Gounod's Faust: a lecture with Music, delivered by Miss Leslie Weston
Sunday, July 12th 12:30-2:45 pm slt
HG Wells Memorial Library, Caledon Wellsian
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Wellsian/225/236/23
To be Followed by a Grand Opera Masquerade Ball
3-5pm
Sponsored by the Caledon Library and the Bashful Peacock, and produced by Radio Riel
Those who can't be with us are invited to listen in at http://newtoulouse.radioriel.org
The story of Faust, or Faustus, is an old and much-interpreted tale of a great scholar's downfall. The cause of the tragedy is not love of power or wealth, but Faust's curiosity and desire for knowledge, which he sells his soul to the devil in order to possess.
Charles Gounod's opera of Faust, originally premiered in 1859 (and chosen to open New York City's Metropolitan Opera house in 1883) is based on Gérard de Nerval's 1828 French translation of Goethe's verse play "Faust: Der Tragödie."
Straight from the beginning, the story presents grand sweeping themes: Faust is a story of salvation, knowledge, love, and the eternal war between good and evil. The opera emphasizes the human elements, and Gounod translates these themes into some of the most enduringly popular music of the opera world.
Miss Weston will lecture on the opera, exploring its musical and dramatic structure, illustrating her talk with musical examples.
Radio Riel will play the opera in its entirety during the week preceding the lecture. Please consult their Calendar at http://calendar.radioriel.org for exact dates and times
The talk will be followed by a Grand Opera Masquerade (3-5pm slt), and all are invited to come as their favorite Opera Character.
About our speaker:
Since her rez date in September of 2007, Miss Leslie Weston has distinguished herself by leading a varied life of annoying meddling, cautious exploration, and the pursuit of sartorial splendor.
She started life in Another Existence as an opera singer, training at Oberlin and The Juilliard School, after which she appeared in small doses at the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York City Opera, among others.
During that time, an abiding interest in the history of musicians led her to the legendary New York Public Library Music Division where she supported her singing habit with occasional forays into the 19th century. A native of Chicago, she eventually returned to work with the Theodore Thomas Music Library at the Chicago Symphony Archives, after which she retired from the singing world and eventually found her way to Harvard University where she is employed to make music behave itself bibliographically.
While Miss Weston retains some awareness of this life, she only truly acknowledges it in her stubborn insistence on the merits of Bling.
Sunday, July 12th 12:30-2:45 pm slt
HG Wells Memorial Library, Caledon Wellsian
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Wellsian/225/236/23
To be Followed by a Grand Opera Masquerade Ball
3-5pm
Sponsored by the Caledon Library and the Bashful Peacock, and produced by Radio Riel
Those who can't be with us are invited to listen in at http://newtoulouse.radioriel.org
The story of Faust, or Faustus, is an old and much-interpreted tale of a great scholar's downfall. The cause of the tragedy is not love of power or wealth, but Faust's curiosity and desire for knowledge, which he sells his soul to the devil in order to possess.
Charles Gounod's opera of Faust, originally premiered in 1859 (and chosen to open New York City's Metropolitan Opera house in 1883) is based on Gérard de Nerval's 1828 French translation of Goethe's verse play "Faust: Der Tragödie."
Straight from the beginning, the story presents grand sweeping themes: Faust is a story of salvation, knowledge, love, and the eternal war between good and evil. The opera emphasizes the human elements, and Gounod translates these themes into some of the most enduringly popular music of the opera world.
Miss Weston will lecture on the opera, exploring its musical and dramatic structure, illustrating her talk with musical examples.
Radio Riel will play the opera in its entirety during the week preceding the lecture. Please consult their Calendar at http://calendar.radioriel.org for exact dates and times
The talk will be followed by a Grand Opera Masquerade (3-5pm slt), and all are invited to come as their favorite Opera Character.
About our speaker:
Since her rez date in September of 2007, Miss Leslie Weston has distinguished herself by leading a varied life of annoying meddling, cautious exploration, and the pursuit of sartorial splendor.
She started life in Another Existence as an opera singer, training at Oberlin and The Juilliard School, after which she appeared in small doses at the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York City Opera, among others.
