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SUMMARY:Historic Newton presents: Boston's Great Innovations
DESCRIPTION:What makes Boston one of the world’s top innovation centers? Join Robert Krim and Alan Earls\, co-authors of Boston Made: From Revolution to Robotics-Innovations that Changed the World\, as they reinterpret Boston history through the lens of innovation. Trace four centuries of this history to learn about scientific discoveries\, groundbreaking social policies\, and other innovations – some with Newton ties – that made a lasting impact. Part of the Newton History Series co-sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library. Register here for this Zoom program.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/historic-newton-presents-bostons-great-innovations/
LOCATION:ONLINE\, United Kingdom\, E16 2DQ
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Culture and Education,Literary Arts
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SUMMARY:Newton Free Library presents: Celebrating Voices of Color - Poetry Reading & Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for virtual readings in this year’s poetry series. This month we will feature the voices of black and brown poets. An open mike follows with a limit of one poem per person\, limited slots are available. Sign ups for the open mic will happen during the actual session. The series is facilitated by Doug Holder of Ibetston St. Press. Check back for the names of this month’s featured poets. \nRegistration for this program will end two hours before the start time. The Zoom login information will be sent just after registration closes. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/newton-free-library-presents-celebrating-voices-of-color-poetry-reading-open-mic/
LOCATION:ONLINE\, United Kingdom\, E16 2DQ
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SUMMARY:Amherst Early Music presents Online Classes
DESCRIPTION:Book Talk with Geoffrey Burgess – FREE!\n\n\n\n“The Thorn of the Honey Locust: Chronicling the Life of an 18th-century Musician”\n\n5:00 – 6:30 pm\, 30 September 2023 \n\n\nGeoffrey Burgess\, oboe\n\n\n\n\n\nClass Description
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/amherst-early-music-presents-online-classes-4/
LOCATION:United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literary Arts
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SUMMARY:Tui T. Sutherland\, Author of Wings Of Fire
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Newton Children’s Book Festival\, West Newton Cinema is excited to host a children’s book event with Tui T. Sutherland\, the New York Times best-selling author of the much beloved Wings of Fire series and other books. Tickets are $20/person and include a limited edition copy of THE DRAGONET PROPHESY or a $10 gift certificate to Newtonville Books\, available at time of entry. \nLearn more about the Newton Children’s Book Festival taking place on December 14th at the New Art Center: newtonchildrensbookfest.com
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/tui-t-sutherland-author-of-wings-of-fire/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Family Friendly,Literary Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="West Newton Cinema Foundation":MAILTO:kbrown@mit.edu
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SUMMARY:Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library Presents A Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen
DESCRIPTION:Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen \nJoin us for an inspiring conversation with Pernille Ipsen\, acclaimed author and historian\, on her powerful memoir My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the Danish Women’s Movement. Ipsen\, a longtime professor of gender and women’s studies and now full-time writer\, tells the remarkable story of the seven women who raised her\, weaving together themes of family\, feminism\, community\, and radical social change. \nThrough intimate storytelling and historical insight\, My Seven Mothers asks timeless questions about identity\, belonging\, and possibility — and reminds us that new worlds are always possible. \n🗣️ Don’t miss this chance to hear Ipsen discuss her work and the lives that shaped it\, followed by audience Q&A. \nFriday\, May 15th at 7pm | Free with registration \n*Books will be available for purchase. Sales will support the programming at the SCC&L* \n“This book is a treasure\, especially for a second-wave American feminist who was thrilled to learn of the boldness and courage of our Danish sisters at the very start of the 1970s women’s movement. I can’t recommend it highly enough.” \n—Vivian Gornick\, author of Fierce Attachments \nPernille Ipsen was professor of gender and women’s studies and history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for fifteen years and is now a full-time writer. The Danish-language version of this book\, Et åbent øjeblik (An open moment)\, was published in 2020 and was awarded the Montana Prize for literature\, one of Denmark’s top literary prizes. She divides her time between Madison and Copenhagen. \nTiina Nunnally is the award-winning translator of more than seventy books from the Scandinavian languages\, including Sigrid Undset’s epic tetralogy Olav Audunssøn\, also published by the University of Minnesota Press. She was appointed Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for her contributions to Norwegian literature in the United States.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/scandinavian-cultural-center-library-presents-a-book-talk-with-pernille-ipsen/
LOCATION:Scandinavian Cultural Center\, 206 Waltham St\, Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Culture and Education,Literary Arts
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SUMMARY:West Newton Cinema Reads: Perrotta & Phillips
DESCRIPTION:West Newton Cinema Reads & Newtonville Books present: \nTom Perrotta\, author of The Leftovers\, Little Children\, and Election\, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips reading from\, discussing\, and signing copies of their new books\, Ghost Town and Small Town Girls\, followed by a screening of The Last Picture Show. \nTom Perrotta’s new novel\, Ghost Town\, is a gripping and darkly nostalgic tale about a tumultuous summer in 1970s suburban New Jersey\, told from the perspective of a middle-aged writer looking back on events that changed his life—and the story he finally has the courage to tell. Ghost Town reveals the way our ghosts are always with us\, even when we think we’ve left them behind. \nSmall Town Girls is Oprah’s #1 most anticipated book of 2026. Part coming-of-age story\, part social history\, this tender\, sparkling memoir is Jayne Anne Phillips’s love letter to the place and the people who have shaped her perceptions and her writing. Phillips grew up in Buckhannon\, West Virginia—dense with forests and small churches\, rich in history and misunderstandings. In her singular voice\, Phillips re-creates the place she calls home and reflects on her origins\, the mysteries of memory\, and the troubled annals of the last American centuries. \nAnd in Peter Bogdonavich’s The Last Picture Show (1971)\, adapted from Larry McMurtry’s novel\, we experience an aching portrait of a dying West. Set in Texas in the early fifties\, The Last Picture Show portrays the daily shuffles of three futureless teens—enigmatic Sonny (Timothy Bottoms)\, wayward jock Duane (Jeff Bridges)\, and rich rebel Jacy (Cybill Shepherd)—and the aging\, lost souls who bump up against them. Shot in arresting black-and-white\, this hushed depiction of crumbling American values remains a pivotal film (Criterion). \nOur event will begin with a reading and conversation between the authors in our first-floor Cinema 2\, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing in our lobby\, with books for sale courtesy of Newtonville Books. We will then return to Cinema 2 to watch The Last Picture Show. \nPANEL DISCUSSION \nTOM PERROTTA\nTom Perrotta is the author of eleven works of fiction\, including Election and Little Children\, which were made into Oscar-nominated films\, and The Leftovers and Mrs. Fletcher\, which were adapted into acclaimed HBO series. \nJAYNE ANNE PHILLIPS\nJayne Anne Phillips is the author of Black Tickets\, Machine Dreams\, Fast Lanes\, Shelter\, MotherKind\, Lark and Termite\, Quiet Dell\, and Night Watch\, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been a finalist once for the National Book Award and twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The recipient of Guggenheim\, National Endowment for the Arts\, Howard\, Bunting\, and Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships\, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/west-newton-cinema-reads-perrotta-phillips/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Film and Media,Literary Arts
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