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The Camden Public Library plans to host Camden native and food writer Nancy Harmon Jenkins for an online presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 18. The presentation is to provide an insider’s look at how Tuscany of the past contrasts with it today.
With photographs taken over the years, Jenkins will give an intimate look at how her Tuscan community has been transformed and how her neighbors have morphed into residents of the 21st century. Jenkins will reveal how different the real Tuscany is from the version celebrated in romantic novels, travelogues and films.
Half a century ago, Jenkins bought a tumbled-down farm at the end of a dirt track in the steep and stony mountains of eastern Tuscany, a place with no electricity, no phone service, not much in the way of transportation, and running water only from a pipe in the dooryard. She turned this into a home for her family while she cooked, gardened, wrote, ate, celebrated the seasons, and raised oli
Just three months ago, Camden looked to be a pacesetter in what many see as the biggest challenge of our age: eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the climate changes that are coming regardless. In January, enthusiastic town.
Spinning wool. (Photo courtesy Nancy Harmon Jenkins)
Original house. (Photo courtesy Nancy Harmon Jenkins)
Teverina kitchen cookstove. (Photo courtesy Nancy Harmon Jenkins)
The Camden Public Library welcomes back local food writer Nancy Harmon Jenkins for an online presentation on Tuesday, May 18, at 6 p.m., that will provide an insider’s look at how Tuscany of the past contrasts with Tuscany of today.
With photographs taken over the years Jenkins will give an intimate look at how her Tuscan community has been transformed and how her neighbors have morphed into residents of the 21st century. Jenkins will reveal how different the real Tuscany is from the version celebrated in romantic novels, travelogues, and films.
Saturday, May 1 through Monday, May 31, All Day (Online). May Virtual Gallery:
Visual Artists – Our Journey to a Personal Project
. During the month of May, the Camden Public Library will host an online show of photographic artwork by Sue Michlovitz and Dianne Kittle, who are presently completing Master of Fine Arts degrees at Maine Media College in Rockport. The images featured in the show highlight work that each artist has collected for publication in two fine press books.
Visit the photography show on the library’s website beginning May 1 at librarycamden.org/event/michlovitz-kittle
Monday, May 3,
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Walsh History Center Hour on Zoom. Do you have a question about the history of Camden, your ancestors that may have lived in the area, or the house you live in now? Ken Gross and the Walsh History Center team are happy to try to help you find an answer! Email kgross@librarycamden.org to request a Zoom link to participate.