Summer Happenings at C.H. Booth Library: Outer Space, Folk to Fine Art, and Google
The Moon, the Stars and the Planets: Music Inspired by Outer Space
Wednesday 7/17 at 6:30 - Gathering Room
Jeffrey Engel will present a program of music inspired by space. Gustav Holst
wrote the best-known such work, but there were others who were equally fascinated by celestial bodies. Mr. Engel will discuss those composers and will also play excerpts from their extraterrestrial oeuvres.
Early American Portraiture: From Folk Art to Fine Art
Wednesday, July 24, 6:30-8:00 - Meeting Room
ArtScapades will give background on what was happening at the time in European portraiture, information on the rise of the middle class in America, and the importance of art to document history before the invention of photography.They details the lives and works of well-known fine artists John Singleton Copley and Gilbert Stuart. Lesser known but also very important to the development of portraiture in America, ArtScapades will focus on two Early American Folk Artists, Ammi Phillips and Erastus Salisbury Field. Wine and cheese.
Wednesday, July 17, noon to 1:00
Join us for this Livestream! Bring a lunch - we'll have drinks and dessert. Whether you're a student, a job seeker, a volunteer, an employee, or a business owner (or combo thereof), digital tools can help you manage everyday tasks more effectively. You'll learn creative ways to accomplish a variety of tasks for your professional and personal projects.