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Public Programs - Fall 2003
ANCIENT
CIVILIZATIONS: LECTURE SERIES
Thursday,
September 25
Cosmos and Chaos in An Egyptian Field of Dreams
For Baseball Fans and Drama Teachers
Dr. Peter Feinman: Horus Rules: The Egyptian New
Year
Prof. Peter Piccione: The Victory of Horus: An
Egyptian Play
Pharaoh at the Bat: Egyptian Bat and Ball Games
and American Baseball.
Natural Science Bldg at Purchase College 4:00-9:00
Sunday, October 26
Mummies by Choice,Mummies by Chance:Mummies from
Ancient Egypt to Alaska
Prof. Michael Zimmerman, University of Pennsylvania
at Westchester Community College. 4:00-5:30
Sunday, November 9
Kingdom of the Congo: Continuity and Change
from Africa to America
Prof. John Thornton, Boston University at the Chappaqua
Library.
The lecture will be followed by an optional Congolese
dinner. 4:00-5:30
Sunday, November 16
Metropolitan Museum
Ancient Near East, Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra’s
Needle. 10:00-3:00
Sunday,
December 7
Holy Night, December 25: An Archaeological Look
at Some Jewish and Pagan Influences on Early Christianity
Dr. Mark Phelps, Drury College at Iona College.
4:00-5:30
Sunday, January 25
Seeing Things That Are Not There: The Mystery of
Roman Design
Prof. Richard Brilliant, Columbia University, at
the Scarsdale Library. 2:00-3:30
PUTNAM
COUNTY HISTORY DAY
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