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published on 04/03/08

Weekly Calendar 4/4-4/10

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FRIDAY, 4/4

3 p.m. Tea. Fifty nights means 50 more chances to say “I love you.” Rose Parlor

5 p.m. Experimental Theater Performance. “There Was No Time before the War,” by Jason Platt ’06. Oh, did they use that Gmail Custom Time thing? Powerhouse Theater

8 p.m. “Unwrap Your Candy.” Chilling one-acts by Doug Wright. Does this have something to do with non-gendered orgasms? Shiva Theater

8 p.m. Sushi and Tea. Next 3 p.m. Tea will be Sake Bombs and Cookies. Students’ Building, Second Floor

10 p.m. International Noyes Conspiracy. Featuring themed rooms based upon international party destination. Featuring an interactive space called “Stanislav’s Black Sea Coast Party Zone!” Main


SATURDAY, 4/5

Noon. Measure 4 Measure Alumni Brunch. A) Shouldn’t it be alumnae? B) Do you sing while you eat? Jade Parlor

Noon. I Won’t Grow Up Day. Sponsored by TONCA. Games, arts and crafts and there's also a petting zoo. Immediately followed by a job fair and freshly-made turkey and goat sandwiches. Villard Room

3 p.m. Concert on the Knoll. Come relax on our own TA quad and listen to some great music. Yo, what the fuck is the TA quad? Terrace Apartments, Outdoors

5 p.m. Special Event. David McCullough. This lecture coincides with the exhibition “My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams.” Similar to John Cheever’s infamous lecture at Vassar: “My Only Friend: Sam Adams.”

9 p.m. 50 Nights. Your last chance to re-enact, night for night, “50 First Dates.” Followed by a seniors-only Mug night; no couples allowed. Everyone’s fair game. I love you, Meg Prossnitz. Will you be my date to 50 nights? –J. Alumnae House, The Mug


SUNDAY, 4/6

2 p.m. Lecture. “Vassar and the Met: A Tale of Landscape Painters and their Patron,” Kevin J. Avery, Associate Curator from the Met. Free shots of Patron for the first 50patrons. Taylor Hall, 203

7 p.m. VSA Council. Kenneth Wong, we’ll never buy you out! CC 223


MONDAY, 4/7

3 p.m. Tea. And “Sorry I fucked your roommate.” Rose Parlor

5 p.m. Lecture. Frances Aparicio, Professor of Latin American and Latino/a at the University of Chicago, “The Cultural Politics of Salsa Dancing in Chicago.” The early days of Barack Obama, Junior Senator. Rocky 200


TUESDAY, 4/8

Noon. Science Journalism Luncheon. Michael Specter, award-winning staff writer for The New Yorker , will discuss careers in narrative journalism, reporting science to the public, and his own stories. I wonder if he understands the cartoons… Learning and Teaching Center

3 p.m. Tea. And “I have HPV.” Rose Parlor

5:30 p.m. Science Journalism Program. Panel discussion with important people. Alas, no free food to speak of. Villard Room

6 p.m. Claflin Lecture. Karyn Olivier, “Intimacy, Please?” The first three rows of seating are “The Splash Zone.” Taylor Hall, 203


WEDNESDAY, 4/9

3 p.m. Tea. And “Are you living in Brooklyn next year too?” Rose Parlor

6 p.m. Lecture. Eddie Glaude. "Pragmatism and the Challenges of Post-Soul Politics." Who are you to deny the magnificence of Soul Train? Villard Room.

8 p.m. French Thriller Film Series. “With a Friend like Harry.” Imagine you’re on vacation with your spouse and kids, and you run into a guy who remembers you from high school. But you don’t remember him. Want him for a friend? First see if he’s in the “People You May Know” feature on Facebook. Chicago Hall


THURSDAY, 4/10

3 p.m. Tea. And “I think I’m gay.” Rose Parlor

7 p.m. Pelvic Power. Sheri Winston returns to teach a workshop on how to strengthen pelvic muscles and use them to their full potential during sex. B.Y.O.P.P.B (Bring Your Own Ping Pong Balls). Faculty Parlor

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