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Volume CXXXIII, Number 6
October 24, 2003


Evan Kohn, Bowdoin Orient

Friday

Masque & Gown Centennial Performance
Masque and Gown celebrates its 100th anniversary with the delightful farce of errors "She Stoops to Conquer," a revival of Oliver Goldsmith's Restoration comedy.
Walker Art Building steps, 5 p.m. Rain Location: Wish Theater

Teatime Concert
Distinguished Polish composer and pianist Zygmunt Krauze will peform Polish piano music, including Chopin, Szymanowski, Lutoslawski, and Krauze.
Gibson Hall, Room 101, 4 p.m.

Bowdoin Coffeehouse
Join friends and relax to the music and entertainment of Bowdoin students.
Smith Union, Morrell Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

Poetry Slam
Witness the intensity of 1999 National Poetry Slam Champion Taylor Mali '87.
Smith Union, Jack Magee's Pub, 9 p.m.

Bowdoin Bonfire
Bowdoin's Houses continue the tradition of the Interfraternity Sing. Lend your voice to the
competition!
Hyde Plaza, Polar Bear Statue, 10:00 p.m.

Madden NFL 2004 Tournament
$10 entry fee, cash prize for winner.
Cleaveland 151, 6 p.m.

Saturday

Homecoming Concert
Choral concert, featuring the Bowdoin College Chamber Choir, directed by Robert K. Greenlee, and the Bowdoin Chorus, directed by Anthony Antolini '63.
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 2 p.m.

Weekend Film
BFS presents a sensuous love story in the Mexican film Like Water for Chocolate. (Also showing on Friday.)
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Experience the World with Bowdoin Alumni Travel
Hear about Bowdoin's trips to Alaska, the Amazon, and Russia and learn about upcoming alumni tours of Europe, the Galapagos, Greece, the Napa Valley, and South Africa.
VAC, Beam Classroom, 3:00 p.m.

"She Stoops to Conquer"
Walker Art Building steps, 5 p.m.

Homecoming Edition of JAX
Dance the night away with Bowdoin students past and present.
Jack Magee's Pub, 11 p.m.

Sunday

Quinby Flag Football Tournament
Get down and dirty with this fun fall pastime. Register a team of 7-8 for $8 at Smith Union.
Farley Field House, 11:00 a.m.

Master Class
The ensemble Publick Musick will lead a master class in
Baroque music for Bowdoin students.
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 4 p.m.

"She Stoops to Conquer"
Walker Art Building steps, 2 p.m.

Publick Musick
Publick Musick an eight-player ensemble, will perform Baroque works by Telemann,
Boismortier, and Vivaldi on period instruments.
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Monday

"A Life Well Wasted"
Alvah Simon, explorer and author of North to the Night, will lecture.
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Lecture
James Wescoat, advisor on the conservation of gardens and waterworks of the Taj Mahal, will discuss cultural gardening and water science in Asia.
Cleaveland Hall, Room 151, 7 p.m.

Tuesday

"Entering Wild Mind"
Kurt Hoeltig and Dan Kowalski explore the link between human nature and wild nature by merging poetry and digital video.
Schwartz Outdoor Center, 7 p.m.

Lecture
Eric T. Juengst, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Biomedical
Ethics and Oncology at the Center for Biomedical Ethics, speaks on
"Living With the Grail: Some Philosophical Implications of Human Genome
Research."
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Discussion
"What is it with Witches? Contemporary Wicca: Neither Oz, nor Hogwarts, nor Buffy the Vampire Slayer," by Marilyn R. Pukkila, Instructional Services and Women's Studies Librarian at Colby College and a Quaker Witch.
Hubbard Hall, Conference Room West, 7:30 p.m.

Lecture
"A Brief History of Sentiment: Adam Smith, Dickens, and American Cinema" by author James Chandler.
Searles, Room 315, 7 p.m.

Slide Lecture
"The Many Dimensions of Yup 'ik Eskimo Basketry" by Molly Lee of the University of Alaska and the Fairbanks Museum.
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Thursday

Lecture
Artist Ellen Laing will discuss her work.
VAC, Beam Classroom, 7 p.m.

"Ghosts, Apparitions and Visual Illusions" Tom Gunning, professor of art history at U of Chicago to talk.
VAC, Kresge, 7:30 p.m.

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