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Your Monthly
Cultural Fix
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April 2008
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Music in the
Museums
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Gleb Ivanov, 2005
Winner of the Young Concert Artists Auditions and one of
"6 on the Rise: Young Artists to Watch"
(Symphony Magazine) will play at Evergreen April
11.
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• Friday, April 4 at 5:45pm
Homewood Museum
The Recorder
Consort
A performance of Renaissance music,
including three sonatas by Cesario Gussago, Andrea
Cima's Canzone la Gentile, and works by
Orlando di Lasso, Palestrina, and
others. Reservations required: 410.516.5589
$15 public, $12
members • Friday, April 11 at 8pm
Evergreen Carriage House Gleb
Ivanov, piano
Haydn:
Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI: 48
Schubert/Liszt: Ständchen, Gretchen am
Spinnerade, Aufenthalt, Die Forelle
Chopin: Nocturne in B major, Op. 9, No. 3
Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op.
39
Mussorgsky/Horowitz: By the Water/ Pictures
at an Exhibition
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410.516.0341
$20 public,
$15 members, $10
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Baltimore's Great Architects
Symposium
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Palladio's Villa Rotunda. Book
cover, Bologna, 1765 (Fowler Architectural Collection, John
Work Garrett Library, Johns Hopkins Sheridan
Libraries).
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Friday, April 11, 9:30am to 4pm
Graham Auditorium, The Walters Art Museum
Andrea Palladio from Rome to
Baltimore
An international panel
of five distinguished scholars will explore the lasting
influence of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio,
one of the greatest architects of the western world, and
his lasting influence on building design in America.
The symposium, organized in celebration of the 500th
anniversary of Palladio's birth, concludes with a
4:30pm reception at Homewood.
Symposium Program
& Registration Form
$50 general
public; $35 members, Friends of the Sheridan Libraries, and
students
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Painting Tiffany
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Sunday, April 13, 1-4pm
Painting Tiffany: A Watercolor
Workshop
Explore
watercolor's renowned ability to convey the experience
of light, as well as form and space, by drawing inspiration
from the brilliantly-hued Tiffany glass lamps and
ornamental objects on display at Evergreen. The class is
open to artists of all levels and includes a tour of the
museum's extensive Tiffany
collections. more Registration Required:
410.516.0341
$45 general public, $35 members
(includes materials and museum
admission)
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John Russell Pope
Lecture
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Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30pm
The House Beautiful Lecture Series
Mastering Tradition: The Residential Architecture
of John Russell Pope
Architect
James B. Garrison will take as his starting point several
of Pope's key residential projects in Baltimore and
Washington to show how these relate to his better known
public works. A book signing and catered reception
follows. more
Buy Tickets
Online or call 410.516.0341
$20
general public, $15 members and
students
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From top: Forest City's Ronald Ratner;
virtuoso pianist Jacqueline Pollauf; Sculpture at Evergreen
project proposal for Green Golly, by Sharon
Engelstein, 2008.
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• Thursday, May 1 at 6:30pm
Evergreen Carriage House 7th
Garrett Lecture on Urban Issues
American Cities: Does Size Matter?
Ronald Ratner, an executive vice
president of Forest City Enterprises—one of the
nation's largest publicly traded real estate
companies—will discuss the pitfalls of equating city
size and growth with success, the central role that cities
play in metropolitan areas, and smart stretegies for
shrinking cities. Presented by Evergreen Museum &
Library and the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy
Studies. FREE; Reservations
requested • Friday, May 2 at
5:45pm
Homewood Museum Jacqueline Pollauf, harp
Works by Handel, Respighi, Rota, and
Pescetti. more Reservations required:
410.516.5589
$15 general public;
$12 members • Sunday, May 4, 2-5 p.m.
Evergreen Museum &
Library Public
Opening Celebration
Sculpture at Evergreen
2008
The landscaping of
Evergreen's 26-acre grounds provides a distinctive
setting for 10 new works of temporary sculpture, created by
contemporary artists for the museum's fifth biennial
Sculpture at Evergreen. Join curator Andrea Pollan and the
participating artists at this opening celebration, which
features exhibition viewing, a museum open house, and light
refreshments. FREE<
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For Our Members
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Chicago's famous Navy Pier, one of
several stops on the annual Member Trip this
June.
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• Tuesday,
April 15, 8:45am to 4pm
Day
Trip to Hampton & Ladew
Request an
itinerary
$27 members & docents; $30
all others • Tuesday, April 22 at 6pm
The Johns Hopkins
Club An Evening
with James Abbott at the Johns Hopkins
Club In this illustrated talk, Evergreen curator James
Abbott will highlight works of fine and decorative arts
from the museum's collections—including rare
paintings by Amedeo Modigliani and Ignacio Zuloaga and
exceptional works by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Léon
Bakst—and lead a visual tour of the eclectic
interiors created by and for two generations of
Baltimore's prestigious Garrett
family. The lecture is followed by dinner
with the speaker.
$38 for Evergreen members only. To
register, call
410-516-6710. • June 17
– 20
2008 Member Trip:
Chicago Members of
the JHU Museums are invited to travel to the Windy
City this June and enjoy visits to the Art Institute
of Chicago, the Frank Lloyd Wright House and Studio, Navy
Pier, and Glessner House Museum; an Architectural River
Cruise along the Chicago River; and fabulous dining
opportunities including The Drake Hotel and The Signature
Room atop the John Hancock Center. Request an itinerary
Trip participants must be members
of Homewood Museum and/or Evergreen Museum &
Library.
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April 2008
HOMEWOOD MUSEUM | The Johns Hopkins University |
3400 North Charles Street |
Baltimore, MD 21218 | Phone 410-516-5589 | Email
homewoodmuseum@jhu.edu