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SUMMARY:“We Didn’t Wait For Freedom”: Civil War Narrative Quilts by Vera Hall
DESCRIPTION:“We Didn’t Wait For Freedom”: Civil War Narrative Quilts by Vera Hall\nAugust 26\, 2023 – February 18\, 2024 \nThe Upcountry History Museum is honored to host a selection of quilts created by quilter and history maker\, Vera P. Hall. \nA retired educator and councilwoman from Baltimore\, Maryland\, Hall is described by Baltimore residents as a “trailblazer”.  In her We Didn’t Wait For Freedom quilt series\, Hall bridges the gap between history and her love of textiles with her quilt creations\, honoring the lives of famous African Americans whose actions inspired change in America. \nAn activist in her own right\, Hall studied Education at Coppin College.  She became the first African American teacher assigned to an all-white school in Baltimore’s Little Italy and taught in Baltimore City elementary schools as a reading specialist.  Her concern for improving public education led her to work with the Maryland Department of Education and then to run for public office.  She served on the Baltimore City Council from 1985-1992.  In 1992 she made history when she was elected Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party\, becoming the first African American female chair of a state Democratic Party. \nFollowing her retirement\, Hall became an active member of the African American Quilters of Baltimore\, and created “We Too Sing America\,” focused on her desire to teach other quilters black perspectives on Civil War History. Since then\, she has created numerous story quilts\, including a series of black history quilts\, focused on her interest in Blacks during the transition from slavery to freedom. \nThe We Didn’t Wait for Freedom exhibition features 5 quilts from Hall’s We Didn’t Wait For Freedom quilt series\, plus a sixth quilt hand and machine pieced by Hall using original Civil War era quilt blocks. \nIn its commitment to “connecting people\, history\, and culture\,” the Upcountry History Museum will include Black History\, Civil War era materials from its permanent collection. \n  \nSupport provided by \n \n  \n  \n           
URL:https://upcountryhistory.org/event/we-didnt-wait-for-freedom-civil-war-narrative-quilts-by-vera-hall/
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SUMMARY:Splash & Bubbles Dive In\, Lend A Fin
DESCRIPTION:September 23\, 2023 – February 4\, 2024 \nExplorers of all ages will dive into the incredible world of ocean exploration when Splash and Bubbles: Dive In\, Lend a Fin makes it’s only South Carolina stop at the Upcountry History Museum. Visitors will join Splash\, Bubbles\, and the Reeftown Rangers in exploring marine biology\, ocean science\, and different ocean ecosystems. \nBased on the popular PBS KIDS TV show\, Splash and Bubbles\, a hit animated series that encourages children to explore ocean science through character-driven comedy\, the series is co-produced by The Jim Henson Company and Herschend Entertainment Studios. \nBoth the television series and the exhibition follow the adventures of Splash\, a yellow fusilier fish who has migrated all of the oceans before settling down in Reeftown\, where he befriends three inquisitive fellow sea creatures.  Until Splash came along\, Bubbles\, Dunk\, Ripple\, and most of the other Reeftown residents had no idea what lay beyond the cozy confines of their coral walls. \nThe 2\,500 square foot\, interactive exhibition\, builds on kids’ connections to the characters and their habitats\, immersing them in a larger-than-life marine environment and introducing them to the incredible world of ocean exploration. \nWhile exploring the early childhood STEM (Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, and Math) based exhibit\, children are encouraged to build both scientific inquiry and social emotional skills as they learn how to protect the ocean and its ecosystems.  Ocean conservation is a key message throughout the exhibit\, encouraging families to understand that they can create “a small ripple to help our big ocean.” \nFeaturing a variety of hands-on exhibit components\, Splash and Bubbles invites children to discover a whole new world as they navigate an under-the-sea maze in a kelp forest\, explore a sunken ship that has become an artificial reef\, interact with puppet characters created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop\, become a Reeftown Ranger\, dress up as a stingray or a sea turtle\, and learn fun “Fin Facts” at Flo’s School of Fish. \n  \nSupport provided by \n  \n                            
URL:https://upcountryhistory.org/event/splash-bubbles-dive-in-lend-a-fin/
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SUMMARY:Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall & The Veteran’s Portrait Project
