Crossing Cultures Confidently
Yvonne Wolf gives a short background on the aesthetics of the Japanese and the Chinese gardens. Discover Confucian symbolism expressed in gardens and how they are used to relieve stress and cultivate inner peace. Learn the cultural history of the …
Join educator Yvonne Wolf for a virtual exploration of a popular classical East Asian art motif: birds and blossoms. Colorful peony flowers and landscape paintings frequently decorate the walls of Chinese restaurants. Plum blossoms and birds are printed onto Chinese take-out boxes. The …
Chinese food is set up in a combination of soup, eggroll, stir fry and rice. If you wince at seeing whole fish or shrimp served with heads on, rest assured that the heads aren't attached to upset your appetite. After …
According to Confucianism, the art of tea is as much transformative on an introspective level as it is on a ceremonial level. Gain a brief background on the origin of tea and its role in East Asian social interactions, along …
Harper College Lifelong Learning Institute hosts this event. One culture’s music may be noise to another. Educator Yvonne Wolf introduces the Eight Sounds of Chinese musical instruments. Why Eight Sounds? The categories are based on the material from which these …
The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art hosts this in person event. The 60th birthday is a significant event in Chinese culture. Join educator Yvonne Wolf as she leads a guided walking tour through the exhibits. She will focus on birthday …
Yvonne will share the Chinese calendar in relation to the Chinese New Year, the rites, activities, symbols, and foods associated with it and how you can participate in your own home. This is a Zoom event.
Educator Yvonne Wolf guides attendees through a popular East Asian watercolor art motif, namely birds and blossoms. Colorful peony flowers are frequently seen on the walls of large Chinese restaurants. Plum blossoms and birds are on Chinese take-out boxes. These …
Mather Place hosts Yvonne in explaining Chinese jade carvings. Jade is said to have magical powers and when carved into shapes of butterflies, bats, pines, ribbons, and fruit, they are even more powerful. These designs are not only pleasing but also …
Oakton College hosts Yvonne Wolf in an in person presentation on the hidden meanings of Chinese food. Chinese food is often set up in such a combination of soup, eggroll, stir fry and rice. Don't care for soup? There's rarely …
