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Robert Cargo FOLK ART GALLERY Self-taught, visionary, and outsider artists of the South African-American quilts• Haitian spirit flags
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Unless otherwise specified, all programs are held at the American Folk Art Museum,45 West 53rd Street, New York City. Programs are open to the public, and admission fees vary. For more information, please call the education department at 212/265-1040, ext. 102, or pick up the museum's Public Programs Brochure.
September 15 to November 15,2004 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
An exhibition featuring selected works by Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Roger Rice, Fred Webster, Sandra Rice, Son Ford Thomas, Albert Freeman, Sam Martin, Larry Hamm, Artist Chucicie Williams, and others. Please join us for a weekend reception in our new Main Line Philadelphia location Saturday, October 2nd, lpm to 4pm Sunday, October 3rd, lpm to 4pm Open at other times by appointment only. www.cargofolkart.com Caroline Cargo • 110 Darby Road • Paoli, PA 19301 info@cargofolkart.com • 610-240-9528
MUSIC An Evening ofPiedmont Blues: Carolina Slim and Chris Cook Friday, Oct. 29 6:30-8:00 PM 1,10; $7 members,seniors, and students Carolina Slim is a veteran of the traditional Piedmont blues guitar style. He has played with masters like B.B. King, Big Maybelle, and John Lee Hooker; tonight he will be joined by friend Chris Cook. Refreshments will be served. FILM AND MUSIC
Songs in the Key ofZ Friday, Nov. 12 6:00-7:30 PM $10; 17 members,seniors, and students Irwin Chusid, author of Songs in the Key ofZ:The Curious Universe of Outsider Music, will present an evening of outsider music videos and discussion.
"Masterpieces of American Jewelry," hosted by the American Folk Art Museum; and the Museum of Arts & Design's "Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design, 1904-2004" and "Treasures from the Vault." Light refreshments will be served throughout the day. AFTERNOON PROGRAMS
Let's Talk Folk Art Tuesdays, 12:30 PM This slide-talk series takes place at the Donnell Library Center,20 West 53rd Street; admission is free Women in American Folk Art Oct. 26 Lee Kogan The Contemporary Objects Represented in "Folk Art Revealed" Nov.9 Brooke Davis Anderson Feeling Blue? Dec. 14 Stacy C. Hollander
STUDY DAY
Inspired Design:Jewelry Through the Ages Friday, Dec. 3 12:30-6:00 PM $125; $100 members,seniors, and students This day's events will focus on the themes offine and costume jewelry. Following a lecture at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture,join museum curators and experts for a full day ofintimate tours offour distinctive jewelry exhibitions: Bard's "The Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry";
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ANNUAL QUILT WEEKEND
In honor of Cuesta Benberry Friday, Oct. 1,10:00 Am-4:00 PM Saturday, Oct.2,9:00-11:00 AM Quilt workshops,guided tours, and demonstrations by area quilt guilds For more information, seepage 27. GALLERY TOURS
Take a Break for Folk Art Thursdays, noon-1:00 PM Contemporary Objects Represented in"Folk Art Revealed" Oct.28,Nov. 18,Dec.9,Jan. 13 Brooke Davis Anderson