|
The
Old World Folk Band, based in Harrisburg, PA will present special
regional programs in seven counties in celebration of this year’s
One Book, One Community book, People of the Book by Geraldine
Brooks. The programs will be October and November.
The talented musicians and educators in the band will present a
program that will make People of the Book come alive to all
who attend. The presentation will include an explanation of the
Haggadah and its interpretation in different cultural settings
across time. Examples of illustrated Haggadahs from around the world
will be available for examination.
Susan Leviton will also demonstrate the art of Hebrew hand-lettering
with a special emphasis on the style of the Sarajevo Hagaddah,
comparing it with Hebrew lettering arts from other geographic
regions. Like art and writing, music reflects different cultures and
times. The presenters will demonstrate how culture is preserved and
passed down through time and how people in disparate cultures and
faiths act both simply and heroically to preserve music and the
arts. There will also be opportunities for participants to share
their own experiences.
The band will perform music representing different periods evoked in
People of the Book, including a Judeo-Spanish Passover song from
Sarajevo and a Yiddish Passover song about a family of crypto-Jews
who escaped the Spanish Inquisition.
The Old World Folk Band has performed Klezmer and Eastern European
folk music educating audiences in the northeast U.S. for 28 years.
The band’s singer, Susan Leviton, is known nationally for her skills
and work as a calligrapher in the Jewish tradition. For more
information about the Old World Folk Band, go to their
website.
The Old World Folk Band regional performances were funded in part by
the PA Council on the Arts. Calligrapher Susan Leviton is available
for interview. Please contact her at
gorlev@aol.com or 717 236-0146.
Major sponsors of One Book, One Community are WGAL TV 8, the Robert
H. & Beverly U. Fowler Family Foundation, Isaac’s Restaurant and
Deli, GIANT Foods, the Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation, K&L Gates LLP,
and ShowcasePA! Magazine, Glatfelter, a local paper company, is
providing copies of this year’s book for outreach purposes
throughout the seven counties.
One Book, One Community --- now in its seventh year---is led by
libraries in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry
and York. The regional reading campaign is intended to promote the
value of reading by recommending a compelling book that links the
community in a common conversation. Several communities across the
country have initiated “One Book” efforts, but One Book, One
Community, is the largest such effort in Pennsylvania. |
Regional Presentations by the Old World Folk Band
------------------------------
Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00 pm
Beth Israel Synagogue
Lebanon,
PA – Lebanon County
717.273.7624 x.204
---
Wednesday, October 14 at 6:30 pm
Martin Library
York, PA – York County
717.846.5300 x.222
---
Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 pm
Grace United Methodist Church
Carlisle,
PA – Cumberland County
717.243.4642 (Bosler Library)
---
Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 pm
Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Biglerville,
PA – Adams County
717.677.6257
---
Wednesday, November 4 from 7:00 pm
Lancaster Jewish Community Center
2120 Oregon Pike
Lancaster,
PA – Lancaster County
717.207.0500 x.0 (Library System Offices)
---
Monday, November 9 at 11:30 am
HACC, Harrisburg Campus
Dauphin County
717.780.2624
---
Monday, November 9 at 6:30 pm
Newport Public Library
Newport,
PA – Perry County
717.567.6800 |