"The Great Books" Book Club
Plutarch: Lives of Noble Grecians and Romans
Tuesday, February 11, 7:00 pm

Perhaps the best known of the classical biographers, Plutarch's Parallel Lives chronicled the lives of such notables as Cicero, Caesar, and Antony. Shakespeare is said to have been inspired by Plutarch's writings while creating Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra. Less well known, however, is Plutarch's Moralia, a collection of essays and advice touching on morals and religion.

Gary Hunt of Iconoclast Bookstore will lead the discussion of Plutarch's works, and all are welcome to attend and join the discussions.

• Works by Plutarch Browse, read, or download the works by Plutarch (and other Greco-Roman authors) at the Internet Classics Archive at MIT.
• The Education of Children The first essay in Volume 1 of Plutarch's Moralia from Molloy College.

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Barn: The art of a working building
Alex Greenwood
Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 pm (Note new date for this event.)

Barn is a tribute to the function and beauty of that structure so integral to everyday farm life. Alex Greenwood explores the origins, history, and architecture of the American barn and will share the beauty of these structures as revealed in the book's more than 200 photographs.

• Barns by Eric Sloane Artist and lover of Americana Eric Sloane's paintings of barns are showcased by the Art Renewal Center.
• Round Barn This historic round barn, not far from Frenchglen, Oregon in Harney County, has been captured by amateur phtographer Don Baccus .

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