The Cantor Spring Schedule

May 2007
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Pick of the Month
Exhibitions
Events
Members Only

PICK OF THE MONTH
Opens May 30
Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World
This is the first major U.S. exhibition to examine Tuareg art, culture, and history, and it features more than 200 objects, including jewelry, clothing, leatherwork, and other distinctive items of these semi-nomadic North African people of Niger, Mali, and Algeria.




EXHIBITIONS
On view through July 1
Bare Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks
A retrospective of the works of the late Gordon Parks featuring 73 works chosen specifically by Parks as examples of his most potent imagery.






Last chance - on view through May 6
In the American West: Photographs by Richard Avedon
20th-Anniversary tour ends at the Cantor Arts Center. View 63 of Avedon's oversized images of working-class Westerners.






Now open
Living Traditions: Arts of the America
Exciting commissions of new Northwest Coast art go on view, in addition to important Mesoamerican works that compliment the Center's unique collection.






EVENTS
Films
Thurs, May 17, 6 pm
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000, 90 minutes
Directed by Craig Rice, narrated by Alfre Woodard
Introduction by Jan Krawitz, Documentary Film Studies, Art and Art History, Stanford University
Cantor Arts Center Auditorium

Fri, May 18, 7 pm
Shaft
1971, 100 minutes
Directed by Gordon Parks
Introduction by Scott Bukatman, Film and Media Studies, Art and Art History, Stanford University
Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings Art Building

Lectures
Thurs, May 10, 5:30 pm
Art History Lecture Series
Rachael DeLue, Assistant Professor of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
Cummings Art Building, Room 2, cosponsored by Cantor Arts Center

Performances
Thurs, May 10 and 24, 6 pm
Dance Performance
Step on the Grass
Stanford Dance Division, South Lawn
Faculty Choice
Wed, May 16, ongoing at various times through May 23
Janice Ross presents People-Various
Cantor Arts Center lobby

Free Tours
- Introducing the Cantor Arts Center: Saturdays and Sundays, 1 pm
- Rodin collection: Wednesdays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11:30, Sundays at 3 pm
- Outdoor Sculpture Walk: First Sunday of each month at 2 pm. Meet at the Main Quad entrance where The Oval meets Serra Street
- New Guinea Sculpture Garden: Third Sunday of the Month, 2 pm. Meet on the corner of Santa Teresa and Lomita Drive

Bookstore banter

Kepler's does have a snazzy sign 'Ladies of the Bookclub' up with our book Glass Castle along with at least fifty other book clubs. It is interesting to see all the bookclub readings. As I picked up the book, a woman (complete stranger) told me what she thought of it and we got into a great conversation...to the point a salesperson came over and told us she LOVED listening to us trading info ...it was why she loved being a bookseller. It made me realize how much more personal it is to go to a bookshop once in awhile. Anyway...just a thought . Cheers!

Left Bank/ Keplers event

Jan Kopf and I are going!
Anyone who enjoys the shenanigans of Gordon Ramsey and the bad boys of British Cuisine...will enjoy this. Marco Pierre White was the youngest chef ever to receive three Michlin stars and the first Brit! He is a legend...and a odd character. It should make for a lively evening.
Contact Keplers online if you want to join Jan and I.

barb

Left Bank Menlo Park and Kepler's Books Present
Authors A La Carte

A Kepler's Chef/Author Series at Left Bank Brasserie
635 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park CA

Join us for a special dinner with one of the world's most decorated chefs:
Marco Pierre White
Author of
"The Devil in the Kitchen"

Thursday, May 10th, 6:30 P.M.
$95 per person / $165 per couple

What do Mario Batali, Heston Blumenthal, and Gordon Ramsay have in common?
They all survived tours of duty in the kitchen of Marco Pierre White.
In the U.K., White's brilliant cooking and high wattage antics have made him a legend. He is the first British chef and the youngest chef anywhere to win three Michelin stars. A chain smoking, pot throwing, multiple married culinary genius whose fierce devotion to food and restaurants has been the only constant in a life of tabloid-ready turmoil.

