Upcoming Events:
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MacLaren Society: The Enduring Conversation
A celebration of the liberal arts featuring:
Humanities: "Notre-Dame de Paris and Restoring Beauty" with Benjamin LaBadie
Sciences: "There is No Such Thing as a Reptile, and Other Difficulties in Classification" with Gideon Bob
Art: "Brandenburg Concertos" with MacLaren String Quartet and guests
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Prior Events:
Our Moon, Ourselves
An evening of community and conversation with guest speaker Rebecca Boyle, a Colorado Springs-based journalist and author of the national bestseller Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are.
The Heliophysics Big Year
This is a year to explore solar science and the sun’s influence on the earth and on our human existence across all disciplines. Come hear how the dynamic sun has shaped our past, is driving change in the present, and how it may affect our future.
Historic Home Tour: Architecture of Thomas MacLaren
Explore the residential architecture of Thomas MacLaren through a brief presentation and a guided walking tour in the Old North End Neighborhood of Colorado Springs.
The Extinction of the Dinosaurs and the Rise of the Mammals
Guest speaker Dr. Tyler Lyson, a curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Cosmic Ripples
Guest speaker Mr. Cole Hensley, Thomas MacLaren Upper School Faculty
Dante's World: Early Music
Featuring Dr. Michael Grace and musicians of the Collegium Musicum
Dante's World II: The Logic of Hell
Susan Ashley, professor of History at Colorado College, will present a lecture and Q&A on Florence, Italy, during the time of Dante.
Dante's World I: Dante and the Origin of the Modern World
This exciting and compelling keynote conversation is hosted by Dr. Tim Fuller and Dr. Carol Neel, two members of the Thomas MacLaren School Board. They are both professors at Colorado College, specializing in Political Science and History, respectively.
City Building | Tim Seibert at The Penrose House
The Straight Story | Benjamin Burtzos at Ivywild School
Soiree Musicale | MacLaren Faculty at The ENT Center for the Arts
The Mathematics of Beauty | Katherine Maslow at Berger Hall on the UCCS campus
Journeys to New Worlds | Nathaniel Hlavin at The Space Foundation
Utopian Architecture | Abigail Olson at The Tim Gill Center
The Bicycle Thief | Benjamin Burtzos at Kimball's Theater
Beethoven and Beer | The MacLaren String Quartet at Ivywild School
Micro-Macro | Dr. Robert Holiday at the Gallery of Contemporary Art