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November 4, 2009 @ 7:00pm

Shipwrecks on the Chesapeake Bay

The Chesapeake Bay is a key feature of Maryland's geography and history, but less well known as a graveyard for shuips, their passengers, and crews. More than 1800 shipwrecks have been documented on the Bay from the colonial era to present. Don Bonsteel from Enoch Pratt Free Library discusses the most interesting cases documented.

Location:
Elkton Central Library
301 Newark Avenue
Elkton, MD 21921
Contact Info:
Rachel Hannum
410.996.5600

November 7, 2009 @ 1:00pm

Patty Cannon - Slave Trader and Murderess

Hear the real story behind the character in the One Maryland, One Book selection "Song Yet Sung." Featuring Ed Okonowicz!

Location:
Wicomico Public Library -- Main Library
Children's Program Room
122 South Division Street
Salisbury, MD 21801
Contact Info:
Ed Okonowicz
410-398-5013

November 8, 2009 @ 3:00pm

Book Club Discussion of Song Yet Song

James McBride's "Song Yet Sung" will be discussed.

Location:
Oliver's Carriage House
5410 Leaf Trader Way
Columbia, Maryland 21044
Contact Info:
Heather Kirk-Davidoff
410-730-4855

November 11, 2009 @ 1:00pm

Historiography and Creative License

The Book Bridge Project for Fall 2009 presents a panel discussion on James McBride’s novel"Song Yet Sung."

Location:
Prince George’s Community College
Largo Campus
Largo Student Center
Contact Info:
Michele L. Simms-Burton
301-322-0575

November 12, 2009 @ 7:00pm

Book Club Discussion of Song Yet Song

James McBride's "Song Yet Sung" will be discussed.

Location:
Poplar Hill Mansion
117 Elizabeth Street
Salisbury, MD 21801
Contact Info:
Nancy E. Marasco
410-749-1776

November 14, 2009 @ 1:30pm

Screening of “Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story”

"Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story" celebrates the life of this remarkable 19th century inventor and philanthropist. Peter Cooper built the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb,in Baltimore. When business success brought wealth, he used it to foster social justice. With little formal schooling, he founded The Cooper Union which provided a platform for women's suffrage, labor, and civil rights. Here, Abraham Lincoln gave the speech that won him his party's nomination for president. During this recession, Cooper's example, warnings, and business advice resonates and brings him back in a fresh and startling way. This program is funded by a grant from the PNC Foundation Legacy Project.

Location:
B&O Railroad Museum
901 W. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD
Contact Info:
Kathy Hargest
410-752-2462 ext 207

November 15, 2009 @ 1:30pm

Screening of “Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story”

"Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story" celebrates the life of this remarkable 19th century inventor and philanthropist. Peter Cooper built the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb,in Baltimore. When business success brought wealth, he used it to foster social justice. With little formal schooling, he founded The Cooper Union which provided a platform for women's suffrage, labor, and civil rights. Here, Abraham Lincoln gave the speech that won him his party's nomination for president. During this recession, Cooper's example, warnings, and business advice resonates and brings him back in a fresh and startling way. This program is funded by a grant from the PNC Foundation Legacy Project.

Location:
B&O Railroad Museum
901 W. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD
Contact Info:
Kathy Hargest
410-752-2462 ext 207

November 17, 2009 @ 7:30pm

Music of the Movement: A Sustaining Voice

This free humanities program will feature legendary Civil Rights leader and Georgia Congressman John H. Lewis, renowned singer/composer and cultural historian Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, nationally-recognized ethnomusicologist Dr. Portia Maultsby, and Dr. Tricia Rose, author of the provocative book, "The Hip Hop Wars" in a roundtable discussion about the music of the Civil Rights Movement. The Bowie State University Gospel Choir will also perform. This is a free event, but please register by calling 410-685-0095 on or after October 15, 2009.

Location:
Montgomery College
Performing Arts Center
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
7995 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Contact Info:
410-685-0095

November 19, 2009 @ 12:30pm

Mount Airy Senior Book Club

Discussion of Song Yet Sung by James McBride.

Location:
Mount Airy Branch Senior Center
705 Ridge Road
Mount Airy, MD 21771
Contact Info:
Nancy Cole
410-386-4470