http://www.everson.org/calandar/educationDescription HereMon, 12 Sep 2008 18:37:00 GMTen-usdetails.php 2010-05-26 Thu Aug 19 2010 8:30:00 PMThu Aug 19 2010 00:00:00Everson Community Plaza 1956, directed by Don Siegel, 80 minutes FREE Bring your lounge chair and some munchies to our annual Sci-Fi "Film Under the Stars." Dr Miles Bennell returns to his small town practice to find several of his patients suffering the paranoid delusion that their friends or relatives are impostors. He is initially skeptical, but he is eventually determines to find out what is causing this phenomenon. He begins to realize that there may be some truth to the wild stories he has been hearing. This genuine Sci-Fi classic offers thrills for the whole family!details.php 2010-05-26 Sun Aug 29 2010 2:00:00 PMSun Aug 29 2010 00:00:00Free From his background and experiences with Herman Miller, Mr. John Berry explores, presents and discusses the world of design as meeting real needs. His relationship with the Eames Office and George Nelson provides anecdotes and lessons on good design. His book, "Herman Miller: The Purpose of Design" is the basis for the current exhibition Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller. details.php 2010-05-26 Sun Sep 12 2010 2:00:00 PMSun Sep 12 2010 00:00:00Everson Hosmer Auditorium 2009, directed by Gary Hustwit, 75 minutes FREE Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It's a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It's about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. The film documents the creative processes of some of the world's most influential product designers, and looks at how the things they make impact our lives. details.php 2010-05-26 Mon Sep 13 2010 10:00:00 AMMon Sep 13 2010 00:00:00Registration Required This year's High School Student Art Open, Designing the Future, will draw its inspiration from the Museum's two fall exhibitions, Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller, and Designed to Scale. A talk by Rob Englert, founder of ram industrial design, inc., art making and lively discussion will round out the day. This workshop is required for schools to participate. Box lunch included. To register contact Kimberly Griffiths, Associate Curator of Education (315) 474 6064, ext. 310, kgriffiths@everson.org.details.php 2010-05-26 Wed Sep 15 2010 4:00:00 PMWed Sep 15 2010 00:00:00$10 pre-registration required Join the education department for a private viewing and tour of Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller, and Designed to Scale led by guest speaker Linda Labella-Morgan. Educator packets will offer many ways to engage your students in pre- and post-tour activities. A reception and musical entertainment will follow. Please contact Amy Goodall-Ayres (315) 474 6064 x 303 or agoodall@everson.org to reserve your place.details.php 2010-05-26 Sat Sep 18 2010 2:00:00 PMSat Sep 18 2010 00:00:00Free Join us for a talk by Wendell Castle, an American furniture artist and leading figure in American craft, and whose work is feature in Designed to Scale. He is often credited with being the father of the art furniture movement. A long record of acclaim, scholarship, and steady acquisition by public institutions gives Wendell Castle's work indelible historic importance. His groundbreaking unification of sculpture and furniture galvanized generations of artists and designers and contributed to the acceptance of design as an art form in its own right. details.php 2010-05-26 Tue Sep 21 2010 10:00:00 AMTue Sep 21 2010 00:00:00details.php 2010-05-26 Sat Sep 25 2010 12:00:00 PMSat Sep 25 2010 00:00:00 Free Spend an art-filled afternoon at the Everson during our Family Day festivities! Go green with a recycled cardboard design challenge! Satisfy your sweet tooth by creating candy furniture models! Create new patterns with a fun fabric and stamp activity! details.php 2010-05-26 Wed Oct 13 2010 6:00:00 PMWed Oct 13 2010 00:00:00 FREE Robert Blaich worked for Herman Miller from 1953 to 1979 in several capacities and served as the Vice President of Corporate Design & Communications from 1964-1979. He worked very closely with Herman Miller's consultant Designers including Charles & Ray Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard and Robert Propst. In this presentation Mr. Blaich will share his stories about the early years at Herman Miller.