Hamilton College's 1997 Spring Arts Season begins in January with a stellar array of performing , literary and visual arts. From award-winning guest artists to the College's own faculty and students, the spring season will feature an outstanding showcase of performances and exhibits.

Music events include: Hamilton Department of Music vocal and instrumental faculty concert (Jan. 28); Malcolm Bilson's all Schubert program on fortepiano (Feb. 8); The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra (Feb. 9); Sol y Canto, a five piece Latin American band (Feb. 14); Huun Huur Tu, Tuvan throat singers (Feb. 27); Hamilton College Choir (April 4); Japanese Festival Concert (April 5); and Joan of Arc at the Stake with the Hamilton College and Community Oratorio Society and Hamilton Choir (May 6).

Literary events include: Hamilton faculty reading with Naomi Guttman and Reggie Young (Jan. 30); author John Nichols (Feb. 20); Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos (March 6); Intercollegiate Reading Series (April 5); and poet Peter Balakian (April 17).

Theatre and Dance performances include: Karen Finley performing American Chestnut (Feb. 1); Spring Dance Concert (March 7 and 8); The National Theatre of the Deaf (March 9); and Aristophanes' Lysistrata (April 17-26).

Emerson Gallery exhibits include: Wake Up Little Susie: Pregnancy and Power before Roe v. Wade, and Warnings (Jan. 13-Feb. 14); Private Art/Public Art: Photographs from the Collections of Citibank and Johnson & Johnson (Feb. 24-April 6); Senior Art Projects 1997 (April 21-May 25).

A calendar with complete listings of event dates, times and locations is available free of charge from the Hamilton publications office, 315 859-4681.