The Quincy-Holmes Arts Festival will present a display of student artistic and literary talent, and a series of distinguished speakers, in its four day program, from March 23-26.

Norman E. Tilden, Jr. '61, chairman of the coordinating committee, said that the Festival hopes to combine "an opportunity for individual artistic expression with a unified artistic program to be enjoyed by the community as a whole."

Beginning on March 20, paintings and photographs by Quincy House and Holmes Hall students will adorn the Quincy corridors and Junior Common Room.

Nat Hentoff, editor of The Jazz Review, will open the Festival's lecture series on Thursday, March 23. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Peter R. Viereck '37 is slated to give a preview reading from his forthcoming book of lyrical verse, and to lead a discussion of "Creativity in the Machine Age" on Friday evening.

Art Seminar Planned

Saturday's agenda calls for an informal art seminar, to be led by artist and lecturer Ben Shahn in the Quincy Junior Common Room. David Riesman '31, Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences, will moderate a panel discussion entitled "Commerce and Culture: Possibilities, Tensions, and Liabilities." "Who Killed Society?" is the topic for a lecture by author Cleveland Amory '39.

A concert by the Sims Brass Group and the Quincy-Holmes Arts Festival Orchestra will highlight Sunday afternoon's program. Jonas Mekas, editor of Film Culture magazine, will speak on "The New American Cinema" later in the afternoon. Playwright Edward Albee will conclude the Festival with a lecture on "New Forces in Drama" Sunday evening. With the exception of Shahn's seminar, all the formal activities are scheduled for the Quincy Dining Hall.