Oct. 15, 2018 EXPRESSIONS OF THE DIVINE AND HUMAN IN INDIAN ART A docent from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco will share images and information about the Indian art through its major belief systems: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and … Read More
Thanks to Alameda City Councilmember Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft for this photo and account of the Aug. 1 event celebrating the 2018 Summer Reading Program… Celebrating Alameda Free Library’s Summer Readers tonight at the “O” Club where some of the 2,400 Alameda … Read More
More than 70 people attended the Friends of the Alameda Free Library’s August 13 Docent Lecture at the Main Library. The topic was SFMOMA’s “Rene Magritte: The Fifth Season.” Docent Avril Angevine gave a detailed account of the Belgian artist‘s … Read More
James Henry got kids and adults alike moving during his Samba program at the West End Library July 26.
On a delightful Alameda afternoon some friends gathered to celebrate a group dedicated to making the city an even better place. Organized by board members Marlene Grcevich, Honora Murphy, Karen Roemer and Jo Winzenread, this was the Friends of the … Read More
If you ever wondered who or what Pre-Raphaelites were, you had a chance to find out at the Friends’ docent program, “Truth And Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites And The Old Masters,” co-sponsored by the Legion of Honor, and held at the … Read More
FAL will host a talk at the Main Library on March 12 featuring docents from the Legion of Honor in San Francisco discussing a new exhibit: Casanova: The Seduction of Europe. The visual presentation and talk will start at 6:30 … Read More
The Degas Art Docent Lecture on July 17, 2017 at the Alameda Free Library drew a standing room only crowd. The event was sponsored by Friends of the Alameda Free Library.