The Jacob Edwards Library presents an art show by Carolyn Bessette of Blue Bubble Quilts during the month of August. There

 will be an artist's reception on Thursday, August 14th from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, featuring music by Ricardo Frota. All welcome! Light refreshments provided by the Friends of Jacob Edwards Library. 

'I am a textile artist who uses stitches, threads, fabrics, and foundobjects to create one of a kind art pieces. I am inspired by traditional patterns but my work is very organic and free-flowing. I let the fabric "speak" to me and play with designs and color until I feel a sense of harmony and balance. I especially like using silks from Thailand and batik cottons from Indonesia. I also frequently use recycled materials from local thrift shops. Tablecloths, curtains, bedding, and vintage clothes, especially ethnic textiles I find at yard sales and flea markets find their way into my works.'

Ricardo Frota is an experienced multi-cultural percussionist and violinist from Brazil with over 30 years experience. He is deeply connected with the forest and offers educational and musical experiences for children and adults. 

Ricardo says "Nature is the great teacher.When I breath in the vibrations in the air, from a fire, from walking bare foot on a forest path, I realize my spirit is the spirit of nature. Sound is vibration. We are vibration!"From nature the inspiration came to me, to create Ecology of Sound, as a way to express and experiment with this vibration, the life force, the sounds of nature, the sounds within us."  
 

This program is presented as part of the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Jacob Edwards Library.

Folk music duo Robert Oakes and Katherine Smith have recently released their CD "An Evening with Oakes and Smith" and will be in Southbridge, to perform at the Jacob Edwards Library. All welcome! Light refreshments will be provided.

Their engaging shows create an ethereal atmosphere that draws their audience into the music and has been described as hunting, lyrical, compelling and atmospheric.... The musicians convey all the traditional sounds and nuances of folk but bring their own inimitable style to bear, giving a twenty-first century spin on the familiar works and adding something new to the American Songbook.  

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Southbridge Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Michael Caprera is a talented performer and an emerging composer who lives in our community. Although still a young person, Michael has performed in many venues, and has many accomplishments, including CDs of his own recordings. Michael will perform in the Reading Room.

Michael will play original piano compositions, interspersed with narrations telling the process of composing different pieces. 

Michael has previously played at Jacob Edwards Library, with friend and fellow composer Hunter Foote. 

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Southbridge Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.