| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Boston Neighborhood History Series: RoslindalePresented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House February 16, 2012 It is said that Roslindale shares its name with no other place! When the community applied for a Post Office, they needed a distinct name and came together to agree on the name “Roslindale.” Cathy Slade, President of the Roslindale Historical Society, will share stories of the thriving and accepting community that has developed over the years. | Old South Meeting House | 02/16/12 | Boston |
The Loving StoryPresented by MASS MoCA at MASS MoCA February 16, 2012 The dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1960s, and their landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving v. Virginia, that changed history. At the time of their wedding, interracial marriage was illegal in 16 states, including their homestate of Virginia. They were driven out of Virginia, forbidden to return as a couple in the future. Mildred, frustrated by discrimination, wrote to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who motivated her to take... | MASS MoCA | 02/16/12 | North Adams |
Henna Body ArtPresented by Artbeat at Artbeat The Creativity Store February 16, 2012 If you’re intrigued by this exotic art form, join us in a workshop for adults and teens on Thursday, February 16th. We’ll show you basic techniques for applying henna to your hands and arms, along with pattern ideas. You’ll embellish an original design, or choose from an assortment of transfer stencils to trace. This workshop is led by Karyn Alzayer, who has studied with henna artist Penni Alzayer. $25 includes workshop materials, instruction, and design aid. Participants... | Artbeat | 02/16/12 | Arlington |
Intercultural Mixer: Mystical SenegalPresented by American Islamic Congress February 17, 2012 AIC’s latest Intercultural Mixer features “Mystical Senegal” - come explore the diverse culture of Senegal and enjoy warm company, a hip crowd and light refreshments. Highlights of the evening include live ethnic music, a photo exhibit from Senegal, and guest speaker Dr Alex Zito of Boston University. Feel free to wear your favorite ethnic outfit and bring your friends. RSVP (required) via events@aicongress.org or 617.266.0080 and get your tickets today! | American Islamic Congress | 02/17/12 | Boston |
Kimberly Fraser, Brian Conway & Mark SimosPresented by notloB Music at Unity Somerville February 17, 2012 Kimberly Fraser
http://www.kimberleyfraser.com/
Kimberley Fraser was born on Cape Breton Island, and nurtured within its rich musical heritage. She first began to impress audiences at the age of three with her step-dancing talents. Soon after that she took up both the fiddle and the piano. Though still in her 20s, Kimberley’s already has a distinguished career. She has traveled the world, from Victoria to Afghanistan, performing at venues such as The Kennedy... | notloB Music | 02/17/12 | Somerville |
Revolutionary ChocolatePresented by The Bostonian Society February 17, 2012 Looking for a unique experience with your Valentine? Show how clever you are, while avoiding crowds and inflated dinner prices. Have dessert first at the historic Old State House! See a demonstration of Revolutionary period chocolate-making, learn about Boston’s chocolate history, view rarely seen items from the museum collection, and of course, sample delicious chocolate! Top it off with a romantic candlelight tour candlelight tour of the Old State House’s iconic tower. ... | The Bostonian Society | 02/17/12 | Boston |
The Mechanics and 21st Century Technology: Inside the Mighty WurlitzerPresented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre February 18, 2012 The Hanover Theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ is a wonderful blend of traditional building techniques and modern day technology. Join Curator Don Phipps and his team to learn about the mechanics that control the instrument’s 2,400 pipes. Find out how modern technology is used to create flexibility and control. Sample components of the organ will be on display and tours of the organ chamber will be available followed by a special mini concert by resident organist Len... | The Hanover Theatre | 02/18/12 | Worcester |
New England Model Engineering ShowPresented by Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation at Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation February 18, 2012 New England Model Engineering Show
February 18, 2012
10 AM to 4 PM
Admission: $7.00 per adult, $5.00 per child, student or senior.
Children under 6, active and retired military, and CRMI members are free.
What do trains, flutes, and clocks all have in common?
Visitors can find out at the 16th annual New England Model Engineering Show held at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham, Mass.
