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On campus this week...

Friday
May 2, 2008

Arctic Museum Family Day
The Arctic Museum will sponsor its annual Family Day with fun activities for kids of all ages.
Hubbard Hall. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Museum Pieces
In this annual event, music and dance pieces will be performed.
In front of the Walker Art Building. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Italian Renaissance Marriage Procession
Costumed actors and singers will process along the northern half of the Main Quad. The processional path will be lined with an arch, banners, and obelisks created by the classes of Architecture II and Stagecraft. This event is happening in conjunction with the exhibition “Beauty and Duty: The Art and Business of Renaissance Marriage” at the Museum of Art.
Main Quad. 1:30 p.m.

“Night of the Hunter”
The Bowdoin Film Society will present this 1955 film noir about a man who marries and murders widows for their money.
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 7 p.m.

“You Are What You Eat... Right?”
The advantages and disadvantages of Genetically Modified Organisms will be discussed.
Main Lounge, Moulton Union. 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Chorus and Orchestra Concert
The chorus will perform Carl Orff’s “Trionfo di Afrodite” with the orchestra, Portland Ballet and soloists. The orchestra will premiere a piece by Abigail Isaacson ‘08.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Exposure
This student-produced exhibit is comprised of photography projects that focus on Bowdoin students’ bodies.
Fort Andross. 8 - 11 p.m.

One-Acts
Student-written one-act plays will be performed by students from Bowdoin, Bates, and Colby.
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 8 p.m.

Saturday
May 3, 2008

Solarfest
There will be live music, local vendors, food, and entertainment at this event celebrating solar and renewable energy and sustainability.
Main Quad. 12 - 6 p.m.

“Night of the Hunter”
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 7 p.m.

One-Acts
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. 8 p.m.

Sunday
May 4, 2008

“Now Is the Month of Maying”
The Chamber Choir will perform 16th century and contemporary Madrigals with guest lutenist Seth Warner of Bates College.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 2 - 3 p.m.

Performance Art Class Projects
Wish Theater, Memorial Hall. 7 - 8 p.m.

“Done, and Done”
This senior art exhibit will feature the work of Clara Cantor, Lyndsey Colburn, Kaitlin Hammersley, and Luke Welch.
Fishbowl and Kresge Galleries, Visual Arts Center. 7 - 9 p.m.

Violist Eric Lee ’08
Eric Lee will perform Elliott Schwartz’s Suite for Viola and Piano and Brahms’s Sonata No. 2 in e-flat major.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Protestant Service
Chapel. 7:30 p.m.

Catholic Mass
Chapel. 9 p.m.

Monday
May 5, 2008

Joy Kogawa Talk
Joy Kogawa, the acclaimed Canadian novelist and poet, will speak about the forced evacuation she and her family endured during WWII. Like other Japanese Canadians, they were taken from their homes and placed in internment camps.
Room 107, Kanbar Hall. 4:45 - 6 p.m.

Acting I Class Projects
Libra Theater Studio, Memorial Hall. 7 - 9 p.m.

Tuesday
May 6, 2008

“The Dark Side of Galaxy Formation”
Jorge Moreno from the University of Pennsylvania will speak about the nature of dark matter haloes, the clumps of dark matter in which stars and galaxies are born.
Room 315, Searles Science Building. 4 - 5 p.m.

“The Long Walk: Tamil Coolies in Sri Lanka”
E. Valentine Daniel, professor of anthropology at Columbia University, will lecture.
Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union. 7 - 9 p.m.

Wednesday
May 7, 2008

Honors Day
The academic and extracurricular achievements of Bowdoin students and faculty will be recognized. Assistant Professor of Education Charles Dorn will deliver the keynote address.
Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 7 - 9 p.m.

The Longfellows
The a cappella group will perform.
Chapel. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday
May 8, 2008

The Ying Quartet
This young quartet that bridges chamber music with other forms will perform.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 8 - 9:30 p.m.

A Cappella
BellaMafia, BOKA, the Longfellows, the Meddiebempsters, Miscellania, and Ursus Verses will perform.
Chapel. 7 p.m.

 

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