2020-2021 Series
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Retrospect Spirit of a People
February 11, 2021, 7 PM
Produced through an Arts Council of Rockland grant, Collette V. Fournier's "Retrospective: Spirit of a People" is a historic embodiment of four decades of her photography archives. This 1.5 hour presentation with Q & A at the end, takes the viewer from black & white to color imagery, and from film to digital capture. Fournier explores The Amistad, from Mystic Seaport to Nova Scotia; Post Hurricane Katrina; Travels to West Africa; & her community.
February 11, 2021, 7 PM
Produced through an Arts Council of Rockland grant, Collette V. Fournier's "Retrospective: Spirit of a People" is a historic embodiment of four decades of her photography archives. This 1.5 hour presentation with Q & A at the end, takes the viewer from black & white to color imagery, and from film to digital capture. Fournier explores The Amistad, from Mystic Seaport to Nova Scotia; Post Hurricane Katrina; Travels to West Africa; & her community.
These Ghosts Are Family: Discussion with the Author
February 17, 2021, 7 PM
Join us to discuss Maisy Card's acclaimed debut novel These Ghosts are Family. The author will be joining this virtual book group to read from her book, answer questions, and illuminate her writing process.
February 17, 2021, 7 PM
Join us to discuss Maisy Card's acclaimed debut novel These Ghosts are Family. The author will be joining this virtual book group to read from her book, answer questions, and illuminate her writing process.
Madame C.J. Walker
February 23, 2021, 7 PM
Join lecturer Rick Feingold to learn about the life and times of Madame C. J. Walker, the first African-American self-made millionaire in the United States. Born in 19th Century Louisiana to formerly enslaved people, Sarah Breedlove was an inventor, business owner, beauty school founder, philanthropist, and social justice activist.
February 23, 2021, 7 PM
Join lecturer Rick Feingold to learn about the life and times of Madame C. J. Walker, the first African-American self-made millionaire in the United States. Born in 19th Century Louisiana to formerly enslaved people, Sarah Breedlove was an inventor, business owner, beauty school founder, philanthropist, and social justice activist.
Meet Preston Powell: the Bruce Lee of Loose Tea
Thursday, April 22, 2020, 7 PM
An evening with Preston Powell, tea sommelier, sensei, entrepreneur, music impresario and grandson of civil rights icon Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Preston will discuss how the business of music and martial arts inform his Teagevity brand, the benefits of tea drinking, how to make a perfect cup of tea and his plans to preserve the legacy of his grandfather. Discussion led by Nyack Farmer's Market manager Bill Batson.
Thursday, April 22, 2020, 7 PM
An evening with Preston Powell, tea sommelier, sensei, entrepreneur, music impresario and grandson of civil rights icon Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Preston will discuss how the business of music and martial arts inform his Teagevity brand, the benefits of tea drinking, how to make a perfect cup of tea and his plans to preserve the legacy of his grandfather. Discussion led by Nyack Farmer's Market manager Bill Batson.
Juneteenth Series - More information coming soon!
June 10, 2021, 7 PM - Book Discussion: The Ex-Slave's Fortune by Dr. Lori Martin
June 15, 2021, 7 PM - Mount Gulian-- James F. Brown from Slave to Citizen
June 16, 2021, 7 PM - Urban Renewal & the African-American Community in Nyack/Past/Present/Future
June 26, 2021 - Juneteenth Celebration
June 10, 2021, 7 PM - Book Discussion: The Ex-Slave's Fortune by Dr. Lori Martin
June 15, 2021, 7 PM - Mount Gulian-- James F. Brown from Slave to Citizen
June 16, 2021, 7 PM - Urban Renewal & the African-American Community in Nyack/Past/Present/Future
June 26, 2021 - Juneteenth Celebration