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| Calendar of Cultural Events |
| classical choral singing at its best. Under the direction of Stephen B. Wilson. Admission is free. Saturday May 9, David Bromberg/Angel Band 8 pm, Center for the Arts, 72 South Main St., Homer 7 pm, social hour. Bromberg’'s live show remains as unique as ever. Concerts by David and his band are extraordinary events, and performances follow no set pattern of selection. Give and take between performer and audience is complete, spontaneous, and totally sincere. As the NY Times noted, “he has such control of his audience that he can, at one moment, hold it in his hand with a tender, touching yet funny anecdotal song, and then set it romping and stomping with a raucous bit of raunch. He is electrifying.” Adults $30, Seniors $25. Purchase tickets online or call (607) 749-4900 or toll-free (877) 749-2787. Thursday, May 7, 2009, The Uncertainty of Democracy,The 21st Century and the “Beginning of History” Speaker Girish Bhat, associate professor, History Dept. SUNY Cortland 7:45 refreshments 8-9 Presentation and Discussion Place- Park Center Hall of Fame Room (off Tompkins St.) Open parking for Roundtable attendees Free and Open to the public SUNY Cortland Friday & Saturday May 15-16, 2009, "Lincoln in Print and Paint" Harold Holzer, Vice President of External Affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and noted Lincoln Scholar, will present lectures on Carpenter and Stoddard. The event will coincide with Homer Central's "Living History Day." There will be an encampment of Civil War cannoneers from various parts of the country on the Homer Village Green, and the event will include Carpenter paintings rarely seen from Homer Central School's original "Trustees of the First Official School in Cortland County and its 1819 Charter." This program is endorsed by The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration Commission in Washington DC, and celebrates Lincoln's life and legacy through three of Homer's native sons. Francis B. Carpenter was painter of four United States Presidents (including Lincoln), painter of the Emancipation Proclamation at the Capitol in Washington, and author of "My Six Months in the White House," a reference for historians across the country on Lincoln. William Osborn Stoddard was one of Lincoln's assistant secretaries and the first person to write out, in draft form, copies of the Emancipation Proclamation. Eli De Voe was the early secret service agent that thwarted the first assassination threat on Lincoln when he was first elected. Sponsored by the Homer Educational Foundation, a non- profit organization. For more information, e-mail David Quinlan at squinla3@twcny.rr.com Individual Events: May 16, 2009, Champagne Reception, 2nd Annual Photography Exhibit at Walden Place 10am to 11:30 am RSVP to Lisa Lunas at 607-756-8101 Free and open to the public Live music and refreshments provided May 16, Celebrating Seniors “Spring Spectacular Dance” 6-9 pm County Office Building Gym Music from the past with Philly “C." Ticket Price $5.00 per person sold through May 15. Sold at Nutrition Program Office (room B10) and all senior centers call 753-5061 for information on this event May is Older Americans Month |
| Bonne Auditorium, Homer Intermediate School Saturday May 16th 9:00a.m. Parade to Glenwood Cemetery for wreath laying ceremony at Carpenter’s grave 2:00p.m. Francis B. Carpenter lecture by Harold Holzer Bonne Auditorium, Homer intermediate School 2:00-4:00 Civil War Era Tea Elizabeth Brewster House Sunday May 17th Civil War Era Church Service Homer Congregational Church 1:00 Closing Ceremony Homer Village Green |