During that time, an abiding interest in the history of musicians led her to the legendary New York Public Library Music Division where she supported her singing habit with occasional forays into the 19th century. A native of Chicago, she eventually returned to work with the Theodore Thomas Music Library at the Chicago Symphony Archives, after which she retired from the singing world and eventually found her way to Harvard University where she is employed to make music behave itself bibliographically.
While Miss Weston retains some awareness of this life, she only truly acknowledges it in her stubborn insistence on the merits of Bling.
BOOK EVENTS - JUNE 23-29
Tuesday, June 23
* 2:00 p.m. - Open Stage Poetry Recital
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Twist%20of%20Fate/193/175/28
* 5:00 p.m. - Short Poetry Workshop
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/235/135/22
* 6:00 p.m. Mike Stackpole's Office Hours/Writer Discussion
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Beraudes/93/128/57
* 7:00 p.m. - Two Great Stories with Gyro Mullins (The Flying Machine by Ray Bradbury and Walking Aunt Daid by Zenna Henderson)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Wednesday, June 24
* 2:00 p.m. - Open Mic Poetry, Prose and Critique
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 3:30 p.m. - Predicate Improv hosted by Salamander Maroon and Persephone Phoenix
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/179/139/53
* 4:00 p.m. - Stone Circle Readers
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/190/203/23
* 7:00 p.m. - More Fanciful Fae Stories with Derry McMahon
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
* 7:00 p.m. - Play: I Gave at the Office
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ivy%20Falls/248/20/27
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Thursday, June 25
* 1:30 p.m . - Latin American Poetry reading & discussion
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/218/184/2
* 2:00 p.m. - Poetry: A Celebration of Life (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/129/40/24
* 7:00 p.m. - More Tales of Leprechauns and Other Little People with Shandon Loring
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Friday, June 26
* 2:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/193/123/23
* 3:00 p.m. - Short Story Reading Group
Susan Glaspell "A Jury of Her Peers"
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 5:30 p.m. - Selene's Story Hour
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/224/194/34
* 6:00 p.m. - Poetry Karaoke
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dormillouse/144/96/2
* 6:00 p.m. - Play: I Gave at the Office
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ivy%20Falls/248/20/27
* 7:00 p.m. - The Prologue to An Alien Heat, the first book of the “Dancers at the End of Time” Trilogy by Michael Moorcock
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Planet%20Mongo/124/125/355
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Saturday, June 27
* 6:00 a.m. The Poets' Plunder
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/221/33/22
* 8:00/10:00 a.m. (times alternate each week) - Poetry Editing Workshop with Persephone Phoenix
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34
* 11:00 a.m. - Storytelling by Shandon Loring at the S.S. Galaxy
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Galaxy%20MID/131/23/53
* 3:00 p.m. - Play: I Gave at the Office
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ivy%20Falls/248/20/27
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Sunday, June 28
* 8:00 a.m. - Poetry, A Celebration of Reading (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/111/46/22
* 11:00 a.m. - Book Lovers Sunday Social
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cocos%20Island%20West/128/128/2
* 1:00 p.m. - Off the Shelf Taping: Guest Author Emerain Rich
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/119/227/253
* 3:00 p.m. - Poetry Libre Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
* 5:00 p.m. - Poetry Open Mic @ Blue Angel Poets' Dive
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34
* 6:00 p.m. - West of Ireland Storytellers at the SL6B celebration
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
* 6:00 p.m. - Jungle Pajama Party in MagicLand with Caledonia Skytower
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bracket/174/46/2
* 6:00 p.m. - Copper Robot Podcast Interview with Author Robert Charles Wilson
http://slurl.com/secondlife/World2Worlds/223/36/25
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Monday, June 29
* 2:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/193/123/23
* 3:00 p.m. - The Sound of Poems
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 6:00 p.m. - Storytelling Open Mic @ Age & Country Hotel
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Minkartah/111/130/30
* 6:00 p.m. TLE Writers Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kimokeo%20Cove/128/128/2
* 7:00 p.m. - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Lilia Quinnell (part 3)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
Tuesday, June 23
* 2:00 p.m. - Open Stage Poetry Recital
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Twist%20of%20Fate/193/175/28
