ough the museum pointing out the items t they enjoyed the most while remembering lessons they were taught about museum
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quette as well as the exhibitions. Select fifth de students also sang holiday songs for our
ests. The program will continue through the 11-2012 school term this year beginning with third graders. One energetic third grader
membered coming to the museum. When we d finished touring the first floor and moved to view the 200 Years of African American Art, ated on the second floor, he asked in a strong ce, “Where is Mr. Reuben? Is he still here? ’s in his 90’s. You had his photographs up year and you took them down and put some
dy else up.” Well, I had to find Mr. Burrell to t with this smart group. As they completed ir specially prepared art activities provided the ladies of GWWA they received a visit
d several stories from Mr. Reuben V. Burrell. e GWWA also provided special tours and
Show Your L ve For “Show Your Love” for
sons for the children who attend the Hampton iversity Child Development Center.
he Biggers’ Circle Vanessa Thaxton- Ward
e Hampton iversity
promoting d enhancing student’s
erience with the
useum through dent initiated gramming,
unteerism, and
mmunity outreach. e founders, James well, Kendra ompson, Elijah Heyward III and Steven ambers organized the group September 2002.
e organization still survives with our newest mbers and officers, Sarah Joyce Berryhill, esident; Kimiko Krieger, Vice President/ ogram Chair; Kentria Blount, Treasurer; riah Houston, Secretary/Historian and elsie Smith, Publications and Promotions air. Last year when they were freshmen, students participated in the museum’s 10th r in the City of Hampton’s International ildren’s Festival and are beginning to make ns for the upcoming season. They just ently co-hosted the annual Homecoming and z Brunch sponsored by the museum.
Help us display and safeguard art and artifacts from around the world. By becoming a member you help the Museum maintain its reputation as one of the finest university museums with collections from African American fine art, Native American, Asian and Pacific, and African art to preserve the history of Hampton University from 1868 to the present.
Levels of Membership Booker T. Washington, $15 Angel DeCora, $25 William H. Sheppard, $50 Elizabeth Catlett, $100 Samella Lewis, $150–249 Augusta Savage, $250–499 Jacob Lawrence, $500–999 John Thomas Biggers, $1000–1499 Henry Ossawa Tanner, $1500–4999 Legacy Circle Lifetime, $5000+
For more information contact the Director of Membership at Hampton University Museum, 757-727-5980.
useum’s Biggers’ cle is dedicated
Hampton and Win Big! Submission deadline: Friday, May 25th, 2012
Help us display and safeguard art and artifacts from around the world. By becoming a member you help the Museum maintain its reputation as one of the finest university museums with collections from African American fine art, Native American, Asian and Pacific, and African art to preserve the history of Hampton University from 1868 to the present.
How to enter: Have a photo taken of yourself, or of you with family and friends, having fun at your favorite Hampton hangout or landmark; the location could be the Hampton Coliseum, the Virginia Air & Space Center, Buckroe Beach, the Peninsula Town Center, Sandy Bottom Nature Park, or any
of the other cool places inside the city of Hampton. For more ideas for your photo location, log on to
visithampton.com.
Once you have your “Show Your Love” photo, email it to
photos@hamptonroadsmessenger.com with the subject “Show Your Love for Hampton Contest.” Please send photo captions with each submission, which should include names of persons in the image, the location in Hampton where the image was taken, your phone number and the name of the photographer (if different from the submitter).
The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 25th, 2012 and the winners will be announced in the June edition of the Hampton Roads Messenger as well as on
hamptonroadsmessenger.com.
Levels of Membership Booker T. Washington, $15 Angel DeCora, $25 William H. Sheppard, $50 Elizabeth Catlett, $100 Samella Lewis, $150–249 Augusta Savage, $250–499 Jacob Lawrence, $500–999 John Thomas Biggers, $1000–1499 Henry Ossawa Tanner, $1500–4999 Legacy Circle Lifetime, $5000+
The photos will be judged on creativity and originality; the top 10 photos will be featured in HRM’s June edition, and all entries will be entered into a random drawing in which one lucky winner will receive 2 tickets to the 2012 Hampton Jazz Festival for Friday, June 22. The festival will take place over a three-day period at the Hampton Coliseum on June 22, 23, and 24, and will feature some of the greatest names in R&B, Soul and Smooth Jazz.
For more information contact the Director of Membership at Hampton University Museum, 757-727-5980.
Contest Rules: The Show Your Love for Hampton Photo Contest, which is exclusively for Hampton Roads Messenger readers, is open to anyone in the U.S. Contestants must be 18 years old or older as of April 1, 2012. When submitting photography that includes people, the contestant is responsible for obtaining necessary releases from the individuals depicted and providing copies of those releases to the Hampton Roads Messenger upon request. Contestants may submit up to three separate photo entries; however, each photo should be of a different Hampton location.
FRIENDS OF THE
Biggers’ Circle Member, Mariah Houston at the International Children’s Festival.
Volume 6 Number 8
April 2012 FRIENDS OF THE
Become a member of Tree House for only $10 and receive a Tree House Supply Kit that includes: a year long subscription to the Tree House Newsletter, an Event Pass
Card, Bookmark, Pocket Folder and a SPECIAL MEMBERSONLY gift! For more information contact the
Director of Membership at Hampton University Museum, 757-727-5980.
Photo Contest!
Grand Prize: 2 Tickets! June 22 - 24, 2012
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