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Colors of Concord: The Grassy Plain
Colors of Concord: The Grassy Plain features artworks created by Umbrella 2022-2023 Artist-in-Residence, Ponnapa Prakkamakul. Following a year of intensive outreach to underrepresented members of the Concord community, Prakkamakul has created a series of site-specific new artworks inspired by the people and places she discovered there. The work is on view in The Umbrella’s Main […]
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Spotlight Talk – The History of a Desk: John Cuming, Brister Freeman, and the Power of Writing
Thomas Dugan Public History intern Jas Wheeler discusses Concord’s history of enslavement and self-emancipation by examining how Brister Freeman, a man enslaved by Colonel John Cuming, found personal liberty through service in the Revolutionary War. Using John Cuming’s desk and Brister Freeman’s muster rolls, Wheeler draws attention to how Americans leveraged the power of writing […]
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The Passport Club – Cannes, France
Welcome to Cannes, one of the most iconic destinations on the French Riviera! We'll start our tour at the top of a small hill, where you can see the breathtaking panoramic view of Cannes. You’ll hear about its history, how it started as a small fishermen's village, and how it gradually grew into the city […]
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