Aesthetic Realism Dramatic Presentation
SATURDAY ♦ AUGUST 15 ♦ 8 PM
Aesthetic Realism & Parkman’s The Oregon Trail
By Eli Siegel
“The Oregon Trail is essentially a study in the wildness and the symmetry, or order, of the world—and therefore of the self.”
Mournfulness & Radiance in The Righteous Brothers’
‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ ”
By Michael Palmer
“Often when we’re sad we contract, turn away from the world scornfully. This song does just the reverse. We hear an expanding, rising melody that takes in nearly two full octaves.”
How Much Kindness Do You Want to Have?
A Reenactment of an Aesthetic Realism Lesson
“It happens that if anyone makes us uncertain, we get angry….Do you believe that while being uncertain, you can still be kind?” –Eli Siegel
Contri. $10
Aesthetic Realism Foundation
141 Greene Street
New York, NY 10012
212.777.4490
Featured image: William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), “Oregon Trail pioneers pass through the sand hills”