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Legacy - 2003
Kickoff Breakfast Author of Swim With The Dolphins, When Money Isn't Enough, and her April release, What Queen Esther Knew: Business Advice From a Biblical Sage. Connie Glaser is a best-selling author and one of the country’s leading authorities on women in business. As a consultant to some of America’s most prestigious corporations, Connie’s client list includes Bank One, Deloitte & Touche, Ameritech, AT&T, Time Warner, Xerox, Forbes, National Association of Women Business Owners, and the U.S. Navy. The theme for Legacy 2003 is Building for the Future, Based on Past Legacies! Join the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council in honoring the 2003 Legacy Lights, women from west Michigan who have made an impact in the community. Thursday, February 27, 7:30 am, Frederik Meijer Gardens Sponsored by the Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council Ms. Glaser’s books will be available for purchase and signing after her presentation. Calendar of Events The Legacy 2003 theme is Building for the Future, Based on Past Legacies! Thursday, January 30 Polish Heritage Society Essay Contest, a competition for all Kent County secondary school students. Essays must be a minimum of 1,000 words and discuss how a Polish Heritage woman influenced the writer. The first prize is $500 cash. Prizes will be presented on March 9, International Women’s Day. Women and the Economy, presentation by Heidi Hartman. Saturday, February 1 Leagues of Their Own. The program tells the history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the Negro Leagues. Wednesday, February 12 Rise Above, presentation by Veronica Chambers. A frank, honest talk about knocking out the “isms” – racism and sexism. Award-winning author of the upcoming book Having it All? Black Women and Success, as well as the best-sellers Mama’s Girl, Amistad Rising: A story of Freedom, and Marisol and Magdalena: The Sound of Sisterhood. Chambers is a former executive editor of Savoy magazine, a former associate editor of Newsweek, and has interviewed everyone from Tupac Shakur and Dave Matthews to Janet Jackson and Oprah Winfrey. Thursday, February 20 In A Different Voice: 20 Years Later. Women’s development over the past 20 years, a lecture by Dr. Carol Gilligan, psychologist and novelist. Friday, February 21 MSU Political Leadership Program. This program features speakers Karen Hughes from the George Bush Administration and Dee Dee Meyers from the Clinton Administration. Sunday, February 23 Art History Mini-Series lecture, Public Personae: The Art of Display, presenter Sue Eberle. Thursday, February 27 Kickoff Breakfast, keynoter Connie Glaser, author. Gender and Leadership: A Series of Discussions Honoring the Vision of Helen Kendall, presented by Beverly Russell, President, Beverly Russell Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA. March (dates to be determined) City-wide Contest for Grand Rapids Students – Posters and Essays Honoring Women’s History. Over 20,000 Grand Rapids Public Schools’ students will be given the opportunity to win cash prizes by submitting essays and posters about Women’s History. Prizes to be awarded in three grade levels: grades 4, 5 and 6; grades 7, 8 and 9; and grades 10, 11 and 12. Each grade level will be awarded three prizes for best poster and three prizes for best essay. Saturday, March 1 Hinamatsuri: The Festival of Dolls, It is also called Girl’s Day Festival, but celebrated by all children. Hinamatsuri is the day on which wishes are expressed for the future happiness of girls. Today visitors will explore with artist Le Tran this Japanese holiday as they create their own paper dolls to insure the future happiness of the children in their life. Also join Calvin College students on a gallery talk. Women Sculptors from All Angles, A slide lecture on women sculptors in the Sculpture Park and demonstrations by four Grand Rapids women sculptors. Demonstration by Anna Greidanus Probes from Calvin College. Sunday, March 2 Seasons of Strength: Women Songs. Vocal music composed by women will be sung by the Grand Rapids Women’s Chorus and the Chorale and Honors Chamber Choir of the West Michigan Academy of Music for Girls. Monday, March 3 Doing Women’s History on the WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin, a series of conversations on the state of the art. Most Influential Women in West Michigan, a lecture by Mary Sue Coleman, President, The University of Michigan. The Grand Rapids Business Journal will honor 50 of West Michigan’s most influential women at a luncheon at Frederik Meijer Gardens. Women who will be