Michael Bouman

• Gender: Male
• Industry: Non-Profit
• Occupation: Executive
• Location: St. Louis : Midwest/Missouri : United States

About Me

I have been involved with state humanities councils since 1977. A humanities council works to improve the institutions (families, schools, community organizations like libraries and museums) that help people shape an understanding of the human condition. Our work is educational. It promotes the rich development of human potential. Why? Because life can be more interesting. I want to live in a state where every baby is read to, don't you? I want to live in a place where the museums make me want to come back with friends, don't you? I want to live in a place where the libraries help me get together with people to talk about books. I also want to live in a place where I can sing with a symphony orchestra and spend mornings in June dabbing pollen on beautiful flowers! My garden interests are at daylilylay.com

Interests

• Music (all kinds)
• Classical singing
• writing
• reading
• photography
• horticulture (daylily hybridizing)

Favorite Movies

• The Sting
• Support Your Local Sheriff
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Home Alone
• Four Weddings and a Funeral
• French Kiss
• Sleepless in Seattle
• Polar Express
• A Fish Called Wanda

Favorite Music

• Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem"
• Verdi's Requiem
• Verdi's "La Traviata"
• Puccini's "La Boheme"
• Schubert's Lieder
• recent Bob Dylan recordings
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Ry Cooder
• Shawn Colvin
• Joni Mitchell
• Mark Knopfler

Favorite Books

• Battle Cry of Freedom
• Peace Like a River
• Gilead
• The God of Small Things
• The Beekeeper's Apprentice and other Mary Russell mysteries
• Three Gospels by Reynolds Price
• Selected Topics in Calamity Physics by Maria Pesl

Michael Bouman's Blogs

	Blog Name	Team Members
	Missouri Humanities Council	Julie mmkcahill Megan Patricia
	Pitten Music Festival	Pitten Festival
	ReadMOre Missouri	Megan Patricia
	Creating Interest
	Missouri Passages	Patricia