<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b><font size="4">The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD) </font></b><b><font size="4">Celebrates Hispanic American Heritage Month </font></b></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Virtual Program: Marimba Music with Matt Keown <br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">When: October 2, 2021 </div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Time:  12 p.m. (noon)</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month by listening to the wonderful sounds of the marimba!  Come hear the beautiful sounds of this massive mallet percussion instrument performed by percussionist, Matt Keown. This program features classical music written especially for the marimba that blends concert music with the inescapable folk sound of this instrument.  Join us to enjoy a wonderful concert, learn about the instrument, and take part in activities that explain and add to our enjoyment of music!</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Zoom link will be sent out prior to the event.  </div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div><br></div><div>Matt Keown's Website: <a href="https://www.mattkeownpercussion.com/" target="_blank">https://www.mattkeownpercussion.com/</a></div><div>Performance Samples: <br></div><div>Over the Rainbow: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKDxrkU-X-Q" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKDxrkU-X-Q</a></div><div>Marimba Etude: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR1xgF0rjQQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR1xgF0rjQQ</a><br></div><div>Other Percussion: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DUFzprscPk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DUFzprscPk</a></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b><font size="4">September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month</font></b><br>The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society.  Check out some other great programs to celebrate at <a href="https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/" target="_blank">https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/</a><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Best, </div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">LaShawn Myles</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Youth Services Librarian</div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:12.8px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tbody><tr><td width="102" valign="top" style="width:76.5pt;border-top:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:5pt"><br></span> <img src="cid:ii_14e8cd7de7082e4b" width="90" height="96"></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">LaShawn Myles </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.6667px">Youth Services Librarian</span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Maryland State Library</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt">415 Park Avenue</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:i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