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SUMMARY:Museum on Main Street in Alamosa
DESCRIPTION:Colorado Humanities will tour “Crossroads: Change in Rural America\,” a Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) exhibit to 10 Colorado communities August 2023 to December 2024. The exhibit takes a broad look at the characteristics of rural America\, how an attraction to and interaction with the land formed the basis of rural America\, and how these communities and small towns evolve. It also highlights how change has transformed rural America and how rural Americans are evolving for the future. \nThe exhibition in Alamosa opens at the San Luis Valley Museum\, 401 Hunt Ave #2658\, Alamosa\, CO 81101\, on October 16\, 2023 and will be on view through November 25\, 2023 before moving to the other communities. \nAbout “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” \n“Crossroads” explores how rural American communities changed in the 20th century. Currently\, most of the United States landscape remains rural with only 3.5% of the landmass considered urban. Since 1900\, the percentage of Americans living in rural areas dropped from 60% to 17%. The exhibition looks at that remarkable societal change and how rural Americans responded. \nAmericans have relied on rural crossroads for generations. These places where people gather to exchange goods\, services\, culture\, and engage in political and community discussions are an important part of our cultural fabric. Despite the massive economic and demographic impacts brought on by these changes\, America’s small towns continue to creatively focus on new opportunities for growth and development. \n‘Crossroads’ allows us to reflect on Alamosa\, Colorado’s history\, present and future and we are excited to explore what the future may hold for our community\,” said Jeff Myers\, San Luis Valley Museum Director. “We want to convene conversations about what makes our community unique and have developed a local exhibit\, public programs and facilitated conversations to complement the Smithsonian exhibition.” Please join us for the Grand Opening of the exhibit on October 20\, 2023 at 7 p.m.\, which will include an introduction to the exhibit from Keynote Speaker Dr. Ed Crowther. Other free events to welcome the start of the exhibit include a focus group to facilitate community conversations and a viewing of the film The Five States of Colorado on September 22 at 6 p.m.; another community conversation then film “Glenn Miller Orchestra” on September 29 at 6 p.m.; and a final community conversation then live performance from the “SLV Community Band” on October 6 at 6 p.m. All events will be held at the San Luis Valley Museum.
URL:https://coloradohumanities.org/event/museum-on-main-street-in-alamosa/
LOCATION:San Luis Valley Museum\, 401 Hunt Ave #2658\, Alamosa\, 81101\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,Museum on Main Street
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SUMMARY:Mary Shelley Speaks and Frankenstein Lives Again
DESCRIPTION:It’s October\, and we celebrate with a visit by Mary Shelly. Teen-age mother\, behind-the-scenes supporter of social reform\, romantic\, and scholar\, English writer Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) may be best known as the author of Frankenstein\, but there is much more to be learned about her\, both personally and psychologically. As Mary reveals her process as an author in creating Frankenstein\, you learn how she viewed the world around her and how\, in turn\, the world treated her. \nIn addition to a compelling personal story which would make many articles in The National Enquirer seem tame\, Mary Shelley’s work raises ethical questions that are\, if anything\, more pertinent today than they were in her lifetime. Is humankind morally capable of managing its technological creations? What responsibility do we collectively hold in caring for abandoned members of society? Mary Shelley raises these questions within the context of having lived most of her life as an outsider. \nSusan Marie Frontczak brings history and literature to life\, creates stories from thin air\, and hones personal experience into tales worth telling again and again. She was invited to create a living history of Mary Shelley in connection with a nationally traveling exhibit on Frankenstein. The exhibit was developed as a collaboration between the American Library Association and the U.S. National Library of Medicine. For Susan Marie\, learning about Mary Shelley became a journey into the creative process. She bears witness to how Shelley’s own personal experiences inform a story that seems\, from the outside\, a fantastical invention. Mary’s imagination sublimates suffering into a challenge\, probing what it means to be human. \nFurthermore\, for Susan Marie\, Frankenstein represents coming full circle: In her early life\, she delighted in the magical and supernatural of fairy tales. This was supplanted for a number of years by a career in the sciences and engineering. Frankenstein brings her back to the supernatural\, albeit transformed into the possible by today’s tech wizardry and shadowed by the question mark of bioethical responsibility. \nThis program is hosted by Jefferson Humanists\, a chapter of the American Humanist Association. \n\nSCHEDULE \nWe will serve appetizers from 4:00 to 4:30\, then start the program. A small donation is suggested for the food\, and wine will be served for a $3 donation. The program will include announcements and a Humanist Moment before the presentation begins. \nWe hope to see you at 4:00 pm\, on Sunday\, October 22\, at Jefferson Unitarian Church! It is an in-person-only event.\n—————————————————————————————————\n“The beginning is always today.” – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
URL:https://coloradohumanities.org/event/mary-shelley-speaks-and-frankenstein-lives-again/
LOCATION:Jefferson Unitarian Church\, 14350 W. 32nd Ave.\, Golden\, CO\, 80401\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,History Speakers Bureau
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