Kingston Immigrant Oral History Project & the Ávila Ensemble

101 Broadway,Kingston NY 12401

30 April, 2022

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An afternoon of music, food, & community, featuring the Ávila Ensemble of the Hudson Valley and the Kingston Immigrant Oral History Project On Saturday, April 30th, join us for an afternoon celebration of immigrant stories of Hudson Valley, featuring a performance by the Ávila Ensemble of the Hudson Valley and information about the Kingston Immigrant Oral History Project, a collaboration of the Reher Center and Kingston Library. 2-4pm: Learn more about the Kingston Immigrant Oral History Project and sign up to add your story to this collection of immigrant experiences of 20th and 21st-century Kingston. Stop by to register for a recording time, enjoy light refreshments, and learn about a variety of local organizations and institutions supporting the needs of Kingston communities. 3pm: Enjoy a performance by the Ávila Ensemble of the Hudson Valley, a quartet of four Venezuelan students from the renowned Bard College Conservatory who specialize in the folk and classical music traditions of Venezuela. RSVP encouraged but not required. Register to us know you plan to attend and receive event reminders. Questions? Reach out to [email protected] __________________________ This event is part of the Big Read Hudson Valley: Spanning the Hudson River with Words, a dynamic, community-wide reading program offering reading groups, performances, workshops, and events in Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Kingston. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. El proyecto NEA Big Read es una iniciativa del National Endowment for the Arts (el Fondo Nacional para las Artes de Estados Unidos) en cooperación con Arts Midwest. Kingston Immigrant Oral History Project is supported with federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated to the New York State Library by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS; imls.gov) and administered by Southeastern NY Library Resources Council.