The Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth is fast approaching. We've been celebrating all over the place and here are a couple of ways we've been doing it...
Bill T Jones' "Fondly Do We Hope, Fervently Do We Pray" - a new evening-length work and what he means to us as a cultural symbol. Chiefly his challenge of accepted truths. That's a doozy of a subject!
Read, see, and contemplate here:
http://www.billtjones.org/repertory/present/fondly_do_we_hope/
Locally, in Miami, WLRN's Topical Currents with host Joseph Cooper:
Thursday, October 29th 2009
"Topical Currents begins with word about regional events celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Miami is one of only ten cities hosting events under the auspices of the Congressional Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. The big town hall event is Sunday at the Arsht Center. And more . . . Linda Gassenheimer explores The Cracker Kitchen, with Florida author Janis Owen. How about some down-home hush puppies?"
Listen to their informative historical run-down on Lincoln here:
http://204.13.1.19:81/
The Arsht Center in Miami has a lovely evening celebrating Lincoln through the music, memorabilia and topics of his time. Among the guest speakers include Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. who Saul and I heard speak in Milwaukee on the topic of the African Diaspora.
More info here:
http://www.arshtcenter.org/tickets/calendar/view.aspx?id=6089
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