Travel Show & Potluck: Mongolia in Focus
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The Monterey Hostel, located in Monterey's Lighthouse District, is pleased to host a free potluck and travel program entitled Mongolia in Focus: Images of a Country on the Brink of Change by local painter and photographer Jean Brenner, who visited the country last summer for the Naadam Festival.
The discovery of large deposits of gold, copper, and coal in the Gobi Desert have led to speculation and rapid development in Mongolia's capital, while the gentle nomads of the steppes live as they have since the days of Genghis Khan. Changes are in store, and Brenner, who has traveled extensively in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, will discuss some of them. Brenner's photo 2012 exhibit at the Pacific Grove Art Center, "Faces of Islam," was enthusiastically reviewed, and this promises to be a lively and colorful discussion of a beautiful, remote land and its people.
The optional potluck will begin at 6pm, the discussion will begin at 6:45pm. (Help setting up at 5:30pm is appreciated.) Everyone is welcome! If you're attending the potluck, please bring your favorite side-dish to share or make a monetary donation. For more information, please phone 831-899-3046 or 831-372-5762.
