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Campus Events October, 1999

Wednesday, October 6

Octogenarian poet reads at Wells

Stone is a highly acclaimed poet whose talents have been compared to Yeats. The octogenarian poet addresses issues such as politics, sex, science and art. The mood of her work ranges from the dark and depressing to uplifting and funny without prejudice.

Stone tries to challenge the ideas of "otherness" by exploring human as well as inanimate objects, bringing life equally into both arenas. Willis Barnstone once said of Stone, "Let's not worry why at eighty she isn't immediately known as our living Eliot, Stevens, or Bishop. Rather let us atone by reading, hearing, and absorbing the iridescence of her poems."

According to Stone, "Nature makes all kinds of little mistakes; I think we're in trouble because we can't control the violence...Actually, I think our species has lost the game. We're at a dead end. We certainly are not attempting to be a long-lived species in the world's history. It seems to me, we're attempting to make a big splash and dash right out."

The Wells College Visiting Writers Series is supported by grants from The New York State Council on the Arts, and the Virginia Kent Cummins Writers-in-Residence Fund.

Wells College hosts Book Fest 1999

The Wells College Book Arts Center will hold Book Fest 1999 on Friday and Saturday, October 15 and 16 on the Wells College campus. The event is free and open to the public.

A fair style atmosphere will include demonstrations in Japanese papermaking, a series of informal presentations given by various young bookmakers and printers from around the country, and an exhibit of artists' books in the Long Library exhibit space.

• On Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Art Exhibit Room, Michael Peich, founder and director of Aralia Press, will give a talk on his work with poets and small press books. Established in 1983 at West Chester University, the press has published many of the important and new voices in contemporary poetry. It has won awards for fine book design, most recently a Fifty Books of the Year designation from the American Institute of Graphic Arts (1996) for Poems From The New Century, co-published with the New York Public Library.

  In addition to directing Aralia, Peich has also lectured and written extensively about contemporary fine printing. His book, The Red Ozier: A Literary Fine Press (1993), discusses the important role literary fine printing has played in championing contemporary poetry.

  On Saturday, a series of hands-on workshops in letterpress printing and hand binding will be offered. This requires advance registration. Participants will leave that day with a book they have printed, decorated, and bound themselves.

• Michael Russem, proprietor of Kat Ran Press, will lead the print workshop with Michael Peich. Kat Ran Press produces extraordinary limited edition, letterpress books. He is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he studied printmaking. He was a printer at the Press and Letterfoundry of Michael and Winifred Bixler in Skaneateles for two years before moving to Eastern Massachusetts to devote full time to Kat Ran Press Projects.
• Rie Hachiyanagi will be leading a demonstration in handmade Japanese paper. She is currently a professor of art at Alfred University. She is a visual artist who creates moving installations using enormous sheets and cast-forms of handmade paper. She received her MFA from UC Santa Barbara and her BFA from University of Iowa where she worked with world-renowned papermaker Timothy Barrett.
• Samantha Couture will lead the binding workshop. Currently a graduate student in the MFA in Printmaking program at Cornell University, she uses the book structure in much of her printmaking artwork.

There will be a closing reception at the Wells College Boat House from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Directions to Wells are available on our Web site, as is a map of the Wells campus.

Acoustic duo plays at Wells College

The Rochester based acoustic duo Gregory Paul will perform in the Sommer Student Center at Wells College on Saturday, October 16 at 8:00 p.m. The show is free and open to the public.

The music of Gregory Paul has been described as a mix of Dave Matthews and Toad the Wet Sprocket. This past summer they opening act for the Miracles. They released their first full length CD, "Tales of Transcendelia" and one EP entitled "Sisyphus." A new release is due out later this fall.

Open house at Wells offers views of college life

Students and their families who are involved in the college search process are invited to attend an open house at Wells on Saturday, October 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This free event is designed especially for students who are interested in arts, humanities, and social sciences. Students and their families will also be able to learn about everyday life at a women's liberal arts college, career connections, and the financial aid process. Call 1.800.952.9355 for reservations and information.