* 5:00 p.m. - Short Poetry Workshop
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/235/135/22
* 6:00 p.m. Mike Stackpole's Office Hours/Writer Discussion
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Beraudes/93/128/57
* 7:00 p.m. - Two Great Stories with Gyro Mullins (The Flying Machine by Ray Bradbury and Walking Aunt Daid by Zenna Henderson)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Wednesday, June 24
* 2:00 p.m. - Open Mic Poetry, Prose and Critique
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 3:30 p.m. - Predicate Improv hosted by Salamander Maroon and Persephone Phoenix
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/179/139/53
* 4:00 p.m. - Stone Circle Readers
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/190/203/23
* 7:00 p.m. - More Fanciful Fae Stories with Derry McMahon
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
* 7:00 p.m. - Play: I Gave at the Office
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ivy%20Falls/248/20/27
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Thursday, June 25
* 1:30 p.m . - Latin American Poetry reading & discussion
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/218/184/2
* 2:00 p.m. - Poetry: A Celebration of Life (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/129/40/24
* 7:00 p.m. - More Tales of Leprechauns and Other Little People with Shandon Loring
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Friday, June 26
* 2:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/193/123/23
* 3:00 p.m. - Short Story Reading Group
Susan Glaspell "A Jury of Her Peers"
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 5:30 p.m. - Selene's Story Hour
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/224/194/34
* 6:00 p.m. - Poetry Karaoke
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dormillouse/144/96/2
* 6:00 p.m. - Play: I Gave at the Office
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ivy%20Falls/248/20/27
* 7:00 p.m. - The Prologue to An Alien Heat, the first book of the “Dancers at the End of Time” Trilogy by Michael Moorcock
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Planet%20Mongo/124/125/355
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Saturday, June 27
* 6:00 a.m. The Poets' Plunder
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/221/33/22
* 8:00/10:00 a.m. (times alternate each week) - Poetry Editing Workshop with Persephone Phoenix
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34
* 11:00 a.m. - Storytelling by Shandon Loring at the S.S. Galaxy
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Galaxy%20MID/131/23/53
* 3:00 p.m. - Play: I Gave at the Office
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ivy%20Falls/248/20/27
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Sunday, June 28
* 8:00 a.m. - Poetry, A Celebration of Reading (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/111/46/22
* 11:00 a.m. - Book Lovers Sunday Social
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cocos%20Island%20West/128/128/2
* 1:00 p.m. - Off the Shelf Taping: Guest Author Emerain Rich
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/119/227/253
* 3:00 p.m. - Poetry Libre Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
* 5:00 p.m. - Poetry Open Mic @ Blue Angel Poets' Dive
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34
* 6:00 p.m. - West of Ireland Storytellers at the SL6B celebration
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
* 6:00 p.m. - Jungle Pajama Party in MagicLand with Caledonia Skytower
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bracket/174/46/2
* 6:00 p.m. - Copper Robot Podcast Interview with Author Robert Charles Wilson
http://slurl.com/secondlife/World2Worlds/223/36/25
--------------------------------------------
Monday, June 29
* 2:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/193/123/23
* 3:00 p.m. - The Sound of Poems
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 6:00 p.m. - Storytelling Open Mic @ Age & Country Hotel
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Minkartah/111/130/30
* 6:00 p.m. TLE Writers Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kimokeo%20Cove/128/128/2
* 7:00 p.m. - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Lilia Quinnell (part 3)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
By Whitman, Biweekly!
Tuesday June 39, 4pm SLT
Caledon Library, on the Hub in Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/160/117/23
Discussion led by Kghia Gherardi
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is one of the works at the foundations of American poetry. Its expansive attempt to capture the spirit and landscape of the 19th century United States has influenced an entire culture's self-concept, and its rich language continues to inspire readers today as it has for the century and a half of its existence.
"By Whitman, Biweekly" provides an opportunity to look closely at this beloved work. Each time we'll spend an hour discussing its context and examining the poetry of the the 1855 first edition.
The series also gives those who love Leaves of Grass, and those who would like to learn more, an opportunity to explore Whitman's vigorous and heartfelt poetry together.
