Meetings consist of a one-hour lecture and an optional 15-30 minutes after lecture for questions and discussion. Join us for a closer look at human prehistory to better understand how humans have interacted with caves and rockshelters for millions of years and consider why we are drawn to these deep, dark, places.
Shanidar Cave provides a window into a 65,000-year-old Neanderthal burial, and Meadowcroft Rockshelter remains a pivotal archaeological site in the debate about the first Americans. Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc (~30,000 years ago) and Lascaux Cave (~17,000 years old) preserve some of the earliest, and perhaps, most spectacular cave paintings ever discovered. Spelunking through Prehistory: The Archaeology of Caves and RocksheltersĬaves and rockshelters preserve some of the most spectacular and important archaeological discoveries and are important archaeological resources worldwide. One 45-minute presentation will be released each Friday to be viewed at your convenience using the link provided. By the time you’ve completed this expedition you’ll have a new appreciation of his lasting legacy. Join a host of characters as diverse as European and Russian knights, Papal envoys, Chinese navigators, Buddhist monks, devoted Mongol soldiers, Islamic scientists, Persian philosophers and merchants and follow the path of Genghis Khan from the heart of Mongolia, east to China and Japan, through Baghdad, west to Europe, south to India and Turkey, and north to Russia. Session 2: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford His adventures resulted in the most diverse food system ever created. Along the way, he was arrested, fell ill, and bargained with island tribes (some cannibalistic). Meet David Fairchild, a young botanist and geologist at the turn of the century, with an insatiable lust to explore, who set out in search of foods that would enrich the American farmer and enchant the American eater. Session 1: The Food Explorer by Daniel Stone Join frequent Food for Thought host Paul Fisher for detailed introductions to non-fiction titles you may have missed and come away with a treasure trove of new information and inspiration for your own reading list. It is often said that truth is stranger than fiction. Make the most of time at home with a pair of armchair adventures fueled by intriguing non-fiction books selected to both enlighten and entertain. Turning the Page: Adventures for Bibliophiles
Session 2: Virtual Choral Performance by Tucson Masterworks Chorale: Mozart’s Missa brevis in D minor, K65 – Available for viewing from Sunday, April 25 – May 16. Session 1: Lecture – available for viewing from Friday April 16 – April 25 This performance features strings from the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music, and soloists from the metro Tucson and eastern Washington areas. This concert also features a premiere piece, Lux Aeterna, written by Tucson-native Russell Ronnebaum. In the second session, attendees can view a virtual concert of Mozart’s Missa brevis in D minor, performed by the Tucson Masterworks Chorale. We will examine how Mozart’s compositional style evolved between these two works, and how the two pieces parallel. Focus will be given to his earliest mass setting, Missa brevis in D minor (K65) and his well-known, unfinished Requiem. Our first session is a 90-minute lecture discussing Mozart’s life and his sacred mass output. Through a combination of lecture and concert performance, this two session course explores the personal history of Mozart – his early life as a child performer, his complex relationship with his father, his reluctant employment with the Catholic church, and his aspirations as an opera composer – discussing how these interactions colored his compositional style throughout his life. What is typically omitted from such claims is the personal cost of Mozart’s fame, and how this turmoil is displayed in his music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) has been given many titles by historians, choral scholars, and fans: child prodigy, genius, “touched by the divine” (in the case of the feature film Amadeus). Mozart’s Masses: The Turmoil Behind the Genius
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