December 31, 2002

BOISE STATE’S RENAISSANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES SPRING SCHEDULE

Renaissance Institute, a program aimed at learners aged 50 and beyond offered by Boise State University’s Division of Extended Studies, has announced its third season of lectures and seminars.

Working in conjunction with community organizations, the Renaissance Institute offers short-term seminars and a current-issues lecture series designed to meet the needs of mature adults who don’t want to commit to a traditional semester-long class.

By partnering with community agencies such as the Idaho Humanities Council, the Flicks Theatre and Boise State Radio, the Institute is able to offer events in off-campus Boise venues that enhance the experience, such as the lecture on falconry held at the World Center for Birds of Prey.

The Spring 2003 Seminar Series includes three options:

? "The Making of a Musical," 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 12, 19 and 26 and 7 p.m. March 5. Boise State theatre arts department chair and Idaho Shakespeare Festival actor Richard Klautsch discusses how the various aspects of theater fit together as the director and staff discuss the staging of the musical "Damn Yankees." The final session will be the musical’s dress rehearsal at the Morrison Center on the Boise State campus. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St.

? "Egyptian History Through Its Art," 2:30-4:30 p.m. March 13, 20 and April 3. Retired U.S. Foreign Service officer Forrest Geerken will discuss Egypts mighty monuments to the pharaohs and the area’s history from the pre-dynastic period through Roman times. The seminar will include a guided tour of Boise Art Museum’s concurrent exhibition of Egyptian art. Idaho Historical Museum, 610 Julia Davis Dr.

? "Women of the West," 10 a.m.-noon April 16, 23, 30 and May 7. Sandra Schackel, a history professor at Boise State, will look at the women who helped define the American West. Films and lectures will look at women from all ethnic backgrounds, including Asian and Hispanic. The Flicks, 646 Fulton St.

The Spring 2003 Lecture Series includes:

? "Healthcare in Crisis," 10 a.m.-noon Jan. 16 at The Flicks, 646 Fulton St. Presented by Dr. Chuck Robertson, a diagnostic radiologist and former university professor.

? "Falconry Through the Ages," 4-6 p.m. Jan. 30 at the World Center for Birds of Prey, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane. Presented by Kent Carnie, lifelong falconer and director of the Peregrine Fund’s Archives of American Falconry. Come early for a tour of the Birds of Prey facility.

? "Thorns of the Preservation Rose," 10 a.m.-noon April 10 at The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St. Presented by registered architect Gregory Kaslo, spokesman for the Hardy Foundation.

? "News Making," 10 a.m.-noon April 24 at The Flicks, 646 Fulton St. Presented by Betsy Russell, Spokesman-Review Boise bureau chief and Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman columnist.

Renaissance Institute membership is $50 ($35 for a second family member). Membership includes free admission to lectures, a periodic electronic Institute newsletter and an annual Institute reception or social event. This year’s reception will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Langroise House, 929 Warm Springs Ave., home of Boise State President Charles Ruch.

Seminars cost $40. Non-Institute members may attend one lecture in the lecture series at no charge and pay $10 for each lecture thereafter.

Scholarship assistance is available. For more information or to register, call the Division of Extended Studies at 426-1709.

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Ellie McKinnon

Renaissance Institute Coordinator

426-2047

Kathleen Craven

Boise State communications and marketing

426-3275