recognized are at the helm of businesses, academia, affecting change in their community, giving of themselves and their time through charitable organizations and providing leadership through board appointments. Tuesday, March 4 The History and Impact of Title IX, presented by Diane Madsen. Wednesday, March 5 Hystory Girls: Today’s Girls Reading Historical Fiction. The program features a panel of girls discussing recent historical fiction written for girls about girls of the past. National Women’s History Month Film Night: Elizabeth.. The program features a panel of girls discussing recent historical fiction written for girls about girls of the past. Soar, Sor Juana, a staged reading introducing Sor Juana (1651-1695), a poet, playwright, nun living in Mexico City, often referred to as the First Feminist of the Americas. Soar, Sor Juana is a two-act drama about the tribulations of the extraordinary poet, playwright, musician, and intellectual nun. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), living and working from a convent located in the heart of Mexico City. Thursday, March 6 Women Composers presented by Barbara Witham McGargar
Barbara Witham McGargar is Director of the College Chorus at Aquinas College and Chairperson of the Aquinas College Music Department. She is a native of Grand Rapids with degrees from Aquinas and The University of Michigan. She has been teaching at Aquinas since 1987. She is a featured vocal artist in every venue that West Michigan has to offer.
Gender and Leadership: A Series of Discussions Honoring the Vision of Helen Kendall, presented by Paula Fogarty, President and CEO, Kindel Furniture.
Farm Wives, presenter, Nelle Frisch. Farm wives are the subject of Nelle Frisch’s program. Certainly farm life and those who lived the life are one of the backbones of US culture and society. Nelle explores the subject for Women’s History month to give us a picture of a part of our country’s heritage and base. Today, farm wives may live different lives but the basics are still the makeup of small towns and communities across the country. Nelle traveled the state to record and comment on different celebrations of crops and the growth of certain items. From that study and travel, a cookbook evolved from many of the interviews. Soar, Sor Juana, a staged reading introducing Sor Juana (1651-1695), a poet, playwright, nun living in Mexico City, often referred to as the First Feminist of the Americas. Soar, Sor Juana is a two-act drama about the tribulations of the extraordinary poet, playwright, musician, and intellectual nun. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), living and working from a convent located in the heart of Mexico City. Thursday, March 6 – Sunday, March 30 Women Make a Difference “Drawing New Lines”, the 5th Annual Girl Scout Art Show. The Girl Scout Art Show is a community celebration, featuring multi-media artwork created by a diverse group of local female artists in honor of Women’s History Month and the valuable contributions women make to communities throughout the world. This year’s theme is “Drawing New Lines.’ with each of the twenty artists creating two pieces of artwork representative of her interpretation of the theme. Friday, March 7 Soar, Sor Juana, a staged reading introducing Sor Juana (1651-1695), a poet, playwright, nun living in Mexico City, often referred to as the First Feminist of the Americas. Soar, Sor Juana is a two-act drama about the tribulations of the extraordinary poet, playwright, musician, and intellectual nun. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), living and working from a convent located in the heart of Mexico City. Saturday, March 8 Mother-Daughter Book Discussion and Tea, facilitator, Sue Garza. Mothers and daughters (age 12 and older) are invited to read a book together and join us at the library for refreshments and lots of good book talking. Pick up copies of the featured title at the checkout desk. Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris. In celebration of our exhibition, “Paris in 1890,” GRAM will host a day to recognize the woman who brought impressionism to the United States. The UICA dance troupe directed by Melissa Chapman will entertain us “Mary Cassatt style.” Marti DeKorver, a local artist, will lead guests in an art activity inspired by this great woman artist. Women Sculptors from All Angles. A slide lecture on women sculptors in the Sculpture Park and demonstrations by four Grand Rapids women sculptors, Demonstration by Mary Lamson-Burke from Grandville Avenue Academy for the Arts. Mother-Daughter Book Discussion and Tea, facilitator, Terry Glass. Mothers and daughters (age 12 and