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| SATURDAY, MAY 17, 10:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. |
Tisch Library Medford campus |
Tisch Library Open House for Friends and Alumni provides the opportunity for self-guided tours all day. Come see the 2008 Reunion Classes Exibit, The Tower café and the model of the proposed Tufts Library Rooftop Garden. |
| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 3:30–5:00 P.M. |
Hirsh Reading Room Tisch Library Medford campus |
The fourth John Holmes Memorial Poetry Reading features Maxine Kumin, prolific prize-winning poet and author. Ms. Kumin’s work embraces themes ranging from religious and cultural identity; the relationship between humankind and nature; the relationship between men and women; love, loss, and survival; aging and mortality to political choices and consequences. The Maxine Newberg Gordon Book Prize ceremony will precede the reading. Book signing sponsored by Tufts University Bookstore and reception to follow. Exhibit on the poet in Tisch Library lobby March 31–June 2. |
| THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 3:30–5:00 P.M. |
Hirsh Reading Room Tisch Library Medford campus |
Tufts professor and international scholar, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, will discuss his book, Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America. Discover Amerigo Vespucci’s explorations, vocations, and influences; discover the route that led to the naming of the Americas after an obscure Florentine explorer. Book signing sponsored by Tufts University Bookstore and reception to follow. Exhibit on the author in Tisch Library lobby January 7–March 31. |
| JANUARY 14–SEPTEMBER 5 | Corridor to The Tower café, Tisch Library Medford campus |
The 2008 Reunion Classes Exhibit will highlight people, places and events to share what Tufts was like for these classes at Tufts. Prepared by Digital Collections and Archives. |
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