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This poster is of M.C. Escher's Gravity, also known as Gravitation. Here is a stellar dodecahedron, encased in twelve flat, five-pointed stars. On each of these platforms lives a tailless monster with a long neck and four legs. He sits there with his lump caught beneath a flat-side pyramid, each wall of which has an opening, and through this opening the creature sticks his head and legs. This framed poster measures approx. 22" x 26" M.C. Escher was known for his often mathematically inspired works which feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, and tessellations. His works include Dolphins, Castrovalva, Bridge, Atrani, Still Life with Spherical Mirror, Hand with Reflecting Sphere, Regular Division of the Plane, Still Life and Street, Metamorphosis, Reptiles, Magic Mirror, Three Spheres, Another World, Drawing Hands, Stars, Curl-up, House of Stairs, Waterfall.

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Self Portrait stands as a truly perverse collection. Released in 1970 at a time when those on the radical left were hungering for their then-unimpeachable hero to reclaim his role as the conscience of his generation, Bob Dylan instead delivered a pop-inflected collection largely made up of rather indifferently performed covers. Youth culture was at a boiling point and the one figure the vanguard of The Movement hoped would galvanize all those street-fighting men and women was . . . crooning "Blue Moon"? In hindsight, Self Portrait is, at best, pleasant. The uncharacteristically lush likes of "All The Tired Horses," "Wigwam," and "Copper Kettle" are mighty nice, in fact. But then the tepid covers of "The Boxer," "Early Mornin' Rain," and "Gotta Travel On," as well as perplexingly lifeless live versions of "Like a Rolling Stone" and "She Belongs to Me" drag the whole set down and leave one wondering what Dylan was thinking when he selected such a provocative title for such an unrevealing album. --Steven Stolder

This Bible study focuses on the "I Am" statements in John's Gospel. The reactions of Jesus' hearers indicate they knew he was referring to himself as the "I Am" who spoke to Moses at the burning bush and led the people of Israel out of slavery from Egypt. This is a 12 part Bible series looking at 12 "I Am" statements.

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf had one of the great voices of the 20th century, not particularly powerful but beautiful and superbly trained. She used it with a high level of intelligence and an exemplary sense of the value of the words she was singing. That voice, its development and its strengths (many) and weaknesses (few) are the subject of this fine documentary, narrated by Schwarzkopf. It is not a complete biography, but the voice is well displayed in film clips from throughout her career, beginning with the Nazi years in Berlin where she sang La Bohème and Carmen in German.

Later, she is shown briefly in more characteristic roles--aristocratic women in Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, and Der Rosenkavalier. Particularly gratifying is an uncut performance of "Porgi, Amor" from Figaro, But some of the best moments are devoted to lieder, the musical form for which she was born. She is shown testing the acoustics at Versailles before a recital there, performing with pianist Gerald Moore and conducting a master class in which she stresses the importance of the words. --Joe McLellan

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A very clever sketch by the late great Archie Goodwin. Goodwin was a remarkable figure who was extraordinarily influential in the comics industry. He was primarily a writer and editor, though he does have art credits to his name as well. He's most notable as the chief writer and/or editor for Warren Publishing's landmark titles Creepy, Eerie, Blazing Combat and Vampirella. He also worked for Marvel for many years, reaching the position of Editor-in-Chief and also helped launch their Epic line as the main Editor, working on some of their most popular titles. He's also worked on some classics for both Marvel adn DC, including Batman, Star Wars, Fantastic Four, Wolverine, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man along many other titles. He was much loved and even inspired the look of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's commissioner Gordon on their Batman: Long Halloween and Dark Victory series. This piece is wonderful and whimsical. It's a self-portrait as a Conan the Barbarian caricature, holding a pencil instead of a sword and the Epic symbol on his shield.