older) are invited to read a book together and join us at the library for refreshments and lots of good book talking. Pick up copies of the featured title at the checkout desk. Sunday, March 9 International Women’s Day Monday, March 10 Doing Women’s History on the WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin, a series of conversations on the state of the art. Tuesday, March 11 Early Bloomers. Early Bloomers is a historical presentation about women in sport written and presented by Karla Wolters. Ms. Wolters, an Associate Professor at Hope College, presents a theatrical program introducing the audience to four female pioneers in Sport History. These remarkable women include Mary Outerbridge, the first person to bring tennis to America; Senda Berenson, who was instrumental in developing women’s basketball; Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel; and Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the best female athlete in the first half of the 20th century. The program is being held in conjunction with an exhibition entitled “Leagues of Their Own” which tells the history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the Negro Leagues (see listing above). Her Passion to Play: A Historical Presentation About Women in Baseball. In this historical presentation, Karla Wolters tells the audience the stories of four women who played ball – 1908 until 1994. She introduces the audience to four female baseball players, in costume and with props. Portrayed are Alta Weiss (1908) an early professional ball player; Maud Nelson (1924) a barnstorming player and team owner; Ruth Richard (1954) catcher for the Rockford Peaches; and Julie Croteau (1994) a professional baseball player for the Silver Bullets Baseball Team. The program is being held in conjunction with an exhibition entitled “Leagues of Their Own” which tells the history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the Negro Leagues (see listing above). Wednesday, March 12 Women’s Resource Center Employer Recognition Awards Conference and Luncheon, keynote speaker Lynn Martin. For the past 14 years, Women’s Resource Center has celebrated the advancement of women in the workplace by recognizing progressive West Michigan employers with the Employer Recognition Awards during Women’s History Month. The conference and luncheon celebrate employers who have played a historical role advancing women in the workplace. Part of women’s advancement can be attributed to workplace strategies that create opportunities for women to break through the “glass ceiling.” Keynote speaker, Lynn Martin, former U. S. Secretary of Labor, has worked to shatter a few glass ceilings in the political and private sectors. Andrew Comstock. The Ladies Literary Club will celebrate historical women’s issues with Anna Bates, Assistant Professor of History at Aquinas College. Miss Bates will bring us information on Andrew Comstock who wrote on abortion issues in 19th Century America and other gender implications of laws in the 1800’s. Our historical perspective can always expand and Miss Bates will help us explore the background which underlies our words and deeds in 2002. Herstory. This is the third in a series of presentations by exceptional GVSU women telling their own stories in their own words. FOCUS on Sacred Choices, presented by Dr. Daniel MaGuire. FOCUS will give a historical perspective on women’s rights within a religious context by exploring the right to reproductive choice in ten world religions. With wit and wisdom, Dr. Maguire will share his insights about religious faith and reproductive choice at Planned Parenthood’s 10th annual FOCUS event. From Mao to Sesame Street: One Woman’s Journey through the Cultural Revolution, Best selling author of Red Azalea, Katherine, Becoming Madame Mao, and Wild Ginger, Anchee Min was born and raised in Communist China. She was taught to write “Long live Chairman Mao” before she was taught to write her own name. She joined the Red Guard, Mao’s notorious youth group, in order to escape being beaten and persecuted. In 1984, Min immigrated to the United States and started learning English by watching Sesame Street. Within ten years, she had not only written her best-selling memoir, Red Azalea, she had also published three other novels. Min is now working on her fifth book Empress Orchid—The Life of China’s Last Imperial Ruler. Thursday, March 13 Women’s Tea Party – Reviving Traditions of Women’s Action. The event brings together women activists, teachers, and students to participate in a centuries-old tradition of combining tea parties with discussions of literature, politics, and reform. Gay Nineties Grand