Here's the amphitheater they call The Shell as captured by Cmhs student Liz Jackson.
Also to be visited:
Meadows Museum of Art
Turner Art Center (corner Centenary & Rutherford)
Crumbley Gardens
the Fitness Center / Peavy Climbing Tower
Magale Library (there's an art exhibit in the lobby)
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
Bill Joyce: A Day with Wilbur Robinson became the Disney movie Meet the Robinsons; see exhibit at Artspace for more background
Try to visit Artspace, 710 Texas (673-6535) to see The Art of Disney's Meet the Robots. There are kids' activities downstairs and sketches and paintings by Bill Joyce and the Disney artists on the main floor.
There's also Cafe D'Agostino, a terrific Italian eatery, on the mezzanine. It's a delicious place for a snack & coffee or lunch.
There's also Cafe D'Agostino, a terrific Italian eatery, on the mezzanine. It's a delicious place for a snack & coffee or lunch.
Aqüeducte romà de les Ferreres, Tarragona, Spain
Did the Roman Empire include Espana in its territory? Most certainly.
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Author-illustrator david Macaulay is a source and inspiration for me.
Among his books: Castle, Cathedral, Pyramid, Mosque, Roman City, How Things Work and Building Big.
A writer in Time magazine once commented: "What [Macaulay] draws he draws better than any other pen-and-ink illustrator in the world"; his books have sold more than two million copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages.
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Author-illustrator david Macaulay is a source and inspiration for me.
Among his books: Castle, Cathedral, Pyramid, Mosque, Roman City, How Things Work and Building Big.
A writer in Time magazine once commented: "What [Macaulay] draws he draws better than any other pen-and-ink illustrator in the world"; his books have sold more than two million copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages.
La cassata: an amazing Italian dessert
Sugary fruit, cream and cake mix: a cassata.
See a similar world-class dessert in the Italian dish called a tiramisu.
See a similar world-class dessert in the Italian dish called a tiramisu.
Atrium at MOMA
NYC's Museum of Modern Art - MOMA - has an atrium, a design we inherited from the Romans.
Roman public baths, city of Bath, England
Bathing played a major part in Ancient Roman culture and society.
Of all the leisure activities, it was one of the most important, since it was part of the daily regimen for men of all classes, and many women as well.
Today many cultures see bathing as a very private activity conducted in the home, but bathing in Rome was a communal activity, conducted for the most part in public facilities called thermae that in some ways resembled modern-day spas. Such was the importance of baths to Romans that a catalogue of buildings in Rome from 354 AD documented 952 baths of varying sizes in the city.[1]
Although wealthy Romans might set up a bath in their town houses or in their country villas, heating a series of rooms or even a separate building especially for this purpose, and soldiers might have a bathhouse provided at their fort (as at Chesters on Hadrian's Wall, or at Bearsden fort), they still often frequented the numerous public bathhouses in the cities and towns throughout the empire.
Of all the leisure activities, it was one of the most important, since it was part of the daily regimen for men of all classes, and many women as well.
Today many cultures see bathing as a very private activity conducted in the home, but bathing in Rome was a communal activity, conducted for the most part in public facilities called thermae that in some ways resembled modern-day spas. Such was the importance of baths to Romans that a catalogue of buildings in Rome from 354 AD documented 952 baths of varying sizes in the city.[1]
Although wealthy Romans might set up a bath in their town houses or in their country villas, heating a series of rooms or even a separate building especially for this purpose, and soldiers might have a bathhouse provided at their fort (as at Chesters on Hadrian's Wall, or at Bearsden fort), they still often frequented the numerous public bathhouses in the cities and towns throughout the empire.
Insulae: Roman apartment buildings
In Roman architecture, insulae (singular insula) were large apartment buildings where the lower and middle classes of Romans (the plebs) dwelled. The floor at ground level was used for tavernas, shops and businesses with living space on the higher floors.
The urbanization of the larger Roman cities caused a great demand for housing which was within a comparable vicinity of the city center and real estate was therefore at a premium. As such, private houses were a luxury which only the wealthy could afford. This led to a majority of the inhabitants of the inner city living in apartment and tenement housing called insulae.
wikipedia
The urbanization of the larger Roman cities caused a great demand for housing which was within a comparable vicinity of the city center and real estate was therefore at a premium. As such, private houses were a luxury which only the wealthy could afford. This led to a majority of the inhabitants of the inner city living in apartment and tenement housing called insulae.
wikipedia
Light enters from the Oculus (eye) of the Pantheon, Rome
The Pantheon (Latin, Pantheon, meaning "Temple of all the Gods") is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome, but which has been a Christian church since the 7th century.
It is the best-preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history.
The current building dates from about 125, during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian[2], as date-stamps on the bricks reveal.
Hadrian was a cosmopolitan emperor who traveled widely in the east and was a great admirer of Greek culture. He seems to have intended the Pantheon, a temple to all the gods, to be a kind of ecumenical or syncretist gesture to the subjects of the Roman Empire who did not worship the old gods of Rome, or who (as was increasingly the case) worshipped them under other names.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Happy Nutella Day
Nutella is the brand name of a hazelnut-based sweet spread created by the Italian company Ferrero.
"Pasta Gianduja" was a solid block (not a spread) of goodness created by Pietro Ferrero, Nutella founder, in the 1940's. The main chocolate-like flavoring ingredient, hazelnut, is a typical product of the Langhe, the area of Piedmont where the Ferrero family originates (Pietro had its patisserie in Alba, Province of Cuneo). These products were all preparations of gianduja, a chocolate and hazelnut blend developed in Italy after excessive taxes on cocoa beans hindered the diffusion of conventional chocolate.
