2014-2015 BIG IDEA Projects

Forests, Foraging and Fires
August 23–November 12, 2014

A look at the forest as an ecosystem, a resource and a place of transformation, this project considers our relationship to the forest. What do we take from it, both materially and spiritually? What kinds of human and animal societies inhabit it? What role does fire play in maintaining the health of the forest and what is its impact? How do we and should we manage the forest?

Associated Events: Forests, Foraging and Fires

• Museum Exhibition……….Aug 23–Nov 12, 2014
• Evening Exhibition Tour……….Sep 4, 5:30pm
• Panel Discussion……….Sep 16, 6:30pm
• Play Reading Series: A Walk in the Woods.………Sep 27 (TBA)
• Lecture: Timothy Egan……….Oct 2, 6:30pm
• Family Day………. Oct 4, 3-5pm
• Film: The Fruit Hunters.………Oct 9, 7pm
• Evening Exhibition Tour.………Oct 16, 5:30pm
• Film: Documentary Short Films of Forest Fires……….Oct 16, 7pm
• Adult Class: Drawing & Painting……….Oct 18 & 19, 10am-4pm
• Adult Class Set Design……….Oct 21, 23, 28 & 30, 6-8pm
• Evening Exhibition Tour……….Nov 6, 5:30pm

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VIDEO: Panel Discussion-What should our relationship with the forest be?

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Under the Influence of Rock & Roll
November 21, 2014–January 30, 2015

A celebration of an art form with American origins and its impact on our culture. Since the 1950s, Rock & Roll has influenced not just music in America (and around the world) but fashion, film, politics, design and visual art. The exhibition will include paintings, photography, sculpture, contemporary and historic show posters and a timeline of the 1960s created by Sage School students that illustrates the connections between Rock & Roll and social, political, musical and historical events.

Associated Events: Under the Influence of Rock & Roll

• Museum Exhibition……….Nov 21, 2014–Jan 30, 2015
• Film: Rockumentary Film Festival.………Nov 21–23
• Evening Exhibition Tour……….Dec 4, 5:30pm
• Concert: Guy Davis……….Dec 12, 6:30pm
• Evening Exhibition Tour……….Jan 8, 5:30pm
• Teen Workshop……….Jan 10–11, 10am–4pm
• Play Reading Series: Graceland……….Jan 17 (TBA)
• Lecture & Slideshow: Ethan Russell………. Jan 22, 6:30pm
• Family Day.……… Jan 24, 3-5pm
• Concert: Bill Payne……….Jan 30, 6:30pm

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The Brain
February 6–April 17, 2015

An exploration of the most complex and least understood part of the human body. The Center presents The Brain as a community-wide conversation about recent advances in neuroscience (scientists have learned more about the brain in the past ten years than in all previous centuries) as well as a celebration of its wonder and mystery. The project will consider multiple aspects of the brain: its structure, memory, vision, the impacts of brain injuries and strokes, diseases that target the brain, how it can heal and more. Additionally The Center is developing a symposium that will include films, brown bag lunches and small format classes to investigate the brain, how it works and how we can care for it.

Associated Events: The Brain

• Museum Exhibition……….Feb 6–April 17, 2015
• Lecture: Will Shortz……….Jan 13, 6:30pm
• Lecture: Shankar Vedantam……….Feb 5, 6:30pm
• Brown Bag Talk: Impacts on Academic Learning with Dr. Anne Clohessy……….Tue, Feb 10, 12pm
• Evening Exhibition Tour.………Feb 9, 5:30pm
• Company of Fools Theatre: Proof……….Feb 11–28
• Brown Bag Talk: Brain Management with St. Luke’s Center for Community Heath……….Wed, Feb 18, 12:15–1:15pm
• Panel Discussion: What Affects How Our Brain Works?……….Tue, Feb 24, 6:30pm
• Evening Exhibition Tour……….Mar 12, 5:30pm
• Film: The Address.………Thu, Mar 12, 7pm
• Family Day: Art Senses……….Mar 14, 3-5pm
• Lecture: Flex Your Cortex: Seven Secrets to Turbocharge Your Brain with Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman……….Thu, Apr 2, 6:30pm
• Evening Exhibition Tour with Artist Talk with Rebecca Kamen……….Apr 9, 5:30pm
• Teen Workshop: Trick Photography with Dev Khalsa……….Apr 11–12, 10am–4pm

Click here to view The Brain Brochure.