June 13th. 2013
June 13th 2013 : Independent Scholars Evenings:
"Six Sigma : the next level."
Continuing our discussion: current applications of the principals of Six Sigma.
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The growing success of Costco : dubbed the anti-Walmart.
Do Employees come first?
A trained Black Belt and Green Belt of the Six Sigma from the '90s will be in attendance to answer questions. The circular from the previous discussion on Six Sigma and it's principles will be available.
Open discussion:
Free and open to the public.
July 11th. 2013
“The Basis of Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment”
July 11th. 2013 Independent Scholars’ Evenings. 7.00 p.m. at 1530 Fifth. Avenue. Moline. IL
By:
Brian Olshansky, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS, a board certified clinical cardiac electrophysiologist, is a tenured Professor Emeritus of Medicine at The University of Iowa.
The psychiatry profession has been given a free ride for years concocting mutilating surgeries, inhumane treatment of the “insane” and crippling drugs to control behavior. To date, none of their techniques or medicines have been proven effective for any specific condition.
It is time to rethink the profession and develop sound ways to deal with “mental illness”.
http://www.cchr.org/videos/making-a-killing.html
The profession is particularly adept at creating disturbances that appear on the surface to have validity but with a careful look are nothing more than methods to label and disable. Further, they have worked hand in hand with pharmaceutical companies to create new ways to drug, intoxicate and control the public at high expense and at high risk to our society.
The unwitting public has taken the psychiatric profession at face value –Their therapies are potentially deadly and there is little if any real scientific evidence of benefit.
About the author:
Dr. Olshansky graduated from Carleton College, completed his MD at the University of Arizona, residency training in Internal Medicine at Bellevue/NYU Hospitals, Cardiology Fellowship training at The University of Iowa, and Electrophysiology Fellowship training at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Following training, Dr. Olshansky has been a faculty member at the University of Alabama, Case Western Reserve University and Loyola University before returning to The University of Iowa. He has directed electrophysiology laboratories and training programs at Loyola University Medical Center and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics using state-of-the-art techniques .
Dr. Olshansky is known for his diversity of interests ranging from cardiac electrophysiology to holistic issues regarding medical care and the doctor-patient relationship.
He has taught ethics to medical students and has been listed as one of the “Best Doctors in America” for many years.
He has lectured internationally and has been a visiting professor at institutions throughout the world. His goal is to help improve medical care to patients throughout the world.
Dr. Olshansky’s research interests are extensive. He has been involved in numerous clinical trials and has published over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts (a total of over 400 manuscripts, including non-peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews, e-publications, slide series and editorials), over 200 abstracts, 45 chapters and three books.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m. Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202 or 762-8547
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance. Please call. The 16th. St. doors are closed after 7.00 p.m. for security reasons.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996. Please visit www.qcinstitute.org to see our archives.
Contributions may be sent to:
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd.
1530 Fifth. Avenue.
Moline. IL 61265
July 18th. 2013
Independent Scholars' Evenings.
7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
"BORN INTO BROTHELS"
This Oscar-winning 2004 documentary investigates a red-light district in
Calcutta, where filmmakers gave cameras to the children of sex workers in
the hope of capturing a perspective of the city not often seen. The
resulting photo portfolio became a European art show, the proceeds of
which funded educational opportunities for the photographers, presenting
dilemmas to the families of the recipients. Post-film discussion will
include recent updates on the actives of the children
July 25th. 2013
"The Life and Times of Jonathan Edward Caldwell, Inventor of the Round-Wing Plane"
Jonathan Edward Caldwell (born March 24, 1883, date of death unknown) was a self-taught aeronautical engineer who designed a series of bizarre aircraft and started public companies in order to finance their construction. None of these was ever successful, and after his last known attempt in the later 1930s he disappeared.
Independent Scholar Michael Grady will explore theories on why Caldwell suddenly disappeared never to be heard from again, how his round wing planes may have further evolved, and the incredibly shocking, painstakingly researched disclosures of Caldwell's Independent Scholar biographer.
Free and open to the public.
August 1st. 2013
August 1, 2013 Thursday
Independent Scholars Evenings:
Creativity is the Currency for the 21st Century
Presented by
Susan E. Hanford
Hanford Integrated Marketing, Geneseo, IL
Through poetry, song, examples and group activities, Susan will present aspects of creativity including the following:
· How is creativity expressed through the arts?
· How is creativity used in education, therapy, and problem-solving?
· Why is creativity going to play an increasing role in business and technology in the 21st Century?
· An exercise to encourage individual creative thinking through a poetry prompt
· An exercise to encourage group creative problem-solving.
Susan has led similar activities to groups of business managers, nonprofit boards of directors, teachers and parents of gifted children, and elementary and high school students in Naperville, IL.
About the presenter :
Susan has a BA from Augustana College in math/computer science and education, a secondary teaching certificate in mathematics, and an MBA from Northwestern University (Kellogg) as an Austin Scholar in marketing and policy & environment with a focus on the nonprofit sector. Her background includes working for Fortune 100 companies in systems programming, applications programming, marketing, and strategic planning. She has also taught and/or tutored in math, physics, chemistry, Microsoft Office, Internet skills, and the French horn. Her published works include a book, Best Practices for Insurance Financial Systems, numerous business journal articles, and poetry in local and national publications. Outside of work, she is an active French horn player, poet, songwriter, essayist, and nonprofit director and volunteer. She is a member of Independent Scholars, Quint City Poets, Midwest Writing Center, Quad City Wind Ensemble, Big River Brass Band, Geneseo Maple City Band and Community Choir, and the Geneseo Music Club. Currently, she is working on a book of poetry, Stained Glass: a Spectrum of Moods, illustrated by Geneseo artist, Sharon Michaelsen, and a book/blog on women’s multiple life roles,Having It All but Not All at Once. For further information, view her website atwww.susanehanford.com.
