What are you reading? Would you like to share what you are reading with others? Join us for Recent Reads, a NEW kind of book discussion. Bring what you are reading and tell us what you like about it. Please register at desk.
Nectar in a Sieve by Kumala Markandaya. Copies are available at the desk. New members are always welcome.
“From Africa to the Americas via Music, Song, Dance, & Stories”
This is a journey from Africa to the Americas highlighting the similarities between traditional African culture and African influenced culture in the Americas. Audience participation is a must as this is a village-oriented presentation by Kamau Ngom.
“Wayward Women Travelers”
During the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, many unconventional women defied stereotypical gender roles and expectations to travel boldly into lands and cultures, some quite hostile to women, to experience for themselves the challenges and the appeal of the foreign and the exotic. Dr. Linda DeRoche will discuss the lives of these women who often risked their lives to sek authentic experiences.
The White Star liner TITANIC was the largest ship in the world when she was commissioned in April 1912. On her maiden voyage she struck an iceberg in the mid-Atlantic and sank with the loss of 1,503 lives! This represents the worst peace-time maritime disaster in all history. The pictures of the liner and the disaster make the tragedy come alive on this 100th anniversary.
