Upcoming Public Events & Activities
Colby-Sawyer College hosts a wide variety of educational and cultural events that are open to the public. For more information, please call (603) 526-3000. For information about athletic events at Colby-Sawyer, visit Colby-Sawyer Athletics.
Through April 2, 2010
Gladys Greenbaum Meyers Juried Student Art Exhibition
Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery, Sawyer Fine Arts Center
Colby-Sawyer's Fine Arts Department hosts The Gladys Greenbaum Meyers Juried Student Art Exhibition featuring students' recent work in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, ceramics, printmaking and graphic design.
Admission is free and community members are welcome to attend. The art faculty at Colby-Sawyer College juries this exhibition, which is made possible through a gift from Gladys Greenbaum Meyers '39, an avid and longtime supporter of the arts program at the college.
Learn more about this exhibit here.
Sunday-Monday, March 14-15, 2010
Colby-Sawyer and S.K.I.T. Present: "Spoon River Anthology"
8 p.m., Sawyer Center Theater
What would you say if you could say anything? The stage adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters' “Spoon River Anthology” is set in a cemetery where the ghosts of the townspeople, free in death, share their stories and the secrets they guarded in life.
Josh Galligan, adjunct professor in the Fine and Performing Arts Department, makes his directorial debut at the college with this second collaboration between Sunapee-Kearsarge Intercommunity Theatre (S.K.I.T.) and Colby-Sawyer. S.K.I.T. is the Theatre Company in Residence for the 2009-10 academic year.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students/children and free with a Colby-Sawyer I.D. For reservations, please call 526-3670.
Learn more about this production here.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The Tartan Terrors
7 p.m. Sawyer Center Theater
Taking the Celtic scene by storm, the Tartan Terrors, North America's premiere Celtic event, features the best in music, comedy and dance. Bolstered by the blistering piping of a two-time world champion bagpiper, the driving tones of drums from around the world, and a guitar played unlike any you've ever heard, standing room only audiences understand why Dig This Magazine declares "(The Terrors) are one act to keep an eye on!"
This program is sponsored by the Cultural Events Committee, the Campus Activities Board and the Helen L. Eberle Endowment in Music Performance.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students/children and free with a Colby-Sawyer I.D. The box office is open 4-6 p.m.; for reservations, please call 526-3670.
Learn more about this event here.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The Curious Story of Thomas Jefferson and His University
4 p.m. Gordon Hall, Sawyer Fine Arts Center
The Art History Program and the Department of Fine and Performing Arts welcome Marlene Heck, senior lecturer in architectural history at Dartmouth College, for her lecture on The Curious Story of Thomas Jefferson and His University.
Reception following. For more information contact Brian Clancy, assistant professor of fine and performing arts, at 526-3666.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Students Present Hope For Haiti Benefit Concert, Silent Auction and Empty Bowls Project
Wheeler Hall and Hicks Alumni Lounge, Ware Campus Center
The Class of 2012 is joining forces with more than 10 campus clubs to present a night of music and Hope for Haiti. The '80s dance party band Orange Crush will play at 9 p.m. preceded by such opening acts as the Colby-Sawyer Gospel Choir, Colby-Sawyer Players and Dance Club and open mic performers. Admission is free but donations are welcome. Clubs will also sell refreshments; all proceeds donated to the American Red Cross for Haiti.
From 5 to 7 p.m. at Hicks Alumni Lounge, the Cross Cultural Club and the Ceramics Program (of Fine and Performing Arts) will hold a Silent Auction and Empy Bowls Project to benefit the American Red Cross and Doctors without Borders.
This event is open to the public and while admission is free, it is a fund raiser and donations will be gratefully accepted.
Learn more about this event here.
Monday, March 22, 2010
2010 Exercise and Sport Sciences & Athletics Symposium: Youth Sport Specialization: Is It Too Much Too Soon?
Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The 2010 ESS & Athletics Symposium will focus on the subject of specialization in youth sports, featuring a host of expert speakers including Dr. Thomas Raedeke on "Burnout and the Changing Landscape of Youth Sport"; Dr. James Johnson on "How to Train Developing Athletes to Prevent Injury and Improve Performance"; Dr. Avery Faigenbaum on "A Coach's Dozen: 12 FUNdamental Principles for Building Young and Healthy Athletes"; and Dr. John Nauright on "Global Perspectives on Youth Sport."