August 15th. 2013
Continuation of Aug. 8th. I.S.E :
August 15th. 2013 I.S.E.
"Aquaponics"
by
Allen Lockwood.
Allen is traveling the US to learn about sustainable and organic agriculture. He has always has an interest in fish tanks and is combining two do his major interests to put together his first Aquaponics project at MoonCatLife.
Allen is from Venezuela where he studied to be a lawyer then decided to change his path and focus on sustainability.
Allen will talk about the basic concepts of Aquaponic Farming and Thayer he is putting together at MoonCatLife.
August 29th. 2013
Thursday August 29th. 2013
" The Rise and Fall of the Federal Theater: The question of Control, Sponsorship and Innovation"
By
Narveen Aryaputri.
The final and completed article giving the brief history, the biggest world-wide contributions of American theater, as well as the reasons why American theater was reduced to only two major play-writes during the major part of the 1940s through 1990s with good original theater beginning to surface only recently. The article examines the questions of control, sponsorship and innovation.
Narveen has her M.A. in English Literature with a special focus on 20th. C. American Literature. She has a dual career: as an essayist and an artist painting in oils and gauche, plus the restoration of The Moline Commercial Club, in Moline and the Spencer House in Rock Island, and The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions housed in The Moline Club building for the last 20 years, along with the recently opened Phoenix Fine Art Gallery specializing in American Midwest Art.
Independent Scholars' Evenings.
7:00 p.m.
Sept 12th. 2013
Sept. 12th. 2013
" Investigating the Creative forces within Sustainable Living and Building"
Independent Scholars' Evenings.
By Sarah Haas and Krystal Hamilton Case.
About the presenters:
Sarah Haas is a movement artist who lives, travels, creates work and performs in a mobile house/stage built from mostly reclaimed materials. She is the artistic Director of Raw Art, formed October 2010 to house her artwork, and co-founder of EcoDance, a grassroots organization that researches, designs, and builds mobile live/work spaces. She has been engaged in a traveling collaborative tour since August 2011, utilizing her stage as a gathering site for lectures, workshops, brainstorming sessions, rehearsals, performances and potlucks. During Independent Scholars Haas will share her experiences with both EcoDance and Raw Art Tour.
Mission statement: Within my artwork/life process is a desire to merge work and play, to navigate and record the body as a cultural landscape, and to become a self-sustained, eco-conscious, yet collaborative entity, while garnering a sense of freedom within a rapidly corporatized world.
http://www.sarahhaas-rawart.com
Krystal Hamilton Case presented over a year ago at Independent Scholars to share her experiences as an intern at Earthships and her vision for a sustainable home. She is coming back to present with Sarah Haas on their shared passion for intentional community, sustainability, movement therapy and building artistically with recycled materials. Krystal is co-founder of moonCatlife suStainability with her husband Jerome Case. Krystal and her family host interns through the WWOOF program to teach about sustainable building, permaculture, and natural health. Krystal is a massage therapist, yoga instructor, nurse, and Touch for Health Kinesiology Instructor exploring what sustainability means in every facet of life.
At moonCatlife we believe that living intentionally, challenging accepted beliefs, and working toward integrating sustainable advancements can offer a simpler way of life. By focusing on providing for basic necessities (food, shelter, heat etc.) in a sustainable manner we believe that society can change for the better.
www.mooncatlife.com
Sept 5th. 2013
" Community Tribe and the Individual. " September 5th. 2013
first on the series of open discussion on the dynamics of individual in interaction with community and the tribe.
This week: Nietzsche and Bertrand Russell
7:00 p.m.
Independent Scholars' Evenings.
Sept 19th. 2013
"The Ebb and flow of brass bands along the Mississippi River in the Quad City area "
By
Jerry Miller
The Quad City area has a long history of brass bands starting with the first settlers in our area. The tradition of brass bands grew with companies such as John Deere sponsoring brass bands. Today the tradition continues with the Big River Brass Band.
Jerry Miller will lead a discussion of brass bands in our area at the Moline Club on September 19,2013.
Jerry Miller and his wife Phyllis Miller live in Moline . Jerry attended the Moline schools and graduated in 1965. He has played in many area bands and orchestras as a trumpet player. Jerry's wife Phyllis also plays trumpet and is a music educator in public and private schools and gives private music lessons in various area locations. Jerry is a co-founder of the Big River brass Band.
Independent Scholars' Evenings.
7:00 p.m.
September 19th. 2013
Oct. 3rd. 2013
October 3rd. 2013
"The Wonder and Horror of Human Blood Fermentation "
7:00 p.m.
Presented by Michael Grady
In the 19th Century, with the advancement of microscope technology, Antoine Béchamp believed that entities called "microzymes" created bacteria in response to host and environmental factors; he did not believe that bacteria could invade a healthy host and create disease on their own. Pasteur's competing vision became widely accepted by scientists, and Béchamp sank into obscurity, although his beliefs have been continuously promoted by a small fringe of Independent scholars.
