A panoply of programs and events held throughout the year appeal to all ages and interests and continue the Oneida Community tradition of life-long learning, the celebration of music, the magic of the stage, and dining with family and friends.
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| March 6 |
7 pm |
Donna Woolfolk Cross on Empowerment.
Writer and teacher Donna Woolfolk Cross, author of the bestseller "Pope Joan", will kick off the Big Read with an inspiring presentation on the power of reading and writing to enlighten our lives. She will also focus on how Thornton Wilder has influenced her own writing. Donna Cross' talk will be followed by a reception in the Mansion House Lounge, when the author will also sign copies of her book that will be sold by Colgate Bookstore. Free to the public.
Big Read Event List |
| March 19 |
8 pm |
"Living and Dying in Our Town"
Broadcast originally on PBS's Character Studies series, "Living and Dying in Our Town" digs deep and reveals who "the boy and the girl next door" really are in Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play. Come and see the special documentary and meet Tony Vellela, the show's writer and executive producer, as he discusses why Our Town shouldn't be considered from "the usual Norman Rockwell painting, Hallmark card approach at all." The special features Eli Wallach, Frances Conroy, Eric Stoltz, James Naughton and Paul Newman. Tony Vellela has been a theater critic for four decades and is an award winning playwright. Free to the public. |
| March 27 |
8 pm |
"Our Town"
Experience the perennial stage favorite Our Town as performed by the best of our community's young actors. Victoria Buda's Academy of Theatrical Arts will present Wilder's most popular play in the Big Hall of the Mansion House. (Tickets $10 each, $5 for students and children 12 and under are free.) |
| March 27 |
5:30 - 8:00pm |
And Dinner Too
For a full night's entertainment come early to the Mansion House's Zabroso Restaurant for cocktail hour (5:30-6:30 pm)and a special South American dinner (6:30-8 pm) prepared by Zabroso's haute chef Ruben Lopez. Tickets are $60, $75, and $100. Call Zabroso at 363-3360 for information. |
| April 14 |
7 pm |
Adult Enrichment Series, "Feminine Expression in Craft," kicks off with a talk by Kheli Willetts, Ph.D., Executive Director, Community Folk Art Cente. Free to the public. |
| April 21 |
7 pm |
Adult Enrichment Series. Anthony Wonderley,
OCMH Curator. The Oneida Community's "Best Quilt." Free to the public. |
April 28
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7 pm
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Adult Enrichment Series. Pody Vanderwall. "The Braidings of Jessie Katherine Kinsley." Free to the public.
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