Saturday, July 19, 2008

Vanishing Worlds: Art and Ritual in Amazonia

The Sunday Topic Tour at the Birmingham Museum of art this Sunday, July 20th, focuses on the Vanishing Worlds: Art and Ritual in Amazonia exhibition showcasing spectacular and rare works of Amazonian material culture, including full body costumes, masks, feather headdresses, body ornaments, baskets, weapons, pottery, and textiles.

These docent-led tours on a variety of topics related to the collection or current exhibition meet in the Eighth Avenue lobby at 2pm. They are free and open to the public.

The Vanishing Worlds exhibition will be here only through July 27th. For more information, see
http://www.artsbma.org/exhibitions/vanishing-worlds/14-general-exhibition/120-vanishing-worlds-art-and-ritual-in-amazonia

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Free lecture on Composting and Organic Gardening this Saturday

William Edward Cureton, better known as 'Captain Compost' will speak at Smith and Hawken this Saturday, July 19th. He will be lecturing on the benefits of composting and organic gardening. He will have organic compost available for purchase as well as his book "The Captain Compost's Way to Sow and Reap Naturally." Smith and Hawken is located at The Summit next to Barnes & Noble Bookstore.

For more information, see http://www.activeculture.info/eventsDetails.asp?ItemID=14367