Family Picnic Day: Creativity and Culture with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Assoc.

When:
August 8, 2021 @ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
2021-08-08T14:00:00+00:00
2021-08-08T16:00:00+00:00
Where:
WCCMA at Union Church
133 Old Church Road
Claremont, NH 03743, Claremont
NH 03743
Contact:
West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts
Family Picnic Day: Creativity and Culture with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Assoc. @ WCCMA at Union Church | Claremont | NH | US

Presented by Saint-Gaudens Memorial and the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.

Enjoy an online and/or in person outdoor concert/mini-festival with Nulhegan Drum, storytelling and history by Chief Don Stevens, and a showcase of Abenaki artists. Bring the whole family to for the fun and educational event that also include a special artist showcase demonstration.

Demonstrations begin at 1:30pm
Concert starts at 2pm

Online access is available via the Saint-Gaudens Memorial youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdBQPGfcpWls1jeKQzgIAw). In-person seating (BYO chair) is available at the outdoor venue, please register by using Eventbrite, at Union Episcopal Church, 133 Old Church Rd, Claremont, NH.

This project was funded in part by a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s James Tasker Covered Bridges Fund, and the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

Your donation helps to make this season possible: Use the registration link via Eventbrite, donate at the door, or mail a donation to WCCMA, PO Box 902, Claremont, NH 03743. Contributions support both organizations for this summer season.

More about the artists:

VAAA website https://abenakiart.org/

VAAA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/abenakiart

Nulhegan Drum https://abenakiart.org/blog9/nulhegan-abenaki-drum/

Don Stevens VAAA page https://abenakiart.org/blog9/don-stevens/

Jim Taylor VAAA page https://abenakiart.org/blog9/jim-taylor/

Jim Taylor website http://quillwork_byswiftfox.tripod.com/

Vera Longtoe Sheehan VAAA page https://abenakiart.org/blog9/vera-longtoe-sheehan/

Vera Longtoe Sheehan website https://twined.tripod.com/

Abenaki Arts & Education Center Sharing Abenaki Educational Resources with Classrooms Across N’dakinna https://abenaki-edu.org

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