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The McGill Alumni Association knows that learning doesn't end when our graduates pick up their diplomas. That's why the MAA offers a wide range of programs that are both educational and entertaining.

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190th Exhibit 1821: McGill University's First Year Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 12:00am McLennan Library Building, 3459 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC In 1821 McGill University received its charter and thus fulfilled the requirements under the will of James McGill to benefit from his estate. This exhibition looks at the events of that year - in Montreal, in Canada and in the world: work began on the Lachine Canal, the Montreal based North West...
Mini-Music 2012: Musical Interpretations Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 5:30pm Tanna Schulich Hall, 527 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC McGill's Schulich School of Music is proud to present Mini-Music 2012, a series of exciting lectures by some of our top performers and researchers. Please join us for sessions that will surely intrigue, challenge, and surprise you. Come learn and enjoy! All lectures will be presented in English....
Where do Art and Technology Meet? Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 6:00pm 1515 St Catherine West, Montreal In an age when the line between the actual and the virtual is rapidly dissolving, how and where do we locate ourselves as consumers of visual and digital culture? How does art play a role in the constant integration of our private and public lives? What are the consequences of the ever-expanding...
Passport to the Future: New York, NY Monday, May 21, 2012 - 6:00pm Eventi Hotel, 851 6th Avenue, New York, NY Can a 190-year-old university remain relevant in the 21st century? From blackboards to iPads and beyond, how is technology changing how we teach and how we learn? How do we prepare today's students to succeed as true global citizens while making a meaningful contribution to issues like poverty,...
Passport to the Future: Ottawa, Ontario Monday, May 28, 2012 - 6:00pm Fairmont Ch Can a 190-year-old university remain relevant in the 21st century? From blackboards to iPads and beyond, how is technology changing how we teach and how we learn? How do we prepare today's students to succeed as true global citizens while making a meaningful contribution to issues like poverty,...
Culture and Cocktails An Alumni Evening at the Museum Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 5:30pm Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke Rue O, Montreal, QC The McGill Young Alumni group is pleased to invite you to a private event at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on Thursday, May 31. The MYA will host a reception at the museum and has arranged for a private tour of the Tom Wesselmann Exhibition (opening May 19th). Be one of the first to see what...
The Science of Opera Monday, June 4, 2012 - 6:00pm 555 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal During this 3 hour session, participants will get the chance to understand the science of the Opera by being presented with research into our neurological relationship to sound, which will then be interpreted by performers from the Montreal Opera and pieces taken from the current production of...
Toronto Annual General Meeting/Garden Party Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 6:00pm 40 Bennington Heights Drive, Toronto, ON Hobnob with old friends and make new connections at an intimate garden party with musical anecdotes and inspiration by Dr. Matt Haimovitz, renowned cello Professor at McGill's Schulich School of Music. This special event will be hosted at the beautiful home of Nancy, BA'71, MLS'73, and John...
Where do Art and Technology Meet? Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 6:00pm 1201 St Laurent, Montreal In an age when the line between the actual and the virtual is rapidly dissolving, how and where do we locate ourselves as consumers of visual and digital culture? How does art play a role in the constant integration of our private and public lives? What are the consequences of the ever-expanding...
Experiencing the Performance Arts: On Second Avenue Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 6:30pm 5170 Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal At 8 o'clock, you will meet as a group, receive a tour of the main theatre space, and then be treated to a lesson in Yiddish diction by our dialect coach. You will learn one of the lively songs from On Second Avenue in Yiddish! After a short break, you'll be invited to watch On Second Avenue in...