Today we continue with on "Song of Myself" the first poem in the 1855 edition, taking it up with this stanza:
I am of old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise,
Regardless of others, ever regardful of others,
Maternal as well as paternal, a child as well as a man,
Stuffed with the stuff that is coarse, and stuffed with the stuff that is fine,
One of the great nation, the nation of many nations— the smallest the same and the
largest the same,
A southerner soon as a northerner, a planter nonchalant and hospitable,
A Yankee bound my own way . . . . ready for trade . . . . my joints the limberest
joints on earth and the sternest joints on earth,
A Kentuckian walking the vale of the Elkhorn in my deerskin leggings,
A boatman over the lakes or bays or along coasts . . . . a Hoosier, a Badger, a
Buckeye,
A Louisianian or Georgian, a poke-easy from sandhills and pines,
At home on Canadian snowshoes or up in the bush, or with fishermen off New-
foundland,
At home in the fleet of iceboats, sailing with the rest and tacking,
At home on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine or the Texan ranch,
Comrade of Californians . . . . comrade of free northwesterners, loving their big
proportions,
Comrade of raftsmen and coalmen—comrade of all who shake hands and welcome
to drink and meat;
A learner with the simplest, a teacher of the thoughtfulest,
A novice beginning experient of myriads of seasons,
Of every hue and trade and rank, of every caste and religion,
Not merely of the New World but of Africa Europe or Asia . . . . a wandering
savage,
A farmer, mechanic, or artist . . . . a gentleman, sailor, lover or quaker,
A prisoner, fancy-man, rowdy, lawyer, physician or priest.
Gentlebeings, your servant
JJ Drinkwater
Tuesday June 39, 4pm SLT
Caledon Library, on the Hub in Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/160/117/23
Discussion led by Kghia Gherardi
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is one of the works at the foundations of American poetry. Its expansive attempt to capture the spirit and landscape of the 19th century United States has influenced an entire culture's self-concept, and its rich language continues to inspire readers today as it has for the century and a half of its existence.
"By Whitman, Biweekly" provides an opportunity to look closely at this beloved work. Each time we'll spend an hour discussing its context and examining the poetry of the the 1855 first edition.
The series also gives those who love Leaves of Grass, and those who would like to learn more, an opportunity to explore Whitman's vigorous and heartfelt poetry together.
Today we continue with on "Song of Myself" the first poem in the 1855 edition, taking it up with this stanza:
I am of old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise,
Regardless of others, ever regardful of others,
Maternal as well as paternal, a child as well as a man,
Stuffed with the stuff that is coarse, and stuffed with the stuff that is fine,
One of the great nation, the nation of many nations— the smallest the same and the
largest the same,
A southerner soon as a northerner, a planter nonchalant and hospitable,
A Yankee bound my own way . . . . ready for trade . . . . my joints the limberest
joints on earth and the sternest joints on earth,
A Kentuckian walking the vale of the Elkhorn in my deerskin leggings,
A boatman over the lakes or bays or along coasts . . . . a Hoosier, a Badger, a
Buckeye,
A Louisianian or Georgian, a poke-easy from sandhills and pines,
At home on Canadian snowshoes or up in the bush, or with fishermen off New-
foundland,
At home in the fleet of iceboats, sailing with the rest and tacking,
At home on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine or the Texan ranch,
Comrade of Californians . . . . comrade of free northwesterners, loving their big
proportions,
Comrade of raftsmen and coalmen—comrade of all who shake hands and welcome
to drink and meat;
A learner with the simplest, a teacher of the thoughtfulest,
A novice beginning experient of myriads of seasons,
Of every hue and trade and rank, of every caste and religion,
Not merely of the New World but of Africa Europe or Asia . . . . a wandering
savage,
A farmer, mechanic, or artist . . . . a gentleman, sailor, lover or quaker,
A prisoner, fancy-man, rowdy, lawyer, physician or priest.
