Host of Speakers, Topics on Tap for March

From staff reports

The College will be hosting a number of distinguished lecturers who will speak on a range of subjects during the spring semester. Here’s a sampling of speakers coming up in March.

‘Colonial Hygiene on Exhibit and on Trial’ Subject of Lecture March 4
U.S. State Department historian Joe Wiscentowski will present a lecture on “Colonial Hygiene on Exhibit and on Trial: The Taibei Police Hygiene Exhibition of 1925” 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 in the Browsing Room at Cochran Library. Contact John Ashbrook at Ext. 6174 or jashbrook@sbc.edu for more information.

‘Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories’ Documentary March 18
Sweet Briar College’s film studies program presents “Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories,” a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Mike Shiley, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18 in Tyson Auditorium. Shiley, who posed as a journalist in Iraq, will be on hand for the screening and discussion. Contact Eleanor Salotto at Ext. 6159 or esalotto@sbc.edu for more information.

Appalachian Archaeology Lecturer March 19
Archaeologist Jodi Barnes will speak at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 in Tyson Auditorium. During her lecture, “From Farms to Forests: The Archaeology of an Appalachian Landscape,” Barnes will talk about her work in Amherst on a free black farmstead. Contact Lynn Rainville at Ext. 6432 or lrainville@sbc.edu for more information.

Albert Bates, Environmental Lawyer, Author and Co-founder of The Farm, Lectures March 27
Albert Bates, environmental lawyer, author and co-founder of The Farm, will present “Tipping Points: How to Get the Kind We Want” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27 in Conference Rooms A and B of the Florence Elston Inn & Conference Center. Bates will address peak oil, climate change crises and solutions. A book signing will follow. Contact Debbie Kasper at Ext. 6204 or dkasper@sbc.edu for more information.

Arts Advocate, Author to Discuss Latest Book March 27
William Cleveland, founder and director of the Center for the Study of Art & Community in Bainbridge Island, Wash., will discuss his new book “Art and Upheaval,” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27 in the Wailes Lounge at the Elston Inn & Conference Center. For more information, please contact Carrie Brown at cbrown@sbc.edu or Ext. 6236.

Reception, Gallery Talk by Artist March 28
A reception and gallery talk by artist Myron Helfgott, professor emeritus of sculpture at Virginia Commonwealth University, will be held 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 28 in Babcock Gallery. Contact rmlane@sbc.edu or Ext. 6248 for more information.

Holocaust Survivor Eva Kor Speaks March 30
Holocaust survivor Eva Kor will speak about her experiences as a victim of Dr. Josef Mengele’s twin experiments at Auschwitz, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30 in the Boxwood Room of the Florence Elston Inn & Conference Center at Sweet Briar College. For more information, contact Pat Clements at pclements@sbc.edu or Ext. 6426.