The Amherst College Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Mark Lane Swanson, will present its spring concert. The performance will feature music by Beethoven, Charles Ives and John Adams. Sun., 7:30 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall. Tickets are free and seating is unreserved.

Lectures & Readings

David Price, professor of anthropology at St. Martin’s University, will speak on “Anthropology in a World of War.” His lecture will include discussion of anthropological records of previous wars in consideration of the current War on Terror. Price is the author of “American Intelligence: The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War.” Today, 4:30 p.m., Cole Assembly Room. Free and open to the public.

Barbara Browning, professor in the Department of Performance Studies at NYU, will speak on “O Corpo Fechado: Healing Communities.” Her work focuses on expressive culture in Brazil and the African diaspora. Browning is the author of “Samba: Resistance in Motion.” Today 4:30 p.m., Pruyne Lecture Hall. Free and open to the public.

Stephen Yenser, professor of English at the University of California-Los Angeles, will read from his poetry. Yenser is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, and the author of “The Fire in All Things” and “Blue Guide.” Refreshments will follow. Thurs., 8 p.m., Pruyne Lecture Hall. Free and open to the public.

Laura Williams, founding director of the World Wildlife Fund’s first Russian offices, will talk about her conservation biology work in remote nature preserves in the Russian Far East. Williams will incorporate the work of nature photographer Igor Shpilyonok and discuss her book “The Stork’s Nest: Life and Love in the Russian Countryside. Thurs., 7:30 p.m., Amherst Center for Russian Culture (Webster Hall, second floor).

Paul McHugh, Henry Phipps Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry from John Hopkins University School of Medicine, will speak on “Shakespeare and the Psychiatrists.” Fri., 8 p.m., Lewis Sebring Commons. Free and open to the public.

Professor of English Judith Frank will present “Noah’s Ark, A Novel-in-Progress” as part of the 2007-08 Faculty Colloquium Series. Fri., 12-1 p.m., Faerber Room of Lewis-Sebring. Free and open to the public.

Activities

In celebrating APA Heritage Month, ASA, ACH, CAO, KSA, SASA and ViU present the Second Annual Night Market—a carnival combining food from various countries in Asia, fun activities like getting Henna tattoos and winning prizes among others, and performances by Felice the Magician and a Japanese-style drumming group. All proceeds benefit American Assistance for Cambodia. Sat., 8 p.m. Val Quad (rain location: Keefe Campus Center). Suggested donation of $5 for AC students, admission is $5 for Five-College Students.