For more information or to make reservations to attend the event and buffet luncheon, contact Ms. Terri Hermann at thermann@colby-sawyer.edu.
Thomas Raedeke, associate professor of sport and exercise psychology at East Carolina University, conducts research on motivation, stress and burnout. His research on burnout stems from a broader interest in promoting positive sport and exercise experiences that facilitate continued involvement, personal development, and psychological well-being. James Johnson, professor and chair of the Department of Exercise and Sport Studies at Smith College, is the author of Applied Sports Medicine for Coaches and is heavily involved in Smith College's highly ranked coaching education program. He has focused his work on applying exercise science to coaching and speaks frequently on overuse injury and how to design exercise programs to prevent injury and improve performance.
Avery Faigenbaum is professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at The College of New Jersey and a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is a leading researcher and practitioner in the field of pediatric exercise science, he has co-authored over 120 scientific publications, 25 book chapters, and eight books. John Nauright, professor of sport management at George Mason University, is also the director of the Academy of International Sport and a visiting professor of sports studies at Aarhus University in Denmark. He is widely published in academic journals in sports marketing, sports history, the sociology of sport, tourism, and South African history.
Learn more about this event here.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
“The Journey of the Lost Boys”
7 p.m. Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center
Imagine you're a young boy - maybe three or four - separated from your family by civil war and forced to walk over a 1,000 miles in search of refuge with little food or water and no protection from wild animals and enemy soldiers. To most of us, it is unimaginable, but for "The Lost Boys of Sudan," it was reality.
Joan Hecht is the award-winning author of "The Journey of the Lost Boys," founder and President of "Alliance for the Lost Boys of Sudan," and the chair of Education for The Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan: The National Network, based in Washington, D.C.
This event is free and open to the public. Learn more about this event here.
Friday-Saturday, March 26-27, 2010
True West: Theater Production
8 p.m., Sawyer Center Theater
The Colby-Sawyer Players present "True West," a play by Sam Shepard about estranged brothers who are reestablishing their relationship.
After years with no interaction, the unsavory Lee shows up at his mother's place while his younger, Hollywood-screenwriter brother Austin is there house sitting. Good intentions give way to rivalry and violence, and the end leaves plenty of room for wondering what might have come next.
This event is free and open to the public, but donations are gratefully accepted. Learn more about this event here.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sport & Wellness Festival
1- 4 p.m., Dan & Kathleen Hogan Center
The Sport and Wellness Festival will provide opportunities for older community members to explore new ways of maintaining mental and physical wellness. Coordinated by students in a Sport Management class this spring, the festival will offer demonstrations of aerobic and yoga classes, fitness training using Wii, and games that help people stay active. Participants can also take part in a hike around campus and enjoy healthy snacks and drinks.
To sign up, visit the Keasarge Area Council on Aging (COA) or contact Associate Professor of Exercise and Sport Sciences Greg Austin at 526-3615 or COA Director Nancy Friese at 526-6368.
Admission is free.
Monday, March 29, 2010
"Precious"
7 p.m. Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center
Everybody's good at something, Precious's teacher tells her, but Precious is pretty sure that doesn't apply to her. Sixteen, still in junior high, and pregnant for the second time by her own HIV-positive father, Precious knows that life is hard, short and painful. In this award-winning film, she'll also learn that life is rich and precious. And so is she.
This film, rated R for child abuse including sexual assault and pervasive language, is free and open to the public.
Learn more from the news release.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Form and Function in Clay: a Solo Exhibition by Anthony Marrone”
Cleveland, Colby, Colgate Archives, Susan Colgate Cleveland Library, 6 p.m.
An opening reception will be held for the solo exhibition "Form and Function in Clay" by senior Anthony Marrone, an accomplished ceramic artist. Marrone, a ceramics major in the Fine and Performing Arts Department, will exhibit his recent work in clay, including bowls, vessels, cups and other forms, which are both aesthetically pleasing and functional. The exhibition will continue until April 14.
The opening reception is free and the college community and the general public are welcome to attend.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Wesley McNair Presents "My Life as a Poet, a MultiMedia Memoir" and First Reading from Lovers of the Lost: New and Selected Poems
7 p.m. Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center; free admission
College Sawyer College will host renowned New England poet Wesley McNair and former faculty member for a presentation on his life as a poet and his firs treading from his latest book, Lovers of the Lost: New and Selected Poems.
