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Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. It is inspired by Georges Seurat's painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Join Debra Block as she explores the artistic process, the relationship between art and life, and the legacy of an artist. Sponsored by the Cummings Foundation Grant.
A Crash Course in Yiddish Language and LiteratureYiddish is both an ancient and modern language, with roots that go back 1,000 years and the most widely spoken Jewish language in history (others include Hebrew, Aramaic, Ladino, and Judeo-Arabic). Even after the loss of Yiddish speaking communities in Eastern Europe from World War II, Yiddish endured, and there is now a renewed interest in learning the language and reading the literature, supported by the creation and growth of Yiddish institutions such as the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.
We are so excited to welcome authors Mansi Shah and Weina Dai Randel to our virtual stage! They will be discussing Mansi's new book, Saving Face and Weina's latest release The Master Jeweler. Although very different in content, we'll be discussing the importance of their stories, how they delve into diaspora issues, the impact on their books on our thoughts and understanding of the world, and their path to publishing.
Travis Ireland will discuss the best American whiskeys to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Revolutionary War! You may be surprised at how many wonderful whiskeys made right here in the good old U. S. of A. ! Learn a bit of history and BYO to do a virtual taste test with Travis, who will be recommending some of his favorites.
Love Speculative Fiction, SciFi, and Fantasy but not sure what to read next? Join blogger, Kristen, of Fantasy Cafe for this quarterly session of her recommendations of some of the best of SciFi/Fantasy books out there! We're sure you'll find something to like from Kristen's many enthusiastic reviews.
Love Speculative Fiction, SciFi, and Fantasy but not sure what to read next? Join blogger, Kristen, of Fantasy Cafe for this quarterly session of her recommendations of some of the best of SciFi/Fantasy books out there! We're sure you'll find something to like from Kristen's many enthusiastic reviews.
What's a Library Crawl? Think of it as a literary road trip! Travel from library to library, meet the friendly staff, and discover all the awesome things each one has to offer. The Challenge: At each library, snap a selfie with a designated item - it's like a 21st-century scavenger hunt! Then, post your pics and tag the libraries using #mlncrawl2025 to show off your journey.
As we celebrate the creative community of Griffin Museum members during the month of August, we have an exclusive member preview event with early access to the 32nd Annual Juried Members Exhibition.
Join this special members only event from 4 to 5pm on Friday July 31st at the Griffin Museum to celebrate the 65 artists of the Juried Members Exhibition, curated by Barbara Tannenbaum, Curator of Photography, Chair of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Cleveland Museum of Art. We are excited to also highlight the solo exhibitions of Director's Prize winner Preston Gannaway, and the Exhibition
We are so pleased to highlight our award winners from our Juried Members Exhibition curated by curated by Barbara Tannenbaum, Curator of Photography, Chair of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Cleveland Museum of Art.
We are pleased to present the Arthur Griffin Legacy Award to Patricia McElroy.
This year, we are also pleased to present the Griffin Lens Award to Nina Nelson.
Join us in the Griffin Zoom Room on Thursday August 20th, at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific for a presentation with the two winning artists.
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