Rapids and Eulabee Dix: Launching a Larger-Than-Life Painter of Miniatures. Nancy H. Clouse is a painter, art historian, and Grand Rapids Community College Faculty Emeritus Award Winner. She will use slides to illustrate the colorful career of Eulabee Dix. Initiated in turn-of-century Grand Rapids, her career quickly assumed theatrical proportion. Painter and painted, Eluabee Dix was a beauty in the beauty business whose miniatures of the famous (Ethel Barrymore, Mark Twain, Daisy, Countess of Warwick among them) help revive a centuries-old tradition of art. Saturday, March 15 Quilt Discovery Day, West Michigan Quilters’ Guild, in cooperation with the Public Museum of Grand Rapids, is holding this Quilt Discovery Day as a project of the Michigan Quilt Project administered by the Michigan State University Museum. The purpose is to document quilts made, or owned, by Michiganders, specifically in this case, West Michiganders, and includes both antique and contemporary quilts. Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Michigan Women’s Studies Association, luncheon and reception. Work and Gender Film Festival. A series of films examining Gender and Work including Hollywood films and documentaries. Women Sculptors from All Angles. A slide lecture on women sculptors in the Sculpture Park and demonstrations by four Grand Rapids women sculptors, Demonstration by Daleene Menning from Grand Valley State University. Farm Wives. presenter, Nelle Frisch. Farm wives are the subject of Nelle Frisch’s program. Certainly farm life and those who lived the life are one of the backbones of US culture and society. Nelle explores the subject for Women’s History month to give us a picture of a part of our country’s heritage and base. Today, farm wives may live different lives but the basics are still the makeup of small towns and communities across the country. Nelle traveled the state to record and comment on different celebrations of crops and the growth of certain items. From that study and travel, a cookbook evolved from many of the interviews. Mother-Daughter Book Discussion and Tea, facilitator, Barb DeYoung. Mothers and daughters (age 12 and older) are invited to read a book together and join us at the library for refreshments and lots of good book talking. Pick up copies of the featured title at the checkout desk. St. Cecilia Eight Piano Concert, this popular Grand Rapids multiple grand piano tradition, the fulfillment of a dream of Mrs. Eber Irwin, was premiered by eight women in 1940. The Eight Piano Concert of 2003 represents the eleventh in the procession of these memorable events in the History of St. Cecilia Music Society, the venerable Grand Rapids music anchor that was itself started in 1883 by a group of women with vision. The idea for Eight Piano Concert had its inception when Mrs. Eber Irwin, a former board member at St. Cecilia, returned from the South in the late 1930’s filled with enthusiasm about an ensemble of pianos in concert there. She persuaded the talented pianists of St. Cecilia to organize a performance group. Sunday, March 16 Women’s History Month Sacred Music Celebration. Women have written their concept of God in sacred music through the years. This musical will exhibit those songs written by women and sung by local female artists. Mrs. Vernita Perry, Music Director for St. Luke’s AMEZ Church, is primary musician. Mrs. Veruynca Williams, Music Director for Pilgrim Rest Baptist, is vocal director. Ms Kim Jerigan and Ms Jean Pittmon from the Grand Rapids Public Schools, are coordinators of music. Special guests will include: Ms. Mona Sallee, Mrs. Cassandra Carter, Mrs. Cathy Barrow Williams, Mrs. Kathy Curry, Mrs. Pamela Tardy, Mrs. Glenda Parks. History compiled by Dr. Diane White, Ph.D, Chair of Vocal Music Department at Howard University in Washington DC. St. Cecilia Eight Piano Concert, this popular Grand Rapids multiple grand piano tradition, the fulfillment of a dream of Mrs. Eber Irwin, was premiered by eight women in 1940. The Eight Piano Concert of 2003 represents the eleventh in the procession of these memorable events in the History of St. Cecilia Music Society, the venerable Grand Rapids music anchor that was itself started in 1883 by a group of women with vision. The idea for Eight Piano Concert had its inception when Mrs. Eber Irwin, a former board member at St. Cecilia, returned from the South in the late 1930’s filled with enthusiasm about an ensemble of pianos in concert there. She persuaded the talented pianists of St. Cecilia to organize a performance group. Celebrating Women in Ministry, a worship event celebrating women in church leadership. This event will