NEXUS

Located in the Crane Arts building/warehouse, the NEXUS gallery was hosting my friends' exhibition Where It Was There I Shall Be. To describe it would belittle their achievements, as I am a philistine when it comes to most forms of art. Regardless I was able to come in with an open mind and some notecards with premeditated insults...in case anyone made fun of me.

The evening started with free beers and chips n' dip. From the looks of it, a PBC variety pack. Apropos. Mikronesia opened things up with some tricked out harmonium sounds through a make shift well and an eight speaker setup. It was peaceful and actually helped my mind relax for the workout it was about to get. After the mood music there was a brief lecture (sorry Jess) on Karl Jung and the Shadow Self. Philosophy concepts that typically float over my head without much of a fight, the lecturer made it very easy to comprehend.

For me, the Shadow Self is a part of you that contains all the negative thoughts, actions, and feelings you see in your self. Karl Jung then encouraged people to use that as motivation to better themselves in those areas. I think that's what it means, look it up to be safe.

The last installment was a lecture from mathematician Todd Parsons. This part of the evening, I spent staring at the huge chalk board and counting how many words I understood the guy say. 11. The gist was the mathematics behind sustainable living. He delved into some interesting points on climate change (hysteresis), and concluded that we're basically doomed and we need to start buying as many copies of An Inconvenient Truth as possible...and make a small donation to www.pennfuture.org on the way out.

Educational evening, which believe it or not I miss after being out of school for almost 3 years, but something new nevertheless.

NEXUS, check.