Dorothea Lange's America
Dorothea Lange's America
Winston Salem, NC
The Great Depression was the catalyst for a tremendous outburst of creative energy in America’s photographic community. The devastation the country endured inspired a host of socially conscious photographers to capture the painful stories of the time. In Fall 2018, Reynolda House Museum of Americ...
Fri, Sep 14 2018
9:30 AM
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Sun, Dec 30 2018
4:30 PM
Carolina Brass Holiday Pops Concert
Carolina Brass Holiday Pops Concert
Winston Salem, NC
Don't miss this fun-filled performance featuring seasonal favorites by the Carolina Brass. Their combination of virtuosity and humor is a fresh approach to great music of all types, engaging audiences in an energizing musical experience for the holidays. Advance purchase for holiday events is st...
Tuesday, December 18 2018
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Christmas 1917 Tours
Christmas 1917 Tours
Winston Salem, NC
The bungalow will be decorated as it might have been for Katharine Reynolds, and an organist will demonstrate the pipes of the organ and play Christmas music during your tour. Costumed interpreters playing a Reynolda school teacher, a butler, and a governess will share stories of the Reynolds fam...
Tue, Dec 4 2018
2:00 PM
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Tue, Dec 18 2018
4:30 PM
Family First: Holiday Tour and Cardmaking
Family First: Holiday Tour and Cardmaking
Winston Salem, NC
$10 members/$15 non-members per person; art materials are provided. Registration required as class enrollment is limited; register here or call 336.758.5599. These two-hour workshops begin at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of each month for children in 1st through 6th grades, accompanied by an adult. E...
Sunday, December 2 2018
2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
How Greeting Cards Went to War, with Anne O'Donnell
How Greeting Cards Went to War, with Anne O'Donnell
Winston Salem, NC
For the last 100 years, when America has gone to war, so have greeting cards. Their verses and images, how they were advertised, and even the papers and inks all combine to paint a vivid picture of wartime life as it was experienced at Reynolda House, across the United States, and by the troops o...
Saturday, December 1 2018
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Book Talk: National Bestseller "Code Girls," with Author Liza Mundy
Book Talk: National Bestseller "Code Girls," with Author Liza Mundy
Winston Salem, NC
More than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington, D.C. and learned the meticulous work of codebreaking. Their efforts shortened the war and saved countless lives, but a strict vow of secrecy ...
Thursday, November 15 2018
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Family First: Felt Bird Ornament Workshop
Family First: Felt Bird Ornament Workshop
Winston Salem, NC
$10 members/$15 non-members per person; art materials are provided. Registration required as class enrollment is limited; register here or call 336.758.5599. These two-hour workshops begin at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of each month for children in 1st through 6th grades, accompanied by an adult. E...
Sunday, November 4 2018
2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Sunday Afternoon Film Series
Sunday Afternoon Film Series
Winston Salem, NC
The Depression era was one of the most significant periods in film history, producing numerous masterpieces and changing the role of filmmaking and moviegoing in American life. As hardship led average citizens to seek refuge in movie houses across the country, filmmakers provided that escape, oft...
Sun, Oct 21 2018
2:00 PM
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Sun, Nov 4 2018
4:00 PM
Migrant Mother, Migrant Gender: Reconsidering Dorothea Lange's Icon of Maternity, with Sally Stein
Migrant Mother, Migrant Gender: Reconsidering Dorothea Lange's Icon of Maternity, with Sally Stein
Winston Salem, NC
Based on extensive archival research, this talk will revisit the great photographic career of Dorothea Lange by offering a new perspective on the making of Migrant Mother, her most famous Depression-era image, and its changing reception over the last eight decades. Sally Stein is professor emeri...
Thursday, October 18 2018
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Hard, Hard Religion with John Hayes
Hard, Hard Religion with John Hayes
Winston Salem, NC
Historian John Hayes examines the ways folk religion in the early 20th century allowed the South's poor—both white and black—to listen, borrow, and learn from each other about what it meant to live as Christians in a world of severe struggle. This talk explores how the Farm Security Administratio...
Thursday, October 11 2018
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
