Fierce Females: Women in Art with Art Historian, Jane Oneail

Wednesday, March 15th at 6:30pm- In person at the Library (inclement weather-on Zoom)

Women have long been the subject of art, often depicted as nothing more than objects of desire. How do images of women change when women become the creators? This program examines the history of women in art in brief and then explores the lives, careers and works of several major female artists from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Artemisia Gentileschi, Mary Cassatt, and Frida Kahlo are some of the artists discussed in this program. 

Jane Oneail is the founder of Culturally Curious, an arts education consulting firm specializing in art appreciation programs. She curates and delivers programs throughout New England and beyond.

**Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities.

Free and open to the public. Please register here to attend.

 

Home School Meetup

Fridays from 2-4pm

Stop in to: talk and collaborate on art; play chess; work on a project; or work on a puzzle. This is an undefined program meant to encourage collaboration and socialization.

Adult Book Club

Wednesday, March 29 at 6:30pm

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

In person at the Library
 

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. Many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll climbed to more than twenty-four, the FBI took up the case. It was one of the organization’s first major homicide investigations and the bureau badly bungled the case. In desperation, the young director, J. Edgar Hoover turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including one of the only American Indian agents in the bureau. The agents infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest techniques of detection. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

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Mid Day Meditation

Thursdays at Noon, starting April 6

Meditation helps manage stress, anxiety, seasonal depression and centers you in order to make decisions that come from the heart. Whether you've meditated before or you'd like to start learning, this four session, drop-in program is for everyone.

Co-hosted by the Hampton Falls Recreation Commission and the Hampton Falls Free Library. The program is free and open to the public; optional donations will benefit the Recreation Commission and the Hampton Falls Free Library.
 

New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell With Pamela Weeks

Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30pm

Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths as well as heart-warming tales of service and tradition. Pamela Weeks weaves world history, women's history, industrial history, and just plain wonderful stories into her presentation. Prompted in part by the material culture at hand, the presenter may speak about fashion fads, the Colonial Revival, quilt-making for Civil War soldiers, and anything else quilt-related she can squeeze in. Co-Hosted with the Hampton Falls Historical Society, this program will showcase a special Hampton Falls Historical Society acquisition of an antique Batchelder Family Quilt. Additionally, Participants are invited to bring one quilt that may be used to prompt discussion.

 

Pamela Weeks is the Binney Family Curator of the New England Quilt Museum. Author of the book Civil War Quilts and articles on quilt history, she lectures nationally on quilt-making and quilt history. Weeks uses quilts to tell stories of the Civil War, women's history, and industrial history.

 

Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.