Tompkins County Public Library will host community advocate Aloja Airewele and friends for, “Inspired Expressions,” a Black History Month celebration featuring stories, music and art by talented members of the local black community, Saturday, February 25 at 3 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room.
“Inspired
Expressions” will provide community members of all ages an afternoon of
reflection, friendship and unity and offer an introduction to the work of
several talented locals, including artist Sherri Porter. An Ithaca native,
Porter will discuss her background, the issues that inspire her work and offer
audience members an opportunity to view her paintings for the first time.
The
afternoon will also include Airewele’s energetic and encouraging stories,
African drumming and dance.
Born
and raised in Nigeria, Airewele is a trained physician and worked in family
medicine before immigrating with his family to the United States in 1997. He is
former president of the Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees and
currently serves as coordinator of Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative
Extension’s Energy Warriors program.
This
program is free and open to an all-ages audience. For more information, contact
Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at cwheeler@tcpl.org
or (607) 275-1548.
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