Upcoming Events at The Ringling
Tue Mar 2, 7:00 PM - Tue Mar 2, 7:00 PM
Online Event
Online Event
5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243
Community: Sarasota
Description
Learn about the history of the circus and the role of diversity and inclusion.
Event Details
Join a live program from the comfort of your home! Discover a dynamic line-up of live, conversational, virtual programs held over Zoom with a curator or museum educator. Advance registration is required.
$5/Free for Members, tickets are available 14 days before the program date https://bit.ly/RVirtualPrograms
Please note: Zoom info will be emailed to you upon purchase, not posted on Facebook.
Watch previously recorded programs and find more ways to #MuseumFromHome at ringling.org/MuseumFromHome
March 2, 1:00 pm | Contemporary Questions about the Historic Circus: The Story of Millie-Christine McCoy
As a both a unique community and a business built on providing entertainment to the masses, the circus and its history can serve as a fascinating lens to explore cultural values and how they evolve over time. Issues of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility all have rich, and sometimes difficult, places in the history of the circus. In this conversation with Tibbals Curator of Circus Jennifer Lemmer Posey and scholar Betsey Kellum, we learn more about Millie-Christine McCoy, conjoined twins born into slavery who ultimately took agency over her own identity and used it to become wealthy and influential in her community.
$5/Free for Members, tickets are available 14 days before the program date https://bit.ly/RVirtualPrograms
Please note: Zoom info will be emailed to you upon purchase, not posted on Facebook.
Watch previously recorded programs and find more ways to #MuseumFromHome at ringling.org/MuseumFromHome
March 2, 1:00 pm | Contemporary Questions about the Historic Circus: The Story of Millie-Christine McCoy
As a both a unique community and a business built on providing entertainment to the masses, the circus and its history can serve as a fascinating lens to explore cultural values and how they evolve over time. Issues of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility all have rich, and sometimes difficult, places in the history of the circus. In this conversation with Tibbals Curator of Circus Jennifer Lemmer Posey and scholar Betsey Kellum, we learn more about Millie-Christine McCoy, conjoined twins born into slavery who ultimately took agency over her own identity and used it to become wealthy and influential in her community.
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