Virtual Soirée Recording store
Not a Conley & Silvers Member, but want access to our Recording Library? Good news, we are making our past tour recordings available for purchase to all of our C&S friends!
With over 50 lectures already in the library, new tours will be added at the conclusion of each Virtual Soirée series. Recordings are available as a set of multiple tours packaged at a discounted rate averaging $10 per tour. Peruse the selection below and select the subject of your choice for access to stream our virtual tours online until September 30, 2022.
For an example tour, see this complimentary recording of a past talk where celebrated author Ross King joined us to discuss Monet’s Water Lilies as wartime paintings. Better yet, check-out the kind words by our loyal C&S fans here.
Aquitaine Virtual Soirée: from Lascaux to Bordeaux with Julian Brown
Aquitaine Virtual Soirée: from Lascaux to Bordeaux with Julian Brown
Your purchase includes five tour recordings. Upon purchase, you will be emailed a link where you can download a PDF of your recording list! This PDF will have descriptions, links and passwords to the tour recordings, and will expire on December 31, 2021.
Looking for somewhere to go this winter? Join us in our exploration of the gorgeous Southwest region of France, in the company of Lascaux, one of the world’s most celebrated prehistoric sites, Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the most famous women of the Middle Ages and, of course, Bordeaux, one of the world’s most sought-after wines.
The Vézère Valley & the Invention of Prehistory: Join us in pursuit of a scandalized bishop’s wife, the theft of a giant fish, a dog in a rabbit hole, a bored eight-year-old girl and an obsessed Catholic priest, as we scramble through the caves of France’s idyllic Dordogne region, unravelling the fascinating story of prehistoric art.
Imagining Eleanor of Aquitaine: Duchess, Mother, Queen & Lover: Sex, scandal, scheming and sequestration all play a part in the life of one of the most remarkable and influential women of the Middle Ages. Duchess of Aquitaine at fifteen, Eleanor went on to be queen of both France and England, and mother to two kings.
The Story of French Wine: A Tale of Terroir: Travel with us from the Romans to the United States, from Bordeaux to Champagne, from monks’ donkeys to mayors’ cocktail parties, as we discover the colourful story of French wine from vine to glass.
A Canelé Extravaganza with Dana and Julian in New York and Normandy The recipes are all the same, or almost, but the results aren’t. The secret? It’s in the mixing, the moulds and the temperature. We’ll talk you through it and attempt to unravel the mysterious history of this Bordeaux delicacy while musing about French gastronomical traditions in general. Worried we might mess up? So are we, so we’ll cook some in advance just to be safe (and to let us magically do the whole thing in an hour).
*Recipe included with purchase
Bordeaux, Biography of a City: Today we will dip into France’s great southwestern port city. With its grand façades and majestic river-front, this laid-back city oozes wealth and charm, but we’ll see how the slave trade, as well as wine, played a major role in the city’s evolution. We’ll take a peek at charming squares, fountains, churches and museums to get a taste of this fascinating multi-faceted city.