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Friday, Nov. 6
Sustainability at Williams: Grounds Practices and Wind Energy
12:00 p.m., The Log, Spring Street
Environmental Studies Log Lunch Presentation by J.J. Augenbraun '11, Hannah Hausman '12, and Stephanie Boyd, Director of the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives. Vegetarian meal: $4. Reservations: 597-2346 or szepka@williams.edu. All welcome.
Modeling the growth of a hexagonal nanoparticle
2:30 p.m., Thompson Physics 205
Joint Physics and Astronomy Colloquium by Daniel Robb '93 of Berry College.
On the Precipice of a New Universe: A Review of NASA's Discoveries of the Last Decade
4:15 p.m., Wege Auditorium, Thompson Chemistry
Sigma Xi Lectures, Part II: Dr. Michelle Thaller, Assistant Director for Science Communication at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. More...
The 9th Annual Williamstown Mountain Film Festival
7:00 p.m., '62 Center
Twelve films run the gamut from skiing to kayaking to unicycling. Doors open at 6:30. Raffle tickets sold from 6:30 until 7. List of films. Different films will be shown each night. Once again Eastern Mountain Sports, The Mountain Goat and The Spoke are donating the raffle prizes. Admission is free. The festival is supported by the Williams Outing Club and outdoor gear raffle. Raffle tickets: $1 per ticket; $5 for 10 tickets; $10 for 20 tickets.
The Zeiss Planetarium Sky
7:30 p.m., Old Hopkins Observatory, 829 Main Street
Experience the wonders of our universe from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector. For reservations (recommended) contact Barbara Swanson at (413) 597-2188. Others admitted as space permits. More...
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Saturday, Nov. 7
Film Screening: Roman Holiday
2:00 p.m., The Clark 225 South Street
Audrey Hepburn stars in her breakout role as a princess who goes AWOL in Rome, with American reporter Gregory Peck showing her around and photographer Eddie Albert dogging their heels. Part of the Projections of Rome Film Series. More...
The 9th Annual Williamstown Mountain Film Festival
7:00 p.m., '62 Center
Twelve films run the gamut from skiing to kayaking to unicycling. Doors open at 6:30. Raffle tickets sold from 6:30 until 7. List of films. Different films will be shown each night. Once again Eastern Mountain Sports, The Mountain Goat and The Spoke are donating the raffle prizes. Admission is free. The festival is supported by the Williams Outing Club and outdoor gear raffle. Raffle tickets: $1 per ticket; $5 for 10 tickets; $10 for 20 tickets.
Ain't That Good News
8:00 p.m., Club B-10, MASS MoCA
Abigail Nessen Bengson & Shaun McClain Bengson's Ain't That Good News is a raucous vaudevillian cabaret, full of roaring music and impassioned characters. Admission charge. More...
Forward Kwenda, Master of the Mbira
8:00 p.m., Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Center
Forward Kwenda shares his command of the mbira dza vadzimu (mbira of the ancestor spirits). His music is so genuine, so amazing, and so universal that he never fails to reach an audience. Free, but tickets required and available one hour prior to performance. More...
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Monday, Nov. 9
Look Out for Number One: Applications of Benford's Law
1:00 p.m., Bronfman 106
Math/Stats Department Colloquium by Crosby Fish '10. Benford's Law states that in many natural sets of data, the leading digits are distributed in a surprisingly non-uniform way. This talk will investigate difference equations as a way of gaining insight into the properties behind Benford's Law. We will then discuss its limitations, and close by describing some of its applications.
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Tuesday, Nov. 10
New Voices, Old Roots: Populism in an Enlarged Europe
2:45 a.m., Weston 10
International Colloquium with Ann-Cathrin Jungar, Research Scholar and Visiting Professor of Political Science. Jungar has studied the repercussions of the EU on the states in Europe and has taken a particular interest in the roles of national parliaments in internationalized political processes.
Nutrients: the Other Global Change
4:00 p.m., Clark 105
Lecture by Dr. Nancy Rabalais of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. Sponsored by the Geosciences Dept. Class of '60's Lecture Program.
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Wednesday, Nov. 11
Midweekmusic
12:15 p.m., Chapin Hall
Lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. Presented by the Department of Music. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to classical, jazz and world music. Seating is on the stage of Chapin Hall. More...
Likelihood Ratio Test
1:00 p.m., Bronfman 106
Math/Stats Department Colloquium with Samantha Baldwin '10. In statistics, we use hypothesis tests to make difficult decisions about experimental data. We will open by reminding ourselves about how t tests work and what a t statistic looks like, and then we will familiarize ourselves with generalized likelihood ratio tests. After we explore a few examples with normal Poisson distributions, we will finish by proving/discussing the asymptotic properties of the likelihood ratio test as well as its equivalence to the two sample t test.
On Tarantino, Nazis, and Movies that Can Kill You
4:00 p.m., Paresky Auditorium
The Future of an Illusion Film Series lecture by Christian Thorne. Refreshments. Sponsored by the English Department.
Gallery Talk: "Two Artists: Two Bodies of Work"
4:00 p.m., Williams College Museum of Art
Join artists and studio art faculty members Mike Glier and Amy Podmore for a walk through their exhibition. WCMA
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Thursday, Nov. 12
The Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome through Corot's Eyes
12:30 p.m., The Clark 225 South Street
Like so many artists of his time, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot traveled to Italy in the 19th century to study the place that first inspired traditional academic painting. Join associate curator of European art Sarah Lees on an exploration of one of Corot's most beloved and well-known paintings, Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome. More...
