan.
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EVENTS IN THE LOCAL AREA
Thursday, November 19
Mid-Week Hike
Mid-Hudson Chapter of Adirondack Mountain Club
Hike leaders Ginni Fauci and Lalita Malikoffer offer a 3-6 hour hike in an area of the Mid-Hudson Valley. This semi-monthly hike is followed by a stop for refreshment. Contact one of the leaders by Tuesday (11/17), before the hike to find out the hike plan, which will depend on weather and other conditions. Ginni Fauci, 845-399-2170 or vfauci1@hvc.rr.com and Lalita Malik, 845-592-0204 or LalitaMalik@aol.com. Free, but tolls and parking fees to be equally divided among all non-driving participants.
http://midhudsonadk.org/index.htm
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Lecture: The Politics of Seed Saving
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Poughkeepsie
Lecture about the politics of seed saving. Create a living seed democracy by bringing seeds to swap. Enjoy seed-themed snacks, live music, arts, and crafts. Sponsored by the Poughkeepsie Farm Project. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, 67 S Randolph Ave, Poughkeepsie, 7:00pm. For additional information, email nora@farmproject.org. Free.
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Artist's Salon: Hudson Valley Poets
The Barrett Art Center
Poughkeepsie
The monthly artist's salon features artists and writers working in a variety of styles and media. This week the Barrett Art Center presents Hudson Valley poets: Dorothy Albertini,
Melanie Klein and Friends. The Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie, 7pm. Free.
http://barrettartcenter.org/
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Through December 10
Junior Art Institute Exhibit
Mill Street Loft
Poughkeepsie
Selected drawings and paintings by students ages 11-14 from the summer 2009 Mill Street Loft Junior Art Institute. Mill Street Loft, 45 Pershing Avenue, Poughkeepsie, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Free.
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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.
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Through December 31
Exhibition: "The Emblem Show"
G.A.S. Gallery
Poughkeepsie
"The Emblem Show" presents 36" circular emblems, created by 50 Dutchess and Ulster County artists, that each represent the artist’s respective hamlet, village, town, or city. These ceremonial town emblems were carried in the Walkway Over the Hudson opening day ceremonies on Oct 3, 2009. A selection of the emblems are for sale and a sampling of the Walkway’s 1250 flags is also be on display. G.A.S. Visual Art & Performance Space, 196 Main St. Poughkeepsie, Fridays - Sundays from 12:00 - 6:00pm. Free.
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General Announcements
Missing Dog
Help Dean Roellke and his family find their dog Gullaby, missing since 11/14. This male gray/brown/black Miniature Poodle/Shih Tzu mix of six pounds may be anywhere in the Vassar College area. Gullaby and the Roellke's Springer Spaniel went missing at the same time, but Jeter, the spaniel was found yesterday on Route 44. Gullaby should have been with him, so the Roellke's are worried that Gullaby was either hit by a car or (hopefully) someone took him in. All help is greatly appreciated and the Roellke's are happy to provide a reward for anyone that is able to return him to the family. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the family immediately at (845) 453‐5357 / (845) 345‐9802 or chroellke@vassar.edu / kiroellke@aol.com.
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International Education Week
This annual week-long celebration of international education features international food at the Retreat, a photo contest, festival, lecture, and on Friday, November 20, a football (soccer) and ping pong tournament that is open to all, at Walker Field House from 1:30 - 4:00pm. To enter the tournament, email Danielle Twum at datwum@vassar.edu.
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Community Works Campaign
Support Community Works, the philanthropic campaign whose mission is to provide financial assistance to local not-for-profit organizations. Funded by donations from employees and students of Vassar College, Community Works has funded 40 different institutions in the Hudson Valley since its inception in 2001. Recipients are selected each year by a committee of staff, administrators, faculty, and students. This year the ten recipients are: Battered Women's Services, Celebrating Community (John Flowers), Children's Media Project, Circles of Planned Parenthood, Dutchess County Arts Council, Dutchess Outreach, The Living Room, Queen's Galley, Real Skills Network, Inc., and Rural and Migrant Ministry. Once again, any donation above $25 automatically enters you into a raffle to win the campus parking spot of your choice for the 2010 calendar year.
http://communityworks.vassar.edu/overview.html
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Donations for food pantry
Food donations are needed as the food pantry at Beulah Baptist Church is empty. A box for donations of non-perishable items (cans of soup, tuna, or the like) is located by the Message Center in Main Building. Please bring in something to share.
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Annual Holiday Book Sale
Support your library while finding a wide variety of books at the Poughkeepsie Public Library District's 2009 Holiday Sale, November 20 - 22. This sale features over 5,000 books sorted in many popular categories. Sale prices are $4.00 for hardcover books; $2.00 for trade paperbacks; $1.00 for mass market paperbacks; others individually priced. All books, except 100+ rare but reasonable books; will be half price on Sunday. Locust Grove, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie. Friday, 10:00am - 8:00pm; Saturday, 10:00am - 5:00pm; Sunday, 10:00am - 5:00pm.
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