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SUMMARY:American Stories: Rebels and Revolutionaries of the Berkshires
DESCRIPTION:Every Wednesday in July; Choose from 11 am or 5:30 pm sessions (each session will be 1.5 hours) \nA Berkshire History Course \nThis summer when America is celebrating its 250th anniversary\, join us for this historical and civic education program to learn how the Berkshires played a pivotal role in the founding of our nation. \nAmerican Stories: Rebels and Revolutionaries of the Berkshires examines the history of the American Revolution and its reverberating echoes in the region\, nation\, and world by highlighting the fascinating but complicated biographies of Berkshire County residents who impacted American history and culture from the late eighteenth century onward. \nSign up for the entire series of five classes held at the Norman Rockwell Museum. Each class will begin in the galleries of Norman Rockwell Museum’s American Stories: Revolution to Rockwell with a discussion of a work on view that connects to the theme of that day’s class. \nCourse Instructor: Justin F. Jackson is a lecturer and visiting scholar at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst \n  \nClasses and lectures include: \n1) “Declarations of Independence”: Theodore Sedgwick\, the Sheffield Resolves\, and the Rise of Protest in the Berkshires \n2) “Our America”: Daniel Nimham\, the Stockbridge Mohicans\, and the Revolution’s “Missing Indians” \n3) “I Am\, Amen”: Black Freedom Struggles in the Berkshires\, from Agrippa Hull and Elizabeth Freeman to Samuel Harrison and W.E.B. Du Bois \n4) “Do Unto Others”: Rev. Thomas Allen\, Shays’s Rebellion\, and a Sovereign People’s Constitutions in Massachusetts and America \n5) “The Real Thing”: Herman Melville\, the Magic of Memory\, and Representing the American Dream
URL:https://basicberkshires.org/event/american-stories-rebels-and-revolutionaries-of-the-berkshires/
LOCATION:Norman Rockwell Museum\, 9 Glendale Road Route 183\, Stockbridge\, MA\, 01262\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational
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SUMMARY:We Hold These Truths
DESCRIPTION:Free with admission\nOutdoor public reading & Outdoor Music is free for those not entering the Museum \nIn collaboration with W. E. B. Du Bois Freedom Center\, Norman Rockwell Museum will celebrate American independence and democracy with a special day of programming. Listen to a public recitation of the Declaration of Independence read by Berkshire County community residents and civic leaders. Reading will be introduced by Roberta McCulloch-Dews\, Vice Chair\, Norman Rockwell Board of Trustees and Marcus P. Smith\, Du Bois Freedom Center\, History and Interpretive Fellow. \nEnjoy live music by performers Wanda Houston and Robert Putnam and folk singer Doug Mishkin. Visitors can experience Norman Rockwell’s iconic paintings exploring themes of freedom and civil rights and reflect on what these ideals mean today\, as well as make their own art to celebrate America’s birthday. \nSpotlight Gallery Talks: 10:15 am\, 11:00 am\, 11:45 am\, 12:15 pm (Spanish)\, 3 pm\, and 3:30 pm. \nPop up Music by Doug Mishkin – Four Freedoms Gallery: 10:30 am to 12:15 pm \nCommunity Reading of Declaration – 1 pm Terrace \nMusic by Wanda Houston and Robert Putnam immediately after Reading- Terrace \nDrop-in July 4th Artmaking Activities – Terrace \nPicnic lunches are available for purchase at the Museum’s Terrace Café and visitors are encouraged to bring picnic blankets and enjoy the grounds all day. \n 
URL:https://basicberkshires.org/event/we-hold-these-truths/
LOCATION:Norman Rockwell Museum\, 9 Glendale Road Route 183\, Stockbridge\, MA\, 01262\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Family Friendly,Music
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