Events for November 7, 2009
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Nov. 7, Saturday
10-11 a.m.
New Members at the Contributor level and above are invited to sign up for a New Members’ Orientation. Discover how to make the most of your Huntington Membership and learn about the history of the Huntington. Please call 626-405-2124 to reserve a seat or sign up at the Membership kiosk on your next visit.
CLASS FILLED
Oct. 3–Nov. 14 (Saturdays)
8:30–10:30 a.m.
Learn tai chi in the tranquil setting of the gardens in this seven-part class led by instructor Kathy Zenju Chyan. Often described as “moving meditation,” tai chi is widely practiced for its health and fitness benefits and can also relive stress and improve mental clarity. This class is suitable for both beginning and intermediate level students. Members: $150. Non-Members: $165. Registration: 626-405-2128.
CLASS FILLED
Nov. 7 (Saturday)
9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join art historian and chef Maite Gomez-Rejón for a cooking class and gallery tour focusing on Thomas Jefferson and the artistic and culinary traditions of colonial Virginia. Recipes from Jefferson’s own kitchen will be featured. Members: $75. Non-Members: $85. Registration: 626-405-2128.
Nov. 6–7 (Fri.–Sat.)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Scholars from a range of disciplines will convene to discuss issues of religion in North and South America from 1500 to 1800, focusing on southern Iberian-Catholicism and northern Anglo-Protestantism. $25. Info: skrasnoo@huntington.org or 626-405-3432. View program and registration information >
Nov. 7, 14 & 21 (Saturdays)
9:30–11:00 a.m.
Practice yoga in the serenity of the gardens, drawing prana (energy) from nature, in this series led by instructor Mary Strong. Classes are appropriate for all levels and are held in a different area each week. Members: $20 single class/$50 full series. Non-Members: $25 single class/$65 full series. Registration: 626-405-2128.
Drawn to Satire: John Sloan’s Illustrations for the Novels of Charles Paul de Kock
Oct. 24, 2009–March 29, 2010
Scott Galleries, Chandler Wing
From 1903 to 1905, American artist John Sloan created 53 etchings to illustrate comic novels by French author Charles Paul de Kock. The books—satires of French society in the first half of the 19th century, full of slapstick violence—were a perfect subject for Sloan’s lively etching style of short, expressive lines and loose cross-hatching. More...