HISTORY AND THE ARTS  **NEW**

Presentation/Discussion #1  

Wednesday Sept 9th, C-Space Room 310, 10 am  - 11:30 am with break

Part One -35 mins ‘FROM LONDON WITH HISTORY’From the legend of Arthur, to King John & Robin Hood, to Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn & their daughter Elizabeth I, Hollywood has loved England as a setting for their tales of history - occasionally, they even got it right. This multimedia presentation with film clips and discussion will compare these stories with the actual history behind them, but also look at the history behind imagined characters like James Bond and Sherlock Holmes - what was the real history that inspired the world’s most famous spy and detective to roam the streets of London and beyond.

Break and Social 15 mins

Part Two -35 mins ‘IRELAND- CELTIC MYTHS to HOLLYWOOD’s EMERALD DREAMS’ - This slide presentation will feature history connected to Ireland as we try to uncover the Tara Brooch, The Book of Kells, Molly Malone, and ask how is a Dublin pub crawl like Homer’s Odyssey, how did the film ‘The Quiet Man’ capture Ireland’s character, and how is ‘Brooklyn’ - the movie & the borough - a metaphor for many crossings from Ireland to New York . Both talks will have film clips, trivia, prizes and discussion built into the slide presentations,

Presentation/Discussion #2  

 Friday Sept 18th, C-Space Room 310, 10 am  - 11:30 am with break

Part One -35 mins ‘THE TITANIC - THE 1912 STORY AND THE STORY IN FILM’ The story of the Titanic is of course tragic, but also a story of heroism and lessons learned. The details behind this story have proved of interest for over a century as it is a very human drama with stories of loss, sacrifice, and rescue. The role in the story of the steamship ‘Carpathian’ and the Canadian city of Halifax will be examined, and once again, film has tried and sometimes succeeded in capturing the real nature of this story. 

Break and Social 15 mins

Part Two -35 mins NEW YORK, NEW WORLD - CROSSINGS REAL & CULTURALThe ‘New World’ was of course not new to the native populations, but would be forever changed with the arrival of Europeans. New York’s ‘discovery’ by Henry Hudson’s voyages was the first step in a wave of cultural influence and imports. Museum architecture, African musical roots, and theatrical traditions shaped New York’ cultural heritage and this presentation will take a look at the incredible results - jazz, gospel, world famous museums and Broadway shows imported from European stories and London’s West End. With film clips, trivia, prizes, & discussion.

Participants’ opinions and questions on these histories and these films are not only welcomed, but we hope will become a discussion that is the focus for most of these presentations.   Participants may even win ‘big-time’ prizes like laminated film history bookmarks which we - or more accurately, AI - have created.

Participants may sign up for one or both sessions.