celebrate, through art and worship, the many ways women are in leadership in the church. Through music, liturgical dance, paintings and prayer, this event will be a true celebration of the gifts women are bringing to the church. A reception featuring the artwork of Liz DeBraber, Traveling Exhibit of Eight Embroidered Paintings, will follow. Monday, March 17 Work and Gender – Festival 2003, a three-day event that examines the intersection of work and gender. Includes student and faculty presentations and performances, awards ceremony, and keynote address by Stephanie Coontz. Doing Women’s History on the WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin. Grand Valley State University Women’s Center Grand Opening, Katha Kissman, GVSU Alumna and former president/CEO of Leadership America, addresses the significance of networking and collaboration for women’s success in higher education and business. Tuesday, March 18 Work and Gender – Festival 2003, a three-day event that examines the intersection of work and gender. Includes student and faculty presentations and performances, awards ceremony, and keynote address by Stephanie Coontz. La Violencia in Historical Perspective: Implications for an Analysis of the Contemporary Conflict in Cuba, presenter Dr. Mary Roldan, History Department, Cornell University. Women, Voices of the Land, a performance by Colombian singer and song writer Claudia Gomez. A panel discussion on Colombia Today with Dr. Mary Roldan, Cornell University and members of the West Michgian Colombian community. A reception will follow. Mother-Daughter Book Discussion and Tea, facilitator, Sue Vanderveen. Mothers and daughters (age 12 and older) are invited to read a book together and join us at the library for refreshments and lots of good book talking. Pick up copies of the featured title at the checkout desk. Poetry of the Immigrant: A Woman’s Search for Self in the History of Her Family, presented by Linda Nemic-Foster. Wednesday, March 19 Work and Gender – Festival 2003, a three-day event that examines the intersection of work and gender. Includes student and faculty presentations and performances, awards ceremony, and keynote address by Stephanie Coontz. Women’s Festival Keynote Speaker – Stephanie Coontz. Coontz, a leading family historian, will engage the GVSU and larger community with a talk titled “Half the Workforce Doesn’t Have Wife: Work-Life Issues in the new Millennium” Thursday, March 20 Absolutely Incredible Kid Day.
Sponsored by Campfire Boys and Girls Diversity Conference: Diversity: A Celebration of Unity Through Differences, keynote speaker, Alison Stewart, whose topic is “New Ground in News”. Alison is a case study in how to aggressively pursue your dreams. After graduating from Brown University, Alison worked as music director for WBRU, the nation’s largest commercial college radio station. At the same time, she hosted PBS’s Act Against Racism Campaign, anchored the news for WHTZ Radio in New York, and served as a contributing writer for Swing magazine. She was recently the host of ABC’s award winning late-night news show World News Now. Prior to her 3 years at WNN, she was a special correspondent for CBS and reported for the Evening News, Sunday Morning and 48 Hours. Stewart recently left her position at ABC (for more humane working hours) and is currently working as a freelance reporter for several of the major networks. American Women’s History, an overview by Margaret (Peggy) Bendroth,
a Professor of History at Calvin College. She has read and studied broadly in the field of American women’s history, and is the author of several books and numerous articles on the subject. This year she co-published, with her colleague Virginia Brereton, a collection of essays entitled “Women and Twentieth Century Protestantism.” She is a board member of the Western Women’s Studies Council and Chair of Gender Studies program at Calvin College. Gender and Leadership: A Series of Discussions Honoring the Vision of Helen Kendall, presented by Rose Ochi, Vice President, Los Angeles Police Commission and former Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Sojournors, the three women depicted in history. Included are a Native American, African American and Hispanic who have made, are making and will make their mark in history. Tongue of a Bird, A poetic and lyrical play of loss and motherhood and yearning for release, set in the Adirondack Mountains as a young woman search-and-rescue pilot hunts for a young girl kidnapped while on an outing. The play moves from the harsh reality of the search to the fragmentary nightmare world where the past intrudes on the present. Actress and