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Week of Events
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The Group of Seven…Eight…Nine…Who Got Lost in the Northern Woods?
The Group of Seven…Eight…Nine…Who Got Lost in the Northern Woods?
(both in-person & Zoom, 6 sessions) Instructor: Kathleen Silverman, MacEwan University Light Breakfast included When you think of Canadian visual artists, who comes to mind? You are not alone if you thought of Tom Thompson and the Group of Seven. This cohort of painters came together to develop distinctly Canadian art to express the nation ...
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The Importance of Ceremonies and Cultures in our Survival and Thrival: Shared Historical Experiences
The Importance of Ceremonies and Cultures in our Survival and Thrival: Shared Historical Experiences
The Jewish Senior Citizen’s Centre in partnership with the kihcihkaw askî-Sacred Land invites you to join us for a day of learning and sharing on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 from 10:30a.m. till 1:30p.m. (light lunch will be provided) “The Importance of Ceremonies and Cultures in our Survival and Thrival: Shared Historical Experiences” We will start ...
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Entangled Relationships: Family and Individual in Chinese Literature and Film
Entangled Relationships: Family and Individual in Chinese Literature and Film
(in-person only, 6 sessions) Instructor: Chris Lupke, Professor, Faculty of Arts - East Asian Studies Dept, University of Alberta Light Breakfast included Families: we all have them. Some are great. Some are not. Family relationships seem like they would be part of a universal theme in literature and cinema. But in this seminar, as we ...
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The Schumanns and Brahms: Love, Tragedy, and Music
The Schumanns and Brahms: Love, Tragedy, and Music
(in-person only, 6 sessions) Instructor: Michael Roeder, Professor Emeritus Musicology, University of Alberta We will explore music of three of the 19th century’s most important and interesting musical figures and discover how their lives were interconnected. Robert Schumann (1810-56) combined his dual interests in music and literature to create not only some of the most ...