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All are invited to Mr. Feingold's live presentation that combines travel, history and music. Free program. No registration needed.
The Bossa Nova sound originated in Rio de Janeiro, home to the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. The Girl from Ipanema won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. Rio, a city of contrasts, features one of the seven wonders of the modern world, the pre-Lenten celebration Carnaval, and striking favelas. The city comes alive through the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, including the Sinatra recordings, Sergio Mendes and Elis Regina.
Rick Feingold has traveled to Brazil nearly a dozen times. He programmed the Latin Jazz music series while working as the marketing director at the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State University. He teaches American Business History at Bergen Community College.
The mission of the Dover Free Public Library is to educate, inform, enlighten, enrich, and entertain. Our vision is to remain a living and active contributor to contemporary Dover fulfilling the interests and needs of the community it serves.
