Events for October 7, 2015

In Bloom explores the development of nineteenth-century French floral still-life painting, and features about 60 paintings by Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, and others. The colorful exhibition demonstrates how a traditional genre was reinvented by nineteenth-century artists, as the art world's focus was shifting to modernism. Curated locally by Angelica.... Read More

Renowned ornithologist and urban ecologist John Marzluff will present a surprising discovery: the suburbs of many large cities support a great variety of birds and other creatures that are adapting to the conditions of our increasingly developed world. In his fascinating book Welcome to Subirdia, Marzluff reveals how practicing careful stewardship can foster a new.... Read More