KENNEDY MUSEUM OF ART - Ohio University

FRIENDS OF KENNEDY MUSEUM
Another Kind of Blues
Friends of Kennedy Museum is excited
to present a concert to honor the Blues in
Black & White exhibition on April 26th, at
3 pm. Ohio University Professor Emeritus
Ernest Bastin will play the valve trombone,
Lynn Sullivan will control the piano keys,
and Norm Cohn, a tenor who serves on the
Norm Cohn Friends of Kennedy Museum board, will
perform several blues and blues-influenced songs while Dr.
Richard Wetzel, Ohio University Professor of Music History
and Literature, will speak about the history and musical nature
of the blues. This event is free and open to the public.
Mom’s Weekend
Native American
Jewelry Show & Sale
SPONSORED BY FRIENDS
OF KENNEDY MUSEUM
The spring 2009 jewelry sale will be held at Kennedy
Museum of Art during Ohio University’s Mom’s Weekend
on Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd from 10 am to
6 pm. The Mom’s Weekend sale features quality handmade
pieces in varying price ranges including authentic jewelry
affordable to
students. Good Girl
Jewelry at White’s
Mill in Athens and
volunteers from
the Friends work
together on this
fundraising activity.
FRIENDS SPECIAL EVENTS
Margaret Thomas, Friends activities coordinator, and Matt
Rapposelli, chairman of the Friends Trips Committee, have
announced an exciting spring and fall program for the Friends.
Thomas and Friends Board volunteers have set up an
e-mail list to alert Friends members (and their friends) to
programs, trips and other happenings.
Sunday Afternoon Series
A new series of concerts, speakers, and special events
held on the last Sunday of the month begins on April 26th
at 3 pm with Another Kind of Blues, coordinated by Norm
Cohn. Watch your e-mail for future programs.
Spring Quarterly Trip
Join us for a day trip to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burton J.
Westcott House (www.westcotthouse.org) in Springfield,
Ohio on Saturday, May 16. The trip will include a tour
of the recently restored house and additional sites of
interest in the area. For information, contact Margaret
Thomas at thomasm@ohio.edu or 740-593-8765.
Out and About
Do you have an idea for a small group outing? Friends
of Kennedy Museum will make the arrangements and
provide information and transportation. Possibilities for
the spring are Columbus Museum of Art for the current
exhibition, To Live Forever; the 2009 Decorators’ Show
House; or a walking tour of German Village.
Brown Bag talks and demonstrations
Coming this fall, these one-hour art events at Kennedy
Museum of Art will appeal to the lunchtime crowd.
Watch your mail and e-mail for announcements. If you
have any suggestions please contact Margaret Thomas at
thomasm@ohio.edu or Matt Rapposelli at rapposel@ohio.edu.