New York Events:
Beauty and the Real
Saturday, December 14
The next installment of the “The Art of the Beautiful” lecture series will be given by Alice Ramos of St. John’s University. Thanks to the Catholic Artists Society and the Thomistic Institute for hosting these wonderful lectures. More information here .
The Big Apple from Skin to Core
Wednesday, December 18
Crossroads Cultural Center and Fordam University’s Curran Center for American Catholic Studies offer “an evening of poetry, jazz and photographs.” With live performances in a number of media, this free event takes as its inspiration “Poetic Images of New York.”
And in Washington, D.C.:
Smithsonian Exhibit: Freer’s Bibles
November 16, 2013–February 16, 2014
“This installation showcases . . . antique works—a parchment codex of Deuteronomy and Joshua, and the so-called Washington codex (the third oldest parchment manuscript of the Gospels).” Find out more here .
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