In the next two weeks, multiple events related to Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America, a traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine on display through Feb. 15 in the Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Atrium, will be held in the Marvin Library Learning Commons.
Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 11 a.m.
BTC Auditorium
Voices Lecture: Fire and Freedom:
Looking at the Exhibit through New York Eyes
In the traveling exhibit Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America, George Washington’s plantation, Mount Vernon, serves as a lens into the world of food and enslavement in colonial Virginia. Culinary historian Lavada Nahon compares the depiction of Mount Vernon with the unique food culture of colonial New York.
Wednesday, Feb 12. at 11 a.m.
Food Demonstration and Discussion in MRV 235 (Multipurpose Room)
Join us as Prime at HVCC’s Executive Chef Alex Kennedy celebrates the influence of culture on the food we eat every day. Learn to make (and taste!) recipes inspired by Sweet Home Café, the cookbook and restaurant of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. All attendees will be entered to win a copy of the book!
Pre-registration is required as space is limited!
Registration will be open only to students until noon on Feb. 6.
After which remaining seats will be opened for faculty/staff.
If you register after the limit is met, you will be placed on a waiting list.
For more information on the exhibit and other related programming please visit https://libguides.hvcc.edu/fandf.
Published: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:10:25 +0000 by a.rappaport