As a heads up, the museum itself will be closed on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day which is Monday, January 18, 2010. Construction work will be taking place throughout the weekend to repair the roof and we can't have any visitors in the building. There are still plenty of museum-sponsored activities going on this weekend throughout Annapolis even if the building itself isn't open. I hope you can join us for at least one of the festivities listed below.
Celestial Praise House for Seneca Village Exhibition Opening Reception and Artist Talk
Saturday, 16 January 2010
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis, MD, 21401
Free of charge and open to all ages.
Registration encouraged.
For more information, call 410.216.6180 or email BDMPrograms@goci.state.md.us.
Join artists Leslie King-Hammond and José J. Mapily for the Maryland debut of their artwork Celestial Praise House for Seneca Village. This large-scale plexiglass and beaded artwork depicts a portion of Seneca Village, an African-American settlement in New York’s Central Park. Meet the artists and learn how this amazing artwork was created.
The focal point of this exhibit is a commemorative sculpture by Maryland–based artists Leslie King-Hammond and José J. Mapily called Celestial Praise House for Seneca Village. The piece documents a nineteenth century settlement founded by African Americans and later displaced by New York City’s Central Park, the first urban landscaped park in the United States. This artwork was designed as part of the exhibition Legacies: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Slavery at the New York Historical Society in 2006.
In addition to the Celestial Praise House for Seneca Village piece, several never before seen artifacts from the collections of the Sylvia Gaither Garrison Library and the Banneker-Douglass Museum will be on display to highlight the lives of African Americans in Maryland during Seneca Village’s existence. Such objects will include manumission papers from Anne Arundel County, Allegany County, and Howard County; free-born African American verification papers; a receipt from a slave sale in Anne Arundel County; and first edition copies of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
In addition to the Celestial Praise House for Seneca Village piece, several never before seen artifacts from the collections of the Sylvia Gaither Garrison Library and the Banneker-Douglass Museum will be on display to highlight the lives of African Americans in Maryland during Seneca Village’s existence. Such objects will include manumission papers from Anne Arundel County, Allegany County, and Howard County; free-born African American verification papers; a receipt from a slave sale in Anne Arundel County; and first edition copies of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 2010 Monday, 18 January 2010
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center, 1101 Smithville St., Annapolis, MD, 21401
Free.
Registration encouraged.
Open to all ages. Participants 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information or to register, call 410.897.9207 or email Fay Mauro at Fay@volunteerannearundel.org.
To make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a “Day On, Not a Day Off,” the Banneker-Douglass Museum is joining with the Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County, Anne Arundel Conflict Resolution Center, Boys and Girls Clubs of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Stanton Center and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture to offer volunteer opportunities throughout the city of Annapolis. Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2010 by participating in one of several volunteer opportunities including helping with youth activities at the Bates Boys and Girls Club, making school and family program materials for the Banneker-Douglass Museum, and helping to create a community collage on volunteering in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Come meet representatives from many organizations around the area and learn how you can volunteer throughout the year.
Mavis Staples Performs at the Ram's Head On Stage for Martin Luther King Day Monday, 18 January 2010
8:00 p.m.
Location: Rams Head On Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD, 21401
$65.00 per person
To purchase tickets, visit http://tickets.ramsheadonstage.com.
For more information, call the Rams Head On Stage at 410.268.4545.
In the 1960's Mavis Staples was at the center of the civil rights movement with her family band The Staple Singers. Through message songs like Why am I Treated So Bad? and March up Freedom Highway, Mavis became one of the strong voices of the movement. On January 18, Martin Luther King Day, Mavis will perform many of the freedom songs that she made famous then and now at a special show at Rams Head On Stage. Staples, often marched and performed with Dr. King and throughout her 40-year music career, has continued her message of equality and respect in her music. This performance is anticipated to be a very special one. Mavis will be backed by her band that recently recorded the album Live: Hope At The Hideout with her. The album was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the upcoming GRAMMYs--the first GRAMMY nomination Mavis has received for a solo project (she had a few for The Staples Singers and compilations and guest turns.) The Chicago Sun Times says of her performance on the album "Anyone who was hearing this American treasure in concert for the first time learned precious lessons about where we have been and where we are today."
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