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SUMMARY:Quilts That Make My Heart Sing
DESCRIPTION:When she lectures\, Ed Johnetta Miller talks about how she gets up the next morning to look at her work\, and she says\, “If it doesn’t make my heart sing\, I take my scissors and cut up the quilt and rearrange it until I feel like my heart is zooming along.” \nEnjoy this intimate journey through internationally recognized quilt/fiber artist Ed Johnetta’s work as she shares her influences and stories behind her stunning soulful creations. The presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be preceded by a wine and cheese reception at 6:00 p.m. \nNSCDA-CT & Museum Members: $15 / General Public: $20. Purchase tickets HERE. \nAbout Ed Johnetta Miller: \nEd Johnetta Miller is an internationally recognized quilt/fiber artist working with color\, pattern\, and textures of fabric. She enjoys the freedom\, movement and power given to creating the sculpture of cloth. Combining the various colors\, patterns and weaves of fabric is very exciting to her\, and she tries to make each quilt as simple\, essential\, and direct as she can. She wants viewers to be able to visually enter her quilts and walk through fields of color to the still\, contemplative space within. \nEd Johnetta’s work is like a spiritual journey that allows her to return to the dye table\, sewing machine\, quilting studiously after day with renewed anticipation of what beauty will evolve. At times\, she is surprised with the results of a work that seems to have a life of its own\, in spite of her intent. This reminds her of the truth that she is not in control of the process\, she simply guides it. Ed Johnetta wants her quilts to reflect her positive view of life\, as well as her love of fabric. For her\, life is enriched with diverse experience and amazing opportunities that should be embraced and shared. \nWidely exhibited in the United States and internationally\, Ed Johnetta’s quilts can be found in numerous important museums\, and private collections such as the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum of Art\, Washington DC\, The Contemporary Quilt Museum\, Golden Colorado\, The Wadsworth Museum of Art\, Hartford Ct.\, Nelson’s Mandela’s National Museum\, Cape Town\, South Africa\, Safeco Corporation\, Johnson & Johnson Corporation\, Hartford Hospital\, Michigan State University\, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital\, US Embassy in Cotonou\, Benin\, WestAfrica; and in 2019\, she was commissioned by theWest Hartford Art League to design five quilts for a mural project on the grounds of the Art League. \n 
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/quilts-that-may-make-heart-sing/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Learning Series
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SUMMARY:Book Creations with Gay Ayers
DESCRIPTION:Want to have some fun with folding and stitching your own small books using beautiful papers? Join artist Gay Ayers to make accordion books. You will learn how to fold them\, make covers\, stitch inserts\, and have these creative endeavors for yourself\, journals\, or gifts. You can later put in photos\, poems\, recipes\, or watercolors. Bring home at least two handmade books! Materials provided. Bring lunch and a good pair of scissors. Space is limited to 10 participants. \nAncient accordion-folded books have been around for centuries\, having found them in China\, Japan\, Korea\, Thailand\, India\, and Burma. Book artists in this country often use this form for their art. The second style of book that also has Asian roots is the Japanese Stab Stitch Binding. It is a simple non-adhesive binding that is an excellent introduction to book binding. It’s a good place to start and can be used in numerous ways\, such as travel journals. The stitching patterns on the cover can add ornamentation\, as well as beads that we will incorporate. The uses are varied: gifts\, journals\, and objects of beauty. \nNSCDA-CT & Museum Members: $40 / General Public: $50. Purchase workshop HERE. \nAbout Gay Ayers \nAs a visual artist of a variety of things\, such as book artist\, paper artist\, calligraphy\, photography\, miniature book collector and more\, Gay is constantly creating and thinking up new structures or figuring out how others might have made something. She enjoys sharing ideas with others so that they\, too\, can find their own creativity\, having taught in schools\, art workshops\, libraries\, small and large groups. \nGay’s background consists of studying with many well-known artists\, calligraphers\, and photographers. She has\, at times\, taken yearlong classes with these people. For years she has attended International Calligraphy Conferences\, which brought together teachers from the U.S.A.\, Canada\, Europe\, Asia\, and Australia. This led Gay to study in Wales with Donald Jackson\, O.B.E.\, the calligrapher to Queen Elizabeth II\, and the incredible artist who\, with 23 scribes\, led the way for 14 years to create the complete handwritten St. John’s Bible\, finished in 2014. \nGay’s photography world consisted of studying at the Santa Fe Workshops and the Maine Photo Workshop\, along with individual photographers. It helped that she is a traveler who led an adventurous life on 5 of the 7 continents\, freelancing and selling her work through a licensing agent\, stock photography\, and on her own. Much earlier on\, Gay was active in The Embroiderers’ Guild of America\, having achieved her master’s certification. Later she turned to textiles again\, but in another form. She began a successful business of restoring and cleaning linens\, vintage and contemporary.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/book-creations-with-gay-ayers/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Digging Deeper: Stories Told Through Needle and Thread
