Plan B
After 8
Ha-B'Day Records (2000)
Fear not a cappella aficionados, there is life after the Colby Eight-it's called After 8. Since its 1994 inception for founder Mark Longsjo '92's wedding, the group of Boston-area alumni from the Classes of 1992-99 has sung the national anthem at Fenway, the Fleet Center and the Davis Cup and won two Audience Favorite Awards at the New England Harmony Sweepstakes. Now they've recorded a CD of arrangements, from classic barbershop to contemporary songs to spirituals.

Colby College Chorale in Concert, 1998-2001
Paul Machlin (music), director
(2001)
If you think chorales are only about hymns and other churchly music, check out the Colby College Chorale's debut CD. Amidst traditional fare ("Ceremony of Carols") and African-American spirituals ("Ride the Chariot") you'll discover popular songs like "Your Feets Too Big" and première performances of works by Jonathan Hallstrom (music) and Peter Ré (music, emeritus). Selections include music from America, England and France, performed in English, French and Latin and composed in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Weathering the Storm: Sverre Petterssen, the D-Day Forecast, and the Rise of Modern Meteorology
James Fleming (science, technology, and society), editor
American Meteorological Society (2001)

International meteorologist Sverre Petterssen's autobiography, originally written in English and published in 1974 in Norwegian, gains a new audience with this edition. A leader in his field, Petterssen (1898-1974) recounts his childhood in Norway, the development of the renowned Bergen school of meteorology and how controversial forecasts for World War II bombing raids and special operations, including D-Day, were made when he worked in the U.S. War Department. Petterssen's research included weather analysis and forecasting and the discovery of what we now call "jet streams."

Savannah's sculpture employs fabric and other "trifles" in creating works that draw from cultural myths and fairy tales in representing a variety of personalities. Through her art-making process, ideosyntcratic female character becomes visible. "Each sculpture has a story," says Savannah.