Poughkeepsie's Big Read for 2013 features Cynthia Oznick's novella, The Shawl. Comprised of two short stories, "The Shawl" and "Rosa", the novella captures the pain and devastation wracked on Rosa and her family from Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, commonly considered the beginning of the Holocaust. "The Shawl" is set in 1938 and "Rosa" is set 39 years later in Miami, FL.
This year Poughkeepsie's Big Read selection is Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. What is the Big Read? The "Big Read" is an annual event sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts whose purpose is to "restore reading to the center of American culture". A collaboration of local community organizations such as colleges, bookstores and public libraries join together to promote a particular book. Last year the book discussed was F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and this year it is Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Dutchess Community College has lead a compare/contrast discussion of the film adaptation of the book earlier this week and is also planning on hosting a discussion on "how Harlem grew to be considered the capital of Black America" on Thursday evening, October 15th at 7pm. George Stevens, Professor of History and Department Chair, is leading this talk on the history of New York City's African American community, so come and participate. The discussion will be held in Hudson Hall, room 406.
The reader's guide for Their Eyes Were Watching God can be found here as well as a hard copy may be picked up at the Circulation desk in the Ritz Library.
Are you a student interested in writing about the Hudson Valley and about history? If so, you may be interested in this call for papers:
Glories of the Hudson
The Quadricentennial Olana-Cedar Grove Joint Symposium
Hosted by the Fisher Center, Bard College
Sunday April 26, 2009
Call For Papers
“The site is a result of a careful study of the river-banks, and commands so many views of varied beauty that all the glories of the Hudson may be said to circle it.”[1]
“Glories of the Hudson” is a joint symposium convened by Olana State Historic Site and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site and hosted by The Fisher Center at Bard College in celebration of New York State’s 2009 Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial. The goal of this particular symposium is to expand and enrich our collective understanding of the Hudson River School of Art through the exploration of interdisciplinary intersections between art and other fields of inquiry in Hudson Valley history during and throughout the 400 years celebrated. The Hudson Valley has long been at the forefront of popular movements in American history; the Hudson River and its surrounding communities have served as witness to four centuries of changing views in American culture, society, politics, and environment. In this call for papers, “Glories of the Hudson” seeks papers that demonstrate the interconnectivity between the art and architecture of the Hudson Valley and the larger historical narratives of Hudson Valley cultural, social, political, and environmental history.
This symposium is open to undergraduate and graduate students within a fifty-mile radius of Olana, Cedar Grove and Bard College. Candidates should submit a 300-500 word abstract and resume in MS Word or Adobe PDF format. Longer submissions will not be considered. Abstracts must contain a title page with author identification, but there should be no reference to the author's identity elsewhere in the abstract to enable blind review
All abstracts must be sent via email to: gregory@thomascole.org by Feb 13th, 2009. Please do not send abstracts via postal mail.
Your e-mail must contain:
Authors will be notified of the results of the blind peer review by March 1st, 2009.
The symposium, Glories of the Hudson, occurs in conjunction with River-themed exhibitions opening in 2009 at both Olana and Cedar Grove. The inaugural exhibition for Olana’s changing exhibits gallery, Glories of the Hudson: Frederic Church at Olana, lends the symposium its name. The paintings, oil sketches and pencil drawings chosen document Church’s passion for the Hudson River as transformed by the seasons, weather and light. In addition to the material by Church, there will be a small selection of works by contemporaries inspired by the view of the River from Olana. A similar exhibition of over a dozen Hudson River School paintings depicting the Hudson River and its tributary streams will also be on exhibit at Cedar Grove.
Submission given by Andrew Rieser for :
Gregory Rosenthal, Education Coordinator, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, (518)-943-7465 ext. 2, gregory@thomascole.org &
Carri Manchester, IPA/Director of Education, Olana State Historic Site, (518)-828-0135 ext. 305, carri.manchester@oprhp.state.ny.us
Need to write a research paper? Create and try out a PowerPoint Presentation? Make a Brochure using Publisher?Questions or comments? Call (845) 431-8639 or email Reference
Have you had a wonderful college experience? Has a particular professor, staff member or administrator gone out of their way to assist you at Dutchess Community COllege? If so, you may be interested in entering the first annual Community College Week - NISOD Student Essay Contest.The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) is pleased to announce the first annual Community College Week–NISOD Student Essay Contest. The winning essay is awarded a total of $3,000+ in prizes to be shared with the student author, the outstandingfaculty/staff/administrator featured in the essay, and the student’s community college.
The essay contest is an opportunity to celebrate teaching and leadership excellence on college campuses by recognizing those who are making a difference in the lives of students. This is also an opportunity to recognize the community colleges who are the proud recipients of these exemplary faculty, staff, and administrators.
Do you enjoy art? Being creative? Do you like to volunteer to help out at events? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes", then you may want to learn more about Translations 2009 at DCC. The purpose of Translations 2009 is to give students an opportunity to explore social issues of the past, present and/or future. This year the focus is on social concerns relating to the Hudson River. So what's involved? Students will complete research through methods learned at DCC, whether it be in an academic discipline such as Anthropology, Economics, Government, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Science, Sociology or through a professional program such as Education, Nursing or Paralegal Studies. They will create a research notebook which will then be interpreted through an artistic medium such as (but not limited to) film, performing arts, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry and play writing. On April 18, 2009, a festival competition will be held where students can present their work.
Check it out - the BIG READ is here! What is the Big Read? The Big Read is an annual event which spans the United States that encourages reading. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, different organizations within a community who support reading pick a classic work of literature to read and then discuss. This year in Poughkeepsie the book of choice is F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic, The Great Gatsby. Local colleges, stores, libraries and schools are part of this collaboration, including Dutchess Community College. We have multiple copies of The Great Gatsby in the Francis U. and Mary F. Ritz Library, so stop by and grab a copy!Dutchess Community College
DCC Jazz Band and Guitar Consort
Tuesday 12/4 7PM
DCC Chorus and Madrigal Singers
Thursday 12/6 12:30PM
Mid Hudson Community Orchestra
Friday 12/14 7:30PM
James & Betty Hall Theatre, Dutchess Hall
FREE and open to the public!
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