Michael Grady is an Independent Scholar, with numerous writings, and has presented frequently at the ISE since he came to our area in the mid 19990s. Mike lives in Davenport and is married to Lina Grady. They have three daughters: Carissa, Carina and Mailee.
Oct. 10th. 2013
Oct. 10th. 2013 " Can You Find Yourself While Lost On A Bicycle?"
By Chuck Oestreich
The presentation will explore some of the themes in Oestreich's
recently published novel, "Bicycle Moon." - especially how some
aspects of modern life both hinder and promote living life at its
fullest.
The author will read excerpts and lead a discussion about the central
features of the novel.
About the presenter and author:
Chuck Oestreich is a long-time educator from Rock Island who has
become a major advocate of bicycling being used for transportation
along with recreation. He is active with the local bike club, the Quad
Cities bicycle Club, and the state-wide League of Illinois Bicyclists,
where he is the chairman of a six-day bike tour (GITAP) every year. He
also writes a monthly column for the Moline Dispatch/Rock Island
Argus.
Oct. 17th. 2013 7.00p.m.
" Android Security "
by
Charles Fisher
Independent Scholars Evenings:
A discussion of the security of Android phones and sundry devices,
practically focusing on the Cerberus tracking application from the Google
Play Store.
A demonstration of the program will involve hiding it from the phone
menus, enabling GPS and determining the phone's location, downloading call
and SMS logs, and remote locking/alerts.
Discussion will follow on the morality of the control over another's
phone, tracking the movements and communications of others, and the impact
upon personal relationships and greater culture as a whole.
Charles Fisher, an engineer with his degree from the University of Iowa, department of Engineering, is an Independent Scholar and works at Alcoa. He is a specialist in the IT department.
7.00 p.m.
Nov. 7th. 2013
" The Genealogy of Morals and Nietzsche's Method "
An exploration of the Nietzsche's method through the comments of several analytic philosophers including, Danto, Schacht, and Foot on the Genealogy of Morals. Nietzsche's method is surprisingly modern. And the modern world may owe more to his critique of Christianity than is commonly acknowledged. His method may be what we need to get through modern times. Our study will be in complete agreement with our previous consciousness and end times studies.
by
Michael Rosenthal
About the presenter:
Michael Rosenthal is and Independent Scholar. He has completed extensive graduate work in theology, philosophy and psychology at the St. Paul Seminary and the University of Iowa and Western Illinois University.
Dec. 5th. 2013
Independent Scholars' Evenings
December 5th. 2013
2013 THE REAL 2012?
Update on my lecture series Apocalypse or Enlightenment. A review and update of the Mayan End of Time. The debate between the perspectives of Carl Calleman and John Major Jenkins continues as to "when the end date is?" with 2013 - as a new possibility.
A lecture in anticipation of a new book by Carl Calleman - The Global Mind and the Rise of Civilization: A Novel Theory of Our Origins - forthcoming.
Michael Rosenthal. Independent Scholar
About the presenter: Michael Rosenthal has completed extensive graduate work in theology, philosophy and psychology at the St. Paul Seminary and the University of Iowa and Western Illinois University.
Dec. 12th. 2013
August 8th. . 2013 I.S.E.
"Aquaponics"
by
Allen Lockwood.
Allen is traveling the US to learn about sustainable and organic agriculture. He has always has an interest in fish tanks and is combining two do his major interests to put together his first Aquaponics project at MoonCatLife.
Allen is from Venezuela where he studied to be a lawyer then decided to change his path and focus on sustainability.
Allen will talk about the basic concepts of Aquaponic Farming and Thayer he is putting together at MoonCatLife.
Independent Scholars Evenings.
7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois
309-762-9202 or 762-8547
Doors open at 6.00p.m.
Please visit the current show at the Phoenix Art Gallery.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance. Please call.
The doors of the 16th. street are closed after 7.00 p.m. for security reasons.
Independent Scholars Evenings:
Creativity is the Currency for the 21st Century
Presented by
Susan E. Hanford
Hanford Integrated Marketing, Geneseo, IL
Through poetry, song, examples and group activities, Susan will present aspects of creativity including the following:
- How is creativity expressed through the arts?
- How is creativity used in education, therapy, and problem-solving?
- Why is creativity going to play an increasing role in business and technology in the 21st Century?
- An exercise to encourage individual creative thinking through a poetry prompt
- An exercise to encourage group creative problem-solving.
Susan has led similar activities to groups of business managers, nonprofit boards of directors, teachers and parents of gifted children, and elementary and high school students in Naperville, IL.
About the presenter :
Susan has a BA from Augustana College in math/computer science and education, a secondary teaching certificate in mathematics, and an MBA from Northwestern University (Kellogg) as an Austin Scholar in marketing and policy & environment with a focus on the nonprofit sector. Her background includes working for Fortune 100 companies in systems programming, applications programming, marketing, and strategic planning. She has also taught and/or tutored in math, physics, chemistry, Microsoft Office, Internet skills, and the French horn. Her published works include a book, Best Practices for Insurance Financial Systems, numerous business journal articles, and poetry in local and national publications. Outside of work, she is an active French horn player, poet, songwriter, essayist, and nonprofit director and volunteer. She is a member of Independent Scholars, Quint City Poets, Midwest Writing Center, Quad City Wind Ensemble, Big River Brass Band, Geneseo Maple City Band and Community Choir, and the Geneseo Music Club. Currently, she is working on a book of poetry, Stained Glass: a Spectrum of Moods, illustrated by Geneseo artist, Sharon Michaelsen, and a book/blog on women’s multiple life roles, Having It All but Not All at Once. For further information, view her website at www.susanehanford.com.
