The Impressionists. Today their paintings are so familiar, so loved and so expensive. It’s hard to imagine that they were once rejected by the social establishment and sent the art world into a frenzy. What was it all about? ‘Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay,’ the extraordinary exhibit at San Francisco’s de Young Museum, tells the story, focusing on the tumultuous period of the 1860s and 1870s in Paris. The artists whose works are represented include Manet, Monet, Sisley and the American expatriate James McNeill Whistler, whose ‘Arrangement in Grey and Black, No 1.,’ better known as ‘Whistler’s Mother,’ is one of the exhibition highlights. Before you go for a visit, join popular museum docent Kirsten Shilakes as she present a slide show about the exhibit and what you may expect. 7 p.m. Monday, June 7. Lane Community Room of Burlingame Library, 480 Primrose Road, Burlingame. For more information call the reference desk at 558-7444 ext. 2.
The Foothill College Authors Series features New York Times Columnist Scott James, author of "The Sower," Thursday, June 10, at noon in the Campus Center Hearthside Lounge (Room 2313) at Foothill College. A book signing immediately follows the author’s talk. The book can be purchased at the campus bookstore at a 20-percent discount.
In addition to the weekly column he writes about the San Francisco Bay Area for the New York Times, James writes award-winning fiction under the pen name Kemble Scott [www.kemblescott.com]. He is the author of two bestselling novels: "SoMa," the first novel launched using YouTube, and "The Sower," the first novel sold by the social publisher Scribd.com. Scott’s decision to premiere "The Sower" as an exclusive e-book received media coverage around the world when it became the first novel sold by tech start-up Scribd.com. An alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Scott has three Emmy Awards for his work in television news. He lives in San Francisco.
Parking Lots 2, 2A and 8 provide stair and no-stair access to the Campus Center. Visitors must purchase a required parking permit for $2 from dispensers in parking lot. Foothill College is located off Interstate 280 on El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills. For more information e-mail CaseyMia@foothill.edu, call 949-7408 or access www.foothill.edu.
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