This festival will... | Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation | 02/18/12 | Waltham |
February School Vacation Week: Ben Franklin, ScientistPresented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House February 20, 2012 Benjamin Franklin experimented with static electricity to discover the properties of lightning. He invited a musical instrument in 1761, and a year later, he discovered the ocean's Gulf Stream through observation! Come experiment to see if static electricity can put your hair on end! See if you can recreate the eerie sounds of his glass harmonica using water glasses, and create your own ocean tide. Activities included in Museum Admission. | Old South Meeting House | 02/20/12 | Boston |
A Visit with Abraham Lincoln at the Concord MuseumPresented by Concord Museum at Concord Museum February 20, 2012 This Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 20, 2012, the Concord Museum is pleased to once again host Steve Wood and his amazing performance as Abraham Lincoln. Matching Lincoln’s height and beard, Wood bears enough of a resemblance to our 16th president to make heads turn. His first-person historical interpretation, “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln,” includes stories of Lincoln’s early life, his campaign debates, the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and... | Concord Museum | 02/20/12 | Concord |
February School Vacation Week: Ben Franklin, PrinterPresented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House February 21, 2012 Before moving to Philadelphia and starting his own printing business, Benjamin Franklin learned the trade in his brother's shop in Boston. Learn the techniques to colonial printing as you create your own print to bring home and learn some of Franklin's most famous sayings! Activities included in Museum Admission | Old South Meeting House | 02/21/12 | Boston |
A Vacation Week Family Program at the Jackson Homestead and MuseumPresented by Historic Newton at Historic Newton February 21, 2012 THE MA 54TH: A BLACK REGIMENT IN THE CIVIL WAR
A Vacation Week Family Program at the Jackson Homestead and Museum
Did you know that Massachusetts raised one of the first black regiments of the Civil War, led by a man who grew up in Newton? Come learn about their stories, and make a popular civil-war era toy to take home. Cost: $20 per family ($15 for members) includes museum admission, snack, and materials. Prepaid registration is required, limit 25; call 617.796.1450 to... | Historic Newton | 02/21/12 | Newton |
February School Vacation Week: Ben Franklin in BostonPresented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House February 22, 2012 Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, a printer, an inventor, and one of the most famous of our Founding Fathers. Learn about Benjamin Franklin by completing our scavenger hunt, then use your new knowledge to create a Benjamin Franklin kite filled with your favorite Franklin trivia. Activities included in Museum Admission. | Old South Meeting House | 02/22/12 | Boston |
Boston Neighborhood History Series: South EndPresented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House February 23, 2012 Created on landfill, the South End was designed by famed architect Charles Bulfinch who brought his eye for balance to this neighborhood in 1801. But by the 1970s neglect, arson, and demolition had destroyed more than a quarter of the area’s original buildings. Hope Shannon, Director of the South End Historical Society, tells how citizens came together to save the historical treasures of their community, and in 1972 placed The South End on the National Register of Historic Places as... | Old South Meeting House | 02/23/12 | Boston |
Faith Healing, Vaccination, and the First AmendmentPresented by Massachusetts Historical Society at Massachusetts Historical Society February 23, 2012 Alan Rogers, Professor of History at Boston College, will explore the challenges and choices involved in defining and balancing individual freedom and the common good. He will discuss two current research projects: the contested intersection of faith healing and the First Amendment; and a history of the anti-vaccination movement from 1721 to the present. | Massachusetts Historical Society | 02/23/12 | Boston |
| Between Two Worlds: An Ottoman Musical Tapestry | Boston College | 02/23/12 | Chestnut Hill |
MAPPING MY WORLD: February school vacation week programPresented by The Mary Baker Eddy Library February 21-February 24, 2012 Every February, during Boston’s school vacation week, The Mary Baker Eddy Library hosts free entertaining and educational programs for youth ages 17 and under from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Library programs are designed to provide families with fun experiences, new insights about Mary Baker Eddy and the Library’s collections, and to maximize the value of museum-based learning.
