Countless works of poetry have been composed that foster in readers an appreciation of the wonder of nature and the great outdoors.

    How do homeless and underserved children view themselves and their world? Visitors can see firsthand at “Myself, My Camera, My World,” a photo exhibit opening Nov. 15, at the Gruss Center for Visual Arts at The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville. The show runs through Dec. 17.

    Sometimes, the most direct route to a person’s chosen career is the circuitous one — and that certainly appears to be the case for the Rev. Dawn Flippin.

  In 2009, almost two-and-a-half millennia after Socrates taught in the Athenian marketplace, are his life, death and views on democracy still relevant to modern audiences? Lawrence playwright Frederick Olessi thinks so. He wrote and directed the 35-minute play “Socrates,” filmed by Lawrence photographer Jim Williams, with a score by Juilliard-trained composer Darien Shulman, which premieres Tuesday at Rider University.