November

SOUND MEDITATION :
A Time To Lose Your Stress And find Joy!
Tuesday, November 19th, 7:00 p,
Palmer Library Conference Room

MEET THE PRESENTOR;  Meg Green is a certified Kundalini Yoga & Meditation teacher, an Usui Reiki Master, a musician, and an artist of sound and vibration. Since 2016, she has helped clients of all ages and backgrounds find deep relaxation through the soothing sounds of gongs, singing bowls, tuning forks, flutes, and other meditative instruments.  She will assist you to dive deep and explore, releasing stress, letting go of grief, anxiety, and depression to unleash your true vibrancy and joy.  

BRING; A yoga mat, pillow, and/or blanket. We will move chairs to make space for everyone to find a comfortable “Nest”  If you prefer, Meg has indicated that people can sit in a chair. The only requirement is that you are comfortable. You can bring your favorite cozy throw to snuggle.

October

Karen Pritchett-Neuman
Natures Way Market
143 Northampton Street
Tuesday, October 8, 4 pm

Join us for 4 o’clock tea with goodies followed by owner, Karen Pritchett-Neuman, presening a program on the importance of high quality food and diet, with a special emphasis on the needs of women.  

Although Karen is a Pennsylvania native and a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, she spent most of her professional career in New York City, as a professor of art at the Fashion Institute of Technology (37 years), and also taught concurrently for a good many years at Parsons and Pratt. Her husband, Shalom Tomas Neuman, is a Czech-American multi-sensory and multidisciplinary artist, and the force behind “fusionism.” In 2016, when Shalom bought Churchman’s Business School and founded the FusionArts Museum on 4th St.,  Karen bought Natures Way from the Harders, who had been operating it since 1975, and wanted to retire.    

Karen has embraced life in the Easton area and has learned a lot about nutrition from attending a variety of symposiums and study. Karen will share the story of her journey, including some of the things she has learned, and there will time for questions.  

Parking will be available in the lot behind Natures Way, and also on Northampton St.

September

Brooches:  Ornaments of Panache and Political Intrigue
Speaker: Donna Murphy

Tuesday, September 17, 6:30 pm for ice cream, program at 7 pm
Palmer Library

Our speaker, Donna Pulese-Murphy, M.A. is an Adjunct Professor of Non-Fiction Writing & History of Decorative Arts: A Global Survey, a published writer, a former Director of Communications for an antique & estate jewelry firm in NYC. in her own words:

Madeleine Albright, our country’s 64th Secretary of State, wrote in her 2009 book, Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box, 

“On good days, I wore flowers and butterflies and balloons, and on bad days, all kinds of bugs and carnivorous animals. I saw it as an additional way of expressing what I was saying, a visual way to deliver a message.”

Having spent most of my professional career in the antique and estate jewelry industry, I remember when this book first came out and the excitement it generated. What struck me was how potent these jewels are in their visual imagery and message- designed not only to bedazzle (think Hollywood glam) but also as hidden communicators.

Behold the brooch! Long admired for being decorative and ornamenting one’s outfit. But is this the only reason for wearing these lovely jewels? History has proven otherwise. In ancient Roman times, brooches (fibulas) were worn for utilitarian reasons as cloak fasteners. Nineteenth century Victorians wore “mourning hair brooches” as a memento for the passing of a loved one. 

Tonight’s presentation, however, will shine a spotlight on the wearing of brooches in our 20th-21st century modern times for a myriad of reasons. From Cartier’s “Bird in a Cage” brooch symbolic of the 1940s Nazi invasion of Paris, to the bravado of American women leaders & British royalty wearing brooches with hidden political messages, to who’s donning brooches today and why. 

Used as metaphors for social commentary, philanthropic causes, political positions, and surprising gender “red carpet” statements, tonight’s talk will dispel the notion that brooches are just another pretty face. It will become apparent that the “Power of the Pin” cannot be denied!

Please join us to welcome Patti, who, I know, is a longtime friend to many in our group and to learn about effective aid, both local and international.