Library Events

The library, in collaboration with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, will present a virtual livestreamed tour of selected works from the museum’s collection, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Learn more about the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a radical and free-spirited woman who made it her life's mission to collect art from around the world and build this museum to share it with the public. This is a one-time special streaming event and will not be recorded. 
 

Alla Boara seeks to bring recognition and new life to Italy's diverse history of regional folk music. The ensemble has received critical acclaim for its originality and accessibility and was recently featured in NPR's "Shuffle" and was predicted to have a bright future by Cleveland Magazine. This program is part of the library’s Folk music series. 

The library, in collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art’s award-winning distance learning program, will present a virtual livestreamed presentation on the ancient art of Peru as part of the Hudson Library’s Tour of Peru programming series. This program will highlight selected works from the museum’s Ancient Andean collection, which includes works from many cultures of Ancient Peru and its neighboring regions.  Art of the Andes included textiles, ceramics, metal, and wood from cultures such as the Paracas, the Inka, and the Nasca.  Discover some of the highlights of this collection; including gold ornaments in the Chavín style and a rare Chimú litter back-rest. This is a one-time streaming event and will not be recorded. 
 

The Hudson Library & Historical Society will hold a live in-person concert with North Coast Winds. Join the North Coast Winds as they explore the parallel stories of how the distinctly American art form of jazz reframed musical possibilities around the globe -- while also tracking the incredibly rich cultural moment for woodwind chamber music to popularize.  From jazz’s roots as a Black art form, to remarkable wind instrument virtuosity emanating from the early 20th-century Paris Conservatory, our journey will take us around the world and lead us right back to the melting pot we call home. 
 

The Hudson Library and Historical Society will hold a live, in-person concert with renowned musicians Alan Choo, HyunKun Cho, and Qin Ying Tan. This trio will perform “Viaggio in Italia”: An Italian Journey of Virtuosity, inspired by Goethe’s literary account of his journey through Italy. The program will feature works by Scarlatti, Corelli, Vivaldi and more. This program is sponsored by Music from The Western Reserve. 

*please note that the concert is at 3 p.m.*