MassMu Brown Bag Lunch to focus on American Revolution
The event is free and open to everyone with no reservations required. Guests are invited to bring lunch; MassMu provides complementary cookies and coffee.
Inspired by the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, Craft will talk about the history and myths surrounding the inception of the American Revolutionary War.
A graduate of the College of Wooster, Craft earned a master of art education from University of Akron. He taught visual art and American history for 31 years for Fairless Local Schools and was an adjunct staff member for Malone University. He has worked at MassMu for 21 years, facilitating the History Discussion Group, assisting with Brown Bag Lunches, presenting Speakers' Bureau programs, helping install exhibition, and co-founding Artful Living and Learning.
Involved in American Civil War living history for 30 years, he participated in hundreds of events, several films and television productions, and two presidential inaugurations. His artwork is in private collections and the collections of Kent State University, The University of Akron, the National First Ladies Library and Historical Site, and the White House. He published his first book, The River and the Wolf, in 2021.
The Brown Bag Lunch series is sponsored by the Massillon/North Canton Elks Lodge 2029. The Massillon Museum also appreciates operating support from the Ohio Arts Council, ArtsinStark, and the citizens of Massillon, as well as marketing support from Visit Canton. The Brown Bag Lunch is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
MassMu is at 121 Lincoln Way East in downtown Massillon. A visit is always free for everyone. For more information, call 330-833-4061 or visit massillonmuseum.org.
What: MassMu Brown Bag Lunch, 'Revolution 250…to Be Continued'
When: 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Tuesday.
Where: Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way East, downtown Massillon
More: MassillonMuseum.org or 330-833-4061
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