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February 2020
POP TALK: Deconstructing Black Panther
Deconstructing Black Panther: Race and Identity Beyond the Marvel Cinematic Universe Still reverberating after its highly anticipated 2018 release and historic rise to blockbuster movie status, “Black Panther” provides a range of discussion themes. From the enlightening to the entertaining and the informative to the inspirational, this presentation/discussion will engage participants in critically thinking about the cultural impact of “Black Panther.” The phenomenon of racism, colonialism, racial uplift ideology, economic empowerment, and political activism and resistance – themes that have…
Find out more »Sunday Afternoon Concert – Hawthorn
Please join us in the elegant and cozy parlor of the Loring Greenough House for our Afternoon Concert Series. February 23, 2020 Hawthorn Hawthorn, created by Heather Scott and Taylor Holland, “digs into its folk roots while also reminding us that tradition is about tending to the flame, not the ashes” (NPR). The Boston-based group is quickly gaining national recognition for its powerful vocals surrounded in old-time banjo, warm guitar, and dreamy electric lines: “When they harmonize, the edges of their…
Find out more »We Were There Too: African American Women who Advocated for Universal Suffrage
We Were There Too: African American Women who Advocated for Universal Suffrage A lecture by Rosalyn Elder Tuesday February 25, 2020 at 7:30pm The face of the Suffragette Movement in the United States is, all to often, that of a middle-class white woman in a white dress but that’s only part of the story. I will share with you the stories of some of the African American women who participated in the movement for universal suffrage. That participation came with a heavy…
Find out more »POP TALK: How the Bulletproof Boy Scouts Conquered the West
How the Bulletproof Boy Scouts Conquered the West: a Social Ethnographic Analysis of BTS and Korean Popular Music In 2017, they dethroned Justin Bieber as the Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards In 2018, they addressed the United Nations on behalf of the youth of the world, and in 2019, they became the first band in history since the Beatles to have three number one albums in one year. What is it about Korean Pop boy band, BTS,…
Find out more »March 2020
Sunday Afternoon Concert – Tom Smith
Please join us in our historic parlor for the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series at the Loring Greenough House March 1, 2020 Tom Smith Tom Smith is a fifty year folk veteran, performing old songs and originals to audiences of all ages, large and small. In the words of WUMB host Dave Palmater, “Contrary to what a lot of people think, folk music is still a living tradition. It’s a living tradition that feeds on new songs that speak of people’s wants,…
Find out more »Sunday Afternoon Concert – Fabiola Mendez
Please join us in our historic parlor for the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series at the Loring Greenough House March 8, 2020 Fabiola Mendez She was a student at the Humacao Musical Institute, the Antonio Paoli School of Music in Caguas, and the Conservatorio de Artes del Caribe. In 2018, she got her Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music, becoming the first student to graduate with the Puerto Rican cuatro as principal instrument. Fabiola has participated in several cuatro competitions…
Find out more »Chapter & Verse Literary Reading
CHAPTER AND VERSE LITERARY READING SERIES Friday, March 13, 2020, 7:30 pm LORING-GREENOUGH HOUSE, 12 SOUTH STREET JAMAICA PLAIN CENTER Mary Buchinger is the author of four collections of poetry, including e i n f ü h l u n g/in feeling, Aerialist, and Navigating the Reach (forthcoming). Her poetry has appeared in AGNI, Salamander, Slice Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Massachusetts Review, and elsewhere. She is president of the New England Poetry Club and professor of English and communication studies at MCPHS University in Boston. Jennifer Markell’s first poetry collection, Samsara,…
Find out more »Sunday Afternoon Concert – Strings Theory Trio
Please join us in our historic parlor for the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series at the Loring Greenough House March 15, 2020 Strings Theory Trio Combining idiomatic flexibility, a deep wellspring of creativity, and world-class virtuosity, violinist Mimi Rabson is one of the Boston area’s most valuable musical resources — and her new recording with her Strings Theory Trio is a uniquely compelling synthesis of classical chamber music and directed improvisation, bringing together some of Rabson's most important influences and inspirations. With Rabson…
Find out more »Sunday Afternoon Concert – Due Celli
Please join us in our historic parlor for the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series at the Loring Greenough House March 22, 2020 Due Celli Due Celli has been exploring and promoting the cello duo repertoire through performance and education. In the spring of 2011, John Bumstead and Javier Caballero found themselves performing together in the 'band' for the musical The Last Five Years. Written for just six instruments, the score called for a third of them to be cellos. Bumstead and Caballero so…
Find out more »Not For Ourselves Alone documentary screening
Two women. One allegiance. Together they fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripples through contemporary society. Recount the trials, tribulations and triumphs of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony as they strive to give birth to the women’s movement. Not until their deaths was their shared vision of women’s suffrage realized. This screening will include a short intermission, with refreshments This event is free and open to all but you must RSVP on…
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