Visit The Mary Baker Eddy Library for "Mapping My Wold", an interactive program that... | The Mary Baker Eddy Library | 02/21/12-
02/24/12 | Boston |
February School Vacation Week: NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS: NEW ENGLAND!Presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Peabody Essex Museum February 20-February 24, 2012 Join us during school vacation week as we celebrate Native American artists from New England. Watch artists at work, take a family tour of Shapeshifting: Transformations in Native American Art and make art of your own! | Peabody Essex Museum | 02/20/12-
02/24/12 | Salem |
Evening Tour of the Governor Gore MansionPresented by Gore Place at Gore Place February 24, 2012 Enjoy an evening tour of the beautiful 1806 governor Gore Mansion. With its spiral staircase, marble floors and oval rooms, the elegantly furnished mansion has been called “the Monticello of the North” and architectural historians consider it to be the most significant Federal period mansion in New England. | Gore Place | 02/24/12 | Waltham |
Mozart's "Coronation" Mass Performed by Boston College University ChoralePresented by Boston College February 25, 2012 Music from Mozart’s “Coronation” Mass, and American folk hymns and spirituals. John Finney, conductor. | Boston College | 02/25/12 | Chestnut Hill |
Frank YammaPresented by Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club February 28, 2012 Come see Frank Yamma at Johnny D's! Frank Yamma is a traditional Pitjantjatjara man from Australia’s central desert and speaks five languages. An extraordinary songwriter and an exceptional guitarist, Frank Yamma also has an incredible voice, rich, deep and resonant. Regarded by many as one of Australia’s most important Indigenous Songwriters, Yamma’s brutally honest tales of alcohol abuse, cultural degradation, respect for the old law and the importance of country are... | Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club | 02/28/12 | Boston |
Art & Architecture ToursPresented by Boston Public Library and Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events at Boston Public Library November 1, 2011-February 29, 2012 The Boston Public Library offers public tours highlighting the architecture of Charles Follen McKim and Philip Johnson, as well as the many works of famed sculptors and painters. The free tours last about an hour and are given by volunteer guides. No appointment is necessary. Tours meet in the lobby of the McKim Building (Dartmouth Street entrance) | Boston Public Library | 11/01/11-
02/29/12 | Boston |
Purim Primary 2012Presented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC February 29, 2012 An event geared specifically for women to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim will be held on Wednesday, February 29 at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) in Newton from 7-9pm.
Purim Primary 2012 is a night of fun, participatory entertainment featuring actor Jon Adam Ross and performer Shira Klein. Along with all attendees, Ross and Klein will explore the concept of strong women, Jewish identity and the meaning of Purim in a manner similar to a... | Leventhal-Sidman JCC | 02/29/12 | Newton Centre |
New Israel / New England: Jews and Puritans in Early AmericaPresented by Massachusetts Historical Society at Massachusetts Historical Society February 29, 2012 The New England Puritans’ fascination with the legacy of the Jewish religion has been well documented, but their interactions with actual Jews have escaped sustained historical attention. In New Israel/New England, Professor Michael Hoberman (Fitchburg State University) tells the story of the Sephardic merchants who traded and sojourned in Boston and Newport between the mid-seventeenth century and the era of the American Revolution. The book also explores the complex and often... | Massachusetts Historical Society | 02/29/12 | Boston |
Boston Neighborhood History Series: South BostonPresented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House March 1, 2012 Come hear the fascinating past of the storied neighborhood of “Southie.” Robert Allison, Chair of History at Suffolk University, explains how South Boston grew rapidly with the railroad, becoming a hub of industry filled with iron foundries, machine shops, shipyards, and refineries, and how its population exploded with Irish immigrants fleeing famine and seeking employment. | Old South Meeting House | 03/01/12 | Boston |
Purim with PizzazzPresented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC March 1, 2012 An event geared specifically for women in the South area to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim will be held on Thursday, March 1 at Temple Israel of Sharon (125 Pond Street) in Sharon.
Purim with Pizzazz - A Poetic Look at Queen Esther features renowned spoken word artist Vanessa Hidary, also known as the Hebrew Mamita. Hidary’s spoken word vignettes explore the concept of strong women, Jewish identity and the meaning of Purim in a whole new way.
