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Fitness Class: Ibbits Warriner Newhall,
pride of the Smith tennis team and Jordon (Jock) House field
hockey team, continued her obsession with sports after graduating
from college. When Jane Fonda came along in 1982, Ibbits was
Jane's first convert. Ibbits exercised every day with Jane even
when she was starring in Neil Simon's I OUGHTA BE IN PICTURES
on Broadway. Even though Jane gave up her business long ago,
Ibbits has carried on in her footsteps. Ibbits, now a world renowned
aerobics instructor (okay, famous in some homes in Bronxville,
NY), will teach us Jane's moves in her very own Jane Fonda workout
gear (well, she would if she hadn't thrown it away when it lost
its' elasticity). Be prepared with big hair and a tight leotard-
or just with enthusiasm! Beginners, big stomachs, sagging bottoms
are more than welcome! Fitness Center, 2:00. |
 Helping
our planet:
We are inundated
these days with news about global warming, overfished seas and
pesticides and mercury in our foods. It all sounds so overwhelming.
What can be done? What can you do? Are we past the point of no
return? Come engage in a lively discussion with Jacquie Ottman,
the author of Green Marketing: Opportunity for Innovation
and an internationally recognized consultant to Energy Star,
Nike, GE and other leading companies. |
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Seventies
Sing-along: Come to the
Gamut on Saturday
afternoon between 2:00-4:00 for a sing-along of our favorite
songs from the Seventies (at least those we can remember). The
Last Competent Chorus will lead the singing. We are asking you
to tell us your favorite Seventies oldies. A list of all
the top songs from 1973 to 1977, along with a form to submit
your favorites, can be found here. Event Chair Dianne Terp also invites
you to write parodies of any of the songs. For more information
about the parody contest, see our February 2007 newsletter or
email
Dianne.
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| Join classmate Elaine
A. Sarsynski for an informal
chat. Elaine is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
MassMutual International LLC as well as the Executive Vice President
and Chief Administrative Officer of MassMutual Financial Group.
Her responsibilities include the management of a $400-million
budget and a staff of more than 500 employees. As President and
Chief Executive Officer of MassMutual International LLC, Ms.
Sarsynski is responsible for international insurance operations,
including subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Chile. |
- Shopping:
There are plenty of interesting shops in Northampton. Thorne's Marketplace is going strong on Main
Street, and you may be able to find a Green Street merchant still
in business, although several must move out to make way for the
new engineering building. (The College and the City of Northampton
have reached agreement on the development of the college-owned
property, including assistance for residents who are forced to
move.*
- Source: http://www.smith.edu/newsciencebuilding/agreement.php
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- Stroll around campus after dinner Saturday night
and see if illumination doesn't make you feel all fuzzy inside!
(Some of those paper lanterns are older than we are!)
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Our
Saturday dinner speaker will be the Honorable Kathleen Kennedy
Townsend. She is the former Lt. Governor of Maryland, an adjunct
professor at Georgetown University's School of Public Policy,
and the eldest child of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. She
is the author of Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches
are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way, just published
by Warner Books.
See Sally Thorner's interview with Townsend for WJZ in Baltimore.
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