Dr. Abigail Butler

Keene native and 1980 KSC grad Dr. Abigail Butler was back on campus on Saturday, May 2, to receive the College Music Department’s 2008–09 Distinguished Alumni Award during the KSC Concert Choir and Monadnock Chorus performance. Dr. Butler currently resides in Eastpointe, Mich.

Are you a classmate or friend of hers? Use the “Comments” link below to drop her a line.

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What book lover can resist this sale? Tables and tables of fabulous books – you’ll never know what you’ll find. Proceeds from the sale are used for local college scholarships. Stop in Rhodes Hall between Tuesday, May 12 and  Friday, May 15 to find your next great read.

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If you think that a night at the movies should offer something a bit more thought-provoking and artistic than the usual Hollywood fare, check out the KSC Film Society’s picks for May:

Wendy and Lucy
May 1–7
2008, USA, directed by Kelly Reichardt, rated R, 80 minutes, 35mm print.

Dillinger is Dead
May 8–14
1969, Italy, directed by Marco Ferreri, not rated, 90 minutes, 35mm print

Timecrimes
May 15–21
2008, Spain, directed by Nacho Vigalondo, rated R, 92 minutes, 35mm print.

I Love You, Man
May 22–28
2009, USA, directed by John Hamburg, 110 minutes, rated R, 35mm print.

Che, Part I
May 29–June 42009, USA/Spain/France, directed by Steven Soderbergh, rated R, 126 minutes, 35mm print. In English and Spanish with English subtitles.

The Putnam Arts Lecture Hall is in the east wing of Brickyard Pond and is equipped for films up to 70-mm format and for Dolby Digital Sound. Show times are Friday through Thursday at 7 & 9 p.m. with matinees on Saturday & Sunday at 2 p.m.

Ticket prices are $4 for adults; $3 for students, KSC staff, and alumni; $3.50 for matinees; $3 for children 12 and under; and $2 for KSC students with valid ID. Visit the Putnam Schedule page for descriptions of each film and a more complete schedule. Or call 603-358-2160 for information about showings.

The Alumni & Parent Relations office is busy, busy busy these days with registrations for the June 5-7 Grand Reunion coming in by the hour!

We’re all hands on deck to be sure you and your guests have a great time:

• Kay MacLean, the Event and Program Coordinator, has been organizing most of the 15 events for the weekend, including catering and entertainment details.
• Andrew Cunningham, Web Communications Coordinator, developed the online registration software.
• Pauline Dionne, College Ceremony Coordinator, has been cataloging online registration responses with painstaking detail to ensure you all get the right accommodation assignments and event tickets at the check in tables.
• And Alumni volunteers have been hard at work for months preparing the event schedule and making visual displays spanning our hundred-year history.

Want more information about who’s going and what’s planned? We thought you’d never ask. A listing of Alums who have consented to share their attendance in advance of the big celebration and a full schedule of events with online registration can be found at the KSC alumni webpage.

Friends and family of a former Keene State College journalism student will hold a brief dedication ceremony at the Media Arts Center on Saturday, May 16 at 1 p.m. Silas River Bennett (Sy) died May 27, 2008 after a difficult and courageous battle against lung cancer. He was 29 years old and a junior at Keene State, a good friend, son, brother and a talented journalist. A hand-made wooden park bench will be placed in the Media Arts Center in his memory. Everyone is welcome to attend.