Join us for tea on Tuesdays!
Drop by to share tea and sweets from a different culture each week and chat about any and everything. Tea is the medium for a ritual that is practiced daily around the world. Though the ritual may vary, tea carves out time and space for hospitality, tradition and mediation. Come share with us.
The spotlight will be on India's tea traditions this week, hosted by Lilly Eluvathingal, PhD. Lilly grew up in South India drinking a lot of tea, but as a child she never gave it a second thought. Her research in graduate school gave her the opportunity to spend four years living on tea plantations in South India.
Tea Afar is produced by April Banks, a Los Angeles based conceptual artist and traveler. For over a decade Banks made art that raised awareness and pointed to the global disparity in food security, farmer’s rights and fair trade. Tea Afar, a nomadic storytelling experience, was conceived as a salve — bringing us together across borders — for all the divisiveness and exploitation that is propagated by a global trade economy. For more information, visit www.teaafar.com.
This program is made possible by the Remsen Bird Fund and the Arts and Urban Experience Initiative, which is generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Parking information and more can be found on our Visitor Info page.
