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Your Monthly Cultural
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September 2008
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GET INVOLVED
WITH
THE JHU MUSEUMS Become
a Member
Unlimited free admission, exclusive
events, and more. Call (410) 516-6710 and join
today! Visit Us Online
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Follow
the ArtWalk
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Saturday, September 6, 13, 20, and 27
Departs 1pm from Homewood Museum
Departs 2pm from
the Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive
Guided Walking Tour
Historic Homewood ArtWalk
Learn about over
200 years of history in less than a quarter mile! This fun,
informative, and FREE 45-minute guided walking tour covers
historic and artistic sites between the two significant
collections of American historic interiors and decorative arts at
Homewood and the BMA. FREE
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Cinema
Under the Stars
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Friday, September 12
5:30pm Gates
Open, 7:30pm Film
Evergreen Museum & Library
(Rain location: Carriage House)
Evergreen & The
Creative Alliance
at The Patterson present
Gatsby's Great Garden Party
Return to the 1920s and the grandeur of the
Gatsby era! This madcap evening of art and film features an
outdoor screening of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic
The Great Gatsby (Coppola, 1974) set
against Evergreen's opulent Gilded Age mansion. Beer and
popcorn will be available for purchase.
Come
early and picnic on the lawn, play croquet, compete for
"Best Dressed" in a 20's Summer Whites costume
contest, explore the outdoor exhibition Sculpture at
Evergreen 2008, and see some of Scott's first editions
and Zelda's drawings in the museum.
Advance tickets available online or purchase at the door.
$8 general public; $5 children under 12; FREE
Evergreen members and
infants.
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Final
Month of Sculpture at Evergreen
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Sharon Engelstein, Green Golly,
2008, courtesy of the artist.
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Through September 28
Evergreen Museum
& Library Last Chance to See
Sculpture at Evergreen 2008
Named "Best Outdoor Art of 2008" by
Baltimore Magazine
"The
Sculpture at Evergreen biennial features about a
dozen site-specific pieces spread throughout the property, and
stumbling across them is half the fun. For the duration of the show, a simple
walk around Evergreen becomes a wondrous, whimsical, mysterious,
and surprising act of discovery—a veritable Enchanted
Forest for art lovers." FREE
- Saturday, September 27,
12–4pm
Tour the JHU Museums for Free with
Special Pass
Smithsonian Museum
Day
Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest
to Homewood Museum or Evergreen Museum &
Library! Simply present Smithsonian magazine's
Museum Day Admission Card.
- Sunday, September 28,
1–4pm
Watercolor Workshop
Outdoor Landscapes with
Lois Wolford
Taught by local
experienced watercolor artist Lois Wolford, this workshop will
explore watercolor's renowned ability to convery the
experience of light, as well as form and space, by drawing
inspiration from the lush gardens and woodlands of
Evergreen's 26-acre estate. Open to artists of all abilities;
space in the class will be limited.
Advance
paid registration required: 410.516.0341.
$45 general
public; $35 members (includes materials & museum
admission).
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Save
these Dates
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Thursday, October 23, 6:30pm
Evergreen Museum & Library
Evergreen & The Johns
Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies present
"Policing in the 21st Century" — William J.
Bratton
How safe is
safe enough? L.A. Police Chief William J. Bratton, one of the
most distinguished law enforcement leaders in the
country, will discuss urban crime-fighting strategies at the
eighth Garrett Lecture on Urban
Issues. FREE Saturday, October 25, 3pm
FREE
Pre-Concert Gallery Talk @
2pm Music at Evergreen
08-09
Peng Peng, piano
The 56th season
of the Music at Evergreen concert series opens with 15-year-old
Chinese piano prodigy Peng Peng, performing works by Brahms,
Debussy, Peng Peng, and Kreisler/Rachmaninoff in the Bakst
Theatre. At 2pm, Frances Klapthor of the BMA will discuss the
Garrett Collection of Asian Art. A Meet-the-Artist reception
follows the performance. Advance tickets online or by calling 410.516.0341 (handling charges
apply).
$20 general public; $15 members; $10 students
(includes museum
admission).
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For Our
Members
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One
of the Tiffany Windows at the Red Cross Museum in
DC.
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Member Travel Program
Our day-trips and excursions combine spectacular
itineraries and interesting companionship. They are open
exclusively to members and volunteer staff of Homewood
Museum and Evergreen Museum & Library. Contact
us for trip
itineraries!
SEPTEMBER 16 :: DC Museums Trio — DAR / Red Cross /
Department of the Interior
OCTOBER 13 ::
Greenbelt Museum &
Sotterley
Plantation Learning How to Look: Developing
the Eye of a Connoisseur
October
Study Series @ Homewood
Thursday,
October 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2–3:30pm
Homewood members are
invited to get up close and personal with the museum's
architecture, landscape, furniture, and decorative arts
collections at this new seminar series led by museum staff.
Enrollment is $40 per person and is limited to 15 participants.
For more information or to register, call Judith Proffitt at
410.516.5589. Annual Landmark Society
Evening
For Landmark
Members
Tuesday, October 7, 6-8pm
To take part in our member-only special
programs and events, we invite you to become a member of the JHU
Museums. Please contact the
Membership
Office for information: (410) 516-6710.
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