Spotlight: News/Events
August 2008 Newsletter
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Travel-Learn Sees Henry Moore Sculpture at NY Botanical
This past June 18, 2008 was full of fine art and beautiful botanical settings for Encore members. As part of Encore's Travel-Learn offerings, members visited the largest outdoor exhibition of Henry Moore sculpture ever presented in a single venue in America" at the New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, NY. Approximately 24 large Moore sculptures, including those pictured above, werearranged throughout the Garden's 250 acres "and among its 50 gardens and plant collections," the Botanical Gardens explained. Why Henry Moore? He's renowned as "one of the world's bext known and most beloved 20th century sculptors", explain the three co-partners in the exhibition: NY Botanical, the Henry Moore Foundation, and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. On the bus trip to the Bronx, members heard a short on-the-bus lecture about Moore by Encore instructor Chris Godwin.
Encore Members Enjoy Gershwin's "Of Thee I Sing" at Bard College
Encore members did a lot of singing and humming after the August 6 trip to Bard College. There they attended the lively revival of George & Ira Gershwin's musical satire "Of Thee I Sing." Winner of the 1931 Pultizer Prize, this "still relevant spoof of campaign shenanigans" was filled with wonderful humor, dancing and singing. While on campus, members also were awed by the world-renowned Richard Fisher Center, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Frank Gehry.While on the campus, members also enjoyed buffet lunch in the famous Spiegeltent. with its pavilion lined with mirrors, imported from Belgium". It boasts "ballooning velvet canopies, ornate bars, teak dance floors, and intimate booths."