Border Crossings
Border Crossings: Return to Iraq
Jet Wine Bar 1525 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin Jill for an intimate conversation about Iraqi Kurdistan and the changes wrought by two years of ISIS aggression.
Is Turkey Still a Democratic Republic?
Jet Wine Bar 1525 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesTurkey's history - and present - is complicated. Can democracy be maintained in its future?
Crossing Medical Borders
Space&Co 2200 Walnut Street, Phiadelphia, United StatesConversation and cocktails, and an insider's perspective on crossing medical borders!
A SPECIAL BORDER CROSSINGS DISCUSSION WITH MEZZO SOPRANO MISOON GHIM: MUSIC CONNECTS CULTURES
GEO's 130th Season continues with a virtual Border Crossings event presenting Misoon.
Born in South Korea, an opera singer, professor of voice, a breathing technique expert, and the mother of two, she is also a non-profit entrepreneur with a firm belief in the power of music that benefits the quality of life.
Misoon will talk about her journey - the cultural exchange between her native country and her hometown Philadelphia;
How classical music is perceived in different cultures, how the pandemic has affected the classical music sphere, and how breathing plays a crucial role as a key element of mindfulness and coping with life's challenges.
Memory and Identity: Following the Footsteps of Freedom Fighters in Spain
Join us for the journey across the Spanish Mediterranean corridor, ending in Catalonia, presented by María Luisa Guardiola, a Professor at Swarthmore College and an expert in Spanish language and literature.
SILK ROAD THEN AND NOW: 2200 Years in the Making
gloria dei old swedes church 916 S Swanson Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesSILK ROAD THEN AND NOW: 2200 Years in the Making - presented by experts following in Marco Polo's footsteps (1254–1324) on March 30th, in-person 6:30-9 PM at the Gloria Dei Historic Site.