Talk at St. Michael's Church "100 Years of Art and History": Dec. 13 at 2:00 pm

The St. Michael’s Church Preservation Society in Cooperation with St. Monica’s Parish Invite all to Attend a Special Presentation: "One Hundred Years of Art and History at St Michael’s Church" Everyone is invited to a free talk in St Michael’s Church, at 10 N. Mississippi Avenue in Atlantic City, N.J. on December 13, 2015 at 2:00 PM. Atlantic City native, Dr. John Calabrese will discuss the art works contained in St. Michael’s Church and what they say about the past, present, and future of ourselves and this Atlantic City community. St. Michael’s Church was built and supported by Italian-Americans since 1912 and is well known as the “best example of Italian Renaissance Art in Southern New Jersey.” Dr. Calabrese is an Artist and Professor of Art History at Texas Woman’s University. As a young boy, he attended St Michael’s Elementary School and Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, NJ. He received his BA from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, his MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and his PhD in Comparative Arts from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Professor Calabrese particularly enjoys sharing the experience of Art in person and regularly leads group visits to the great museums and churches of Europe. He will combine his professional experiences with personal recollections about the people, the neighborhood, and the City that inspired the construction of St. Michael’s Church and the $4 million renovation completed for its centennial celebration. The talk will focus on the Church’s irreplaceable artworks that include the stained glass windows, marble statuaries, and the wall and the ceiling frescos. The St. Michael’s Church Preservation Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving this 112 year old Catholic Church as a social, cultural, historical, and spiritual presence in Atlantic City. Additional information about the Society’s work is available at SAVESTMIKES on Facebook.