Sponsored by Wells' Admissions Office, the open house will offer a variety of presentations and panels throughout the day. Wells faculty members, students, alumnae, and administrators will participate in the program. Current students will offer their perspectives on college life.

Sessions will address the relationship between college study and careers. Representatives from Career Development Services will discuss internship opportunities. The benefits of study abroad will also be explored. A number of Wells alumnae are scheduled to return to campus for the event to talk about how their majors have translated into careers. Members of the admissions staff will offer presentations about the college application process and financial aid. "We continue to offer students opportunities to visit campus during theme-based open houses," said Susan R. Sloan, director of admission. "This weekend's event will include Book Fest activities. In addition, parents and students will see our choir as they practice in the Sommer Center and rehearsals for the upcoming dance concert. Parents and students continually remark on their enjoyment of open house activities and the warmth of the Wells community."

Finch, Lacey, and VanNostrand debate at Wells

Wells College will host this season's major pre-election debate with 126th District state assembly candidates Gary Finch (Republican), Katie Lacey (Democrat), and Ron VanNostrand (Green Party) on Wednesday, October 27 at 8:45 p.m. in Cleveland Auditorium. This is a free event, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Sponsored by two student organizations, Wells College Democrats and Wells College Republicans, and the Wells Public Affairs major, the program will include introductions by the candidates, time for responses from each candidate to five questions authored by the students, and a segment to take questions from the audience.

"The purpose of our organizations is to get the campus politically involved," said Wells Republicans President Andrea Westerfeld, a senior from Arlington, Texas. "We believe people need to know about the issues. We are hosting this debate so they will have more knowledge before they vote."

Westerfeld and Wells College Democrats President Cindy Dubuque, a senior from East Haven, Conn., pooled the energy and resources of their two organizations. "Our philosophy is to get people educated and involved. We believe in our parties, but political action is important to both of us," said Dubuque.

Dubuque and Westerfeld said the Cayuga land claim, state-supported financial aid for students (specifically the Tuition Assistance Program), and the status of migrant farm workers in the area are issues they believe are of great interest to college students.

Once Vaudeville takes the stage at Wells College

Once Vaudeville, an original, solo, theatrical production of Lone Wolf Tribe will be at Wells College for one show only, Friday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m. in Phipps Auditorium. Admission is $4 for students and $8 for the public. Tickets are available by calling the Wells College Box Office at 315.364.3456.

In this award-winning production by Kevin Augustine, clowns, life-sized puppets, and a Butoh dancing ballerina weave a tale of a ventriloquist's choice between career and family, and his estranged son's final chapter to their famous legacy. Once Vaudeville explores the story of fathers and sons, interdependent relationships and the noble struggle to find one's own voice.

Once Vaudeville premiered in October, 1997 in Philadelphia. It has gone on to sold-out performances at the New York International Fringe Festival and was invited for an extended run at the Present Company Theatorium in Manhattan. Augustine's work has been lauded by the Philadelphia City Paper, San Francisco Bay Guardian, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Once Vaudeville's performance at Wells College is part of the Evelyn Carroll Rusk Theatre series, made possible by the generosity of Miss Jane C. Morgan Wells College Class of 1934. Named in memory of Mrs. Rusk, Wells Class of 1920, who was one of the college's best-loved and most respected administrators and teachers, the series presents a major professional theatrical production on campus each year.

Comic to add laughs to Halloween weekend at Wells College

Comedian Eric Nieves will add laughter to your Halloween weekend serving up his jokes and stories on Saturday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. in the Sommer Student Center. The show is free and open to the public.

Nieves is a native of the Bronx, and made his comedy debut in 1994. Since then he has become one of the most sought-after Latino comics in New York.

He honed his skills as a comedian, writer, and performer with the sketch comedy group "Nuyorican Rule."

He has appeared on network television's NYPD Blue, and Showtime at the Apollo and BET'S Comic View.

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