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>>> THIS TIME ON BROAD & HIGH WE LEARN ABOUT THE COMPLEX LEGACY BEHIND SOME BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPTS THAT DATE BACK AS FAR AS THE 10TH CENTURY AND WE HEAR ABOUT A LOCAL ORGANIZATION WHO USES SONGS STORIES AND ART AS TOOLS FOR HEALING THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON BROAD & HIGH [music] >>> WELCOME TO BROAD & HIGH I'M YOUR HOST KATE QUICKEL IN OUR FIRST SEGMENT WE LEARN ABOUT THE REMAINS OF MEDIEVAL BOOKS BROKEN APART AND SOLD FOR THEIR ARTISTIC AND COMMERCIAL VALUE.

THOUSANDS OF THESE PAGES WERE FOUND ALL OVER THE STATE OF OHIO AND ARE NOW PART OF OHIO'S LARGEST COLLECTION.

JOIN ME AS A VISIT THIS UNIQUE COLLECTION AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ITS COMPLEX HISTORY AND POTENTIAL LEGACY.

>> WE ARE HERE TODAY IN THE THOMPSON GALLERY WITHIN THE THOMPSON LIBRARY AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, WITH ME IS THE CURATOR OF THE THOMPSON SPECIAL COLLECTION.

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>> THIS TIME ON BROAD & HIGH.

WE LEARN ABOUT THE COMPLEX LEGACY BEHIND SOME BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPTS, THAT DATE BACK AS FAR AS THE 10th CENTURY AND WE HEAR ABOUT A LOCAL ORGANIZATION WHO USES SONGS, STORIES AND ART AND MORE, ON BROAD & HIGH.

>> WELCOME TO BROAD & HIGH, I'M YOUR HOST KATE QUICKEL.

IN OUR FIRST SEGMENT WE LEARN ABOUT THE REMAINS OF MEDIEVAL BOOKS THAT WERE BROKEN APART AND SOLD FOR THEIR ARTISTIC AND COMMERCIAL VALUE.

THOUSANDS OF THESE PAGES WERE FOUND ALL OVER THE STATE OF OHIO AND ARE NOW PART OF OHIO'S LARGEST COLLECTION.

JOIN ME AS I VISIT THIS UNIQUE COLLECTION AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ITS COMPLEX HISTORY AND POTENTIAL LEGACY.

>> WE ARE HERE TODAY IN THE THOMPSON GALLERY WITHIN THE THOMPSON LIBRARY AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.

WITH ME IS ERIC JOHNSON THE CURATOR OF THE SPECIAL COLLECTION.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, THIS IS REALLY EXCITING FOR US TO SHOWCASE THIS EXHIBIT.

>> WONDERFUL, WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE COLLECTION?

SUCK THE EXHIBIT FOCUSES ON ONE OF THE COLLECTIONS WITHIN THE RARE BOOKS AND MANY SCRIPT LIBRARY WHICH IS MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS AND SPECIFICALLY FRAGMENT COLLECTION.

FRAGMENTS ARE AN INTERESTING THING, MOST PEOPLE WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT MEDIEVAL BOOKS THINK ABOUT COMPLETE THINGS BUT OHIO STATE HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST FRAGMENT COLLECTIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US IN TERMS OF THE PROVISION OF TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PERFORM ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON THE PROJECTS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS UNDERTAKEN BEFORE.

THIS EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS THE STATE OF OHIO'S CENTRAL ROLE AS THE LOCUST, THE ABSOLUTE CENTER OF AMERICAN MANUSCRIPT BREAKING IN THE 20 CENTURY, HUNDREDS OF MANUSCRIPT HAVE BEEN CUT APART IN THE STATE OF IOWA PAGES DISTRIBUTED NOT JUST ALL OVER AMERICA BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

SO WITH THAT MUCH RICH HISTORY THERE MUST BE A LOT OF INCREDIBLE STORIES WITHIN THE BOOKS.

WHAT IS ONE THAT STANDS OUT?

>> THERE WAS A REALLY GREAT BOOK I WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU THAT IS NOT A FRAGMENT, IT IS A COMPLETE MANUSCRIPT BUT IT HAS AN INCREDIBLY RICH AND IMPORTANT HISTORY WITH THE STATE OF OHIO AND ALSO GOING BACK TO THE LATER 15th CENTURY.

