Monday, December 21, 2009
The Wyoming Humanities Council would like to wish all of you a very happy holiday season. We would also like to let you know that we’ll be taking a little holiday break from the Wyoming Humanities Network, and we will resume on January 4, 2010.
Happy holidays, everyone!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Our neighbors in Utah have asked me to pass along this opportunity to you all:
Looking for something fun to do this summer? How about coming to Camp Shakespeare 2010 at the Tony-Award-winning Utah Shakespearean Festival, the finest adult theatrical experience in the world! Two five-day camps and one three-day camp in late July and early [...]
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
I Want Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art
October 2, 2009 – January 3, 2010
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper
Retrieving the Past: Photos from the Archive
Now on view
In the photography exhibition, Retrieving the Past: Photos from the Archive, 68 images were selected for exhibition to reveal the diversity of the collection to the public, as well as [...]
Friday, December 11, 2009
One of my favorite regular columns in the New York Times Magazine is The Ethicist, in which humor writer Randy Cohen thinks through moral quandaries presented by his readers. It’s a handy reminder that the humanities are not something removed from “real life.” That they are quite inseparable from it, actually.
Select columns are available on [...]
Thursday, December 10, 2009
If you happen to be in Laramie, please stop by the council office for our annual holiday open house! Stop by anytime between 1:00 and 3:00 this afternoon. We have hot cider and snacks. And paper snowflakes! We’re located on the University of Wyoming campus at 1315 E. Lewis St. Feel free to call if [...]
I Want Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art
October 2, 2009 – January 3, 2010
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper
Retrieving the Past: Photos from the Archive
Ongoing
In the photography exhibition, Retrieving the Past: Photos from the Archive, 68 images were selected for exhibition to reveal the diversity of the collection to the public, as well as the capabilities [...]
There’s a lovely essay by Joseph Epstein titled “In and Around Books,” which playfully parses the dedications, acknowledgments, and blurbs that have evolved into an expected part of publishing. To which I would add: ads!
A couple years ago, the New York Times launched its Paper Cuts blog with a fabulous collection of book ads from [...]