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A Stroll Down Memory’s Lane
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon Took a stroll down St. Paul’s living museum on Monday. That’s the way Emily Shapiro characterized Summit Avenue, the western end of it that turns sharply, avoiding Ramsey Hill and heads off toward the state capitol. … Continue reading
A Member of the Loyal Opposition
Lughnasa Waning Honey Extraction Moon Today members of the guide discussion group meet with Katherine Milton at the museum. We’ve had specific concerns around continuing education and requested this meeting to discuss them with the head of the department that … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Politics
Tagged docents, guides, Katherine Milton, mentor, museum
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Inverting the Pyramid of the Museum
Beltane Waxing Garlic Moon A museum is an odd organization since it has a bifurcated purpose, one dealing with things and another dealing with people. As to things, it has a responsibility to the art works in its custody, a … Continue reading
Imagine a Line
Beltane Waning Last Frost Moon A very interesting conversation among fellow docents over lunch. When I reflect on it, it seems like we’re asking a potentially troublesome, certainly challenging question. What is the role of the docent? The museum? Art … Continue reading
Uh-Oh
Beltane Sliver Bee Hiving Moon Bees check this morning. Colony 1 is queenright. Colonies 2 and 3 were not queenright because I had improperly handled the indirect release. The queens were in the cage still, being tended to by the … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Art and Culture, Asia, Bees, Health
Tagged docents, Tai Chi, Titian
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Salute to the Spring Ephemeral
Spring Waxing Bee Hiving Moon We have hundreds of daffodils just about ready to bloom. A few scylla have popped up in the front and crocus, too. Tulips have also broken through. It’s an exciting time for a perennial lover, … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Friends, Garden
Tagged crocus, daffodils, docents, lilies, scylla, snow drops, tulips
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Banned Art
Winter Waning Moon of the Winter Solstice I have now seen “A Fire in My Belly.” What did I think of it? Much of the movie disturbed me: scenes of lucha masked wrestlers throwing each other to the mat, a … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Commentary on Religion, Humanities, Myth and Story, Politics
Tagged A Fire In My Belly, Aztec, Catholic League, censorship, Coatlicue, docents, maya, Walker
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Representative
Fall Waxing Harvest Moon Spent much of the day with stars in my eyes. Literally. After those damned dilating drops at the ophthalmologist. However, my pressures are still below glaucoma level and the photographs of my retina show insignificant change. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Art and Culture, Friends
Tagged Alec Sloth, August Sanders, Cafe Ena, docents, Martin Weinstein, outings group, Robert Mapplethorpe
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And some more misc.
Beltane Waning Planting Moon A fine tribute to Michele Yates. Merritt did a tour of various galleries and played music appropriate to the era. Plain chant in the medieval and renaissance gallery, madrigals and recorder music in the Tudor Room, … Continue reading