Rosemary Bowler: Dilettante’s Delight
Tuesday, February 26, 2019Time 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rosemary Bowler: Dilettante’s Delight
Tuesdays, February 5, 12, 19 and 26| 10:00 – 12:00pm | Woman’s Club Room | $100/series of four
“Her mind was a storehouse of innocuous anecdote.” – Mrs. Ned Hale as described by Edith Wharton in Ethan Frome.
In the world of Google, Mrs. Hale would thrive. Each topic she checked would lead her to yet another until, without blinking, several hours would have elapsed. In this way, she would acquire information on a diverse number of topics – some of little or no practical or cultural use, but all a delight to the curious mind.
Using this approach, we will look at some subjects, related only because they satisfied my curiosity itch. For instance…
Do you know, or care, why Schubert left his eighth symphony unfinished? And DaVinci, his most famous portrait, Mona Lisa?
With all the hoopla about football players and The Star Spangled Banner have you wondered how national anthems ever came into being or how their meanings have changed with time?
Payment by results, there is nothing new under the sun. How did we become so enamored of quantification, elevating test results to surpass subjective thinking? And then there’s Dorothy L. Sayers – Renaissance woman, not dilettante.
Between the date this is printed and the date the course starts, perhaps there will be more compelling, however innocuous subjects to discuss. Just come with your curiosity and see what develops! Registration is limited to 20 participants.