The Smith College program for the Study of Women and Gender will hold a poetry reading tonight, recognizing the youth of New England’s excellence in the art of poetry.
Monday, May 21, 2012 | last update: 10:10 pm
Independently serving the UMass community since 1890
Prestigious poet to visit Smith College
Tags: high school, pioneer valley, poetry, poets, reading, smith college, tracy k. smith, tracy smith, writing
Posted in Arts & Living, Fine Arts, Words | No Comments »
CASA Dominicana celebration heats up a cold winter night
CASA Dominicana infused a little Caribbean heat into a cold Massachusetts night when they celebrated Dominican Independence Day on Saturday ,Feb. 27 in the Fine Arts Center lobby.
Tags: UMass Casa Dominicana
Posted in Fine Arts | No Comments »
Take me “Home”
“Home” is a two week exhibition in the Student Union Art Gallery displaying artwork from University of Massachusetts and Five College students. According to the website, the exhibition addresses what, where and when home is. An exploration into peoples’ different roots, heritage and backgrounds fill the walls of the gallery and welcomes viewers into an artist’s interpretation of home.
Tags: student union art gallery
Posted in Fine Arts | No Comments »
Choral fest spreads glee
The biennial Five College Choral Festival falls this year on Saturday, Feb. 20. The festival will take place at 7:30 p.m. in John M. Greene Hall at Smith College in Northampton. Admission is free, though early arrival is recommended as seating is limited.
Posted in Fine Arts, Music | No Comments »
Cirque Dreams Illumination: a performance of urban fantasy
A visually stunning hybrid between a Broadway musical and a traditional circus show, Cirque Dreams Illumination came to the University of Massachusetts’ Mullins Center stage for a two-hour performance on Sunday night, leaving audience members both laughing and gasping in wonder.
Tags: acrobatics, Arts & Living, cirque du soleil, dance, dreams, Mullins Center, performing, singing, theater
Posted in Arts & Living, ExtraMisc, Fine Arts, Music, Theatre | No Comments »
Theatricality elevates the dance for Mark Morris
Mark Morris’ reputation for delivering innovative yet technically challenging dance pieces went unchallenged last night, as Morris’ group presented three dances, each of which had its own distinctive style and choreography.
Posted in Fine Arts | No Comments »
Lights, Camera, LeeRoc!
Blending traditional forms of dance with their own distinct style, UMass Dance majors Andria LaRocco and Beth Liebowitz are set to perform this weekend in “The LeeRoc Dance Project.”
Posted in ExtraMisc, Fine Arts | No Comments »
‘Swallowed’ bottles up an important message
Looking through the windows, it would seem almost as if the wintry weather has made its way inside the warm walls of Hampden Gallery in Southwest. To the far away viewer, it looks like columns and walls have been crystallized. However, if a pedestrian were to step inside, they would find out that this exhibit is so much more.
Posted in Archives, Arts & Living, ExtraMisc, Fine Arts | No Comments »
Epic dance battle ensues at the FAC
Thursday night’s kick-off event, “UMass’ Best Dance Crew,” brought crowds that packed every corner of the Fine Arts Center, which holds approximately 19,000 students.
Posted in Arts & Living, ExtraMisc, Fine Arts | No Comments »
