The following are the February info sessions for the Food Cultures of Italy class, as well as events at the Co-op and Village Books in Bellingham, WA. The info sessions are more geared towards the student course in June and July — but all of these are opportunities to meet up, talk, and answer questions. Best…
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Information session for Italy Thursday, January 16 at 4:00-5:00
Hello all, the next information session is fast upon us — See http://www.wwu.edu/ee/studyabroad/index.shtml#summer at 4:00-5:00 in CH 137 An additional information/food session will be Monday, Feb. 3 at the downtown Community Food Co-op at 6:30. Fee $6-8. Italy program includes 14 nights lodging Most meals 7 excursions, including 2 into the countryside (biodynamic farm, wine estate) Daily…
A Program to Remember (Pacific Northwest Ballet)
Stunning, breathtakingly beautiful, and unparalleled in programing and performance, PNB’s November program, Kylian + Pite, was one not to be missed. It is easily the most memorable (non-full-length ballet) program in the almost 20 years that I have been viewing and reviewing the company. Huge kudos to Peter Boal, ballet masters all, and the generous…
A Closer Look at Tucker Knox of So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD)
See also, my longer piece at 4dancers.org The week before the SYTYCD 2013 Seattle performance, I had the opportunity to interview the competition’s winners, but most exciting for me was an interview with the stunning Tucker Knox. Tucker Knox was virtually a professional dancer before auditioning for SYTYCD. His auditions seemed effortless, and the accolades…
Italy information session Thursday, Nov. 21
The first info session for Ecogastronomy: Food Cultures of Italy will be Thursday, November 21. College Hall 137 (Western Washington University) at 4-5. Kindly spread the word. See http://www.wwu.edu/ee/studyabroad/index.shtml#summer Please note the following: EESP helps direct people to financial aid — over half the students have financial aid who enroll in the program. Excursions are not…
Travel to Italy this summer!
First Info Session, Italy summer course, Thursday, November 21, College Hall 137 Gigi Berardi Nov 5 at 10:31am Florence, Italy Study food this summer in Italy ENVS 437L: Ecogastronomy Intensive 10 credits WWU: June 16, 2014 (online option available)Florence, Italy: June 22 – July 6,2014Optional excursion: Switzerland (June 19 – 22, 2014) This food course…
Kitchen Literacy
As noted by Ann Vileisis, Not to know at large of things remote from use, obscure and subtle, but to know that which before us lies in daily life, is the prime wisdom. – Milton, as quoted by Ann Vileisis in Kitchen Literacy Kitchen literacy means having some connection to the sources of the meats and nuts…
Art and Science of Food
Many would argue , there is no one right way to eat. If there was, there wouldn’t be a billion-dollar industry of fad diets or our own constant tinkering with experiments in eating. Finding Balance is certainly an attempt to find a healthy, commonsensical approach to selecting, preparing, and eating nutritious foods. More recently, however,…
So You Think You Can Dance?
Older dancers? Rock the world. See Huffington Post-syndicated column: http://www.4dancers.org/2013/05/older-dancers/ But so do the younger dancers. For example… I am a huge fan of SYTYCD, I admit it. I am a fan of dancers who, outside their training and comfort zone, can conform to whatever dance style is demanded of them — with both grace…
Reality Dance, Theatrical Dance
I freely admit I have very wide-ranging tastes in dance. To me, spring and summer dance has been beguiling. So You Think You Can Dance? I was hooked – from the auditions in Vegas to the theatrical finales. I’m still outraged about the elimination of Malice early on – not an America’s favorite, but arguably…