Priyanka sends along this event announcement for the Carlos Museum…

AFRICAN DANCE FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

MONDAYS, NOVEMBER 7 – DECEMBER 12

5-6:30 PM, RECEPTION HALL

For six Monday afternoons, the Carlos Museum invites you to dance to the rhythms of live African drums with Giwayen Mata. Move to the direction of Omelika Kuumba and members of this three-time winner of Creative Loafing’s Choice Award for Top Traditional/World Music and Dance group. Giwayen Mata will warm you up, work you out and cool you down with movements, rhythms, and songs as well as explain the cultural contexts for each dance. You are guaranteed to experience your muscles thoroughly and leave each session feeling revived and rejuvenated.

Fee: $60 for Museum members, $80 for non-members. To register, contact Elizabeth Hornor at 404-727-6118 or ehornor@emory.edu.

This program is held in conjunction with the exhibition Divine Intervention: African Art and Ritual, on view at the Carlos through December 4.

The Carlos Museum is a DM sponsor

For someone who took a lot of Greek history in college and was drawn into this battle in Steven Pressfield’s 1998 novel “Gates of Fire”, this sounds pretty darn interesting.  From Emory’s Carlos Museum…

The Michael C. Carlos Museum marks an important anniversary of one of the most famous battles in European history, the Battle of Marathon. Two thousand five hundred years ago, in 490 BC, a small Greek force defeated a much larger invading Persian army at Marathon. Emory will convene a weekend symposium, “Immortal Light: The Battle of Marathon and its Athenian Legend”, and hold a 2.62 mile race through the Emory campus to commemorate this event.

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From the Carlos Museum…

As Atlanta flowers in the spring, the Carlos Museum is abloom with the beauty of jewelry from India in the special exhibition When Gold Blossoms. Celebrate India’s bounty during Spring Break Art Week, April 6-9, with your family at the Carlos Museum.

See movies about Hanuman, the monkey god blessed with supreme intelligence, strength, courage, and devotion; and Krishna, the mischievous and lovable god who outwits demons even as a child, revealing his great power. Have your hand decorated with henna and traditional Indian designs. Enjoy the scents of spices and learn to cook Indian food with Archna Becker of Bhojanic Restaurant and learn how movement tells India’s stories through traditional kuchipudi dance. Print fabric using Indian wood blocks and see demonstrations of metalworking techniques used to make Indian jewelry as you try your hand at creating an adornment of your own.

Families who live in or around the Decatur/Emory area can take the Cliff shuttle to the Museum free of charge. The CCTMA Route serves stops along Clairmont, North Decatur, and Clifton roads between the Clifton Corridor and MARTA’s Decatur Station.

Printable map and schedule here…

Cliff Shuttle Hours of Service – Monday-Friday 5:30am – 8:00pm