The Quill
Quick Updates for Independent Lifelong Learners
March 21, 2021
#340
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No Geniuses on Wall Street - Monday, 3/22
Wonderscape: Meet the Danforth's Permanent Collection - Wed., 3/24
Spanish Conversation Group (La Tertulia) - Monday, 3/29
Current Events - Friday, 4/2
SCMA Then/Now/Next (Smith College Art Museum) - Friday, 4/2
LLAIC Lit-Lovers - Friday, 4/9
LLAIC Zoom Happy Hour - Thursday, 4/15
Movie Mavens - Friday, 4/16
French Conversation Group
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THERE ARE NO GENIUSES ON WALL STREET
MONDAY, MARCH 22 @ 10:30-12:00
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Are you an experienced investor, or are you new to "the market" and want to know more? We are an easygoing discussion group that deals with all market-related topics. Bring your opinions, insights, and questions. Or just listen.
Sign up here before registration closes at noon on March 21, to request an invitation to the March 22 meeting. You'll receive it by 3 p.m. If you have any questions, contact Richard Lewis: lewisdmd@ yahoo.com or 617-448-4439.
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LLAIC LOVES ART
WONDERSCAPE: MEET THE DANFORTH'S PERMANENT COLLECTION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 @ 1:30
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The Danforth Art Museum and School was established in 1975 by a group of community members who were committed to bringing the arts to Framingham through exhibitions, museum programs, and studio art classes. In 2018 it became the Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University. It is now located on the historic Framingham Centre Common.
The Museum’s Permanent Collection contains over 3,500 objects and spans the history of American art from the early nineteenth century to the present. Changing exhibitions feature both historic works and the works of contemporary artists. This virtual talk will tour the art currently on view in the permanent collection gallery, an eclectic mix that represents the Danforth today. There are works on view that have been part of the Danforth for decades, along with many new acquisitions—a testament to how we have grown in the last two years since reopening. We invite you to listen and discover who we are—a museum committed to work produced in New England, both historical and contemporary.
Speaker Mary Erickson, the Danforth’s Visitor Services Coordinator, has been with the Museum since 2019. She oversees the Visitor Services staff and is passionate about art and the collection. She studied fine art at the College of the Holy Cross, worked for years as a graphic designer, and currently is a watercolor artist.
Click here before noon on Tuesday, March 23, to request an invitation. You'll receive it by 3 p.m. that day.
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SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP
MONDAY, MARCH 29 AT 1 P.M.
¡Bienvenidos a La Tertulia!
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Newcomers are welcome at the Spanish conversation group, hosted by Miriam Grodberg and Larry Krakauer. We meet biweekly and focus on conversation using current Spanish language media. Please consider joining us to maintain and improve your Spanish language skills and have some fun along the way.
Click here before noon on Sunday, March 28, to request an invitation. You'll receive it before 3 that afternoon. If you are new and wish to attend, please let Miriam know at mgrodberg@comcast.net.
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CURRENT EVENTS
LED BY JERRY JACOBS
FRIDAY, APRIL 2
10:00-11:15
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Please join us as we dissect the news of the day, which never ceases to be surprising and controversial. As usual Jerry Jacobs will facilitate a lively discussion among our knowledgeable and impassioned classmates. All points of view welcome!
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Click here by noon on Thursday, April 1, to request an invitation. You'll receive it by 3:00 pm that day.
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LLAIC LOVES ART
SCMA THEN/NOW/NEXT
A CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION AT THE
SMITH COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
FRIDAY, APRIL 2 @ 1:15-2:30
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Join Danielle Carrabino for an exclusive virtual tour of the exhibition that marks the centennial of the Smith College Museum of Art. "SCMA Then\Now\Next" tells the story of how the museum was "made" while also envisioning its future. It was installed during the museum's 100th anniversary in 2020, but due to the pandemic, it has not been open to the public. As one of the curators who helped organize this exhibition, Danielle will provide an overview of the exhibition along with some in-depth views of the works of art included.
Danielle grew up in Florence, Italy. She is Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the SCMA, where she oversees a collection ranging from antiquity to 1950. She has worked in museums including the National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Harvard Art Museums; and has taught art history in the U.S., England, and Italy. A specialist in Renaissance and Baroque art, she is currently completing a book based on her doctoral dissertation on Caravaggio and Sicily.
Click here before noon on Tuesday, April 1, to request an invitation. You'll receive it by 3 p.m. that day.
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THE IMMORTALISTS
BY CHLOE BENJAMIN
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 @ 10:30-12:00
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Sign up here before registration closes at noon on Thursday, April 8, to request a Zoom invitation. You'll receive an invitation by 3 p.m. that day. The meeting will open 15 minutes early so we can socialize before we begin the discussion. Contact Joan Chasan if you have trouble signing up.
It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children—four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness—sneak out to hear their fortunes. A sweeping novel of remarkable ambition and depth, The Immortalists probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next. It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds.
Click here to see a list of the upcoming book selections through September.
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COME TO OUR LLAIC ZOOM HAPPY HOUR!
THURSDAY, APRIL 15
4:00-5:00
At our March Happy Hour. after catching up on each other's vaccinations, we talked about travel plans, the winning record of a member's horse, museums ranging from Crystal Bridges in Arkansas through the World War II museum to the Museum of Bad Art, surprise parties, and mothers who couldn't cook. Someone had to leave early to get news of a brand new great-grandchild.
We hope you'll join us again on Thursday, April 15, from 4 to 5 p.m. We should have lots of new things to talk about as well as the old ones. Bring your drinks, snacks, and conversation.
Click here to request a Zoom invitation by noon on Wednesday, April 14. You'll receive your invite by 3 p.m. that day.
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MOVIE MAVENS
FRIDAY, APRIL 16 @ 2:00-3:00
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Watch this space for an announcement of our next movie. We will watch it on our own and gather on Zoom for our discussion on April 16 at 2:00 p.m. Click here for an invitation by noon on Thursday, April 15, and you will receive the invite by 3:00 that afternoon.
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FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP
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The French Conversation Group is reading 120, Rue de la Gare, by Leo Malet. This book is available in paperback and Kindle versions. We are a group of intermediate to advanced level speakers. We read books aloud, taking turns, and stopping often to discuss any interesting aspects of what we are reading. If you are interested in this group, please contact Richard Mansfield at richardscottmansfield@gmail.com.
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Call us: (508) 463-1205
Editor: Barbara Mende
Contributing Editors: Joe Bongiardina and Shelly Levine
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