>> FASCINATING, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

OKAY.

MY EYE IS MEDIALLY DRAWN TO THIS TINY SHINY ONE.

IS THAT ONE WE WILL TALK ABOUT?

>> IN SOME WAYS THAT'S WHAT YOUR EYE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRAWN TO, IT IS SILVER AND BRIGHT AND REFLECTS THE LIGHT BUT IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON MANUSCRIPT THAT IS HERE.

NOT A SILVER COVER OR PEWTER COVER, IT IS A MASHUP OF PAPIER- MACHE AND PLATING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, DELIBERATELY PUT ON, NOT A MEDIEVAL BINDING, PUT ON AT SOME POINT IN THE 19th CENTURY TO EVOKE THIS SENSE OF OPULENCE AND FENCING IS THAT THE BOOK THAT IT ENCLOSES DOESN'T REALLY HAVE.

THE THING THAT IS IN MY OPINION TRULY THE MOST SPECIAL ITEM IN THIS CASE IS THIS LITTLE FELLOW RIGHT HERE, A LATER 15th CENTURY BOOK OF HOURS, HOURS AS AN HOURS OF THE DAY, IT WAS A COMMON PRAYER BOOK FOR THE LADY TO USE, EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO FOLLOW THE SAME PRACTICES THAT PROFESSIONAL RELIGIOUS PEOPLE LIKE PRIESTS, MONKS AND NUNS DID IN TERMS OF CELEBRATING THE DAILY CYCLE OF REGULAR PRAYER.

LOOKS LIKE THIS BECAME ASPIRATIONAL THINGS FOR ANYONE WHO COULD AFFORD AND LIMITED MANUSCRIPT AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY SPECIAL.

I CANNOT SWEAR TO THIS, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I CANNOT SAY WITH OUT RESCISSION THIS MIGHT BE THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT THAT HAS BEEN IN THE STATE THE LONGEST POSSIBLY.

IT WAS DONATED TO BROWN COUNTY NORTH OF CINCINNATI IN 1870 SO THEY HELD IT UNTIL 1870 UNTIL IT CAME TO OHIO STATE IN EARLY 2017.

I LOVED THE OHIO CONNECTION.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT IT WAS DONATED TO THEM IN 1870, BUT AFTER WE GOT THE BOOK I SPENT SOME TIME WORKING ON IT AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT A LOT ABOUT THE BOOK'S HISTORY.

VERY HANDILY THE BOOK PRESERVES A COAT OF ARMS TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE VOLUME WHICH ALLOWS ME TO IDENTIFY THE PERSON WHO COMMISSIONED THE BOOK AND HAD IT MADE AROUND 1470.

A MAN NAMED, WHO WAS A WAR PROFITEER IN FRANCE DURING THE HUNDRED YEAR WAR AND OTHERWISE A BUSINESSMAN.

HE WAS VERY WELL-CONNECTED, HIS FATHER WAS A WAR PROFITEER, IS WAS THE BISHOP OF THE CITY AND THIS LEADS TO A TANGENTIAL CONNECTION, BUT THOSE FIGURES HIS FATHER AND UNCLE WHERE THE CIVIC OFFICIALS WHO OPENED THE GATES TO THE JOAN OF ARC AND SHE WAS CAMPAIGNING DURING THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR.

REALLY REALLY COOL CONNECTION THERE.

ANOTHER GREAT THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS WE KNOW THAT IT WAS COMMISSIONED BY, IT SEEMS LIKELY HE DID NOT COMMISSION IT FOR HIS OWN USE, BUT LIKELY FOR THE USE OF HIS WIFE AND THE REASON WE KNOW THIS IS EVERY BOOK OF HOURS AS A SET OF PRAYERS DEDICATED TO THE VIRGIN MARY AND TYPICALLY WHEN THEY ARE IN LATIN, LATIN IS A GENDERED LANGUAGE.

SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PRAYERS AND BASED ON MASCULINE OR FEMININE ENDINGS TO PARTICULAR WORDS YOU CAN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS MADE FOR MALE USE, ANYONE'S USE OR SPECIFICALLY A WOMAN'S.