playwright, Ellen McLaughlin is the author of Tongue of a Bird. Local actress-playwright-director, Jean Read Bahle, will direct the play. The cast will be comprised of all women, telling this story of mothers and daughters. This contemporary tale penetrates to the heart of a woman’s search for identity. Friday, March 21 Women’s Summit Panel Discussion. Legacy 2003 Women in Motion, dinner and program showing women in the labor movement, past-present-future. Gilda Radner: The Lady, The Legacy, presenter Gilda’s brother Michael. Join Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids for an in-depth look at the life of Gilda Radner and a discussion with her brother, Michael. She was the queen of comedy in the founding cast of Saturday Night Live; yet, Gilda left an even more important legacy after her death from cancer in 1989. Come for this important look at a truly incredible lady, whose spirit is still very much alive. Tongue of a Bird. A poetic and lyrical play of loss and motherhood and yearning for release, set in the Adirondack Mountains as a young woman search-and-rescue pilot hunts for a young girl kidnapped while on an outing. The play moves from the harsh reality of the search to the fragmentary nightmare world where the past intrudes on the present. Actress and playwright, Ellen McLaughlin is the author of Tongue of a Bird. Local actress-playwright-director, Jean Read Bahle, will direct the play. The cast will be comprised of all women, telling this story of mothers and daughters. This contemporary tale penetrates to the heart of a woman’s search for identity. The Legacy of African American Women: From Africa to Harlem; Color Voices Colored! Color Voices Colored traces the experiences and contributions of African American Women throughout this historical period. “We are the VOICES of the Harlem Renaissance.” The program will take the audience on a journey through the eyes, voices, and hearts of the Women of the Harlem Renaissance. This production will consist of a series of vignettes enhanced by music, dance, prose/poetry and visual presentations. Color Voices Colored presents the breadth, depth, artistry and vision of those African American Women who helped to breathe beauty and vitality into the rebirth of creativity in African American people. Most importantly, Color Voices Colored will bring to the audience an awareness, sensitivity and appreciation of the major contributions of African American women to America’s world of art and expression. Saturday, March 22 Women’s History Alive: Chewing Gum Junk Shop, presenter, Sandra Hansen. Exuberant laughter is business as usual for Midge in this audience participation program. Join in the silliness with hula dancing, songs, sign language and a touch of magic as you learn about seven famous twentieth century women. Women’s History Alive: Kate’s Pants, presenter, Sandra Hansen. This is a delightful introduction to women’s history. Through a magical book and layering of clothes, audiences become acquainted with important women such as Amelia Bloomer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, and Mrs. Sydney Savory Buckman. Travel through time as dress reform is interwoven through the women’s rights movement of the past 150 years. Poodles and Pliés: How the French Women Live. Members of The Grand Rapids Ballet Company will entertain guests today as visitors embark on a journey to uncover the lives of French women. Guests will be invited to learn more about these women’s lives by examining the women in our exhibition, “Paris in 1890,” and listening to the gallery talk. This day will also include a chance for visitors to make their own French poodle with the help of artist Lori Coffman. Women’s History Alive: Workshop, presenter, Sandra Hansen. Learn more about famous women in history through this hands on workshop. Students get to write a skit, wear costumes and perform. Each student will receive a biography card about a woman in history. From that information in their small group they will design and perform a skit. Farm Wives, presenter, Nelle Frisch. Farm wives are the subject of Nelle Frisch’s program. Certainly farm life and those who lived the life are one of the backbones of US culture and society. Nelle explores the subject for Women’s History month to give us a picture of a part of our country’s heritage and base. Today, farm wives may live different lives but the basics are still the makeup of small towns and communities across the country. Nelle traveled the state to record and comment on different celebrations of crops and the growth of certain items. From that study and travel, a cookbook evolved from many of the interviews. Women