April 2009 Archives
Black Belt Treasures and the Alabama Humanities Foundation will host
Nancy Callahan, author of THE FREEDOM QUILTING BEE on May 7, 2009, from
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Nancy will give a presentation on how the Freedom Quilting Bee was organized, the manner in which it sparked a national renaissance of the use of quilted décor in the United States, the original artistic aspects of the quilts, and the way the Bee changed the lives of the women who were part of its genesis. The Freedom Quilting Bee, organized in the 1960s, closed its doors some years ago and has recently reopened in their newly renovated building where members are once again at work creating their art. Current director, Mrs. Rennie Miller, is a charter member of the original Freedom Quilting Bee.
In the second half Mrs. Miller will demonstrate quilting and discuss the evolution of the Freedom Quilting Bee.
Box lunches will be available for $8.00. Please phone us to reserve a lunch at (334) 682-9878.
Nancy will give a presentation on how the Freedom Quilting Bee was organized, the manner in which it sparked a national renaissance of the use of quilted décor in the United States, the original artistic aspects of the quilts, and the way the Bee changed the lives of the women who were part of its genesis. The Freedom Quilting Bee, organized in the 1960s, closed its doors some years ago and has recently reopened in their newly renovated building where members are once again at work creating their art. Current director, Mrs. Rennie Miller, is a charter member of the original Freedom Quilting Bee.
In the second half Mrs. Miller will demonstrate quilting and discuss the evolution of the Freedom Quilting Bee.
Box lunches will be available for $8.00. Please phone us to reserve a lunch at (334) 682-9878.
Tickets for To Kill A Mockingbird, the timeless classic performed by the all-volunteer cast, The Mockingbird Players, set in fictional Maycomb, are presently on sale in Monroeville through the Monroe County Heritage Museum, (251) 575-7433. All performances take place on Monroeville's Historic Courthouse Square, and in the Old Courthouse Courtroom (1903). Act I is set on the west courthouse lawn, with sets including the Atticus Finch Home, the Boo Radley House, and the homes of Mrs. Maudie, the narrator, and the eccentric Mrs. Dubose.
Tickets for 2009, the 19th year for this classic, are still available for the special performance, "An Evening with the Stars" on May 16th. The performance will begin promptly at 7 p.m., followed by an exclusive reception with the cast on the Historic Courthouse Square.
Tickets for this special performance are $75. All proceeds benefit the Monroe County Heritage Museum. For play tickets, please contact the Monroe County Heritage Museum at 251/575-7433.
For more information contact: Dora Bullard at (251) 575-7433.
Tickets for 2009, the 19th year for this classic, are still available for the special performance, "An Evening with the Stars" on May 16th. The performance will begin promptly at 7 p.m., followed by an exclusive reception with the cast on the Historic Courthouse Square.
Tickets for this special performance are $75. All proceeds benefit the Monroe County Heritage Museum. For play tickets, please contact the Monroe County Heritage Museum at 251/575-7433.
For more information contact: Dora Bullard at (251) 575-7433.
| Date: | Tuesday, April 14, 2009 |
| Time: | 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
| Location: | Black Belt Treasures |
| Street: | 209 Claiborne Street |
| City/Town: | Camden, AL |
Black Belt Treasures and The Alabama Humanities Foundation invite you to attend the first of three programs designed to examine the history and evolution of artistic practices and their contribution to the human experience. Three programs offered in April and June will provide opportunities to hear and experience scholarship on topics of local and universal interest.
This first session features Alabama Folk Pottery
author Joey Brackner who will lecture and lead a discussion on
the history of folk pottery, identifying specific areas of traditional
pottery in Black Belt Alabama. Brackner's lecture will be followed by pottery demonstrations by Allen Ham and Sam Williams.
Allen Ham is a fifth generation potter and descendant of the Le Coste family (potters who arrived in Alabama in the early 1800s and have passed traditional pottery techniques through the family). He will demonstrate the traditional form of pottery.
Sam Williams, a well known and prolific potter in Black Belt Alabama, is a contemporary potter who is using the art form in new and innovative ways. The two demonstrations will illustrate the evolution of pottery as an art form.
Joey Brackner's book, Alabama Folk Pottery
, as well as pottery by Allen Ham
and Sam Williams is available for purchase at Black Belt Treasures.
MONROEVILLE- Year after year, people from all over the Southeast have come to spend a morning in the Old Courthouse as the citizens of Monroeville share their life stories to help teachers and readers of "To Kill a Mockingbird" understand the connections between Harper Lee's hometown of Monroeville and the fictional Maycomb of her novel.
In "Part 1: Growing up with Harper Lee," her classmates share stories and photos of what Monroeville was like in the 1930s and how closely the fictional setting of Maycomb resembles Monroeville.
In "Part 2: Race Relations in the 1930s," a panel of Monroeville's African-American citizens discuss race relations from the 1930s, to the present. They recall the inspiring stories of great Monroe County citizens who had the courage to stand against all odds to bring equal rights, quality education and voter rights to all citizens. No admission charged. For more information, please contact the Monroe County Heritage Museums at (251) 575-7433.
Location: Old Courthouse Museum
Date: July 15, 2009
Time: 9:00-noon
Admission: Free- Space is limited.
For more information or to register, contact: Monroe County Heritage Museums (251) 575-7433 or email mchm@frontiernet.net
In "Part 1: Growing up with Harper Lee," her classmates share stories and photos of what Monroeville was like in the 1930s and how closely the fictional setting of Maycomb resembles Monroeville.
In "Part 2: Race Relations in the 1930s," a panel of Monroeville's African-American citizens discuss race relations from the 1930s, to the present. They recall the inspiring stories of great Monroe County citizens who had the courage to stand against all odds to bring equal rights, quality education and voter rights to all citizens. No admission charged. For more information, please contact the Monroe County Heritage Museums at (251) 575-7433.
Location: Old Courthouse Museum
Date: July 15, 2009
Time: 9:00-noon
Admission: Free- Space is limited.
For more information or to register, contact: Monroe County Heritage Museums (251) 575-7433 or email mchm@frontiernet.net
