Visit to George Washington Middle School

I was delighted to be invited by reading teacher Katie Avila to speak to two classes about photography.  The kids were taking a field trip to the Newseum that morning and it was a perfect time to share my enthusiasm for photo-journalism and tell them about the Living Legends project.  Looking forward to next year when I hope to get them involved in Family Legends.

Celebrate Dad! - Family Legend Workshop

Make a Unique Gift for for Dad!

Join us for a FREE Family Legends Workshop for children on Saturday, June 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. , Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe Street.

This bookmaking workshop is a fun and informative art class designed for families with children 6 -12 years. Adults and children work together to choose a “legend” in their family, write their story, and create a handmade storybook to take home!

Family Legends is an activity of Living Legends of Alexandria, a private, nonprofit photojournalism project to identify, honor and chronicle those making recent history in Alexandria.

 

Instructor Sushmita Mazumdar is a local book artist, writer, and educator. She teaches art education programs for children as well as adult groups to encourage storytelling and passing on cultural heritage from one generation to the next.

 

Free.  Reserve/Info:  703-746-4399

Business to Business Innovation Expo

Living Legends took part in the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Business to Business Innovation Expo. Thanks to the help of volunteer Alyssa Murphy, WindRose Media, we ran simultaneous programs on two monitors--the 2013 Living Legend portraits on continuous loop and the 2013 "Meet The Legends Highlights" video, also on continuous loop. We got to see some long time friends, meet some new people and show our project.

(L-R) Farzana Kennedy, Alexandria Compounding and Medical Pharmacy, Amanda Chandler, Focus Data Solutions and Alyssa Murphy, WindRose Media, check out a Living Legends catalog.

Alyssa Murphy with one of the video monitors in the background.

Photos by Nina Tisara/Living Legends of Alexandria

Family Legends at Black History Museum

Family Legends held a workshop for children on Saturday, May 11, at the Alexandria Black History Museum.  Family Legends is a project of Living Legends of Alexandria.

Instructor Sushmita Mazumdar is a local book artist, writer, and educator. She teaches art education programs for children as well as adult groups to encourage storytelling and passing on cultural heritage from one generation to the next.

This bookmaking workshop is a fun and informative art class designed for families with children 6 -12 years. Adults and children work together to choose a “legend” in their family, write their story, and make it into a handmade storybook to take home.

The next workshop will be offered on Saturday, June 15, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., the Saturday before Father's Day.

Register now at 703-746-4356.

Photos by Nina Tisara/Living Legends of Alexandria

 

Living Legends Exhibition at Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Concert

 

The Living Legends Traveling Exhibition will be displayed at the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association concert, Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. at Bishop Ireton H.S.

The program features:

- Ludwig van Beethoven:  Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 with pianist William McDaniel

- Ottorino Respighi:  Fountains of Rome

- Christopher Weiss (winner of the 2012 Composition Competition):   Suite No. 1 from "In a Mirror, Darkly", (World Premiere)

- William McDaniel:  Death by Water (Inspired by T. S. Elliot's Part IV of The Waste Land) (World Premiere) 

Buy your tickets to the concert on-line at http://www.wmpamusic.org/html/performances/phil.html

Greenspring "Village in Motion"

Two Greenspring residents, Joann Miller and Al Grande will be interviewed with Living Legends director Nina Tisara on June 6. 

The interview will be televised on Greenspring's Channel 6 which broadcasts throughout the entire community.   The daily live show called “Village in Motion” features resident hosts interviewing guests about a variety of topics.   The show airs live every day at 10am and is replayed 3-4 times throughout the same day.  

Al Grande was named a Living Legend of Alexandria in 2012; Joann Miller was honored in 2013.

African American Activists at Black History Museum

Living Legends of Alexandria: African American Activists

to open at Alexandria Black History Museum 

 

Living Legends of Alexandria: African American Activists opens at the Alexandria Black History Museum on April 24, 2013. This exhibition is free and open to the public.  Living Legends of Alexandria is an ongoing, not-for-profit photo-documentary project created in 2006 to identify, honor and chronicle people making current history in Alexandria. 

 

Over the years, 13 African Americans have been chronicled as part of the project.  The African American Legends included in this exhibition are:  Ferdinand Day, 2007-08; Lillie Finklea, Carlton Funn Sr., Eula Miller, Melvin Miller and Bert Ransom, 2008-09; Nelson Greene Sr., 2010; Lynnwood Campbell, 2011; Lillian Patterson, Gwen Menefee-Smith and Dorothy Turner, 2012; and Willie Bailey Sr. and Rosa Byrd, 2013. The exhibition runs through August 3, 2013. 

 

Future events associated with the exhibition include:  

  

A Family Legends Workshop for children on Saturday, May 11,11 a.m.-1 pm Mother's Day)

A Family Legends Workshop for children on Saturday, June 15,11 a.m.-1 pm Father's Day

Family Legends Workshop at Black History Museum, February 2013.
Photo by Nina Tisara

  

 

Artist-Educator Sushmita Mazumdar displays books
made by students at the 2013  Meet The Legends reception.
Photo by Steven Halperson

This bookmaking workshop is a fun and informative art class designed for families with children 6 -12 years. Adults and children work together to choose a “legend” in their family, write their story, and make it into a handmade storybook to take home!

Instructor Sushmita Mazumdar is a local book artist, writer, and educator. She teaches art education programs for children as well as adult groups to encourage storytelling and passing on cultural heritage from one generation to the next.

Chai and Stories – A Writing Workshop for Adults, Saturday, July 20, 11 am – 12:30 pm

Join Instructor Sushmita Mazumdar for chai tea, relaxing storytelling and a chance to express your creativity with a handmade book. There is no charge for this event, but patrons are encouraged to make a tax deductible donation to Living Legends.

Community Open House - Saturday, July 20- 2-4 pm

 

Join the Living Legends past and present, organization founder Nina Tisara, and Living Legends Board Members for light refreshments a chance to see the exhibition, and learn more about how to nominate a legend.