Bill Harnett offers
- An Hour with Mark Twain.
Mr. Twain himself will visit you, talk about his life, amaze and amuse.This program is best suited for audiences with a high attention span. - Bill Hartnett & Ellie Shephard present: Love Letters
Experience Love Letters, a two-person play sharing a couple's letters. Funny, poignant and sad, follow this couple through the good times and bad from elementary school throughout the course of their lives. This program is best suited for audiences with high attention span.
Cincinnati Memories- A virtual tour of Downtown Cincinnati
This exciting new program is offered through the Cincinnati Preservation Association. The virtual tour uses a "memories" theme showing both "old" and current pictures of historic and memorable Cincinnati landmarks as well as a narrative that highlights the history and current use of the site. From the comfort of your facility, step back in time to visit Fountain Square, the Carew Tower Complex, the Dixie Terminal Building, City Hall, Findlay Market and Union Terminal to name a few. This program is sure to stir many memories for your group and will give you a great reminiscing tool to use. This is one program you don't want to miss out on! Janice (Sunflower) Trytten
presents Native American history and culture through these two programs:
- Visitor from the Plains
Janice, as "Sunflower" brings a living history event to you. As a re-enactor in the fur trade era, she has collected by hand many artifacts related to life as a Plains Indian. Soothing native flute music calms and opens the ears. A buckskin shirt is passed from hand to hand to be weighed and "worn" on the arm. Participants are shown and welcomed to touch bison and deer hides, smell white sage, see gourds, hear "deer toes" and more. All of the senses are engaged. Taste buds experience sunflower seeds or jerky if appropriate for the group. The program is hands-on and interactive with each person. In many cases, the participants share their stories and are welcomed to do so. Requirement: Wheeled cart accessibility a plus for indoor presentation. - Native Flutes Concert or Lecture/Demo
The sound of the Native Flute immediately calms and transports the listener to an earlier time. As a concert or lecture demo, Janice will display her large collection of flutes, play each one of them and provide information on their construction, makers and materials. She will provide a top quality sound system and can wear Plains-style Native clothing. Requirements: Grounded electrical outlet for sound system. Table at least 4' x 4' for the flutes.
Martha McLeod offers 5 programs to choose from:
- Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges and Barbara Johns: Courage at Any Age, The Early Days of Civil Rights.
Hear fascinating stories of three African Americans during the turbulent 1950s-60s; a sixteen year old high school student, a six year old first grade student, and a forty two year old office worker/seamstress. Learn how their determination to no longer accept oppressive segregation led to some of the most provocative and important events in America's civil rights movement. - Sojourner Truth
Martha tells about this remarkable woman who became one of the most powerful and enduring voices for African American women and others in their struggles for human rights and dignity. - The True Story of Annie Oakley: Ohio's Rising Star
Legendary Annie Oakley is brought to life in vivid words. - The Woman Who Started the Civil War
A history of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Underground Railroad figures. - Mary Todd Lincoln
Telling the poignant story of the Kentucky native and wife of President Abraham Lincoln. Experience the dreams and agonies of her turbulent life from Lexington society to the White House to endless mourning.
Pat Maley
Master Spinner from The Weaver's Guild of Greater Cincinnati, will demonstrate how people from the 18th century spun fiber into yarn on the spinning wheel for making cloth, and discuss dying and fabric making from the period.
Russ Childers
Russ shares the history of a region using traditional Appalachian stories and songs to paint memories of the past. This program illustrates several Appalachian instruments and aspects of Appalachian culture.
Stan Wernz presents:
Meet Mr. Lincoln - A Talk with Abraham Lincoln
Come hear Mr. Lincoln relate events from his early childhood, living in Indiana, and his professional and political career. He will include comments on patriotism, liberty and independence. Hear his words of gratitude to those who have protected the Union, and encourage us in the challenges today. The program is carefully chosen from Lincoln's writings and speeches.
The Taft Museum of Art
will delight you with these five selections:
- Mythology and Religion in the Taft Collections
A discussion of works of art depicting biblical, Chinese, and mythological themes. This talk presents some of the treasures at the Taft and illustrates creative expressions of religious culture, ritual and belief. - Who's Who at the Taft
Learn more about the often outrageous personalities behind the serene portraits that line the Taft galleries. Likely to be revealed are the well-kept secrets of those very distinguished characters that had their portraits painted by the old masters many years ago. - The Collectors:Anna Sinton and Charles Phelps Taft of Pike Street
Find out about the Cincinnatians whose vision and love of art led to the creation of the Taft collections as well as the preservation of their downtown neighborhood. This program tells the history of the prestigious Taft family who lived at 316 Pike Street from 1873-1931. - Telling Tails at the Taft
Enjoy a humorous look at the animal life depicted in the Taft Museum of Art's collections of paintings, porcelains and enamels. From fearsome dragons to playful puppies, this presentation will place these creatures within their artistic contexts and will be enjoyed by animal lovers of all ages. - Looking on the Bright Side
Discover the gleaming array of painted enamels in the Taft's internationally renowned collection. the centuries-old technique of enameling will be illustrated by some of the finest examples of French Renaissance Limoges enamels in the world.
