Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Hyannis!
HyArts District is now a state designated cultural district! The Massachusetts Cultural Council Board officially named the downtown Hyannis area as the Cape’s first state designated cultural district. This designation will help to enhance and grow the already successful arts and culture programs and events in the HyArts Cultural District
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Ni hao!
Planning a trip to China for business or pleasure? Let Richard Ferland help you make it a success with this informative presentation to be held at the Hyannis Public Library on Saturday, January 21 at 2 p. m.
Get an insider’s view on what to expect in weather, holidays, what to bring with you, and what to leave home. Learn about the culture and a little bit of the language, too! Find out where, when, and how to shop, and what you can bring back with you.
Mr. Ferland will share his favorite people and places of China in a fascinating slideshow. Q & A session will follow.
Get an insider’s view on what to expect in weather, holidays, what to bring with you, and what to leave home. Learn about the culture and a little bit of the language, too! Find out where, when, and how to shop, and what you can bring back with you.
Mr. Ferland will share his favorite people and places of China in a fascinating slideshow. Q & A session will follow.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Why the Greeks Matter
Don’t ever be afraid of accepting a gift from a Greek (“Beware of Greeks bearing gifts .…”). You have already accepted their civilization because they are responsible for your vocabulary.
Are you breathing air (it is a Greek word), talking on the telephone (Greek), do you have any new idea (Greek again). The Greeks really did have a word for it.
In Italy I was once asked why I studied Italian. Was it because Italian was such a rich language? “There are 800,000 words in Italian,” I replied. “And 1,200,000 words in English, “ I added, “and over 2,000,000 words in Greek.” The Greeks really did have a word for it.
In the fields of medicine (Hippocrates), mathematics (Euclid, Archimedes), the study of history (Herodotus, Thucydides), physics, architecture as well as drama, art and above all, philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) --- were some of humanity’s greatest achievements.
A noted American writer of classical Greece, Edith Hamilton, once wrote:
“ To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful and delightful to live in
was a mark of the Greek spirit which distinguished it from all that
had gone before.
It is a vital distinction. “
Athena Gargilis is one of the smartest and kindest people we know.
Are you breathing air (it is a Greek word), talking on the telephone (Greek), do you have any new idea (Greek again). The Greeks really did have a word for it.
In Italy I was once asked why I studied Italian. Was it because Italian was such a rich language? “There are 800,000 words in Italian,” I replied. “And 1,200,000 words in English, “ I added, “and over 2,000,000 words in Greek.” The Greeks really did have a word for it.
In the fields of medicine (Hippocrates), mathematics (Euclid, Archimedes), the study of history (Herodotus, Thucydides), physics, architecture as well as drama, art and above all, philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) --- were some of humanity’s greatest achievements.
A noted American writer of classical Greece, Edith Hamilton, once wrote:
“ To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful and delightful to live in
was a mark of the Greek spirit which distinguished it from all that
had gone before.
It is a vital distinction. “
Athena Gargilis is one of the smartest and kindest people we know.
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