Audience
Join author Carole Boston Weatherford and artist Jeffrey Boston Weatherford for an inspiring discussion about their book Kin: Rooted in Hope. Released in 2024, the book is a work of art, history, and personal genealogy – the authors’ search into their family tree led them to ancestors who were among the founders of Maryland. Hybrid in form, and even more expansive in what it has to say, Kin: Rooted in Hope is a book created by, and about, a Black family and its generations with each poem and its accompanying illustration, Carole and Jeffery tell their family story through the lives of their kin and the world they inhabited: the Chesapeake Bay, the plantation house, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and more.
The author's talk will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, with a book signing and sales to follow. Local historical organizations will offer exhibits in the lobby, starting at 6:30 pm and continuing through the conclusion of the event. This event is free and open to the public. Heidi's Eat and Sage Treats food Truck will be outside the Dodge Center from 5 - 7 p.m. So stop by and pick up something good to eat prior to the event.
The St. Mary's College of Maryland Office of Community Outreach & Engagement is proud to partner with the St. Mary's County Museum Division, Calvert Library, Charles County Public Library, St. Mary's County Library, and the College of Southern Maryland to host this event. Support for the event is provided by the Arts Alliance at St. Mary's College of Maryland.
One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. For more information, visit the program website.