Arabic students immerse themselves in Middle Eastern culture at Brunswick

Written by Greenwich Post Staff
Thursday, 02 June 2011 13:28

Every spring, Brunswick School Arabic teacher Ali Al-Maqtari encourages his students to “Live the language to learn it.” As part of Arabic Immersion Week earlier this month, students dressed in traditional clothing from Arabic speaking countries, spoke to one another in Arabic inside and outside the classroom, and participated in a variety of activities involving use of the language, including traditional Arabic dances, music, film and television.

Diamond has art on display

Written by Greenwich Post Staff
Thursday, 02 June 2011 13:26

Dr. John Diamond of South Salem have his artwork of healing on display at the “Art for Healing: Pathway to the Soul — Life Energy Art and Photography by John Diamond, M.D.” exhibit from now to June 11, at the Bendheim Gallery in Greenwich.

Dr. Diamond said all of these paintings are created after deep meditation with the intention of conveying healing to the viewer. The sources of inspiration range from traditional Japanese and Chinese literati painters, Daoist and Zen philosophers, to modern expressionists such as Jackson Pollock and numerous other master painters of the generations. Perhaps the strongest inspiration is the shaman-healers who painted the cave walls of Lascaux, artists imbued with “a fervent sense of purpose — to create works of art that would inspire healing, beauty and peace,” Dr. Diamond said.

Information: Greenwicharts.org.

Sharing stories

Written by Greenwich Post Staff
Thursday, 02 June 2011 13:21

Children from the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich eagerly display some of the books they selected at the Greenwich Alliance for Education’s recent book give-away in front of the Storymobile. The alliance collected and redistributed 1,500 books to local children. Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Bob DeAngelo and several of his staff, Greenwich Alliance for Education Executive Director Julie Faryniarz, and Evan Wolf and Camille Broderick from the Greenwich Boy Scouts, helped make the book distribution run smoothly.

GSO presents scholarship

Written by Greenwich Post Staff
Thursday, 02 June 2011 13:16

The Greenwich Symphony Orchestra presented its Dorothy Gluckmann music award to Daniel Zlatkin, a senior at Staples High School in Westport. He is pictured with David Gilbert, conductor of the symphony. The award, in the amount of $1,000, is given annually to a musically gifted high school senior in Fairfield County based on audition. Mr. Zlatkin was honored on April 16 during a concert by the symphony at the Greenwich High School auditorium.