SO, IF IT HAS THE MASCULINE ENDING IT COULD BE FOR ANYONE, BUT IF IT HAS THE FEMININE ENDINGS IT IS SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR A WOMAN.

IN ADDITION TO THE FEMININE ENDINGS WE ALSO HAVE OLD FRENCH PRAYERS, NOT LATIN BUT OLD FRENCH TOWARD THE END THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH SO WE HAVE FEMALE USE WHICH MAKES THE BOOK MORE INTERESTING AND ONE THING I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ABOUT EVERY MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT IS THAT IF THEY SURVIVE TODAY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF ALL SORTS OF STORIES, STORIES OF PERSISTENT USE, RE-TASKING, REUSE AND RECYCLING AND THIS BOOK, AS I MENTIONED, IT WAS GIVEN TO THE NUNS IN 1870, THE MAN WHO GAVE IT TO THEM WAS A GUY WHO IS THE BISHOP OF MOBILE, ALABAMA.

HE HAD COME TO CINCINNATI FROM IRELAND AS A TEENAGER, TRAINED TO BECOME A PRIEST, BECAME THE BISHOP IN MOBILE AND I CANNOT SWEAR TO THIS, BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE HISTORY OF HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS MANUSCRIPT.

AND I HAVE READ SOME RECORDS IN THE DIOCESE AND ARCHIVES IN MOBILE, ALABAMA THAT TALKS ABOUT HIM IN THE CIVIL WAR, THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ROAMING DATA FIELDS IN THE SOUTH, MINISTERING SOLDIERS WITH A PRAYER BOOK AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN THIS FELLOW RIGHT HERE.

WE CANNOT PROVE THAT BUT IT IS A GOOD CHANCE THIS IS IT.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ITEMS BEING ABSOLUTELY CENTRAL TO THE HISTORY OF MANUSCRIPTS AT OHIO AND THEN ALSO HAVING A DEMONSTRABLE HISTORY WE CAN TRACE BACK TO THE 1470S, THE MAN WHO CREATED THIS, THE WOMAN IT WOULD BE USED BY ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THIS, I WOULD NOT SAY REUSE BECAUSE BOOKS WERE MADE FOR PRAYER, BUT A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONTEXT ON AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS.

>> THAT IS FASCINATING.

YOU HAVE THIS PIECE OF HISTORY AND YOU HAVE DONE THIS RESEARCH TO BRING IT TO LIFE.

LET'S SAY SOMEONE LIKE ME WANTS TO COME SEE THIS IS THAT POSSIBLE TO COME IN AND LOOK AT THESE?

>> WE HAVE A PUBLIC FACING LAND- GRANT MISSION, EVERY THING WE HAVE IN THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AT OHIO STATE IS HERE FOR PEOPLE TO USE, NOT JUST FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF OHIO STATE OR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS, THIS IS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS, FOR THE PUBLIC AND WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US.

SET UP APPOINTMENTS AND WE MAKE EVERYTHING AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE AND IN PERSON PAGE TURNING IN THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS READING ROOM.

>> CAN I TAKE A LOOK AT THAT?

>> WE CAN DEFINITELY HAVE A LOOK AT THAT.

>> LET'S DO IT.

>> OKAY THIS IS THE READING ROOM.

>> THIS IS WHERE THE PUBLIC INTERFACE HAPPENS, THIS IS WHERE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHERE THEY WOULD COME TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL INTERACTIONS WITH ANY OF THE STUFF IN OUR CARE.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ITEMS IN THE ENTIRE COLLECTION.

THIS IS THE NOT THE OLDER THING IN OUR COLLECTION, THE OLDEST STUFF GOES BACK TO ANCIENT BABYLON, BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT WE THINK OF AS A BOOK TODAY, THIS IS OUR OLDEST COMPLETE INTACT NOTHING ON IT THAT'S NEW BOOK.

A COLLECTION OF SAINTS LIVES WRITTEN LIKELY IN PRAGUE AROUND 1370 OR 1380 AND THE REASON THIS IS MY FAVORITE ITEM, THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF REASONS, IT IS A GREAT TEACHING OBJECT FULL OF DAMAGED PATTERNS THAT SHOW THE LIFE OF THE ANIMAL OR ANIMALS THAT CONSTITUTE THE PAGES.

