FREE Events At Swarthmore College In January

What’s Going On at Swarthmore College
January 1–15, 2012

All events are free and open to the public

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

Conspiracy Walls Exhibition
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 – Friday, January 13, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (M-F)

Monday, January 16 – Friday, January 27, 2012, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Swarthmore College - McCabe Library

Conspiracy Walls
The members of FMST 43: Conspiracy, taught by Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies, Bob Rehak, unveil their final projects: "conspiracy walls" documenting real and invented conspiracies. A ragged and incendiary gallery of proudly disreputable thought, conspiracy walls are part graffiti, part scholarship, and part shrine, performing and parsing paranoia through the mapping of strange theories.

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Guided Tour: A Walk with the Curator
Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 2:30 p.m.

Swarthmore College - Scott Arboretum

Join Andrew Bunting, Curator of the Scott Arboretum, for a series of free tours at the Scott Arboretum. "A Walk with the Curator" program provides an in-depth look at the collections, gardens, and plant selections through the eyes of the man responsible for curating the collection. Andrew Bunting will discuss the most recent accessions, why plants were removed from the collection and maybe should be removed from your garden, as well as the latest garden designs at the Scott Arboretum.

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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Nature's Narratives: The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture
Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 5:30 p.m.

Swarthmore College - Scott Arboretum

Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers as they discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. “Nature’s Narratives” is a book discussion group sponsored by the Scott Arboretum where readers come together to discuss a book once a month and share in the reading experience. This month the group will discuss Wendell Berry’s The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture. First published in 1977, Berry argues that agriculture is integral to American culture and that we mistreat the land when we become divorced from it.

The discussions are free and open to the public. Participants will need to read each month’s selection prior to the discussion. Call (610) 328-8025 to register.

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