Kathy and Rick
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*"From the Outside In" is a broad exploratory project: the aim is to follow the path of investigation, and see where it will lead. I search out lectures, seminars, and classes on every topic, whether I have had experience or not, and try to understand. I am especially interested in the "cutting edge"... new ideas about the world, that come from new discoveries, experiments and studies. This is in the interest of broadening and creating the richest envrionment for my writig and other creative work. I have a background in the humanities and the arts, but I am drawn to science. (I married a mathematician, who also loves art and music.) I like an interdisciplinary approach, but I want to hear the sciences speak in their pure form. As a poet/artist always dances precariously at the edge of the the mysterious universe, so science inspires and gives footing to a stance that is taken in wonder. Since I am a Caltech "spouse", I am especially exploring the vast resources for learning at Caltech and surrounding area in Pasadena . As I like to walk (in fact I'm a stubborn NY born non-driver) most but not all activities are walking distance from the Institute. I am also interested in the silly, the mundane, the unfamiliar and the practical, so I will not rule out anything as a topic of study. Below you will see the details and development of this project. This is Part Two of this experiment in learning. See From the Outside In for the fascinating first part.
Kathy and Rick
Southern California Haiku Study Workshop
Yoga Class with Jose
"The America Play" by Suzan-Lori Parks
A Visit to Jian Yuan's Garden
A "Symmetry Sandwich"
Physics Research Conference
Yoga with Nancy
Rehearsal, Caltech Men and Women's Chorus
Jewelry Chat with Jian Yuan
Yoga with Kelley
Caltech Men and Women's Glee Club Rehearsal
Poem composed: "Two Golden Things"
Music with Rick
Southwest Chamber Music Concert
Lecture:"Volcanic Studies of Pyroclastic Volcanoes in the Lesser Antilles,"
Yoga with Nancy, 4-6 PM
Caltech Men and Women's Choral Rehearsal
Music with Rick
Yoga class with Kelley
Rehearsal Caltech Women's Glee Club
Jacaranda Concert Marathon
Also today: A "Gemstone Sandwich"
a lecture: 151 Arms, Buwalda Room, Caltech
Yoga Class (Kelley) 5 -6 PM
Caltech Men and Women's Glee Club Rehearsal
Yoga with Kelley
Yoga with Kelley
Caltech Women's Glee Club Rehearsal
An especially busy time, updates in progress!
Caltech Glee Clubs Concert
see concert video and audio
Bellydance with Leela
Athletic Club, Caltech
Pacific Asia Museum
NEW!See A report, photos and haiku
International Education Week Event: Noontime Concert & Resource Fair
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Red Door Cafe
An International Education Week event featured live music from Trinidad & Tobago.
Coming Soon: See the steel drum played during the event.
My friend, Jian Yuan Thum displayed her handmade jewelry. Coming soon--See photos of the show and her display
See Jian Yuan's web page for designs and prices
Athletic Club, Caltech
Peformance at Boston Court
Pasadena, CA
International Education Week Film Screening: "Man Without Pigs"
This documentary follows the life of a tribesman who returns home to his village in Papua New Guinea after earning his doctorate degree from the Australian National University. The film offers a glimpse into the antagonism caused by conflict between native customs and Western values.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Center for Student Services
Pasadena
Yoga with Jose
Athletic Club, Caltech, 3-4 PM
"Symmetries of the Early Universe and the Origin of Matter,"
Michael Ramsey-Musolf, senior research associate in physics, Caltech
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 201 E. Bridge
Athletic Club, Caltech, 5 - 6 PM
Yoga with Kelley
Athletic Club, Caltech
Preparation for Holiday Concert
Beckman Auditorium, Caltech
Yoga with Anna
Athletic Club, Caltech
Home, Pasadena
Voice Lesson with Lori Marie Rios
French Brunette, Celtic Songs "The Yew Tree", Robert Burns Collection, Armenian Songs
The Music House, Caltech
Athletic Club, Caltech
Repetoire for Holiday Concert
Beckman, Caltech
Above post is on my "Livejournal" Site, an interesting experiment in itself.