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Independent work: comparing things Italian
Italian products, Italian cuisine, famous people of L'Italia; all these are open for comparison essay writing for indy work. Email it to
trudeau@earthlink.net or bring it to class, typed.
ex:
Benelli & Harley Davidson
Moto Guzzi & Ducati
Prada & Coach
Armani & Dolce et Gabbana
Maria Montessori & Antonio Stradivarius
Bartolomeo Cristofori & Guglielmo Marconi
Roman Empire & British Empire
Shroud of Turin & Shroud of Ramses II
trudeau@earthlink.net or bring it to class, typed.
ex:
Benelli & Harley Davidson
Moto Guzzi & Ducati
Prada & Coach
Armani & Dolce et Gabbana
Maria Montessori & Antonio Stradivarius
Bartolomeo Cristofori & Guglielmo Marconi
Roman Empire & British Empire
Shroud of Turin & Shroud of Ramses II
Sat, Mar 31, 7:30 pm at Riverview Theater: the symphony plus choirs and soloists; student tickets $5
The Shreveport Symphony Orchestra performs Sat, Mar 31, with the backing of choirs from Northwestern State and Centenary College plus the Red River Children's Chorus.
The principal piece is Carmina Burana, a series of catchy Medieval tunes that celebrate the hearty life.
Student tickets are always $5 so as to encourage growth in the orchestra audience.
Tickets at 227-8863.
More at shreveportsymphony.com
The principal piece is Carmina Burana, a series of catchy Medieval tunes that celebrate the hearty life.
Student tickets are always $5 so as to encourage growth in the orchestra audience.
Tickets at 227-8863.
More at shreveportsymphony.com
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
The revered and controversial Shroud of Turin is housed in the cathedral at Turin, Italy
The Shroud of Turin (or Turin Shroud) is an ancient linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been physically traumatized in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is presently kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. Some believe it is the cloth that covered Jesus of Nazareth when he was placed in his tomb and that his image was somehow recorded on its fibers at or near the time of his proclaimed resurrection. Skeptics contend the shroud is a medieval hoax or forgery — or even a devotional work of artistic verisimilitude. It is the subject of intense debate among some scientists, believers, historians and writers, regarding where, when and how the shroud and its images were created.
The Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel (Italian: Cappella Sistina) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in the Vatican City. Its fame rests on its architecture, which evokes Solomon's Temple of the Old Testament, its decoration, frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo whose ceiling is legendary, and its purpose, as a site of papal religious and functionary activity, notably the conclave, at which a new Pope is selected.
St. Peter's, the Vatican
The Vatican City is itself of great cultural significance. Buildings such as St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel are home to some of the most famous art in the world, which includes works by artists such as Botticelli, Bernini and Michelangelo.
The Vatican Library and the collections of the Vatican Museums are of the highest historical, scientific and cultural importance. In 1984, the Vatican was added by UNESCO to the List of World Heritage Sites; it is the only one to consist of an entire country.
wikipedia
The Vatican Library and the collections of the Vatican Museums are of the highest historical, scientific and cultural importance. In 1984, the Vatican was added by UNESCO to the List of World Heritage Sites; it is the only one to consist of an entire country.
wikipedia
Vatican City
Mausoleum of Hadrian or Castel Sant'Angelo or Saint Angelo's Castle is the entrance point to the Vatican City and is connected to St. Peter's Basilica by a fortified corridor.
Monaco: microstate on the Med
Monaco is the world's most densely populated country and second-smallest independent nation; with a population of just 32,410 and an area of 1.96 square kilometers (485 acres),
Monaco also boasts more millionaires per capita than any other country[citation needed], and is the world's smallest French-speaking sovereignty.
Monaco also boasts more millionaires per capita than any other country[citation needed], and is the world's smallest French-speaking sovereignty.
San Marino, a European microstate
The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Italian: Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino) is the third smallest nation in Europe (after Monaco and Vatican City).
Located in southern Europe, it is an enclave surrounded by Italy, and is one of the European microstates.
According to tradition, San Marino is the oldest constitutional republic in the world still in existence today[1]: it was founded in AD 301 by Marinus of Rab, a Christian stonemason fleeing the religious persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian.
wikipedia
Located in southern Europe, it is an enclave surrounded by Italy, and is one of the European microstates.
According to tradition, San Marino is the oldest constitutional republic in the world still in existence today[1]: it was founded in AD 301 by Marinus of Rab, a Christian stonemason fleeing the religious persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian.
wikipedia
"Veni, vidi, vici." Julius Caesar on his victory over the armies of Gaul
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Cinelli Xperience 06: Italians make hot bicycles and love to race them
Bianchi, Campagnolo, Cinelli and many more Italian manufacturers create high-quality bicycles.
While Campagnolo does not sell full framed bicycles, they are an integral part of any Italian bicycle purchase as they are the leading manufacturer of bicycle components. Campagnolo components date back to 1933, where they were first created in a small workshop in Vicenza by Campagnolo's founder, ex-racer Tullio Campagnolo.
Among the many accomplishments of Campagnolo are the creation of a quick release mechanism for bicycle wheels and the early advent of the front and rear derailleur. Campagnolo parts are so highly regarded that Campagnolo's proprietary dimensions have, in several cases, become adopted as de facto international standards.
While Campagnolo does not sell full framed bicycles, they are an integral part of any Italian bicycle purchase as they are the leading manufacturer of bicycle components. Campagnolo components date back to 1933, where they were first created in a small workshop in Vicenza by Campagnolo's founder, ex-racer Tullio Campagnolo.
Among the many accomplishments of Campagnolo are the creation of a quick release mechanism for bicycle wheels and the early advent of the front and rear derailleur. Campagnolo parts are so highly regarded that Campagnolo's proprietary dimensions have, in several cases, become adopted as de facto international standards.
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