Yale Bulletin and Calendar

February 20, 2004|Volume 32, Number 19

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Playwriting festival

The Yale Dramatic Association will present a playwriting festival at the New Theatre, 1156 Chapel St., on Feb. 20 and 21.

The festival will showcase the talent of the University's aspiring playwrights. Each performance of the one-act plays will be a world premiere. Showtimes will be at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21.

For reservations, call (203) 432-1210 or visit the website at www.yale.edu/dramat.

Children's Theater

The Yale Children's Theater will present "Robin Hood" in the Common Rm. of Dwight Hall, 67 High St., this month.

Performances will be held on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 28, at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 29, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Tickets are $2 for children and $3 for adults. The 1 p.m. show on Saturday is free.

For more information, send e-mail to kara.french@yale.edu.

Black History Month programs

The Peabody Museum of Natural History will celebrate Black History Month with two free programs.

On Thursday, Feb. 26, at 4 pm, Ron Stickney will explore his New Haven roots with a talk titled "Creed and Duplex: A Personal Inquiry into New Haven Ancestry." He'll also talk about genealogy and provide tips for those interested in researching their own ancestry.

On Friday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m., the museum will host a book party to coincide with the release of "Martin Luther King Day Poetry Anthology." Many of the artists represented in the new book will be on hand to deliver their poetry. The poems are from the environmental and social justice "poetry slams" at the Peabody's recent Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

The Peabody Museum is located at 175 Whitney Ave. For more information, call (203) 432-5050 or visit the website at www.peabody.yale.edu.

OISS day trips

The Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) will sponsor two out-of-state trips this semester.

On March 17, OISS will organize a train trip to New York to view the St. Patrick's Day parade. For details of the parade, visit the website at www.saintpatricksdayparade.com/NYC/newyorkcity.htm. There is no charge for the trip, but individuals will be responsible for their own expenses. For more information or to register, send e-mail to warrena.wilkinson@yale.edu. The trip is limited to 15 individuals.

On Saturday, April 3, OISS will sponsor a self-guided trip to Boston. Participants will have the opportunity to shop, take a walking tour or visit museums. More details will be announced at a future time. To sign up in advance or for more information, send e-mail to warrena.wilkinson@yale.edu.

Classics traveling fellowships

The Department of Classics is accepting applications for traveling fellowships from graduate students in classics and undergraduate majors in classics or archaeology.

The purpose of the fellowships is to enable students of classical antiquity to view the monuments, topography and landscape of the ancient world. They are not specifically designed for archaeology projects or research travel, although a program of classics, graduate or undergraduate, often makes an application more compelling. Some priority will be given to advanced students and to those who have not had an opportunity for travel to the Mediterranean, but there are no strict conditions on awards.

The fellowships are made possible through the Berkeley, Biddle and Woolsey Scholarship Funds. Awards have not exceeded $1,500 in the past, but the amount depends on the annual income from the prize funds underwriting the awards and the number of applicants. The award is intended for use this summer, and winners will be required to submit receipts for major expenses.

Applications should consist of a short statement of the proposed plan of travel and a budget, and must be submitted by Monday, April 5, to Susanna Braund, director of graduate studies, Department of Classics, 404 Phelps Hall, 344 College St. Applicants should submit their full legal name, college, year of graduation, nationality, gender, social security number and e-mail address at the time of application.

Porter and Field prizes

The Office of the Secretary is now accepting submissions for two university-wide prizes: the Porter Prize and the Field Prize.

Competition for these prizes is open to all students enrolled for a degree.

The John Addison Porter Prize is awarded for a work of scholarship in any field in which it is possible, through original effort, to gather and relate facts and/or principles and to make the product of general human interest. The Kingsley Trust Association (The Scroll and Key Society) established the award in 1872 in honor of the late professor, who received a bachelor's degree from Yale in 1842.

The Theron Rockwell Field Prize, established in 1957 by Emilia R. Field in memory of her husband, an 1889S graduate of Yale, is awarded for a work of scholarship in poetry, literature or religion.

Entries must be submitted before 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, to Barbara Mordecai, Office of the Secretary, Woodbridge Hall, Rm. 3, 105 Wall St. For more information and an application, call (203) 432-2311 or visit the the website at www.yale.edu/secretary/prizes.

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