Norfolk's American Connections

Celebrate Norfolk's American Connections with four months of Norfolk events with a distinctly American flavour.

Enjoy concerts, films, dances, exhibitions, talks and performances that tell the stories of people whose lives have crossed the pond over the past 400 years.

Celebrating American Music - Making Noise in the Library

POSTPONED: Due to be rescheduled very soon so please check back
 
Millennium Library is alive with the sound of music - celebrating American Connections and musical influences through the years.

The fun starts from noon in an all-day event celebrating American music, memorabilia and live performance.

Full event line-up here
Millennium Library 12pm - 8pm

Discover America
Sun 11 Nov

Find about Norfolk's Connections with America.  Enjoy stories and crafts with an American theme and the chance to have a tour of the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library.
Facts and fun aimed at all ages throughout the day, but please be aware that, for safety reasons, numbers will be limited

Millennium Library 10.45am-3.45pm

2nd Air Division Memorial Library Lectures
Annual lecture series on American life and culture.

Tue 6 Nov - From Alaska to Mississippi
Tue 13 Nov - Legacy of the Mighty Eighth in East Anglia
Tue 20 Nov - Ribbons Across the Atlantic, Blankets over the Ocean
Tue 27 Nov - Pocahontas: Making of a Norfolk Gentlewoman

The Curve  6.30-7.30pm

FREE but places are limited sp please collect a ticket from the 2nd Division Air Memorial Library in advance.
Call  01603 774747  

2nd Air Division Memorial Library - A Living Memorial
Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
Explore the story of 2nd Air Division of the US 8th Air Force in this unique living memorial to nearly 7000 young American GIs who lost their lives during WWII
Mon-Sat 9am-5pm FREE
More info 01603 774747

Events will go taking places all across the county from July to November

See the full event guide here

The Norfolk's American Connections project is financially supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and is being delivered by Norfolk County Council, South Norfolk Council, 2nd Air Division Memorial Library, The Garage and other community partners.