DESCRIPTION:October 21\, 2023 – January 14\, 2024 \n                                                                     “I carry a gun\, but my real weapon is my camera.”\nStacy Pearsall \nRetired Air Force Staff Sergeant and aerial combat photojournalist Stacy Pearsall has spent most of her adult life focused on two passions: photography and the military. Pearsall began her career as an Air Force still-photographer at the age of 17.  At age 21 she became one of the few women to ever be accepted into the 1-Combat Camera Squadron\, an elite unite of the Air Force that provides photographs of military operations to high-ranking government officials in order to inform decision making and preserve a historical record. \nDuring her years of military service\, Pearsall traveled to over 41 countries and served in three combat tours of Iraq.  She is a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal and Air Force Commendation with valor for her combat actions in Iraq.  She is one of only two women to have won the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Military Photographer of the Year competition\, and the only woman to have earned it twice.  In 2013 she was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel for her many contributions to the college\, to American veterans\, and to the U.S. Armed Forces. \nSoon after being medically retired from military service\, Pearsall found a new way to continue her dual passions through the award-winning Veterans Portrait Project. The project began in 2008 while Pearsall was rehabilitating from combat injuries sustained in Iraq. She found her inspiration in the hours spent in VA waiting rooms\, surrounded by fellow veterans\, and was compelled to honor and thank them through photography with the Veterans Portrait Project. To date she has documented over 7\,500 veterans across all 50 states. \nIn partnership with Syracuse University\, the Upcountry History Museum will present a selection of 45 photographs from Pearsall’s career as a combat photographer\, as well as works from her ongoing Veterans Portrait Project. Each series approaches the military from different angles – in her combat series viewers are confronted with scenes from the conflict in the Middle East. These landscapes with lone or few figures speak to an experience fraught with hidden dangers\, and hours spent alone in unforgiving territory.  This experience and understanding of combat allow Pearsall to connect to the veterans she now photographs for the national Portrait Project. In both her combat images and veterans’ portraits\, Pearsall’s eye for light and emotion creates an honest photograph that provides insight into the military experience. \nThe Upcountry History Museum will include military objects and archival materials from its permanent collection\, as well as loaned objects\, within the Hard Earned exhibit experience. \n  \nSupport provided by \n                                 \n  \n                                       
URL:https://upcountryhistory.org/event/hard-earned-the-military-photographs-of-stacy-pearsall-the-veterans-portrait-project/
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SUMMARY:A Very Grinchy Christmas
DESCRIPTION:A Very Grinchy Christmas\nNovember 4\, 2023 – January 21\, 2024 \n“Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot.  But the Grinch who lived just North of Whoville did not.”\nfrom How the Grinch Stole Christmas\, published 1957 \n  \nIt began as a children’s book on the biggest theft in history.  Then it transformed into a classic television special. \nOn December 18\, 1966\, 3.8 million people tuned in to CBS-TV to witness the birth of what would become one of the most watched holiday specials in the history of American television – “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” \nThe made-for-television\, 26-minute animated story by legendary animation director Chuck Jones (of Looney Tunes fame)\, was based on the 1957 book by Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss). Featuring a grouchy curmudgeon who tries to ruin Christmas\, it went on to become an instant holiday classic\, beloved by generations. \nThe Upcountry History Museum will celebrate the holiday season with the small-hearted creature who hates it the most\, when it hosts A Very Grinchy Christmas. The special exhibition\, featuring over 150 original animation cels\, Dr. Seuss sketches\, backgrounds\, and ephemera\, will make its Southeastern U.S. debut in Greenville\, SC. \nThe exhibition items – selected from a private collection – illustrate Jones’ approach to adapting the story for the screen. In contrast to the book’s black\, white\, and red palette\, Chuck Jones unleashed a riotous array of vivid colors to depict the story’s settings and characters.  The 1966 film\, narrated by Boris Karloff\, showcased Jones’s unparalleled character animation and comic timing\, creating an utterly believable\, villainous – but ultimately redeemed – Grinch that became the standard for all subsequent adaptations. \nWhereas today’s studios and production companies provide project funding\, television specials of the past\, like How the Grinch Stole Christmas\, had to rely on company sponsorship in order to get made.  With storyboards in hand\, Jones pitched the Grinch to more than two dozen potential sponsors – breakfast foods and candy companies – without any luck.  Down to the wire\, he finally found a sponsor in an unlikely source – the Foundation for Commercial Banks.  Coming in at over $300\,000\, or $2.2 million in today’s dollars\, the special’s budget was unheard of at the time for a 26-minute cartoon adaptation. \nFunny\, heartwarming\, and visually stunning\, the exhibition will reflect both the book and the television special’s universal story about the spirit of giving and the indomitable power of optimism. \n  \nSupport provided by \n             
URL:https://upcountryhistory.org/event/a_very_grinchy_christmas/
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