Armchair Film Adventure, June 14

The “Armchair Film Adventure” series at Coos Bay Public Library continues on Tuesday, June 14th at 2:00 p.m. in the Myrtlewood Meeting Room. Osun-Osogbo, an installment from the Bruce Feiler’s “Sacred Journeys” series is this month’s feature. Host Bruce Feiler travels to Nigeria with African American pilgrims who are attending an annual festival in honor of the Yoruba Goddess Osun as a way to reconnect with their cultural and spiritual roots. This indigenous African faith was first carried to the Americas during the slave trade where it evolved and spread to become one of the ten largest religions in the world. In the U.S., after being forced underground during slavery, it is now growing in popularity across the country. In company with the pilgrims, Bruce visits the last remaining Yoruba sacred grove in Nigeria, where the Osun Festival attracts tens of thousands from around the world. As the festival reaches its climax, he sees that practitioners from the Yoruba Diaspora are reinvigorating the faith in its homeland while taking home a new sense of identity as African Americans. Everyone is welcome at this program sponsored by The Friends of Coos Bay Public Library. No admission is charged and refreshments will be served. Please call 269-1101 for further information about this program.