Calendar of Events
This calendar listing is subject to change. All events are free and open to the Washington College community, unless noted otherwise.
May 2007
May 20: 225th Anniversary Kick-Off
Wes Jackson, a pioneer of environmental sustainability and president of The Land Institute, delivers the keynote address at Commencement.
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Campus Lawn
Contact: Laura Wilson at 410-778-7849 or lwilson3@washcoll.edu
September 2007
September 22: Welcome to the Waterfront
The Center for Environment and Society and Student Affairs present a Waterfront Festival highlighting environmental initiatives, sailing regattas, kayak races, boat tours of the Chester River, and the first annual cardboard boat regatta. Spectators welcome. Activities 1:00 - 5:30 p.m. Picnic and Caribbean band 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Free for WC students.
Time:
Location: Lelia Hynson Pavilion
Contact: Joann Fairchild at 410-778-7295 or jfairchild2@washcoll.edu
September 25: The Louis L. Goldstein Program in Public Affairs Lecture
"Rivals for Power: Cooperation and Conflict Between Congress and the President," by James Thurber.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Casey Academic Center Forum
Contact: Kate Bursick at 410-778-7899 or kbursick2@washcoll.edu
September 26: Bach's Lunch
Bring your box lunch to this annual al fresco music celebration presented by the Washington College Music Department.
Time: Noon
Location: Miller Library Terrace
Contact: Garry Clarke at 410-778-7838 or gclarke2@washcoll.edu
September 27: 2007 George Washington Book Prize Celebration
The book prize winner, to be announced at the annual black-tie dinner at Mount Vernon on May 22, will deliver a lecture about his or her work. Other festivities will include historic reenactments and performances.
Time: Book signing at 4:15 p.m., lecture at 5:00
Location: Book signing in Martha Washington Square (weather permitting), or in the Hodson Hall Study Lounge. Lecture in Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall
Contact: Joan Smith at 410-778-7165 or jsmith7@washcoll.edu
September 28: Making History: A Public Conversation on the Historian's Craft
An interview with the 2007 winner of the George Washington Book Prize by Adam Goodheart, Hodson-Griswold director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience. A Q&A with the audience to follow.
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall
Contact: Joan Smith at 410-778-7165 or jsmith7@washcoll.edu
October 2007
October 4-8: James M. Cain '10 Celebration
October 4: "The Influence of Cain's Fiction on the Coen Brothers"
A lecture by R. Barton Palmer, author of Hollywood's Dark Cinema: American Film Noir and Joel and Ethan Coen: Contemporary Film Directors.
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Sophie Kerr Room, Miller Library
Contact: Joshua Sheck at 410-778-7845 or jshenk2@washcoll.edu
October 5 and 7: James M. Cain '10 Celebration
Blood Simple, Joel and Ethan Coen's first feature film.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Litrenta Lecture Hall, Toll Science Center
Contact: Joshua Shenk at 410-778-7845 or jshenk2@washcoll.edu
October 8: James M. Cain '10 Celebration
"From Washington College to Hollywood: A Showing of Double Indemnity"
Christopher Ames, Provost and Dean of the College and author of Movies About the Movies: Hollywood Reflected, will speak on James M. Cain as an introduction to the film.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Litrenta Lecture Hall, Toll Science Center
Contact: Joshua Shenk at 410-778-7845 or jshenk2@washcoll.edu
October 17: Senatorial Colloquy on American History and Politics
The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience presents the first public session of the Senatorial Colloquy on American History and Politics. An open conversation between Senators Birch Bayh (D-IN) and Gary Hart (D-CO) on the history, traditions, and contemporary identity of the U.S. Senate, moderated by Steve Clemons, New America Foundation.
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall
Contact: Adam Goodheart at 410-810-7166 or agoodheart2@washcoll.edu
October 19-20
October 20: Friends of the Arts Scholarship Awards Reception
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Clifton M. Miller Library
Contact: Barbara Heck at 410-778-7850, or bheck2@washcoll.edu
October 22: Senatorial Colloquy on American History and Politics
The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience presents the Senatorial Colloquy on American History and Politics. An open conversation between Senators Birch Bayh (D-IN) and Paul Laxalt (R-NV), moderated by Steve Clemons, New America Foundation.
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall
Contact: Adam Goodheart at 410-810-7166 or agoodheart2@washcoll.edu
November 2007
November 5: Senatorial Colloquy on American History and Politics
The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience presents the Senatorial Colloquy on American History and Politics. An open conversation between Senators Birch Bayh (D-IN) and Dale Bumpers (D-AR) on the history, traditions and contemporary identity of the U.S. Senate, moderated by Steven Clemons, New America Foundation.
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall
Contact: Adam Goodheart at 410-810-7166 or agoodheart2@washcoll.edu
November 12: Senatorial Colloquy on American History and Politics
The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience presents the Senatorial Colloquy on American History and Politics. An open conversation between Senators Birch Bayh (D-IN) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) on the history, traditions and contemporary identity of the U.S. Senate, moderated by Steven Clemons, New America Foundation.
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall
Contact: Adam Goodheart at 410-810-7166 or agoodheart2@washcoll.edu
January 2008
Martin Luther King Celebration
Location: Norman James Theatre, William Smith Hall
February 2008
February 22: George Washington's Birthday Convocation
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Benjamin A. Johnson Lifetime Fitness Center
Contact: Laura Wilson at 410-778-7849 or lwilson3@washcoll.edu
February 23: George Washington's Birthday Ball
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Benjamin A. Johnson Lifetime Fitness Center
Contact: Mela Dutka at 410-778-7752 or mdutka2@washcoll.edu
May 2008
May 18: 225th Anniversary Celebration Closing Ceremonies
226th Commencement
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Campus Lawn
Reception to follow
Contact: Laura Wilson at 410-778-7849 or lwilson3@washcoll.edu