Marilyn Wolfe (Ruben)
Hello Again, my Friends! We have been rushing along through Fall and I was happy to hear from Penny Wilson and Lois Pollard, just one State away in California. Maybe we should schedule the next Reunion in the Southwest, "for a change of scene!"
Just finished my latest online course on "The Museum!" It was fascinating! I finally found a topic for my Term Paper in "the-next-to-the-last-chapter" of my textbook, and spent the rest of the 7-week quarter researching all the "Multicultural Museums" that have sprung up in Arizona. The oldest one is "The Heard Museum of Native Anerican Art in Phoenix. We visited it last Thursday & they have a brand new Exhibit of Modern Art Installations that are mind-boggling Sculptures, Videos, Photography, and Paintings! There's also the Northern Arizona Museum in Flagstaff, with gorgeous Handmade Native Blankets, and a similar Museum in Tucson, featuring Native Blankets, Jewelry, and Paintings. Next are two Latino Art Centers in rennovated buildings in Phoenix and Tucson, with a 3rd starting in San Luis, on the Border. We also have a Jewish Museum in Phoenix, and the George Washington Carver Museum for Afro-Americans, as well. The "Universal" Phoenix Art Museum is sponsoring another "Asian Art Exhibit" (2nd time since 5 years ago), but apparently, the multi-cultural Museums are now "standing on their own!"
My new Course is about "18th & 19th Century European Jewelry," and it is the only one of its kind. It just started today, but the first assignment was posted online on Saturday night, so I was "ahead," for a change, instead of "behind!" I am looking at photos of Antique Jewelry and memorizing French words for the second time since my college days! (This keeps my brain busy so I don't get too flaky!)
Hope the cool weather you are probably having there will float out this way soon! Although pumpkins are probably available, our tree leaves do NOT turn bright colors, and the temperature is still in the 80's and 90's! (At least that's down from 110-120!)
Happy Fall !
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