 THE
60TH Anniversary Celebration of the RI Cape Verdean Association
&
45th Antonio Santos Sscholarship Award Ceremony - September
28, 2008
- DATE: SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 28, 2008
- PLACE. PROVIDENCE MARRIOTT HOTEL, CHARLES &
ORMS STREET, PROVIDENCE, R.I. 02903
- TIME: 1:00 - 4:00 P.M.
- DONATION: $35.00 PER PERSON
- FOR TICKETS & INFO:
· KRIS ANDREWS - 401-438-7013 after 4:00 P.M.
· DOROTHY MONTEIRO -401-272-6855
· CYNTHIA CAMPBELL - 401-275-3000- X1425
· SHEILA BROWN 401-459-1000- X4527
"Tardi Kultural"
An Afternoon of Traditional Cape Verdean Culture
at the Museum - August 24, 2008
The Cape Verdean Museum presents An Afternoon of Culture,
Tardi Kultural spotlighting Cape Verdean culture as expressed
in music, poetry and art, on Sunday, August 24, 2008:
- Where: 1003 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island
- When: Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
- Click here
to see the flyer.
Interested Cape Verdean Artist and Poets are welcome. Also,
Cape Verdean Musicians are welcome to join in for the "jam
session".
For further information, please call the Cape Verdean Museum
Exhibit at (401) 228-7292 or (401) 222-4137.
33rd Annual Cape Verdean Independence Day
Festival
The 33rd Annual Cape Veedean Independence Day Festival was
held on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at Roger Williams Park,
1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, from noon to dusk. Click
here
to see the flyer..
Cape Verdean Museum Receives Donation of
Historic Maps Dating Back 400 Years
The Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit announces the addition to
its collection of articles, photos and books relating to the
history and culture of Cape Verde and Cape Verdeans in America,
an extensive collection of books and historical maps, some
dating to the 1600s.
Given by an anonymous donor, the maps, books, films and other
items are significant additions to the museum. The printed
material includes photography books and cookbooks in addition
to history and fiction. PAIGC Newsletters from 1970 to 1973
written during the struggle for Cape Verdean Independence
are also included.
This is a non-circulation collection available to the public
in the Museum's Reading Room during regular hours of operation.
DVD's FOR SALE!
The museum has dvds for sale for Some Kind
of Funny Puerto Rican, A Cape Verdean American Story by
Claire
Andrade Watkins for US$20.00. Some of the proceeds
from this sale will benefit the Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit.
If you are interested, please call the museum at (401) 228-7292
or call (401) 222-4137.
Over 1000 Visitors
to the Museum Since Its Opening
The Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit has had over
1000 visitors from eighteen states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico and eight foreign countries since its opening.
The Education Committee has conducted tours
for state agencies as well as college and high school groups
from Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Several groups of past and present government
officials from the Republic of Cape Verde have made the
museum a stop on their busy schedules when they visit the
United States.
Guests to the museum often include visitors
to local families from out of state or other countries.
Some foreign visitors discovered us through the internet.
Visitors, both Cape Verdean and others interested
in the Cape Verdean experience, have expressed both delight
and appreciation for what they have found here. It is not
unusual to have a visitor locate a family member in one
of our photographs, or to have someone point to an artifact
and reminisce on a similar object found in their grandparents'
home.
Some folks have returned to the museum, inspired
by what they have seen, with a donation for the museum's
collection.
Some of the groups who have visited this
year include Rhode Island College Cape Verdean Students
Organization, The Metropolitan "Met" School of
Providence, Norwich, Connecticut High School Cape Verdean
Club, Johnson & Wales University Cape Verdean Cultural
Day Committee and the Rhode Island College Institute for
the Studies of Portuguese and the Lusophone World.
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Visit of Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro,
Former President of the Republic of Cape Verde
Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro, former
President of the Republic of Cape Verde and his wife Antonia
Bettencourt Monteiro made a visit to the Cape Verdean
Museum Exhibit on Friday, October 19, 2007. President Mascarenhas
Monteiro had given the keynote address at a Rhode Island
College conference earlier in the day. The President was
impressed by the exhibits and he congratulated the Cape
Verdean Museum Exhibit on its initiative. Dr. Peter Karibe
Mendy, Associate Professor of History and African/African
American Studies at Rhode Island College and Joseph Phommasith,
an attaché in the African President-in-Residence
Program at Boston University, in which President Mascarenhas
is currently participating, also accompanied the President
to the museum.
Tardi Kultural
On Sunday, August 19, 2007, the Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit
held An Afternoon of Culture, Tardi Kultural spotlighting
Cape Verdean culture as expressed in music, poetry and art.
The visitors, who came from Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
California and Cape Verde sat under the tent on a beautiful
sunny day enjoying the music of the Ivo Pires Band,
joined by Bert Barboza, Johnny Pina and Sonny Morris
who played acoustical favorites. Benvindo Cruz and
Maria "Bia" Martins touched a nostalgic note
with the audience with their accompanying vocals.
Cape Verdeans' love and appreciation of poetry was celebrated
with the presentation of original poems read by the authors
Mercedes Torres, Ana Chantre, Benvindo Cruz and Dr.
Rosendo Brito.
Attendees were also able to enjoy the art exhibited by artists
Ken Cabral, Jorge Miranda, Maria Rocha and Joseph
Souza.
Those who attended were able to visit the museum and enjoy
a pleasant afternoon of traditional Cape Verdean entertainment.
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Cardoza Family Visits Museum
During their Family Reunion on August 2, 2007,
the Cardoza Family made a visit to the museum. See picture
above.
In a World on the Move, a Tiny Land Strains
to Cope
Read here an article by
Jason DeParle on global migration. It appeared in the
New York Times on June 24, 2007.
Students Visit the Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit
On Tuesday
May 1, 2007 nine students, grades 10 to 12, from East Providence
Senior High School visited the Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit.
The students, accompanied by their teacher Ms. Linda Lareau,
are members of the East Providence Senior High School's International
Club.
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