“Through the Photographer’s Eyes,” a collection of 20th-century photographs by Diana Mara Henry, will be presented at the 18th Annual Friends of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries fall reception Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at UMass Amherst’s W.E.B. Du Bois Library.
As a photojournalist, Henry covered four decades of politics and culture in America, capturing Democratic national conventions, the presidential campaigns of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and environmental crises, along with taking iconic portraits in the arenas of fashion, literature, performance and the arts.
Henry will be at the reception, speaking along with UMass Amherst history professor Laura Lovett, and guests Melba Tolliver, Clara McLaughlin and Ed Murphy, who have all been covered in Henry’s collection.
Exhibits will be on display starting at 2 p.m. on Floor 25 and the Lower Level of the Du Bois Library.
“Tales of the Night” will be shown Saturday at 10 a.m. at Amherst Cinema, 28 Amity St., Amherst, as part of the theater’s “Family Films” series.
Directed by Michel Ocelot, the animated film follows six stories woven together across settings ranging from Tibet and medieval Europe to the Land of the Dead, and including portrayal of dragons, sorcerers and talking animals, in a blend of history and fantasy.
Tickets cost $5; free for cinema members.
Also on Saturday, Amherst Cinema will join more than 185 independent theaters nationwide in celebrating “Art House Theater Day,” with a special screening, a beer tasting and more.
The cinema will show the brand-new 4K restoration of Don Coscarelli’s 1979 cult sci-fi/horror classic, “Phantasm: Remastered,” Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Following the film, there will be a live-streamed Q&A with the director.
In this R-rated film, the residents of a small town have begun dying under strange circumstances. Regular admission.
In addition, regularly scheduled first-run films will be shown throughout the day; the beer tasting is at 6 p.m.
“Moneyball,” directed by Bennett Miller, will be shown Wednesday at 7 p.m. as part of the theater’s “Science on Screen” series.
The film follows the story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and his collaborator (Jonah Hill) as they transform the game of baseball by using new ideas about quantifying athletic talent and developing a professional roster.
“Moneyball” will be introduced by Ben Baumer of Smith College’s Statistical and Data Sciences Program, who will speak about the MLB’s use of sabermetrics (the empirical analysis of baseball). A Q&A with Baumer will follow the screening. Regular admission.
To reserve tickets for any of these movies, visit www.amherstcinema.org.
Smith College presents “Music in the Noon Hour” across five Wednesdays this fall: Sept. 28, Oct. 12, Nov. 2, Nov. 30, and Dec. 14.
Faculty artists, including soprano Mary Hubbell, pianists Judith Gordon and Henry Kramer, violinist Joel Pitchon and cellist Edward Arron will perform diverse recitals of classical works, such as those composed by Bach and Debussy, along with Albeniz and Harbison.
The half-hour concerts are free, starting at 12:30 p.m. in the Sweeney Concert Hall. For more information, including a full schedule, visit facebook.com/smithcollegeperformingarts.
