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[November 24, 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.

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.
 

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.

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]