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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
08 ............Go See Do
10 ............East of the River Calendar
16 ............The Bulletin Board
20 ............The Real Vince Gray • by Michelle Phipps-Evans
24 ............The Numbers: Recession Strikes Again
by Jenny Reed & Ed Lazere
26 ............A Harvest for the Worlds • by Karen Jones
EAST WASHINGTON LIFE
28 ............Langston Golf Course..... • by Selby McCash
30 ............History of “East of the River Exhibit” • by John Muller
31 ............Spirit of Jamaica in DC • by Veronica O. Davis
32 ............The Jazz Project • by Jean-Keith Fagon
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33 ............The Combined Federal Campaign • by Heather Schoell
34 ............CFC Listings
36
KIDS & FAMILY
36 ............Kids and Family Notebook • by Kathleen Donner
40 ............After 132 years, St. Teresa Remains Faithful
by John Muller
HOMES & GARDENS
42 ............Changing Hands • compiled by Don Denton
44 ............The Classifieds
46 ............The Nose • by Anonymous
ON THE COVER:
John Trevino, Connecting Communities Through Language, 2010; a painting commissioned
for the exhibition Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Communities through
Language (on view at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum).
The painting represents the three cultures that are included in the exhibit. On the left are the
Gullah holding traditional baskets on their heads. In the center are the Brazilian women in the
market and a Capoeira dancer and on the right is a traditional market scene from West Africa. The
sea in the background connects the three cultures since the slaves came to the Americas by sea.
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Public Programs at the
Anacostia Community Museum
Nov. 3 The Talking Drum, 10:30 a.m. Joseph Ngwa, master drummer from Cameroon, Africa,
demonstrates how the talking drum transmits messages and meaning through various sounds.
Nov. 6 Meet Author Eloise Greenfield, 10:30 a.m. This award winning children’s author discusses several
of her books including Paul Robeson and her career. Book sale and signing follow discussion.
Nov. 6 Metro Mambo: Mambo Memory, 2-4 p.m. Filmmaker Mimi Machado-Luces discusses the
preservation of Latin music legacies on film. Dance party with Verny Varela y su Orquesta follows.
Nov. 7 Growing Up In and Outside Gullah Culture, 2 p.m. Dorothy Hubler recalls growing up in several
Gullah households and memories of customs around cooking, medicinal herbs use, and the “praise/
prayer house.”
Nov. 9 Quilts and Baskets in Afro-Carolinian Gullah Life, 7 p.m. Mary Twining Baird, co-author of
Sea Island Roots: African Presence in the Carolinas and Georgia, presents common ties of Sea Islanders to
West Africa.
Nov. 12-13 Symposium: Connecting the Worlds of the African Diaspora: The Living Legacy of Lorenzo
Dow Turner, 9:30 a.m. Panel of contemporary historians, linguists and anthropologists discuss the ways
in which Turner’s work inspired their research. Event includes exhibition tours. For info and registration, call
202.633.4832 or email Alcione Amos at amosal@si.edu through Nov. 5.
Nov. 14 Rhythm Café: “The Long Awaited Return – Cont’d”, 2 p.m. Part 2 of a three-part dramatic
original performance by David Vandy explores traditional community life in Sierra Leone and the Gullah
link. Part 3 takes place on January 9, 2011.
Nov. 16 The Curator’s Vision, 10:30 a.m. Alcione Amos, curator of Word, Shout, Song, leads a gallery
tour and discussion.
Nov. 21 Family Across the Sea -56 min. video, 2 p.m. Film focuses on how Lorenzo Dow Turner’s work
connected the Gullah people with the people of Sierra Leone.
Nov. 23 Black American Coal Miners, 10:30 a.m. Author Nancy Frantel discusses issues of mining and
slavery sharing an often neglected aspect of American history.
Nov. 27 Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies, 1 p.m. Medical anthropologist Faith Mitchell
explores Gullah healing practices, root doctors and medicinal plants as covered in her book which is available
for sale and signing.
Dec. 4 Fused Stained Glass-Style Wall Hanging, 10 a.m. Craft a small stained glass-style wall hanging
from pre-washed cotton fabric and fusible webbing to celebrate the holiday season. Fee: $12. Due by Nov. 12.
REMINDER: All events are free, open to the public and require reservations which may be made at
202.633.4844 unless otherwise indicated.
1901 Fort Pl. SE, Open 10am-5pm daily except Dec. 25. 202.633.4820 anacostia.si.edu. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.