Lauren Friesen, David M French Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, presented “The Dutch Golden Age: Mennonite to the Core.” The Dutch Golden Age was an era when the visual arts, medicine, business, education, theatre, poetry, theology, and publication flourished. Mennonites were deeply engaged with all these disciplines. This illustrated presentation will cover the basic contours of the Mennonite involvement. Rembrandt (painting), Nicolas Bidloo (medicine), Joost von den Vondel (drama), and the founder of the Golden Age: Carel von Mander received special attention.