September 14 – November 9 Monday10:45 AM → 11:45 AMSessions: 9Instructor: Tim FarnumLocation:Oasis Rochester
Oasis Rochester
259 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 At Monroe Square, on the lower level near the escalator. There is ample free parking in the lot behind Monroe Square. Map(585) 760-5440 Map
REGISTRATION CLOSED Sometimes called the Middle Kingdom. China’s prehistory is hidden from view, not only to westerners but to the Chinese people as well. It has mostly been hidden, not by political design, but by serious obscurity, its written history strongly shadowed in myth and legend. But now archeological evidence is emerging to throw light on that dark period of... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED Conditions for making art in the Netherlands, where artists painted for the market, differed from those in Italy. Judith Leyster, Rachel Ruysch and other women were respected professional artists. But expectations for women meant that they were more likely to paint flowers than other subjects. Defying expectations in the 18th century, Angelica Kauffman and... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED In the middle of one of the biggest wars in the 20th century, and without any orders, on 25th December 1914 soldiers stopped shooting at each other. The biggest unorganized war truce in history. To quote a British officer at the time, writing to his mother: “I know this sounds like a fairy tale… But it actually happened.” With the horror of death on a... read more