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California County Debates Use of Gene-Altered Foods

Tuesday's New York Times has an article concerning the Mendocino County fight to outlaw growing genetically-modified crops in the county. Measure H on Tuesday's ballot would prohibit growing GMO foods. California County Debates Use of Gene-Altered Foods

Art History...A 4 Part Series...

By Herb Nurmi

When: Tues evenings Jan 6, 13, 20 and 27
Place: Community Church of Sebastopol, 1000 Gravenstein Hwy North
The Presenter: Michelle Averbuck, El Molino '80
Credentials: Graduated at Sonoma State, awarded Florence Fellowship through Syracuse University where she completed her graduate work in Italian Renaissance Art. While living in Florence Italy, she taught history classes for the Syracuse University Abroad Program, as well as the Smithsonian Institute, Trinity College and Elderhostel.
Personally, I've heard Michelle on four separate occasions. She has a passion for her subject, a subject she really knows a lot about. She has a knack for making presentations that are understandable and interesting, and for some, even exciting.
Capsule Summary of Sessions:
#1 St. Francis of Assis. The first hippie? A heritic? A healer? A mystic? Artists: Giotto, Duccio and Camabue.
#2 How were huge altarpieces, frescoes and sculptures funded? Sometimes it took 20 years to complete a project. A visual tour of the Uffizi Art Gallery in Florence.
#3 The Medici family was wealthier than the Rockefellers and more powerful than the Kennedys. They opened their home to Donatello, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Michenlangelo, Leonardo, Galileo and Raphael.
#4 Michelangelo a sculptor, painter, architect, writer and military defense engineer. Selected masterpieces, the Pieta in Rome, David, and the Sistine Chapel, etc.
How to Register: Call Karin Seder at the Community church, 823-2484. Registration is for the entire series only. Fee is $20 per person. Checks payable to the Community Church of Sebastopol with note that its' for the Speakers Program January 2004. Hope to see you there!