Independent Scholars' Evenings are sponsored by
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. a 501(c)3 at state and federal level since 1996
Contributions may be sent to:
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. 1530 Fifth. Avenue. Moline. IL 61265
Contributions are tax deductible up to the limits of the law.
June 27th. 2013
Original essay about the power of cultural influences in our lives.
The term was introduced to social psychology through the work of Erich Fromm, (1900-1980) a German social psychologist and humanistic philosopher. He stated that the Silent Language shows how cultural factors influence the individual behind his or her back, without his or her knowledge.
By
Narveen Aryaputri
Essayist
Narveen is the owner of The Moline Commercial Club with it's Moline Club Ballroom which she restored in the 1990s. The Moline Commercial Club , a classic Praire School Arts and Craft building was built in 1912 for a commercial club started by Charles Deere, son of John Deere, in 1895. Narveen is a director of The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. She lives in Rock Island, Illinois, her adopted land where she emigrated to 1984.
" Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?"
- Erich Fromm
Free and open to the public.
This Thursday June 27th.. 2013 evening Independent Scholars' Evenings: Will be held for this evening
At
The Phoenix Fine Art Gallery
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
7.00 p.m
309-762-8547 for the Moline Club
309-762-9202 for The Institute.
light refreshments, wine and beverages are served.
doors open at 6.30. Please use the 5th Ave entrance. Handicapped entrance is on 16th. Street. Please call for us to open the door,
Independent Scholars' Evenings are sponsored by
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. a 501(c)3 at state and federal level since 1996
Contributions may be sent to:
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. 1530 Fifth. Avenue. Moline. IL 61265
Contributions are tax deductible up to the limits of the law.
"Windtalkers" movie
by John Woo
7:00 p.m.
Having earned Hollywood's respect with blockbusters like Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2, Hong Kong action master John Woo lends his signature style to serious World War II action in "Windtalkers". Recognizing the long-forgotten contribution of Navajo "code talkers," whose use of an unbreakable Navajo-language radio code was instrumental in defeating the Japanese, the film serves as an admirable tribute to those Native American heroes.
at 1530 Fifth. Avenue. Moline.
doors open at 6.30 p.m.
free and open to all.
Independent Scholars' Evenings.
Does Six Sigma work?
Reviewing management principals of Six Sigma.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s Six Sigma was the new method: "Transforming the way we work" : Six-Sigma was the new customer-centered, profit-driven, defect-reduction, people-power, process-power method of American business as publicized by management gurus and consultants to American business, and subsequently, to world business.
Did it work?
Do we continue this method or do we transform it to the next level? If so, what will this new level be?
Open discussion:
Free and open to the public.
This Thursday June 6th. 2013 evening: Independent Scholars' Evenings:
At The Phoenix Fine Art Gallery
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois. 7.00 p.m 309-762-8547 for the Moline Club
309-762-9202 for The Institute.
light refreshments, wine and beverages are served. doors open at 6.30. Please use the 5th Ave entrance. The event will be held in the Dragon Gallery next to The Phoenix.
Independent Scholars' Evenings are sponsored by
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. a 501(c)3 at state and federal level since 1996
Contributions may be sent to:
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. 1530 Fifth. Avenue. Moline. IL 61265
Contributions are tax deductible up to the limits of the law.
Independent Scholars' Evenings.
"The Rhetoric of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."
by Dr. Jacob Rayapati . M.A. ; Ph.D.
Jacob taught English and American Literature, and Linguistics at Cheyney University of Pensylvania from 1970 to 2005. He also designed and taught African American Literature. One of his colleagues, Edythe Scott Bagley, at Cheyney University is the sister-in-law of Martin Luther King, Jr. which made it possible for Jacob to meet Mrs.Coretta Scott King. His paper "The Rhetoric of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." was published in 1999 and was also presented at the MLKJr Center in Atlanta.. Jacob now lives in Moline, Il so that he and his wife can be close to their children. He has been participating in Independent Scholars Evening programs since 2005.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.,
1530 Fifth Avenue, Moline, Illinois
309-762-9202 or 762-8547
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance. Please call.
The doors are closed after 7.00 p.m. for security reasons.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Contributions may be sent to:
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. 1530 Fifth. Avenue. Moline. IL 61265
Contributions are tax deductible up to the limits of the law.
Wither Moral Courage! or Whither Moral Courage?
Second draft:
Please bring your thoughts and examples to the continuation of the Institute’s joint paper:
Below are the concepts on the topic brought up at our joint meeting on May. 16th. 2013: the first draft. Copies of the first draft will be available for attendees.
- - What icons do we have to inspire morality?
- - There are a lot of values in our morality which are planted in a person when they are little.
- - A lot of moral courage is lost because of a sense of futility.
- - To regain moral courage, we HAVE to have free market again.
- - Early 1800s England rid England of regulations and special favors. Since then they progressed steadfastly. Moral courage developed through this self-responsibility fostered by this loss of special favors and deregulation.
- - Moral Courage can mean a lot of different things.
- - You have to know what morality is.
