Finalizing 2012 cultural grants.

Donna Cotterell

brocktonculturalgram 2/1/12

Donna Eleyi

Nathania Onyeagoro

Local Cultural Grants Awarded for 2012

Thirty-one Brockton organizations, individuals and schools were recently notified they are recipients of 2012 local cultural grants from the Brockton Cultural Council. Nathania Onyeagoro serves as Co-Chair with David Bloodsworth, shown above consulting with Virginia Mahoney, Cultural Council Secretary. Donna Eleyi is Treasurer. Read more....

Liberty Tree Faith Quilt on Display at Library during Feb.

A community quilt crafted in 2005 to commemorate Brockton's Liberty Tree is on display at the Brockton Main Library for Black History Month. The 10x12-foot work features dozens of colorful fabric leaves contributed by members of the public who also shared stories about how the Liberty Tree and the ideals it symbolized touched their lives. The Liberty Tree stood on what is now Frederick Douglass Avenue in downtown Brockton for over 300 years. The historic marker of the Underground Railroad was cut down Dec. 13, 2004 after being deemed unsafe. A "slice" of the fabled tree is on permanent view at the library's 2nd level.

c o m m u n i t y c u l t u r a l c a l e n d a r

"Celebrating Our Diverse City" 2012

Arts, Cultural, Civic & Faith Happenings in Brockton

FEBRUARY - BLACK HISTORY MONTH celebrated since 1926

Sun. Feb. 5 1pm Lecture "Folding Paper: Visual Art Meets Mathematics"

by Erik and Martin Demaine,Fuller Craft Museum, Non-members $7 need to register

2-5pm Public Reception Fuller Craft for Fresh Fiber Revisited and Mens et Manus

Sat. Feb 11 10am-3pm "Back to Basics, Back to Books" Family Literacy Day Main Library

featuring Indaba of New England players portraying Black Inventors - Donna Cotterell, director

Sun. Feb. 12 2-4 pm "Images of America, Brockton Revisited" Booksigning, Reception

Latest volume by local author Jim Benson First Lutheran Church 900 Main St. $5 donation

Feb 17, 18, & 24, 25, 26 "Driving Miss Daisy" Massasoit Theatre Co. $16$14 seniors/ stud.

Sat. Feb. 18 - 12-5pm Greater Brockton Poetry & Arts at Main Library

Sat. Feb 25 - 9am-5pm African Festival & Marketplace RETURNS!, Arnone School

Sun. Feb 26 3pm Brockton Symphony Concert West Middle School ph. 508-588-3841

MARCH - NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH~25th annual observance

Mar. 8 - International Women's Day - thank a woman!

Mar. 16, 17, 18 & 23, 24, 25 "Children of Eden"Massasoit Theatre Co.$16 - $14

Sat. Mar 17 - 12-5pm Greater Brockton Poetry & Arts at Main Library

Mon Mar 19 6-8pm Indaba of New England's Woven Stories II From Silence to Joy

Hope, Love and Healing for Survivors of Domestic Violence Main Library

Weds. Mar 21 5-8 pm 20th Annual Taste of Metro South fundraiser Shaw's Center $35

Sat. Mar 31 3pm Free Family Concert Brockton Symphony South Middle School ph.508-588-3841

APRIL

Fri. Apr 6 -12 n-1pm Good Friday Walk focused on downtown City of Champions exhibit

meet at Messiah Baptist Church, 80 Legion Parkway

Sat. Apr14 - 12-5pm Greater Brockton Poetry & Arts at Main Library

L O C A L E X H I B I T S

Jacmel Haitian Artists through Feb. 14 Akillian Gallery, Massasoit College/Canton

900 Randolph St. Canton ph. 781-821-2222 Ext. 2124 or contact Arnie Danielson

visit FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM

Note: new hours are Thurs-Sun 10am-5pm | Thurs. 5-9pm free adm. Closed Mon-Weds

Fresh Fiber Revisited: Work by emerging Textile Artists from RISD,

UMass Dartmouth and MassArt through Sept. 3

Mens et Manus: Folded Paper of MIT Feb. 4 - April 29

Fresh Figurines: A New Look at a Historic Art Form through Sun Feb 5

Dan Dailey: Working Method glass artist retrospective February 18-Sept 3

Mark Davis : Icarus through Mar 15

Traditions and Innovations : Fuller Craft Museum Collects ongoing

Listen in as Mary Beth Meehan and Meghna Chakrabarti of WBUR's Radio Boston

explore City of Champions: a Portrait of Brockton in a program that aired December 23, 2011.

Visit City of Champions online

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