The Symphony: Listening to History
A seminar series on the evolution of the symphony parallels a study of European history from the start of the […]
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T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” 100 Years Later
One of my daughter’s favorite singers, Hozier, wrote a popular song called “Wasteland, Baby!” Here are some lyrics from the
Life Writ Large: Guillaume Apollinaire
There will be no shortage of forceful personalities on the Classical Pursuits trip They Came to Paris: Literature 1910–1940. The
Art à la Mode
[Editor’s note: Every year Betty Ann Jordan brings colour and style to Toronto Pursuits, and 2019 will be no exception.
“I Paint Because I Am”
I first met van Gogh when I was a 14-year-old bookworm devoted to exploring the richness of the local public
The Splendour of Russia Through an Artist’s Eyes
One heavy step, then another. Straps across their chests, they pull. It’s Russia, 1869. In Repin’s Barge Haulers on the
On Food and Friendship: Anthony Bourdain Tribute, Part 2
[Editor’s note: This is the second in a series on the role food has played on Classical Pursuits trips as
What Price Power? Why Trollope Matters Today
[Editor’s note: We give a warm welcome back to longtime Toronto Pursuits leader Nancy Carr. Nancy’s seminar Through the lens
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Knowledge and the Search for Meaning in Five Classic Films
[Editor’s note: In this guest post, Toronto Pursuits 2017 leader David Schmitt gives us a glimpse of the five films
Open House at Laurel Bookstore
Bay Area book lovers are invited to join us at the Classical Pursuits open house at Laurel Bookstore in downtown