If you live in Greensboro and stay home today, you are missing out on a tremendous amount of local talent, history, and culture. First, as part of Art Beat Greensboro, Children's Day/Book Day will be held downtown in Center City Park from noon- 3pm. Bilingual children's writer Pat Mora will be on hand and many family-friendly activities will be offered at this free event-- music, dance, face painting, making bilingual books to name a few.
At 8pm, Barbara Presnell's poem Piece Work will be brought to life on stage at the Historical Museum. The poem, and the stage adaptation, are an account of the lives of textile workers in Asheboro, NC across forty years. We saw the production last night and HIGHLY recommend it! As an added bonus, at the entrance to the Historical Museum is the fine photography of Lisa Scheer, documenting the under-celebrated lives of textile workers and their families in Greensboro. We used the above photo today, the Water Tower at Revolution Textile Mill, because a woman, whose family on her mother and father's side all worked in textile mills, told us that the small structure at the top of this building was built during WWII to house a machine gun, kept there to protect the mill workers during power black outs.
By getting out and attending these free events, you show your support for the arts, you will learn much about the history of our community and meet some very interesting people. If you're still looking for something to do, consider attending the Tape Art Project in Greensboro today!
I like the strong contrast of the bright red versus the dull bricks. Of all the colors they could have used on the water tower, someone must have had a moment of humor
Posted by: David Burke | Monday, May 04, 2009 at 08:56 AM