Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Kari Gunter-Seymore! Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour will discuss literature derived from the 32 Ohio counties “nestled within the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.” The Aldus Society brings literary events and programming to book lovers and educational opportunities to members. Some of our … Read More
Aldus Society Speaker Series: Rhiannon Knol
Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Rhiannon Knol! Rhiannon Knol will speak about the role wrong ideas have played in Renaissance and early modern science, focusing on the writings of Aristotle, Christopher Columbus, and Athanasius Kircher—and reactions by their readers, from Galileo and Harvey to Sor Juana de la Cruz—and … Read More
Aldus Society Speaker Series: Alan Farmer
Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Alan Farmer! Farmer will discuss recent advances in estimating the numbers of lost books to consider how lost books might reshape our view of the early modern English book trade and the cultural history of England from the mid-16th to the mid-17th century. The … Read More
Aldus Society Speaker Series: Roger Jerome
Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Roger Jerome! Roger Jerome will speak about Charles Dickens in Ohio. Few people know that the great novelist visited most parts of Ohio in 1842 and wrote about it. Roger has studied his travels in detail and promises original details. The Aldus Society brings … Read More
Aldus Society Speaker Series: Jennifer Weinbrecht
Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Jennifer Weinbrecht! Jennifer Weinbrecht, owner of the only store dedicated exclusively to books by and about Jane Austen, will speak on the life and legacy of the eighteenth century novelist. The Aldus Society brings literary events and programming to book lovers and educational opportunities … Read More
Historic Landscapes Virtual Series: Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Inspired by this year’s History Center Exhibit titled From Architecture to Beauty, The Dawes Arboretum will be hosting a four-part virtual series featuring Ohio historic landscapes and gardens, their designers, American landscape movements and historic land restorations. In addition to The Dawes Arboretum, this series will feature presentations from Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Adena Mansion & Gardens, and Kingwood … Read More
‘Capturing Life’ Community Screening
Come visit the Downtown Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library to see a community screening of Voyageur Media Group’s latest documentary, “Capturing Life!” The screening will be on October 29th from 6-8pm. Following the film at 7pm there will be a panel discussion focusing on photography and preservation. Over the past three decades, Voyageur’s production team has conducted research at … Read More
George Bellows: American Life in Print
Come visit the Cincinnati Art Museum to see their newest exhibition, George Bellows: American Life in Print! George Bellows: American Life in Print is an exhibition of one of the most accomplished and celebrated artists from Ohio. Born in Columbus in 1882, Bellows’ early life was deeply influenced by his home state: from his time attending the Ohio State University … Read More
Lincoln School Screening at Muskingum University
Ohio Humanities’ documentary, the Lincoln School Story will be screening at Muskingum University! The film tells the inspiring story of a group of courageous African American mothers’ fight for school integration in 1954 in the town of Hillsboro, Ohio. Their lawsuit against the school board was one of the first test cases of the historic Brown v. Board of Education … Read More
‘Capturing Life’ Academic Screening
Come visit Northern Kentucky University’s Steely Library to see an academic screening of Voyageur Media Group’s latest documentary, “Capturing Life!” The screening will be on October 17th from 5-7pm. Following the film at 7pm there will be a panel discussion focusing on photography and education. Over the past three decades, Voyageur’s production team has conducted research at dozens of regional … Read More