The performers who recorded at the studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama read like a "Who's Who" of popular music: Arthur Alexander, Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, the Staple Singers, Paul Simon and many more.  Long before white settlers arrived in this area, a Cherokee myth claimed that a sweetly singing voice could be heard from beneath the waters of the Tennessee River at Muscle Shoals.  This talk explores how both music and myth shaped the history of Muscle Shoals, revealing how the region transformed from a physical place int

A continuation of the course offered in Fall 2018. Anyone that has some Italian exposure is also welcome to attend. Attendance at all sessions is encouraged. Copies of the textbook, Colloquial Italian, may be picked up at the Help Desk upon registration.

Bettye Hill will give a brief talk about the history of Japanese embroidery and how it has evolved through the years. She will also share how she uses this long tradition in the execution of her own art embroideries.  

Drop In for one on one help with your Apple devices. Learn how to manage your calendar, share pictures, and more. No need to register, but first come, first served.

Drop In for one on one help with your Apple devices. Learn how to manage your calendar, share pictures, and more. No need to register, but first come, first served.

Please join us in welcoming New York Times-bestselling author Allison Pataki for a discussion of her newly-published memoir about the harrowing year after her husband suffered a debilitating stroke at age thirty and about his difficult road to recovery.  Described as a “manifesto for living,” the book is an uplifting story about the transformative power of faith and resilience.  Pataki is also the author of Sisi, The Traitor’s Wife, and The Accidental Empress, and is the daughter of former New York State Governor George E.

For 40 years, the String Trio of New York (S3NY) has been a powerful force on the contemporary music scene.  This season, they are marking their 40^th anniversary celebration with an outstanding repertoire of recent compositions and re-imaginations of earlier works – both classic originals and selections from the more than a dozen pieces commissioned from a variety of the most notable composers of the late 20^th century.

In the "olde days" in Ireland, music was written and performed using traditional instruments like the fiddle and tin whistle.  Emigrants from Ireland brought these instruments and repertoire to the United States, giving rise to what we know as Irish American folk music.  Join Barry Wiesenfeld, Brian Conway and Tim Harte as they take you on a musical journey from Ireland to the New World.

*This program is made possible by a generous gift from Glenn P. and Susan D. Dickes to the AWPL Foundation.

The community is invited to  a reception hosted by the artist Diane Kominick Ouzoonian in the Board Room.  Take this opportunity to talk with Diane about her art.

Refreshments will be served.

Registration is suggested.  Let the artist know you are coming!