Dance at the NMAI (National Museum of the American Indian) at Bowling Green
July 10-12, 17-19, and 24-26
11am, 1pm and 3pm
Rotunda
Learn Indian social dances in this interactive program led by skilled Native American dancers. First come, first served.
It’s Pow-wow season. Come attend one of the biggest Pow-wow’s in America.
General Admission
Adults: $15
Youth (5–11 years): $12
4 years & under: Free
Groups (10+): $12/person
3-Day Pass: $36
Seniors (65+ years): $12
NMAI Members: $12
Grand Entries
Friday: noon and 6 p.m.
Saturday: noon and 6 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m.
Download the PDF flyer here.
This week’s Time Magazine cover story featured some in depth scientific analysis on wisdom and why some people get it and some just grow old. A quote:
From the outset, it’s easier to define what wisdom isn’t. First of all, it isn’t necessarily or intrinsically a product of old age, although reaching an advanced age increases the odds of acquiring the kinds of life experiences and emotional maturity that cultivate wisdom, which is why aspects of wisdom are increasingly attracting the attention of gerontological psychologists. Second, if you think you’re wise, you’re probably not. As Gandhi (who topped the leader board a few years ago in a survey in which college students were asked to name wise people) put it, “It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom.” Indeed, a general thread running through modern wisdom research is that wise people tend to be humble and “other-centered” as opposed to self-centered.
…Certain qualities associated with wisdom recur in the academic literature: a clear-eyed view of human nature and the human predicament; emotional resiliency and the ability to cope in the face of adversity; an openness to other possibilities; forgiveness; humility; and a knack for learning from lifetime experiences. And yet as psychologists have noted, there is a yin-yang to the idea that makes it difficult to pin down. Wisdom is founded upon knowledge, but part of the physics of wisdom is shaped by uncertainty. Action is important, but so is judicious inaction. Emotion is central to wisdom, yet detachment is essential.
Read the entire article here.
The Next Gay Superstar, aka Roger Kuhn, will be shooting his first music video for “What’s Your Name?” The first big hit off his album Proof. He is looking for Extras. (You know, people in the background doing what people in everyday situations do. Shopping, walking, talking, pow wow dancing! Well maybe not he latter, but be ready to act!) If you are interested in this NYC based shoot please give him a shout. It should be a lot of fun. Plus, who knows where it’ll go? TV? Film festivals?
Roger’s E-mail