"When in Rome" Lecture Explores the Foreign Academies
5:30 p.m., The Clark 225 South Street
Rome has remained a center of the European art world for many centuries. Celebrated for its monuments, art, and scenery, the Eternal City was an essential component of an artist's education, as well as for the worldly tourist. Senior curator Richard Rand explores the ways foreign artists responded to Rome by discussing three great paintings from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Cost is $8 per class ($5 for members and free with Williams ID). More...
The Other Peace Process: Christians, Jews, and Muslims Living Together in Jerusalem
7:30 p.m., Jewish Religious Center, 24 Stetson Court
Lecture by Ophir Yarden, active leader of inter-religious dialogue in Israel, on common history and coexistence, focusing in particular on the religious traditions who value Jerusalem as holy ground. He will discuss both historical and contemporary meanings of coexistence, and highlight some of the lesser-known kinds of cooperation that don't make it to the front pages of the popular press. More information available from the Chaplains' Office: 413 597-2483. Sponsored by the Muslim Student Association and the Williams College Jewish Association.
"Company" by Stephen Sondheim
8:00 p.m., MainStage, '62 Center
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; directed by Jean-Bernard Bucky; musical direction by Eric Kang. First produced in 1970, Company presented a new model for musical theatre: a theatrical montage, which attempts to explore the inner worlds of memory and desire by mobilizing well known musical forms, often in ironic confrontation with the show's characters and their urbane, witty and ambiguous lyrics. Company won six Tony Awards, and it remains one of Sondheim's most beloved and most frequently produced works. Admission $3; reservations 413-597-2425. More...
Medeski Martin & Wood
8:00 p.m., Hunter Center, MASS MoCA, North Adams
The legendary jazz/funk trio returns to North Adams with a full head of steam, having just released Radiolarians III, the third installment of its 2009 3-album, 3-tour project Viva La Evolution. Admission charge. More...
Workers and the Poor: Lessons for Organizing in the Age of Obama and Globalization
8:00 p.m., Griffin 7
Lecture by Wade Rathke, co-founder of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 100. Rathke was ACORN's chief organizer from its founding in 1970 until he stepped down in June 2008. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Social Policy, a quarterly magazine for scholars and activists, and he is the author of two books.
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Friday, Nov. 13
Geometric Galois Representations
1:00 p.m.., Bronfman 106
Math/Stats Department Faculty Seminar by Michael Daub '08.
Seven Ideas About Landscape
12:00 p.m., The Log, Spring Street
Environmental Studies Log Lunch presentation by photographer Ethan Jackson '92, Visiting Leturer of Art, 2008-09. Vegetarian meal: $4. Reservations: 597-2346 or szepka@williams.edu. All welcome.
The Zeiss Planetarium Sky
7:30 p.m., Old Hopkins Observatory, 829 Main Street
Experience the wonders of our universe from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector. For reservations (recommended) contact Barbara Swanson at (413) 597-2188. Others admitted as space permits. More...
"Company" by Stephen Sondheim
8:00 p.m., MainStage, '62 Center
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; directed by Jean-Bernard Bucky; musical direction by Eric Kang. First produced in 1970, Company presented a new model for musical theatre: a theatrical montage, which attempts to explore the inner worlds of memory and desire by mobilizing well known musical forms, often in ironic confrontation with the show's characters and their urbane, witty and ambiguous lyrics. Company won six Tony Awards, and it remains one of Sondheim's most beloved and most frequently produced works. Admission $3; reservations 413-597-2425. More...
Berkshire Symphony: Bees, Brahms, and Berio
8:00 p.m., Chapin Hall
Haldan Martinson, violin, and Mihail Jojatu, cello, join the orchestra for the Brahms: Double Concerto on a program that also includes Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture and Luciano Berio: Rendering. Pre-concert talk at 7:15 in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. More...
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Saturday, Nov. 14
Film Screening: Three Coins in the Fountain
2:00 p.m., The Clark 225 South Street
A silly 1950s romance about three American secretaries finding the continental men of their dreams. Part of the Projections of Rome Film Series. Admission to the film is free. More...
Public Conversation: The Charles "Teenie" Harris Retrospective
5:30 p.m., The Clark, 225 South Street
In the second of the Curator Roundtables, a group of curators, archivists, educators, and scholars focus on the 2010 Charles "Teenie" Harris retrospective at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. More...
"Company" by Stephen Sondheim
8:00 p.m., MainStage, '62 Center
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; directed by Jean-Bernard Bucky; musical direction by Eric Kang. First produced in 1970, Company presented a new model for musical theatre: a theatrical montage, which attempts to explore the inner worlds of memory and desire by mobilizing well known musical forms, often in ironic confrontation with the show's characters and their urbane, witty and ambiguous lyrics. Company won six Tony Awards, and it remains one of Sondheim's most beloved and most frequently produced works. Admission $3; reservations 413-597-2425. More...
Octet Alumni Concert XXXV
8:30 p.m., Chapin Hall
The 35th annual concert of the Williams Octet Alumni. Celebrating their Maestro Warren Hunke '42. Featuring a chorus of 50 voices signing their favorite Hunke arrangements, songs of Williams, and joined by special guests the current undergraduate Williams Octet. Free.
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