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SUMMARY:Native American Reflections – We Are Still Here
DESCRIPTION:For the month of June\, the BFL is honored to host a multisensory exhibit entitled Native American Reflections – We Are Still Here.  Come to the library to enjoy paintings\, poetry\, baskets\, and other works of art created by members of Natick Nipmuc Tribe\, Abenaki Nation\, Algonquin Nation\, Inuk Nation\, and Wampanoag Nation.  Printing services donated by ICL Imaging. \n \nSeveral of the artists are profiled here \nClick here to learn about the artists of the Natick Nipmuc \n  \n\n \nWhite Feather\nfeatured art work: Waterfalls and Tranquility\n  \n \nWhite Feather is a member of the Wampanoag Nation who lives on traditional Wampanoag homelands with his wife of nearly 50 years and two dogs near old growth pines and two beautiful ponds. Proud of his mixed heritage with Cape Verde\, he walks in a traditional way with the Pipe and Sweat Lodges and honors the Original Instructions to embrace all nations on the Medicine Wheel. His name in language is Wampi-mequim/White Feather. \n  \n  \n \nHear White Feather read his poem The Silent Storm: \nhttps://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/The-Silent-Storm-White-Feather.wav\n\n \nBen Mitsuk\nfeatured art work: Fade and Night Sky\n  \n  \nBenjamin Mitsuk (they/them) is a Two-Spirit\, Inuk artist based on Ottawa\, Ontario. Their creative practice is heavily informed by their lived experiences as a queer\, trans\, and mixed-race person. When they are not working or creating art\, they enjoy traveling\, spending time in nature/on the land\, and curling up on the couch with a good book.   \n  \n  \n \nHear Ben’s poem Two Worlds: \nhttps://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Two-Worlds-Ben-Mitsuk.wav\n\n \nLinden Limoges\nfeatured art work: Star Girl and Tolba\n  \n  \nLinden\, born Linda\, has a mixed heritage including Ukrainian\, Russian\, and Algonquin.  She holds the intentions of Peace\, Gratitude\, Love\, and Kindness with Wonderment for All Beings.  She lives with “her” cat Nibezun and spends much of her time rambling outdoors in the meadows\, the woods\, or by the rivers in Vermont.  \n  \n  \nHear Linden’s poem Dawn Awakening: \nhttps://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Dawn-Awakening-Linden-2.wav\n\n  \nNebi Mstaka\nfeatured art work: Roots and Hawks\n  \n  An enrolled citizen of the Abenaki Nation\, Nebi Mstaka (Water Lily Root) is a painter in watercolors and writer of poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction. Family\, friends\, and the animal\, plant\, and rock beings are Nebi’s heart. Nebi lives near the Kwenitekw (Long/Connecticut River) and on the lands of the Pocumtuck\, Nipmuc\, and Abenaki people. \n  \n  \n \nHear Nebi read her poem Roots: \nhttps://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Roots-Nebi-Mstaka.wav\n\n \nRoaming Buffalo Wabanaki\nfeatured art work: Wabanaki Light Warrior\n  \n \nCitizen of the Abenaki Nation\, Roaming Buffalo of the Wabanaki is an advocate\, budding indigenous poet\, and artist. Their heart is filled with gratitude and humility to be part of this amazing Painting Poetry Circle and to have this creative and powerful time\, Môwiwi/together. Roaming lives in the cross roads of many amazing traditional homelands including those of their Abenaki\, Pawtucket\, Pennacook\, Agawam\, Massachusett\, Nipmuc\, and Wampanoag relations. \n  \n  \n \nHear Roaming read his poem Without Your Voice: \nhttps://baconfreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Without-Your-Voice-There-Is-Only-Silence-Roaming-Buffalo-Wabanaki.wav\n\n 
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/narjune24/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States
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SUMMARY:History Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual discussion of: My life in France by Julia Child \nCopies of the book will be available at the Bacon Free Library. Call 508-653-6730 to arrange pick up. \nOrder your own copy HERE \nFor details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom\, please contact mking@minlib.net \nThe Zoom link to the discussion will be sent at a later date. 
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/history-book-club-june-24/
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SUMMARY:The Dogs of Chernobyl: a Story of Hope and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Animal welfare expert Stephen Quandt was part of a group that traveled to Chernobyl\, 35 years after the nuclear accident\, to participate in a spay/neuter and research campaign for the dogs that were descended from the pets left behind after the nuclear plant disaster of 1986.  \nIn this presentation\, Stephen chronicles his experiences in the Exclusion Zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.  Through photos and videos\, Stephen tells his story of meeting the inhabitants of the mostly abandoned town of Chernobyl City (you will meet 2 squatters\, one a hero of the disaster)\, the totally abandoned city of Pripyat\, and the dogs (and some cats!) that his group encountered. He will discuss the presence of radiation in this environment as well as its effects on the dogs’ lives.  You will also meet some inhabitants of the town of Slavutych\, which was built in the year following the accident to house the inhabitants of Pripyat after they were belatedly evacuated. \nThe Dogs of Chernobyl is a story of resilience\, hope\, life\, and even heroism.  Stephen will answer your questions at the end of the presentation.  \n  \nStephen Quandt\, Feline Behaviorist\, FFCP\, most recently with the Animal Care Centers of NYC (nycacc.org) and also of the ASPCA.org\, has worked in animal welfare for more than 20 years.  \n\nThis program will be held over Zoom. Please register below to receive the program link.  \n  \n\n\n                \n                        \n                            The Dogs of Chernobyl\, A Story of Hope and Resilience\n                             \n                        \n                        Name*Email\n                            \n                        \n          \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n        \n                        Δ\n \n                        \n\n  \n 
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/dogsofchernobyl-2/
LOCATION:Bacon Free Library\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States
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