Napa Center for Thought & Culture (nctcnapa.org) presents one performance only of “Along the Trade Route,” Sunday, January 26, 2:00 pm, at Jarvis Conservatory, 1711 Main Street, Napa.

Musicians have been sharing melodies for centuries without regard to political and national boundaries. Irish sailors brought melodies to sea ports in Ukraine. Turks, Roma and Jews shared common songs. Roma music has its origins in India.

Internationally reknown Bay Area musicians, steeped in seemingly separate cultural musical traditions, come together to share an exciting and surprising common vision of musical sharing.

Each violinist will be performing on a violin once owned and played by a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. These violins are now repaired and repurposed as instruments of peace, social justice and hope.

Musicians include: Cookie Segelstein (Klezmer); Emmanuel During (Middle Eastern); Hemmige V. Srivatsan (South Indian); and Darcy Noonan (Celtic).

This program is part of Violins of Hope San Francisco Bay Area presented in association with Music at Kohl Mansion, Burlingame, CA. Special thanks to Anonymous for NCTC sponsor support of “Along the Trade Route.”

Nationally recognized organizer and activist -See her story….hear her speak – Learn how to change the world!

The afternoon begins with an opportunity to meet Napa’s activist organizations and their organizers, followed by the documentary film. After the viewing, Heather will take the stage to give sage advice, answer questions and address some of the issues facing our own Napa community.

For those interested in continuing the conversation with Heather, CIA Copia’s culinary team will be offering a “60’s” activist dinner.

About the documentary: Renowned organizer and activist Heather Booth began her remarkable career at the height of the Civil Rights movement. Through her life and work, this inspiring film explores many of the pivotal moments in progressive movements that altered our history over the last fifty years, from her involvement with Fannie Lou Hamer and the Freedom Summer Project, to her founding of the JANE Underground in 1964, to her personal relationships with respected leaders such as Julian Bond and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Featuring interviews from close friends, clients, political colleagues and current Midwest Academy students, HEATHER BOOTH: CHANGING THE WORLD explores Heather’s legacy in progressive politics and organizing.

At a time when many are wondering how to make their voices heard, when civil and women’s rights are under attack, Lilly Rivlin’s acclaimed documentary is an empowering look at how social change happens.

Dr. Charles “Chip” Fletcher is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawai’i at Manoa. He is also Vice-Chair of Honolulu Climate Change Commission.

With easy access to DNA testing or learning of adoption, newly revealed family secrets are changing the landscape of family relationships, identity and sense of belonging. Jodi Klugman-Rabb, LMFT, LPC will speak on Parental Identity Discovery and the findings behind DNA tests and how to find the information and process what you discover. Jodi will share her own personal experience in being able to identify her own biological father.