Photo courtesy of Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Shaun Spencer Hester
Shaun Spencer-Hester, the executive director and curator of the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum in Lynchburg, VA, will be the guest speaker for an evening event "Celebrating Anne Spencer House & Garden" at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Feb. 22.
The event will feature a reception at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium, followed by Shaun's lecture at 6 p.m. in the Linn-Henley Lecture Hall.
Shaun, the granddaughter of Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer, is dedicated to preserving her grandmother's home and garden, which served as a gathering place for influential African American figures.
The garden, a national historic landmark, was Anne Spencer's sanctuary and inspiration for her poetry.
The event will include a reception at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium followed by Shaun's lecture at 6 p.m. in the Linn-Henley Lecture Hall.
To register, visit bbgardens.org/event/celebrating-anne-spencer-house-garden.
