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Dames Who Read - Thursday, August 9, 2018
COOKING for PICASSO
To all of you Dames who enjoy a light summer read, here is our August pick. For those of you who are art fans, here is an event you should not miss. COOKING FOR PICASSO by Camille Aubray is an historical fiction story of 17-year-old Ondine who helps her mother cook in the family auberge in Juan-les-Pins. When a mysterious man moved into the town, using a fictional name and insisting on staying out of the public eye, he requested that his meals be made by the auberge and delivered to his rented painting studio. Ondine was delegated to deliver those meals.
Then she was requested by the Patron to cook for him on-site. Naturally this evolves into a larger relationship - it was Picasso after all! The fictionalized interactions of models, cooks, townspeople and mostly Picasso himself are fun to visualize and the descriptions of the foods and the kitchen activities are fun, too. But first, we have the rare and fabulous opportunity to see up close and personal some Picasso works on paper at The Art Institute of Chicago. Mark Pascale, Janet and Craig Duchossois Curator of Prints and Drawings, has generously agreed to show us some of the AICs acquisitions and talk to us about Picasso, especially focused on some food paintings included in the collection. Following this discussion, we will walk across the street to Le Pain Quotidien for a light summer meal of the style Ondine and her mother might prepare for the Patron if they were doing that today.
PLEASE NOTE SEVERAL CHANGES IN OUR USUAL FORMAT:
DATE is THURSDAY - to take advantage of free admission at the Art Institute
START TIME will be 5:00 pm to give us plenty of time for the lecture and travel
DINNER Following the lecture we will relocate to dinner reservation at
Le Pain Quotidien 20 North Michigan
$40/person - Price includes the lecture and dinner. One non-alchoholic drink at the restaurant is included; other beverages will be available for purchase.
It will be very important for participants to Text Judith's Cell 312.203.0532 if you will be delayed or if you are NOT intending to attend the lecture but will join us for dinner only. We need a firm number for each part of the evening please reserve accordingly.
5:00pm Meet in the Michigan Avenue Lobby
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
6:30pm Dinner at Le Pain Quotidien
20 North Michigan
8:00pm Wrap up discussion/dinner
Parking: Millennium Park parking structure
Registration is limited and closes at noon on Monday, Aug 6
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LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago (View)
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
United States
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