WE LOOK AT THE PAGES, THEY ARE NOT PAPER, THIS IS ANIMAL SKIN.

>> IT ON TO WEAR GLOVES OR ANYTHING?

>> THAT IS A COMMON WITH THAT HOLLYWOOD HAS PERPETUATED.

BASICALLY WITH OLD BOOKS, THE KEY IS YOU NEED TO HAVE CLEAN HANDS.

IF YOU WEAR GLOVES WHAT I TELL MY STUDENTS, GO HOME AND PUT ON YOUR FAVORITE PAIR OF WINTER GLOVES AND TRY TO TURN PAGES IN YOUR BOOK, YOU WILL TEAR THE PAGES AND DAMAGE IT.

CLEAN HANDS AND IN A BOOK LIKE THIS IF YOU STICK TO THE MARGINS YOU'RE NOT TOUCHING IT.

>> THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> THERE ARE THINGS ON YOUTUBE THAT EXPLAIN THIS.

MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS LIKE THIS, THEY DID MAKE THEM ON PAPER.

VERY VERY OFTEN.

YOU WILL FIND THEM ON ANIMAL SKIN.

THIS IS ANIMAL SKIN.

PLEASE DO.

>> WEIRDLY SOFT.

>> THE SOFTNESS YOU ARE FEELING IS ACTUALLY WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE INSIDE OF THE ANIMAL.

>> NOW YOU TELL ME AFTER I TOUCH IT.

>> WE USE THIS A LOT IN TEACHING BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE EVIDENCE OF THE LIFE OF THE ANIMAL SO THIS IS A PIECE OF SCAR TISSUE THAT SPLIT DURING THE PROCESS OF STRETCHING AND DRYING.

>> THAT IS GROSS AND FASCINATING.

>> ALONGSIDE THESE LITTLE HOLES ARE SEWING HOMES WHERE THE CRAFTSMAN MAKING THE PARCHMENT TRYING TO MAKE SURE HE DID NOT SPLIT AND RIB ANY FURTHER.

THE REAL REASON THIS IS MY FAVORITE OR ONE OF MY FAVORITE MANUSCRIPTS IS BECAUSE OF THIS VERY INTERESTING FELLOW RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MEDIEVAL BOOKMARK.

>> YOUR KIDDING.

IT SO SIMPLE.

>> SIMPLE BUT COMPLEX.

THIS IS MEDIEVAL HYPERTEXT AT ITS BEST, THIS BOOKMARK, WHAT IT MEANS, IT IS A SPINNING COMPONENT.

YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT IT SPINS AND ON ONE SIDE WE HAVE A COLORED ILLUSTRATION OF A SAINT, WE DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS.

IT IS A NICE LITTLE DECORATIVE PIECE.

SO MUCH LIKE ANY BOUND BOOKMARK AND A MULTIPAGE OPENING.

IF YOU FLIP OVER YOU WILL SEE THE WRITING AND THESE ARE ABBREVIATED LATIN WORDS FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH.

SO YOU CAN SPIN AND IF WE SPIN IT AND MARK, THIS TELLS US THE PAGE OPENING WITH THE SECOND COLUMN.

AND THEN, I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS BECAUSE LONG AGO IT CEASED FUNCTIONING, BUT THIS LITTLE PIECE RIGHT HERE THAT FUSED TOGETHER A NOOSE OF SORTS THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED YOU TO MOVE UP AND DOWN THE LINE TO MARK YOUR LINE NUMBER.

SO IT IS VERY INGENIOUS WAY OF HELPING READERS TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX TEXT.

>> A BOOK THIS NEED YOU WILL NEED THAT.

SO SIMPLE BUT SO INTRICATE.

>> EXACTLY IN THE OTHER THING I LIKE ABOUT THE OPENING YOU GET TO SEE THAT.

SO THIS IS JUST A LOVELY LITTLE PIECE IN THE COLLECTION THAT WE GET A LOT OF USE OF.

>> THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE PIECE.

THIS IS FASCINATING, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME IN AND CHECK OUT THE COLLECTION.

