PROFILES: Imagining Your Story

The late, great educator and writer Joseph Campbell once said, “Follow your bliss.”  He asked: “What is that thing inside of you that sparks you, that makes you feel fulfilled?”

This ongoing series of 60-minute presentations looks at the lives of writers, artists, and historical figures who tried to imagine--or re-imagine--their life stories. They asked of themselves that all-important question: What do I want to be when I grow up?  Sometimes the answer to that question remained elusive; sometimes it was clear from the very beginning; sometimes answers changed in mid-stream.  As we look at the lives of these various people, we’ll make connections to our own lives. 

What is your bliss?  Come join us--and be inspired.

Presented by Dr. Bill Thierfelder, professor emeritus and docent at the American Museum of Natural History.

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For more information visit the Classes and Lectures page.

Wednesday, 7/15: Vincent Van Gogh (artist) 
Wednesday, 7/29: Bayard Rustin (Civil Rights hero)
Wednesday, 8/12: Mary Shelley (writer)
Wednesday, 8/26: Harriet Tubman (freedom fighter)