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Visiting Professor of Art History Scott MacDonald is the author of a recently published book titled Art in Cinema: Documents Toward a History of the Film Society. The Art in Cinema Society, led by filmmaker Frank Stauffacher, pioneered the promotion of avant-garde cinema in America.

The Department of Music will present “An Evening of Chamber Music” on Friday, April 21, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts. This event is free and open to the public. 

Gareth Matthews, a pioneer in thinking, writing and teaching about philosophy and children, will present the Winslow Classics Lecture at Hamilton College on Thursday, April 20, at 4:10 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium (G027). His lecture, titled "Plato for Kids," is free and open to the public.

“Caribbean Political Thought in Transition,” a conference featuring experts in the politics and economics of Africa and the Caribbean, will be held on Tuesday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Science Center 3024.  This event is free and open to the public.

Mira Nair, internationally acclaimed director of films including Monsoon Wedding, Salaam Bombay, Hysterical Blindness and Vanity Fair, gave the annual Tolles Lecture on April 16.  Nair spoke about her career in filmmaking, and screened a short film she was commissioned to make after 9/11. The Tolles Lecture Series brings distinguished speakers from the fields of literature, journalism and theater to Hamilton to lecture and meet with students.

Village Harmony, the unique world music ensemble composed of young singers from throughout Vermont and neighboring states, presents a concert on Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 PM at Hamilton College Chapel.  Suggested admission is $8, $5 for students. For more information call (315) 859-0701.

The Diversity and Social Justice Project presents civil rights leader Bob Moses on Wednesday, April 19, at 4:10 p.m. in the Kirner-Johnson Auditorium.  His remarks are titled "Social Justice in Education." Moses '56 is the creator of  "The Algebra Project," a foundation devoted to assisting young students in the inner city and rural areas to achieve mathematics literacy.  The event is free and open to the public.

Barbara Tewksbury, the William R. Kenan Professor of Geosciences, will present a short talk to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake on Tuesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in room G041 of the Science Center. The talk will be followed by a screening of the classic geology film "San Francisco: City That Waits to Die." The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Geology Club.

The College Democrats and the College Republicans will host a political debate on Wednesday, April 19, at 8 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.

Sarah Griffith '06 has been awarded the college's prestigious Bristol Fellowship. The Bristol Fellowship was begun in 1996 as part of a gift to Hamilton College by William M. Bristol, Jr., (Class of 1917). The purpose of the fellowship is to perpetuate Mr. Bristol's spirit and share it with students of the college that was such an important part of his life. Created by his family, the fellowship is designed to encourage Hamilton students to experience the richness of the world by living outside the United States for one year and studying an area of great personal interest.