>> NO PROBLEM, THINK OF A COMING AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STUDENTS, ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT BOOKS AT THE MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, ALL OF OUR HOLDINGS PLEASE GET IN TOUCH, THIS IS HERE FOR EVERYONE TO USE.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE COLLECTION, CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE.

>> WHO DOESN'T LOVE GOOD FOOD AND SHARING STORIES?

NEXT, WE ARE HEADED BACK INTO THE KITCHEN FOR THE FIRST SEGMENT OF KATE'S QUICK BITES WE WILL LEARN ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION THAT HEALING COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND SHARE THE RECIPE FOR A FAMILY FAVORITE.

>>> JOINING ME IN THE KITCHEN TODAY IS NICHOLAS D'ANDREA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WE AMPLIFY VOICES, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.

>> WE STARTED IN 2011 ORIGINALLY CALLED THE AND JANE PROJECT EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH SONGWRITING.

WE WOULD BRING IN PROFESSIONAL LOCAL MUSICIANS.

THEY WORK WITH SMALL GROUPS OF STUDENTS TO WRITE AND RECORD A PROFESSIONAL SONG TOGETHER AND WE WOULD PLAY ON LOCAL RADIO.

OVER TIME IT EVOLVED AND WE STARTED MAKING MUSIC VIDEOS WITH THE KIDS, STARTED DOING VISUAL ARTS PROJECTS AND DURING COVID WE STARTED WORKING WITH ADULTS BECAUSE ALL THE SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED AND DEVELOPED NEW PROGRAMMING JUST FOR ADULTS AT THE IN MARYSVILLE AND THEN GOODWILL AND SOME OTHER ADULT PROGRAMS.

OUR MISSION IS HEALING COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION.

SO IT'S NOT ABOUT LEARNING HOW TO WRITE SONGS OR LEARNING HOW TO PAINT, BUT IT'S ABOUT GOING THROUGH A CREATIVE PROCESS TOGETHER TO EXPRESS YOURSELF AND HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME HEALING.

>> SURE, THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT WITH THE MUSIC AND A LITTLE BIT OF YOURSELF.

>> DEFINITELY AND THE STORY PEOPLE SHARE DURING THE PROCESS, WE THEN SHARE WITH LARGER COMMUNITY TO THE SONGS THAT THEY WRITE, WE SHARE THEM ON THE LOCAL RADIO IN THE VIDEOS WE SHARE ON DIFFERENT STREAMING PLATFORMS.

>> THAT'S AWESOME, A WIN FOR EVERYBODY.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

I LOVE IT.

WE ALWAYS LIKE TO GET INTO THE FOOD HERE AT KATE'S QUICK BITES SO TELL ME WHAT RECIPE WE WILL TRY.

>> WE ARE MAKING STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES, THIS IS MY AUNTS RECIPE, MY MOM'S FAMILY COMES FROM LEBANON SO THIS IS SOMETHING THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE A, SHE HAS MODIFIED OVER TIME SO WE WILL STICK TO HER RECIPE.

>> TELL US WHAT WE NEED FOR THE RECIPE.

>> 75 TO 85 GRAPE LEAVES, ONE POUND OF GROUND LAMB SHOULDER, ONE CUP OF UNCOOKED RICE, 20 OUNCE CANNED TOMATOES.

TEASPOON OF DRIED MINT, 3/4 STICK OF BUTTER, ONE TABLESPOON OF ALLSPICE, EIGHT DASH OF CINNAMON, ONE LEMON, SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE AND PAPRIKA TO TASTE.

>> WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP HERE?

>> BASICALLY PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

>> MAKING A MIXTURE OKAY COOL.

SO WE WILL ADD STUFF IN.

THIS IS THE LAMB THAT'S GOING IN.

AND THE RICE.

WHICH WE RINSED.

SO THE RICE HAS BEEN RINSED TO SOFTEN IT.

TOMATOES.

GOING TO BE A LOVELY MIXTURE.

A LITTLE MELTED BUTTER.

>> THAT IS ONE OF THE ADDITIONS AND IT DOES WONDERS.

>> SHOCKING THE BUTTER MAKES IT DELICIOUS.

ALL OF THE SPICES AND SEASONINGS, GREAT.