The event,... | Leventhal-Sidman JCC | 03/01/12 | Sharon |
The Cornish Project: An Apron Full of BeansPresented by Roxbury Repertory Theater at Roxbury Community College Mainstage February 28-March 1, 2012 Boston Poet Laureate Sam Cornish joins forces with Roxbury Repertory Theater to create a moving performance piece from selected poems and prose. Gathered from his collection 'An Apron Full of Beans,' the Company sets Cornish’s eloquent, witty, and thought-provoking words to movement and music. The poetry touches on voices past and addresses the poet’s thoughts on family, race, music, and civil rights among other topics. There will be three performances in three different venues... | Roxbury Repertory Theater | 02/28/12-
03/01/12 | Roxbury |
Ghungroo 2012Presented by Harvard South Asian Association March 1-March 3, 2012 "Where lively dances, Bollywood music, and funny South Asian accents combine!!!!! Sponsored by the Harvard South Asian Association, Ghungroo is our annual cultural showcase that features dances, musical pieces and skits from the South Asian subcontinent. With over 300 performers from the Harvard undergraduate community, Ghungroo is considered one of the biggest cultural shows on campus. Come join us and celebrate the diversity, the beauty and the fun of South Asian culture at Ghungroo.... | Harvard South Asian Association | 03/01/12-
03/03/12 | Cambridge |
| Agbekor Drum and Dance Society | Friends of the Weston Public Library | 03/04/12 | Weston |
Esther: A One Act Opera for the whole familyPresented by Yiddish Book Center at National Yiddish Book Center March 4, 2012 Join us for hamantashen, a costume contest, interactive workshop, and a lively performance of the story of Purim! "Esther: A One-Act Opera" begins at 2PM, with an upbeat score, juggling, dancing, and wry, poignant lyrics that recount the story of Purim for the whole family. Free for children. Come at noon and attend an interactive drama workshop led by Leslie Elias, artistic director of Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children's Theater. Dance, sing, and parade in a Purim Pageant... | Yiddish Book Center | 03/04/12 | Amherst |
FREE Admission at the Jackson Homestead and MuseumPresented by Historic Newton at Historic Newton March 3-March 4, 2012 NEWTON COMMUNITY WEEKEND
Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to the museum. Bring the entire family!
Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, noon–5:00 PM | Historic Newton | 03/03/12-
03/04/12 | Newton |
"An American Journey"Presented by Revels at The Arsenal Center For The Arts March 4, 2012 The story of American immigration comes to life through music, songs and stories as Revels' acclaimed 40-member touring ensemble, Revels Repertory Company, stars in this 90-minute original stage production. Set in 1907 on a crowded passenger ship bound for America, Italian, Irish and Eastern European Jewish families create an unlikely community, sharing their music, their memories and their dreams as they leave their homelands and hardships behind in search of a better life in America, the... | Revels | 03/04/12 | Watertown |
Mama Doni--The Purim Bash ShowPresented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC March 4, 2012 In the spirit of outrageous Purim fun, Mama Doni’s show will be filled to the brim with dancing, sing-alongs to catchy pop tunes, and a costume parade where kids can strut their stuff. Don’t miss this festive, high-energy and interactive family rock concert with a Jewish twist on Sunday, March 4 at 11am at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) in Newton. As part of the JCC Magic Ark Performing Arts Series for Families, this show is geared towards... | Leventhal-Sidman JCC | 03/04/12 | Newton Centre |
Magic and Mayhem Purim Party with Matt Roberts Presented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC March 4, 2012 Purim celebrates the courage to speak up, like Esther did when she foiled the plot of Haman. On Sunday, March 4 from 10-11:30am, discover the magic of Purim with astonishing illusions by Matt Roberts of the PBS series Ribert and Robert’s WonderWorld. After the show, make Purim mishloach manot (holiday baskets) and eat hamantaschen (cookies). Come in costume. Held at Kehillah Schechter Academy (formerly South Area Solomon Schechter Day School) located at One Commerce Way in Norwood.... | Leventhal-Sidman JCC | 03/04/12 | Newton Centre |
Purim UnmaskedPresented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC March 4, 2012 Purim celebrates the courage to speak up, like Esther did when she foiled the plot of Haman. On Sunday, March 4 from 4-5:30pm, Enjoy a telling of the Purim story by Eric Bornstein of Behind the Mask Theatre followed by mask making and a special hamantaschen (cookie) treat. Held at the Arlington Heights Nursery School (10 Acton Street) in Arlington. Geared for families with children ages 2+ years. Cost is $15 per family. Open to the entire community. Register at bostonjcc.org/metronorth. For... | Leventhal-Sidman JCC | 03/04/12 | Newton Centre |
