Carlos Museum Calendar Winter 2009/10

DEC JAN FEB EVENTS

CARLOS EVENTS DECEMBER

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Saturday, 10 a.m., Level Three Galleries

ARTFUL STORIES: SCRIPTURE FOR THE EYES EXHIBITION

Bring your family to hear one of the foundational stories of Christianity, the story of Jesus’ birth, while surrounded by 16th century prints of the Nativity in the exhibition.

The children will also use a simple printmaking technique to create nativity scenes of their own. Free to the public.

Register by calling 404-727-0519.

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Sunday, 4 p.m., Reception Hall FAMILY CONCERT

Father Christmas gives out holiday treats after the Vega String Quartet performs seasonal favorites. Tickets are $4 and available in advance from the Emory Box Office (404-727-5050), or at the door on the day of the concert.

Carlos Museum members at the family-level or above may order up to four free tickets and additional tickets at full price.

JANUARY

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Friday, Noon, Reception Hall CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

A year-long celebration of the work of Chopin and Schumann begins with pianist Laura Gordy performing solo Chopin and joining Larda Ardan, clarinet, and Brice Andrus, French horn, for works by Schumann.

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Tuesday, 7 p.m., Reception Hall SCRIPTURE FOR THE EYES LECTURE

INSIDE EDITION: AN INTIMATE GLIMPSE AT 16TH CENTURY LITERARY GENRES, PRINTING, AND BOOKBINDING

This seminar brings together a collector, a curator, and a conservator to discuss and examine books of the period.

Register by calling 404-727-4280.

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Saturday, 10–11 a.m., Greek and Roman Galleries ARTFUL STORIES: PERSEPHONE

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Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Level Three Galleries GALLERY TALK

Hear the story of Persephone in this ancient story about the mythical origins of winter and the significance of the pomegranate as told by Cynthia Rylant, author of The Beautiful Stories of Life. Children will create edible art with pomegranate seeds. For children 3 to 5 years accompanied by an adult. Register by calling 404-727-0519.

Merel Groentjes, Emory art history department graduate student, will discuss images in the exhibition that reflect an interpretation of the New Testament as the fulfillment of the promises of the Hebrew Bible.

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Thursday, 7 p.m., Reception Hall NIX MANN ENDOWED LECTURE: PRESENTING MACARTHUR FELLOW ANNE CARSON

Classical scholar and MacArthur Fellow, Anne Carson, comes to Emory to give the Museum’s 2010 Nix Mann Lecture. With her collaborator Robert Currie, Carson will perform her works Cassandra Float Can and Bracko.

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Sunday, 1:30–4 p.m., Tate Room WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN: PERCY JACKSON’S SHIELD

The Lightning Thief tells the story of Percy Jackson’s discovery that he is no average boy as he embarks on an adventure to return to Zeus his stolen master bolt of lightning. Participants will create their own embossed metal shields with the help of Alan Bremer, President of the Georgia Goldsmith’s Group. For children 8 to 12 years. $12 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for non-members.

Registration is required by calling 404.727.0519.

FEBRUARY

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Thursday, 5 p.m., Tate Room and Asian Galleries WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS: STILLNESS AND ENERGY: BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM IN THE CARLOS MUSEUM

Educator Marguerite Ingram will discuss Hindu and Buddhist objects in the galleries and Julie Green, Senior Manager of School Programs, will talk about ways to incorporate the study of works of art in these two great religious traditions into the curriculum. $5 for Carlos Museum members; $7 non-members. To register by emailing jgree09@emory.edu.

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Thursday, 7 p.m., Reception Hall OLIVE OIL TALK & TASTING

Consulting curator of Near Eastern Art Dr. Monique Seefried discusses the olive in antiquity, followed by a tasting of some of the world’s finest olive oils conducted by Tyler King of Atlanta’s Star Provisions. Register by calling 404-727-6118.

Pieter Van Der Heyden (ca. 1530–ca. 1576) After Crispen Van Der Broeck?

(1524–89/91) Royal Piety (Pietas Regia) Ca. 1568 Engraving American Bible Society, New York

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Saturday, 10–11 a.m., Egyptian Galleries ARTFUL STORIES: AIDA

For children 3 to 5 years accompanied by an adult.

