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SUMMARY:"A Sculptor Speaks for Her Statues" with Meredith Bergmann
DESCRIPTION:Nationally renowned sculptor Meredith Bergmann\, an Acton resident\, has created inspiring monuments to great Americans: FDR\, Sojourner Truth\, Susan B. Anthony\, Abigail Adams\, and many more. Her artistic process includes learning about each figure as she creates each bronze statue. Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753 – December 5\, 1784)\, whose bronze statue appears in the Boston Women’s Memorial in Boston\, is one such monument. She is considered the first African American author of a published book of poetry. Come learn about Phillis and Meredith’s other subjects. You can see more photos of Meredith’s work at https://meredithbergmann.com/. \nRemote Participation: You can watch live at Acton TV http://tinyurl.com/Acton-TV. Recordings will be available at Acton TV https://actontv.org/ and on our website https://www.actonma.gov/250 where you’ll find all programming information and a link to our commemorative store. \nSponsored by the Acton Lions Club
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/a-sculptor-speaks-for-her-statues-with-meredith-bergmann/
LOCATION:Acton Town Hall\, 472 Main Street\, Acton\, 472 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Historical,Lecture,MA250,Member Events
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SUMMARY:“The Light of Seven Days”: An author event with Mass Book Award-Honoree River Adams
DESCRIPTION:Join the Chelmsford Public Library for a special event with Mass Book Award-honoree River Adams! River will share their acclaimed and richly textured novel\, The Light of Seven Days. \nLiving with her Babby after her parents’ death\, 10-year-old Dinah Ash is invited to train at Leningrad’s legendary Vaganova Ballet School. In the world of elite dance\, she works hard\, falls in love\, and weathers the Soviet Union’s ubiquitous antisemitism\, but despite an impressive talent\, she quickly learns that dancers of her “profile” don’t make prima ballerinas. Love of Leningrad\, ballet\, friends\, family\, and books sustain Dinah until history intervenes. \nThe Soviet war in Afghanistan\, the rise of perestroika\, and a re-emergence of Nazism leave her vulnerable and exposed. Realizing escape is her only option\, she applies for refugee status in America. Dinah’s adjustment to life in the US is a test as much of her identity as of her perseverance. Is who she is something Dinah can forge on her own? Or is identity imposed by upbringing\, public opinion\, and the myths of our cultures? As Dinah struggles with the questions of religion\, race\, and worth\, her choices and the people she encounters will determine whether the dream of a better life can survive the weight of the past. \nThis program is sponsored by the Mass Book Awards Speakers Bureau and is presented in collaboration with the Massachusetts Center for the Book. \nRiver Adams (they/them) grew up in late Soviet Russia\, pursuing a career as a concert pianist\, and came to America at the age of 19 as a Jewish refugee. They graduated from Delaware County Community College in Pennsylvania\, earned their BA at Rosemont College and their MTS at Harvard Divinity School\, then returned to Philadelphia to teach religious studies and work as a medical interpreter for Russian-speaking patients. Today\, having earned an MFA from Emerson College\, they live in Massachusetts; care for their noisy family of eight humans\, two dogs\, and a cat; and write. They are the author of many published short stories and essays and a biography of Leonard Swidler\, There Must Be YOU (Resource Publications\, 2014). Their debut novel\, The Light of Seven Days (Delphinium Books\, 2023) was named finalist by the National Jewish Book Awards and an honor title by the Massachusetts Book Awards. \nFor more information\, visit their website: riveradamsauthor.weebly.com
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/the-light-of-seven-days-an-author-event-with-mass-book-award-honoree-river-adams/
LOCATION:Chelmsford Public Library\, Chelmsford Public Library\, 25 Boston Rd\, Chelmsford\, MA\, 01824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Lecture,Talks and Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250315T110000
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Guest Speaker\, Dr. Sabine Stanley
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Fierce Planets exhibition\, the NEQM welcomes special guest speaker Dr. Sabine Stanley\, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in Planetary Science at Johns Hopkins University. The artists featured in Fierce Planets drew inspiration from Dr. Stanley’s work in planetary science at Johns Hopkins University\, the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)\, and NASA\, as well as her recent book\, What’s Hidden Inside Planets?
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/gallery-talk-with-guest-speaker-dr-sabine-stanley/
LOCATION:New England Quilt Museum\, New England Quilt Museum\, 18 Shattuck St\, Lowell\, MA\, 01852\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Exhibits,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Guest Speaker\, Dr. Sabine Stanley
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Fierce Planets exhibition\, the NEQM welcomes special guest speaker Dr. Sabine Stanley\, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in Planetary Science at Johns Hopkins University. The artists featured in Fierce Planets drew inspiration from Dr. Stanley’s work in planetary science at Johns Hopkins University\, the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)\, and NASA\, as well as her recent book\, What’s Hidden Inside Planets?
