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Art, Literature and Cuisine If ART that changed the world, LITERATURE that broke new ground in two countries, and CUISINE that dominated what happened in the best of kitchens for two centuries isn't enough–there's the fresh country air, the gracious living, the camaraderie of ideas, the wandering through farmer's markets, and hiking the Luberon. Mid-September turns full and ripe under an azure sky, the days at Le Lavandin spreading through golden fields. When the sun dips, the magenta of sky and sapphire of land sing you to bed. It's enough to break your heart. It will break your heart, and ours too, if you're not there. We'll indulge ourselves in: ART How did Van Gogh create an art so private and so profound that it is still altering the perceptions of art? We'll tour Saint-Remy-de-Provence and visit sites Van Gogh painted. You will stand in his room. What led Cezanne to carry art beyond the edges of Impressionism already gone soft? And what was the personal vision that brought it to the door of modernism? We'll journey to Aix-en-Provence for the centennial retrospective of his paintings (120 canvases from all over the world!) We'll have lunch on the exquisite cours Mirabeau at one of Cezanne's favorite restaurants, and catch a glimpse of Mont Sainte-Victoire out the window on the drive home.
LITERATURE The best of France: we'll have a thoughtful discussion of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary*. Unsurpassed in America: more lively discussions based on your careful reading of Willa Cather's My Antonia,*comparing it with Madame Bovary. One of the considerations will be what is their common root? Another will be what are the components of dissolution and what of endurance as seen in the two books. And what are the cultural factors? *Read books in advance–available at The King's English, Salt Lake City. CUISINE Why did French cuisine inspire the refinement of so many other regional cuisines and chefs? We'll distribute a few wonderful French recipes, sample them, and have dinner at a nearby restaurant distinguished for its local specialities. We'll also have lunch in St. Remy and in Aix-en-Provence. Petits dejeuners, provencal lunches and two dinners will be served at Le Lavandin with participants having the opportunity to assist supervising chef Cill Sparks with lunch and dinner preparations. SCHEDULE Check-in: 4 p.m., Sunday, 10 September Jeri Parker, who will lead the discussions, holds degrees from the University of Utah in English and art and French. She did post-undergraduate at Cambridge and a summer session in French at Grenoble, where she finally had time to goof off. She was Director of Women's Programs at Westminster College and Associate Professor of English and Director of Summer Writing Programs at the University of Utah. She has published Uneasy Survivors: Five Women Writers, short stories, poems, reviews in such journals as Folio, Cimarron Review, The Small Pond, Utah Holiday, Network, Catalyst, The Yellowstone Gateway Post. The Utah Arts Council awarded two of her manuscripts, a novel and a work of nonfiction, first place prizes. The novel is being reviewed for publication. She has exhibited at Alvin Gittens Gallery, Williams Fine Art, A Woman's Place, the Sandy Public Library, and Wildflowers Bed and Breakfast, Salt Lake City; the Utah Springville Museum of Art, Springville; Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden (blue ribbon). She was guest artist at the Sundance Institute. She is presently co-owner of Wildflowers Bed and Breakfast. "Your intellect, heart, gift, and style are extraordinary and irreplaceable
and a group of any sort would be dazzled." Cill Sparks, supervising chef for lunch and dinner holds the Petit Certificat from the Ecole Dijon School of French Cookery and the Piccolo Certificato for A Weekend in the Italian Countryside with Lynne Rossetto Kasper, whom she has assisted in culinary presentations. She has been presenting breakfasts to guests at Wildflowers Bed and Breakfast for thirteen years. "You two are gifts, a tumble of gifts."
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