Oct. 30 Fifth Tuesday, therefore no meeting July 31 Fifth Tuesday, therefore no meeting June 19 TBA June 12 Nick Seamon, Black Sheep Deli, talking about The Taste of Amherst June 5 TBA May 29 Fifth Tuesday, therefore no meeting May 22 Annual Meeting May 15 Sam Rush, New Century Theater summer season May 8 TBA May 1 Jonathan Lash, president of Hampshire College April 24 Caroline Martin, Amherst College President April 17 Mick Kitteridge, Kringel Candle April 10 TBA April 3 Recipients of Love Notes grants March 27 Hilary Price, Rhymes with Orange cartoonist March 20 Robyn Brown and/or Robert Reeeve, The Lord Jeffrey Inn March 13 Irish Cultural Center, Elms College March 6 Robert Nakosteen, UMass Isenberg School of Management, Finance Feb. 28: Claire Higgins director of Franklin Community Action Commission Feb. 21: Love Notes Feb. 14: Nancy Fletcher, Antique Valentines Feb. 7: Reza and Jennifer Shafii, TigerPress Printing Jan. 31 Fifth Tuesday, therefore no meeting Jan. 24 John Sacerdote/Sudro Brown, Amherst Railway Society Train Show Jan. 17 Whitney Battle-Baptiste, UMass anthropology professor and historical archaeologist Jan. 10 Jen and Reza Shafie from Tiger Press, "Printing Business Today" Jan. 3 Sherry Wilson, Master Gardener .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2011 Dec. 27, 2011 Best Ever "Worst" gift exchange Dec. 20 Carol Johnson, Amherst Cinema Dec. 6 Charles Mann, Author of best-selling books 1491 and 1493 Nov. 29 Fifth Tuesday, therefore no meeting Nov. 22 Terry
Rooney, artist, chair Public Arts Commission, organizing Nov. 15 Rolf Nelson, chef of the Lumberyard Restaurant Nov. 8 Paul Kozub, creator of V1 vodka Nov. 1 (snowed out) Oct. 25 - John
Ebbetts, development director UMass Fine Arts Center, former Oct. 18 - Love Notes Meeting Oct. 11 - Zeke Hecker, Pioneer Valley Symphony and Chorus, retired teacher of music and composer --Sept. 27: Epi Bodhi, retired health director, African water project Sept. 20: Jay Levy, social worker, specializing in homeless, has written book on his experiences Sept. 13: Bob Romer, African American Civil War Veterans in West Cemetery Sept. 6: Erika Zekos, president of Amherst Education Foundation -plans for the year and future August 30 Fifth Tuesday, therefore no meeting August 23 Book review: Sara Berger, Harrison Gregg, Bonnie Isman and Jim Wald will share their favorites. August 16 Summer recess (no meeting) August
9 Paul Bacon will lead off the discussion of personal experiences of
tornadoes and disaster. Members are invited to share their experiences. August 2 Summer recess (no meeting) July
26 Kyla Hastie, US Fish and Wildlife Service
July 12 Cynthia Allen, Franklin County Beekeeper Assoc. president July 5 Sara Berquist, Amherst Farmers Market -- June 7 Annual Meeting May 31 Fifth Tuesday, therefore no meeting May 24 tba May 17 Mike Stone, the UMass Baseball coach May 10 Wilma Ortiz, of Amherst Regional Middle School, the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year May 3 Maryelise Lamet and Janis Gray will talk about Shutesbury's 250th Anniversary. April 26 Todd Diacon, the Deputy Chancellor of UMass talking about the Gateway Project April 19 James Young, director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide and Memory Studies at UMass April 12 Meredith Michael, anthropologist April 5 Sherill Hogan, visit to the Middle East March 29 Fifth Tuesday, therefore no meeting March 22 Love Notes Recipients Lunch March 15 David Sullivan, new D.A. March 8 Ray Bradley, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geosciences and Director of the Climate System Research Center, talking about climate change March 1 Todd Cromack, The International Association of Lions Clubs Feb 22 Cinda Jones, North Amherst Development Feb.15 Love Notes discussion and auction Feb. 8 Claude Tellier, Cambodian Water Project Feb 1 CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW Jan. 25 Sabine Holub Jan. 18 CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW John Sacerdote, Great Railway Show at Big E Jan. 11 Amanda Lange, sweet chocolate Jan. 4 No meeting ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2010
Sept. 7 Jim Smith, former town engineer, talking about African Americans in Amherst. He has written books on the subject. Sept. 14 Steve Kallaugher served in the Peace Corps in Swaziland but was frustrated by Corps constraints in helping people. He left, established a foundation and now routinely returns to Africa to serve the residents. He is also an actor and was seen in "Hamlet" with Vivienne this summer Sept. 21 Jim Brassord, Amherst College physical plant - projects on campus. Sept. 28 Mohamed Ibrahim Elgadi, Amherst Amnesty International Chapter Coordinator. Oct. 5 Onawumi Jean Moss, storyteller Oct. 12 Resident Directors and/or Board President of the ABC (A Better Chance Program) Oct. 26 Joan Grenier, Odyssey Bookshop - challenges of independent book seller. Nov. 2 Lynn Pasquerella - new Mount Holyoke College president Nov. 9 Love Notes Committees - planning meeting Nov. 16 Martin Miller, WFCR general manager Nov. 23 Ruth Hazzard, Winter Farmers' Market Nov. 30 Fifth Tuesday, therefore no meeting Dec. 7 Ray Bradley - climate change and global warming (postponed due to sickness) Dec. 14 Julie Johnson, Director of the Hitchcock Center Dec. 21 Amherst Regional High School Chorale Dec. 28 No meeting |