Thursday, November 19, 2009

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Nov 23 - Dec 2, Pack Place Community Gallery, Asheville NC. Western North Carolina AIDS Project will be displaying portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt  in Pack Place. On Nov 28,10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (continuous showings) The Asheville Art Museum will screen Rob Epstein's Oscar-winning documentary which profiles six people who subsequently died of AIDS. Using the AIDS Memorial Quilt as his starting point, this film humanizes the disease and illustrates its carnage, showing how it devastates families and communities.Narrated by Dustin Hoffman. The film will screen continuously throughout the day and is free to Museum Members and the public. Website: http://www.ashevilleart.org

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