College and Arts Community Night at the Archimedes Exhibition
All members of the Hellenic Students Association are cordially invited to attend the College and Arts Community Night at the Walters Art Museum.
Date: Thursday, September 22
Time: 06:00 PM – 09:00 PM
Price: FREE (you need to show a J-Card)
Location: Centre Street Entrance of the Walters
This dynamic evening offers 'card-carrying members' of colleges, universities and art organizations unique opportunities to learn more about the Walters and enjoy activities tied to the autumn exhibit Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes. Hear museum director Gary Vikan and exhibition curator Will Noel chat about his innovative collaborations with imaging scientists, conservators, top math scholars and others. Enjoy refreshments, hear great music, win free tickets and more.
Schedule:
6 p.m.-8:45 p.m. Drinks, light refreshments and entertainment
Insound Collective is a group of talented and dynamic Djs and Producers based in Baltimore, MD with an emphasis in electronic and sample based music. Their range of styles include House, HipHop, Breakbeat, Latin, Funk, Rock and Soul.
6:30-7:30 p.m. Spotlight with Gary Vikan and Will Noel
This session of Spotlight with Gary Vikan will feature a lively on-stage conversation with Dr. Will Noel, curator of the Walters exhibition Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes. Dr. Noel will talk about his groundbreaking collaborations with computer and imaging scientists, conservators, top math scholars and others to expose an astonishing story of the Archimedes Palimpsest, a document that ultimately raises questions about the very stability of knowledge. Noel is the author of The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist (2009). He will be available to sign copies of the book. The book is available in the Museum Store.
7:45 p.m. LED Hula Hoop Dance
Enjoy a modern and futuristic style spectacle with Dawn Moore of Cirque Oya!
8-8:20 p.m. A Touch and Feel Dance (Semantic Satiation)
Meghan Flanigan (direction and dance performance)
Andy Hayleck (sound performance)
Eve Hanan (touch performance)
NOTE: If you are interested in attending the event, please contact George Petrocheilos.