The Cooper Memorial Library will host two musical acts in May as part of its Cooper Concert Series.
Jubilant Strings will perform at the Library on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Room 108. Jubilant Strings is a children’s orchestra led by Kathryn Rodgers. These young musicians various schools in the Clermont area. The theme of their May performance at Cooper Memorial Library will be Mother’s Day.
October Mountain Washtub Band will perform at the Library on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Room 108. The band gets its name from an actual mountain in the Appalachian chain in western Massachusetts. The October Mountain Washtub Band performs in multiple genres including bluegrass, old country, and gospel.
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Holocaust Remembrance with Sheryl Needle Cohn, Ed.D
The Cooper Memorial Library will host University of Central Florida professor and Holocaust scholar, Sheryl Needle Cohn, Ed.D, in a special program to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Dr. Cohn will share her ancestor’s personal experiences of the Holocaust as well as discuss the significance of Eastern European history as it pertains to present-day events. This special event will be held at the Library on Thursday, May 5 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Room 108. There will be a question and answer discussion at the end of the lecture.
Sheryl studied at the prestigious International School for Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem, in Israel. Her writings include the popular non-fiction book “The Boy in the Suitcase Holocaust Family Stories of Survival”; a Readers Theater entitled “Bella’s Story”; and two historical fiction screenplays, “The Baker of Quaregnon” and “Hope of a Nation.”
These events are free and generously sponsored by the Friends of the Cooper Memorial Library. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
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About Cooper Memorial Library
The Cooper Memorial Library is located at 2525 Oakley Seaver Drive, Clermont, FL 34711. For more information, please contact Robert Rose, at 352-536-2255 or email at robert.rose@mylakelibrary.org