Aida is an opera that tells the story of an Ethiopian princess who is captured and becomes a slave in Egypt. Atlanta opera singers perform selections from Aida. rsvp required, call 404-727-0519.

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The Atlanta Opera presents Aida, Verdi’s triumphant opera set in ancient Egypt, on February 27, March 2, 5, and 7, 2010. Members of the Michael C. Carlos Museum are invited to purchase tickets to Aida at a 30% discount.

Thursday, 7 p.m., Reception Hall LECTURE: APHRODITE

Renee Stein, Conservator and Dr. Jasper Gaunt, Curator of Greek and Roman Art, share the story of the Carlos Aphrodite and the fascinating story of how the head and body of the goddess of love were reunited.

Statue of Aphrodite (Venus) Roman, 1st century ad After a Greek original of the 4th century bc Marble 2006. 41. 1 Carlos Collection of Ancient Art Gift of Mrs. Thalia Carlos

Tickets must be purchased by January 15 to receive the discount. Contact Charles Swint at the Atlanta Opera at 404.881.6866.

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Friday, noon, Reception Hall CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

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Sunday, 4 p.m., Reception Hall CHINESE NEW YEAR FAMILY CONCERT

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Monday, 7 p.m., Board Room CARLOS READS BOOK CLUB

Celebrate Valentine’s Day early with a program of love songs

by Robert Schumann. Soprano Teresa Hopkins performs Frauenliebe und Leben and tenor Bradley Howard sings Dichterliebe with pianist Deborah Thorenson.

The Chinese New Year begins on Valentine’s Day this year.

Come celebrate these two holidays with a performance of Chinese composer Bright Sheng’s Three Chinese Love Songs.

Tickets are $4 and available in advance from the Emory Box Office (404-727-5050), or at the door. Carlos Museum members at the family-level or above may order up to four free tickets and additional tickets at full price.

Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Shalom Goldman leads discussion of the Gilgamesh. Fee: $25 for members, $35 for non-members, and includes the cost of the book. Register by calling 404-727-6118.

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Thursday, 7 p.m., Reception Hall LECTURE & BOOK SIGNING IN THE HOLY LAND WITH JOHNNY CASH: CHRISTIAN ZIONISM AND AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE

Emory Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Shalom Goldman discusses his new book Zeal for Zion: Christians, Jews, and the Idea of the Promised Land. This program is cosponsored by the Religion, Society, and the Arts Initiative.

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WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN: DYED IN THE WOOL

Sunday, 1:30–4 p.m., Tate Room

Celebrating a fascinating Andean textile on display for the first time at the Carlos Museum, Paula Vester, Atlanta fabric artist, will teach children to dye camelid fibers using cochineal bugs, try the process of indigo dyeing, use a drop spindle to create yarn, and make tassels. For children 8 to 12 years. $12 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for nonmembers. Register by calling 404-727-0519.

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CARLOS READS BOOK CLUB

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WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS: SHAMANISM AND ARTISTIC ENTERPRISE IN THE ANCIENT AMERICAS

Monday, 7 p.m., Board Room

See Monday, February 15.

Thursday, 5–7 p.m., Reception Hall

Dr. Rebecca Stone, Faculty Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas, will discuss her new research on shamanism and how this ancient religious system influenced the artistic outpouring of the people who populated Central and South America before the arrival of the Europeans.

Fee: $7 non-members, $5 members. Register by emailing jgree09@emory.edu.

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Saturday, 7 pm, Reception Hall Veneralia, A Night of Indian Delights

Immerse yourself in a dazzling cultural cocktail of music, dance, and cuisine from the vibrant land of India at the Carlos Museum’s annual fundraising gala celebrating the upcoming special exhibition When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection. Tickets to Veneralia are $350 per person. Patron tickets are $1,500 per couple. Contact Gail Habif at 404-727-2251 or ghabif@emory.edu.

Seated Buddha India. Pala Period, 10th century Black stone 2001.1.7 Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art Gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation

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cover: hendrick goltzius Adoration of the Magi from the Life of the Virgin series, 1593–94 The Baltimore Museum of Art: Garrett Collection BMA 1946.112.12049 Photography: Mitro Hood

non profit organization u.s. postage paid atlanta, georgia permit number 3604