- - Morality gets harder and harder to determine as we get further and further away from daily experience. ( it's presence in daily experience) example: cloning: gene / stem cells: you cannot
- feel the morality of these esoteric issues. For esoteric issues you need a scientist.
- - Moral courage is intertwined with character.
- - Self-interest.
- - What is moral courage in one country is different in another.
- - The question of bullying: the teaching of moral courage to withstand aggressive behavior not only at the school level but by institutional entities.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.,
1530 Fifth Avenue, Moline, Illinois
309-762-9202 or 762-8547
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance. Please call.
The doors are closed after 7.00 p.m. for security reasons.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Contributions may be sent to:
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. 1530 Fifth. Avenue. Moline. IL 61265
Contributions are tax deductible up to the limits of the law.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
"Wither Moral Courage"
First Draft.
On the role of independent scholarship and of artists in society today.
Occassionally, The Independent Scholars' Evening attendees and co-learners write an Institute's joint paper to be circulated upon completion.
Previous joint papers are on the " Democratization of Art" and the " Herb and Spice Food Pyramid".
Last week's article in the New York Times by Salman Rushdie on the topic of moral courage will be discussed and copies available.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.,
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
1530 Fifth Avenue, Moline, Illinois
309-762-9202 or 762-8547
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance. Please call.
The doors are closed after 7.00 p.m. for security reasons.
Available ongoing:
AMERICAN MIDWEST ART: Please visit the Phoenix Art Gallery, specializing in American Midwest Art.
Current show is: " Illuminating" the Art of LISA ANNE DAVID at the Phoenix and Photography by DARREN MILLER in the Dragon, adjacent to the Phoenix.
The jewelry of ELSA ROMERO available at The Artisan Adventure in the corner: the old Fannie May store.
Artists showing at the Moline Commercial Club on the 2nd floor and in the Artisan Adventure are:
ANNA ENGELBRECHT:
Midwest scenes: photography, guache on canvas.
AMBER WILLIAMS:
mixed media Midwest scenes
EKKEHARD STOEVESAND:
The Mississippi river in our area. Tractors. Oil on canvas. Genre: German Expressionist Abstract.
HUGH LIFSON:
mixed media
ROBERT KAMECZURA:
photography, ink and pencil on paper, and giclee.
The galleries will be open at 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Contributions may be sent to:
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. 1530 Fifth. Avenue. Moline. IL 61265
Contributions are tax deductible up to the limits of the law.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Mysteries of Astronomy - The Top 15 Unanswered Questions of the Heavens
Science has opened the skies to human curiousity, revealing grand designs and titanic forces beyond comprehension. Presented are 15 great mysteries of the cosmos, starting from our own solar system and moving into our galactic local group to the cosmological horizon beyond. Various topics addressed are dark energy, relativistic jets, stellar nucleosynthesis and degenerate matter.
The 15 Questions addressed for the evening:
- Why is there a giant hexagon on top of Saturn?
- Why do some planets in the solar system lack magnetic fields (Mars, Venus)? (more..)
- How many more dwarf planets will be found that are similar in size to Pluto?
- Why are there no red dwarf stars of low metallicity?
- What causes Type 1A supernovas, accretion or collision?
- How do stars larger than 8 solar masses form? (more..)
- What were the "little green men" signals detected by the Arecibo Observatory?
- Why are intermediate-mass black holes so rare?
- Why do most galaxies have a supermassive black hole?
- What causes relativistic jets?
- Why are active galactic nuclei only found in the distant, older universe?
- What causes the intricate structure of a spiral galaxy? (more..)
- What is dark matter, and how does it hold galaxies together?
- What is dark energy, and how does it push everything apart?
- Is there life elsewhere? Where is everybody? What is the Fermi Paradox?
By: Charles Fisher.
About the presenter: Charles Fisher
Charles has his engineering degree from the University of Iowa and is a published author with books written in the techincal field of computer science. Charles is with information Systems at Alcoa and is a resident of Rock Island.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.,
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
1530 Fifth Avenue, Moline, Illinois
309-762-9202 or 762-8547
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance. Please call. The doors are closed after 7.00 p.m. for security reasons.
Available ongoing:
AMERICAN MIDWEST ART: Please visit the Phoenix Art Gallery, specializing in American Midwest Art.
Current show is: " Illuminating" the Art of LISA ANNE DAVID at the Phoenix and Photography by DARREN MILLER in the Dragon, adjacent to the Phoenix.
The jewelry of ELSA ROMERO available at The Artisan Adventure in the corner: the old Fannie May store.
Artists showing at the Moline Commercial Club on the 2nd floor and in the Artisan Adventure are:
ANNA ENGELBRECHT:
Midwest scenes: photography, guache on canvas.
AMBER WILLIAMS:
mixed media Midwest scenes
EKKEHARD STOEVESAND:
The Mississippi river in our area. Tractors. Oil on canvas. Genre: German Expressionist Abstract.
HUGH LIFSON:
mixed media
ROBERT KAMECZURA:
photography, ink and pencil on paper, and giclee.
The galleries will be open at 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Thursday
The Art of Bill Marsoun.
Closing event.
Bill will be present to close his show at The Phoenix for this current year.
He will address the group at 7.00 for a short time...
On:
His Art. What Art means to him.