Sculptors from All Angles. A slide lecture on women sculptors in the Sculpture Park and demonstrations by four Grand Rapids women sculptors. “Women Sculptors in the Sculpture Park” slide and lecture by Sue Eberle, Kendall College of Art and Design. Learn about the women sculptors in the Sculpture Park – their historical context, their impact on art history, their struggles and challenges, and the significance of their work. Tongue of a Bird. A poetic and lyrical play of loss and motherhood and yearning for release, set in the Adirondack Mountains as a young woman search-and-rescue pilot hunts for a young girl kidnapped while on an outing. The play moves from the harsh reality of the search to the fragmentary nightmare world where the past intrudes on the present. Actress and playwright, Ellen McLaughlin is the author of Tongue of a Bird. Local actress-playwright-director, Jean Read Bahle, will direct the play. The cast will be comprised of all women, telling this story of mothers and daughters. This contemporary tale penetrates to the heart of a woman’s search for identity. The Legacy of African American Women: From Africa to Harlem; Color Voices Colored! Color Voices Colored traces the experiences and contributions of African American Women throughout this historical period. “We are the VOICES of the Harlem Renaissance.” The program will take the audience on a journey through the eyes, voices, and hearts of the Women of the Harlem Renaissance. This production will consist of a series of vignettes enhanced by music, dance, prose/poetry and visual presentations. Color Voices Colored presents the breadth, depth, artistry and vision of those African American Women who helped to breathe beauty and vitality into the rebirth of creativity in African American people. Most importantly, Color Voices Colored will bring to the audience an awareness, sensitivity and appreciation of the major contributions of African American women to America’s world of art and expression. Sunday, March 23 The First Thing I Recollect is My love for My Mother: Slavery, Black Women and Sisterhood, presented by Daina Ramey Berry. The presentation explores the meaning and significance of female relationships during slavery. The mother/daughter, grandmother, granddaughter connections are examined to discover the ways women leaned on one another to survive. Daina Ramey Berry attended college and graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles. Upon receiving her bachelor’s degree in History, she went on to complete a masters degree at the Center for African American Studies at UCLA. As a master’s student she began researching the female slave experience in the US, Caribbean, and South Africa. Daina Ramey Berry, Phd, is an Assistant Professor of History at MSU. She received her doctorate in 1968. Monday, March 24 Doing Women’s History on the WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin, a series of conversations on the state of the art. One Half A Century Plus Two Celebrating Women in Politics in Kent County, The Gerald R. Ford Republican Women’s Club (formerly Kent County Republican Women’s Club) was founded in 1951. As a member of the unit Club, you are automatically a member of the National Federation of Republican Women founded in 1938 and the Republican Women’s Federation of Michigan founded in 1925. The goal of all 3 organizations is education, teaching Republican women how to be more actively involved in the political process. Tuesday, March 25 Bishop Desmond Tutu. Bishop Tutu will concentrate his presentation on human rights. Wednesday, March 26 Why Women Matter: The Path to Leadership, presented by Marie Wilson, Director of the White House Project. Witnessing and Testifying: Black Women, Religion and Civil Rights, presented by Rosetta E. Ross, the McVay Associate Professor of Eithics at United Theological Seminary. Why Women Matter – the Path to Leadership, presented by Marie Wilson, Director of the White House Project. Farm Wives, presenter, Nelle Frisch. Farm wives are the subject of Nelle Frisch’s program. Certainly farm life and those who lived the life are one of the backbones of US culture and society. Nelle explores the subject for Women’s History month to give us a picture of a part of our country’s heritage and base. Today, farm wives may live different lives but the basics are still the makeup of small towns and communities across the country. Nelle traveled the state to record and comment on different celebrations of crops and the growth of certain items. From that study and travel, a cookbook evolved from many of the interviews. Thursday, March 27 Personal History, by Katharine Graham. This critically