This Poetry Month event takes place on Monday, April 5, at 7 p.m. in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Campus Center. Community members are encouraged to attend and admission is free.
The recipient of numerous awards in poetry, McNair has held grants from the Fulbright and Guggenheim foundations, two Rockefeller fellowships, and two grants in creative writing from the National Endowment for the Arts. He recently read his poems at the U.S. Library of Congress and was selected for a United States Artists Fellowship as one of “America's finest living artists.” McNair has served four times on the nominating jury for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry and has published 18 books, including poetry, essays and anthologies.
In his presentation of “My Life as a Poet, a Multi-Media Memoir,” McNair will show slides derived from his archive at Colby College in Maine, using photographs, report cards, early poems, letters from mentors, and drafts from notebooks to illustrate the story of his life as a poet.
His themes include his hardscrabble early life in New Hampshire, his long struggle to balance work, family and the writing life, and the support he received from friends and mentors in times of discouragement. His talk will conclude with images from manuscripts that reveal his creative method as a poet. Intended for a general audience, this presentation will particularly inspire those interested in the writing life.
McNair will then read several poems from his latest collection, Lovers of the Lost: New & Selected Poems, including several poems drawn from his life in New Hampshire. Praised by poets Maxine Kumin as a “master craftsman,” Donald Hall as “a true poet,” and Philip Levine as “one of the great storytellers of contemporary poetry," McNair has selected for this volume a wide range of narratives, lyrics and meditations.
In these poems he recounts the struggles and small triumphs of his own life and the lives of others—misfits, dreamers, sufferers and loners—seeking insights into New England, America, and the more obscure geography of the human heart. McNair's verse, whether about the trauma of family conflict, the perseverance of those around him, or the solace of place, represents a singular achievement, described by the Ruminator Review as "one of the most individual and original bodies of work by a poet of his generation.”
Learn more from the news release.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Workshop with Italian Guitarist Emanuele Segre
If you are interested in participating in this workshop please register with the Campus Activities Office by calling 526-3759. Space is limited.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Poetry Reading by Cynthia Huntington: Books Sandwiched In Series Celebration of Poetry Month
Hicks Alumni Lounge, Ware Campus Center, Noon - 1 p.m.
In celebration of Poetry Month, the Books Sandwiched In series will feature poetry readings by Cynthia Huntington on April 7, Ewa Chrusciel on April 14 and Maxine Kumin on April 28. The series begins with a reading by Cynthia Huntington, professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. Huntington has published three collections of poetry, The Fish-Wife, We Have Gone to the Beach, and The Radiant, and one book of non-fiction, The Salt House.
A former poet laureate of New Hampshire, Huntington has been recognized for her work with the Levis Prize for Poetry, Jane Kenyon Award for Outstanding Book of Poetry, Robert Frost Prize and Emily Clark Balch Prize. She also has received fellowships in support of her work from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Hampshire Arts Council, the MacDowell Colony and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland. Born in Meadville, Pa., Huntington received her M.A. from The Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College.
Admission is free. The Books Sandwiched In series is sponsored by The Friends of the Library. Learn more from the news release.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Italian Guitarist Emanuele Segre in Concert
7 p.m. Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center
This concert is sponsored by the Cultural Events Committee and paid for by the Olivetti Series Endowment Fund.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Poetry Reading by Ewa Chrusciel: Books Sandwiched In Series Celebration of Poetry Month
Hicks Alumni Lounge, Ware Campus Center, Noon - 1 p.m.
Poet Ewa Chrusciel, assistant professor of humanities at Colby-Sawyer College, will read from her work, Strata, which won the 2009 Emergency Press International Book Contes. t*Strata*, a book of letters and poems in English, is scheduled for release in December 2010. Her second book of poetry in Polish, Sopilki, was published in December 2009.
Chrusciel's poem “hagio graphia” was recently named a finalist in the poetry category of the International Aesthetica Creative Works Competition, which received 18,000 submissions from more than 30 countries. Her work has also been published in journals, magazines, newspapers and anthologies. A native of Poland, she earned a Ph.D. in English at Illinois State University and a M.A. in English Philology from Jagiellonian University.