Bill will discuss the following topics:
Which artists influence him the most today, and which artists have influenced him the most over this most formative years in his art career. Technique. How he learnt his technique.*
His painting habits and routine. American Midwest art as a genre. Its importance and reach. His message to other artists. The places and galleries he has shown, and how he feels about them.
At the Phoenix Fine Art Gallery:
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois
309-762-9202 or 762-8547
Cocktails and Hor’s Devours
Doors open at 6.00 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
The Phoenix Fine Art Gallery specializes in AMERICAN MIDWEST ART and CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL CONTINUATION IN AMERICAN MIDWEST ART:
Please visit the Phoenix Art Gallery on line gallery: www.atthephoenix.com
Please stop by to see the work of the artists represented by The Phoenix Fine Art Gallery:
Photography by DARREN MILLER at the Dragon, adjacent to the Phoenix.
Artist showing at the Moline Commercial Club on the 2nd floor and in the Artisan Adventure are:
ANNA ENGELBRECHT: Midwest scenes: photography, gauche on canvas.
AMBER WILLIAMS: mixed media Midwest scenes
EKKEHARD STOEVESAND: The Mississippi river in our area. Tractors. Oil on canvas. Genre: German Expressionist Abstract.
ELSA ROMERO : Bolero Unique jewelry.
HUGH LIFSON: mixed media
ROBERT KAMECZURA: photography, ink and pencil on paper, and giclee.
The galleries will be open at 6.00 p.m. to 9. 00 p.m.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Contributions may be sent to:
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. 1530 Fifth. Avenue. Moline. IL 61265
Contributions are tax deductible up to the limits of the law.
Independent Scholars Evenings.
"Alternative Methods of Financial Exchange."
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Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202 or 762-8547
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance. Please call. The doors are closed after 7.00 p.m. for security reasons.
AMERICAN MIDWEST ART: Please visit the Phoenix Art Gallery, specializing in American Midwest Art.
Current show is the Art of BILL MARSOUN in the Phoenix and Photography by DARREN MILLER in the Dragon, adjacent to the Phoenix.
The jewelry of KIRAN YARLA and ELSA ROMERO is available at The Artisan Adventure in the corner: the old Fannie May store.
Artist showing at the Moline Commercial Club on the 2nd floor and in the Artisan Adventure are:
ANNA ENGELBRECHT: Midwest scenes: photography, guache on canvas.
AMBER WILLIAMS: : mixed media Midwest scenes
EKKEHARD STOEVESAND: The Mississippi river in our area. Tractors. Oil on canvas. Genre: German Expressionist Abstract.
HUGH LIFSON: mixed media
ROBERT KAMECZURA: photography, ink and pencil on paper, and giclee.
The galleries will be open at 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Independent Scholars Evenings.
"Spiral Dynamics." By Michael Grady.
Spiral Dynamics is a theory of human development introduced in the 1996 book Spiral Dynamics by Don Beck and Chris Cowan. The book was based on the theory of psychology professor Clare W. Graves.
Spiral Dynamics argues that human nature is not fixed: humans are able, when forced by life conditions, to adapt to their environment by constructing new, more complex, conceptual models of the world that allow them to handle the new problems.Each new model transcends and includes all previous models. According to Beck and Cowan, these conceptual models are organized around so-called Memes: systems of core values or collective intelligences, applicable to both individuals and entire cultures.
Independent Scholar Michael Grady will describe how he has interpreted the Spiral in his own life development, while inviting co-learners to share their own viewpoints.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202 or 762-8547
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance. Please call. The doors are closed after 7.00 p.m. for security reasons.
Please visit the Phoenix Art Gallery, specializing in American Midwest Art. Current show is the Art of BILL MARSOUN in the Phoenix, Photography by DARREN MILLER in the Dragon and the mixed media of AMBER WILLIAMS at the Artisan Adventure, Gauche, oils and photography by ANNA ENGELBRECHT at The Artisan Adventure, The jewelry of KIRAN YARLA and ELSA ROMERO is available at The Artisan Adventure.
The galleries will be open at 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. on Thursday March 21st. 2013
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
"The Poetry of Mike Bayles."
Mike Bayles, a lifelong Midwest resident, is a widely-published poet and short story writer. ‘Threshold’, a book of poetry, is his first published book. His poetry has to do with human connections with each other, with nature and with locations. Time spent in rural and urban parts of Iowa has influenced his writing, as has his childhood, spent in Minnesota. He believes in appreciating the beauty of where you live.
Poetry publishing credits include Lyrical Iowa, The Rockford Review and Out Loud Anthology. His poetry has won a number of awards. Poetry credits include Lyrical Iowa, The Rockford Review and Out Loud Anthology. His poetry has won a number of awards. Fiction credits include The Rockford Review, Out Loud Anthology and The Nocturnal Lyric. One of his short stories in 1993 won an honorable mention in The Great Blue Beacon Fiction Contest, a national competition. WVIK, Public Radio, has featured his writing.
He belongs to The Rockford Writers’ Guild, Writers’ Studio and Quint City Poets. He is a participant in discussions of various topics at the Independent Scholars Group. He does readings of his poems and short stories at various events. Mike Bayles
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.
Please visit the Phoenix Art Gallery, specializing in American Midwest Art. Current show is the Art of Bill Marsoun in the Phoenix and Photography by Darren Miller in the Dragon. The mixed media Art of Amber Williams is in the Artisan Adventure. The jewelry of Kiran Yarla and Elsa Romero is available at The Artisan Adventure. The galleries will be open at 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. on Thursday March 14th. 2013
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
"Living and Working in the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota"
7.00 p.m. Independent Scholars' Evenings.
