Related Events
May-August
Tour the Oberlin Heritage Center to learn more about Oberlin's rich
and diverse history and architecture. The one hour and fifteen minute guided
tour of two historic houses and a one-room school house is offered on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $4 per person. AAA and Time
Travelers discounts available. Group tours available by reservation at other
times. For more information, call 440-774-1700 or e-mail: tourinfo@oberlin.net.
Saturday, June 23
Threads
of Freedom: The Underground Railroad Story in Quilts
Public Symposium
Oberlin Community
Services building (285 S. Professor St.)
May 11 - July 13
"Vocal Threads"
Contemporary fiber
artists
ginko gallery and
studio (19 S. Main St.)
440-774-3117
Wednesday, May 16, 7
p.m.
"Aunt Rosie's
Mother's Quilt"
Adrienne Heard, African-American
Griot storyteller
Oberlin Public Library
(65 S. Main St.)
440-775-4790
June 1 - August 31
"Summer Show"
Uncommon Objects Gallery
(39 S. Main St.)
440-775-2086
Through August 31
"A Matter of
Taste: The African Collection at the Allen"
Allen Memorial Art
Museum (Oberlin College, 87 N. Main)
440-775-8665
June 14-24
"The Patchwork
Quilt"
The MAD* Factory presents
a play by Michael Miller, adapted from the children's picture book by Valerie
Flournoy. Oberlin College Little Theater.
Ticket
information: 440-774-7062
Saturday, June 16
Oberlin's Juneteenth
Celebration
A day long
celebration featuring an array of indoor and outdoor activities in Oberlin.
Juneteenth commemorates the date in June 1865 when the last slaves in America
were freed. In recent years, celebration of this holiday has spread nationwide.
Contacts: Ade's Place (440-774-4327) or the Oberlin Area Chamber of Commerce/Main
Street office (1-800-9-OBERLIN)
Saturday, August 4, 1-3
p.m.
"Traditional
African Folk Lore Storytelling"
Oberlin artist Adenike
Sharpley
Uncommon Objects
(39 S. Main St.)