NEW! See Datura in Bloom on our Balcony
Working on Celtic Song
from Robert Burns collection
Bellydance Class with Leela
Athletic Club, Caltech
Cambodian Traditional Court Music and
the music of Chineary Ung
NEW! See drawings and notes
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Music with Rick, two sessions
Voice and Flute : workshop on three French Brunettes, and one Armenian Song, Hoy N'azan, one Scottish song from the Robert Burns collection
A Volcano Sandwich:
Yoga with Jose
Athletic Club, Caltech
Alan L. Smith, professor of geological sciences,
California State University, San Bernardino.
Geology Club Seminar, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 151 Arms, Buwalda Room
NEW! see the lecture notes
Athletic Club, Caltech
Yoga class with Kelley
Athletic Club, Caltech
Beckman basement, Caltech, 5 to 5 PM
Yoga with Anna, 4:45 to 6 P.M.
Athletic Club, Caltech
Two French Brunettes and a Celtic Song: "The Yew Tree"
Voice Lesson with Lori Marie Rios
Athletic Club, Caltech
Beckman Auditorium basement, 6:30 to 8:30 P.M.
Southwest Chamber Music Concert at Boston Court
our guest was featured poet, Don Campbell
see the after-concert reception at our home and Firs Featured Ephemeral Poet, Don Cambell, at our home
Performance at the Athenaeum for Freshman Parents Day
See the group before and after
NEW! See Kath's Haiku from the concert
(one for each piece, three concerts, 4 P.M. to midnight
Yoga Class
with Jose, Athletic Club, Caltech
Submission: http://www.zianet.com/lunarosity/
I submitted five poems to this journal. The link was given to me my Don Campbell, who is featured in the online section this month. "Lunarosity, a bi-monthly publication, is currently seeking submissions for April 2007 with the reminder that we do not usually publish poetry that is structured around rhymes. Lunarosity updates on the fifth of each month. Lunarosity, the name of this journal, derives from the desire to provide work that represents a generosity and luminosity of spirit. Also, many writers work all day and must compose at night when the moon, not the sun, inspires. "
Yoga Class (Solo) 3- 4 PM PM
"Characterization of Nanofeatures in Minerals". George Rossman, professor of mineralogy, Caltech spoke about iridescence, opalescence, stars, and turbidity in gem materials. High-resolution scanning electron microscopy allows us to image features on the nano-scale. Magnifivations of x 100,000 reveal new information never before known. Comming soon: notes, and sketches from the lecture.
in the middle, and then
Yoga with Kelley
Caltech Athletic Club
for performance at the Caltech Athenaeum on
3 pieces: "Hosanna in Excelsis", a challenging contemporary piece by Brent Pierce, a traditional Chanukah song in four parts, and a piece by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 -1847)
submissions to
Southern California Haiku Society Chapbook
and to University of La Verne Prism Review chapbook of handwritten poetry.
mailed "Gnarled Tree Creature", surreal Art Photo to (poet-friend) buyer on ebay
Caltech Athletic Club 4:45 to 6 PM
Private Voice Lesson
with Lori Marie Riosat the Music House
enlightening discussion and practice on moving the mouth...
Caltech Athletic Club, 4-5 PM
at Beckman Auditorium 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Visiting the Museum of California Art
Exhibitions: "Advancing the Moment, Recent Work by California Photographers"; "California Watercolors"
"Ian Treasure: When the Rain Comes, the Sun Shines"
Dinner with William Kraft and Joan Huang
An amazing Chinese meal, and wonderful dinner companions, an evening created by two fantastic composers
Singing and Chatting with Jian Yuan
Soon to come: photo album
5 PM Yoga Class
Athletic Club, Caltech (Jose)
4 PM Yoga Class (Kelley)
Athletic Club, Caltech
Mixed Chorus Rehearsal, Caltech Glee Clubs
Beckman auditorium, Caltech, Desiree La Vertu, director
See Kath's report on the Huntington Gardens Orchid Show and a visit to Bukowski Archive in the Library See a poem and photos from the walk
Haiku Study Workshop Pacific Asia Museum
This was my first time, and it was the first time the group met at the Pacific Asia Musem.
See the full report at The Haiku Study Workshop