Independent Scholar Michael Grady, visiting us from North Dakota, will give a presentation on the living and working environment in North Dakota.
North Dakota is the fastest growing state in the United States, due to the explosion of high paying job and career possibilities attracting people from all over the country. Most of these jobs exist in the oilfield, mining and heavy equipment operator job sectors, including: welding, commercial truck driving, diesel mechanics, electrical, HVAC, machinist, process plant, GIS and more.
Mike Grady, will discuss the new developments in the Dakotas.
About the presenter:
Michael Grady has been an Independent Scholar at the Institute since 2004. He lives in Davenport with his wife Lina Grady, and three teenage girls. He has extensive experience in business.
He has been an export consultant for American food products exporting American wild caught fish to Asia and Eastern Europe. Mike has spent some time in Denmark, and is a recent grandfather to Ingrid, 8 months old living in Copenhagn with his son Christian Norgaard Larsen and Stina. Currently, Mike is in North Dakota where he has established a work residency and staffing company to supply the staffing demand for the Bracken oil fields. His wife , Lina is an expert and a consultant in Traditional Feng Shui.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
"Women Composerst" by Michael Grady.
7.00 p.m at the Independent Scholars Evenings.
Conductor Brian Hughes is going to discuss "Women Composers" on Thursday evening as an introduction to the Quad City Wind Ensembles' upcoming concert, "The Women's Movement", featuring music by women composers on March 3 at 3:00 p.m. at Allaert Auditorium in the Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose University.
About the presenter:
Brian Hughes, Conductor
Since moving to Iowa in 1983, Brian Hughes has maintained an active regional profile as a teacher, conductor, and author. His education includes degrees from Olivet College and the University of Northern Iowa and he has completed the coursework for the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
As an educator, Hughes's experience runs the gamut, with ten years in the public and parochial schools (grades 5-12) and 15 years as an Associate Professor of Music at Loras College (Dubuque). Currently he serves as a 5-8 grade string music educator in the Dubuque Community Schools while maintaining an active schedule as a band, orchestra, and choral guest conductor and clinician.
As an author, his study in wind band repertoire has been published in The Instrumentalist. He also maintains a professional blog—Score and Podium—and has written program notes for the Dubuque (IA) Symphony, the UW-Madison Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, the Knoxville (TN) Symphony, and his ongoing 12-year association with the Waterloo-Cedar Falls (IA) Symphony.
A very active conductor both at home and abroad, he has conducted many honor bands and festivals, as well as appearances with ensembles ranging from the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, the U.S.A.F. Heartland of America Band, and the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble. An active supporter of community music, he was the first-ever Associate Conductor of the Bettendorf Park Band, and also founded the Tri-State Wind Symphony, a community-based ensemble that will celebrate its 19th season in summer 2013. He has also served as a Graduate Assistant and Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, leading the Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and the University Band.
His orchestral experience began with an eight-year appointment as Conductor of the Dubuque Youth Symphony and Assistant Conductor of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared many times with the Dubuque Community String Orchestra and his overseas travels have included guest-conducting appearances with orchestras in the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, and Russia.
A proponent of new music, Hughes coordinated the reading/recording project at UW-Madison, and led UW-Madison ensembles in no fewer than four world premieres, including Alex Nohai-Seaman's 50-minute Requiem for soprano and chamber orchestra. Since 1998 he has led 15 first performances of works for wind band and orchestra, most recently in 2011 with the Quad City Wind Ensemble and the Tri-State Wind Symphony.
Garnering conducting prizes from two regional Czech orchestras, Hughes is a two-time winner of the Richard and Agatha Church Conducting Prize, presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In recognition of his "outstanding contribution to the arts," he was presented the 2005 Elisha Darlin Award, given by the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society. In his spare time, Hughes can be found in both the kitchen and his wine cellar, dreaming up the perfect pairing.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
"Water: The Primary Excitant" by Michael Grady.
At the absolute moment of creation ex nihilo (out of nothing), excidents resulted from the ontological explosion caused by a "may-be" response made by every human person.
The primary excident, that which we, and the Earth are made of in precisely given quantities of percentage, is water.
Along with molecules to monkeys, water stands out as the primary subpersonal (partial) being, as developed by God's infinitely loving activity of compassion on us human maybe-sayers.
An original presentation by Michael Grady, who will also give a presentation on how to activate water from a passive to more active state, which harkens back to the pristine beginning and memory of creation ex aliquo (existence).
About the presenter:
Michael Grady has been an Independent Scholar at the Institute since 2004. He lives in Davenport with his wife Lina Grady, and three teenage girls. He has been an export consultant for American food products exporting American wild caught fish to Asia and Eastern Europe. Mike has spent some time in Denmark, and is a recent grandfather to Ingrid, 8 months old living in Copenhagn with his son Christian Norgaard Larsen and Stina.
Currently, Mike is in North Dakota where he has established a work residency and staffing company to supply the staffing demand for the Bracken oil fields. His wife , Lina is an expert and a consultant in Traditional Feng Shui.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Feb 14th. 2013
Independent Scholars Evenings
"What is your Love name?"
In celebration of Valentine's Day.
This is the first time The Thursday ISE coincides with Valentine's Day. Open evening dedicated to Love Names !
