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Your
Monthly Cultural Fix
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November 2006
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IN THIS
ISSUE
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Jupiter String Quartet to play at
Evergreen
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"One of the strongest young
string quartets in the country."
- THE NEW
YORK SUN
"Holy catgut, Batman!"
-
THE AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATEMAN
Friday, Nov. 10, 8 pm
Evergreen Carriage
House
$15 members, $20 all
others
$5 student rush 1 hour prior to
performance
ORDER
TICKETS
Haydn:
Quartet
in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4
Shostakovich:
Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110
Brahms: String Quartet in A
Minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Listen to sound
clips on the Evergreen Concert Series
website!
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Repast as Ritual series
concludes at Homewood
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Wednesdays at 2 p.m.
November 1
Amanda
Lange, curator of Historic Interiors at Historic
Deerfield, discusses the tableware and specialty glass in
Homewood's collections.
November
8
Robin Emmerson, PhD, author of
British Teapots and Tea Drinking, 1700-1850,
provides insights into the art of tea and tea-drinking
rituals.
Advance reservations
strongly recommended.
$30 Members, $15 students and
docents, $35 all others.
Call (410) 516-5586 or
email to reserve your
place.
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House Guests
2006
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Evergreen's annual House Guests
artist-in-residence series features two exhibitions by
former artists-in-residence Amy Chan (summer '05) and
Richard Torchia (summer '06).
House Lights and Furniture Music:
treatments for a suite of shaded
rooms
Philadephia artist RICHARD
TORCHIA's series of provocative installations at
Evergreen (see photo) -- using a range of both "period" and
contemporary media -- provide opportunies for ambient
experiences that re-animate the museum's historic rooms and
the narratives they frame.
Views of the
Mid-Atlantic
Brooklyn-based artist AMY
CHAN's exhibition of goache landscapes comments on
the homogenization of the East Coast, shown uniformly
dotted with homes, fast food restaurants, and box
stores. Natural elements appear tamed and in danger
of being taken over by our suburban
environment.
PUBLIC
PROGRAM
Meet the Artist,
Nov. 19, 1-4
p.m.
Richard Torchia
presents new installations, and explains his work using
lenses, light, and sound to re-animate Evergreen House and
its history.
Exhibitions
and related programs are free with museum
admission.
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Follow the
ArtWalk
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Guided tours offered Fridays, Nov. 3, 10,
and 17. Departs Homewood at noon; the BMA at 1
p.m.
On the Historic
Homewood ArtWalk, discover points of historic
and artistic interest between Homewood
Museum and the Baltimore
Museum of Art. This free and
informative art trail -- presenting over 200 years of
history in less than a quarter mile -- connects two
significant collections of American decorative arts, both
FREE to the public as part of the citywide Free Fall
Baltimore
program.
Take the ArtWalk
self-guided!
Pick up a copy of the
brochure at either Homewood or the BMA, or download a copy
now!
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Les
Beletsky book talk & signing
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Thursday, Nov.
9
Reception at 6 p.m. &
Lecture at 7 p.m.
Evergreen Carriage
House
Naturalist and
bird expert LES BELETSKY discusses his new
encyclopedia of the world's birds, Birds of the
World (JHU Press, 2006). Beletsky
will describe his own work creating this new volume and
discuss the interesting history and perennial popularity of
bird books. This very special event for bird lovers and
book lovers also features a display, from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45
p.m. in Evergreen House, of several books from the Garrett
Library's exceptional collection of natural history books,
including the famous "Double Elephant Folio" of Audubon's
Birds of America.
Free and open to the public; R.S.V.P.
required. Call (410) 516-6928.
Co-hosted
with the JHU Press and Audubon Maryland-DC Audubon.
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For
Our Members
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The Gift of Membership Makes a Thoughtful
Present
When you buy a
Homewood and/or Evergreen Gift
Membership, you give a full year of exciting membership
benefits to a friend, colleague, or loved one and support a
vital community resource. Members receive invitations to
special events, discounts on many museum programs,
subscriptions to our newsletters, and reciprocal benefits
at over 150 museums nationwide through the Time
Travelers museum
consortium.
Best of
all, it's an easy gift to give! Just fill out a
form, and we'll take care of the rest.
Stop by
the Homewood or Evergreen Museum Shops to purchase a gift
membership today, or call (410) 516-6710.
Members'
Trip to Pittsburgh, Nov.
15-17
Join Evergreen and Homewood
docents and friends for a special three-day tour of the
Steel City, featuring visits to the Frick Art and
Historical Center, the Andy Warhol
Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright's
Fallingwater and Kentuck
Knob houses, plus a special tour of
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the
Ages at the Carnegie Museum of Art and dinner
at Pittsburgh's only 5-star restaurant, Le
Mont. Don't miss the fun! To register or for more information, call
(410) 516-0341. Not a Member? Join
NOW to participate!
Holiday Shopping Days
for Members at the Museum Shops, Dec.
3-13
Members of the Historic Houses of
Johns Hopkins University enjoy a 20% discount on all gift
items, publications, and other merchandise at the Evergreen and Homewood Museum Shops.
Membership card required.
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Get in the Spirit!
Our Holiday Calendar
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Monday, Dec. 4, 5-7 p.m.
Homewood by
Candlelight
with
Federal-era music played by
harpsichordist David
Hildebrand (at right)
Thursday, Dec. 7, 11-5 p.m.
JHU Press Book Sale (through Dec. 10)
Holiday
Shopping at Homewood
Saturday, Dec. 9, noon-4
p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 10, noon-4 p.m.
Holiday Traditions at Homewood &
Evergreen
For information on
these and other upcoming events,
please visit Homewood & Evergreen
Online!
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