Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

If you are looking to broaden your horizons intellectually without having to deal with pop quizzes, check out the robust Spring 2009 schedule for informal classes at SMU.

You can take classes on everything from foreign languages to drawing to drinking chocolate or social networking.

Laura Bush has said that she will continue much of the same volunteer work she’s done as first lady after leaving the White House in January.

Bush, speaking Saturday at an American Red Cross event, said “I’m going to do a lot of volunteering” after she and President George W. Bush step down in less than two months and move to Dallas.

Bush, who has championed the rights of Afghan women, said she’ll continue to help the women through the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, which was set up to help women gain the skills and education deprived them under the Taliban.

She also said some of her volunteer work will be done through her husband’s presidential library and public policy institute at Southern Methodist University. The Dallas complex is under construction not far from the couple’s North Dallas neighborhood home.

The first lady, who has been a frequent, public critic of Myanmar’s military government, indicated she will continue helping the people there. The former librarian and teacher isn’t ruling out some school time either. “Hopefully, I’ll be able to go back to some schools and volunteer,” Bush said.

On Thursday, 4 December 2008, the Dallas Museum of Art will host “Tutankhamun: Exhibiting a Legend” at 7p in the Horchow Auditorium.

Dr. David P. Silverman is Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition curator and the Eckley B. Coxe, Jr. Professor of Egyptology, University of Pennsylvania .

This lecture will trace the legend of Tutankhamun—from the discovery of the boy king’s tomb in 1922 to the international blockbuster exhibition in the 1970s to the current show on view at the DMA. As curator of both exhibitions, Dr. Silverman will provide unique insights on the phenomenon of “Egyptomania,” which has swept the world for the past ninety years. He will also discuss the development of new technologies that have enabled recent findings about the artifacts and remains discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb.

For this program, ticket prices are as follows:
• $15 for the public
• $10 for Dallas Museum of Art members and seniors
• FREE for students, Friends of World Art and Archaeology (FoWAA), and DMA Staff

Reservations are required for all programs; for tickets, call 214.922.1826 or e-mail publicprograms@DallasMuseumofArt.org

Exploring John Cage, Buddhism and Japan
Crow Collection
2010 Flora Street
8 - 9:30p
$10

Check out CHI Studio if you enjoy yoga or are wanting to learn!

THURSDAY 10.23
5:30 - 7:00PM Ashtanga Yoga with Sheri
7:00 - 8:00PM Advanced Beginner Yoga with Shannon

FRIDAY 10.24
*12:00 - 1:00PM NEW! Yoga Flow with Leanne Hall $10.00 Drop-In
6:00 - 7:00PM All Levels Yoga with Mary/Optional Meditation Following
7:30 - 9:00PM Nia Premier Party Free to EveryBody!
We will watch a quick Nia information video and do a routine. Come ready to dance/play and celebrate more classes in Dallas.

SATURDAY 10.25 & SUNDAY 10.26
Alpha-Omega Yoga Shala/Yoga Teacher Training
* African Dance & Drum Classes please email Moussa at omdiabate@msn.com or Andrea at and.cruz@sbcglobal.net)
* Beginner’s Series Yoga resumes next week!

MONDAY 10.27
9:30 - 10:30AM NEW! Nia with Blythe $10.00 Drop-In
12:00 - 1:00PM All Levels Yoga with Shannon
5:45 - 6:45PM All Levels Yoga with Linn
7:00 - 8:30PM Vinyasa Flow with Ro

TUESDAY 10.28
5:30 - 6:30PM All Levels Yoga with Mary/Optional Meditation Following

WEDNESDAY 10.29
12:00 - 1:00PM All Levels Yoga with Shannon
5:30 - 6:30PM Tai Chi Beginner’s Series with Aaron
7:00 - 8:30PM All Levels Yoga with Douchka

THURSDAY 10.30
5:30 - 7:00PM Ashtanga Yoga with Sheri
7:00 - 8:00PM Advanced Beginner Yoga with Shannon

*All yoga classes $5 unless otherwise noted

WorldFest will be held Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 12 Noon - 10p at Addison Circle Park (under the Addison water tower)

Admission for everyone over the age of 4 is $5.

60 Global Music & Dance Groups
20 Food Booths
80 Marketplace Booths
Unity Garden
Passport to International DFW
Children’s Workshop
Global Games
…and TurkFest!

International Food Court
A culinary smorgasbord of global cuisine awaits guests at WORLDFEST, North Texas’ premier international festival.
INTERNATIONAL Agha Juice
INTERNATIONAL Amma Center Dallas
USA Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House
USA Chamberlain’s Fish Market Grill
THAILAND Chow Thai Addison
ERITREA Dallul Restaurant
ARGENTINA Everybody’s Empanadas
GERMANY Helmut’s Strudel
CHINA Jasmine Restaurant
MOROCCO Kasbah Grill
INDIA Kaurina’s LLC
PERU/COLOMBIA La Esperanza Restaurant
ENGLAND The Londoner
USA Marble Slab Creamery
USA Nestle Toll House
ITALY Paciugo Addison
POLAND Polish-American Foundation of Texas
ETHIOPIA Queen of Sheba Restaurant
TURKEY Shine’s Market
TURKEY Shish Turkish Grill
TURKEY TURANT’s Bakery

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is hosting its 3rd International Book Fair October 24-26 to promote the love for books, reading and writing.

The event is free and open to the public. International, national and local authors will be reading and signing books. Cultural programs will again include artistic performances, poetry reading, music and children activities.

Short Story Contest
Do you have a story to tell? If so, you could win a prize in the Dallas Public Library’s Short Story Contest. The contest is part of the Third Annual International Book Fair to be held at the Central Library.