Anthropos

Meeting Times

The club meets on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Wednesday of each month in Gaige Hall 109, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

For more information, contact us at anthropos@so.ric.edu.

Officers 2007-08
President: Jocelyn Dube	Secretary: Moises Coccini-Beck
Vice President: Christina Nacci	Treasurer: Alex Hand

Upcoming Events

Sunday, September 23, at 6:30 pm

Faculty-Student dinner at Rincon Salvadore–o, 1019 Chalkstone Ave, Providence (401) 274-6266

This restaurant features yummy pupusas (thick cornmeal tortillas with meat or veggie fillings). Please RSVP to me by email or sign up on the sheet on the door of Gaige 109 if you plan to attend.

Wednesday, Sept 26, time and location TBA.

Alex Hand will be making a formal presentation of his experiences during his year abroad in Australia.

Thursday, September 27, 7:00 pm

Student Ballroom, Anthropos Film Night

We will be viewing Perfume, The Story of a Murderer. Synopsis: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of eighteenth century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

Thursday, October 11, 7:00 pm, Location TBA

Anthropos Film Night

We will be viewing Pan's Labyrinth. Synopsis: In 1944 fascist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again.

Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14, Time & Location TBA

We will be making Sugar Skulls, Skull earrings, necklaces and key chains, and chocolate skeletons in preparation for the Days of the Dead.

Sunday, October 28 - November 3, Gaige hall

The Days of the Dead altar

Monday - Friday, Oct 29 - November 2: Gaige Hall

Anthropos celebration of the Days of the Dead

Fundraiser: Sugar Skulls, Skull earrings, necklaces and key chains, and chocolate skeletons, videos, etc...

Wednesday Oct 31, 12:30 - 2:00 pm

Lobby of Gaige Hall: Tamales, Champurrado and Pan de Muerto

We will also be having various performers. Details forthcoming.

Thursday November 5:00 pm, Location TBA.

Anthropos Film Night

We will be viewing The Other Conquest. Synopsis: "The Other Conquest" opens with the infamous massacre of the Aztecs at the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan. The lone Aztec survivor of the massacre is a young Indian scribe named Topiltzin, the illegitimate son of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma. The young man rises from among the dead to the dawn of a new era in his native land: A New World with new leaders, language, customs... and God. Representing the New Order is the Spanish Friar whose mission is to convert the "savage" natives into civilized Christians. Old world confronts the New as Topiltzin struggles to preserve his own beliefs, whilst Friar Diego attempts to impose his own. Moreover, all the while, the question remains: Who is converting whom?

Sunday, November 18, at 6:30 pm

Faculty-Student dinner at Minh Hai 1096 Park Avenue Cranston , RI 02910

Cuisine: Asian
Phone: (401) 383-8071
Vietnamese cuisine.

November 27/28 - Dec 2

Washington DC Trip

For the AAA meetings, museums, etc...

Saturday, December 8, 6:30 - ???

Holiday Potluck Party at Peter Allen's house

Directions forthcoming...

Last Name A - E	appetizers
Last Name F - L	side dish
Last Name M - R	main dish
Last Name S - Z	dessert