Fall family Weekend SCHEDULE
Visit your student on campus during Fall Family Weekend Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18. With a family festival, athletic events, and the annual Sam Gomez Road Race, it's sure to be a great time!
Friday, October 16, 2015
SNITCHES Q&A WITH WAYNE SOARES '88
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Exclusive Q&A opportunity for students, families, and alumni with Snitches star Wayne Soares '88 and the rest of the Snitches cast.
Feigenbaum Center for Science & Innovation, Room 121
FILM SCREENING OF SNITCHES, SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE IN 2016
STARRING WAYNE SOARES '88
4:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Join us for this film screening premier of Snitches starring alumni Wayne Soares '88, scheduled for release in 2016. Written by Steve Rahaman and Erik Wegner, Snitches takes place in a world with only one rule, the crime boss of Queens, Alphonse Trapani, discovers that there is a snitch in his house that has been helping dirty cops to put the heat on his family, and all the crime families in New York. See it now before it reaches theaters.
Parents - please be advised, this movie is unrated and does include adult language and violence. This movie is not appropriate for young viewers.
Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Room 121
Advance registration preferred, please register here.
WELCOME RECEPTION
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Families and alumni come together to kick off the weekend. Enjoy friends, food, golf simulators, bowling, and more!
Mingo’s Sports Bar and Grill
41 Roberts Drive
North Adams
Advance registration preferred, please register here.
MCLA PRESENTS! THE DISCOVERY PROJECT
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
The Discovery Project is an ongoing multi-disciplinary artistic collaboration featuring: Josh Nelson, music component/composer/pianist | Travis Flournoy, video | Claudia Carballada, Jesse Ottinger, art installation. The Discovery Project explores the thematic works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, fusing musical modernism with vintage film clips and visual installations of sci-fi and ‘steampunk’ imagery. Each unique installation creates an immersive experience for the audience, utilizing original music compositions and a variety of concrete and abstract moving images projected onto sculptural forms, and subsequently transforming a space entirely. The original concept behind The Discovery Project was conceived alongside pianist/composer’s Josh Nelson’s album release Discoveries (2011).
Church Street Center
Eleanor Furst Roberts Auditorium
For ticket information please click here.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
REGISTRATION AND CLOTHING DRIVE
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Register for the weekend and meet up with your student on campus. Attend a book signing with Gillian Jones '91 or Tom Donahue '91 or pick up a picture catcher bat from Mik Hagerty '81. Bring your old coats and clothes, or any seasonal clothing, to donate to the North Adams First Baptist Church for community members in need.
Amsler Campus Center
Marketplace
VOLLEYBALL trimatch
9 a.m.
Tri-match: approximate time of second MCLA game begins at 11 a.m.
Come to the gym to watch our women take on SUNY Delhi and Salem State University in this weekend’s tri-match.
Amsler Campus Center
Gymnasium
WAFFLE WEEKEND WITH BEN LAMB ’07
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Years ago, class of 2007 alumnus Ben Lamb created a weekly residence area event surrounded by good people and good waffles. Thus a Townhouse tradition that current students still enjoy today was born. While it's still called Waffle Wednesday, during this weekend of events, it will be known as Waffle Weekend. Now a City Council Member for the City of North Adams and a member of the MCLA Alumni Association Board of Directors, Ben will return to cook his signature waffles. Swing by the Townhouses and enjoy the event with your family!
Townhouse Greenhouse
Advance registration preferred, please register here.
RESIDENCE AREA RECEPTIONS
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Stop by Berkshire Towers, Hoosac Hall or the Townhouse Greenhouse for some cider and donuts with other families and their students and alumni.
Berkshire Towers Lobby, Hoosac Hall Entry and the Townhouse Greenhouse
Advance registration preferred, please register here.
INNOVATION BEGINS HERE: Bowman hall and FCSI TOUR
10:30 a.m.
Enjoy a full tour of the newly renovated Bowman Hall and the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation to learn about what these buildings have to offer our students and the community.
Begin at Bowman Hall, 2nd floor atrium
End at Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation
LOOK GREAT AT THE GATES: PHOTOBOOTH
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Get your family and friends together for a picture at the iconic MCLA Gates. These gates have been a tradition at MCLA for years. They open twice a year: once as the freshmen enter into the College, and again in May when the seniors graduate.
The Gates on Church Street
Across from Berkshire Towers
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ALUMNI GAMES
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Watch baseball and softball alumni take the field and compete against this year’s teams.
