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12:00 AM
Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
On Display
May 2 - July 31
Lobby & Second Floor, Main Library
When author Jennifer Regan moved to Cambridge in the late 1980s, she had an artistic and feminist awakening. She had recently left behind a whirlwind life as the spouse of a prominent Buffalo politician. Newly divorced, middle aged, and in an unfamiliar city, Regan found artistic expression in poetry, painting, and most significantly quilt making or rather creating "stitched narratives," thematic stories sewn with symbolism and subversion.
Reworking the traditional themes of American quilts, such as a focus on biblical stories, she created narratives negotiating femininity, marriage, motherhood, and society through a feminist lens. For some of her pieces, Cambridge became a focal point - either directly inspiring her or serving as her subject. The Renaissance, politics, and societal inequities deeply influenced her other pieces. Regan's career as an artist in Cambridge flourished and she created over 100 pieces between 1989 and 2006. Her stitched narratives can be found in the New England Quilt Museum and Burchfield Penny Art Center collections.
12:30 PM
The 8th annual Cambridge Jazz Festival will be held at Danehy Park, 99 Sherman St., Cambridge, on the afternoons of Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30. The festival, which is organized by the Cambridge Jazz Foundation with support from Cambridge Arts, is free to attend.
3:00 PM
Cambridge Common, Waterhouse St., and Massachusetts Ave.
Enjoy a free workshop for adults and kids to taste Chinese traditional arts with the Chinese American Association of Cambridge.
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