Events
2:30pm-5:30pm
01/25
Lunar New Year Tinker Festival
Join us at the Lewis Latimer House Museum for a special Lunar New Year Celebration! We will offer fun hands-on tinkering activities combining art and…
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5:00pm-7:00pm
02/08
Home/Land Opening Reception
Curated by Katie Fuller, Home/Land looks at the influence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on Lewis Latimer’s family, focusing on the tactics used…
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2:30pm-4:00pm
02/16
Memoir Talk: This African-American Life – by Hugh B. Price
Join author, former CEO of the National Urban League, and great grandnephew of inventor Lewis Latimer, Hugh B. Price, for a book talk that chronicles…
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2:00pm-4:00pm
02/23
Screening: Sorry to Bother You
Free community film screening. The 2018 dark comedy follows a young African-American telemarketer. Who adopts a white accent to succeed at his job. This imaginative…
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2:30pm-4:30pm
05/09
ONLINE Generative Writing Workshop: Getting to Know Your Characters
*Please RSVP to receive instructions on joining the virtual workshop. We all want to create memorable characters, but first we need to know who our…
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2:30pm-4:30pm
03/22
[POSTPONED] Screening: Well-Founded Fear
*ALL MARCH EVENTS ARE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN RESPONSE TO COVID 19. This documentary takes its title from the formal definition of a refugee…
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2:00pm-2:30pm
04/13
VIRTUAL Easter Storytime
While our in-person events are on hold, we are offering virtual programming via Facebook Live. Join us for a virtual edition of our annual easter…
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2:30pm-4:30pm
04/18
ONLINE Generative Writing Workshop: Mapping Your Home in Poetry
*Please RSVP to receive instructions on joining the virtual workshop. In this generative class for poets, we will look at home not simply from the…
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2:30pm-4:30pm
05/16
Boundless Devotion for Home & Self: A Virtual Poetry Workshop
Free online writing workshop in partnership with Newtown Literary. *Please RSVP to receive instructions on joining the virtual workshop. Instructor : Trace DePass In this…
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3:00pm-4:00pm
05/30
Virtual Tour of Home/Land with Curator Katie Fuller
*Please RSVP to receive instructions on joining the virtual workshop. Join us for a virtual tour of the Lewis Latimer House Museum’s special exhibition Home/Land,…
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3:30pm-4:30pm
06/11
Virtual STEAM Workshop-Engineering With Paper
Join us for a unique virtual program! Participants will build amazing structures and explore engineering techniques using only paper. Participants will examine the objects around…
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3:00pm-4:30pm
06/13
Home/Land Artists Talk + Q&A
Join four artists from Lewis Latimer House Museum’s special exhibition Home/Land for a live discussion and Q&A about their works. *Please RSVP to receive instructions…
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3:00pm-4:00pm
06/20
Virtual Open Mic & Community Share
Join us to wrap up the Spring writing workshop series with an open mic event. *Please RSVP to receive instructions on joining the virtual event. …
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1:00pm-1:45pm
07/10
Summer STEAM Series: Music Makers Workshop
Join us for a unique virtual program in collaboration with Culture Pass! Due to an emergency, the theme of this workshop has been changed. Ready?…
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1:00pm-1:45pm
07/17
Summer STEAM Series: Engineering with Paper
Join us for a unique virtual program in collaboration with Culture Pass! Turn simple supplies into your own mini dream house! Learn to build a sturdy…
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1:00pm-1:45pm
07/24
Summer STEAM Series: Parachutes and Aerodynamics
Join us for a unique virtual program! Run experiments with paper and parachutes! Participants will develop tests and trials to find the most effective parachute.…
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1:00pm-1:45pm
07/31
Summer STEAM Series: Forensic Fun
Join us for a unique virtual program! Have you ever wondered how and when fingerprints are formed? Did you know that even twins don’t have…
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12:00pm-1:00pm
08/14
Virtual STEAM Workshop: Paper Engineering
Join us for a virtual program in partnership with Summer in the City! Participants will build amazing structures and explore engineering techniques using only paper.…
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12:00pm-1:00pm
08/21
Virtual STEAM Workshop: Paper Marbling
Join us for a virtual program in partnership with Summer in the City! Discover chemistry in art! Paper marbling is an ancient technique that produces…
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12:00pm-2:00pm
09/17
Handwriting the Constitution
What does the U.S. Constitution actually say? On January 20, 2017, artist Morgan O’Hara took a pen and paper to the central branch of the…
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3:30pm-4:30pm
09/25
Virtual STEAM Workshop: Coding Club
Take the first steps towards reading and writing code with the Coding Club! How do videogames get made? How do apps do all the things…
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