Amherst College Program Board presents Screen on the Green, an evening of outdoor movies. “Top Gun” will be played at 8 p.m., followed by “Superbad.” There will be freshly popped popcorn, candy and other surprise giveaways throughout the night. Bring a friend and a blanket! Fri., 8 p.m., Freshman Quad. No admission charge. For questions contact Jennifer Rybak ’10.

Ginger Ninjas, a sustainably powered rock show, will perform at Hampshire College. The Ginger Ninjas play on a mobile stage, using lightweight and super efficient amplifiers, generators and components that allow the show to be sustained completely by bicycle power. The stage also breaks down to be transported by bicycle, avoiding carbon dioxide emissions. Mon., 6 p.m., Library Lawn, Hampshire College. For more information go to myspace.com/gingermyninja.

Lectures & Readings

The Mead Art Museum will continue its exhibit entitled “Celebrating a Transforming Legacy: Russian Art from the Collection of Thomas P. Whitney, Class of 1937.” This exhibit includes more than 400 works of art dating primarily to the late 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. The exhibit will run through January 4, 2009. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursday evenings until 9 p.m. For more information visit www.amherst.edu/mead.

Catherine Roberts will speak on “An Equation Runs Through It: River Running on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon and the Role of a Mathematician.” Roberts will describe her work on the development of the Grand Canyon River Trip Simulator, a computer model used to represent environment interactions in outdoor recreation. Wed., 4 p.m. Seeley Mudd 206. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. in Seeley Mudd 208. No admission charge.

Andrew McCarthy will give a lecture entitled “Willful Blindness: A Prosecutor Tells Why Terrorism Cannot Be Fought with Prosecutions and Prosecutors,” and will speak about his book “Willful Blindness.” McCarthy is currently the Director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Center for Law and Counterterrorism. Tues., 8 p.m., Babbott Room, Octagon. No admission charge.

Mt. Holyoke College English Department and Jewish Studies Program, with The Odyssey Bookshop, present Philip Roth’s Indignation Day! In an interview via live Web broadcast, Philip Roth will discuss his new novel “Indignation.” It is his 29th book. Tues., 8-10 p.m., Clapp Hall, Hooker Auditorium, Mt. Holyoke College.