Lectures. Talks. Ideas.
Dear Friends,
We are thrilled to finally share the four courses that we’re offering this fall at the Al Green Theatre in the Miles Nadal JCC! Please scroll below to learn more about these programs and click the “Register Now” buttons to access the registration pages.
In particular, we’d like to highlight the two courses that kick off in September: “History’s Most Influential Architects” with former Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume; and “The Making of Modern Art” with art historian Barbara Isherwood. Both speakers have led many popular courses for us and we’re delighted to have them back.
If you’re interested in attending more than one of our fall courses, you may want to take advantage of our “Fall Season Pass,” a new offering that gives you access to every one of our fall courses. For the cost of less than three courses, you can attend all four!
Season Passes can be purchased online here or you can contact our Help Desk at [email protected] or 416-924-6211 x0 for help with this or any other registration questions.
I am also standing by at [email protected] for any follow-up questions about these programs and you can find a link to a registration help sheet at the bottom of this email, along with some cool events from our partners and our “Speakers Annex Summer Reading Guide.”
We hope you’re having a lovely summer—and we can’t wait to learn with you this fall!
Will Di Novi
Host and Organizer
The Speakers Annex
The Speakers Annex is proud to be presented in partnership with
OUR 4 FALL COURSES!
Thursdays, September 11-October 23*
10:30 AM-12 PM
MNjcc Members: $99
Non-Members: $119
(*Please note: no lecture October 2 due to Yom Kippur)
| History’s Most Influential Architects
He's back! After rave reviews for his courses on Great Buildings of the 20th and 21st Centuries, former Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume returns to explore the careers of history's most influential architects.
Tackling architects, eras and buildings that we didn’t cover in his recent courses, Hume will guide us from the Classical pioneers who invented architecture as we know it today to the modern giants, from Frank Lloyd Wright to Rem Koolhaas, who have expanded its potential for creative expression.
Click HERE for the full course schedule and descriptions of each of the six sessions. |
Fridays, September 12-October 17
10:30 AM-12 PM
MNjcc Members: $99
Non-Members: $119
| The Making of Modern Art
In this new series from art historian Barbara Isherwood, we’ll explore how the radically new ideas and inventions that changed life in the 19th and early 20th centuries transformed art as well.
As we survey stunning works by Manet, Gauguin, Kandinsky, Picasso, Mondrian, O’Keeffe and Canadian icons like Lawren Harris and Emily Carr, we’ll examine the stories behind their most important creations and learn how the social changes that they were living through impacted the development of modern art.
Click HERE for the full course schedule and descriptions of each of the six sessions. |
Fridays, November 7-December 12
10:30 AM-12 PM
MNjcc Members: $99
Non-Members: $119
| The Joy of Food: Six Delicious Dishes That Explain the Modern World
Speakers Annex favourite Dr. Laura Carlson leads this delightful survey of the history of six foods that have become staples of the modern table.
From bagels and lox and its lip-smacking journey into the heart (and stomachs!) of the Jewish diaspora to the migration of ice cream from the royal courts of Europe into your freezer at home, Laura will explore the rich histories of these iconic dishes and what they each reveal about the exchange of culture, ideas and delicious food that has shaped our modern world.
Click HERE for the full course schedule and descriptions of each of the six sessions. |
Wednesdays, November 12-December 17
1:00 PM-2:30 PM
MNjcc Members: $99
Non-Members: $119
| How Paris Changed the World
Acclaimed writer and TV host Lisa Pasold takes us on an immersive journey through the history of Paris, exploring the city’s outsized impact on many aspects of urban life that we’ve come to cherish.
Drawing on exciting new material that we didn’t cover in her popular recent courses on Paris’s cultural landmarks and cafe society, she’ll guide us through the revolutions in art, fashion, food and politics that emerged from the City of Light, transforming our idea of the modern city.
Click HERE for the full course schedule and descriptions of each of the six sessions. |
SOME COOL EVENTS FROM OUR PARTNERS
| Celebrate Women in the Arts with The Heliconian Club
The Toronto Heliconian Club, the oldest women's arts organization in Canada, invites you to attend its upcoming events at the historic Heliconian Hall in Yorkville. Speakers Annex friends with a literary bent should check out their upcoming writing workshop, “Mining for Memoire”, led by the writer and poet Kate Marshall Flaherty. This three-part series kicks off on Tuesday July 29 at 1 PM and is appropriate for prose writers at all levels.
Click the link above to register and learn more about the Heliconian Club’s wonderful arts programs! |
| Visit and Enjoy the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
The Arts & Letters Club is a social club for people active or interested in literature and the arts. Located in its historic Toronto building at 14 Elm Street, the Club hosts literary talks, stage productions, musical performances, painting sessions and more. The Club’s lounge and bar is open to visitors every Friday from 4 pm to 7 pm. Beginning in September, the Club will be offering the Speakers Annex community an opportunity to sample its fun events.
If you are interested in learning more, please email Martin Jones at [email protected]. For more information on the Club, please visit www.artsandlettersclub.ca. |
THE SPEAKERS ANNEX SUMMER READING GUIDE!
Last month, I asked some of our favourite Speakers Annex contributors to share a few books that we all might enjoy over the summer months.
Click HERE to see the full list of their favourite summer reads (including a few of my own) and email me at [email protected] if you’d like me to add your own favourite reads to the list for others to enjoy!
HELPFUL LINKS AND MORE!
For registration assistance, please contact the MNjcc customer support team at 416-924-6211 x0 or email [email protected]. You can also refer to this detailed, step-by-step registration guide.
Email me about our fall programs, or anything else on your mind, at [email protected]. I always love to hear from you!
Consult this FAQ Help Sheet for answers to common questions about our events.
Thank you so much again!