Gentlebeings, your servant
JJ Drinkwater
BOOK EVENTS - JUNE 16-22
Tuesday, June 16
* 2:00 p.m. - Open Stage Poetry Recital
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Twist%20of%20Fate/147/130/25
* 4:00 p.m. - By Whitman, Bi Weekly
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/155/118/23
* 5:00 p.m. - Short Poetry Workshop
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/235/135/22
* 6:00 p.m. Mike Stackpole's Office Hours/Writer Discussion
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Beraudes/93/128/57
* 7:00 p.m. - More stories from Dandelion Wine
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Wednesday, June 17
* 2:00 p.m. - Open Mic Poetry, Prose and Critique
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 3:00 p.m. - Fundamentals of Poetry Course (classes have began, but you can join at any time)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kimokeo%20Cove/128/128/2
* 3:30 p.m. - Predicate Improv hosted by Salamander Maroon and Persephone Phoenix
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/179/139/53
* 4:00 p.m. - Stone Circle Readers
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/190/203/23
* 6:00 p.m. - Winterfell Library - Aianna's Fireside Tales
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/128/99/24
* 7:00 p.m. - Fairies, and Leprechauns, and Sprites, O My!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Thursday, June 18
* 2:00 p.m. - Poetry: A Celebration of Life (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/129/40/24
* 5:00 p.m. - Author Reading: Alas Zerbino
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/139/129/25
* 7:00 p.m. - Haunts & Mysteries True Irish Ghost Stories with Shandon Loring
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Friday, June 19
* 2:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/193/123/23
* 3:00 p.m. - Short Story Reading Group
H.P. Lovecraft "The Alchemist"
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 5:30 p.m. - Selene's Story Hour
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/224/194/34
* 7:00 p.m. - The Prologue to An Alien Heat, the first book of the “Dancers at the End of Time” Trilogy by Michael Moorcock
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Planet%20Mongo/124/125/355
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Saturday, June 20
* 6:00 a.m. The Poets' Plunder
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/221/32/22
* 8:00/10:00 a.m. (times alternate each week) - Poetry Editing Workshop with Persephone Phoenix
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34
* Noon - Bookstacks Paper Chase
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
*5:00 p.m. - Bootleggers' Ball
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
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Sunday, June 21
* 8:00 a.m. - Poetry, A Celebration of Reading (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/111/46/22
* 11:00 a.m. - Book Discussion: Favorites of the Jazz Era
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
* 3:00 p.m. - Poetry Libre Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
* 5:00 p.m. - Poetry Open Mic @ Blue Angel Poets' Dive
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34
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Monday, June 22
* 2:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/193/123/23
* 3:00 p.m. - The Sound of Poems
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 6:00 p.m. - Storytelling Open Mic @ Age & Country Hotel
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Minkartah/111/130/30
* 6:00 p.m. TLE Writers Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kimokeo%20Cove/87/42/22
* 7:00 p.m. - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Lilia Quinnell (part 2)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
Tuesday, June 16
* 2:00 p.m. - Open Stage Poetry Recital
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Twist%20of%20Fate/147/130/25
* 4:00 p.m. - By Whitman, Bi Weekly
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/155/118/23
* 5:00 p.m. - Short Poetry Workshop
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/235/135/22
* 6:00 p.m. Mike Stackpole's Office Hours/Writer Discussion
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Beraudes/93/128/57
* 7:00 p.m. - More stories from Dandelion Wine
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Wednesday, June 17
* 2:00 p.m. - Open Mic Poetry, Prose and Critique
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 3:00 p.m. - Fundamentals of Poetry Course (classes have began, but you can join at any time)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kimokeo%20Cove/128/128/2
* 3:30 p.m. - Predicate Improv hosted by Salamander Maroon and Persephone Phoenix
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/179/139/53
* 4:00 p.m. - Stone Circle Readers
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/190/203/23
* 6:00 p.m. - Winterfell Library - Aianna's Fireside Tales
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/128/99/24
* 7:00 p.m. - Fairies, and Leprechauns, and Sprites, O My!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Thursday, June 18
* 2:00 p.m. - Poetry: A Celebration of Life (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/129/40/24
* 5:00 p.m. - Author Reading: Alas Zerbino
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/139/129/25
* 7:00 p.m. - Haunts & Mysteries True Irish Ghost Stories with Shandon Loring
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
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Friday, June 19
* 2:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/193/123/23
* 3:00 p.m. - Short Story Reading Group
H.P. Lovecraft "The Alchemist"
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 5:30 p.m. - Selene's Story Hour
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/224/194/34