WIRY WE MIX THIS UP TELL ME ABOUT THE MIXED-USE PROGRAM.

>> WE WORK MAINLY IN COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING WHERE WE WILL BE IN A SCHOOL FIVE DAYS A WEEK WITH A CLASS AND THEN WE HAVE 10 WEEK SONGWRITING AND VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS THAT WE WILL DO IN THE SCHOOLS, AS WELL.

IT IS ALL BUILT AROUND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND KIDS SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-AWARENESS COLLABORATION AND REALLY JUST ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF COVID KIDS LOST SO MUCH ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO RELATING TO EACH OTHER SO THE WORKSHOPS LOOK AT SAFE SPACES TO GIVE KIDS A CREATIVE SPACE TO ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER IN A AUTHENTIC WAY AND KIND OF HEAR WHAT EACH OTHER GOING THROUGH.

IF YOU GET A GROUP OF KIDS TOGETHER IN A CIRCLE AND ASKED THEM TO TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS IT'S LIKE PULLING TEETH, BUT IF WE ARE WRITING A SONG TOGETHER OR WE ARE CREATING ART TOGETHER IT'S >> DO THE KIDS NEED TO HAVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE?

>> NO, WE TRIED TO KEEP A LOW BARRIER OF ENTRY SO WE BRING IN PROFESSIONAL LOCAL MUSICIANS WHO WILL DO THE CREATION PART WITH THE KIDS.

SO WHAT THEY GET AT THE END OF A POLISHED PROFESSIONAL PIECE OF ART, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE CREATIVE OWNERSHIP OF, BUT IT KEEPS THE LOW BARRIER OF ENTRY WHERE ANYBODY CAN DO IT.

>> THAT'S AWESOME.

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB MIXING THIS TOGETHER.

I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO STUFF A GRAPE LEAF.

SO THE MIXTURE IS READY.

WE HAVE THE GRAPE LEAVES AND WE HAVE THE POT SO WHAT'S THE ENDGAME WHAT'S THE GOAL?

>> BASICALLY WE'RE GOING TO USE THESE GRAPE LEAVES, FILL THEM WITH STUFFING, ROLL THEM UP LIKE BURRITOS AND LAY THEM IN ALTERNATING ROW UNTIL WE HAVE USED ALL THE GRAPE LEAVES.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO COVER HOLD HIM DOWN AND THEN WE WILL BOIL THEM FOR 45 MINUTES.

>> THAT'S WHAT COOKS THE MEAT AND LOCKS IT IN.

ANY TRICKS FOR FILLING THE GRAPE LEAVES?

>> YES, MY ONE PIECE OF ADVICE IS THAT LESS IS MORE.

OVER STUFFING CAN MAKE THEM COME APART WHEN THEY ARE BOILING.

SO JUST LAY OUT YOUR GRAPE LEAVES AND THEN TAKE A SMALL SCOOP, PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN JUST LIKE WITH THE BURRITO, FOLD OVER THE ENDS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN TAKE THE OTHER END AND DO A ROLLING MOTION LIKE THAT.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT A GRAPE LEAF.

>> THAT'S SO CUTE.

OKAY.

THIS SIDE DOWN?

ALL RIGHT.

>> OUR CONVERSATION CAN HAPPEN YOU KNOW.

>> I CAN SEE THIS BEING A GOOD FAMILY ACTIVITY.

KIDS GETTING IN AND ROLLING THESE UP AND I CAN CHAT.

>> TWO OF MY SISTERS HAVE EMBRACED MAKING THESE, SO THEY GET TOGETHER ALL THE TIME NOW AND MAKE THESE AND IT'S REALLY FUN BONDING.

>> CAN YOU MAKE THESE AHEAD OR YOU SERVE THEM RIGHT WHEN THEY ARE BOILED?

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE SERVE THEM COLD.

THAT'S HOW YOU GET THEM AT MOST RESTAURANTS, BUT THEY ARE REALLY REALLY GOOD JUST HOT OUT OF THE PAN.

THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW WE WILL SERVE THEM.

>> OKAY THAT WAS REALLY FUN.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CHALLENGING.

>> YOU'RE A NATURAL.

>> WE HAVE ALL THE STUFF GRAPE LEAVES IN THIS POT, WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?

