Tuesday, November 18th 1 PM Wallace Hall (enter through the Parish House at 980 Park Avenue) SPEAKER Helen Lee, Art Educator & Lecturer Join Circle of Friends for an inspiring exploration of Thanksgiving celebrations through the lens of visual art. Visions of Gratitude invites participants on a cross-cultural journey, examining how artists from diverse backgrounds, cultures, […]
PRESENTERS Fr. Ricardo daSilva, S.J., America Media K. Scott Warren, Director of Music at St. Ignatius Loyola Everyone loves an encore! Back by popular demand, Fr. Ricardo da Silva, S.J., Associate Editor at America Media and producer of the renowned podcast, Hark!, will be accompanied by K. Scott Warren, St. Ignatius Loyola Music Director, to […]
Circle of Friends welcomes back Helen Lee, our November 2025 lecturer, for its February program celebrating Presidents’ Day. The program will explore the two presidents honored in February—George Washington and Abraham Lincoln—examining their character, leadership, personality, and public image as expressed through art, writings, and photography. George Washington’s image was carefully shaped not only by […]
Dr. Elizabeth Stack returns to Circle of Friends this March to discuss some famous—and not so famous—Irish Americans to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of American Independence. Dr. Stack will discuss some of the people involved in the American Revolution who had an impact on this country over the ensuing 250 years. In politics, religion, education, […]
Central Park may be New York’s favorite landscaped space, but even lifelong New Yorkers are often surprised by the secluded gardens tucked away within this 843-acre floral masterpiece. From the formal elegance of the Conservancy Garden to the poetical beauty of the Shakespeare Garden, we’ll uncover the history, backstories, design secrets, and spring blooms that […]
Presenter: John Paoletti, Emeritus Professor of Art History, Wesleyan University Michelangelo is back for an encore! At our final program of this season, Circle of Friends will again discuss Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), one of the most famous artists in the history of the world, and the art he created after his sculpture of David. Michelangelo’s […]
