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October Arts Preview
What do 20th century Russian artists, John F. Kennedy’s birthday and our ecosystem have in common? You can experience and celebrate them all in the month ahead.
October month marks the opening of a new exhibition featuring the work of fiber artist Sonya Clark ’89, a conversation and performances that explore artists’ connections to nature and politics, a special event honoring the 100th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s birth, and more. Don’t miss what interests you; make your plans today.
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Events to EnjoyA look at some of the arts events happening on campus this month.
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“Sourcing the Stream,” an immersive video and performance installation, Oct. 14-15 | |
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A reading by Jess Row, author of the critically acclaimed novel Your Face in Mine, followed by a reception with refreshments.
A community conversation about making and studying art in a time of ecological and political upheaval, facilitated by designer Kathy Couch and librarian Sara Smith.
A gallery talk by Alla Rosenfeld, curator of Russian and European art, in conjunction with the Mead Art Museum exhibition Home Away from Home: Russian Artists Abroad.
Music at Amherst presents Miriam Fried, violin, and Jonathan Biss, piano
Friday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall, Arms Music Center
A mother-son duo performing Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 10, and Bartók Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano, Sz. 76.
Poetry and Politics
Saturday, Oct. 28, 1 p.m., Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall
A celebration of the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy.
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In the GalleriesWhat's on view this month, including a new exhibition by Sonya Clark '89.
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Sonya Clark, The Beaded Prayers Project, opening Oct. 19 | |
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An exhibition, lecture and reception celebrating the work of Amherst's 2017-18 Artist-in-Residence Sonya Clark '89.
A glimpse of contemporary post-Soviet queer life, a meditation on solitude and desire, and an inquiry into the nature of photography and poetry.
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NewsworthyAll that's new and newsworthy this month.
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|  | Visitors to the Mead exhibition Rotherwas Project 3, Saya Woolfalk: Life Products and the ChimaCloud. | |
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Your guide to the concerts, performances, literary readings, gallery talks and more happening this month at Amherst. Mead director David E. Little and curator Vanja Malloy share insights into the museum's Rotherwas Project exhibition series and the current works on view, which showcase a fantastical world created by New York-based artist Saya Woolfalk. Author and radio personality Garrison Keillor as recipient of the 2017 Tell It Slant Award, which honors individuals whose work, in any field, is imbued with the creative spirit of America's greatest poet, Emily Dickinson. Last spring, students in Professor Jen Manion’s “People’s History of Revolutionary America” course were some of the first to use the Mead’s new study room in storage.
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Enter to Win
What is Emily Dickinson describing in the following poem? These are the days when birds come back,
A very few, a bird or two,
To take a backward look. These are the days when skies put on
The old, old sophistries of June, —
A blue and gold mistake. Oh, fraud that cannot cheat the bee,
Almost thy plausibility
Induces my belief, Till ranks of seeds their witness bear,
And softly through the altered air
Hurries a timid leaf! Oh, sacrament of summer days,
Oh, last communion in the haze,
Permit a child to join, Thy sacred emblems to partake,
Thy consecrated bread to break,
Taste thine immortal wine! E-mail your answer to artsmuse@amherst.edu by 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, and you'll be entered to win a deck of Emily Dickinson themed tarot cards from the Emily Dickinson Museum. One randomly selected reader who submits the correct answer will be notified via email.
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