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In the WheatonArts Down Jersey Folklife Center, this exhibition provides a visual comparison between traditional textiles of two indigenous communities of Latin America—the Chilean Mapuche people and the Guatemalan Maya. Both Mapuche and Maya artists create artworks about identity and cultural heritage in a modern interconnected world, weaving ancestral knowledge and wisdom into present-day ways of life. The story of the spider who taught the first woman how to weave in the mythological past is present in both cultures. Many designs and motifs are interpreted in similar ways. However, the creative process reflects differences in techniques and materials employed in the two different geographic regions. Revealed in the exhibition are the complex characters of Mapuche and Mayan garments with weaving patterns interpreted in the context of a broad spectrum of regional, social, ritual, and aesthetic meanings and viewed from the perspective of our shared humanity. The exhibition also features Chilean horsehair (crin) miniatures of religious and secular objects—flowers, animals, or human figures—that aim to engage viewers in a conversation about the dynamics of living traditions over time, their social, artistic, and ritual messages conveyed by the artworks and by the nature of the creative process. For current hours, tickets, and visitor guidelines, visit https://www.wheatonarts.org/tickets/ Developed in partnership with the Embassy of Chile to the United States, the Foundation of the Folk and Traditional Artists in Chile, the “Friends of the Ixchel Museum” (FOIM), and local collectors and artists.

THIS EVENT CELEBRATED JAZZ MONTH WITH SOME OF THE TOP PERFORMERS IN NYC INCLUDING j ALVIN FLYTH TENOR SAX, YAYOI IKAWA, AND JOHN LANDER ON PIANO, TARIK SHAH ON BASS, JAIME AFFOUMADO DRUMS, LEE OLIVE TUCKER, AND SUSAN KRAMER ON VOCALS HEADED BY JOHN S MANNAN VOCALS AND SOPRANO SAX

This ongoing Museum of American Glass exhibition honors 50 years of glassmakers at WheatonArts! Discover collaborations that artfully combine vision, artifacts that serve as muse, and the tools that connect skills across time. See themes of creativity reflected through people, place, and process. Combined, they showcase the exploration of creativity specific to WheatonArts. Through these tangible pieces, experience the intangible qualities that make WheatonArts a creative sanctuary – the people who allow creativity to flourish, the place steeped in the glassmaking tradition, and the process of balancing skill with vision. Open April through December 2022. For current hours, tickets, and visitor guidelines, visit https://www.wheatonarts.org/tickets/

The mission of the Museum of American Glass at WheatonArts is to preserve and continue the tradition of glassblowing in South Jersey. The Museum gathers historical artifacts and contemporary artworks tied into the South Jersey glass tradition and the WheatonArts Glass Studio in its acquisitions. The Collecting & Connecting exhibit displays a variety of techniques, concepts, and materials, including glass gramophone horns, biological materials encased in glass, and artisan glass directly from South Jersey designers. These recent acquisitions help expand the Museum's current collection and our understanding of glass history and provide insight as to where the future of glass is heading. Open April through December 2022. For current hours, tickets, and visitor guidelines, visit https://www.wheatonarts.org/tickets/.

HARLEM JUNETEENTH JAZZ FEST will feature jazz music of the John S. Mannan Band, and the soul music of Tarik Campbell. . The concert is free and will be livestreamed.

Supporters include The Jazz Foundation Of America and Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman Personal Injury Law Firm.

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Explore over 80 antique fire trucks from the Mid-Atlantic States on display throughout the WheatonArts campus! Now in its 41st year, the Fire Muster & Fire Fighter's Family Day, presented by the Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade, takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 21, 2022. Highlights include water pumping displays of fire hoses into the lake, a Firematic Flea Market, apparatus judging and awards presentation, and the dramatic exit of the fire trucks' driving off the grounds at the end of the event.

Fire Muster is FREE and open to the public, part of "Family Days! Presented by PNC Arts Alive!" All WheatonArts exhibitions and artist demonstrations are free for the day as well. Learn more at wheatonarts.org.

https://www.wheatonarts.org/calendar-eventon/events/fire-muster-fire-fighters-family-day/

Jeff Zimmer and Judith Schaechter have been friends for almost 20 years. Join them as they discuss common themes in their work, their process, and how they see themselves as artists through social issues, identity, inspiration, and darkness. Registration is free! Part of "Wheaton Conversations," a virtual series highlighting select & diverse artists with ties to WheatonArts. To see the full schedule of conversations along with past recordings, visit wheatonarts.org.

Stephane Wrembel’s annual Django A Gogo Festival 2021 comprises four concerts and an intensive two-day guitar workshop celebrating the music and life of legendary musician and composer Django Reinhardt. The concert repertoire follows the Django canon and veers into reinterpretation, improvisation and interplay between artists from various backgrounds performed at the highest level of musicianship. Each show has a different theme and lineup of musicians. This year includes: Thursday, June 3—From Tarrega to Django: The Art of Guitar; Friday, June 4—The Django Experiment CD Release Show, The Django Experiment VI; and Saturday, June 5—Django New Orleans. Performers include: Stephane Wrembel, Thor Jensen, Ari Folman-Cohen, Nick Anderson, Daisy Castro, Nick Driscoll, Michael Sheridan, Joe Correia, Scott Kettner, David Langlois, and Mike Davis. Please check website for exact details.

The Jazz Forum club in Tarrytown is back! Brazilian and Jazz pianist Helio Alves blends traditional Brazilian sounds with traditional Jazz sounds fluidly and with grace. A resident of NYC since the '90s, Alves has received high praise as an in-demand sideman with the likes of Joe Henderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Sadao Watanabe, Slide Hampton, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Paquito D'Rivera, Joyce, and Rosa Passos to name but a few. We can't wait to see you back at the Jazz Forum!

Meet artists David King and David Schnuckel, who both make artworks that extend from a rigorous approach to object making; the results are often impractical and unexpected. Join this Wheaton Conversations event as they make an effort to uncover why. Registration is free! Part of "Wheaton Conversations," a virtual series highlighting select & diverse artists with ties to WheatonArts. To see the full schedule of conversations along with past recordings, visit wheatonarts.org.