Happy Thanksgiving from Four Rivers |
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During this time of curtailed activities due to COVID-19, we have been collecting online resources that readers can use while they practice social distancing in the home. If you haven’t been to our website recently, here are some posts you may have missed.
We will continue to gather resources to keep you informed and to keep all of us connected!
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This Afternoon! Network to Freedom Webinar - Native Americans and the Underground Railroad |
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Tuesday, November 24
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Organization: Network to Freedom and the Black Abolitionist Archive at University of Detroit, Mercy
Focusing on the Shawnee, Wyandots and their allies in the Ohio country, this panel explores the cooperation of Native Americans, African Americans, whites, and mixed-race individuals who assisted and provided sanctuary to enslaved persons escaping from bondage in the South.
The panel consists of three presenters. Roy Finkenbine, Director of the Black Abolitionist Archive at the University of Detroit Mercy, will explore the life of Caesar - a Virginia fugitive who escaped to the Ohio Country in 1774 – and his family. Diane Miller, National Coordinator of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, will take a broader look at the cooperation between runaway slaves and two Native American tribes in the Ohio Country and, after Indian Removal, in Kansas. Debra Robinson, English Faculty of Diné College, will present on the inter-relationships involving the Wyandottes, the Whetsel and the Zane families in and around Seneca County, Ohio.
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Banneker-Douglass Museum's Lunch & Learn
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Tuesday, December 1
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Organization: Banneker-Douglass Museum
Join Banneker-Douglass Museum as they celebrate “GivingTuesday,” a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities. To recognize the occasion, BDM Executive Director Chanel Compton will join special guest, Nikki Brooks, BDM Black Vote Mural Project exhibiting artist and educator, as she gives viewers a sneak peek of "Morning Discourse," a performance art production, filmed on site at the Breonna Taylor mural in Annapolis, Maryland.
This virtual event will provide an opportunity for viewers to learn about the important work BDM and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) are doing in the area of anti-racism. Contact the Museum to receive the Zoom link.
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MSAC Fall/Winter Exhibition Call for Artists and Panelists |
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Maryland State Arts Council is seeking artists and panelists for its Fall/Winter exhibition IDENTITY featuring self-reflective art that expresses and explores how the artist perceives themself. This exhibition will be open January 4 - March 5, 2021 on the virtual exhibition platform Kunstmatrix.
How does your identity show up in your literature and performing art? What experiences have shaped, challenged, and transformed how you perceive your unique self and how you navigate life? A person’s identity is constantly evolving and can include their cultural identity, social identity, gender identity, racial identity and the intersection of multiple identities to form one’s whole self. MSAC is seeking self-reflective art that expresses and explores how the artist perceives themself for the upcoming IDENTITY online exhibition. MSAC highly encourages artists with disabilities, black, indigenous, people of color, women, and gender non-conforming artists to apply.
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Call for Entry - Street Scenes at MFA |
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Show the Maryland Federation of Art what resonates with you in towns and cities, large and small; the people, shops, traffic – anything at all that evokes a distinctive sense of a place. Streets, lanes, and country roads tell the stories of communities and what we see there defines a place in our memories. Entries are open internationally for MFA’s (Maryland Federation of Art) online-only exhibition. Following exhibition guidelines, any 2-D or 3-D work is eligible for entry. The selected artworks may be viewed on MFA’s Online Sales Gallery from February 15 through March 31, 2021.
Deadline: January 10th
Juror: Daniel Finch, Messiah University
Awards: $500
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Upcoming Webinar: How To Write Top Performing Fundraising Emails |
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Thursday, December 3
1:00 pm
Organization: Network for Good
How much money has your non-profit raised by email in one month? Vanessa Chase Lockshin is here to share her email writing and storytelling tips that helped one of her clients raise more than $190k through email in September 2020.
Email fundraising is far from dead. In fact, it's probably the best digital direct response fundraising option for non-profits. But it takes a lot more than just sending an email with a donate button to raise a lot of money from your email list.
During this webinar Vanessa will show you examples of exceptionally well performing fundraising emails and will share email writing quick wins you can implement during your year-end campaign.
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Next Week! Virtual Lecture - Eliza Hamilton: Patriot, Wife, Widow, Warrior |
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Thursday, December 3
7:00-8:00 pm
Organization: Historic Annapolis
"I was someone before I met Alexander Hamilton." So begins the novel My Dear Hamilton, the only book in fiction - or non-fiction - to recount the untold story of the entirety of the life of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, wife of Alexander Hamilton and a Founding Mother, who was a patriot in her own right and a little-known warrior in her husband's quest to form a more perfect union. New York Times bestselling author Laura Kamoie will discuss the history behind and writing of her novel.
Registration required. Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members and Volunteers
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Registration is open for AASLH's Winter 2021 online courses. Sign up today to learn new skills and advance your career from home! Working on your Small Museum Pro! Certificate? AASHLH is offering three eligible courses this session. Registration opened October 1 and courses begin January 25, 2021.
Most of the courses are nearly full, so don’t wait until the January 11 registration deadline!
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Coming Soon to AMM! School in Nature |
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The Annapolis Maritime Museum will offer the full-time School in Nature at its Park Campus located at Ellen O. Moyer Nature Park. The historic Waterworks building has three permanent learning classrooms that will be adapted to facilitate students as they participate in virtual learning through a public or private school system.
This program is designed to serve as support for students as they work through their virtual learning curriculum. This online curriculum is supplemented with AMM-lead enrichment activities that focus on environmental stewardship and maritime education, including lots of nature play, art, and science.
- Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:30pm
- K-5th grade students
- Virtual learning support from the AMM staff
- Enrichment activities focus on environmental stewardship and maritime education, including nature play, art, and science
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Saturday is Small Business Saturday! Shop Local! |
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