Boston Neighborhood History Series: Jamaica PlainPresented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House March 8, 2012 From farmland to “streetcar suburb,” Jamaica Plain has evolved into one of Boston’s greenest and most dynamic neighborhoods. Michael Reiskind of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society joins long-time resident Mary Smoyer to discuss the history of Jamaica Plain and why “JP” is one of Boston’s most distinctive and beloved neighborhoods today. | Old South Meeting House | 03/08/12 | Boston |
Boston Massacre Reenactment Presented by The Bostonian Society March 10, 2012 Join us and become a part of this infamous event as it is reenacted in front of the Old State House, in the very place where it took place in 1770. Decide for yourself if the soldiers fired into the crowd in self-defense or cold-blooded murder. Before the action unfolds, hear from patriots, loyalists, and moderates who will talk about the events and attitudes that led to that fateful night. Free; in front of the Old State House. | The Bostonian Society | 03/10/12 | Boston |
The General: Silent film accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty WurlitzerPresented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre March 11, 2012 See this original silent film from 1926, directed by Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton, Marion Mack and Glen Cavender.
Rejected by the Confederate Army as unfit and taken for a coward by his beloved Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), young Johnnie Gray (Keaton) sets out to single-handedly win the war with the help of his cherished locomotive. What follows is one of the most cleverly choreographed comedies ever recorded on celluloid. Johnnie wages war against... | The Hanover Theatre | 03/11/12 | Worcester |
Visiting the Claddagh: Artists and Others, 1840–1914Presented by McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College at McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College March 12, 2012 Lecture. Prof. Angela Bourke, University College Dublin. Until 1937, when its rows of small thatched houses were demolished to make way for modern housing, the Claddagh fishing village on the edge of Galway City had a unique tradition and personality. It was also easily accessible to outsiders, who came to alleviate poverty, to sketch, paint, and take photographs, and to collect folktales. Angela Bourke will discuss cultural encounters in the Claddagh in the period between the Great Famine... | McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College | 03/12/12 | Chestnut Hill |
The ChieftainsPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall March 14, 2012 Six-time Grammy winners, The Chieftains are now recognized for bringing traditional Irish music to the world's attention. They have uncovered the wealth of great Irish music that has accumulated over the centuries, and made the music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive. Don't miss the fun as Paddy Moloney and band return to Symphony Hall for a pre-St. Patrick's Day bash. | Celebrity Series of Boston | 03/14/12 | Boston |
Boston Neighborhood History Series: ChinatownPresented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House March 15, 2012 Did you know that Boston is home to the third largest Chinatown in the continental United States? Professor Wing-Kai To, Vice President of the Chinese Historical Society of New England will discuss the history and growth of this historic and active community. Discover how this neighborhood was settled by Chinese workers in the 1870s and shaped by years of laws excluding and limiting Chinese immigrants, urban renewal and community organizing. More than its famous restaurants, Chinatown today... | Old South Meeting House | 03/15/12 | Boston |
The Prodigal SonPresented by La Donna Musicale at Emmanuel Church, Boston March 17, 2012 Combining stirring performances with groundbreaking scholarship, award-winning ensemble La Donna Musicale, led by Laury Gutiérrez (2009 Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Brandeis University WSRC Scholar), expands to a chamber string orchestra and vocal quartet for
the modern world premiere of this powerful oratorio, composed in 1709. | La Donna Musicale | 03/17/12 | Boston |
Crowdsourcing a CollectionPresented by Concord Museum at Concord Museum November 11, 2011-March 18, 2012 In honor of the 125th anniversary of the Concord Museum, a special exhibition, “Crowdsourcing a Collection,” offers new and unexpected perspectives on an esteemed collection. Pulitzer-prize winning author, historian, and Concord resident Doris Kearns Goodwin is serving as the Honorary Curator for the exhibition. A cross-section of the individuals who make up the Museum’s diverse community, including nationally-known individuals with connections to Concord, have been... | Concord Museum | 11/11/11-
03/18/12 | Concord |
Circumcise Me - A New Comedy on the Cutting EdgePresented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC March 17-March 18, 2012 He's just your average Irish, Italian Catholic kid from Philly, comic actor, sober alcoholic, recovering drug addict, husband, father, Reform, Conservative, unorthodox, Orthodox Jew. His name is Yisrael Campbell, (the artist formerly known as Christopher), and this is his story.
