Oct 21 Tuesday
A new book discussed every month. Join us!
Oct 27 Monday
Dr. John Kuhn, associate professor of English, Binghamton University, will discuss Indigenous American uses and meanings attached to this famously light and portable boat and explain how European settlers adopted the technology for their own needs.
Oct 29 Wednesday
The Casa della Regina Carolina Project investigates daily life in an elite house with a large walled garden at Pompeii. Environmental and experimental archaeology reveals the garden plants, horticultural methods, and soil management, in addition to the art, religion, and experiential aspects of garden life in the city. Kathryn Gleason is an Archaeology Professor at Cornell University. Scott Stull is an Anthropology Lecturer at SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College. This presentation, hosted by the Finger Lakes Chapters of the Archaeological Institute of America and the New York State Archaeological Association, is free and open to the public.
Nov 12 Wednesday
Analysis of fragmented and commingled human skeletal remains at a Liburnian Iron Age to Roman Period necropolis in Nadin, Croatia reveals a complex interplay between natural processes and bicultural practices, especially Roman expansion into the Eastern Adriatic. (Note: while this presentation does NOT include any photos of human remains, photos of fragmentary animal bones are included.) This event is free and open to the public.
Nov 18 Tuesday
Nov 23 Sunday
In a fresh twist, area-renown poets take the stage to perform with interpretive musicians with “The Verb Takes a Walk: Poetry Meets Music,” on Sunday, July 23, at the Lansing Performance Hall from 3:00 to 5:00. Featuring Peaches Gillette, Brooke Lange, Daphne Sola, Adin Luca, and Mike Finn, it promises to deliver poetry and music interactions in a memorably unique way.
“During Beatnik times, poetry and music hooked up,” according to Mark Zuss, former poetry professor and organizer of this Savage Club sponsored event. “But since those Kerouac days, this whole genre has been largely lost.”
Each of the “mixed media” readings that afternoon involve readings of diverse original poetry that is matched with live musical or other artform accompaniments or interpretations of that poetry. One of the many highlights is a reading by the 95-year-old poet, Daphne Sola, who will be followed by a high school protégé.
Dec 16 Tuesday
Dec 28 Sunday
Jan 25 Sunday
Feb 22 Sunday