Schedule of Events
The Great Depression Road Show
Location: Branigan Cultural Center, Las Cruces, NM9:00 am - Presentation on Depression era Quilting
9:30 am - 5:00 pm - Collection of Oral Histories about the 30's
10:00 am - 1930's Crafts and Games for Children
10:00 am - "Women's Clubs during the Depression"
11:00 am - Slaves, Sidekicks and Healers: Women's stories collected by the WPA
12:00 pm - Swing Dance Demo & Instruction
1:30 pm - 30's Show and Tell: Bring your own depression artifacts.
3:00 pm - Excerpts from Soul of a People Documentary followed by discussion led by Dr. Jon Hunner.
New Mexico's Voices
Location: NMSU Branson Library, 4th Floor, Milton Gallery, Las Cruces, NM4:00 pm - Local Oral Histories from the Writer's Project. Led by Dr. Jon Hunner
Presentation on New Mexico
Location: NMSU Branson Library, 4th Floor, Milton Gallery, Las Cruces, NM4:30 pm - A Guide to a Colorful State. Led by Sylvia Ortiz & Mardi Mahaffy
Book discussion of The Surrounded by D'Arcy McNickle
Location: Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces, NM3:00 pm - Book discussion led by Dr. Sarah Hagelin.
Film Series
Location: Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces, NM2:00 pm - Titles to be announced
Soul of a People Program
Location: NMSU's Creative Media Institute Theater, Las Cruces, NM7:00 pm - Free and open to the public
Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story is a major documentary television program about the Federal Writers’ Project produced by Spark Media, Washington, D.C., and broadcast on the Smithsonian Channel HD.
Soul of a People programs in libraries are sponsored by the American Library Association Public Programs Office with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life.
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