Do you remember Lehigh Valley native Mace Bugen? Mace (1915-1982) led an extraordinary life as a self-starting businessman and community leader in Easton and Phillipsburg. He never let his size–3 feet tall–or limited mobility stop him from achieving his passions and dreams. Before the age of digital cameras, Mace had an unusual hobby–taking celebrity selfies with the greatest athletes, entertainers and politicians of his time. Meet his great-niece Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, the author of The Little Gate-Crasher, who will share about Mace’s legacy in the area and beyond.
Copies of The Little Gate-Crasher will be available for purchase and signing.
Program is free in celebration of our new Destination: Northampton County exhibition opening.
About Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer is an experienced educator, author and speaker. At Jewish Learning Venture, she works as Director of Whole Community Inclusion and leads disability awareness programs for the Philadelphia Jewish community. Her most recent book The Little Gate-Crasher, a memoir of her Great-Uncle, who overcame society’s prejudices about dwarfism to lead a remarkable life, was one of the national book selections for 2017 Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month. Gabby holds a B.F.A. in theatre and creative writing from Emerson College and an M.A. in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.
Find Gabrielle at:
https://www.facebook.com/littlegatecrasher/
twitter: @gabkaplanmayer
instagram: @gabkaplanmayer
website: www.gabriellekaplanmayer.com
This program is sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Engaged Humanities Consortium, with generous support provided by a grant to Lafayette College from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
