Author: Brynn Boyer

Faculty, staff and students are invited to submit program proposals for consideration and inclusion in the annual UMW Women’s History Month Celebration. Program proposals are due by December 16, 2011 and the sponsors will be notified promptly. The theme for the 2012 celebration is “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment.” Preference will be given to programs and events relating to this theme. Program proposal forms may be obtained from the James Farmer Multicultural Center in Lee Hall, room 211 or click here. For more information contact the James Farmer Multicultural Center at 540-654-1044.

This Saturday, come to the UMW basketball double-header as the women’s and men’s basketball teams take on Frostburg State. Prior to the games, the teams will hold a special meet-and-greet for kids. Attendees will receive free t-shirts and mini-basketballs.

When: Saturday, Dec. 3
Where: The Anderson Center
Meet-and-Greet: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Games: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

As always, the games are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Courtney Thomas at (540) 654-1665.

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In celebration of the season, the Museum Shop at Gari Melchers Home and Studio extends to all UMW faculty and staff a 25% discount on  purchases made Thursday and Friday, December 8th and 9th. It’s our way of saying thank you to everyone for their help and support throughout the year.

We have a wonderful selection of books this season, with new titles such as  Rin Tin Tin, his biography!  Our art supply section is stocked with items guaranteed to inspire any artist – Sennilier pastels & oils from France &  Fabriano papers from Italy.  There are unique gift items and trinkets to trim your tree.  (Read our shop blog and catch the latest news! museumshop1.)

The Museum Shop has opened a site exclusively for Gari Melchers related items: MelchersMuseumShop. Prints, cards, books and gift items with distinctive Melchers images reproduced can be found on this site.

The Melchers Museum Shop is  on the grounds of Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont, which is located across the Route 1 bridge at 224 Washington Street, Falmouth.  The Shop is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All UMW employees may tour the museum at no charge. UMW students and all students 18 and under visit free.  Adult admission is $10, and includes the introductory film, tour of the home, artist’s studio and three galleries of artwork.  Tours are offered 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except for Wednesdays, when the museum is closed to the public.

There is a systems of walking trails on the property which may be accessed when the museum is open. (Map of walking trails & estate).

If you unfamiliar with Gari Melchers Home and Studio, view our introductory film online at http://garimelchers.umw.edu/visit/introductory-dvd/.

With the best of holiday wishes to all the UMW community, from the staff of Gari Melchers Home & Studio, we look forward to working with you in the new year.

Jim Groom, director of the Division for Teaching and Learning Technologies, is featured in the article “DIY, says ‘edupunk’ star. Distortion and sellout, say critics” in Times Higher Education. In the article, which appeared in the Thursday, Nov. 17 issue, Groom discusses the ideas behind the word “edupunk” and how they have evolved in the past few years.

Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont will offer daily “Holidays with the Melchers” 30-minute guided tours of the artfully decorated Georgian house throughout December. The museum is open daily, except Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours run on the hour, starting at 10:30 a.m. and are included in the regular admission price of $10 for adults. Students 18 years old and younger are admitted free with an accompanying, paying adult, limit two. Current UMW faculty, staff and students are admitted free.

The tour will showcase imaginative decorations and vignettes that interpret life at the Melchers’ cherished Falmouth country retreat. All exterior decorations are provided courtesy of the Rappahannock Valley Garden Club.

The museum gift shop, decked out for the season, will offer a wide selection of books, advent calendars, art supplies and gift items.