We are so pleased to welcome Terry and Leslie at this important stage of our growth as the Board and Staff face the challenge of responding to the Pandemic. Since September, LitNet s one-to-one, in-person tutoring has taken off by offering our ESOL, high school equivalency, and U.S. Citizenship test preparation online, Merle Duskin Kailas, president of the LitNet Board said. Terry Cooper is a graduate of Bank Street College. She taught third grade in New York City and, after several years, went into educational publishing. She worked for several publishers before becoming the Editor-in-chief and then Publisher of Professional Books at Scholastic, Inc. After 20 years at Scholastic, she retired and got certified to teach English as a second language. She has taught English classes in the Queens library system.
If Norman Rockwell were alive today: North Jersey photo exhibit updates iconic artist’s works
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
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What if he were alive and active today?
Montclair Art Museum’s new exhibit, “Fragile Freedoms: Maggie Meiners Revisits Rockwell,” features 18 photographs that “reinterpret and update” the legendary artist’s classic images of mid-century America culture. The show will open on Sunday, Feb. 7, and run through June 13 at the museum’s 3 S. Mountain Ave. location.
Photo artist Maggie Meiners was inspired by a 2010 visit with her family to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. There she noticed that Rockwell’s paintings “were really sparking conversations among visitors.” The Winnetka, Illinois-based photographer decided to recreate some of Rockwell’s classic paintings with the hope that “these images will be a platform for people to use for discussion, to expand dialogue while connecting people on all levels.
Grant Program Gives Berkshire Organizations Shot in the Arm
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announced in a press release Monday (Jan. 25) the distribution of over $48,000 through its Bridging Divides, Healing Communities grant program, a new initiative to support community-building activities aimed at strengthening relationships and trust at the local level, especially among people who hold different points of view or come from different backgrounds. Twenty-one organizations in four counties received grants of up to $2,500 for projects that seek to bring people together for the purposes of exploring shared interests, addressing a problem through dialogue and action, or considering an issue through a range of perspectives.
By Emma Taggart on January 24, 2021
A keen observer of everyday life,
Norman Rockwell is known for his idealized images of American history. He had a 47-year-long association with The Saturday Evening Post, for which he provided over 320 cover images. Many of his paintings are now iconic and illustrate important societal themes including patriotism, gender equality, and racial integration.
Rendered in his signature realist style, Rockwell’s paintings were executed with an immense amount of detail. He often used humor in his work and executed his scenes with tremendous respect for his subjects. The legendary illustrator wanted to create work that made viewers “want to sigh and smile at the same time.”
Donald Comer: âIf somebody was sick, he brought them soupâ
By Gretchen Hofmann Globe Correspondent,Updated January 24, 2021, 4:28 p.m.
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âGentlemanâ is the word Donald James Comerâs children use to describe their father.
âIf somebody was sick, he brought them soup; if somebody was feeling down or something happened, heâd always drop in,â said Daniel Comer, Donaldâs son. âFamily friends, neighbors. Thatâs just the guy he was.â
Donald also looked the part, well dressed and impeccably groomed.
âHe always projected this appearance of someone who was respectful, distinguished,â said Katherine Holliday, Donaldâs daughter. He was even tempered and never got angry.