| Thursday, June 22, 2006 |
| 4 p.m. |
Arrival, registration |
Alumnae House |
| 6 p.m. |
Welcome reception |
Alumnae House Living Room |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner and keynote
Home: A Sense of Space, A Sense of Place
Patty Friedmann ’68, author and intrepid New Orleans resident
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Alumnae House Conference Room |
| Friday, June 23, 2006 |
| Morning |
Breakfast |
Tyler House |
| 8:30–9 a.m. |
Program overview |
Alumnae House |
| 9 a.m. |
Session I
Basic Architectural Drawing (continues in session II)
Gretchen Schneider ’92, lecturer, art department |
Hillyer 106 |
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Power of Place: Literature and Home
Patricia Skarda, professor of English language and literature |
Neilson Browsing |
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Domestic Fantasy/Domestic Realities
Barbara Polowy, art librarian, Hillyer Art Library |
Hillyer 119 |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
Neilson Browsing |
| 11 a.m. |
Session II
Basic Architectural Drawing (continued from session I)
Gretchen Schneider |
Hillyer 106 |
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Writing About Place
Patty Friedmann ’68 |
Neilson Browsing Room |
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Domestic Fantasy/Domestic Realities
Barbara Polowy |
Hillyer 119 |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch and Lecture
Framing Food
Mimi Hellman ’85, assistant professor of art history, Skidmore College |
Alumnae House Conference Room |
| 2–3 p.m. |
A Walk Through Time: Smith Houses
Gretchen Schneider ’92, lecturer, art department
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The Home in the SCMA Collection: A Gallery Talk
Linda Muehlig, curator/associate director, Smith College Museum of Art |
SCMA |
| 3–4 p.m. |
Repeat
A Walk Through Time: Smith Houses
Gretchen Schneider ’92, lecturer, art department |
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The Home in the SCMA Collection: A Gallery Talk
Linda Muehlig, curator/associate director, Smith College Museum of Art |
SCMA |
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Or unscheduled time:
SCMA, A Genius for Place
Botanic Garden
Northampton Historical Society |
|
| 5–6 p.m. |
Reception |
Alumnae House |
| Evening |
Dinner on your own
(Guests may purchase meal ticket to eat in Tyler or dine in town) |
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| Saturday, June 24, 2006 |
| Morning |
Breakfast |
Tyler House |
| 9:30–11 a.m. |
Classes |
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Interior Design 101
Virginia Hayman Cohen ’64, interior designer
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Hillyer 103 |
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Reading, Writing, and Home
Susan Snively ’67, poet and essayist; Patricia Skarda |
Dewey Common Room |
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Thinking about Architectural Design
Gretchen Schneider ’92, lecturer, art department |
Hillyer 106 |
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Undomesticated Interiors, Past and Present
Mimi Hellman ’85, assistant professor of art history, Skidmore College |
Graham Hall |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Lunch |
|
| Noon |
Depart for Hartford for house tours |
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Tour and lecture
The Mark Twain House and The Harriet Beecher Stowe House |
|
| 6:30 p.m. |
Reception |
Alumnae House Living Room |
| 7 p.m. |
Dinner |
Alumnae House Conference Room |
| Sunday, June 25, 2006 |
| 9–11 a.m. |
Brunch |
Alumnae House Conference Room |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Panel discussion
Meanings of Home
Marguerite McGoldrick de Jonge ’80, Architect
Patricia Friedmann ’68, author and New Orleans resident
Sherley Young ’61, Habitat for Humanity
Nancy Keebler Bissell ’61, Smith College trustee, volunteer for the homeless |
Alumnae House Conference Room |
| Noon |
Departure |
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