acclaimed memoir, winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize, tells the story of the woman who piloted the WASHINGTON Post through the stormy times related to the Pentagon Papers, Watergate, and a pressman’s strike. Frank, sensitive and bubbling with humor, it is a fascinating account by a most impressive person. Gender and Leadership: A Series of Discussions Honoring the Vision of Helen Kendall, presented by Stephanie Leonardos, President, Amerikam. Salute to Women Award Reception. Women to be honored include: GRCC Alumna, Judge Sara Smolenski; GRCC Student, Belen Ledezma; GRCC Employee, Carol Redwine, and former GRCC Employee, Dr. Anne E. Mulder. Tongue of a Bird. A poetic and lyrical play of loss and motherhood and yearning for release, set in the Adirondack Mountains as a young woman search-and-rescue pilot hunts for a young girl kidnapped while on an outing. The play moves from the harsh reality of the search to the fragmentary nightmare world where the past intrudes on the present. Actress and playwright, Ellen McLaughlin is the author of Tongue of a Bird. Local actress-playwright-director, Jean Read Bahle, will direct the play. The cast will be comprised of all women, telling this story of mothers and daughters. This contemporary tale penetrates to the heart of a woman’s search for identity. Friday, March 28 Tongue of a Bird. A poetic and lyrical play of loss and motherhood and yearning for release, set in the Adirondack Mountains as a young woman search-and-rescue pilot hunts for a young girl kidnapped while on an outing. The play moves from the harsh reality of the search to the fragmentary nightmare world where the past intrudes on the present. Actress and playwright, Ellen McLaughlin is the author of Tongue of a Bird. Local actress-playwright-director, Jean Read Bahle, will direct the play. The cast will be comprised of all women, telling this story of mothers and daughters. This contemporary tale penetrates to the heart of a woman’s search for identity. Saturday, March 29 Mother-Daughter Book Discussion and Tea, facilitator, Jacque Viol. Mothers and daughters (age 12 and older) are invited to read a book together and join us at the library for refreshments and lots of good book talking. Pick up copies of the featured title at the checkout desk. Women Sculptors from All Angles.A slide lecture on women sculptors in the Sculpture Park and demonstrations by four Grand Rapids Women Sculptors. Demonstration by Sarah Lindley, Kalamazoo College. Tongue of a Bird. A poetic and lyrical play of loss and motherhood and yearning for release, set in the Adirondack Mountains as a young woman search-and-rescue pilot hunts for a young girl kidnapped while on an outing. The play moves from the harsh reality of the search to the fragmentary nightmare world where the past intrudes on the present. Actress and playwright, Ellen McLaughlin is the author of Tongue of a Bird. Local actress-playwright-director, Jean Read Bahle, will direct the play. The cast will be comprised of all women, telling this story of mothers and daughters. This contemporary tale penetrates to the heart of a woman’s search for identity. Monday, March 31 Doing Women’s History on the WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin, a series of conversations on the state of the art. Thursday, April 3 Gender and Leadership: A Series of Discussions Honoring the Vision of Helen Kendall, presented by Lorainne Schultz, Founder/International CEO, Women’s Automotive Association International. Mother-Daughter Book Discussion and Tea, facilitator, Kris Vogelar. Mothers and daughters (age 12 and older) are invited to read a book together and join us at the library for refreshments and lots of good book talking. Pick up copies of the featured title at the checkout desk. Wednesday, May 7 Barbara Rinella, presentation at Davenport University Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10 Lime Jello, Marshmellow Surprise!, originally staged for Legacy 2000, “Lime Jello”, a musical feast of novelty, dramatic and comic numbers is back! After a three-year Hiatus, while accompanist Jean Gardner was out of the country, the Lime Jello girls are again reunited for a couple of special performances just in time for Mother’s Day. Back on the menu are: Jean Reed Bahle, Carol Black, Jean Gardner, Mary Gamble Hyatt, and Marney MacAdam. Who doesn’t have dreams, yearnings, desires and appetites? This midlife musical fivesome share joys, sorrows, laughter and surprises as they ruminate, romp and rally around that special gender – the indomitable woman! Join old friends with new songs.
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