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Events for November, 2009

Beyond Jamestown Exhibit at State Capitol

Monday January 12, 2009 - Tuesday December 15, 2009
State Capitol Gallery
Richmond, VA 23219

The "Beyond Jamestown" exhibit, curated by Virginia Indian Heritage Program Director Karenne Wood, will be exhibited at the State Capitol's new gallery in Richmond, beginning January 12, 2009 and continuing through next December.

This ground-breaking exhibit features a replicated longhouse, dugout canoe, and one-room schoolhouse in addition to period artifacts over the past 15,000 years. Contemporary artisans from the Virginia tribes are also featured.

Much in Demand: 200 Years of Central Virginia African American Military Service

Saturday June 20, 2009 - Saturday May 1, 2010
Legacy Museum
403 Monroe Street map it
Lynchburg, VA 24505

This exhibit traces the ways the status of African Americans in the larger society shaped their experiences in the military. Dianne Swann-Wright, director and founding curator of the Frederick Douglas - Isaac Myers Maritime Park in Baltimore, is guest curator.

The exhibit explores the following themes:

• Central Virginia's African Americans, like people of African descent living elsewhere, fought in military conflicts dating back to the American Revolution.
  
• African Americans fought racial discrimination in the military while fighting for the principles of liberty and democracy.
  
• Military service changed the lives of African Americans living in Central Virginia in significant ways.
  
• Military service expanded Central Virginia's African American military men and women's social and economic horizons.
  
• Central Virginia's African American men and women had successful experiences in the military, bringing honor to themselves, their families, and communities.

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Ornament and Simplicity: Historic Costume at Patrick Henry's Scotchtown

Friday July 10, 2009 - Sunday November 1, 2009
Scotchtown
16120 Chiswell Lane map it
Beaverdam, VA 23015

Explore how the Henry family and later residents of Scotchtown used elements of ornament and simplicity in their clothing to make statements about themselves. Themes include exploration of the relationship between clothing and identity for Patrick Henry, his family, and later residents of [his home] Scotchtown, including enslaved African Americans. More than two dozen historic garments and accessories, c. 1760-1830, will be on display including pieces from the collection of noted collector Mary Doering as well as rarely exhibited pieces from the Preservation Virginia collection. More...

"The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory"

Saturday October 10, 2009 - Sunday April 11, 2010
Virginia Historical Society
428 North Boulevard map it
Richmond, VA 23220

This exhibition is the first-ever critical analysis by a southern institution of an episode that, on the eve of the Civil War, broke open sectionalist fissures. Brown demanded that his contemporaries take a moral stance on slavery, and to this day a mention of his attack spurs debate about issues of justice, terrorism, liberation, and vigilantism. The story of Brown’s early life, his fervent religious beliefs, his turn to violence as an abolitionist in Kansas, and his Virginia raid and its aftermath will be told in the exhibition, part of the national acknowledgement of the 150th anniversary of John Brown's raid on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Contemporary reactions to the raid and to the trial and execution of John Brown will be discussed and visitors will see a display of objects and books related to the raid. See www.vahistorical.org for gallery hours and admission fees.

The Inner Life of Animals

Thursday November 5, 2009
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Virginia Tech campus
Virginia Tech, Mail Code 0247 map it
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Virginia Tech's annual "Choice and Challenges" forum takes on the different schools of scientific thought about whether animals have cognition and emotions, and subsequent questions of how the answer comes to bear on the relationships between humans and animals. For more information about "The Inner Life of Animals" and other Darwin Anniversary related events go to www.choicesandchallenges.sts.vt.edu

Choices and Challenges - The Inner Life of Animals

Thursday November 5, 2009
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Public forum on scientific controversies surrounding animal cognition, presented as part of the on-going "Choices and Challenges" series of Virginia Tech and in conjunction with the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. More...

5th Annual VABC Raucous Auction

Friday November 13, 2009
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Virginia Arts of the Book Center
977 Second Street SE (Ix Complex) map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Join us for an evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres, fun, and fundraising to benefit the VABC, a program of the VFH Center for the Book and Virginia's only public printing studio and book arts collaborative. Before the gift-giving season arrives, don't miss the dozens of unique books, prints, cards, and the unveiling of "Infinite Stakes: A Contemporary Cartomancy Deck."

Auctions at 6 pm and 7:15 pm.

Admission is free, but a $5 donation or purchase is welcome!

Up for auction will be framed art and donations from Creative Framing/Art Box, a Rare Book School class, and an apartment in Paris for a week!

Silent auction too! Lots of fun!

VABC Raucous Auction

Friday November 13, 2009
Virginia Arts of the Book
977 Second Street, SE map it
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Join us for an evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres, fun, and fundraising to benefit the VABC, a program of the VFH Center for the Book and Virginia's only public printing studio and book arts collaborative. More Info...

Eric Gary Anderson, George Mason University: On Native Southern Ground

Tuesday November 17, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
145 Ednam Drive map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Anderson is Associate Professor of English at George Mason University, where he also directs a new program in Native American and Indigenous Studies. His presentation will be drawn from his book project, On Native Southern Ground, an interdisciplinary analysis of literary texts ranging from pre-1700 southeastern captivity narratives to contemporary Native artistic and intellectual works. In bringing Native and Southern Studies together, he will discuss how Native writers and writings challenge received notions of what the South is, what it means, and even where it is. A complimentary lunch will be provided.

CD release party for Turkish musician Hüsnü Aydogdu

Sunday November 22, 2009
NRECA ballroom,
4301 Wilson Blvd map it
Arlington, VA 22203

Arlington Cultural Affairs, with support from VFH, is hosting the release party for the debut CD, Anadolu, featuring traditional Turkish music and song. Hüsnü and friends will offer a performance and discussion about their music and the making of the CD that showcases the musicians’s deep understanding of the Turkish folk music tradition, his emotive singing style and his instrumental virtuosity. For more information about this free event, call 703-228-1850, or email arts@arlingtonva.us

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