Join us Wednesday May 30 at 7pm for Rally Round the Flag: The American Civil War in Folksong with Marek Bennett (Big Paws)and Woody Pringle (Bradford
Bog People).
Join us as these talented folk
musicians present a year-by-year tour through the American Civil
War, using
period folksongs to illustrate the social, political, and
economic
upheavals occurring throughout the country and at every level of
society,
including
race relations, labor issues, Constitutional law, political
rhetoric,
social upheaval, and additional conflicts that led to the Civil
War.
From simple sing-along chants and musical games to dramatic
ballads and
carefully composed patriotic propaganda, we examine the folksong
as a
means to enact living history, share perspectives, influence
public
perceptions of events, and simultaneously fuse and conserve
cultures in
times of change. Free and open to the public with support from the Hopkinton Public Library Foundation.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking? Thursday 5/24 at 7pm
Local Resident and historian Dick
Hesse will present a NH
Humanities Council Program "The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking?" In 1787 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to
address a wide
variety of crises facing the young United States of America and
produced
a charter for a new government. In modern times, competing
political
and legal claims are frequently based on what those intended.
Mythology
about the founders and their work at the 1787 Convention has
obscured
both fact and legitimate analysis of the events leading to the
agreement
called the Constitution. The program explores the cast of
characters
called "Founders", the problems they faced and the solutions
they
fashioned.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Old Country Fiddler this Thursday at 7pm
Charles Ross Taggart was a traveling entertainer who grew up in Topsham, Vermont and performed in various stage shows across the country for over 40 years, starting in 1895. A fiddler, piano player, humorist, singer and ventriloquist, he made at least 25 recordings with the Victor, Edison, and Columbia compansies and appeared in a talking movie picture 6 years before Al Jolson starred in The Jazz Singer. Adam Boyce portrays Mr. Taggart near the end of his career, c.1936, sharing recollections on his life and career, with some live fiddling and humorous sketches interspersed in this living history program. Thursday May 17th at 7pm in the Community Room of the Library. A New Hampshire Humanities Council Program.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Art and Architecture of the Mandolin
Friday May 11 at 7pm. Listen to some sweet tunes and learn about mandolin design and construction with Max and Lauri Girourard and John Holden.
Miniature Horse at the Library!
All ages are welcome to drop in on Saturday May 5th from 2:00-3:30pm to meet Cover Girl, a miniature horse, listen to a horse tale, and get your picture taken with her!!
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