programs

PERFORMANCE: MARIA SZYMANOWSKA: COURT PIANIST TO THE TSARINAS

Sunday | June 30

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Norma Kershaw Auditorium

Maria Szymanowska: Court Pianist to the Tsarinas

sponsored by the Helena Modjeska Art and Culture Club

Lecture and concert by scholar Maja Trochimczyk, Ph.D., music historian, and Wojciech Kocyan, piano professor at Loyola Marymount University about Maria Szymanowska, 19^th century Polish pianist-composer (1789-1831), the Court Pianist of the Tsarinas. Her musical salon in St. Petersburg gathered aristocracy, poets and artists and her romantic piano music inspired Chopin.

Fee: $7 Member/ $10 Non-member

Advance reservations: Visitor Services Desk, Tuesday – Sunday, 10 AM – 4 PM; bowers.org/tickets or bowers.org/calendar and fill out the reservation form or e-mail education@bowers.org

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PERFORMANCE: THE TUAREG EXPERIENCE THROUGH DANCE AND DRUMMING

11AM - 12PM

John M. Lee Court and Norma Kershaw Auditorium

Fee: Free to members; free with paid admission; $8 individual ticket. (Admission to 1:30 PM lecture included)

The traditionally nomadic Tuareg are indigenous to the Sahara desert in Niger, Africa. Folkloric and belly-dancing by Saahira Ruhi;  Drumming by Jennifer Vallely - Rhythm Muse

Learn more about the Koumama family and Tuareg Jewelry Here! 

No advance reservations necessary. 

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PERFORMANCE: THE OLD BIRD - A STAGED READING

1:30 PM – 3 PM

Norma Kershaw Auditorium

Fee: $10 Members / $15 Non-members

Enjoy this award-winning comedy written by Lynn Wells Nelson, who was inspired by the life of Jeanne Calment, documented to be the world’s oldest living person. Madame Calment was born in Arles, France in 1975, and died in 1997 at 122 years of age. She conducted a clever real estate transaction and outlived her buyer and she smoked, biked, swam and at ate her daily sweets. Bring a friend for this amusing staged reading presented by local professional actors. 

Make Reservations:

-At the museum front desk (Tues-Sun, 10AM - 4PM)

-Via email: education@bowers.org

- Via telephone: 714-567-3677 

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PERFORMANCE: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE RUSSIAN GUITAR

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Norma Kershaw Auditorium

Fee: $7 Member/ $10 General

Guitarist and lutenist John Schneiderman, lecturer, UCI Department of Music, presents a special recital of 19^th-century Russian guitar music.  Unlike elsewhere in Europe, the 19^th-century guitar tradition in Russia was associated with a seven-string instrument tuned to a G chord.  Mr. Schneiderman will be performing works by Sychra, Morkov, Glinka, Aleksandrov, Lvov, and others on a rare guitar by Mikhail Yeroshkin.

View John Schneiderman's musical mastery here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq0iC-DaWAc

Make Reservations:

-At the museum front desk (Tues-Sun, 10AM - 4PM)

-Via email: education@bowers.org

-Via telephone: 714-567-3677 

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BOWERS AFTER-HOURS: THE MEDICI - COLLECTORS OF THE RARE, UNIQUE, AND BEAUTIFUL

BOWERS AFTER-HOURS

Starting at 5 PM, enjoy an exclusive after-hours viewing of the museum’s galleries including our exquisite special exhibitions. Be sure to explore our Gallery Store to browse the exotic and unique and receive a 20% discount. Then enjoy a stimulating lecture at 8 PM!

5 PM – 8 PM (Exhibitions, Gallery Store & Tangata)

Program 8 PM – 9 PM (seating begins at 7:30 PM in the Norma Kershaw Auditorium)

The Medici: Collectors of the Rare, Unique and Beautiful

As the wealth and political power of the Medici family grew, so did their love of collecting art, books, gems, minerals, and artifacts from antiquity. Discover the Studiolo of the Medici, a special room set up for studying these objects, and learn why the Renaissance was such an important time in Western culture. Presented by Tim Adams, Curatorial Consultant of Decorative Arts.

Fee: Member $20/Non-member $25 (does not include food or beverage)

STUDENT DISCOUNT: $10 admission with valid ID (purchase at museum only -available until 7:30 PM)

Advance reservations (except for students) required no later than 3 days prior to the event.

Make Reservations:

-At the museum front desk (Tues-Sun, 10AM - 4PM)

-Via email: education@bowers.org

- Via telephone: 714-567-3677 

Tickets are non-refundable. Proceeds benefit the Bowers Museum Education Programs.

All programs are subject to change.

QUESTIONS? Call the Education Department at 714.567.3677.

A TASTE OF ITALY @ TANGATA

 3 Course Dinner | $40 per person

 Wine Pairings | $17 per person

 MEMBERS SAVE on Dinner & Wine Package with advanced reservations before June 21^st - $50 per person

Tuscany:

First course

Heirloom tomato and buffala mozzarella panzanella, unfiltered olive oil, fresh torn basil, balsamic reduction and cured olives

Entree

Florentine steak, white beans, roasted Weiser Farms marble potatoes, braised tuscan kale, parsley butter emulsion

Dessert

Summer strawberry tart, green pistachio gelato, toasted pine nuts

Dinner reservations are available at TANGATA from 5 PM to 8 PM.  Reserve your table by calling 714.550.0906.

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