CITIES OF PEACE FESTIVAL: DREAMING PEACE



Sat, Jan 15, 2011 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Guild Hall
158 Main Street
East Hampton

Honoring Martin Luther King's world changing speech "I have a dream" that inspired and galvanized the civil rights movement.

1:00 pm Gilding Workshop: A participatory workshop using Egyptian papyrus, gilder's clay, glue and 22 karat gold leaf! For parents and children as well as serious artists. Led by Artist Ellen Frank with intern Emily Deutchman.

2:00 pm Film: "The Making of Cities of Peace": Academy Award Winning Filmographer Don Lenzer with Eric Glandbard Editor.

2:15 - 3:00 Poetry Jam: With Danny Simmons creator of Def Poetry Jam, Chairman of NYSCA, and co-founder with his brother Russell Simmons of Rush Arts.

3-4:00 Peace Music Jam: Anna Barie and Pat Noecker with Brooklyn-based band These Are Powers and Mike Garcia, lead singer from Flaming Pink with peace inspired acoustic set with guitar.

4:00 pm Special Cities of Peace Tour: Led by Ellen Frank, the visionary artistic director of the Cities of Peace project now at Guild Hall. Hear first-hand the personal stories surrounding the creation of the work

contact information:
Christina Strassfield
museum@guildhall.org
631 324-0806
http://guildhall.org/home.ihtml