September 2010

Robpromotions and Benny Soto present Dance.Here.Now.

This Is... Sander Kleinenberg along with Pleasurekraft

Seventy paintings from the internationally acclaimed collection of Eijk and Rose-Marie van Otterloo illuminate one of the greatest artistic and cultural chapters in history. The van Otterloo collection is virtually unrivaled for its masterworks by the leading Dutch and Flemish artists of the 1600s: Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Albert Cuyp and many others.

Explore the mind behind the masterworks with Ernst van de Wetering, one of the world's foremost experts on Rembrandt and chairman of the Rembrandt Research Project in Amsterdam. This engaging talk highlights the leaps of inspiration and insight that propelled a great artist to new achievements.

The lecture, which is made possible by the Lyceum Lecture Fund and ECHO, is free, but reservations are required by October 10. Please call 978-745-9500 extension 3011

The BELGIAN BEER FEST is an annual event that is very popular with beer enthusiasts! Join us to sample a variety of different, authentic Belgian beers (and wine).

Political discussion (in Dutch) with Thomas Lambert and Boris Dittrich

We will drive to Holland, Michigan, and be there during the exciting Tulip Festival. We will visit Dutch attractions, eat delicious Dutch food and stack ourselves with goodies to take back home. Some attractions with a Dutch interest:

During a two-week trip to the Netherlands in spring 1928, the Barcelona-born modern painter Joan Miró (1893–1983) purchased picture postcard souvenirs from the museums he visited. The color reproductions of two 17th-century Dutch genre paintings particularly caught his attention and served as the inspiration for a series of original paintings he created that summer.