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UPCOMING EVENTS

Coming to Age: Growing Older with Poetry

Wednesday, March 24, 5:00-6:00 PM

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Mary Ann Hoberman '51                            Chrissy Heyworth '65

Former Children's Poet Laureate and National Book Award winner, Mary Ann Hoberman is the renowned author of over forty books for children, including A House is a House for Me, The Seven Silly Eaters and the series, You Read to Me, I'll Read to You.

In her most recent book, Coming to Age: Growing Older with Poetry, which she co-edited with Carolyn Hopley, poetry responds to the advancing years of life. The poets in this volume are voices from both the past and present, including Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, W.B. Yeats, Wendell Berry, Louise Glück and Billy Collins, as well as Mary Ann herself.

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Limit: 100 participants 
Cost: Free to Members and Non-Members
You must be registered before 3:30 PM on Wednesday, March 24 to join the event. The Zoom link and password details will be shared by 5:00 PM on the day prior to the event and again, two hours before the event start.


"Nobody's Girls" - Looking Back Looking Forward - with Mirra Bank on its 25th Anniversary

Tuesday, March 30, 7:00-8:30 PM

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Actress, Cloris Leachman, and Director, Mirra Bank, on location in Virginia City, MT, shooting "Nobody's Girls"

In honor of Women’s History Month and on its 25th anniversary ('plus 1'), choose to stream over the preceding weekend the 1995 award-winning PBS nonfiction feature, "Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West," by independent filmmaker, director and producer Mirra Bank,'67 - and then join Mirra,  just a few days later, for a virtual 90-minute talk-back and Q/A event. The film highlights the experiences of minority women in the classic period of the American West, 1870-1910.

The film will be streaming for four days prior to the event, from Thursday evening, March 25, through Monday evening, March 29. Further details will be made available to registered participants as the screening dates approach.  You can view the trailer here.

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Limit: 300 participants 
Cost: Free to Members and Non-Members
You must be registered before 4:00 PM on Tuesday, March 30 to join the event. The Zoom link and password details will be shared by 5:00 PM on the day prior to the event and again, two hours before the event start. Dates for film streaming: Thursday evening, March 25 to Monday evening, March 29; additional information (link and times) to be announced.


 

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

Belly Dancing Class with Jaida

Wednesday, March 24, 6:00-7:15 PM

The Mount Holyoke Club of NYC is cordially inviting all 7S alums to a belly dancing class. Join for a fun belly dancing class with Jaida, followed by a short performance by our wonderful instructor and a Q&A session. No prior dancing experience is required!  Dial-in instructions will be provided upon registration on EventbriteSuggested donation: $5-15 to Jaida's Venmo (Linda@jaidadancer) or PayPal account (jaida@jaidadance.com).







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