045 Special Exhibition: Vermeer’s Masterpiece, The Milkmaid
Exhibition curator Walter Liedtke discusses the unique patronage of Johannes Vermeer and its influence on the artistic and psychological aesthetic of The Milkmaid and other works by the artist.

068 Episode for Families: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief at the Met
Rick Riordan, author of the best-selling series Percy Jackson & the Olympians, talks with Associate Curator Seán Hemingway about what inspired him to create characters from the gods, heroes, and monsters of Greek mythology, and the connections between his books and the Metropolitan Museum’s Greek collection. The opening scene of the first book in the series, The Lightning Thief, takes place at the Met. Recorded March 14, 2010.
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Arts of Bengal: Wives, Mothers, Goddesses
November 25, 2009 - September 19, 2010: Bengal (modern Bangladesh and eastern India) is a lush region of lotus pools, fish-filled rivers, and tiger-haunted forests punctuated by rice and banana fields, rural villages, and teeming cities. The domestic arts made by and for Bengali women during the 19th and 20th centuries include intricate embroidered quilts called kanthas, vibrant ritual paintings, and fish-shaped caskets and other implements created in resin-thread technique.

Pablo Picasso
Blue Nude, c.1902 - to look at a larger size thumb nail and also check out more discerning research associated with this Pablo Picasso gallerie art work, click the artists inscription direct link on top of the thumbnail picture. Obtain purchasing, frame and measurement recommendations for this museum art giclee print. Pablo Picasso has created a good number of other art print images in a similar style as "Blue Nude, c.1902", go over their other gallery images .

Picturing the West: Yokohama Prints 1859–1870s
August 28, 2010 - November 14, 2010: The landscapes and scenes of Japanese life and culture depicted in ukiyo-e color woodcuts made in Japan in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are widely known and admired. Less familiar are the “Yokohama Prints” portraying Westerners who came to Japan after the island nation opened its borders to international trade in the late 1850s. Picturing the West showcases approximately ninety of the latter woodcuts, selected from the Museum’s extensive collection of nineteenth-century Japanese prints, that reflect the Japanese fascination with their newly arrived Western visitors and the transformation of Yokohama as a trade port.

Laurie Maitland
Symphony in Red and Khaki I - to see a larger size copy of this print and discover further material dealing with this Laurie Maitland art print, click through on the artists title web link a bit above the small size depiction. Get buying, custom framing and print dimension guidelines for this artist giclee print. Laurie Maitland has many other wonderful museum art giclee prints in addition to "Symphony in Red and Khaki I", look over the artist index for for other wall artworks.

Beginner Salsa Lessons with Salsa Storm (Mon, Oct 20)
6:15 PM-7:15 PM, Salsa Storm Dance Studio, 9 Harrison Street, Worcester, MA
This 8 week salsa course will teach you beginner techniques in footwork patterns, partnering, body movements, right and left turns for both followers and leaders and developing the fundamental of music timing. Salsa Storm's state of the art dance studio will allow students to enjoy an environment condusive to learning the art of salsa dancing. Enjoy the art of salsa! Sponsored by: Salsa Storm Dance Instructors, Inc.. Cost: $100 per person Mondays, through Oct 20.

Andrew Wyeth
Master Bedroom - to look at a full size copy of this print as well as look at further research connected with this Andrew Wyeth art print picture, click through on the artist name connected with the thumbnail. You can also see buying, custom framing and print proportion consumer guidance for this wall art giclee. Andrew Wyeth has many more great wall art poster prints in addition to "Master Bedroom", look at this artists framed and unframed gallerie prints.

The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather Digital Planetarium Show (Mon, Oct 20)
EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA
The Zula Patrol invades Worcester for the New England premiere of their new space show at the Alden Digital Planetarium. Take a rollercoaster ride across the universe with the lovable, wacky cast of alien characters from the award-winning PBS series, The Zula Patrol, while learning about astronomy and weather. Ride along with the Zula Patrol as they try to save the solar system's weather from interplanetary villain Dark Truder. Encounter the strange and wild weather of planets--including ours. The Zula Patrol award-winning public television series for kids and the related exhibit and dome show were created by Zula USA, LLC. Cost: $5 plus museum admission; $4 members. Through Friday, Apr 17.

011 Americans in Paris, 1860–1900
The actor Charles Turner reads amusing descriptions of Parisian daily life by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), the first African American artist to achieve international acclaim.