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The Help by Kathryn Stockett Abortion, Gay Marriage & Euthanasia – Lecture A Death in the Family – by James Agee (A Classic Revisited) The Hare with Amber Eyes – by Edmund de Waal (available paperbound in August) My 65 Years with Books – Lecture … Continue reading →

William Shakespeare, “Twelfth Night” George Herbert, Poems A Celebration in Words and Music Herman Melville, “Billy Budd, Foretopman” Charles Dickens, “Great Expectations” (for the 200th anniversary of Dickens’s birth) Louis Hemon, “Maria Chapdelaine” Virginia Woolf, “To The Lighthouse” Chinua Achebe, … Continue reading →

  Zoltan Kalman (Clarinet)  Zodiac Trio (Violin, Clarinet & Piano) Antoine Joubert (Piano) Lita Classen (Voice) Flute Force (Flute Quartet) David Gerry & Michael Schutz (Flute & Percussion) Mike Polci Quartet (Brass) Lisa Yui (Piano)

Valerie Tryon (Piano) Carol Welsman (Jazz Vocalist) Ensemble Chaconne Measure for Measure – the Music of Shakespeare’s Plays (Early Music) Trio D’Argento (Flute, Clarinet & Piano) David Braid (Jazz Piano) Nagata Shachu (Taiko Drums)

Westdale Library, 7 p.m., with Dr. Jim Dale, retired McMaster University English professor.  Oct. 12, 2011 Mrs. Warren’s Profession  Nov. 9, 2011 Arms and the Man  Dec. 14, 2011 Pygmalion  Jan. 11, 2012 St. Joan  Feb. 8, 2012 The Importance of Being Ernest  March 14, 2012 An … Continue reading →

Neighbourhood Update – Issue #62 Sept. 29 2011

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has formed five Elementary Accommodation Review Committees (ARC) to look at the future of elementary school accommodation in Hamilton.  The role of the ARC is to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees by producing … Continue reading →

After our annual general meeting, where McMaster president Dr. Patrick Deane confirmed that undergraduate enrolment has been rising, not decreasing as expected, since the double cohort when Grade 13 was eliminated; confirmed that the province wants to increase enrolment in … Continue reading →

On September 14, the Globe and Mail published an article by James Bradshaw which covered a report released by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC).  Mr. Bradshaw states that “the quality of undergraduate education at Canada’s universities … Continue reading →

For the third year, AWWCA block representatives and other AWWCA members have volunteered to deliver all of McMaster’s Welcome Bags to student houses. Some volunteers include a friendly personal letter, introducing themselves to their student neighbours. Prior to 2009, teams … Continue reading →