Reported by Jake Weber

ALBION, Mich. – Examining a variety of historical and contemporary women and the ways the view their world, Albion College’s Anna Howard Shaw Women’s Center presents “Women and Representation: Voicing Our Visions,” its 2006 Women’s History Month theme. A variety of programs and activities, all open to the public, will explore the theme in educational and entertaining ways. For more information, contact the Anna Howard Shaw Women’s Center at 517/629-0586 or kelling@albion.edu.

Wednesday, March 1: Art exhibit Open House, celebrating the opening of special print exhibition featuring a number of contemporary and historical women artists. 4-6 p.m., Bobbitt Visual Arts Center

Friday, March 3: Kate & Sarah with Lazy Sunday. The “pleasantly aggressive” folk duo Kate Peterson and Sarah Cleaver are joined by Lazy Sunday, a band of women whose use their passion for music to raise awareness of social issues. 9 p.m., the Coffee House (behind Baldwin Hall).

Monday, March 6: Film: Killing Us Softly 3.  Director Jean Kilbourne deconstructs advertising images, examining the explicit and implicit messages these images send about women, men, body image, self-esteem, and the treatment of women. Shaw Women’s Center director Kirsten Elling and program coordinator Staci Gunner lead a discussion following the film. 6-8 p.m., Olin 112.

Tuesday, March 7: “Memory and Oblivion,” presentation by Marianetta Porter, University of Michigan art professor, detailing her work and its relationship to earlier African-American women artists. 4 p.m., International House Auditorium

Wednesday, March 22: Tennis – not to play but to watch and support the women’s tennis team. 3 p.m., meet at the Kellogg Center to walk to the Dow Recreation Center outdoor courts.

Thursday, March 23: Brit Knits invites potential members and the merely curious to knit and converse about the rich history of women and craft. 4-6 p.m., The Anna Howard Shaw Women’s Center (across Michigan from Wesley Hall).

Tuesday, March 28: Film: The Hours.  Nicole Kidman won a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in this drama examining women and suicide. English professor Mary Collar leads a discussion following the film. 6-8 p.m., Olin 112.

Wednesday, March 29: Daoud Lecture in Middle Eastern Studies: Micah Garen and Marie Helene Carleton, authors of "American Hostage: The Story of a Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq and the Remarkable Battle to Win His Freedom." 7 p.m., Bobbitt Auditorium.

Thursday, March 30: Anna Howard Shaw Lecture: Marie Helene Carleton, co-author of “American Hostage.” Discusses “The Changing Face of the Middle East: How War, Politics, and Democratic Change Are Impacting the Role of Women in the Middle East.” 11 a.m. Bobbitt Auditorium.

Thursday, March 30: Softball – not to play but to watch and support the softball team. 2:30 p.m., meet at the Kellogg Center to walk to Dempsey Field together.

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