2 Lectures & Luncheon, tma/sc 30th Anniversary Symposium: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016, Los Angeles. Pre-Paid Reservations required! For registration info, go to www.tmasc.org. Save $10: Register by December 29. Speakers: Marjorie Ransom, Former Diplomat, Collector, Researcher and Author, Washington, dc: “Silver, Silk and Cotton Threads: Textiles and Costumes of Yemen” & Walter b. Denny, Distinguished Professor of Art History, Scholar and Expert on Islamic Art, University of Massachusetts, Amherst: “Ottoman By Design: Branding an Empire via Floral Designs in Carpets and Textiles". Go to www.tmasc.org for details on the talks, and how to register.