Calendar of Events - November 2008
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The Booth holds two regularly scheduled public lectures per month featuring authors, writers, historians and artists.
Art for Lunch is on the first Wednesday of every month from 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm.
Evening lectures are held on the third Thursday evening each month at 7:00 pm.
All lectures are in the Booth Theatre; admission is free for members and volunteers and included with Museum admission
for not-yet-members. Ticketed events may have additional fees.

Programs and Exhibitions

November 2008

Special Exhibitions_______________________________________________________

Fifth Annual Kids Cowboy Up!
November 18, 2008 – January 11, 2009 – Borderlands Gallery
Throughout the year, staff members from the Booth Western Art Museum work with members of the Cartersville Boys & Girls Club and the Hands of Christ after School program to create artwork in a variety of media. This annual exhibition gathers the best works of art created during the preceding year. The young artists range from elementary school to high school students.  Sponsored in part by Billy and Linda Hasty.

Western American Art South of the Sweet Tea Line II
Through November 30, 2008 – Special Exhibition Gallery
This is the second installment of the Booth Museum’s signature, triennial exhibition featuring Western art from Southern collections. Building on the success of the first exhibition, in this series, the Museum will showcase seldom-seen Western American art from private and public art collections throughout the South. Artwork by the greatest Western artists of the 19^th and 20^th centuries will be featured.

Drawing on a Legacy: Recent Works by Cherokee Artist Tony Weldon
Through November 16, 2008 – Borderlands Gallery
Of Cherokee descent, Weldon’s passion for his family heritage led him to begin drawing Native Americans. His works, based upon historical research, are highly developed in terms of technique, but also tell a story and convey emotions. One of Tony’s drawings is part of the permanent Booth Museum Collection, while another was recently accepted into the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. This exhibition recognizes the Cherokee heritage that links the West with the Southeast and coincides with Native American Heritage month in November. 

Weaving a Trail Back Home: Cherokee Basketry from the Eastern Band
Through November 16, 2008 – Borderlands Gallery
Featuring the artistry of basket makers Eva Wolfe and Rowena Bradley this exhibition is drawn from the collection of Lambert
Wilson in western North Carolina, home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation.  The baskets selected represent the
continuing tradition of an art form for which Cherokee people have been known for centuries. It also reminds us of the local roots
of a people that became divided between East and West after the infamous Trail of Tears.

Dust and Pearls: Showing Attitude in Cowboys and Cowgirls
Through December 7, 2008 – Theatre Lobby Gallery
This exhibition showcases the artwork of Santa Fe artist David DeVary, the featured artist for the 6^th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium.  DeVary believes the cowboy and cowgirl are the American icon of today.  As such, these subjects deserve to be painted like the religious icon paintings of much earlier times.  DeVary uses metals such as copper, gold and silver along with acrylic paints to present portraits of cowboys and cowgirls who are full of attitude and raw emotion.

 Regular Programming____________________________________________________

Art for Lunch
November 5, 12:15 pm
On November 4^th we will elect a new president.  Whoever we elect will have only about 10 weeks to assemble a team to run the country.  To help us understand how this happens, Tom Lewis will join us for a lively look inside the political machine. 

Children’s Saturday - Benjamin Franklin & the Turkey
November 8, 10:00 am - Noon
In recognition of the Thanksgiving Holiday, discover some interesting facts about Benjamin Franklin and his idea to make the Turkey the symbol of America, instead of the Bald Eagle. Create an art project featuring Franklin’s Turkey.

Presidential Movie Day
November 9
1:00 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
3:00 Advise and Consent

Evening Lecture – Rest in Peace, Mr. President & Meet the Artist Reception – Kids Cowboy Up!
November 20, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
View the artwork created for the 5^th Annual Kids Cowboy Up art exhibition by members of the Cartersville Boys and Girls Club and the Hands of Christ after school program. Refreshments will be served adjacent to the Borderlands Gallery. Then at 7:00 pm in the Booth Theatre presidential historian Todd Van Beck is back by popular demand.  He will present a 90 minute overview of some of the most interesting presidential funerals in history, including the deaths of political rivals Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of .Independence.                                  

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