On CampusPeace Day – Come light a candle for peace in community and the world.Interfaith Chapel, Ryan Lounge. McCormack Bldg, 3rd Flr8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Betty and Matt Flaherty LectureDr. Nancy S. Seasholes presents “Gaining Ground in South Boston,” a slide lecture on the history of landmaking in South Boston and its surrounds. Lecture, discussion, and reception.UMB Research Ctr for Cultural HistoryWheatley Hall5 – 7:30 p.m.
Off CampusMuseum of Science College Night FREE admission to all venues & exhibitions, including Bodyworlds 2, with your UMB ID.Museum of Science. Science Park, Boston 02114Green line accessible; FREE pkngFor info: 617-723-2500, www.mos.org4 – 10 p.m.
Speakeasy Discussion Group For LGBT Young Adults 18-25Boston GLASS Community Center, 93 Mass Ave, Boston. FREE. For info: 617.266.3349, www.bostonglass.org7 p.m.
Stone Soup Poetry Open Mic w/ Jack Powers. Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect St, Cambridge. Suggested donation $4. For info: 617.227.08458 p.m.
Ongoing @ UMBBeacon Fitness Center ClassesAqua Aerobics – 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (thru Nov 30)Bible Study & Fellowship – Christian wisdom from the Bible. No expertise necessary.Interfaith Chapel, Ryan LoungeMcCormack Bldg, 3rd Flr11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
On CampusTuesday Harbor Cruise Cruises depart from the Fox Point Dock located between Wheatley and McCormack Buildings Tickets given on a first come/first serve basis. NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. FREE with a valid UMass ID, $5 without ID . For info: 617-287-5404, [email protected]. 12 – 1:15 PM
Heartsaver CPR Course The Heartsaver AED Course teaches the basic techniques of adult CPR and how to use an AED.The Wellness Center, Campus Center 2107. For info: 617-287-56809 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Off CampusMen’s Soccer @ Massachusetts Maritime AcademyInfo: 617-287-78013:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Women’s Tennis vs. UMass Dartmouth@ Eastern Nazarene, QuincyInfo: 617-287-78013:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball @ Worcester State. Info: 617-287-7801 6 – 8 p.m.
Ongoing @ UMBBeacon Fitness CenterMcCormack Bldg, 1st FlrStrengthen and Tone – 11:45 a.m. -12:45 p.m.Kripalu Yoga – 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Casa Latina – weekly Latino community/cultural meeting. Student Groups Office, Campus Center, 3rd Flr2:30 p.m
On CampusToyota Corolla for $50 Prize Drawing Winning entry for Empower Disabled Fund contest will be chosen. For info: www.empowerdisabledfund.umb.edu
WUMB Friends Council Mtg – For info: www.wumb.org/about/friendscouncil.php
Off CampusBallroom Dancing at Moseley’s Dance Hall – Learn ballroom, latin, swing, waltz etc. No jeans, T-shirts, or sneakers. Gen admssn $12, $9 with Student ID, includes refreshments. Free parking.Moseley’s on the Charles, 50 Bridge St, Dedham. For info: 781-326-30756:30 – 10 p.m.
Patience of Nantucket – play by UMB Prof. Robert Johnson, directed by Akiba Abaka. Boston Center for the Arts. 524 Tremont St., Boston.Pay-What-You-Can Night. (reg. student price $22.50) For info: 617-287-6794 7:30 p.m.
Ongoing @ UMBHill’el – weekly Jewish community/cultural meeting. Student Groups Office, Campus Center, 3rd Flr12:30 p.m.
Beacon Fitness CenterMcCormack Bldg, 1st FlrKripalu Yoga – 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting – 12 Step Recovery meeting. All are welcome (students/faculty). For info & location: 617-287-7981 2 – 3 p.m.
On CampusUMB Bookstore Marathon Reading: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Huston.UMass Boston BookstoreCampus Center, 1st Flr12 – 4 p.m.
Off CampusCirque du Soleil at Suffolk DownsFrench-Canadian circus troupe performs latest production ‘Corteo’ at Suffolk Downs. Discounted tickets available from UMB Student Arts & Event Council.Student Life Office, Campus Center, 3rd Flr. For info: 617-287-7979
Singer Songwriter Night with Jennifer Greer at the Lily Pad1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge MA 02139For info: 617.497.08237 p.m.
Men’s Soccer @ Emerson College. Info: 617-287-78015:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball @ Simmons College.Info: 617-287-7801 7 – 9 p.m.
Ongoing @ UMBBeacon Fitness Center ClassesMcCormack Bldg, 1st FlrCardio Mix – 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.Strengthen and Tone – 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.Tai Chi – 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. (thru Nov 30)
Mindfulness Meditation Group McCormack Hall, 3rd Floor, Interfaith Chapel. Experience greater calm, an increased ability to cope with stress, more moments of joy and happiness.Interfaith Chapel, Ryan LoungeMcCormack Bldg, 3rd Flr. For info: 617-287-5624 or [email protected]. 2:30 – 3 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 12 Step Recovery meeting. All are welcome (students/faculty). For info & location: 617-287-7981 2 – 3 p.m.
