Favorite Places

Do you have a place where you like to go to enjoy a few quiet moments, relax or meet friends?  I recommend a visit to the Museum of Art in the Paul Creative Art Center.  Where are some of your favorite places? – LN

Bingo!

The Campus Activities Board(CAB) is an organization devoted to providing fun and safe programming for students on weekends. CAB members gain valuable experience producing programs for the UNH student body and develop skills in team building, leadership and organizational skills while still having a great time. Pictured above is one of CAB’s Bingo events, which are held 3 times every semester, and each features a theme and different prizes to match it. In addition to Bingo, CAB is well-known for putting on a Jukebox at the beginning of each semester where all the student organizations recruit new members. They also a hold Stress Relief event at the end of each semester for students who are overwhelmed with the anxiety of finals.   —Jeff Moyer ‘11

Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful

Is it a coincidence that his name is Bottom and he gets turned into an ass?  If you haven’t seen A Midsummer Night’s Dream lately and have forgotten how clever and funny it is,  The UNH Department of Theatre and Dance presents,  A Midsummer Nights Dream tonight through Sunday.   info – LN

“What They Learned in School”

Mike Ross/Manager Photographic Services

Area third through fifth grade students rehearse the production, “What They Learned in School,” at the University of New Hampshire’s Theatre & Dance Outreach Program. A free performance for family and friends will showcase the talents of the Primary Drama Camp members on Friday, July 10, at 3p.m. in the Hennessy Theatre.

Students Prepare for Exhibition in the MOA

2009 BFA Students, Jessica Engel and Kelsey Keenan.

Students prepared this week to display their work in the Museum of Art’s 2009 Senior B.A., B.F.A. and M.F.A. Thesis Exhibitions.  Join them for the Public Preview Reception Friday April 17 from 6-8 pm. LN – Photographic Services

Workshop Promises Smooth Sailing

Build your own boat!

Even if the financial seas are blowin’ a bit rough, you could be enjoying smooth sailing—on your own boat—this spring through the UNH Marine Docent Family Boatbuilding Program.

Registration is now open for the workshop, May 15, 16, and 17, in which experts guide families in building a 12-foot sailboat—perfect for exploring quiet bays, lakes, and ponds. For $950, the workshop provides everything needed to set sail, except for paint, oars, life jackets, and sailing lessons. In the past eight years, the program has helped 50 families get on the water. The finished product will easily carry two adults, or even three in a light wind. She is equally adept as a rowboat for calm days.
The workshop is held at the University’s Kingman Farm in Madbury. Each family must include at least one child age 12 to 20. Extended families or single parents are encouraged to apply. For more information, call Mark Wiley at the Marine Docent office, 603 749 1565, or e-mail mak.wiley@UNH.edu. Or, check it out on the Web. —JG

Need More Blog Time?

Read the UNH Sustainability Blog! It was one of the first blogs at UNH. If you know of others, send them our way and we’ll add them to our blog roll. —BF

Reach for the Stars! International Year of Astronomy

Four hundred years ago, Galileo Galilei pointed his telescope towards the heavens for the first time and ushered in the age of modern observational astronomy. His observations fundamentally changed our understanding of the universe

In celebration of the milestone, NASA has declared 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. Among the host of events that will occur worldwide, the UNH physics department presents a series of weekend lectures given by UNH faculty, staff, and students in an effort to help promote interest in the field of astronomy. More information

The UNH Observatory is also open several evenings this spring to the general public. The next open evening is March 21 (weather permitting). More information —BF

“The Boy Who Stood Still” in Johnson Theatre

Photo by LN — Photo Services

See the UNH Theatre Department’s world premiere of “The Boy Who Stood Still.” Feb. 18 to 22. Learn more. —LN