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Tickets must be purchased in advance through Kepler's Books.
The price includes meal, wine, tax, and a signed copy of
"The Devil in the Kitchen"

Space is limited so purchase your tickets now by calling Kepler's Books at 650-324-4321 or visit www.keplers.com for complete ticket ordering and additional information.

Remember to click on keplers link on left column !

April 2007 meeting at Karens

Hi everyone:

First of all I would like to convey that the next meeting will be at Jay's house on May 9th,

PLEASE LET HER KNOW IF YOU WILL ATTEND IN A TIMELY FASHION....

The book we will be reading: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. If you mention our Book Club's name at Kepler's you will get a discount, since Barbara Beattie has registered us there.

Marcia and Jan both highly recommended the book and Marcia mentioned she had heard the author speak at a fundraiser for the Shelter Network. She was very impressed by this author who donated a lot of her time for discussion and presence at a cocktail party.

About our meeting last night: 8 of us were present and it was a nice cozy evening by a fire due to the cold weather. The conversation was lively and it seemed a lot of subjects were discussed.

Regarding the book, only 2 of us had finished the book. 3 only read 1/3 and the other 3 maybe 1/2. These last 6 had not liked the book and quit reading it.... I, for one, felt I had to finish it because I was holding the meeting. I did not care for the book and found the main character a pathetic individual, and all the different happenings, coups, romances, suicides, convoluted.

Unfortunately my printers both had problems (it may have been my computor) and I couldn't print out any reviews. In general the reviews had been somewhat favorable.

The people who liked the book and had recommended it, Laurie and Barbara (Reiss) were not present. Jane who could not attend at the last minute also liked the book. Barbara Beattie had not liked the book.

My suggestion is that we could have another short discusssion at the next Book CLub to hear the viewpoints from the others who could not be here last night. Here is a belated note from Barbara Reiss:

Barbara Reis
Hi Karen,
Forgive the late notice that I will not be in attendance this month. I was
trying to make it work. It is my inlaws' 61st wedding anniversary. I wasn't
sure the family was celebrating since we had a large party last year for
them, but apparently the fun continues...

I am particularly sorry to be unable to attend because I recommended the
book. I hope it is considered worthwhile by the group. Here are some of my
thoughts:

I personally learned a great deal about Turkey as the (not-so-perfect)
bridge between East and West.
I enjoyed the ironic and largely rational Arabic voice.
I'm glad to have never spent time in Kars (means snow in Arabic) where
people seem to have nothing else to do but argue over social and religious
ideologies. Seemingly no one who is even slightly Westernized can breathe
free in this place.
I would have liked more character development. Everyone falls into one of
four categories: secularist, conformist, opportunist or radical Islamist.
Individual identities are not well forged.
I enjoyed follow-up reading on Ataturk and his secular revolution in Arab
society.
Does anyone know the history of the importance of poetry in this culture?

Will miss everyone--and the discussion!
Barb Reis

Recommendations:

Audacity of Hope by Senator Barack Obama
Made in Heaven: Bill Bryson
The Emperor's Children
Him, Her, Him Again, the end of Him, Patricia Mary
What Came Before he Shot Her, Elizabeth George
You're Wearing That? Deborah Tannen
The Lost Painting, Jonathan Harr

movies:

Lives of Others
Namesake

Netflix:
Green Fingers
Water

TV: Planet Earth!!!!on Discovery Channel, Sundays at 8:00 (check tv listings)

Who knows about downloading book on tapes throught the Peninsula Library System?

Find recipes on:

Foodnetwork.com
Epicurious.com
Cooking.com

We also had a brief discussion about Myspace and Facebook.....

This will be it, I am busy this weekend and wanted to get this off immediately. I am sorry if it is a bit short.

Until then, have a great month and enjoy the nice green spring!

Hugs, Karen