Kurt Leuschner
Tuesday, October 21, 2 – 3 p.m.
Turkey Vultures and the Migration
of Raptors Through the Desert
Each fall and spring our desert comes
alive with migrating birds, and turkey
vultures are one of the earliest and
most interesting of these migrants. Join
Kurt Leuschner,
Professor of Natural
Resources at College of the Desert, as
he unveils many of the secrets about
turkey vultures and the migration of
birds.
American Foreign Policy and
Where is the Nation Headed?
Friday, October 24, 7 – 8 p.m.
Join us for a lively discussion with
The Desert Sun
columnist
Morris
Beschloss
and talk radio host
Steve
Kelly!
They present their perceptive,
savvy, and somewhat differing outlooks
on the upcoming mid-term elections,
opinions as to where the economy is
headed, and their individual views of
the Obama foreign policy.
Professor Julia Reinhard Lupton
Monday, October 27, 4 – 5 p.m.
Why Shakespeare?
Why Shakespeare, indeed? Love,
sex, and marriage; ambivalence and
commitment; fidelity and betrayal:
these are some of the themes that keep
bringing us back to Shakespeare’s
plays 400 years later. This lecture by
Julia Reinhard Lupton,
Professor of
English and Comparative Literature at
the University of California, Irvine,
explores Shakespeare’s enduring
appeal, paying special attention to
Romeo and Juliet
and
Hamlet
.
Jason Bruecks Presents
The Taming of the Shrew
Tuesday, October 28, 2 – 4 p.m.
In 1929, Mary Pickford and husband
Douglas Fairbanks filmed Shakespeare’s
lustiest comedy,
The Taming of the
Shrew.
As the movie unfolds, it’s obvious
that America’s most beloved couple
had a grand time bringing The Bard to
the masses. But how did the masses
respond to The Bard? Film historian
Jason Bruecks
presents the film and
discusses its reception by the public.
Photograph by Steve Myers
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Presented by the Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation
