The next Mound City Archaeological Society lecture, "Rock Art Through an
Artist's Eyes", will begin at 7:00pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in the AT&T
Foundation Multipurpose Room at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.

Please join us as we conclude our celebration of this year's Missouri
Archaeology Month with a program that looks at archaeological sites from a
different perspective . . . one that's a slight departure from our usual theme
of scientific research.

Award-winning Wisconsin artist Geri Schrab seeks inspiration from North American
petroglyphs and pictographs (carvings in and paintings on stone, respectively).
Using sight and sound, she will describe how these fragile sites have influenced
her work, which respects the spiritual nature not only of the sites, but also of
the land of which they are a part.

Geri will also discuss how artists can contribute to both the scientific
community and the general public by promoting awareness, interest, and
understanding through their work. To help open young hearts to the value of
history and our land, she has published a popular children’s coloring book,
copies of which will be available for free to attendees while supplies last.

Geri will also have a small number of prints, notecards, and other items for
sale following the lecture. For more information on her work, visit
http://www.artglyphs.com/.

A color flyer for this lecture -- courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society --
is available on-line at
http://missouriarchaeology.org/moundcity/lectures/2007/pdf/MCAS20071002.pdf (to
open this PDF file, you'll need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free copy of
which you can download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).

This event is co-sponsored by the Missouri Historical Society. On Tuesdays,
exhibits at the museum are free, so come early and take in an exhibit or two,
enjoy a cup of coffee in the museum's restaurant, and browse the Louisiana
Purchase gift shop. Remember, Missouri Historical Society members get 10% off
purchases in the restaurant and most gift shop items. For more information on
the Missouri Historical Society, visit http://www.mohistory.org/ or call (314)
746-4599.

The Mound City Archaeological Society sponsors free programs at 7:00pm on the
first Tuesday of every month (excluding holidays) at the Missouri History Museum
in Forest Park. A business meeting of the Society precedes each lecture at
6:30pm. Both the meeting and lecture are free and open to the public; you do not
need to be a member to attend. A copy of the Society's current brochure is
available on-line at
http://moundcity.missouriarchaeology.org/brochures/MCAS20070605.pdf

For more information about the Mound City Archaeological Society, e-mail
moundcity@... or call (314) 704-3507.