Speaking of Art with Drew Barker: Graves & Ghosts

Name: Speaking of Art with Drew Barker: Graves & Ghosts
Start: 2026-10-20T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-20T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Piano Room

Tue, Oct 20 · 1:00 PM Piano Room

UMD performing arts librarian Drew Barker discusses the dramaturgy of Civil War history and why the Confederacy still resonates in storytelling, part of the Library of the Macabre series.

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