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Our
Mission
To
preserve
our historic building
and provide cultural
and educational
programs
for
our community.
Sandisfield Arts Center
5 Hammertown Road
PO Box 31
Sandisfield, MA 01255
413-258-4100
sandisfieldartscenter.org
Our programs are supported,
in part, by grants from
the Monterey Cultural Council,
the New Marlborough Cultural
Council,
the Otis Cultural Council, and
the
Sandisfield Cultural Council,
all local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts
Cultural Council,
a state agency.
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2008 FORUM SERIES
ON AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
Saturdays 10:30 – Noon
July 12, 19, 26, and August 2 in the SAC Cafe
coffee & treats $5 admission
"The Impact of Culture on Presidential Election Outcomes
from 1948 to the Present" |
The Sandisfield Arts Center’s 2008 Forum Series will focus on the impact of culture on presidential election outcomes from 1948 to the present. We will examine various aspects of culture in the second half of the twentieth century and the first years of the twenty-first that informed and guided voters to make electoral decisions that affected their economic and civic interests over time.
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 SATURDAY, JULY 12 CULTURE AND THE WINNERS AND LOSERS
Bill Cohn, a Sandisfield resident and SAC Board Member, will explain those aspects of American culture that contributed to the victories and defeats of presidential candidates from Truman-Dewey in 1948 to Bush-Gore in 2004. |
 SATURDAY, JULY 19
BLACK AMERICANS AND THE FRANCHISE
Val Coleman, also a Sandisfield resident and SAC Board Member, will discuss the evolution of Black voting rights from the post Civil War era to the present , noting the changes in the American experience that tended to inhibit or enhance Black participation in electoral politics as well as in American culture and society.
Photo of Val Coleman by Richard Migot. |
SATURDAY, JULY 26 FROM GETTING THE VOTE TO GETTING VOTES: A WOMAN AS PRESIDENT?
Audrey Manring, Editor of “The Women’s Times” and a resident of Great Barrington, will talk about changes in American culture that have made it possible for a woman to emerge as a viable presidential candidate in 2008—and the cultural hurdles that remain. |
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 TIME TO CAST YOUR BALLOT
At our concluding session we will ask the audience to talk about who they’re voting for and to trace the history of their vote beyond the individual personality of the candidate they intend to support. |
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