One day a slip of paper containing the word bondmaid flutters beneath the table. Young Esme’s place is beneath the sorting table, unseen and unheard. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. captivating and slyly subversive fictional paean to the real women whose work on the Oxford English Dictionary went largely unheralded.”-The New York Times Book ReviewĮsme is born into a world of words. Register at or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. We will then email the ZOOM link to you on the morning of the program. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams The program will be moderated by folklorist and Long Island Traditions’ Executive Director Nancy Solomon.
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Joining this program will be Margarita Espada, founder of the Latinx organization Teatro Yerba Bruja based in Bay Shore African American fiber artist and activist Joan Hodges of Hempstead Adriana Devers, is a Dominican poet, writer and storyteller, the author of “ Mi Chiquitica en Luna Llena” My Little One in Full Moon, ¡Todos a bailar! (2020) A celebration of Hispanic Heritage and Dominican Republic's merengue and other works and Denise Silva-Dennis, a member of the Shinnecock nation and accomplished artist and activist. In this program join us for an exploration of how traditional women artists and performers have guided the movement for decades, from different perspectives. The struggle for recognition by women of color is part of the broader civil rights movement on Long Island. We ask that you wear masks in the Community Room. Recognizing Diversity: A Personal Struggle A luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a tender and unforgettable re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, and whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays of all time, Hamnet is mesmerizing, seductive, impossible to put down-a magnificent leap forward from one of our most gifted novelists. Once she settles with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon she becomes a fiercely protective mother and a steadfast, centrifugal force in the life of her young husband, whose career on the London stage is taking off when his beloved young son succumbs to sudden fever. “Of all the stories that argue and speculate about Shakespeare’s life… here is a novel … so gorgeously written that it transports you." -The Boston GlobeĪgnes is a wild creature who walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people. We will then email the ZOOM link to you on the morning of the program.
You must indicate if you are attending on Zoom or in-person. Register at or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming.
Stars Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing.Įvening Book Discussion (virtual program) Footprints are found in the snows and McNee seems queerly affected the closer they get to their quarry's likely habitat but the biggest shock to Rollason is discovering Friend is a showman who only intends to exploit their find, with Shelley his game hunter/marksman. Over Helen's objections and warnings by the High Lama, he sets out with Friend on an expedition to find the elusive Yeti, accompanied by another American named Shelley and a young Scotsman, McNee, who claims to have seen the thing. We will then email the ZOOM link to you on the morning of the program.Īt a remote lamasery in the Himalayas, scientist John Rollason studies rare mountain herbs with the help of his wife Helen, and associate Peter, while awaiting the arrival of an American named Tom Friend. The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas (1956) Pop Culture Film with Keith Crocker (virtual)
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