Admission is free. The Books Sandwiched In series is sponsored by The Friends of the Library. Learn more from the news release.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
UFOs – The Secret Story by UFO researcher Robert Hastings
7 p.m. Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center
The subject of UFOs has intrigued millions of people for decades. Newly declassified government files now provide important and astonishing answers to many questions. This lecture draws together Mr. Hastings' work and the findings of numerous other researchers and presents the facts as they are now emerging, about what has been kept secret and why. In essence this program is a sneak preview of information that the government itself will one day reveal to the public. All information is based on documents legally obtained from the secret files of the U.S. Government.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Senior Art Exhibition Opening Reception
7 p.m., Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery, Sawyer Center
The Senior Art Exhibition reception will include a chance to meet the artists and presentation of scholarships and awards from the college and local individuals and businesses. Admission is free and community members are welcome to attend. This exhibit will be on display through April 2.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Scholars Symposium
All Day, Various Locations on Campus
The 2010 Susan Colby Colgate Scholars' Symposium is a celebration of student scholarship, highlighting senior students' research in their majors, known as Capstone projects, in academic areas including biology; child development; business administration; communication studies; environmental studies; English; exercise and sport sciences; fine and performing arts; history, society and culture; nursing; and psychology. Presentations by Wesson Honors Program students, teaching interns in education, and select undergraduates will also be featured during the day.
“The Scholars Symposium is one of the most exciting and significant events of the academic year, showcasing our undergraduate research and other forms of scholarly and creative work," says Deborah Taylor, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty. "It is an opportunity for our students to present their culminating senior projects to the college community and the public."
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Poetry Reading by Maxine Kumin: Books Sandwiched In Series Celebration of Poetry Month
Hicks Alumni Lounge, Ware Campus Center, Noon - 1 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Maxine Kumin will conclude the series on Wednesday, April 28, from noon to 1 p.m. with a reading from her new collection, Where I Live: New & Selected Poems 1990-2010.
She has also recently published a book for children, What Color is Caesar? and a book of essays, The Roots of Things. Since her first collection of poems was published in 1961, Kumin has published 17 books of poetry, five novels, five books of essays and memoirs, and more than 20 children's books, several in collaboration with Anne Sexton. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her poetry collection, Up Country, published in 1972.
Kumin has served as the poet laureate of the United States and as New Hampshire's poet laureate. She has been honored with the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Poet's Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award, the Harvard Arts Medal, the Robert Frost Medal and the Paterson Prize for Distinguished Literary Achievement. Born in Germantown, Pa., she attained a B.A. and M.A. from Radcliffe College before it was subsumed by Harvard and was a scholar at the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study.
Admission is free. The Books Sandwiched In series is sponsored by The Friends of the Library.
Learn more from the news release.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Colby-Sawyer Singers Spring Concert
7 p.m., Sawyer Center Theater
Community members are welcome to attend this event, and admission is free
Saturday, May 1, 2010
15th Annual ChocolateFest
12-3 p.m., Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center
Colby-Sawyer College and the Lake Sunapee Regional Chamber of Commerce will co-sponsor the 15th Annual ChocolateFest. This tradition, anticipated by chocolate lovers across the region, will feature some of the Lake Sunapee area's most celebrated creators of chocolate desserts.
The celebration of sweets will be held Saturday, May 1, 2010 from noon to 3 p.m. in Wheeler Hall in the Ware Campus Center at Colby-Sawyer College.
Samples will be provided by the participating chocolatiers. Peoples' Choice Awards will be made in the categories of Best Chocolate and Best Display, and a panel of judges will choose their winners as well.
Last year more than 400 people attended, so participants may wish to consider pre-purchasing tickets. For more information about this event, e-mail the Chamber of Commerce at chamberinfo@tds.net.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Commencement
10:30 a.m., Front Lawn of the College
Colby-Sawyer College will celebrate its 2010 Commencement by graduating students and recognizing numerous individuals for academic excellence, outstanding contributions to society, and service to the college and community. Tickets are required for seating in the tent.
For Alumni
To learn about alumni events, visit the Alumni & Friends Web site.
Colby-Sawyer, founded in 1837, is a comprehensive liberal arts and sciences college located in the scenic Lake Sunapee Region of central New Hampshire. Students from 23 states and five foreign countries learn in small classes through a select array of programs that integrate the liberal arts and sciences with pre-professional experience. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.colby-sawyer.edu.