Circumcise Me is a spiritual journey stretching across four decades, two continents, and three circumcisions. It's that rare collision of comedy and theater that will have women howling with laughter,... | Leventhal-Sidman JCC | 03/17/12-
03/18/12 | Newton Centre |
The Prodigal SonPresented by La Donna Musicale March 18, 2012 Combining stirring performances with groundbreaking scholarship, award-winning ensemble La Donna Musicale, led by Laury Gutiérrez (2009 Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Brandeis University WSRC Scholar), expands to a chamber string orchestra and vocal quartet for
the modern world premiere of this powerful oratorio, composed in 1709. | La Donna Musicale | 03/18/12 | Cambridge |
The Warmth Of Other Suns: Discussion by Isabel WilkersonPresented by Historic Newton at Newton Free Library March 19, 2012 Join Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson for a discussion of her book about the epic journey of African Americans from the Jim Crow South to U.S. cities in the North and West in search of a better life in the early half of the twentieth century. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and... | Historic Newton | 03/19/12 | Newton |
The Lowell Humanities Series presents Claudia Kinmonth: Rural Ireland – The Inside StoryPresented by Boston College at Devlin Hall March 21, 2012 In 2012, in collaboration with the University’s Irish Programs, Boston College’s McMullen Museum will present an exhibition, "Rural Ireland: the Inside Story," inspired by Claudia Kinmonth’s groundbreaking scholarship in Irish Rural Interiors in Art (2006). Her work reveals that, contrary to earlier assumptions, artists working in Ireland did turn to the lives of the country’s rural poor for subject matter. | Boston College | 03/21/12 | Chestnut Hill |
Author Julie Orringer at the JCCPresented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC March 21, 2012 Author Julie Orringer will discuss her novel, The Invisible Bridge, at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center on Wednesday, March 21 at 7:30pm. Named Best Book of the Year by the Boston Globe and Washington Post, The Invisible Bridge is a love story set against the backdrop of Budapest and Paris in the 1930s. It is a tale of three brothers whose lives are ravaged by war, and the chronicle of one family’s struggle against the forces that threaten to annihilate it. ... | Leventhal-Sidman JCC | 03/21/12 | Newton Centre |
Boston Neighborhood History Series: RoxburyPresented by Old South Meeting House at Old South Meeting House March 22, 2012 Originally founded as an independent community, after massive landfill and annexation to Boston, today Roxbury is at the city’s geographical center. Its buildings and landmarks tell the story of three centuries, from its rural beginnings to suburbanization to industry. Thomas Plant, President of the Roxbury Highlands Historical Society, will discuss the history of the neighborhood, which includes the Shirley Eustis House, the only remaining country house in America built by a British... | Old South Meeting House | 03/22/12 | Boston |
Into the WoodsPresented by NextDoor Theater at NextDoor Theater March 9-March 24, 2012 music & lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
book by JAMES LAPINE
directed by BRIAN MILAUSKAS
music directed by BRETT HINKEL
The plot of Into the Woods intertwines the stories of various familiar fairy tales with an original story of a childless Baker and his Wife who are attempting to reverse a curse on their family in order to have a child, thus creating a single even bigger fairy tale. In the first act, the characters set out to achieve their goal of living...
| NextDoor Theater | 03/09/12-
03/24/12 | Winchester |
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