Harlem Renaissance Mixes History, Performance

A hush fell over the audience as all eyes turned towards the stage. Jonathan Mosley ’01 and Bonett, the event’s two hosts, smiled back at the crowd. One would not have thought it possible that only two hours before, the area had been filled with sweatpants-clad college students wolfing down dinner. Now, many of the same students were wearing evening dresses and suits. Each formerly bare table was draped with a white cloth and decorated with flowers and a single long candle. Thanks to careful pl

Ged Dickersin '86 Puts Northampton In Pictures

The screaming of car brakes and impatient drivers honking did not distract Dickersin. He drily explained, “I’m actually trying to catch a taxi. You would think there would be many in New York,” adding, “New York is great, but loud.” Very loud, especially compared to our peaceful town of Amherst, where he attended college. The move from quiet to chaos, however, was one Dickersin was willing to make in order to pursue his career as a film producer. “I came out of Amherst as an English major,” he