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| | | | | | | | Tune in Monday, May 9 at noon for our monthly live interview show on WPKN 89.5FM, or wpkn.org, with Richard Klein, Exhibitions Director at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Richard, an artist himself, is retiring from his post this summer. Hear how he and The Aldrich have evolved over the 30 years of his tenure, since the day he was first involved when Larry Aldrich created his museum of contemporary art. Hear about some of the most outstanding and controversial of the 100 exhibits Richard has curated and co-curated at the Aldrich, and what exciting projects he has up his sleeve for his next phase. |
| | SECOND CAARI CONVERSATION TOPIC: HEATHER McGHEE "THE SUM OF US" MONDAY MAY 23, 6PM |
| | | As part of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County's Collective Action Against Racism and Inequity (CAARI) workshop and discussion series, we are presenting a follow-up discussion to Heather McGhee's upcoming May 18 in-person talk at The Westport Library.
Join our expert facilitators at the Westport Library for this discussion of Heather McGhee's talk, her book, and your thoughts and observations. Although reading the book is not a requirement, we would recommend it.
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| READ THE BOOK
Heather McGhee’s specialty is the American economy—and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis of 2008 to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a root problem: racism in our politics and policymaking. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. But how did this happen? And is there a way out? More...
Buy a signed copy through the Westport Library here
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| | COME TO THE TALK
Wed. May 18, 7pmWestport Library
Get your free ticket to this Westport Library live event here. Presented by: Westport Library, Westport Country Playhouse, TEAM Westport, Westport/Weston Interfaith Council, and the Westport/Weston Interfaith Clergy as their postponed celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Live streaming also available on Zoom. |
| | JOIN THE CONVERSATION Mon. May 23, 6pmWestport Library
Sign up now for your spot in The Cultural Alliance's in-person discussion group, with expert facilitators at Westport Library, for a discussion of Heather McGhee's talk, and her book. Although reading the book is not a requirement, we would recommend it. |
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