Merideth Taylor\, writer\, photographer an d author of \;Listening In: Echoes and Artifacts from Maryland&rsq uo\;s Mother County \;will give an informal talk about her work o n February \;24 at 4:00 pm via Zoom.
\nAn exhibit of her artwork will be on view in the Lexington Park Library Art Gallery from January 18 to February \;28. \;
\nReviewers have called \;List ening In \;&ldquo\;a \;stunning portrayal of a remarkable lan dscape and culture fast disappearing\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;a true treasure\, e specially for those from St. Mary&rsquo\;s County\,&rdquo\; and \;&ldq uo\;a must read.&rdquo\; \;Washington Post writer Adrienne Higgins pra ised the book: &ldquo\;For more than 20 years\, Merideth Taylor has been b earing witness to old\, fading buildings in St. Mary&rsquo\;s County\, Md. \, where she lives. Most are small homes or farmsteads\, empty and cloaked in a mantle of abandonment and decay. Contained in their flaking paint\, sagging roofs and enveloping vines are the traces of lives that have been lived and the joys and sorrows of the people who once occupied them."
\ nThis program includes a Q &\; A session.
\nRegister to receiv e the link to the Zoom meeting.
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