Amherst College Professor Wako Tawa Awarded $150,000 Grant to Support Category Four Language Instruction

April 2, 2009                              
Contact: Emanuel Costache ’09
Media Relations Intern
413/542-2321

AMHERST, Mass.—Wako Tawa, professor of Asian languages and civilizations at Amherst College, has been awarded a grant of $150,000 from the secondary education program of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to support her efforts to strengthen the teaching of “category four” languages, especially at the secondary level.

Emily Dickinson Museum’s Emily Dickinson’s Poetry 101 Program for New Poetry Lovers and the Curious

April 20, 2009
Contact: Donna Abelli
Development and Marketing Manager
413/542-5084

Amherst, Mass. – Wondered what all the fuss is about with Emily Dickinson’s poetry? Want to know more about her life and work but aren’t sure where to begin? Then Emily Dickinson’s Poetry 101 is for you.

MIT Philosopher Richard Holton to Lecture at Amherst College April 2

March 12, 2009                
               
AMHERST, Mass.—Richard Holton, professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give a talk titled “Willing, Wanting, Waiting” at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, in Pruyne Lecture Hall of Amherst College’s Fayerweather Hall.

Faultlines Festival to Host Multi-Site, Networked Concert featuring performers at Amherst College, Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine on April 3

March 5, 2009
Contact: Sara R. Leonard
Concert and Production Manager
413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass.— The yearlong Amherst College Music festival Faultlines: Mapping Jazz in the 21st Century will host a multi-site, networked concert on Friday, April 3, at 8 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall featuring saxophonist Adnan Marquez playing from Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Acoustics and Music (CCRMA) in Palo Alto, Calif.; trombonist Michael Dessen performing at the University of California, Irvine’s Realtime Experimental Audio Laboratory (REALab), in Irvine, Calif.; and saxophonist and Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Jason Robinson.

Emily Dickinson Museum’s Spring 2009 Schedule Showcases Poet’s Influence Through Lectures, Concert, Ballet and More

March 26, 2009
Contact: Donna M. Abelli
Development and Marketing Manager
(413) 542-5084

AMHERST, MASS—During this time of tremendous change and uncertainty, Americans are looking for a sense of place, stability and serenity. And what better a place to find such calm than at the Emily Dickinson Museum during April, National Poetry Month?

Amherst College Senior’s Thesis in Music Composition to Address Coming of Age in Post-9/11 America April 4

March 20, 2009
Contact: Sara Leonard
Concert and Production Manager
413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass.—Amherst College Senior Scott Smith will present his senior thesis in music composition on Saturday, April 4, at 8 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall in the Arms Music Center at Amherst College.

Susan Anderson to Speak on Dutch Prints at Mead Art Museum April 7

March 24, 2009    
Contact: Karen Cardinal
Accounting, Web and Marketing Manager, Mead Art Museum
413/542-2551

AMHERST, Mass.—On Tuesday, April 7, at 4:30 p.m., Susan Anderson, interim Andrew W. Mellon coordinator of college programs at Amherst College’s Mead Art Museum, will deliver a gallery talk related to an exhibition currently on view at the Mead, Hendrick Goltzius’s Life of the Virgin: Surpassing Tradition.

Russian Art Specialist to Discuss the Rising Market for Russian Paintings at the Mead Art Museum April 10

March 23, 2009    
Contact: Karen Cardinal
Accounting, Web and Marketing Manager, Mead Art Museum
413/542-2551

AMHERST, Mass.—On Friday, April 10, at 1 p.m. in the Mead Art Museum, Scott Niichel ’06 will speak about his experiences as a Russian art specialist at Sotheby’s, New York, and the current market for Russian art.

Alexandra Lee ’09 to Hold Senior Flute Recital on April 10

March 31, 2009
Contact: Sara R. Leonard
Concert and Production Manager
413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass.—Amherst College senior Alexandra Lee will present a senior recital on the flute on Friday, April 10, at 8 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall in the Arms Music Center on the college campus.

Mead Art Museum to Mark the Sixth Anniversary of the Looting of the Iraq Museum with Events April 14

March 26, 2009
Contact: Karen Cardinal
Accounting, Web and Marketing Manager, Mead Art Museum
413/542-2551

AMHERST, Mass.—On Tuesday, April 14, at 4:30 p.m., Amherst College’s Mead Art Museum, in conjunction with SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone and the ICAE/Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange, will participate in a global observance marking the sixth anniversary of the looting of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad.

Amherst College’s Faultlines Festival to Feature Concert and Performance Workshop by Raw Materials April 17

April 8, 2009
Contact: Sara R. Leonard
Concert and Production Manager
413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass.— The yearlong Amherst College music festival Faultlines: Mapping Jazz in the 21st Century continues Friday, April 17, with a concert and performance workshop by Raw Materials, the critically acclaimed duo of pianist Vijay Iyer and saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa.

Amherst College Prof Luca Grillo to Speak on Assyrian Reliefs at the Mead Art Museum April 17

March 25, 2009
Contact: Karen Cardinal
Accounting, Web and Marketing Manager, Mead Art Museum
413/542-2551

AMHERST, Mass.—On Friday, April 17, at noon in the Mead Art Museum, Luca Grillo, assistant professor of classics at Amherst College, will present a 10-minute talk on one of the Mead’s renowned group of Assyrian reliefs.

Joe Belmont and Friends to Perform Tribute Concert to Wes Montgomery at Amherst College April 19

April 7, 2009
Contact: Sara R. Leonard
Concert and Production Manager
413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass.—Joe Belmont and his band of well-known local musicians will hold a concert paying tribute to the fellowship of Wes Montgomery on Sunday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall in the Arms Music Center at Amherst College.