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[November 18, 2015]
Atlanta
Public Library offers Jewelry Trunk Show - Looking for Christmas
presents or a bauble for yourself? November is All the Jewels in our
Crown Month at the Atlanta Public Library, and we invite you to join
us on November 9 at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments, fun, and a jewelry
trunk show by Noonday Collections.
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Dedicated to developing jobs and alleviating poverty, Noonday
partners with female artisan entrepreneurs in the developing world,
helping them gain access to world markets. Come hear this
extraordinary story and shop the beautiful collection of jewelry and
accessories. No purchase is necessary.
Call the Library at 217-648-2112 to sign up.
ArtPlay continues at the Atlanta Public Library
On November 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Atlanta Public Library’s
popular adult art-making program, ArtPlay, continues at the Library.
Participants will make holiday cards using a variety of media from
watercolor and acrylic paints to pastels and other media. We will
also make jeweled ornaments for the Library’s Christmas tree. Come
and stay as long as you like!
There is a small charge for the class. Those who wish may join us
for lunch at the Palms Grill Café afterward. Please call the Library
217-648-2112 to sign up.
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Coffee and Rhyme at the Atlanta Public Library
November is All the Jewels in our Crown Month at the Atlanta Public
Library. It’s not a big leap from jewels and crown to England and
Shakespeare! On November 12, at 10 a.m., the Library will offer a
casual discussion led by Library Co-director Cathy Maciariello on
Shakespeare’s “Dark Lady Sonnets.” Don’t know anything about poetry?
No worries. This will be a light-hearted morning of refreshments,
conversations, and an inside look at the poems Shakespeare wrote to
a mysterious “dark lady.”
The “Dark Lady Sonnets” (No 127-154) are so named because the
subject is described as having black hair and dark skin. They are
characterized as passionate, sometimes even bawdy, and are a
significant departure from Shakespeare’s other sonnets. Come explore
the mysteries of this fantastic poetry and see how the sparks and
flames of love were alive and well in Shakespeare’s time.
The program is free and no registration is required.
Atlanta Public Library launches a night at the museum
On Saturday, November 21, 2015, the Atlanta Public Library will host
the first in a series of musical presentations upstairs in the
Atlanta Museum. A Night at the Museum will offer performances in a
variety of musical styles, as well as an opportunity to socialize
with friends in a casual, club-like atmosphere.
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The performance on November 21 begins at 6:30 p.m. and features the
Lamda Chi Mu music fraternity from Lincoln College who will perform
a number of American song classics—from Gershwein and Cole Porter to
Stephen Foster and others—as part of the Library’s All the Jewels in
our Crown Month. Come out and celebrate these “jewels” of the
American songbook!
The event is free to those who have dinner at the Palms Grill Café
on November 21. For those who wish to attend the performance only,
there will be a small charge.
Founded in 2012, Lambda Chi Mu has since provided students an outlet
to share a common interest in music. The fraternity spends the year
organizing events on campus, going out into the community, singing
at nursing homes, performing concerts and advancing music wherever
they go.
A Night at the Museum is sponsored by the Atlanta National Bank.
Olympia High School Madrigals to perform at Atlanta Public
Library
The Atlanta Public Library will host a special visit from Olympia
High School madrigal singers at 2 p.m. on November 24. Eighteen
singers and two jesters will entertain visitors to the Library
during their tour to promote the annual OHS Madrigal performances on
December 4 and 5. The program is free, but seating will be limited,
so come early!
Madrigals originated in Italy during the 1520’s, and the first
madrigals were written in Florence, either by native Florentines or
by Franco-Flemish musicians in the employment of the Medici family.
The madrigal was the most important secular form of music of its
time. The music reached its formal and historical zenith by the
second half of the 16th century, and English and German composers
took up the madrigal in its heyday, helping to spread the form
across Europe.
[Catherine
Maciariello, Atlanta Public Library]
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