May 10, 2001

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Swinging into Spring
Arts First opens season with a bang
From a cappella jams to Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," the campus-wide celebration, which kicked off this past Thursday (May 3) and continued through Sunday (May 6), featured more than 200 performances, installations, and events.

The art of surprise
Harvard Art Museums acquire 30 contemporary American works in honor of Neil and Angelica Rudenstine

Artists needed for next year's directories
The Harvard Directory Project seeks artwork of all types for next year's student and faculty/staff telephone directories.

Girls can look up to 'A Hero for Daisy'
Filmmaker's debut profiles a two-time Olympic rower who tackled inequalities and gender stereotypes

Cymbalic gesture for Office for the Arts director At the final meeting of the Arts First planning committee, founding Director of the Office for the Arts Myra Mayman was surprised by a secretly planned musical tribute. The Lowell House Music Society played the final section of the "1812 Overture," providing Mayman with a pair of cymbals to crash in the final, noisy bit of the rousing piece. Mayman will be stepping down as director in June to embark on "a life of international travel and romance." (Staff photo by Rose Lincoln)

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