On Tuesday, May 5 at 6:30PM, the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre) will host Threads That Bind: Weaving as a Practice of Storytelling with Joshua Kurtz. Registration is required.
Participants will have the opportunity to weave small textiles inspired by the stories from their lives and communities.
Across thousands of years and multiple cultural traditions, weaving has been, and continues to be, a powerful metaphor for both creation and destruction, beauty as well as brokenness. In this session, the focus will be on the relationship between weaving, memory, and storytelling. Participants will learn about the history of weaving and look at examples of diverse textiles, from medieval tapestries to Navajo rugs – and explore Jewish traditions of weaving in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.
About the presenter: Joshua Kurtz: is a weaver, writer, and educator based in Somerville. He recently completed a Masters of Divinity degree at Harvard Divinity School, where he studied Judaism, grief, and ethics. He has previously worked as a community organizer and educator in Washington, DC, and Brasov, Romania. His writing has been published in the Smithsonian Folklife Magazine, the Colorado Review, and Peripheries, amongst several others.