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive\, behind-the-scenes exploration of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum’s 18th and 19th century textile collection\, including many never on public display. A companion to our Threaded Voices exhibition\, Museum educators and guides Elizabeth O’Brien and Linda Pagliuco will share the histories behind the schoolgirls’ samplers\, quilted and embroidered bedcovers\, chair seats\, hooked rugs\, clothes\, and accessories. These hand-stitched items were not only made to be useful\, but they were skillfully and artistically created. In a time when educational opportunities for women and girls were limited\, needle and thread became the primary way for their voices to be heard. These examples of functional art ask you to look beyond the surface to understand the visual stories told by these young girls and women. \nDigging Deeper: Stories Told Through Needle and Thread will be offered at 10:30am and 1:30pm. Space is limited to 20 people for each time slot. The two-hour program includes the Threaded Voices exhibition and textile display in the Holcombe Education Center\, the Silas Deane House\, and the Isaac Stevens House. Some periods of prolonged standing and stair-walking will be required\, with seating available before and after the house tours. \nNSCDA-CT & Museum Members: $20 / General Public: $25. Purchase tickets HERE.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/digging-deeper-stories-told-through-needle-and-thread/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Learning Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T103000
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SUMMARY:Spring Flower Workshop - Dahlia Three Ways: Tuber\, Seed & Cutting
DESCRIPTION:Dahlia Three Ways: Tuber\, Seed & Cutting \nWhy pay for expensive plants? Katherine Holden and Jeanne Goodwin of the NSCDA-CT will show you how to grow and care for dahlias and how to inexpensively propagate them. \nAll equipment and materials are provided.  Participants will take home up to five dahlias they have potted\, as well as potted seeds and cuttings. This workshop will be held in the Webb Barn on the Museum campus. \nNSCDA-CT & Museum Members: $50 / General Public: $60. Purchase workshop HERE.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/spring-flower-workshop/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Sarah Margu – A Child of the Amistad
DESCRIPTION:In honor of Women’s History Month\, we share the story of Sarah Margu\, performed by Museum Guide and Educator Tammy Denease. One of six children stolen from the shores of Africa\, Margu – along with 52 others – would be held captive on the schooner Amistad.  During the voyage into captivity\, Margu would miss the rite of passage (Sande Society) into adulthood in her native Mendeland (now Sierre Leone). The nightmarish voyage through the middle passage would change Margu forever. After gaining her freedom\, Margu went on to become the first African to graduate from college in America (Oberlin College\, Ohio). Experience with Tammy Denease this poignant voyage from childhood denial to adult autonomy. The performance will be preceded by a wine and cheese reception from 6-6:30 PM. \nNSCDA-CT and Museum Members: $10 / General Public: $15. Purchase tickets HERE. \nAbout Tammy Denease \nTammy Denease was born in Columbus\, Mississippi\, where she spent countless hours with her great-grandmother and grandmother. Her great-grandmother was a former enslaved person and lived to be 125\, and her grandmother lived to be a 100. Both were known storytellers and passed this gift along to their granddaughter. Tammy is the Executive Artistic Director of the Hidden Women Stage Company\, where she writes\, directs\, and produces plays about Black women hidden in history. In her position as Museum Educator\, Tammy instructs children through stories of Colonial History\, Health\, Medicine\, Slavery\, and Native History. When Tammy is not teaching\, she is the Outreach Director for the Connecticut Freedom Trail.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/sarah-margu-a-child-of-the-amistad/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T190000
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SUMMARY:WDS Speakeasy Featuring the Mama Train Jazz Band
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, March 23\, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm\, for the debut of the WDS Speakeasy! Enjoy live jazz from the Mama Train Jazz Band\, dancing\, delicious desserts\, as well as tastings of Hartford Flavor Company’s all-natural\, organic Wild Moon liqueur and tastings of exquisite fine wines with Jennifer’s 360 Wine Tasting\, LLC. \nMama Train celebrates the spirit of the Jazz Age with rich female vocals and dynamic expressive piano. Inspired by early jazz and blues artists like Billie Holiday\, Annette Hanshaw\, and Django Reinhardt\, they perform classics from the 1920s to 1950s. Their soulful melodies and lively instrumentation combine to create a small act with a big vintage sound! \nNSCDA-CT & Museum Members: $25 per person. General Public: $30 per person.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/wds-speakeasy-featuring-the-mama-train-jazz-band/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T123000
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SUMMARY:Amy Cogswell and the Webb Deane Stevens Colonial Revival Garden (Zoom Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Professionally designed gardens were uncommon in the early 20th century\, and female landscape architects extremely rare in a field that was traditionally dominated by men. Learn more about Amy Cogswell\, one of the first female landscape architects in the United States and designer of the Colonial Revival Garden at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum. Cogswell attended the first American institution for women studying in her field\, the Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture\, Gardening\, and Horticulture for Women\, in Groton\, Massachusetts. She graduated in 1916 and served as the school’s headmistress from 1916 – 1923. When hired by the NSCDA-CT in 1919\, Cogswell’s plans for the Webb House Garden included classical elements\, quaint arbors\, and a wide assortment of the “old fashioned” flowers that were popular in the early 1900s. Garden Angels Coordinator Ann Foley will share details about Cogswell and her vision\, the history of the garden\, and how today a team of dedicated volunteers assist in tending to this beloved community treasure. \nRegistration is required. \nAbout Ann: \nAnn Foley is the Garden Angels Volunteer Coordinator for the Webb Deane Stevens Museum\, a role she’s held for over 12 years. She leads a team of garden enthusiasts who assist head gardener Peter Winne in caring for the Museum’s gardens. She is also a former guide for the Museum. Ann plans the Garden Angels’ Annual Reception and festivities for the annual Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day. She actively recruits new members and enjoys talking with visitors about her favorite plants in the garden\, including the flowering almond\, peonies\, verbena\, hostas\, and sea holly.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/amy-cogswell-and-the-webb-deane-stevens-colonial-revival-garden-zoom-webinar/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Serving Up History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T130000
