Declaring Independence: A Global Legacy Historian Richard Bell reconstructs the fascinating history of America’s Declaration of Independence, covering its origins, purpose, impact, and its extraordinary influence on more than 100 similar declarations in countries around the world. Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 6:45 p.m.
Dorothy Gilliam on Getting the Story Right Drawing on her memoir, Trailblazer, Gilliam talks to veteran reporter and freelance journalist Kristin Jensen about her remarkable 50-year career as The Washington Post’s first black female journalist and her determination to “make the media look more like America.” Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - 6:45 p.m.
Collage, Assemblage, and Mixed-Media Students are introduced to the materials, tools, and technologies used in collage and assemblage. They find inspiration in artists who worked in collage including Joseph Cornell, Romare Bearden, and Gertrude Green. Wednesday, July 10 to 31, 2019 – 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto Go inside the epic first mission to Pluto with astrobiologist David Grinspoon. He takes you to July 14, 2015, when the spacecraft New Horizons soared past the long-mysterious icy worlds of the planet’s system. Then, the robotic spacecraft continued on its 9-year voyage 3 billion miles from Earth. Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 6:45 p.m.
The Taoist Search for Immortality Many Westerners are familiar with Taoism as a set of teachings that center on following nature and nurturing the spirit in this life. Learn about another component of Taoist thought and practice: the search for immortality. Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 6:45 p.m.
