by Louis Epstein | Jan 12, 2020 | Just for Fun
40 hours of class (not including time spent in transit) 36 miles walked (that’s my total; many students walked more) 35 blog posts (there are two more drafts in progress as I type this) 25 arts professionals consulted (I may have undercounted) 24 St. Olaf...
by Louis Epstein | Jan 10, 2020 | Site Visits
Norman Foster-designed courtyard at Smithsonian American Art Museum Grand Gallery Visual Analysis of a Thomas Moran work Moose Pattern Active learning activity in front of “The Phantom” by Mel Ramos Many thanks to the wonderful staff at the Smithsonian...
by Louis Epstein | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
On only our second afternoon in DC, in the midst of a “snowstorm” that shut down DC*, we had the honor and pleasure of meeting with Minnesota’s own Senator Tina Smith at her office in the Hart Senate Building. We asked her to talk about her...
by Louis Epstein | Jan 6, 2020 | Just for Fun
Tonight, at the random restaurant Alyssa picked for dinner (Café Berlin on Massachusetts Ave. NE, just a few blocks from Capitol Hill), who should sit down next to us but Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Jon Thune (R-ND), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK)....
by Louis Epstein | Dec 3, 2019 | Introductions
My name is Louis Epstein, I’m an Assistant Professor of Music at St. Olaf College, and I have the pleasure and honor of teaching ID 242: Democracy and the Arts in Washington, D.C. during the 2020 January term. (Click here for a course description and for our...
