February 2, 2001
Volume CXXXII, Number 14
 









 

Feb 2
Common Hour (12:30 pm) Bowdoin is lucky to have Angela Davis as this week's speaker. A professor at UC Santa Cruz, Davis is well-known across the world. She has written 5 books and is working on another. Discussion Group (3:30 pm) Prof.'s Eddie Glaude and Paul Franco will be leading a post-Common Hour discussion about the themes presented in Davis' talk. No joke, the lecture will be so good you will need to talk about it.
Beam Classroom, VAC		 Exhibit Opening (5-7pm) OK, I freely admit, I have no idea what wax-and-oil-paint-scraped paintings are, but they sound really cool. If, like me, you want to learn more about them, see this exhibit. June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland. Come Dancing! (7:30pm) OK, I am sorry, but you can't actually dance this time, either. But once more, you can watch other people dance, this time in The Wisecracker, a takeoff on Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. Tickets are $10, but $8 for students. For info call 761-2465. Arts Conservatory Theater and Studio, Portland.

 

 

 

 
Feb 3		 Performance (8pm) The Watts Prophets will be performing poetry in Pickard. They will share the beauty of the spoken word, the power of a confident pen, and the value of a vibrant culture. Or something like that. Pickard Theater. Another Performance! (9pm) Following their blockbuster show in Pickard (for more on which look 1 square to the left), the Watts Prophets will be holding a poetry slam. I understand you have to bring a poem for the thing to work, so come equipped with some Yeats or something. Jack Magee's. Open House (1pm) This Open House is for anyone interested in learning Korean. You don't have to know anything at all about the language or the culture--they will teach you everything you might want to know. Quite a deal, really. Johnson House Campus Wide (10pm) Quinby is off social probation, so they are having a Jailbreak party. My magnificent editor Laura Newman will be there, so I think we all should be there, too. And you know the drill: no ID, no entry. Quinby House.
 
Feb 4 		Mittenfest! (11am-2pm) I love mittens. The Casco Bay Weekly didn't really describe how exactly the mittens are being used at this event, but if you ask me, you can never go wrong with mittens. So stop by and check it out. Monument Square and Preble St., Portland Food Fight! (1pm-3pm) Literally! It's rage in a cage, with chilis and chowders squaring off in a regular bruhaha. If you want to see who wins, or if you just want to taste some chili or chowder, come on down. You have to pay $15 for the food, though. For a complete list of the contenders, call 773-0202. Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland. Exhibit (all day) If you like the wintry weather outside, then you will love the exhibit in the Union this month. It is all paintings of the Maine landscape during the winter. I don't know about you, but I think the winter is beautiful, so these paintings ought to be great. Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union.

Catholic Mass (4:30pm) In case you missed Mass last week because of the Superbowl, the Catholics will be celebrating again this Sunday. Now, guess who is sponsoring it: the Catholic Student Union! Who knew? Bowdoin Chapel.
 
Feb 5 		Info Session (7pm) In case Hannaford turned you down last week, Maine and Trust Bank is holding an information session this Mon. It isn't as glamorous as creating generic foods, but it still isn't shabby. CPC, Moulton Union Meeting (7:30pm) When I said last week that you can't attend the meeting of the Executive Board, I was lying. It turns out that anyone can attend these meetings. So instead of protesting a nonexistent injustice, you should get a life and go do something more interesting. Smith Union Conference Room

Movie (6:30pm) German 398 is showing a movie, and they want everyone to come and enjoy it with them. It is titled Die Moerder sind unter uns. If for some reason your German isn't up to snuff, in English that means The Murderers Are Among Us. Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall

 Another Meeting (7pm) When I said last week that the Campus Activities Board might give you a say in what happens at Bowdoin if you show up, I was 100% right. But, what's more, they will even give you candy if you attend the meeting! Candy! Who doesn't like candy? Maine Lounge, Moulton Union
 
Feb 6 		Lecture (7:30pm) Come listen to Thomas Cochran, program director of the National Resources Defense Council, talk about contamination from nuclear weapons in Mother Russia. Kind of scary stuff, especially for anyone who might be moving there in July. But who moves to Russia? Druckenmiller 016 Orchestra (7:30pm) I know Bowdoin students are big symphony fans, so I really don't have to tell you this, but the Portland Symphony Orchestra has a new conductor, Joseph Silverman. He has a solid rep in the symphony world, and word has it that this will be a good show. Tix are $23-$51; to get some, call 842-0800. Merrill Auditorium, Portland More Movies! (6pm) If the German movie wasn't your bag, then maybe the Film Studies movie will be more up your alley. The titles this week are It Happened One Night and Maedchen in Uniform. Who Maedchen is and why she is in uniform, I have no idea. Perhaps the movie will explain that. Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall

Lecture (7pm) Dr. Rose Pruiksma, from Bates College, will be delivering a talk entitled "Veiling the Sun: Costume, Music, and Dance in Louis XIV's Court Ballets." Anyone who has the ego to say that he is the state must surround himself with some cool costumes, so hopefully Dr. Pruiksma will have pictures. Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union
 
Feb 7 		Open House (2pm-4pm) The staff of the library will be giving tours of the renovated portions of the library, as well as showing the plans for the rest of the library. Also, between 9am and 4pm you can paint on a mural with art professor Mark Wethil. And no worries if you screw up, it is all temporary anyway. Hawthorne-Longfellow Library. Opera (7:30pm) Well, if you somehow couldn't make it to the orchestra, but still want to get in some high culture, the opera Carmen is showing in Portland on Wednesday. Tickets are $33-$48, to get some call 842-0800. Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Shout Outs (12:00am) OK, this is the point in the calendar when I blatantly congratulate people on things they have done. First off, congrats to Julie Thompson for getting into Miscellania, and to Aaron for his good news from the Isle of the Mighty. Dinner (6:30pm) The Orient Staff is going out to dinner. No, we aren't lavish spenders, the dinner last week was canceled due to the lovely snow. But, it will be Japanese food. And you're still not invited. Some Japanese restaurant in the area.
 
Feb 8 		Reading (7:30pm) Janice Ray, an award-winning author, will be reading selections from her works, including Ecology of a Cracker Childhood and Naming the Unseen. She is working hard to save the forests of the Southeast; if you like that kind of stuff, she can probably tell you how we can help. Beam Classroom, VAC. Colloquium (3:30pm) The topic of this colloquium is Education, and President Edwards will be chatting with principals from two Maine schools. Sounds like an excellent colloquium. I really love the word colloquium. I should really use it more in everday conversation. Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union. Concert (7pm) Ben Harper is playing at Bates. I hear that we had him first, but due to some conflict we couldn't hold on to him, so the concert is now at Bates. Not like it's a big deal, Bates is almost in our back yard. Somewhere at Bates. Birthday! (all day) Now, Anna doesn't like lots of attention, but I still think it needs to be noted that she will be celebrating her birthday on Thursday. Go Anna! Whoever Anna is.