November Great Minds Great Ideas Lectures Announced

By Wayne Westervelt

Cazenovia, NY – In cooperation with the Cazenovia Public Library and the Manlius Library, Cazenovia College’s Faculty Library Lecture Series: “Great Minds / Great Ideas,” resumes on Nov. 17, with a lecture at each library. The series is sponsored by Doris Eversfield Webster, Cazenovia College Class of 1946.

For more information, visit www.cazenovia.edu/greatminds.

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m.

“Pierre Chareau: Maison de Verre (House of Glass)”

Elizabeth Moore, professor of interior design (Photo)

Cazenovia Public Library, 100 Albany Street, Cazenovia, N.Y.

According to a contemporary author, “The loft seems to be the perfect living space for a modern life; a new kind of home for a new set of end-of-the-century needs.” But the Maison de Verre, designed by Pierre Chareau and built in Paris between 1928-1932, was decades ahead of its time in terms of his masterful treatment of qualities we often associate with lofts, namely “serious amounts of unadulterated space and light” and a palette of building materials drawn from the industrial aesthetic.

An accomplished Parisian furniture designer and contemporary of many better-known Modernist architects of the period, Chareau’s genius is expressed in his open spatial composition, inventive furniture forms, and refined use of materials and furnishings. He created a combined office/residence that was responsive to his clients’ needs for both privacy and comfort, while evoking an avante garde attitude that seems strikingly modern today.

Elizabeth Moore has taught in the Cazenovia College Interior Design program since 1992. Prior to that, she has engaged in a variety of professional and freelance design projects in New York City, Central New York and the Boston area. She is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She is currently program director for Cazenovia College’s Interior Design Program, and serves on Cazenovia’s local Historic Preservation Committee.

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m.

“Little Women in a White Man’s World”

Roxana Spano, visiting assistant professor of English (Photo)

The Manlius Library, 1 Arkie Albanese Drive, Manlius, N.Y.

This presentation will focus on Louisa May Alcott, the feminist, suffragette, and abolitionist, including an exploration of her relationship with her father, Amos Bronson Alcott, the inspiration for the character “March” in her novel “Little Women.” “March,” by Geraldine Brooks, is this year’s Central New York Library System’s Regional Read.

Roxana Spano is earned her Master of Arts degree from New York University in 1988. She has taught at Cazenovia College since 2000, and is the advisor of The Working Title Players, Cazenovia College’s Drama Club.

November Great Minds Great Ideas Lectures Announced

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