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Arts and Culture

May 2025: Pamela Overeynder read to us from her recent book, Sacred Kinship, Hearing the Call of the Earth

Blanton and Harry Ransom Center Art Museum Tours – April 2025

Words and Wonder – Harry Ransom Center
Blanton Art Museum – Madeline Sutherland-Meier, Sally Van Sickle, Neil Crump and guide Larry McCullough

February, 2025

John Worall, Hillary Hart, Madeline Sutherland-Meier at a play

Blanton Art Museum, January 14, 2025 – Kathy, Richard, Sonia, Lydia, Carole, Sherry, Robin and Miles learned a lot from docent Laraine Lasdon, despite the construction noise going on in the building!

Laraine Lasdon leads tour at Blanton Art Museum, January 14
Laraine Lasdon leads tour at Blanton Art Museum, January 14
Laraine Lasdon leads tour at Blanton Art Museum, January 14

Come From Away, January 4, 2025. Kevin Tuerff, former UT student, was returning from Europe on 9/11/2001 when U.S. airspace was closed and his jet was diverted to Gander, Newfoundland, along with thousands of other travelers. His experience inspired him to create the non-profit “Pay It Forward 9/11” in 2002, an annual kindness initiative which is celebrated internationally. The true stories of Kevin and other travelers and residents became the hit musical “Come From Away”, which has played on Broadway and around the world. On January 4, 2025, RFSA members were invited to the first annual performance of “Come From Away” and fundraiser for “Pay it Forward 9/11”.

Kevin Tuerff meets with RFSA members at the pre-performance special for Come From Away.
Special speaker John-Carlos Estrada at Come From Away pre-performance special
Come From Away Pre-performance dinner and speakers
Campbell McGinnis, Kevin Tuerff, Tany Norwood
Come From Away Pre-performance dinner and speakers
Campbell McGinnis and Bob Lawrence
Come From Away Pre-performance dinner and speakers
Ann Howard
Come From Away, Jan 4, 2025

11/19/2024: Ansel Adams Exhibit at HRC, with docent-led tour by Laraine Lasdon. Thanks to Miles Abernathy for the wonderful black and white photos (respecting Ansel Adams).

Laraine Lasdon – Ansel Adams exhibit
Laraine Lasdon – Ansel Adams exhibit

4/23/2024: Wildflower Center visit – only three people showed up (Holly, Hillary and John), but we had a blast! Athena the owl scowled at us, we played with caterpillars and saw lots of plants! Poetry, music, food… what a wonderful way to spend an evening.

Can you spot Athena (the owl)?
Athena close-up
Holding a tree, watching hair frizz!
John, Hillary and Holly
Thorny situation
Fuzzy little guy
Big scary fuzz-ball. Underside was orange, top was black.
John and Hillary (Holly was in a cave)
Caught in a trap… (Holly MADE them do this)

Blanton Tour 2/16/24
John Worall, Hillary Hart, Madeline Sutherland-Meier at “Public Works” Art by Elizabeth Olds” – February 16, 2024

Austin by Ellsworth Kelly (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Blanton Museum of Art (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Blanton Museum of Art (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Blanton Museum of Art (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Blanton Museum of Art (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Blanton Museum of Art (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Blanton Museum of Art (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Blanton Museum of Art (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Blanton Museum of Art (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Austin by Ellsworth Kelly (Photo by Miles Abernathy)
Austin by Ellsworth Kelly (Photo by Miles Abernathy)

The Painted Cloth – Phil and Karen Kelton – 2023
May 2023 – Arts & Culture Group Meeting at Laraine Lasdon’s home
Drawing the Motion Picture Tour – Laraine Lasdon – 2023

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