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Newton Free Library online: Todd Brunel performs Classical and Jazz
ONLINE United KingdomJoin clarinetist Todd Brunel for the YouTube Premiere of a classical and jazz performance. Check back for details and the program link. Please note, you do not need to register for this event.
Newton Free Library presents: Happy Birthday Beethoven!
Facebook Live , United StatesPaul-André Bempéchat will return to the Facebook Live stage to celebrate Beethoven's birthday! The performance will include Beethoven's: Sonata in E minor, opus 90 Sonata in A major, opus 101 Sonata in C minor, opus 111 (You do not need to have a Facebook account to attend.) Paul-André Bempéchat is Music Fellow at Harvard's Cabot…
Newton Free Library presents: Ezekeil’s Wheels Klezmer Band
Facebook Live , United StatesJoin Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band for a Chanukah celebration, live on Facebook! They will play some of their favorite klezmer tunes and Chanukah songs, share some of our favorite Chanukah memories, and (maybe, just maybe, fry some latkes together!) FB link: https://facebook.com/ewklezmer (the video will pop up at the top of the feed) No registration necessary.
Newton Free Library presents: Kamala’s Way – An American Life
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Dan Morain, author of the new biography, Kamala's Way: An American Life, for a discussion of America's new Vice President, Kamala Harris. During his time as a reporter with the Los Angeles Times and editorial editor with the Sacramento Bee, Morain covered Kamala Harris's rise to power as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County to District Attorney…
Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
ONLINE United KingdomDo you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through June. Learn about the ways you can make your comics go KA-POW! as we write, draw, and share. Join us for this beginner's creative writing workshop for children in third and fourth grade. A…
Newton Free Library presents: ‘Legacy of Love’ virtual screening
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Writer, Producer and Director, Roberto Mighty, for a virtual screening of his new documentary, Legacy of Love, as recently seen on WGBH-TV. The film, hosted by EMMY award winning newscaster and Pastor Reverend Liz Walker, reveals the mostly unknown story of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott’s formative years in 1950’s Boston - where they…
Newton Free Library presents: Ilana Zaks on Violin
ONLINE United KingdomJewish-American violinist, Ilana Zaks, has been described as “fearless, refreshing and commanding…she has all the requisites of technique, confidence and sensibility for a major career.” (Boston Music Intelligencer) Ilana graduated from New England Conservatory where she studied with Donald Weilerstein. Since summer of 2013 Ilana has been a member of the Perlman Music Program, where…
Newton Free Library presents: Create Your Own Comics
ONLINE United KingdomDo you like Dogman, Narwhal & Jelly or the Babysitters Club? Come learn about how to make your own comics! We will meet on the first two Wednesdays evenings: February through June. Learn about the ways you can make your comics go KA-POW! as we write, draw, and share. Join us for this beginner's creative writing workshop for children in third and fourth grade. A…
Newton Free Library presents: The System, Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
ONLINE United KingdomMillions of Americans have lost confidence in our political and economic system. With the characteristic clarity and passion that has made him a central civil voice, Robert B. Reich shows how wealth and power have interacted to install an elite oligarchy, eviscerate the middle class and undermine democracy. Join us for an engaging conversation with…
Newton Free Library presents: Communicating in a Diverse World
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Attorney Frederick Golder, a mediator and arbitrator with more than 20 years of experience, for a session in which you will learn how to communicate effectively in a diverse world. Expressing opposing viewpoints can be dangerous. Attendees will come to understand the differences in core values, gender, race, culture, religion, age and sexual orientation.…