Eight World War II Veterans/Artists recount their service experience and their use of art for journalism, as a tactical tool and as a way to preserve their own sanity. Covering all branches of the military (including the once top-secret Deception Corps), their powerful imagery will enlighten, challenge, even amuse; showing that war is indeed hell but that creativity and hope can exist in the face of destruction.
From the origins of the Army Arts & Crafts Program and the G.I. Bill to contemporary soldiers and veterans, SERVICE documents the power of the handmade to inspire, motivate and heal. Featured artists include Ehren Tool, Peter Voulkos, Judas Recendez, women veterans working at Shotwell Paper Mill, and caisson platoon leather artists working at Arlington National Cemetery.
All Programs are Free and Open to the Public.
Paula Caplan grew up listening to -- but not remembering -- stories her beloved father, Jerome Caplan, told yearly about being Captain of an all-Black battery in The Battle of the Bulge. Her bewilderment about her inability to remember those stories led her to listen to hundreds of veterans.
From the origins of the Army Arts & Crafts Program and the G.I. Bill to contemporary soldiers and veterans, SERVICE documents the power of the handmade to inspire, motivate and heal. Featured artists include Ehren Tool, Peter Voulkos, Judas Recendez, women veterans working at Shotwell Paper Mill, and caisson platoon leather artists working at Arlington National Cemetery.
All Programs are Free and Open to the Public.
Open Reception
"Journeys Onward"
A Veterans' Art Exhibit
2-3:00 pm.
The November Grades 5-6 Book Club will be held on Wednesday, November 15 at 3 p.m. We will be reading Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.
"Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm, and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her."
The library is closed for Thanksgiving holiday.
Kenpo Pema , founder of the Vikramasila Foundation will be giving a talk and a blessing on the Sutras. We will also be showing a short film on a medical mission to Mustang where doctors performed eye surgery in one of the most remote areas of the world.
The event is free and open to the public
