Mid-Week Libation: Imagine All the People
Mid-Week Libation: Imagine All the People
Celebrating John Lennon & Abdullah Ibrahim! Plus 36 Books to Read for Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month, Modernist American Women in Paris, and a delicious recipe for Spanish Cauliflower Fritters!
Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture!
Happy 90th Birthday to Abdullah Ibrahim!
“[Abdullah Ibrahim] has witnessed the horrors of apartheid. He grew up in South Africa and composed what would become known as the ‘anti-apartheid anthem,’ ‘Mannenberg.’ Nelson Mandela called him ‘our Mozart.’ … And here he is seated at his piano, his white hair luminous, his fingers delicate, while he reflects on the past and helps clarify the present. … To witness this Tiny Desk (home) concert, I suggest you take these next 13 minutes, turn off your distractions and discover the strength in delicate reflection from a gentle man who has so much to share.” [Source]
Art Exhibition of the Week: Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939 (via Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery)
“During the early twentieth century, Paris was the destination of choice for talented and independent American women who were determined to move beyond the limitations that restricted them at home. … In Paris, American women explored a variety of options for making their mark on contemporary culture. They carried out transformative work in wide-ranging fields including art, literature, dance, publishing, music, and fashion. An impressive number not only participated in important modernist initiatives but led them.” [Source]
View a selection of portraits from the exhibition! (via Google Arts & Culture)
Image Gallery & Audio Tour: Tour the exhibition, online, with curator Robyn Asleson (via National Portrait Gallery)
Listen to the PORTRAITS podcast: Brilliant Exiles with Robyn Asleson
Visit the exhibition, Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939, at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. (on view until February 23, 2025!)
Recipe of the Week: Spanish Cauliflower Fritters aka Tortillitas de Coliflor (via Spain on a Fork)
View more great recipes at Spain on a Fork! / Instagram / Youtube
36 Books to Read for Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month (via Penguin Random House)
“Join us in celebrating Latine and Hispanic authors, creators, and trailblazers whose stories are redefining identity and shaping today’s culture, from music to politics and everything in between.” [Source]
Check out the full list here: 36 Books to Read for Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month (via Penguin Random House)
And here are four great independent bookstores to check out as well:
Anticipation! Season 3 of Drag Race Thailand Premieres Next Wednesday (October 16th) on WOW Presents Plus! (Hosted by Pangina Heals!)
Interesting Artists Born Today: October 9th
Visual Artists:
Today is the birthday of Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Harriet Hosmer, Simeon Solomon, Frank Duveneck, Nicholas Roerich, Manuel Ortiz de Zárate, Victoria Hutson Huntley, Ismael Nery, Ithell Colquhoun, Lee Sievan, Elton Fax, Joe Rosenthal, Wendy Pasmore, Lucy Tejada, Carla Accardi, Anthony Earnshaw, David Plowden, Melvin Sokolsky, Don McCullin, Richard Merkin, Nicholas Grimshaw, Hugh LeRoy, André Harvey, Clayton Patterson, Jim Starlin, Alex Vallauri, Jan Yager, Sophie Calle, Peter Saville, Partou Zia, Matt Wagner, Binh Danh and Yang Na!
Writers, Philosophers & Scholars:
Today is the birthday of Mary Tighe, Mary Ann Shadd, Francis Wayland Parker, José do Patrocínio, Sol Plaatje, Ivo Andrić, Mário de Andrade, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Harry Hooton, Belva Plain, Jens Bjørneboe, Tadeusz Różewicz, Jane Cooper, John Sutherland, Jo Carson, Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá, Ciaran Carson, Ángeles Mastretta, Jody Williams and Jacqueline Carey!
Musicians & Composers:
Today is the birthday of Camille Saint-Saëns, Alexander Siloti, Harry Lawrence Freeman, Elmer Snowden, Lee Wiley, Bebo Valdés, Yusef Lateef, Olga Guillot, Helen Jones Woods, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Abdullah Ibrahim, Johnnie Bassett, O. V. Wright, John Lennon, Chucho Valdés, Pete Cosey, John Entwistle, Nona Hendryx, Amjad Ali Khan, Taiguara, Jackson Browne, Rod Temperton, Bunny Hull, Billy Murcia, Satoko Fujii, Al Jourgensen, Thomas Wydler, Kenny Garrett, PJ Harvey, Brandy Clark, Sean Lennon and Kassa Overall!
Film/TV/Stage:
Today is the birthday of Freddie Young, Jacques Tati, Fyvush Finkel, Brian Blessed, Tony Shalhoub, Scott Bakula, Stanley Kwan, Guillermo del Toro, Steve McQueen, Chris O'Dowd, Stéfi Celma, Melissa Villaseñor, Jacob Batalon and Jharrel Jerome!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980)
We’d like to imagine a world where John Lennon was alive and celebrating his 84th birthday today . . .