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SUMMARY:Women & War (Zoom Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Women have been involved in military conflicts from the beginning of time; some as warriors\, some as spies\, and others who made the munitions or simply called for peace. Connecticut women are among the finest and bravest who have stood for their cause – sometimes defying gender norms\, and often without the recognition they deserved. Connecticut Women Hall of Fame Inductees prove that women are just as tough as men and will inspire others to shatter gender barriers. Learn about a teenager who helped save Danbury during the Revolutionary War\, how Harriet Beecher Stowe sowed the seeds of conflict leading to the Civil War\, and how Margaret Bourke-White’s photography brought civilians to face to face with the war front for the first time. \nThis talk will be presented by Louisa Iacurci\, Interim Education Director\, Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. Registration is required. \nAbout Louisa: \nLouisa has a master’s in education from American University in Washington\, D.C. Louisa’s 30 years of teaching experience ranges from kindergarten through adults. This experience includes both public and private school systems. Louisa has a passion for teaching and volunteers for the Literacy Volunteers of Valley Shore\, teaching English as a second language to adults. She enjoys bringing amazing women’s stories to life and encouraging all learners to be intrinsically motivated to love learning every day. Louisa resides in Madison\, Connecticut and loves Connecticut history!
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/women-war/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Serving Up History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230225T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230226T110000
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SUMMARY:Digging Deeper: One House\, Two Worlds Tour
DESCRIPTION:Dates and Tour Times\nSaturday\, February 25\, 2023\, at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.\nSunday\, February 26\, 2023\, at 11:00 a.m. \nTicket Information\nTickets must be purchased in advance. Tours are limited to 20 people. Museum and NSCDA-CT Members: $15 per person. General Public: $20 per person.  \nIn recognition of Black History Month\, we invite you to join us for the One House\, Two Worlds Tour on Saturday\, February 25\, and Sunday\, February 26. The purpose of the One House\, Two Worlds Tour is to start and/or continue the tough conversation about slavery in a setting that does not foster blame\, shame\, or guilt but\, rather\, provides a deeper understanding about the enslaved peoples at the Webb and Deane Houses. \nIn the Joseph Webb House\, you will learn about the role that Black and Indigenous soldiers played in helping the Colonies attain their freedom. In the Silas Deane House\, you will explore opulence and oppression under one roof and hear the stories of Hagar\, Pomp\, and Cloe – the enslaved people who worked for the Deane household. \nThe One House\, Two Worlds Tour will be led by Museum educator and guide Tammy Denease. Tammy has worked at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum for nearly 20 years. In addition to helping develop education programs for the Museum\, Tammy created the One House\, Two Worlds program\, which uses storytelling elements to bring to life the people who were enslaved at the Webb and Deane Houses. She is also the creative force behind Hidden Women Stage Company\, where she brings to life on stage important yet hidden Black women in history. Tammy is also currently the Outreach Director for the Connecticut Freedom Trail.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/digging-deeper-one-house-two-worlds-tour/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
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SUMMARY:When Hartford Was a Retail Hub: the Growth of the City’s Great Department Stores (Zoom Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Hartford was once a thriving center for retail\, with several large department stores\, including the legendary G. Fox & Co. Daniel Sterner will talk about the development of the city’s major department stores\, comparing the different ways they grew from small dry goods outlets into multi-department retail complexes. Stores to be discussed include Brown-Thomson\, Sage-Allen\, Wise-Smith and\, of course\, G. Fox – which became the nation’s largest privately-owned department store. \nRegistration is required. \nAbout Daniel: \nDaniel Sterner received a bachelor’s degree in History from Wesleyan University and holds master’s Degrees in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago and American Studies from Trinity College in Hartford.  He has worked as a museum guide for the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum\, The Mark Twain House & Museum\, and Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. Sterner is the author of two books\, Vanished Downtown Hartford and A Guide to Historic Hartford\, Connecticut. To learn more about Daniel’s work\, visit his YouTube channel HERE.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/when-hartford-was-a-retail-hub-the-growth-of-the-citys-great-department-stores/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Serving Up History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230216T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230216T133000
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SUMMARY:Madison’s America: Is It Possible to Sustain Democracy in the 21st Century?
