“One may have a blazing hearth in one’s soul and yet no one ever comes to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.” Vincent van Gogh, Dutch artist, died of self-inflicted gunshot wound on July 29, 1890 Are you
Read More →“The human brain is unique in that it is the only container of which it can be said that the nore you put into it, the more it will hold.” Glenn Doman Are you curious about where the quotes I find originate? Check out www.drmardy.com and get registered for his
Read More →“Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit.” Matthew Arnold, in Preface to Literature and Dogma (1873) Are you curious about where the quotes I find originate? If you are like me and
Read More →“To the artist is sometimes granted a sudden, transient insight which serves in this manner for experience. A flash, and where previously the brain held a dead fact, the soul grasps a living truth! At moments we are all artists.” Arnold Bennett, journal entry (March 18, 1897), in The Journals
Read More →“It always amazes me how many people there are who never seem to understand that what they have done has contributed to the consequences that followed.” Thomas Sowell (b. 1930) (Source: Dr. Mardy Grothe, www.drmardy.com. Mardy offers a free, quick-read newsletter each week. It is themed and a wonderful glimpse
Read More →“It is the end of art to inoculate men (and women) with the love of nature.” Henry Ward Beecher, in Star Papers, or, Experiences of Art and Nature (1855) – NOTE: parenthetical addition mine Featured Cultural Offering: ARTS in Central Iowa abound. From the Des Moines Arts Festival in the
Read More →“Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit.” –Matthew Arnold, in Preface to “Literature and Dogma” (1873) Featured Cultural Offering: Three Dish Night. Tue Jun 25. Enjoy an evening of Artistry – visual
Read More →There is a diverse and appealing array of cultural indulgences awaiting the Cultural Adventurer in Central Iowa. Leave the personal devices behind and savor the rich offerings that performing arts, exhibitions and more offer. Sally forth and reward yourself. Featured Cultural Offering: Sun Jun 16th Iowa Blues Challenge Finals SUNDAY –
Read More →There is a diverse and appealing array of cultural indulgences awaiting the Cultural Adventurer in Central Iowa. Leave the personal devices behind and savor the rich offerings that performing arts, exhibitions and more offer. Sally forth and reward yourself. Featured Cultural Offering: Kitten Bomb Comedy returns with their newest full-length
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Posted May 28, 2019in The Culture Buzz
There is a diverse and appealing array of cultural indulgences awaiting the Cultural Adventurer in Central Iowa. Leave the personal devices behind and savor the rich offerings that performing arts, exhibitions and more offer. Sally forth and reward yourself. Featured Cultural Offering: Kitten Bomb Comedy returns with their newest full-length
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