On CampusStudy Abroad Fair Interfaith Chapel, Ryan LoungeMcCormack Bldg, 3rd Flr10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Artist’s Talk: Freddie CabralDominican artist discusses his metal sculptures and reliefs.Grossmann Gallery, Healey Library6th Flr. For info: 617-287-59105 – 7 p.m.
Off CampusAncient Sciences: Sacred TruthsDiscussion at the New Acropolis School of Philosophy, 2000 Mass Ave, 2nd Floor, Somerville. $10. For info: 617-864-57207:30 p.m.
Musical Open Mic @ ENCOREwith Brian Patton, Mary Callanan279 Tremont St., Boston MA
Traditional Irish Seisiun – with Peter Molloy & Friends at The DRUIDInman Square, Cambridge, MA6 p.m.
Dyke Night Goes Retro – 80s, new wave with DJ Susan Esthera @ TOAST – Union Square, Somerville, MA
Hip-hop with the Freakas – CLUB 5858 Ross Way, Quincy. 21. For Info: 617-471-7788
Latin Night – merengue, bachata, cumbia, and house with DJ Michael Macedo, Vincent’s Nightclub6 Billings St, Randolph MA
Ongoing @ UMBPhilosophy Club – All invited to participate in weekly presentation. Wheatley Hall, 5th Floor, Room 041. For info: 617-287-6406 or [email protected] 2:30 p.m.
Writer’s Circle – Meeting/workshop for creative writers. All welcome to submit work for critique. For info, e-mail: [email protected]. Student Media Lounge, Campus Center, 2nd Floor 4 – 5:30 p.m.
On CampusWomen’s Volleyball vs. Eastern Connecticut. Little East ConferenceInfo: 617-287-780112 – 4 p.m.
Women’s Soccer vs. Rhode Island College. Info: 617-287-780112 – 2 p.m.
Men’s Soccer vs. Rhode Island CollegeInfo: 617-287-7801 1 – 3 p.m.
Women’s Tennis vs. Bridgewater State College. Info: 617-287-7801.1 – 3 p.m.
Off CampusCross Country – Tufts University Invitational. Grafton, MA. Info: 617-287-780111 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Open Bark Poetry Night w/ Deborah Priestly. Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect St, Cambridge. Suggested donation $3-$5. For info: 617.354.52878 p.m.
Crafty – Arts & Crafts @ Mass College of ArtThis show features a range of multimedia: sculptures, videos, paintings, and public art, all of which must refer to “craft” or craftable materials in a new, challenging, or subversive way.Mass College of Art, Huntington Ave, Boston. FREE. For info: 617-879-7333.5-7 p.m.
On CampusUMass Field Station Open House – Love it? Hate It? Learn to understand it! (Free lunch to first 25)Campus Center, Rm 354012:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Annual Shaun O’Connell Lecture”Langston Hughes, Gender Ventriloquy & Political Embodiment Among the Irish” – Guest speaker Prof. Thadious M. Davis, UPenn. Alumni Room, Campus Center 2nd FlrLecture 2 – 3 p.m., refreshments 3 – 5 p.m.
Off CampusUMass Field Station Open House & WUMB Listener Appreciation ConcertUMass Field Station, Nantucket
Ballroom Dancing at Moseley’s Dance Hall – Learn ballroom, latin, swing, waltz etc. No jeans, T-shirts, or sneakers. Gen admssn $12, $9 with Student ID, includes refreshments. Free parking.Moseley’s on the Charles, 50 Bridge St, Dedham. For info: 781-326-307512:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
MASSabda – National Ballroom Dance Week Final GalaComplementary Bolero Lesson, Professional, amateur, children’s performances. Students $10 with ID.Moseley’s on the Charles, 50 Bridge St, Dedham. For info: 781-326-30756 – 11 p.m.
WUMB 91.9 FM Commonwealth Journal – Interviews with scholars, writers, and public officials examining current issues of interest to the people of Massachusetts. For info: www.wumb.org, or 617-287-6900.7 p.m.
On CampusDiversity Luncheon Series: American Culture – Love it? Hate It? Learn to understand it! (Free lunch to first 25 attendees)Campus Center, Rm 354012:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Bookstore 2-day Katrina Symposium “Remembering the Past & Looking to the Future.” Sponsored by Trotter Institute/WUMB/Grad Studies. For info: 617-287-5880.10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
CFA Exam Preparation Workshop Reps from Boston Security Analysts Society & UMB College of Mgmt provide tips and insight for CFA exam. For info: 617-287-7760.Campus Center, Rm 35405 – 6 p.m.
Off CampusWorkshop For Published Poets Gene Arthur, Gwen Jensen, Steve Ablon.Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge. Red line to Porter SquareFor info: 617.491.22207 p.m.
Doc Brown’s Traveling Poetry Show”See poets perform their own work about Harleys, hockey, henna, old hardware stores, high-school cafeteria fights – and those are just the women! Homewreckers all. Plus a bunch of butch bards, birdmen, battlers, boygods, B-movie directors, and brash old men.”Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge. $5. For info: 617.388.1168.7:30 p.m.
Ongoing @ UMBBeacon Fitness Center ClassesAqua Aerobics – 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (thru Nov 30)
Bible Study & FellowshipInterfaith Chapel, Ryan LoungeMcCormack Bldg, 3rd Flr11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.