Dramatic Presentation
August 16th, 8:00 PM
The Short Story: Point & Ripple by Eli Siegel
About works of Defoe, Balzac, Twain, & more, Mr. Siegel says:
“By its very nature, art says something about the goodness and badness of the world. There are three things that stories say: 1) humanity can be good; 2) humanity can be bad; 3) humanity can be confused….The short story is supposed to have a point and, too, is supposed to ripple out. In fact, we can imagine a good short story being like a stone thrown into a lake in 1906; it’s still rippling out.”
What Interferes with Your Happiness?
Reenactment of an Aesthetic Realism Lesson
“The purpose of mind is to know things, and through knowing them to appreciate them. Mind can be used in behalf of truth or in behalf of oneself. This is why mind seems to cause unhappiness: because the purpose changes from the desire for truth to a desire to use things for one’s strategies.” —Eli Siegel
What Can Art Teach Us about Love?—Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party
By Carrie Wilson
“To make a composition of many people you know and to see a relation among them that brings out the meaning of each, which Renoir does here, is what is necessary in love.”
…And more!
Contri. $10
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