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Isabel Taube '92 to Discuss the American Artist as Tastemaker Feb. 10
Using William Merritt Chase and Walter Gay as examples, Taube will discuss the role of the artist as self-promoter, tastemaker, and interior designer during a period when art and decorative objects took on deep personal significance.
Bach Concertos for Multiple Harpsichords Feb. 10
Ray Cornils and John Corrie will lead a performace of Bach concertos for one, two, three and four harpsichords with chamber orchestra as part of a spring semester celebration of the keyboard.
Auden Schendler '92 to Deliver Common Hour Talk Feb. 10
Schendler was named a global warming innovator by Time magazine and a Climate Saver by the Environmental Protection Agency. He has testified to Congress on the impacts of climate change on public lands.
Stahl Lecturer Richard Thomas Examines Virgilian Pastoral Feb. 8
Thomas is the author of the forthcoming Virgil Encyclopedia. His lecture, titled "Virgil, Spenser, and Marvell," will look at Virgilian pastoral and its reception in Renaissance English literature.
Francophone Film Festival Feb. 7-11
The Bowdoin Francophone Film Festival is presented as part of The Tournées Festival, which brings French cinema to college and university campuses, making it possible for students to discover French-language films.
'Horace Walpole, Strawberry Hill, and the Queerness of Gothic' Feb. 9
Beginning with the observation that the revival of the Gothic in the early 18th century paralleled the codifications of a new sexuality, Matthew Reeve's talk will explore interrelationships between sexuality, taste and the Gothic at Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's "villa" in Twickenham, London.
NPR Show 'From the Top' Comes to Bowdoin Feb. 29
The Bowdoin broadcast taping will feature 19-year-old pianist and Bowdoin sophomore Allen Wong Yu from Cohoes, New York. Yu is an alumnus of From the Top, having appeared on the show when he was in high school.
George Lopez, Eva Gruesser, to Perform Brahms Sonatas Feb. 4
Pianist George Lopez and violinist Eva Gruesser (concertmaster, American Composers Orchestra) will perform Brahms' three violin sonatas.
Library Exhibition Celebrates 40 Years of Coeducation at Bowdoin
Featuring documents, photographs, and publications from the Bowdoin College Archives, the exhibition celebrates the 40th anniversary of coeducation at Bowdoin—its "new vitality"—by chronicling that transitional time in the College's history and by demonstrating many of the ways that women in the Bowdoin community have enriched the fabric of College life.
Beyond the Bowdoin Hello: Ask, Listen, Engage
January 22-31, 2012
This week of lectures, presentations and activities is meant to be a catalyst for continuing a meaningful and sustained conversation about how to unite as a larger community while also celebrating differences.
Longfellow Days 2012: Longfellow—Poet of the Heart
This year's celebration, "Longfellow: Poet of the Heart," will honor the foremost 19th-century American poet with cultural programs that explore the loving connectedness that enriches our personal and public lives.
'Nickel and Dimed' Author Barbara Ehrenreich to Speak at Common Hour Jan. 27: Free Tickets Required
This special Common Hour is presented as part of the Brunswick-Bowdoin Community Read, and is open to the public free of charge.
Curator George Keyes to Give Lecture on Rembrandt Jan. 26
Curator at DIA for 14 years before his retirement, George Keyes recently served as a co-organizer for the international exhibition Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus, which originated at the Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Children's Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 16
Children's book authors Charlotte Agell (Shift; Dancing Feet) and Rohan Henry (The Perfect Gift; Good Night, Baby Ruby) will be on hand for "illustrated storytelling," music, and activities in remembrance of Dr. King.
Gendreau Presents 'Dimensions of Environmental Justice' Dec. 12
Megs Gendreau, Bowdoin's Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Studies and Philosophy, presents the talk, "Dimensions of Environmental Justice," at 3 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2011, in 406 Adams Hall.
Sunsplash Craft Fair December 9
Sunsplash—the College's big holiday craft fair and sale—will feature more than 70 vendors and artisans showing their wares. In addition, several special events and a prize drawing will be offered throughout the day.
Book Lecture Series Looks at 'Howards End' Dec. 8
The novel links together the families of different social classes, political orientation, and understandings of life: themes that circulate around the unusual charming country home of the title.
Pianists George Lopez and John Solomons Dec. 2
The concert will include performances of Schumann's Canonic Variations transcribed by Debussy for two pianos, Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, and Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17.
Visual Arts Students Part of Portland First Friday Art Walk Dec. 2
Students seen here exploring the empty gallery space have mounted an exhibition of drawings, photos, sculpture, and installations.
Chamber Ensembles Concert Wraps Up Fall Common Hour Dec. 2
The ensembles will perform works by Lennon and McCartney, Molly Ridley, Shostakovich, India.Arie Simpson and Blue Miller, and Brahms.
Biology Seminar Explores ME's Sustainability Solutions Initiative Dec. 1
David Hart's presentation is titled "Maine's Sustainability Solutions Initiative: The 'Messi' Road from Biology to Sustainability Science."
Anthropologist to Discuss Significance of Archaeology in China Dec. 1
Anthropologist Magnus Fiskesjö explores the roles of ancient art in current Chinese politics, economics, and cultural identities.
Inuit Art Expert Ingo Hessel to Give Illustrated Lecture Nov. 30
He will take viewers on a "whirlwind tour" of the origins of Inuit art, and give them a glimpse of the artists, their communities, and his own extensive work with them.
December Dance Concert Dec. 1-3
The concert features an Afro-Contemporary work, a ballet for eight dancers, a raucous series of events using musical clichés, and a visually striking quartet.
Concert Band to Perform Works by Russian Masters Nov. 20
The concert will include works by Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsokov, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, and Kozhevnikov.