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Bristol Historical Association presents
Wilhelmina Banks
DATE: Monday, February 9th
TIME: 6:30 pm
LOCATION: Bristol Public Library |
The Bristol Historical Association is pleased to announce that Wilhelmina Banks, noted local writer and storyteller, will be the guest speaker of the association on Monday February 9, 2009. This meeting will be held at the Bristol Public Library in the Conference Room at 6:30pm. She, through her storytelling expertise, will present a program entitled All Aboard, A Local Rail History. Banks will pull from her knowledge of general
Bristol history and interweave stories related to the cities' black community.
A native of the Twin-Cities Wilhelmina Banks has lived her life experiencing and learning from history. Following her graduation from Douglas High School at age 16, she graduated from Morristown Normal & Industrial Junior College where she received an associates degree, and having her first teaching assignment in Morristown College's one room school house. She migrated to Brooklyn, New York where she resided for forty-four years, while traveling extensively throughout East and West Africa. She spent five years in Tanzania, East Africa and other extensive trips to Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and other memorable and historic countries. She continued her education at Brooklyn College, receiving a Masters in Education, Guidance and Counseling. In Tanzania she was the first full-time female instructor in the National Banks of Commerce Training College of Dar es Salaam and later designed a new and unique concept of Museumtherapy. It was based on the recognition of cultural heritage and using artifacts to promote a positive multi-cultural awareness.
Ms. Banks, with her now deceased husband Gilbert H. Banks, eventually did want to return to her roots to spread her experiences to the Bristol community. In 1996 she opened the NYUMBA YA TAUSI-PEACOCK MUSEUM, the first museum in the Twin Cities. The museum consists of over 6,000 pieces of African and African-American art, Banks' family artifacts and memorabilia from enslavement and Bristol's black community. She explains that the odd sounding name of the Museum, Peacock Museum in English, is in Ki Swahili, the language of the people of Swahili. The private museum, of which she remains director and curator, is open on Saturdays and available weekdays by appointment. It is located at 412 Clinton Avenue in Bristol Virginia, several blocks from Reynolds Memorial United Methodist. She can be contacted at 276-669-4596 for details and for appointments.
Though the black community in Bristol is much smaller in the Twenty-first Century, Banks is no less determined to tell the stories of African-American history and of Bristol's black heritage. This presentation to the Bristol Historical Association is a rare opportunity to look at Bristol history from a different vantage point. She further explains that it was also the black community that made Bristol the community that it has become. A true and honest perspective of local history! This meeting is free to the public. You can visit www.bristolhistoricalassociation.com to find out about the extensive work of the association in preserving & promoting the region's heritage. Mary Beth Rainero currently serves as the president of the Bristol Historical Association. |
The Healing Arts Center presents
Travels through Time - A Guided Group Regression
DATE: Saturday, February 14
TIME: 10 - 11:30 am
LOCATION: 36 Moore Street, Bristol VA
MORE: Call 276-466-4183 for information |
Travels through Time - A Guided Group Regression
Facilitated by Eleanor Heacock, CH
Saturday, February 14, 2009
10-11:30 a.m.
The Healing Arts Center
36 Moore St., Bristol VA
276-466-4183
Have you ever experienced déjà vu?
Do total strangers somehow seem familiar?
Do you wonder if there is more than you see or experience?
Our guided group regression offers you an opportunity to explore those questions and others.
Sometimes called spiritual journeys, guided imagery, or soul exploration, the regression experience uses hypnosis to focus on life patterns and more clearly understand the soul's journey. We'll spend some time exploring our concepts of past and future lives and answer questions you may have about the regression process. You'll be guided through a time of relaxation and exploration of memories past, present &/or future, followed by an opportunity to write and talk about your experiences.
For reservations please call 276-466-4183 or email alternatives@bristolhealingarts.com
Cost is $20 per person or $15 each if you bring a friend.
In regressions "we discover the positive patterns of the past, the gifts, and the talents previously unrecognized." Henry Bolduc, IBRT |
Bristol Ballet to host
Father Daughter Valentine Dance
DATE: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
LOCATION: 628 Cumberland Street, Bristol VA |
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Bristol Ballet is hosting a Father Daughter Valentine Dance!
Sunday, February 15th from 3 - 5 pm
Please call 276-669-6051 for more information and reservations.
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Round the Mountain
Artisn Network
DATE: Tuesday, February 24th
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Bristol Chamber of Commerce
MORE: Calling all Artists or every kind! |
Bristol, Tuesday, February 24th at 6:30 PM
Bristol Chamber of Commerce, 20 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol TN
Are you an artisan, craftsperson, or farmer looking for ways to sell more of your work locally? Are you an owner or operator of a craft shop, gallery, local restaurant, bed & breakfast, inn, cabin or campground and would like more customers? Or maybe you are just interested in starting a small business targeting visitors to the region? If so, we invite you to attend an informational meeting shown above to learn more about `Round the Mountain and how you can participate in the Regional Artisan Trail Network. `Round the Mountain (RTM) is a non-profit organization that supports artisans, farms and craft venues in Southwest Virginia by providing marketing, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities. RTM is creating a Regional Artisan Trail Network throughout the 19 counties and 4 cities that it serves. These trails will link visitors to artisan studios, galleries, farms, agritourism sites and unique lodging and restaurants. Sites can be open by appointment only and retail sites do not have to sell only local items to participate. If you would like to participate but are unable to attend one of the meetings please contact RTM at (276)492-2079 or info@roundthemountain.org. |
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Believe in Bristol
6 Sixth Street
Bristol, Tennessee 37620
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