Thursday, November 1
Martín Espada (prize-winning poet, essayist, editor, and translator) will read from his work in Daugherty-Palmer Commons at 8:15 pm.
Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3
In a symposium supported by the Departments of Anthropology, History, and Art History, the Center for the Study of Democracy, theSlackWater Center, and Historic St. Mary’s City, a host of experts will explore early Maryland’s role in the shaping of America. “Re-discovering Maryland in the Atlantic World” is a two-day event that begins Novembermber 2, 7:00 p.m. in SMH-ABach: anthropologist Frederick H. Smith (William and Mary), author of Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History, talks on “Escaping the Atlantic World: Maryland, Rum, and the Rum Trade.” Novembermber 3, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Cole Cinema of Campus Center: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Hackett Fischer (Brandeis) leads a symposium in which several scholars discuss Maryland’s contributions to American history. The symposium, free and open to the public, is supported by the Maryland Humanities Council, the Patuxent Partnership, the Lecture and Fine Arts Committee, and the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum.
Saturday, November 3
Residents of St. Mary’s County are admitted free upon showing ID that displays a local address. Hours: 10:00 – 5:00.
Monday, November 5
Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Pamela Soltis (Curator, Molecular Systematics & Evolutionary Genetics, Florida Museum of Natural History) speaks in Daugherty-Palmer Commons at 4:40. Topic: “Women in Science.”
Monday, November 5
Bassam Haddad (adjunct professor, Georgetown) presents his documentary, “Arabs and Terrorism,” at 7:30 pm in Cole Cinema of the Campus Center.
Wednesday, November 7
Sarah Insley, a doctoral candidate at Harvard in the Department of Classics, will speak in Kent 213 at 4:40, with a reception to follow. A research scholar in the Byzantine literature program, Insley will talk on “Corpse-peddlers and Naïve Monks: Christophorous Mytilenaios and the Collection of Relics in Byzantium.”
Wednesday, November 7
Mathematician Peter March, chairman of the VIGRA program at Ohio State University (Vertical Integration of Research and Education) speaks in Schaefer 106 at 4:40. His Topic: “On Mobiles and Martingales.”
Thursday, November 8
Fred Joiner, this year’s recipient of the Larry Neal Award for Poetry, reads from his work and comments on the creative process. Well published, he is a student of jazz, photography, and the culture and history of the African Diaspora. Blackistone Room of Anne Arundel Hall, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, November 11
Larry Vote conducts the College’s Chamber Singers at 3:00 in Montgomery 25. Program: Bach’s Cantata 131 and works by Eric Whitacre, Anton Bruckner, and others.
Wednesday, November 14
Biologist David Stocum (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) speaks on “The Legacy of Frankenstein: Regenerative Medicine in the Age of Biotechnology.” St. Mary’s Hall, 4:40.
Thursday, November 15
At 12 noon, in SMH-ABach, a repeat performance of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 by Brian Ganz and Beverly Babcock. (See Sept. 4)
Friday, November 16
Don Stapleson leads the Jazz Combo at 8:00 p.m. in Montgomery 25.
Friday, November 16
Woods Tea Company returns to Southern Maryland with audience-pleasing folk music. Music – and banter – start at 8:00 pm in the State House at St. Mary’s City. Members, $10; general public $12.
Sunday, November 18
Larry Vote conducts the College Choir and Orchestra in Dvorák’s “Te Deum,” and Jeffrey Silberschlag conducts the Orchestra in Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2. Athletic Center Arena, 3:00.
November 23 and 24
On Friday and Saturday, celebrate “Hearth and Home” in early Maryland. Through hands-on activities, learn how 17th-century colonists prepared for the long winter. Hours: 10 – 5.
Tuesday, November 27
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the College’s Nitze Senior Fellow for 2007-2008, will speak at 8:00 p.m. in SMH-ABach. Title: “Women – Taking Power Seriously.”
Wednesday, November 28
Biologist Peter Marra of the Smithsonian’s Migratory Bird Center (National Zoo) will speak in Schaefer 106 at 4:40. Topic: “Seasonal Interactions and the Relevance of Understanding Migratory Connectivity.”
Wednesday, November 28
An interactive interview will be recorded for editing and publication: “St. Mary’s Interviews Lucille Clifton.” It will take place from 4:30 to 5:45 in the Blackistone Room of Anne Arundel Hall. Everyone is invited and encouraged to bring good questions.
Wednesday, November 28
Shazzi Thomas, an abstract painter based in New York, will speak in Library 321 at 8:30 p.m. Thomas’s work addresses the inter-relationship between design and chaos as well as the parallels between our external and internal environments. Her paintings have been exhibited at the Longwood Art Gallery, the Broome Street Gallery, and the Eleven Ten Gallery in New York.
November 28 – December 23
The Shop at Farthing’s Ordinary will be open Wednesdays through Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
Thursday, November 29
Lucille Clifton, winner of the Ruth Lily Poetry Prize for lifetime accomplishments, will read from her work in Daugherty-Palmer Commons at 8:15 pm. One of America’s most cherished poets and winner of the National Book Award for Blessing the Boats, Clifton has written 12 collections of poetry and 17 books for children. Her other honors include an Emmy, the Shelley Memorial Prize, and a Lannan Literary Award.
Friday, November 30
Don Stapleson leads the Jazz Band at 8:00 pm in St. Mary’s Hall.
Sunday, December 2
Under the direction of Larry Vote, the College Choir and Orchestra perform Handel’s “Messiah” at 3:00 in the Athletic Center Arena.
Wednesday, December 5
Dancing on the Earth,” a dance concert conceived and directed by Merideth Taylor, will be performed in the Bruce Davis Theater of Montgomery Hall on the following dates: December 5, 6, 7, and 8 at 8:00 p.m., and on December 9th at 2:00. Reservations: Call Box Office at 240-895-4243, or e-mail boxoffice@smcm.edu.
Wednesday, December 5
Christmas concert (St. Maries Musica) and open house. Seasonal decorations by the Mistress Brent Garden Club. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and concert begins at 7:00.
December 7, 8, 9 and 14, 15, 16
On these Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the annual holiday madrigal evenings take place at Historic St. Mary’s City. Reservations are taken beginning October for these December evenings of feasting near a crackling fire.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
From 4:30 to 6:00, Curator Sarah Tanguy leads a panel discussion of the three artists whose work is on exhibition through February 15th: José Ruiz, Liset Castillo, and Justine Reyes. Boyden Gallery, Montgomery Hall.
Monday, January 28
Artist Justine Reyes has shown her work both nationally and internationally: photography, installation, video. Her subject matter is war, terrorism, and identity (both individual and national). Library 321 at 8:30 pm.
Friday, February 1
This is the final date for submitting work for the 2008 Women Writers Reading forum to be held on March 28th. The forum encourages both those women whose work has never been read, as well as those whose work has already been published. All entries must be received or postmarked by February 1st. To submit, and for further information, contact Professor Jennifer Cognard-Black at jcognard@smcm.edu, or telephone 240-895-4233.