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NOVEMBER 17, 2018 PYTHAGORAS AND THE ARTS OF ANTIQUITY AND THE EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE Presenter: Kirk B. Gradin This seminar will discuss what is currently known about Pythagoras and his teaching and how recent scholarship has revealed that his impact was even broader and deeper than previously understood. Click here for more information . . . Click here for an audio preview . . .

STUDY CIRCLE: VISIONS OF AMERICA Join us on this fall every Tuesday evenings from 7:30–9:00 pm where discussions will focus on diverse expressions of the distinctive visions of America nutured in American history and experience. Click here for more information . . .  WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES? Cllck here for Powerpoint presentation