REGISTRATION CLOSED John Constable and J.M.W. Turner were contemporaries but very different artists. Constable focused on the familiar scenes of his native East Anglia and select English locales, capturing the quiet beauty of the countryside. Turner, inspired early by Dutch landscape painters, traveled widely across Europe whenever possible—painting dramatic waterfalls,... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED While much of Medieval philosophy is informed by the theological commitments of the thinkers of the day, there were rebel thinkers who sought new, interesting, and in some cases disturbing ways of making sense of being in the world. Giordano Bruno, Niccolo Machiavelli, and the Marquis de Sade proposed views that led to their vilification...but it doesn't... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED Dave Brubeck was a gifted jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, but even more than that, he helped redefine the sound of 20th century American music. We'll follow him from his early days as a leading figure of both the West Coast and "cool" jazz movements, to his golden years as an elder statesman of American music. We'll also explore the strange genesis... read more