Week of Events
Sunnis, Shi’a, and the Fall of Baghdad
Sunnis, Shi’a, and the Fall of Baghdad
Edward F. Arnold Visiting Professor Lecture Professor Nassima Neggaz New College of Florida "Sunnis, Shi'a, and the Fall of Baghdad"
The Longest War
The Longest War
Gale Metcalf will address the events that led American into the Vietnam War on the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon to communist North Vietnam.
The Ancient Fruitcake: What Really, Really Old Food Tells Us about History, Culture, Love and Memory
The Ancient Fruitcake: What Really, Really Old Food Tells Us about History, Culture, Love and Memory
Seattle journalist, travel writer and habitual museum-delver Harriet Baskas explores the wonders of foodstuffs that never quite made it into people’s mouths. Developed from research for her book Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can’t or Won’t Show You, Baskas shares stories from 40-year-old Passover lamb shanks, to cucumbers grown and pickled inside hand-blown glass bottles, to […]
Scarecrow Academy Presents Visions of America on Film
Scarecrow Academy Presents Visions of America on Film
Year Seven of Scarecrow Academy presents "Visions of America on Film," an ambitious ten-week online discussion series built around buoyant and bracing cinematic views of America. Each week we'll consider how some of the greatest filmmakers have pictured the US of A, through a variety of genres and eras. Discussions are led by National Society […]