>> FIRST COVER THEM WITH LEMON.

LAY THE LEMONS ON TOP.

>> A LITTLE ASSET AND FLAVOR.

SO PRETTY.

>> YES, IT'S A NICE COLOR PALETTE.

>> OKAY NOW WHAT?

>> WE WILL PUT THIS PLATE INVERTED ON TOP OF THEM AND WE WILL LAY IT IN AND THAT WILL HOLD EVERYTHING DOWN AFTER WE PUT THE WATER IN TO BOIL.

>> THAT KEEPS THEM SO THEY DON'T FLOAT AWAY.

NOW COVER IT UP OVER THE PLATE?

>> OVER THE TOP OF THE BOWL WITH WATER.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> IF THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF TOMATO SAUCE LEFT OVER YOU CAN ADD THAT.

>> IS THAT GOOD?

>> THAT'S PERFECT.

>> NOW WE COOK THESE.

>> ABOUT 45 MINUTES.

>> ANYTHING ELSE, YOU CAN ADD THE TWO FOR FLAVORING?

>> YOU CAN ALSO ADD THE LAMB BONE IF YOU WANT FOR EXTRA FLAVOR.

TO A BOIL AND WE GET TO EAT THEM IN 45 MINUTES.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS YOU HAVE FOR ADULTS.

>> WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THE SAME WORKSHOP PROCESS WE WERE DOING WITH THE KIDS AND ADULTS REALLY BENEFITED AS WELL.

A LOT OF CASES EVEN MORE BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT TO UNPACK.

SO, WE MAINTAIN THAT AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT WORKING WITH CATCH COURT, WHICH IS A COURT PROGRAM THAT SERVES WOMEN WHO ARE AFFECTED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

AND WE ARE JUST KIND OF OPEN TO FINDING THE NEW ADULT PROGRAMS THAT MIGHT BENEFIT FROM HEALING THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION.

>> THAT'S AMAZING.

ARE NOT AS MANY RESOURCES FOR ADULTS.

FOR KIDS WE THINK ABOUT LET'S TALK ABOUT FEELINGS AND CONNECT BUT IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THERE'S THAT MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS.

>> IT IS SOMETHING WE'RE HOPING TO DO MORE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AT OUR OWN OFFICE, HAVING OPEN ENROLLMENT PROGRAMMING FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE CITY AND WE WANT TO CREATE A TABLE WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL OF THE CITY ARE GOING TO THE PROCESS TOGETHER.

>> WONDERFUL.

>> OKAY THESE LOOK AMAZING.

I AM REALLY PROUD OF US.

THEY LOOK GORGEOUS AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TASTE.

BEFORE WE DIG INTO THESE WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY?

>> YOU CAN FIND ALL THE SONGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS WE HAVE MADE ON ANY STREAMING PLATFORM SO WHERE WE LISTEN, SPOTIFY, AMAZON, iTUNES OR YOUTUBE IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO SEE THE PROJECTS WE HAVE DONE AND WATCH THE CONTENT THE WHOLE POINT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO SHARE THOSE STORIES FROM THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF IT.

THAT'S ONE WAY TO DO THAT AND YOU CAN ENGAGE.

>> THAT'S SO GREAT AND WE HAVE GOOD MUSIC TO LISTEN TO.

PICK IT UP WITH YOUR HANDS?

>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT, CHEERS.

>> REALLY GOOD.

>> THAT'S AWESOME.

WHEN THEY ARE FRESH.

>> NOT THE PRETTIEST TO EAT ON TELEVISION, BUT THEY'RE REALLY GOOD.

THEY ARE WARM.

>> YOU CAN REALLY TASTE THE LEMON MORE WHEN THEY ARE COLD, BUT WHEN IT'S WARM YOU GET MORE OF THE BUTTER.

>> THE BUTTER AND ALL THE SPICES.

>> CINNAMON, ESPECIALLY IN LEBANESE COOKING IT REALLY COMES THROUGH UNEXPECTED.

>> THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME THIS RECIPE.

>> ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

AMPLIFY VOICES.

>>> THAT'S OUR SHOW, REMEMBER YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU AND ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

FOR ALL OF US AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.