 In Historic Downtown Mobile
111 South Royal Street
Mobile, Alabama, 36602
251. 208. 7569
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Museum of Mobile Events
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April 2010
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Greetings!
In honor of the Museum of Mobile's extraordinary exhibition, George Washington Carver: An Extraordinary Man with a Mighty Vision, the Museum will be hosting several events to complement and enrich the exhibit. This exhibition was created by The Field Museum, Chicago, in collaboration with Tuskegee University and the National Park Service. It will run through July 4th. For more information on the George Washington Carver exhibit click here. |
Linda McMurry Edwards, Brown Bag with the Author
Monday, April 5, 2010, 12 p.m. -
1 p.m.  Dr. Linda McMurry Edwards, author
of two George Washington Carver biographies, will visit the Museum of Mobile downtown Monday, April 5, for a brown bag lunch event from noon until 1 P.M. to discuss Carver's life and the myths surrounding it.Dr. Edwards' first Carver biography, George Washington Carver: Scientist and
Symbol is a
"sensitive portrait" of Carver, a complex and extraordinary man over- shadowed by
very simple-and often unfactual-myths. Since Dr. Edwards's retirement, she
has written a second biography of Carver for children, George Washington
Carver: The Life of a Great American Agriculturist (2003), and she enjoys
speaking about Dr. Carver in her free time.Dr. Edwards earned her Ph.D. from Auburn
University 1976 and taught African American history at North Carolina State
University for 20 years. In addition to her writings about Carver, Dr. Edwards'
publications include biographies of several notable African Americans such as
Ida B. Wells and Monroe Nathan Work. Edwards also co-authored a college-level
American history textbook, America and Its Peoples: A Mosaic in the
Making.
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Linda Kenney Miller, an Evening with the Author
Friday, April 9, 2010, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
 Award-winning author and granddaughter of George Washington Carver's personal physician will read excerpts from her book, Beacon on the Hill, a vivid biography of her grandfather's life. She will visit the Museum of Mobile to speak about her research and relationship to the key characters.
Light hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Ms. Miller is
a graduate of Fisk
University with a B.A. in
English. She taught English and Reading in the District of Columbia Public
School System, while taking graduate courses at Howard University,
where she published Realism in Black Poetry. Miller left teaching in
1975 to work as a medical administrator for her father, Howard W. Kenney, M.D.,
and remained in the field for over thirty years. Miller recently left the
medical field to return to her roots as a writer.
Beacon
on the Hill was awarded several national book awards, including 2009 Best Book Award for African American Fiction and 2008 Best Book Award for Historical Fiction from USA News, and 2009 National Indie Excellence Award for African American Fiction.
Beacon on the Hill tells the captivating history
of John A. Kenney, M.D., "pioneer Negro physician of the
twentieth century" who,
as the son of former slaves, raised
himself up to become the personal physician to Booker T. Washington and George
Washington Carver at Tuskegee Institute.
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Botanical Drawing Class with Val Webb
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Local artist Val Webb will
be teaching a botanical drawing class at the  Museum of Mobile downtown on Saturday, April 17, from
9 A.M. to 4 P.M.
This one-day workshop, Botanical Drawing: The Summer Garden in Pencil, Ink and
Watercolor, will instruct participants in drawing and painting heirloom flower and vegetable plants using step-by-step scientific illustration techniques.
The cost of $75 covers
all fees and enough supplies to use in class and take home for continued
practice. Pre-registration
is required by April 10. No previous experience is necessary. Students
will be
guided as they develop their powers of observation, learn realistic
sketching techniques and explore color mixing in a fun, relaxed and
encouraging
setting. We will work both indoors and out, using live garden plants and
flowers as models.
Webb is the
award-winning illustrator of 11 children's books, including two "Cabbage
Patch Kids" titles for Hasbro Toys. In recent years, her work has
focused
on garden and nature themes. She teaches workshops in printmaking,
nature
drawing and botanical art throughout the Southeast. A member of the
American
Society of Botanical Artists, Webb works in a studio surrounded by an
organic
vegetable garden.
For
more information on Val Webb's art, you can visit her website.
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April FREE SUNDAY
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Every first Sunday at the Museum of Mobile, we offer free admission. However, since this first Sunday happens to be Easter, the Museum will be closed, and free Sunday will be moved to April 11th. Take this opportunity to see George Washington Carver: An Extraordinary Man with a Mighty Vision for free and learn about Carver's contributions Alabama history and the future of the nation!
Enjoy your holiday weekend & we hope to see you soon!
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Coming soon to the Museum of Mobile
April, May & June
Saturday, April 24, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Spring
Green Festival
Showing the public ways to make
a difference in their community with Mobile Bay Keepers, Keep Mobile Beautiful,
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 5 Rivers, Market in the Square Vendors, Artists and
more!
April & May
Our Own Destiny Garden
Project
Area students continue an ongoing gardening project at Fort Condé. Come see our garden grow!
Sunday, May
2, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Free
Sunday Children's Activity
Bring your little one to the Museum to make a seeded card Mom is sure to love, just in time for Mothers Day.
Sunday, June 6,
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Free Sunday
Children's Activity
Monthly free Sunday & children's activity, TBA
June 21-June 25
Carver
Day Camp
More information on these events coming soon!
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"Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks
in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in
books, for they speak with the voice of God." - George Washington Carver
Our Roots. Our History.
The Museum of Mobile
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111 South Royal Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602
251-208-7569
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