Events, exhibitions and news to enjoy, this month at Amherst.

There's no shortage of events for literary lovers, concert goers and art aficionados this month. Amherst kicks off its third annual literary festival, the Emily Dickinson Museum reopens for spring, Music at Amherst hosts Damien Sneed, the Russian Center Art Gallery opens a new exhibition, and much more. 

Don't miss what interests you—make your plans today!

LitFest 2018, Amherst College's 3rd Annual Literary Festival
Thursday, March 1–Saturday, March 3
Readings, conversations and book signings with award-winning authors Junot Díaz, Masha Gessen, Carmen Maria Machado, Min Jin Lee and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Full schedule: amherst.edu/go/litfest

The Emily Dickinson Museum Reopens for 2018
Thursday, March 1, 11 a.m., Emily Dickinson Museum
Visit the museum's website to learn more: emilydickinsonmuseum.org

On These Streets: Music and Political Activism
Thursday, March 1, 1–2:30 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall, Arms Music Center
Musician Todd Marcus presents his new album On These Streets, inspired by his West Baltimore neighborhood

Live Performance by Srinivas Reddy and Nitin Mitta
Thursday, March 1, 5 p.m., Mead Art Museum
Tabla and sitar performances in conjunction with the exhibition New Publics: Art for a Modern India, 1960s–90s

Amherst Arts Night Open Mic, Reading and One-Night Art Exhibition
Thursday, March 1, 5 p.m.–8 p.m., Emily Dickinson Museum
An evening of art and poetry, featuring artists and writers whose work has appeared in the Amherst College student-run literary magazine, The Circus

"Uncanny Valley," Senior Honors Thesis in Directing by Denison Marsland-Rello '18
Thursday, March 1–Saturday, March 3, 8–10 p.m., Studio 3, Webster Hall
An original play about what it means to be a human in the 21st century

Staged Reading: "This Time Tomorrow"
Thursday, March 1, 8 p.m., Charles Pratt Hall
A staged reading of acclaimed Kenyan writer and activist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s play, performed by Five College students and directed by award-winning playwright Kim Euell

The Onus Trio
Thursday, March 1, 9 p.m., Marsh House
A performance by Darryl Harper '90 (clarinet/leader), Matthew Parrish (bass), and Harry "Butch" Reed (drums) and special guest Todd Marcus

Film Screening: The River Between African And European Languages
Friday, March 2, 4:30 p.m., Stirn Auditorium
A screening followed by a Q&A with Thiong’o and director and documentary biographer David Ndirangu Wachanga

Amherst Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society Collaboration
Saturday, March 3, 8 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall, Arms Music Center
Enjoy selections from Bernstein's classic West Side Story and Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. 

Poetry Reading: Forrest Gander
Tuesday, March 6, 8 p.m., Amherst Books in Downtown Amherst
A reading and reception with the award-winning writer, translator and editor

Keyssar Lecture: "Laugh Out Loud: Race and the Manufacture of Digital Emotions"
Thursday, March 8, 4–6 p.m., Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Frost Library (2nd floor)
A talk by poet and media scholar Tung-Hui Hu exploring how persons of color are asked to perform the role of being emotional online

M@A presents Damien Sneed
Friday, March 23, 8 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall, Arms Music Center
A diverse solo piano program presented by multi-genre recording artist Damien Sneed, which replaces the concert Maarja Nuut, canceled by the artist
Tickets required: amherst.universitytickets.com

Singing the Rug by musician Jen Bervin
Tuesday, March 27, 1 p.m.
A long-form poem presented both as a book and as an implantable biosensor made from liquefied silk

Readings by Melih Levi ’15 and Lindsay Stern ’13 to read from their work
Wednesday, March 28, 8 p.m. Fayerweather Hall, 115 (Pruyne Lecture Hall)
Readings and a reception with two young alumni writers

Bookmark the Arts Calendar, and check it often, for the latest information about these and additional events:

Constructing A New World: The Soviet Experiment, 1920s-30s
March 1–June 23, Russian Center Art Gallery, Webster Hall (2nd floor)
Works by a wide range of Russian artists after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917

Literary Amherst
Through March 5, Mezzanine Gallery, Frost Library
An exhibition celebrating Amherst College's literary past and present

Adventures in Photography
Through March 18, Weiler Wing, Valentine Dining Hall
Digital photographs created by Five College students

Amanda Tobin ’17: Illuminate
March 6–May 31, Mezzanine and Beyond Words Galleries, Frost Library (2nd floor)
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 5, 4:30–6 p.m.
Paintings by rAmanda Tobin ’17

Hall Walls: Tatiana Potts
March 7–Dec. 30, Mead Art Museum
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 7, 5 p.m.
Works by printmaker Tatiana Potts created with Five College students

Unraveling by Sonya Clark ’89
Through July 1, Mead Art Museum
A performance exhibition in which Clark and other participants slowly unravel a Confederate battle flag

LitFest, March 1–3
Amherst’s annual literary festival celebrates the College's extraordinary literary life by bringing to campus distinguished authors and editors. Learn more»

Literary Amherst
Amherst has launched an exhibit and website illuminating aspects of the College’s literary past and present and celebrating its role as a premier writing college. Learn more»

Art for Everyone
For a decade, the Mead has invited students to help select new artworks for its permanent collection. Read more»

Making Music
Professor Jason Robinson's latest album, Resonant Geographies, is out March 1, from pfMENTUM. Learn more»

Links You'll Like: 

Arts Calendar | Beneski Museum of Natural History | Eli Marsh Gallery
Emily Dickinson Museum | Mead Art Museum | Music at Amherst Series
Russian Center Art Gallery | The Common Literary Magazine | Theater and Dance