Journey Stories: Music, Arts & Film
MUSIC
HYATTSVILLE BRANCH
Music of the War of 1812 (A Three-Part Series)
Part 1: Ship’s Company Chanteymen
Saturday, Oct. 20, 3:00 pm
The Ship’s Company Chanteymen present Music and Entertainment of the War of 1812. The Chanteymen are a contingent of the Ship’s Company, a living history organization devoted to the preservation of the American maritime heritage.
Part 2: Anthem ~A Film and Discussion on the Creation of The Star-Spangled Banner
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2:30 pm
Anthem, an independent documentary film, tells the story behind Francis Scott Key’s creation of The Star-Spangled Banner and explores the role of music and patriotism during the war of 1812. Screening and discussion to be led by filmmaker Mark Hildebrand.
Part 3: The Colonial Music Institute Presents Music of the War of 1812
Saturday, Dec. 8, 3 pm
The Colonial Music Institute presents Music of the War of 1812. Political songs, sentimental ballads, and songs encouraging enlistment were all sung at home, on the streets, and in theaters. This program is led by Dr. David Hildebrand, and concludes the three part series on the Music of the War of 1812.
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SPAULDINGS BRANCH
Meet the Author: Natalie Hopkinson’s
Go-Go Live:The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City
Saturday, October 13, 2 pm
Go-Go Live is a social history of black Washington, D.C. told through its go-go music and culture. As George Pelecanos has said, "Natalie Hopkinson knows the music, the heartbeat, and the people of Washington well, but Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City is much more than a book about D.C.'s indigenous sound. It is a vital, lively, and ultimately inspiring look at the evolution of an American city.”
Natalie Hopkinson lives in Washington D.C. She is a contributing editor to the online magazine The Root, teaches journalism at Georgetown University and directs the Future of the Arts and Society project as a fellow of the Interactivity Foundation. To learn more, visit http://tinyurl.com/ [1]cgjlgek [1]and join Natalie Hopkins live @ your library.
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ART
GREENBELT BRANCH
Tuesday Nov. 13, 7 pm
Charles Willson Peale, American Painter, and Yarrow Mamout
Through the portraits by Charles Willson Peale and members of his family, we have come to know the faces of the leading figures in America’s early history. This lecture will describe the travels and portraits by the Peales in Prince George’s County from the 1750s to the 1820s. It will highlight C. W. Peale’s 1819 portrait of Yarrow Mamout, possibly our country’s earliest and most significant portrait of an African American. Presented by historian Susan G. Pearl, Prince George’s County Historical Society
OXON HILL BRANCH
Curtis Woody Exhibit
Opens November 2012
Curtis G. Woody’s quilt painting exhibit, A Struggle for Dignity: An Exploration of Slavery and Emancipation, depicts the period of slavery in Prince George’s County between the end of the 16th century and that of the 18th century. His work is comprised of genuine slave narratives, Adinkra symbols, and replicas of artifacts during that era. Sponsored in part by the Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council. Source:http://www.pgaamcc.org/exhibition/curtis_woody_a_struggle_for_diginity/ [2]
Journey Stories Exhibit Tours
Friday, Dec. 7, 2012-Jan. 18, 2013
Mon.-Wed., 10 am-8 pm
Thur.-Sat., 10 am-4 pm
Journey Stories is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Maryland Humanities Council and is presented in Prince George’s County by the Prince George’s County Arts and Humanities Council and Prince George’s County Memorial Library System.
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FILM
HYATTSVILLE BRANCH
Independent Film Series –The Cultural Exchange
The Hyattsville Branch is excited to offer monthly screenings of independent films from our audio-visual collection. In partnership with the locally-based Global Film and Humanity Project, our goal is to bring alternative film experiences to the residents of Prince George’s County. The evenings will conclude with a facilitated discussion with local filmmaker, Andrew Millington. Refreshments will be provided.
Slavery By Another Name
Adults
Monday, Oct. 22, 6:45 pm
This documentary film recounts the lost stories of slaves and their descendents who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude. (See also: http://www.slaverybyanother [3] name.com/the-book/)
Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Adults
Monday, Nov. 19, 6:30 pm
This documentary film explores one of the great historical tragedies of America’s aboriginal people. In 1830, eager to gain access to lands inhabited by Native Americans, President Andrew Jackson enacted the Indian Removal Act which forced the Cherokee Nation to leave their homeland and relocate. Nearly a quarter of the Cherokee Nation died during the Trail of Tears, arriving in Indian Territory with few elders and even fewer children.
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EDUCATION
GREENBELT BRANCH
Journey Stories Oral History/Storytelling Programs
Our Heritage, Our People: An Oral History Project
October- December 2012
Greenbelt Middle School Students in partnership with the University of Maryland will conduct oral interviews with older relatives to discover: How They came to Live in Prince George’s County. The students will be able to attend a workshop presented by Ethnologists from the University of Maryland to learn how to properly conduct oral interviews.
Rosenwald Schools
Hyattsville Branch
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7 pm
Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Co., became involved in building schools for African American children in 15 states of the American South in response to a request from Booker T. Washington, then President of Tuskegee Institute. Between 1912 and 1932, the school building program fund provided seed money for more than 5000 schools, teachers’ homes, and industrial training shops. This lecture will describe the Rosenwald School project and highlight the 156 schools that were built in the state of Maryland. Presented by historian Susan G. Pearl, Prince George’s County Historical Society
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TRANSPORTATION / TRAVEL
ACCOKEEK BRANCH
Meet the Author, Jerdine Nolen’s Eliza’s Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 4 pm
Take a close up look at one escapee’s Underground Railroad experience. Eliza overhears the Master talk of Eliza being traded, Eliza takes to the night. She follows the path and the words of the farmhand Old Joe:
… travel the night … sleep the day. Go East. You’re back to the set of the sun until you come to the safe house where the candlelight lights the window.
Eliza recites the stories her mother taught her, memorialized in the quilt her mother gave her along Freedom Road from Maryland to St. Catherine’s, Canada. Come along for the ride on Eliza’s Freedom Road.
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OXON HILL BRANCH
Ease on Down the Road with a Story
Saturday, Dec. 8, 11 am
When you ease on down the road, a story makes the trip exciting. Storytellers from the Griots’ Circle of Maryland will tell traveling tales that the whole family will enjoy.
Travels with New Friends / Viajes con Nuevos Amigos,
Ages 3-9 and their families
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, 7 pm
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SURRATTS-CLINTON BRANCH
African-Americans and the Underground Railroad
Ages 3-7
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, 7 pm
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UPPER MARLBORO BRANCH
Planes, Trains and Automobiles! A Transportation Storytime
Ages 3-5, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 11:15 am
Everyone is on the go, whether by land, sea or air. Join us for transportation stories and a craft.