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African Art Book Club: The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood

Author Helene Cooper will read from her memoir and lead discussion on Thursday, September 10 from 4:00 to 5:30pm in our lecture hall. Book signing to follow.

In her poignant memoir, THE HOUSE AT SUGAR BEACH: In Search of a Lost African Childhood, New York Times White House correspondent Helene Cooper tells the haunting story of a privileged Liberian childhood torn apart by civil war and exile, and of her return to her native country after two decades in order to reconnect with the foster sister who had been left behind.

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*Artful Animals* *Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Highlights* African Art Book Club: The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood Author Helene Cooper will read from her memoir and lead discussion on Thursday, September 10 from 4:00 to 5:30pm in our lecture hall. Book signing to follow. In her poignant memoir, *THE HOUSE AT SUGAR BEACH: In Search of a Lost African Childhood, New York Times* White House correspondent Helene Cooper tells the haunting story of a privileged Liberian childhood torn apart by civil war and exile, and of her return to her native country after two decades in order to reconnect with the foster sister who had been left behind. New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Best of 2008 Book USA Today Top Ten Books of 2008 Join us on October 15 for Savor South African Wine, a special wine reception cohosted by South African Airways. As we celebrate the 350th anniversary of the extraordinary wines of South Africa, guests will sample exotic cuisine, enjoy live music and bid on sommelier-selected South African wine baskets, beautiful jewelry and an all-expense paid South African vacation for two (value $20,000). All guests will have the opportunity to win the grand door prize of two round-trip airline tickets to South Africa, courtesy South African Airways. The Warren M. Robbins Library is the major resource center in the world for the research and study of the visual arts of Africa. It houses more than 32,000 volumes on African art, history and culture.	The Museum recently celebrated its 30th anniversary as a Smithsonian museum


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