3/19 & 3/26 3:15 PM/CH Hosted by: Steve Pollack Three of the most prominent illustrators of the early 20th Century were bold female artists who lived together at their studio - the Red Rose Inn, in Villanova, PA. Contemporaries of Howard Pyle, N C Wyeth, Norman Rockwell...
3/5 & 3/12 3:15 PM/ CH Hosted by: Steve Pollack Since ancient times, prominent women have provided the means, venues and funds for art management, galleries and agency. The emergence of salons allowed for leadership and involvement for women in intellectual areas in Paris in the early...
3/3, 3/10, 3/17 & 3/24 2:30 PM/CH Hosted by: Professor Irene Sfakianos The Renaissance, beginning in 15th Century Italy, was a cultural "rebirth" after the long medieval years. We see artists acknowledging artistic and scientific contributions from Ancient Rome and Greece. We will follow in the tracks...
3/9/& 3/16 @ 2:00 PM/CH The Victorian Women Hosted by: Herb Kaufman 3/9 The reign of Queen Victoria had a dramatic effect on the history, culture and customs of the mid-19th century. This program explores the daily lives of women during the mid-Victorian era of the 1860’s. ...
2/2 7:00PM Hosted by: Paul Howe This film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning play by August Wilson is set in Pittsburgh during the 1930s. The quiet of Bernice’s household is disturbed when her brother Boy Willie arrives unexpectedly from down home in Mississippi. Soon the siblings begin...
3/4, 3/11, & 3/18 11:00 AM/CH Hosted by: Paul Howe Each month we’ll view and discuss splendid examples of the golden age of American film comedy, featuring the greatest directors, the wittiest screen writers, and the most dazzling stars and quirkiest character actors of the era. MIDNIGHT American showgirl...
2/4 & 2/18 1:00 PM/CH Hosted by: Herb Kaufman Medical Practices of the Civil War & Victorian Era 2/4 In popular media physicians and surgeons in the Victorian Era are usually portrayed as blood soaked butchers who do nothing all day but unnecessarily amputate limbs from the poor,...
3/2/, 3/23 & 3/30 2:00 PM/CH Wherever you go in life, you carry with you a large, complex set of traits, beliefs, emotional tendencies, motivations, and values that predispose you to respond to the world in certain ways. Some of these you share with virtually all other...
1/12 2:00PM Hosted by: Diane Steinbrink In this lecture Diane will discuss the family background and work of Amy Herzog, a significant new and prolific playwright. It will feature monologues of some of the significant characters from her plays After the Revolution, The Great God Pan, Belleville, and...
2/2 & 2/16 1:00 PM/CH Photography conquers the 20th Century Hosted by: Professor Irene Sfakianos 2/2 During the early 20th Century, photography moved away from its roots as a medium used solely for portraiture. New ideas evolved for using the camera for creating art. We will look at the...