Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif” Read by Sandra Seoane-Serí Introduced by Dr. Daphne Lamothe, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Smith College

5 pm Anita Kunz Exhibition open for viewing

6 pm Reading at Rockwell in the Galleries

In partnership with The Mount, the Norman Rockwell Museum presents Readings at Rockwell, featuring local actors reading stories by writers highlighted in Anita Kunz’s exhibition Original Sisters, which honors trailblazing women.

Toni Morrison(1931–2019) was an American novelist, essayist, book editor, and professor. Celebrated for her powerful and richly expressive examinations of the experience of Black women in an unjust world, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for her novel Beloved (1987). In 1993 she became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, as an author “who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality.” President Barack Obama awarded Morrison the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. In a prolific and varied writing career, Morrison only wrote one short story, “Recitatif,” which will be read at this program.

Sandra Seoane-Serí is an award-winning actress based in New York, Providence, and Boston. Sandra received her BA in Theater and Film at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and is a proud alum of Shakespeare & Company’s Summer Shakespeare Intensive. During their time in Western Massachusetts, she learned the importance of collaboration, discipline, and humility. They enjoy being on stage, behind and in front of the camera. Sandra hopes to be a part of stories that challenge stereotypes and spark conversations over neglected subjects.

$25 Not Yet Members; $20 Museum and Mount Members

Cash bar is available. Space is limited, please reserve your tickets.

Readings at Rockwell will take place on the first Wednesday of each month, March to May, in the galleries of the Museum. Each program will begin with a short talk about the author and the featured story. The program will begin at 6:00 pm, doors will open at 5:00 pm for viewing of the Anita Kunz exhibition.

https://www.nrm.org/events/readings-at-rockwell-toni-morrisons-recitatif-read-by-sandra-

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Scope out waterfowl and bullfrogs at South Stream Pond, and stroll wooded paths searching for warblers and flycatchers. This trip is a great warbler tune-up before the Century Run trip.  The birding takes place along a possibly muddy and grassy road, that skirts the pond, surrounded by deciduous trees. The trip ends before lunch.     Meet at the Williamstown Public Library, 1095 Main Street at the intersection of Routes 2 and 7.  We will carpool or caravan to the site from the library.   Learn more here. 

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Game night provides an opportunity for people to gather with friends and/or join with others that share an interest to play, compete, and challenge wits, skill and luck at board games, card games, and charade style games. The evenings will be somewhat self created, depending on who shows up and what they are interested in. Hosted by Dewey Hall staff, who have shown a true skill at creating fun and inclusive atmospheres. Bring a game! Join a game!

Suggested Donation $5-$25 at the door.

This is a Card to Culture event. WIC, EBT, and ConnectorCare Cardholders receive free admission

Contact: deweymemorialhall@gmail.com or 413-429-1322 or www.deweyhall.org for info

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