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Events on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, ISM Home

Illinois Artisans Program: Ceramics

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Saturday, December 01, 2012 - Monday, December 31, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Zofia Tomala, Chicago, IL
Will be featured this Novembet at Illinois Artisans, Chicago 
100 W. Find out more ...

Art Sprees: Holiday Art Spree: 3 Days

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - Friday, December 14, 2012, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

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Holiday Art Spree: 3 days!
Wednesday, Dec. 12, Thursday, Dec. 13, & Friday, Dec. Find out more ...

Brownbag Lectures: Challenging Tradition: Men and the Needle Arts

ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Presented by Jim Zimmer, Director for Art and History, Illinois State Museum

Hear the intriguing stories of how men—armed with needle, thread, and hook—have for centuries contributed significantly to various decorative arts traditionally thought to require the feminine touch. Find out more ...

Paul Mickey Science Series Lecture: Maya 2012: The Calendar and Astronomy of an Ancient Culture

Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Dr. Ronald K. Faulseit of Tulane University, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Archaeological Investigations of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, will present Maya 2012: The Calendar and Astronomy of an Ancient Culture.

The end of the Mayan "Great Cycle" (December 21, 2012) is fast approaching, and with it there are many predictions of disaster and/or transformation. Find out more ...