Mestrovic Sculptures Exhibit at Berkshire Museum
The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield Mass hosts Ivan Mestrovic works in five galleries during August. Mestrovic, famed as a leading living sculptor and Syracuse University faculty head of the Berkshire Museum Summer School sculpture department, is drawing visitors from the festival crowd and Tanglewood visitors alike.
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Sty
Emma van Wormer
Berkshires
Ivan Mestrovic
Syracuse University
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield
Mass
New York
Tanglewood
Thought for Today by Henry Van Dyke
Prayer for knowledge and guidance to solve mental questions and brighten inner sight. A request to reveal the divine in daily life and inspire the faithful with holy awe as wisdom unfolds.
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Henry van Dyke
First Professional Poet of New England Was a Woman
Anne Dudley Bradstreet, daughter of Governor Dudley, was the first professional poet of New England. Her verses reveal religious impulse and strong rhythm, while a restrained, plain style could have widened appreciation for New England life. The piece notes her as a pivotal early female literary figure.
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New England
Anne Dudley Bradstreet
Dudley
Anne Bradstreet
Bradstreet
Robert Browning
Peace in All Forms From Work to Adventure
A. A. Milne treats peace as freedom from war not struggle noting daily labors and extreme feats as forms of peace. The piece contrasts past and present labor, quotes Shakespeare, and critiques militarism with a call to avoid criminal lunacy rather than sainthood.
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A. A. Milne
Everest
Atlantc
Australia
Passage on fleeting days and silent gifts by Emerson
A reflective fragment notes days that arrive and depart as silent gifts from a distant past. The tone echoes transcendental musings on time and perception, invoking Ralph Waldo Emerson as a cited influence.
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Ralph Waldo Herson
Special Swim Class Held For Twenty City Children
Twenty City children receive beginner swimming instruction in a joint Catholic Youth Organization and Syracuse Onondaga County Red Cross program. Led by CYO director Mary Took and Red Cross water safety instructor William Fallon, sessions run Thursdays 1 to 4 at the Salt Pool on Onondaga Lake Parkway. Participants aged 8 to 14 earn Red Cross certificates upon completion.
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Catholic Youth Organization
Syracuse
Onondaga County
American Red Cross
Misa Mary Took
Leslay
William Fallon
Red Cross
Salt Pool
Onondaga Lake Parkway
Fidion
Sted Cross
Anne Chueh
Girs
Salina al
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Tolstoy
Sub Weddell
Antiq- India
Pakistan
Aily
Ancient Missions Conference of
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America
Paradise City
Emil Ludwig
Europe
France
England
Amsterdam
Sue Weddell
Gott
Springs
Townsend St
T. P
Debby Lou
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