Middlebury College Presents “Lives in the

Arts” on Mar. 12-13

Alumnae to Perform, Display and Discuss Their

Art

Middlebury College alumnae will perform, display

and discuss their art and work in a two-day celebratory symposium

on Friday, Mar. 12 and Saturday, Mar. 13 in the Middlebury College

Center for the Arts (CFA), on Route 30. “Lives in the Arts”

will consist of readings, music, dance, theatre performances,

an exhibition of drawings, and panel discussions. A reception

for visual artists Jessica Nissen (Class of 1990) and Julia Wachtel

(1978) will lead off the symposium at 5 p.m. on Friday Mar. 12

in the CFA lobby.

All events are free and open to the public, but pre-registration

is required. Tickets may be reserved by contacting Mary S. Duffy

of the Middlebury College Women’s Resource Center at 802-443-5937.

A highlight of this gathering will be a reading by

Julia Alvarez (1971) on Friday, Mar. 12 at 8 p.m. Author of “Yo,”

and “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents,” Alvarez

will read from her new book “Something to Declare” on

Friday, Mar. 12 at 8 p.m. in the CFA Studio Theatre.

On Saturday, Mar. 13 at 9:30 a.m. a coffee and muffin

reception will start off the day’s events in the lower lobby of

the CFA. The public is invited and refreshments are free.

Following the reception, a poetry reading will take

place at 10:30 a.m. in CFA Room 232. Poets Ofelia Barrios (1993);

Sarah Messer (1988); and Suzanne Wise (1987) will read from their

own works.

At 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, “Making a Life in

the Arts: Women’s Personal Journeys,” a round-table sharing

of survival stories, will be held in Room 232 of the CFA. Participants

will be poet Ofelia Barrios, playwright Andra Harbold (1994),

and composer Ellen Lindquist (1993).

At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Studio Theatre of

the CFA, composer Ellen Lindquist and adapter Andra Harbold will

present “Isabelle Eberhardt Project,” an exploration

of the life of 19th century writer Isabelle Eberhardt.

At 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Dance Studio of the

CFA, dancer/choreographer Lisa Gonzales (1993), Ellen Lindquist,

and violinist Laura Markowitz will present “Gaia,” a

new collaborative work for dancer and solo violin.

From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday in Room 232 of

the CFA, playwright Eve Ensler (1975) will lead a panel discussion

of her play “Vagina Monologues” with the cast of the

recent Middlebury College production.

At 4 p.m. on Saturday, “Tangential Pursuits:

Artists Behind (And Making) the Scene,” a discussion of the

less visible arts, will be presented in Room 232 of the CFA. Panelists

will include film editor Plummy Tucker (1987); theatre historian

Natalya Baldyga (1991); film historian Alyssa Gallin (1992); and

Andrea Schaefer (1991) of the Middlebury College English department.

On Saturday, Mar. 13 at 8 p.m. in the CFA Studio

Theatre, a reading of Eve Ensler’s “Necessary Targets”

will be presented by Ensler and fellow alumnae Natalya Baldyga,

Melissa Perry Bridger (1988), Ann A. Deppman (1989), Andra Harbold,

Elizabeth Dewey Levey (1988), and Andrea Schaefer. The presentation

will be followed by a discussion led by the author, and a reception.

Ensler is well-known for her Obie-award winning play “Vagina

Monologues” which was performed to a standing-room-only crowd

at Middlebury College this past Valentine’s Day. Tickets for the

staged reading of “Necessary Targets” are free, but

should be reserved by contacting Mary S. Duffy at 802-443-5937.

For pre-registration or more information, contact

Mary S. Duffy of the Middlebury College Women’s Resource Center,

at 802-443-5937, or, email Mary.S.Duffy@middlebury.edu for a schedule

of events and registration information.