DESCRIPTION:Free on Zoom  |  Click HERE to register. \nHistory Professor Rafaele Fierro will talk about James Madison’s idea that in a large republic\, with lots of people\, representative democracy could work because competing interests would cancel each other out. Now in 2023\, with 340 million Americans\, can we keep our republic intact in the age of social media? Rafaele will explore this question during his presentation. \nAbout Rafaele:\nRafaele Fierro was born and raised in Hartford\, Connecticut\, the son of Italian immigrants. He attended Bulkeley High School in Hartford\, received his B.A. from Trinity College in 1992\, and his doctorate in immigration history from the University of Connecticut in 2000. He was inspired to teach history while at Trinity by Professor Jack Chatfield. Rafaele is currently a Professor of History at Tunxis Community College in Farmington and has written numerous articles for the Encyclopedia of Connecticut History Online (ECHO).
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/madisons-america-is-it-possible-to-sustain-democracy-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Serving Up History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230211T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230211T120000
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Basic Sand Shaded Fan: A Demonstration by Bob Van Dyke
DESCRIPTION:$15 General Admission | $10 NSCDA-CT and Museum Members \nJoin Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking Director Bob Van Dyke as he demonstrates for woodworkers new techniques for creating sand shaded fans. \nShaded fans were a common decorative motif in Federal style furniture. They were often inlaid into the corners of tabletops and drawer fronts and were made in many different styles and sizes. The process is fascinating\, and the inlays can be used in all sorts of projects- from a tabletop\, a door panel or a drawer front to a box top or tray. \nAbout Bob: \nAfter 18 years as an award-winning chef in French restaurants\, Bob left the business to begin a career in woodworking and teaching. Furniture making had provided an outlet to the pressures of the restaurant business until 1993 when he started the Harris Enterprise School of Fine Woodworking in Manchester\, Connecticut. In seven years of operation\, the school gained national exposure and recognition \nIn 2000\, Bob formed a business partnership to open the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking (CVSW) in Manchester. The school was an instant success\, and the demand for classes was so great that a second shop was built to allow two classes to run simultaneously. He continually strives to expand his skills and knowledge and had been studying and building period furniture for over 25 years. He is a Contributing Editor for Fine Woodworking Magazine and has written articles for Woodshop News and American Period Furniture. He has also done many videos for www.finewoodworking.com. Bob’s school offers a variety of classes taught by himself and by many of today’s top woodworking instructors. This variety of instructors and styles ensures that there will be something for everyone at CVSW. \n 
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/beyond-the-basic-sand-shaded-fan-a-demonstration-by-bob-van-dyke/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Learning Series
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SUMMARY:Prince Mortimer Revisited
DESCRIPTION:Free on Zoom |  Click HERE to register. \nCommunity Historian John Mills will give an update on his extensive research into the life of Prince Mortimer\, a slave from Guinea who was brought to New England in 1730 when he was six years old and died at the age of 110 in 1834 while serving a life sentence at the Wethersfield prison. John has advocated on behalf of Prince Mortimer and other individuals with similar untold histories to ensure that their stories are heard and remembered. \nAbout John: \nOriginally from San Diego\, John Mills is a technologist by trade but a genealogist and equity advocate by passion. The descendant of both southern and northern slaves\, as well as the descendant of slave holders due to their relationships with female slaves\, John focuses on unearthing little-known people and stories of this country’s history in slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. John’s goal is to honor the forgotten\, as well as to apply critical thinking to our history as a means to find solutions to the many ripple effects today. Learn more about his work at https://alexbreanne.org.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/prince-mortimer-revisited/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Serving Up History
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