Bring in your love name, and the love names you use in affection and fondness for the celebratory evening dedicated to Valentine.
Chef Linda of The Moline Commercial Club is making a special wine chololate cake.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
"The Lion in Winter"! Evergreen Poems and Poets.
Our annual evening devoted to your favorite poems and poets that we turn to, as resources, during times for reinforcing and renewal. You can being in poetic prose as well as extracts from drama if you wish.
Original work composed by you is reserved for another evening. This Thursday evening is reserved for your sources of inspiration and resources of joy.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Beverages and light snacks are served.
The RIVER CITY RADIO HOUR
Presenting:
| Joshua Forbes | TenorSax/Flute |
| Jon Mosss | Bass |
| Zach Johnson | Piano |
| Glorie Iaccarino | MC/Oral Essay |
1530 Fifth Avenue, Moline, IL
Social Hour @ 5:30p.m.
Dinner @ 6:30p.m.
Show @ 7:30p.m.
The Moline Commercial Club's Chef Linda will be serving a magnificent GERMAN dinner prior to the show, by reservation only.
Please call 309-762-8547 to make a reservation.
Elevator is at the 16th Street entrance.
Tickets for Dinner & Show: $25.00/person
Tickets for the show: $5.00/person
*This event is open to the public and the audience can attend the show without dinner.
Independent Scholars Evenings.
"Grow Food, Not Lawns"
By Taura
Gardening and food are common threads uniting all humankind. This Thursdays topic will motivate us so we grow seeds of positive change and take the health of our selves, our family, and our communities back into our own hands.
Taura will present the problem of the ridiculousness of this countries food system (unhealthy, costly, gmo, bad for the environment, ineffective) , and provide the remedy : Home gardens. Urban gardens. Local. permaculture. organic. natural. It is time to a "back to basics" approach. Taura strongly supports the idea that all the worlds ills can be cured in a garden. In previous war times in this country it was patriotic for every family to grow their own victory garden. Now it is almost illegal
Open discussion on the foods that can be grown locally as well as the details of planting will follow.
The evening will start with the Tibetan Singing Bowl and a short meditation to experience the power of sound vibrations.
"We don't need a law against McDonald's or a law against slaughterhouse abuse--we ask for too much salvation by legislation. All we need to do is empower individuals with the right philosophy and the right information to opt out en masse."
Joel Salatin
About the presenter:
Taura is trained in Reiki and is an aspiring alternative health practitioner. Her passion for gardening has grown over the past two years as she has seen the positive changes a garden can provide for people and community.
January 24th. 2013
Thursday.
INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS EVENINGS:
GODDESSES, WHORES, WIVES, and SLAVES
and
THE WHITE GODDESS
By
Michael Rosenthal
We will revisit Sarah Pomeroy's account of women in GODDESSES, WHORES, WIVES,
and SLAVES.
We will begin moving into Robert Graves' world of THE WHITE GODDESS in which he uses his poetic intuition and early Dead Sea Scrolls and Gnostic Nag Hammadi text scholarship to recreate the context of goddess worship and it's destruction which led to the rather debased state of women's lives we see in Pomeroy.
The review of Goddess, Whores, Wives and Slaves requires no previous lecture
attendance.
All interested in ancient poetic tradition, feminism, or religion and culture in general are encouraged to attend.
About the presenter:
Michael Rosenthal has completed extensive graduate work in theology, philosophy and psychology at the St. Paul Seminary and the University of Iowa and Western Illinois University.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202 Doors open at 6.30
p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th. Street entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Jan. 17th 2013
Independent Scholars' Evenings:
"Rape as a means of Political Power Play:"
Session 1:
The evening will develop around the presentation:
"The Two Major Underlying Causes For the abuse of women in India which need to be changed."
Essay By Narveen Aryaputri. M.A. English Lit.; B.Ed.
Sub-title: The underlying causes for the frequency of rape: subjugation of women through the use of violence.
Rape has been used in extended history to subjugate people, both men and women.
What does this show of us, as civilized societies, when some scriptural texts clearly specify the humiliation of women? Rape, then, is not far behind
The question of subliminal influences of scriptural texts will be discussed.
The specific couplet demeaning women from the Bhagavad Gita, the philosophical scriptural text of India, will be quoted and highlighted. Does the Gita need to be "21st. C updated" with an American version eliminating the offensive couplet? Other examples from the scriptural texts of India will be quoted and highlighted in the essay.
The discussion of the status of women in India is the current focus of the evolution in thought and behavior that we have been highlighting at the Institute for quite some time now. Ongoing focus continues as light challenges darkness on all fronts. We at the Institute believe we are in a "paradigm shift" as Thomas Kuhn would say.
This is an awakening and a strengthening and new beginnings occur.
About the author:
Narveen has her M.A. In English Literature with a minor in 20th. c American Literature and her Bachelors in Eduction.
She is an essayist.
Narveen is the President of The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. which sponsors:
The Independent Scholars' Evenings and Integrative Wholistic Healing.
Phoenix Art Gallery
Moline Commercial Club.
Jan 10th. 2013, Thursday
Independent Scholars' Evenings:
MOVIE: "NEVER SORRY" director Alison Klayman.
Ai Weiwei: "Never Sorry" examines the complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of China's preeminent contemporary artist.
Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. In response, Chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio, and held him in secret detention.
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. First-time director Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures.