18508: (Hermantin) Miami-Herald-Library to celebrate Black History Month (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>

Posted on Thu, Feb. 12, 2004

MIAMI-DADE


Library to celebrate Black History Month

Storytellers, author presentations, jazz performances and important art
happenings are among the offerings of the Miami-Dade Public Library System
for Black History Month.


The Miami-Dade Public Library System has scheduled storytellers, author
presentations, jazz performances and important art happenings to celebrate
Black History Month.

Throughout 2004, the library is also celebrating the 200th anniversary of
the proclamation of Haitian Independence by Jean-Jacques Dessalines with a
series of Haitian events and lectures showcasing Haitian culture.

The schedule of free events includes:

• Storytelling with Maude Heurtelou, Naranja Branch, 1 p.m. Feb. 28. The
author of books that reflect the issues and traditions close to many
immigrant families from Haiti will tell stories and folk tales in English
and Haitian-Creole.

• Lights of the Haitian Fanal: Contemporary Interpretations of Tradition and
Technique, Main Library, through May 31.

Many people in Haiti create ''fanals'' or paper lanterns shaped like little
houses. Each December, as part of Christmas celebrations, some of the fanals
are elaborately designed and decorated. Lit by candles, they are placed in
windows or grouped together at churches and other public areas in brilliant
displays. The fanals in this exhibition were created by Miami-Dade County
Public Schools' DASH students with Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carrié as
part of the 200th celebration of Haitian independence.

• Soaring Steel Sculptures, West Kendall Regional, through May 31. The
master forgers of Haiti use recycled steel and metal from oil drums to
fashion human, religious and animal figures. With examples by Georges
Liautaud, the late pioneer of the medium, Serge Jolimeau and Gabriel
Bien-Aimé exemplify the Haitian capacity for transforming found materials
into art of significance. It is curated by Candice Russell.

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