Amherst Woman's Club Program Calendar of Events--2011-2012

Programs are open to the public: Meeting Time 1:30 P.M.
September 26, 2011 - Lois Kackley, Founder of the Amherst Chapter of the Emily Dickinson International Society, and Gregory Mattingly, Guide at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst and a member of the Emily Dickinson International Society. "Emily Dickinson and her Poetry"
October 3, 2011 - George Kingston, Master Gardener: "Kitchen Gardens"
October 17, 2011 - Dr. Julie Brigham-Grette, Professor of Geosciences, UMass. "Climate Matters: Research Toward an Understanding of Global and Regional Climate Change"
October 28, 2011 - 5:30-7:30 PM "A Taste of Spain" wine and hors d'oeuvres Benefit for Scholarships and Community Service. Admission $25, includes refreshments. Tickets available from AWC members or at the door.
November 7, 2011 - Amanda Lange, Curator of Historic Interiors, and Curatorial Chair at Historic Deerfield. "China (porcelain) Trade in the Connecticut Valley"
November 21, 2011 - Marianne Winters, Executive Director of Safe Passage. "Emerging Issues in Domestic Violence: Building Safety and Justice"
January 9, 2012 - Julia Johnson, Executive Director of the Hitchcock Center. "Pioneering Environmental Literacy in Our Community"
January 23, 2012 - Ruth Owen Jones and Sheila Rainford, co-editors and authors, "Harvesting History: Amherst Massachusetts Farms 1700-2010" (The Book That Took Ten Years A-Borning)
February 13, 2012 -Nina Scott, Professor Emerita, Spanish Department, UMass: "C.J. Walker, The Politics of Black Hair"
February 27, 2012 - Nancy Pagano, Director, Amherst Senior Center. "An Overview of the Amherst Senior Center"
March 26, 2012 - Pamela Russell, Andres Mellon Coordinator, Mead Art Museum, Amherst College: "New Directions at the Mead Art Museum"
April 9, 2012 - Sabrina Hamilton, Artistic Director of KO Theatre Works/KO Festival of Performance. "Devised Theatre"
May 7, 2012 - Musical Program with Vanessa Butolph, Violinist

Officers (2011-2012)

President: Laurie Schad
Vice-President: Libby Klekowski
Co-Treasurers: Florence Boynton, Jane Vogl
Clerk: Maxine Jones

Amherst Woman's Club Program Calendar of Events--2011-2012

Programs are open to the public: Meeting Time 1:30 P.M.

September 26, 2011 - Lois Kackley, Founder of the Amherst Chapter of the Emily Dickinson International Society, and Gregory Mattingly, Guide at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst and a member of the Emily Dickinson International Society. "Emily Dickinson and her Poetry"

October 3, 2011 - George Kingston, Master Gardener: "Kitchen Gardens"

October 17, 2011 - Dr. Julie Brigham-Grette, Professor of Geosciences, UMass. "Climate Matters: Research Toward an Understanding of Global and Regional Climate Change"

October 28, 2011 - 5:30-7:30 PM "A Taste of Spain" wine and hors d'oeuvres Benefit for Scholarships and Community Service. Admission $25, includes refreshments. Tickets available from AWC members or at the door.

November 7, 2011 - Amanda Lange, Curator of Historic Interiors, and Curatorial Chair at Historic Deerfield. "China (porcelain) Trade in the Connecticut Valley"

November 21, 2011 - Marianne Winters, Executive Director of Safe Passage. "Emerging Issues in Domestic Violence: Building Safety and Justice"

January 9, 2012 - Julia Johnson, Executive Director of the Hitchcock Center. "Pioneering Environmental Literacy in Our Community"

January 23, 2012 - Ruth Owen Jones and Sheila Rainford, co-editors and authors, "Harvesting History: Amherst Massachusetts Farms 1700-2010" (The Book That Took Ten Years A-Borning)

February 13, 2012 -Nina Scott, Professor Emerita, Spanish Department, UMass: "C.J. Walker, The Politics of Black Hair"

February 27, 2012 - Nancy Pagano, Director, Amherst Senior Center. "An Overview of the Amherst Senior Center"

March 26, 2012 - Pamela Russell, Andres Mellon Coordinator, Mead Art Museum, Amherst College: "New Directions at the Mead Art Museum"

April 9, 2012 - Sabrina Hamilton, Artistic Director of KO Theatre Works/KO Festival of Performance. "Devised Theatre"

May 7, 2012 - Musical Program with Vanessa Butolph, Violinist

Officers (2011-2012)

President: Laurie Schad

Vice-President: Libby Klekowski

Co-Treasurers: Florence Boynton, Jane Vogl

Clerk: Maxine Jones