FREE Events At Swarthmore College

What's Going on at Swarthmore College
October 15-31, 2011

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Swarthmore, PA –For more information, please visit http://calendar.swarthmore.edu/ or call the sponsoring department.

 

 

Orit Hofshi: Resilience
Saturday, October 15, 2011 - Saturday, October 22, 2011, 12:00 p.m.- 5p.m. Tuesday - Saturday

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Performing Arts Center - List Gallery

 

Orit Hofshi's monumental and profoundly moving woodcuts, mixed media works, and installations explore the relation of humanity to landscape—places that have been contested, destroyed, or reclaimed.

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Scott Associates Fall Festival
Saturday, October 15, 2011, 4:00 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall - Lang Lower Lobby, - Lang Upper Lobby

 

Join Scott Associates and staff for this festive reception and inspiring lecture with Fergus Garrett, head gardener and CEO at Great Dixter. Fergus Garrett will present the history of the Great Dixter gardens, focusing on the design, style of gardening, and day-to-day management. He'll talk about color, meadows, pot displays, tropical gardening, and planting for a long season, as well as the work of Christopher Lloyd. Entrance is free and the public is welcome! Call 610-328-8025 to RSVP.

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Clair Wilcox Lecture by Mark Duggan, Wharton School
Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Science Center - Science Center 101

 

"The Economics and Politics of Health Care Reform in the U.S." by Mark Duggan

 

In March of 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which is projected to extend health insurance coverage to more than 30 million Americans by 2015, to slow the growth rate of both private and public health care costs, and to reduce the federal budget deficit by approximately $1 trillion in the next two decades.  Considered by many to be the most significant piece of domestic legislation since the 1960s, PPACA has become increasingly controversial as the campaign for the Republican nomination heats up and as the Supreme Court prepares to consider the constitutionality of its key provisions.  In this lecture, Professor Duggan will provide an overview of the key features of this legislation and of the politics of getting PPACA passed.  He will conclude with a discussion of what lies ahead and how it depends on the outcome of the 2010 elections and on the Supreme Court decision.

 

Mark Duggan is a Professor of Business and Public Policy at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.  

 

Professor Duggan's research focuses primarily on the effect of government expenditure programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid on the behavior of individuals and firms.  Some of his more recent research is exploring the contribution of market structure to the rise in health insurance premiums and the effect of physician financial incentives on the cost and quality of health care.  His research has been published in leading academic journals including the American Econonic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics and has been featured in outlets such as The Economist, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

 

Duggan served from 2009-2010 as the Senior Economist for Health Care Policy at the White House Council of Economic Advisers and has also been a Consultant and Expert Witness for the U.S. Department of Justice.  He is currently serving on the Social Security Advisory Board's Technical Panel on Assumptions and Methods and is an Advisory Board Member at McKinsey's Center for U.S. Health System Reform.

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Orchestra 2001 with Mendelssohn Club
Sunday, October 23, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall

 

Totus Tuus 

- Henryk Górecki

 

Shaker Loops

-John Adams

 

Messagesquisse (area premiere)

-Pierre Boulez 

 

Adam's Lament (area premiere)

-Arvo Pärt

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The Gilbert Lecture
Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Science Center - Science Center 101

 

Distinguished Professor of Political Science and department chair at Vanderbilt University, John G. Geer presents the Gilbert lecture "Why the Tea Party is Obama's Ace in the Hole" As we approach the 2012 presidential election, President Obama appears to have the deck stacked against him. The economy continues to struggle. His major piece of legislation -health care-is under constant attack. And Congress seems to block his every move. Obama appears to have very few cards to play in the next 12 months. But appearances can be deceiving. If we weigh all the evidence and look at the broad sweep of history, it is the Tea Party that in fact is Obama's ace in the hole and the one card that may, as a result, get him re-elected in 2012.This lecture is sponsored by the Deparment of Political Science and Center for Social and Policy Studies (CSPS)

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How Ma Zhiyuan Found His Way Onto a Yuan Dynasty Tomb Wall
Thursday, October 27, 2011, 4:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Kohlberg - Scheuer Room

 

In 1309, Wu Qing and Jing Shi were buried in a tomb in Xing County in western Shaxi Provience. While neither of these two people are important in Chinese history, the paintings on their tomb walls are more splendid than almost any others that survive from the Yuan period.  In addition, Ma Zhiyan's (1250-1321) famous poem, Qiusi (Autumn Thoughts) is found written on the tomb walls.  

 

This talk by Nancy Steinhardt, professor of East Asian Art and Curator of Chinese Art, University of Pennsylvania, will begin with this tomb and then go on to other Yuan tombs in Shanxi, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia to investigate and try to understand the Chinese view of the afterlife in the early 14th century under Mongolian rule.

 

 

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Horticulture Seminar: Maples forthe Home Garden
Friday, October 28, 2011, 9:30 a.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Wister Center - Gillespie Room

 

Join curator Andrew Bunting for an in-depth look at the genus Acer. Through classroom discussion and explorations in the collections, get a close look at the variety of cultivars and species for Delaware Valley gardens. Participants will receive thorough plant fact sheets on each dogwood discussed. Limited to 24. Registration fee: $25 Members: $15. For more information, please call the Scott Arboretum offices at 610-328-8025.

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Guided Tour: Autumn Highlights
Saturday, October 29, 2011, 3:00 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Scott Arboretum Offices

 

Join Claire Sawyers, Director, for a free tour of the Scott Arboretum. Experience the splendor of fall color. The tour will begin at the Scott Arboretum offices and is free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, the tour will be canceled. For more information, please call the Scott Arboretum offices at 610-328-8025.

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Swarthmore College Student and Alumni Composers Recital
Saturday, October 29, 2011, 8:00 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall

 

Swarthmore College Studentand Alumni Composers Recital