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The Hamilton College Performing Arts Series opens the spring semester with a performance by the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center. This public performance ends a week-long residency that includes master classes, school matinees and a public performance. The residency is a partnership between Hamilton College, the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, and the Central New York Arts Council’s Arts in Education Institute.

Seventeen low-income women from the Mohawk Valley are taking the first step toward a college education as members of the pilot class of the ACCESS Project, a comprehensive program designed to provide low-income parents in Central New York with all of the support necessary to thrive in an academic community.

Mike Burton grew up in North Carolina and went to Catawba College where he earned his BFA in Theatre Arts; he then moved to New York City to become a comedian. Since then his career has taken off.

The Pat McGee Band will perform at Hamilton on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 9 p.m. in the Beinecke Village Annex. Since its formation in early 1996, the Pat McGee Band's grassroots growth has been phenomenal. The band, with rich harmonies and energized acoustic rock, has been selling out clubs, such as Irving Plaza, New York, NY; House of Blues, Chicago; Paradise, Boston; Birchmere in Alexandria, VA, and the 9:30 Club and the Bayou in Washington, DC. PMB's biggest sellout -- more than 7,000 -- occurred on July 2, 1998 at Wolf Trap's Filene Center, Vienna, VA. They performed on the H.O.R.D.E. tour in Charlotte, NC, and opened for the Allman Brothers Band in Buffalo and Toronto. The band signed a recording contract with Giant Records, a joint venture with Warner Brothers Records.

This year might mark only the second anniversary of Hamilton's FebFest, but a Winter Carnival was once an integral part of Hamilton tradition. Begun in 1938, the events of the Winter Carnival included concerts, dance parties, and a snow sculpture competition. Despite the popularity of this tradition, it died out in the mid-1950s. However, the Winter Carnival was brought back to the Hill last year in the form of FebFest, a week-long celebration of winter and a break from the monotony of classes and work. Most importantly, it is an opportunity for the entire campus community to become involved in an event that celebrates Hamilton and its traditions. In the tradition of the old Winter Carnival, FebFest includes concerts, parties, and various outdoor activities. New events have been added, such as the Gong Show, the Snoccer tournament, and the Wine and Chocolate Tasting. This year, FebFest will be held from Monday, Feb. 12 - Saturday, Feb.17.

Mitchell Stevens, an assistant professor of sociology at Hamilton College, and author of an upcoming book about home schooling, has launched a Web site gallery of art by homeschooled children.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, will give a free public lecture at Hamilton College on Monday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. His visit is part of the Sacerdote Great Names Series at Hamilton, named in recognition of a significant gift from the family of Alex Sacerdote, a 1994 Hamilton graduate.

Eve Ensler, writer and performer of the Obie Award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues, will give a lecture titled, "The Vagina Monologues: Organizing against violence against women," on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. at Hamilton College's Fillius Events Barn in the Beinecke Student Activities Village. Her visit is sponsored by the Jane Watson Irwin Chair in Women’s Studies, the Kirkland Project, Sexual Assault Center, and Women’s Studies Program.

Monk Rowe, director of the Hamilton College Jazz Archive, and a lecturer in saxophone at the college, presented a clinic at the 28th annual conference of the International Association of Jazz Educators, Jan. 10-13 in New York City.

Doty is the author of five books of poetry, including My Alexandria, which was chosen for the National Poetry Series and several other awards.