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Art Alliance Spring 2013 project

“Look Who’s Talking,”

April 15,  April 29, & May 6

All lectures will be held at the Riverside Art Museum
Social time at 6 p.m. - Lecture at 6:30 p.m.


Artist: Cookie Smith

The “Look Who’s Talking” lecture series has begun!

Our Art Alliance Spring project -- “Look Who’s Talking,” a lecture series/fundraiser has begun. Individual tickets are still available ($30 each) for the following 3 amazing speakers. 

To find out about tickets please call (951) 684-4660

All lectures will be held at the Riverside Art Museum, with a social time at 6 p.m., and the lecture beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m. Lectures will be followed by a short question and answer session.

Monday, April 15 -- Karin Muller

"Perilous Journeys"

Karin Muller is a Swiss-born author, filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer. Karin set out in the 1990s to travel the world's historic highways. She is an expert lecturer on Japan for the National Geographic Society, has been featured on National Public Radio and her writing appears in National Geographic and Traveler  magazines.  Among the many things she’s done is walk the Inca Trail in Peru, filming as she went, and she spent months with the Maasai in Kenya. Karin has also founded an educational organization named Take 2: The Student's Point of View whose mission is to help students develop global citizenship and leadership skills so that they can better understand the challenges faced by people in conflict regions around the world. Karin spends two to three months filming in various locales, then provides the raw footage to North American schools free of charge. Students are encouraged to use the footage and supporting documentation to create documentaries or short films reflecting the issues that they learn about while going through the footage. Approximately 40 schools (including RUSD) have joined the project thus far. http://www.peacecorpswriters.org/pages/2005/0511/511talkmuller.html 
http://take2videos.ning.com/profile/KarinMuller

 

April 29 -- Monica Holloway

"Strong in the Broken Places" 

Monica Holloway is the critically acclaimed author of the memoir "Driving With Dead People," described by Newsweek as "unforgettable," and the Washington Post deemed it "irresistible." Her bestselling memoir "Cowboy & Wills" is the story of her lovable, brilliant autistic son, Wills, and the remarkable dog that coaxes him into the world. PEOPLE magazine commented: "Readers would do well to listen to this sweet and heartbreaking tale of boy-dog love. There are so many of us, with or without autism, who have our animals to thank for helping us connect." "Cowboy & Wills" was the prestigious Mom's Choice Awards® Gold Recipient for 2010. Monica is an official spokesperson for the National Center for Family Literacy and Autism Speaks, raising awareness and participation for two issues she cares about deeply as a mother and author. She is the recipient of the 2011 Women of Distinction Award from the Special Needs Network for work in the community. Monica is presently working on her third memoir, to be published by Simon & Schuster in Spring 2013. www.monicaholloway.com

 

Monday, May 6 -- Monique Saigal

"Hidden Child and Clandestine Activities of French Women during WW II"

Monique Saigal is Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages and Literature at Pomona College. She has taught at Pomona since 1965 and originally came to the college to teach French and Spanish. She is primarily known for her research on French heroines involved in the French resistance against Nazi Occupation. She is the author of Héroïnes Françaises, 1940-1945: Courage, Force et Ingéniosité, a collection of interviews with 18 women who served in the French Resistance. The stories of the eighteen French women are tied to Dr. Saigal's own story as a Jewish child hidden with a Catholic family during the Second World War. While Héroïnes Françaises serves as a historical record, the book's deeper purpose honors the courage of these women, the sacrifices of Dr. Saigal's own family members who risked their lives in the Resistance, and the memory of her grandmother who died at Auschwitz. Their stories of courage and strength will serve to inspire. Monique has taught at Pomona since 1965. She originally came to Pomona to teach French and Spanish. She is primarily known for her research on French heroines involved in the French resistance against Nazi occupation.  http://pomona.edu/Magazine/PCMWin04/DEknowledge.shtml

Tickets for the series of 4 lectures are $100; tickets for individual lectures are $30. Ticket prices include wine and appetizers.

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