Presentations About Teens Planned at Mount Greylock

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Parents of children ages 9-18 are invited to Mount Greylock Regional High School for two upcoming presentations.

UPDATE: Resh's talk has been postponed until Monday, March 19, because of a snowstorm. The talk and book signing will take place at the same time and place.

Evelyn Resh, a certified nurse-midwife with a master's in public health, will discuss her book "The Secret Lives of Teen Girls" in the auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 7 p.m. Following her presentation, Resh will run an anonymous question-and-answer session. This talk is recommended for parents of girls and boys, ages 9 and older.

There is a $2 suggested donation for the talk, and Resh's book will be available from Water Street Books for purchase and signing after 6:30 p.m. For baby-sitting needs during the event, contact Cecilia Hirsch at chirsch@williams.edu or 413-458-0934 with information on the ages of the children.

This event is sponsored by the school and the PTOs of Mount Greylock and  Lanesborough and Williamstown elementary schools.

Dr. Jennifer Michaels will give a talk in the meeting room on "Talk to Them Early, Talk to Them Often" on Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. Michaels is the medical director of the Brien Center and a leading expert on substance abuse in adolescents.

Her presentation will also be followed by a question-and-answer session and is recommended for parents of children in Grades 4 through 12. This talk is sponsored by nb21 (Not Before 21), the Northern Berkshire coalition against alcohol use, with the assistance of the school district PTOs.

For more information, contact Cecilia Hirsch, Mount Greylock PTO, 413-458-0934 or chirsch@williams.edu.


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WCMA: 'Cracking the Code on Numerology'

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) opens a new exhibition, "Cracking the Cosmic Code: Numerology in Medieval Art."
 
The exhibit opened on March 22.
 
According to a press release: 
 
The idea that numbers emanate sacred significance, and connect the past with the future, is prehistoric and global. Rooted in the Babylonian science of astrology, medieval Christian numerology taught that God created a well-ordered universe. Deciphering the universe's numerical patterns would reveal the Creator's grand plan for humanity, including individual fates. 
 
This unquestioned concept deeply pervaded European cultures through centuries. Theologians and lay people alike fervently interpreted the Bible literally and figuratively via number theory, because as King Solomon told God, "Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight" (Wisdom 11:22). 
 
"Cracking the Cosmic Code" explores medieval relationships among numbers, events, and works of art. The medieval and Renaissance art on display in this exhibition from the 5th to 17th centuries—including a 15th-century birth platter by Lippo d'Andrea from Florence; a 14th-century panel fragment with courtly scenes from Palace Curiel de los Ajos, Valladolid, Spain; and a 12th-century wall capital from the Monastery at Moutiers-Saint-Jean—reveal numerical patterns as they relate to architecture, literature, gender, and timekeeping. 
 
"There was no realm of thought that was not influenced by the all-consuming belief that all things were celestially ordered, from human life to stones, herbs, and metals," said WCMA Assistant Curator Elizabeth Sandoval, who curated the exhibition. "As Vincent Foster Hopper expounds, numbers were 'fundamental realities, alive with memories and eloquent with meaning.' These artworks tease out numerical patterns and their multiple possible meanings, in relation to gender, literature, and the celestial sphere. 
 
"The exhibition looks back while moving forward: It relies on the collection's strengths in Western medieval Christianity, but points to the future with goals of acquiring works from the global Middle Ages. It also nods to the history of the gallery as a medieval period room at this pivotal time in WCMA's history before the momentous move to a new building," Sandoval said.
 
Cracking the Cosmic Code runs through Dec. 22.
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