Fall 2009 Archives
November 10 – Winthrop Roundtable with Richard Norton Smith
Author, speechwriter and renowned scholar of American history, Richard Norton Smith will discuss the relationship between Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, telling anecdotes of their friendly-turned-competitive relationship. Mr. Smith will also discuss the similarities – and differences – between the political and economic climates that both FDR and Barack Obama entered upon their elections.
6:30pm. Addlestone Library, 3rd floor.
November 4 – Fabric + Thread = JAZZ!
Hard Luck, Good Times: Part III
Dr. Marlene O’Bryant-Seabrook will present the colorful and expertly-crafted quilts that are visual tributes to South Carolina bandleaders and ensemble musicians who became well-known during the jazz heyday of the 1930s. The evening will also feature Dr. Karen Chandler, Associate Professor of Arts Management and Co-Principal of the Charleston Jazz Initiative at the College of Charleston, who will share stunning photographs and other images of the jazz musicians featured in Dr. O’Bryant-Seabrook’s quilts.
6pm. Avery Research Center, 125 Bull Street. Free.
October 2009 – Exhibit
Writing against War: Ingeborg Bachmann, 1926 – 1973, is a nationally traveling exhibit about the experience of war in the life and works of celebrated Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann.
Wachovia Gallery, Addlestone Library, 2nd floor.
October 21 – The “New” Dock Street Theatre
Hard Luck, Good Times: Part II
Christopher G. Parham, Theatre Manager for the country’s first theatre building, talks about the ongoing renovations of the Dock Street Theatre and previews plans for its highly anticipated reopening in 2010.
6pm. Addlestone Library, Room 227. Free.
October 7 – An Always Thing: Remembering Porgy and Bess
Hard Luck, Good Times: Part I
College of Charleston archivist Harlan Greene will discuss the 1935 opera by the Gershwins and the Heywards that brought a glorious new sound and story to the world in the midst of economic depression.
6pm. Addlestone Library, Room 227. Free.
September 23 –What is a Moveable Book?
Spend a delightful hour with Eleanor Heldrich as she takes children of all ages through her remarkable collection and reveals the history and mysteries of this unique book form. All of the books are part of her collection, which she’s donated to the Addlestone Library.
6pm. Addlestone Library, Room 227. Free.