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/gallery-talk-with-guest-speaker-dr-sabine-stanley-2/
LOCATION:New England Quilt Museum\, New England Quilt Museum\, 18 Shattuck St\, Lowell\, MA\, 01852\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wood Type Use\, History\, and Identification with James Grieshaber
DESCRIPTION:Title: Wood Type Use\, History\, and Identification lecture and workshop\, 1 pm\nEvent leader: James Grieshaber\nCost: Free with Museum admission\nDate: Saturday March 15\nStart time: 1 pm \nThis lecture will cover aspects of wood type history\, as seen through the lens of the historic Wood Type Pattern Library of Virgin Wood Type. James Grieshaber\, who wrote The Virgin Wood Type Bible\, is a\nnoted type historian and type designer who will also speak to some of the uses of wood type printing historic broadsides. He will be in residence at the Museum of Printing for a week prior to the lecture helping identify and organize the museum’s wood type collection\, and will be presenting on what he’s found there. \nVirgin Wood Type produces twentieth-century wood fonts using original patterns from historic wood type manufacturers\, as well as developing revivals of Victorian-era wood type classics. They also issue new designs from contemporary type designers\, produced in the traditional manner\, using a vintage pantograph router\, originally owned by American Wood Type Mfg. Co. \nThe Virgin Wood Type Bible enables the reader to gain insight into the history of\, and be able to identify\, over 500 historic wood type designs. To accomplish this\, Grieshaber has located and researched all of the known printed catalogs from the makers\, as well as considered physical clues on the over 300 fonts represented in the Virgin Wood Type Pattern Library. These include patterns from American\, Acme\, Allied\, Empire\, and some from Stephenson\, Blake who had a US distribution agreement with American Wood Type. Also included are new fonts manufactured by Virgin Wood Type\, designed by the Grieshaber and others\, which often draw on historical models. \nJames Grieshaber has been a designer for newspaper and advertising agencies\, and a type designer for P22 Type Foundry\, Typeco\, and others. James is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology and has taught Typography at RIT. While working as a wood type designer and cutter for Virgin Wood Type\, Grieshaber cleaned\, cataloged\, and identified all the historic wood type patterns in their collection\, which led him to create this book. \nFunding by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) Massachusetts 250 Grant Program. Supporting the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with projects that highlight historic themes of revolution and independence\, celebrate significant “firsts” in Massachusetts history\, or take a creative or innovative approach to commemorating the state’s past 250 years.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/wood-type-use-history-and-identification-with-james-grieshaber/
LOCATION:Museum of Printing\, 15 Thornton Ave\, Haverhill\, MA\, 01832\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Historical,Lecture,MA250
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SUMMARY:South Acton Walking Tour with Tour Guide Amy Cole
DESCRIPTION:Faulkner House\, 5 High Street\, Acton starting at 1 PM (Arrival time is 12:55 PM) \nJoin tour guide Amy Cole to visit the Iron Work Farm sites and walk South Acton’s historic Mill Corner. You will learn about Acton’s earliest colonial settlement. Important Details: Registration is required. Details on parking and where to meet will be sent via email closer to the walk date. Register at tinyurl.com/Acton250-March22 \nTour leader Amy Cole is an accomplished professional tour leader. She grew up near Acton Center and knows the town well. She has a wide- ranging interest in Acton’s unique history. This tour is sponsored by the Acton 250 Committee and the Iron Work Farm.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/south-acton-walking-tour-with-tour-guide-amy-cole/
LOCATION:Faulkner House\, 5 High Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Featured,Free Events,Historical,Lecture,MA250,Outdoors
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SUMMARY:Lowell Women Building Independence
DESCRIPTION:The passage of the 19th amendment earned women the right to vote in the United States. Before passed in 1920\, women in Lowell worked together to help earn the right to vote. This 45-minute talk will explore the impact that Lowell women had on the national movement. This event is free and open to all. \nThis event is being co-produced by the Pollard Memorial Library \nPaid parking is available in the Joseph Downes city parking garage\, located at 75 John Street\, one block from the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. \nImage: “Suffrage parade\, May 1914\,” from Palmer family photograph album\, 1911-1917\, photo 1693147\, Massachusetts Historical Society.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/lowell-women-building-independence/
LOCATION:Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Event Center\, John Street\, Lowell\, Massachusetts\, 01852\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Historical,Lecture
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SUMMARY:"Spies and Military Intelligence" with John Bell
DESCRIPTION:Acton Town Hall\, Room 204 from 7-8:30 PM \nSpies and Military Intelligence with John Bell Book Cover \nNoted author and historian J. L. Bell will discuss the key role of military intelligence and spies before the momentous battle at Concord and how the Colonials also effectively disseminated news of the outcome. Besides his writing\, John maintains the Boston 1775 blog\, boston1775.blogspot.com/ which offers daily helpings of history\, analysis\, and unabashed gossip about Revolutionary New England.
URL:https://revolutionaryvalley.org/event/spies-and-military-intelligence-with-john-bell/
LOCATION:Acton Town Hall\, 472 Main Street\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Free Events,Historical,Lecture
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