* 7:00 p.m. - The Prologue to An Alien Heat, the first book of the “Dancers at the End of Time” Trilogy by Michael Moorcock
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Planet%20Mongo/124/125/355
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Saturday, June 20
* 6:00 a.m. The Poets' Plunder
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Da%20Vinci%20Isle/221/32/22
* 8:00/10:00 a.m. (times alternate each week) - Poetry Editing Workshop with Persephone Phoenix
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34
* Noon - Bookstacks Paper Chase
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
*5:00 p.m. - Bootleggers' Ball
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
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Sunday, June 21
* 8:00 a.m. - Poetry, A Celebration of Reading (Open Mic)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avgi/111/46/22
* 11:00 a.m. - Book Discussion: Favorites of the Jazz Era
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
* 3:00 p.m. - Poetry Libre Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/111/134/22
* 5:00 p.m. - Poetry Open Mic @ Blue Angel Poets' Dive
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Windermere/233/196/34
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Monday, June 22
* 2:00 p.m. - Writers' Meet Focused Writing
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Inchcruin/193/123/23
* 3:00 p.m. - The Sound of Poems
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/49/115/21
* 6:00 p.m. - Storytelling Open Mic @ Age & Country Hotel
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Minkartah/111/130/30
* 6:00 p.m. TLE Writers Open Mic
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kimokeo%20Cove/87/42/22
* 7:00 p.m. - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Lilia Quinnell (part 2)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/46/172/26
From Oxcarts to Gondolas: The travel albums of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Curated by Siri Woodget
Exhibit Opening and Conversation with the Curator
Sunday, June 14thm 2-3pm slt
HG Wells Memorial Library, Caledon Wellsian
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Wellsian/225/236/23
Join us for an opening fête, with music by Radio Riel!
The Gardner Museum was the life’s work of Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924). This work is reflected in the archives of the museum. The archival records illuminate the life of a wealthy American art collector and her associates who were art dealers, artists, musicians, politicians, actors and writers. Of particular interest is the collection of 28 travel albums.
Isabella and her husband Jack traveled through Asia, the Middle East and Europe which fostered an appreciation for different cultures. In 1867, the Gardners traveled to St. Petersburg, Moscow, Vienna and Paris, and crossed Norway to see the midnight sun. During 1882 and 1883, they traveled around the world, visiting Japan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia (where they rode on an oxcart through the jungles to see the ruins of Angkor Wat), Indonesia, India, Egypt and Palestine. Isabella carefully recorded each experience. Her trips brought her into contact with exotic cultures and, most importantly, with the past. Through the travel albums we see the link between these early travels and the later construction and installation of her museum.
Travel with Isabella on a series of journeys hosted by the HG Wells Memorial Library, from now until January 2010. Our first stop will be Egypt, 1875...
The Caledon Library would like to express its gratitude to the Gardner Museum for permission to display these materials
The event will be followed by a Thematic The Dansant at the Bashful Peacock, in Caledon Wellsian, 3-5pm slt
Curated by Siri Woodget
Exhibit Opening and Conversation with the Curator
Sunday, June 14thm 2-3pm slt
HG Wells Memorial Library, Caledon Wellsian
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Join us for an opening fête, with music by Radio Riel!
"Years ago I decided that the greatest need in our Country was Art… We were a very young country and had very few opportunities of seeing beautiful things, works of art… So, I determined to make it my life's work if I could."
- Isabella Stewart Gardner, on the creation of her Museum, 1917
The Gardner Museum was the life’s work of Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924). This work is reflected in the archives of the museum. The archival records illuminate the life of a wealthy American art collector and her associates who were art dealers, artists, musicians, politicians, actors and writers. Of particular interest is the collection of 28 travel albums.
Isabella and her husband Jack traveled through Asia, the Middle East and Europe which fostered an appreciation for different cultures. In 1867, the Gardners traveled to St. Petersburg, Moscow, Vienna and Paris, and crossed Norway to see the midnight sun. During 1882 and 1883, they traveled around the world, visiting Japan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia (where they rode on an oxcart through the jungles to see the ruins of Angkor Wat), Indonesia, India, Egypt and Palestine. Isabella carefully recorded each experience. Her trips brought her into contact with exotic cultures and, most importantly, with the past. Through the travel albums we see the link between these early travels and the later construction and installation of her museum.
Travel with Isabella on a series of journeys hosted by the HG Wells Memorial Library, from now until January 2010. Our first stop will be Egypt, 1875...
The Caledon Library would like to express its gratitude to the Gardner Museum for permission to display these materials
The event will be followed by a Thematic The Dansant at the Bashful Peacock, in Caledon Wellsian, 3-5pm slt
