Moliere and Paradox: Skepticism and Theater in the Early Modern Age.
UMW Professor of Modern Foreign Langues, Jim F. Gaines will be available to answer questions and sign copies of his latest publication.
Wednesday, March 23rd
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Quirky selection
The UMW Bookstore has just received a new shipment of Bargain Books, $2.99 or less.
March 27 Woodland Walk at Gari Melchers Home & Studio
Guided Woodland Walk
Sunday, March 27, 2 p.m.
Conducted by Virginia Master Naturalists, these informative walks cover a mile of trails in both woodlands and fields and also touch on the historic ruins of Belmont’s past. Please wear sturdy footwear.
Meet outside the Visitor Center.
View or print the Trail Map (PDF).
540.654.1015
Spring Open House @ Gari Melchers Home and Studio
Spring Open House
Sunday, April 10, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Enjoy the restored gardens in bloom, the art of Gari Melchers, and the history of Belmont. The Spring Open House is a great opportunity to share Belmont with family and friends.
Free
GariMelchers.org
Gari Melchers Home & Studio Bus Trip to See Picasso
Bus Trip: Picasso in Richmond
Join the Friends of Belmont Wednesday, April 13 and enjoy the remarkable exhibit “Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris.” Our day trip to Richmond will showcase the beautiful newly renovated Virginia Musuem of Fine Arts. You will have time to enjoy the permanent exhibits, as well as take in the current visiting Picasso masterpieces.
Cost of the trip is $50 for members, $60 for non-members, and includes transportation and admission. Enjoy lunch on your own at one of the two musuem cafes.
Our motor coach will leave Belmont at 9 a.m. and return by 4 p.m.
Registration deadline is March 30. Registration Form
For questions, please contact Special Events Coordinator Betsy Labar at 540-654-1848.
Multicultural Fair 2011 Saturday, April 9
The Multicultural Fair generally attracts 3,000 to 4,000 people each year, and exemplifies UMW’s commitment to enhancing multicultural awareness. The Fair provides an entire day devoted to multicultural entertainment, children’s activities, international and American food, and ethnic craft vendors. Each year the Multicultural Student Affairs and James Farmer Multicultural Center work closely with UMW student organizations, faculty and staff in planning festivities. The University also partners with the greater Fredericksburg community, which plays an integral role in successfully implementing the fair.
Marketing the UMW Experience
Learn the results of the UMW on line marketing survey conducted in February, and hear how UMW is planning to enhance our image and reputation in the months ahead. Educational Marketing Group consultants Bob and Marlene Brock will present their findings and observations about our university on Thursday, March 17, 11:30-12:30, in Lee Hall 411. Everyone is welcome.
Afro-Latin American Women’s Writings in Latin America
March 29, 2011 :: Lee Hall, 411 :: 6 p.m.
The legacy of Black women’s writings in Latin American remains at best one of the least known bodies of literature in the Americas. This presentation takes up that issue as it seeks to confront some of the situations that surround that body of work, at times paying special attention to the writers themselves. Presented by Dr. Dawn Duke, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures at The University of Tennessee . Dr. Duke specializes in Afro-Latin American literature and cultural studies.
New Faculty Publication
The UMW Bookstore would like to invite you to a special book
signing event. UMW Professor of Modern Languages, Jim F. Gaines will be available to answer questions and sign copies of his new book, “Moliere and Paradox: Skepticism and Theater in the Early Modern Age.” This event will be held in the bookstore on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Make-up Drive to Benefit Hope House
The Women’s History Month Committee is sponsoring an event on March 25, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. titled, Fresh Face to the World…Easy, Breezy, No Makeup on that Covergirl. The purpose of the drive is to inform students, faculty, and staff that true beauty is far beyond the general products some individuals administer to their bodies each day and encourage them to participate in a one-day attempt to eliminate beauty enhancing products from their daily routine.
We encourage everyone to please donate any unused and unopened makeup they may have to benefit this wonderful cause. All donations will go to help the women of Hope House, a local nonprofit organization geared toward assisting homeless women and their families during their journey of regaining financial independence.
Donations can be made throughout the entire month of March to the James Farmer Multicultural Center (Lee Hall, 211). In advance, thank you to all that donate and plan to participate!