FALL ARTS EVENTS CONTENTS 3 Art Talk: Frida Kahlo 3 Online Film: Frida Kahlo 3 Search Your Family Tree 4 Art Talk: The Obama Portraits 4. African American Genealogy 5 Friday Night Series: QueensSound Ensemble 6 Art Talk: How the West was Sold 6. Native American Genealogy 7 Friday Night Series: Megan Moore and Francesco Barfoed
Art Talk
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1 p.m. Art Talk: Frida Kahlo-Her Life, Her Work presented by Louise Cella Caruso [Hybrid]
Frida Kahlo fascinates – her art is exotic, intriguing, potent, eerie; they burst their frames. Kahlo’s bold art is a reflection of her personal life from struggles to triumphs. Join us for this exciting art talk as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. This live program is also available through Zoom on the library’s website. 3
ONLINE FILM: Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary and radical artists of the 20th century. This excellent film, directed by Ella Hershon and Roberto Guerra for RM Arts and Channel 4, was made in 1983 as a celebration of her life. Access with your Freeport Memorial Library card
SEPTEMBER
Art Talk
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Art Talk– ONLINE Former First Lady, Michelle Obama by Artist Amy Sherald, (2018)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1 p.m. Art Talk: The Obama Portraits presented by Mary Vahey [VIRTUAL] From their unveiling at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in February 2018, the portraits of former President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama have become iconic and have inspired the public in many ways. Join Mary Vahey as she explores the artists who created the portaits, Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald. This virtual program is available through Zoom on the library’s website.
DISCOVER YOUR AFRICAN AMERICAN ANCESTORS USING OUR GENEALOGY DATABASES Go to our website: www.freeportlibrary.info Go to “e Resources” at the top of the page Click on “Research Databases” Select “Genealogy” on the lower left of the page
Tips for Searching Slave Ancestors 1. Slave Surnames may belong to a prior slaveholder than the current one you are searching 2. When searching the 1870 U.S. Census, subtract 10 years from your ancestor’s age to figure out how old they were in 1860. 3. Record all spelling variations of surnames and search each version 4. Look for slaveholders from the 1870 census as “Heads of Household” in the 1860 slave schedule 5. Search the Freedman’s Bureau records in Heritage Quest. The Freedman’s Bureau was established by Congress in 1865 to help slaves during the post Civil War.
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OCTOBER
Friday Night Concert Series
The Belle Sylvester Recital Series returns to the Freeport Memorial Library’s Art Season on Friday nights. Limited seating is available.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 7 p.m. Belle Sylvester Recital Series presents the QueensSound Ensemble [HYBRID] Live music is back at the library! Join us for the opening of our Friday night Arts Concert Series with the QueensSound Ensemble. Founded in 2019 by three Queens resident female performers, QueensSound Ensemble will perform as a chamber trio that includes soprano Linda Teixeira, violinist Laura Giannini and pianist Helena Kim. This live program is also available through Zoom on the library’s website.
Art Talk– ONLINE
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OCTOBER
Art Talk
Search Native American Genealogy Click below to see what’s in our library catalog
Henry Inman (American, 1801–1846). Pes-Ke-Le-Cha-Co, 1832–33.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1 p.m. Art Talk: How the West was Sold presented by Dr. Dennis Raverty [HYBRID] For 19th-century illustrators in the United States, the unfolding Western frontier was much more than just a new type of landscape to depict - it was a region that represented a myth of unfettered liberty and limitless expanding horizons to the folks back east. Artists depicted not so much the reality of the West as the myth of the West. This live program is also available through Zoom on the library’s website. 6
Map of the initial nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, from History of the Five Indian Nations Depending on the Province of New-York, by Cadwallader Colden, 1755. Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Washington, D.C.
Friday Night Concert Series
The Belle Sylvester Recital Series returns to the Freeport Memorial Library’s Art Season on Friday nights. Limited seating is available. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 7 p.m. Belle Sylvester Recital Series presents the Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano and pianist, Fracesco Barfoed [HYBRID] represented by the YCA Artists Join us for the continuation of our Friday night Arts Concert Series with award winning, mezzo-soprano, Megan Moore. As a part of our theme Journey: Honoring our Ancestors the program will explore home and identity from the personal vantage point of the artists. The recital will include works by Swedish works by Sibelius and American works by Undine Moore. This live program is also available through Zoom on the library’s website. 7
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