Joseph Zavattaro Athletic Complex
BRUNCH
11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Enjoy brunch in the renovated Centennial Room. Cash or card payments are accepted.
Amsler Campus Center
Centennial Room
FAMILY CARNIVAL AND CHOWDER FEST
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Sponsored by the Student Government Association
Join in on this fun-filled event of carnival games, bounce houses, and more. Also enjoy a complimentary cup of clam chowder!
Venable Hall
Gymnasium
Advance registration preferred, please register here.
MEN’S SOCCER VS. mass maritime academy
1:00 p.m.
Come to the complex to watch our men take on Mass Maritime Academy. Show your support by wearing your iSupport t-shirt to the game. If you don’t have one, we will have one for you!
Joseph Zavattaro Athletic Complex
Shewcraft Field
INNOVATION BEGINS HERE:
BOWMAN HALL, FCSI, MARK HOPKINS HALL, AND VENABLE HALL Tour
3 p.m.
Enjoy a full tour of the newly renovated Bowman Hall, the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Mark Hopkins Hall, and Venable Hall to learn about what these buildings have to offer our students and the community.
Begin at Bowman Hall, 2nd floor atrium
4th ANNUAL CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT
3 p.m.
Sponsored by the Intramural and Recreation Program
Alumni vs. Family and Students
Who will grab a win as the alumni face off the students and families for another exciting game of cornhole? Cornhole is a game similar to horseshoes, using wooden boxes and bean bags.
Teams of two players. All players and spectators are welcome.
Taconic Lawn
ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA AND ALPHA CHI HONOR SOCIETIES
INDUCTION CEREMONY
3 p.m.
Watch our students as they are inducted into two nationally recognized honor societies.
Church Street Center
Eleanor Furst Roberts Auditorium
Advance registration preferred, please register here.
cocktail RECEPTION
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Cash Bar
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with special guests from the College and connect with other families and alumni.
Gallery 51
51 Main Street
North Adams
Advance registration preferred, please register here.
ALANA CLUB COUNCIL MULTICULTURAL POTLUCK DINNER
5:30 p.m.
Join ALANA as they get together for the 3rd annual Potluck Dinner. Bring a dish to share and enjoy a selection of cooking from students, families, and friends. Donations accepted for the Mitch West Scholarship in support of campus diversity and inclusion.
Church Street Center
Social Hall
Advance registration preferred, please register here.
ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME DINNER
special guest joe zavattaro '61, m.ed. '63
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Join us as we induct the 1987 Men’s Baseball Team into the Athletics Hall of Fame.
Holiday Inn Berkshires
40 Main Street
North Adams
BETA LAMBDA'S DANCE-A-THON
6 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Students, families, and alumni come together for the Beta Lambda's Dance-A-Thon. The rules are simple, dancers can start at any point in the night, but once you are on the floor you have to stay! Participants pay $5 to get on the dance floor, $7 for partners. The person dancing the longest at the end of the night will win a gift basket! There will also be a decades-themed costume contest with a prize and special performances by DysFunk Crew and The Allegrettos at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. All proceeds of this event to be donated to Breast Cancer. Colleges Against Cancer will also be having a bake sale and pizza, popcorn, and drinks will be available at the event. This is a family-friendly event and we encourage people of all ages to attend!
Venable Gym
Sunday, October 19, 2014
BRUNCH
11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Enjoy brunch in the renovated Centennial Room. Cash or card payments are accepted.
Amsler Campus Center
Centennial Room
SAM GOMEZ ROAD RACE [5K]
11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Student Government Association to benefit United Neighborhood Organization (UNO)
In memory of Sam Gomez, former professor of philosophy and founder of our first cross-country team. Runners and walkers are welcome.
Entry fee is $13 pre-entry and $15 on race day. Check-in begins at 10 a.m.
Check-In: Amsler Campus Center, Sullivan Lounge
To register please click here.
BETA LAMBDA'S DANCE-A-THON
6 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Students, families, and alumni come together for the Beta Lambda's Dance-A-Thon. The rules are simple, dancers can start at any point in the night, but once you are on the floor you have to stay! Participants pay $5 to get on the dance floor, $7 for partners. The person dancing the longest at the end of the night will win a gift basket! There will also be a decades-themed costume contest with a prize and special performances by DysFunk Crew and The Allegrettos at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. All proceeds of this event to be donated to Breast Cancer. Colleges Against Cancer will also be having a bake sale and pizza, popcorn, and drinks will be available at the event. This is a family-friendly event and we encourage people of all ages to attend!
Venable Gym