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Trail Wood Troubadours
Trail Wood Troubadours
Join a group of music lovers to play and sing songs that were written during the period that Edwin Way Teale lived at Trail Wood, 1959-1980. A PDF of songs will be posted ahead on the website and simple chords will be projected on screen so all levels can follow along! Meet at Trail Wood,…
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The Road Less Traveled – The Art of Veronica Furst
The Road Less Traveled – The Art of Veronica Furst
The Jacob Edwards Library is pleased to present an exhibit by pastel painter Veronica Furst The Road Less Traveled. The show will be on view throughout the month of January 2023. You are invited to a Meet and Greet with the artist on Thursday, January 5th from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. All welcome! Artists Statement: I am…
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ACT Performing Arts Magnet High School Presents Student Dance Company Performance “Grace Under Fire”
ACT Performing Arts Magnet High School Presents Student Dance Company Performance “Grace Under Fire”
The public is invited to see an exciting new dance show called “Grace Under Fire.” Inspired by the seven graces, this Student Dance Company production runs on Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet High School in Willimantic. “Grace Under Fire” is entirely student-run, with…
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ACT Performing Arts Magnet High School Presents Student Dance Company Performance “Grace Under Fire”
ACT Performing Arts Magnet High School Presents Student Dance Company Performance “Grace Under Fire”
The public is invited to see an exciting new dance show called “Grace Under Fire.” Inspired by the seven graces, this Student Dance Company production runs on Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet High School in Willimantic. “Grace Under Fire” is entirely student-run, with…
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Peter Mulvey @ The Vanilla Bean Cafe
Peter Mulvey @ The Vanilla Bean Cafe
Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur and almost-poet since before he can remember. Raised working-class Catholic on the Northwest side of Milwaukee, he took a semester in Ireland, and immediately began cutting classes to busk on Grafton Street in Dublin and hitchhike through the country, finding whatever gigs he could. Back stateside, he…
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Deb’s Sing and Swing
Deb’s Sing and Swing
This is an interactive program featuring singing, guitar music, dancing, rhythm instruments, stories and variety of fun props, including a parachute, beanbags, scarves, and pom poms. These programs are theme-based, and cover everything from holidays and seasons to dinosaurs and bugs! Children 12 and under need to be accompanied by an adult. Sponsored by the…
An Evening with Steven the Medium
An Evening with Steven the Medium
Steven F. Macek—better known as Steven the Medium—is a nationally renowned medium who has been developing a connection to Spirit for the past ten years. Steven is a bridge between the spirit world and our day-to-day, physical world—relaying messages and insight from those who have passed on to people seeking answers in the here and…
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Moondance – Van Morrison Tribute
Moondance – Van Morrison Tribute
Rock and Roll doesn’t get any better than Van Morrison. Van the Man has done it all—from classics like Brown Eyed Girl and Domino to legendary tunes like Tupelo Honey and Into The Mystic. Moondance is the ultimate Van Morrison tribute concert. This incredible show captures the Van Morrison concert experience like no other. The…
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What Makes Connecticut ‘Connecticut”?
What Makes Connecticut ‘Connecticut”?
Saturday, January 21 4pm What Makes Connecticut “Connecticut”? Former state historian, Walt Woodward, shares the story of our unique state with photography by Carol Highsmith and the evocative and moving songs of the past performed by the Band of Steady Habits. Admission $3 Lebanon Historical Society members $5 for non-members Snow date: Sat. Jan 28…
Howie Bursen @ The Vanilla Bean Cafe
Howie Bursen @ The Vanilla Bean Cafe
Howie Bursen and Friends – Annual Food Bank Benefit Concert An annual event since the early 1990’s. This year sees the annual return of the Annual Food Bank Benefit Concert. Howie Bursen and Sally Rogers will be onstage, along with their fabulously talented musician buddies. This year the concert features John Bailey, Guitarista Extraordinaire, Jeff…
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The Mohegan Roots of Our Land
The Mohegan Roots of Our Land
It’s somewhat common knowledge that much of the land that now comprises the Quiet Corner was once Mohegan tribal land under the control of the sachem Uncas. Not long after bequeathing the land to his two sons, Joshua and Owaneco, the land was acquired by early settlers. You are invited to learn more on Sunday,…
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Afternoon Author Talks Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon
Afternoon Author Talks Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon
Sponsored by Friends of Jacob Edwards Library. JEL is pleased to present a new series of author talks! In January, Stephen Amidon will discuss his novel, Locust Lane. On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent New England suburb. But when a young woman is found dead in the nicest part of…
Author Howard S. Veisz
Author Howard S. Veisz
Howard Veisz, the author of Henny’s Boat: The Maritime Rescue Operation That Saved Denmark’s Jews and Sparked a Nationwide Revolt Against the Nazis, will speak about the vessel Gerda III and its role in the October 1943 rescue of the Danish Jews – a nationwide effort that saved 95% of the country’s Jewish population from the…
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Grand Opening of Myths, Legends, and Spectacle: Masks and Puppets of Ralph Lee
Grand Opening of Myths, Legends, and Spectacle: Masks and Puppets of Ralph Lee
As part of an EVENING AT THE MUSEUMS, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will present the grand opening of its new exhibition Myths, Legends, and Spectacle: Masks and Puppets of Ralph Lee on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. The opening will include an in-person exhibition tour that will also be streamed…
PAINT NIGHT WITH JEAN WALKER
PAINT NIGHT WITH JEAN WALKER
Jean Walker will be providing the art supplies to do a wintery paint night! Registration will be required, please email rcox@cwmars.org or call the library to register! Registration opens January 3rd! REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Poet Bill Tremblay
Poet Bill Tremblay
Sponsored by Friends of Jacob Edwards Library. Stephen Riel will introduce the reading. Born and raised in Southbridge, Bill Tremblay will present readings from his books of poetry which include Crying in the Cheap Seats, The Anarchist Heart, Duhamel: Ideas of Order in Little Canada, Shooting Script: Door of Fire, Walks Along the Ditch, and…
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Blues 101– A History of the Blues with Dan Stevens
Blues 101– A History of the Blues with Dan Stevens
Blues 101 is an entertaining and educational program encompassing the history of blues music in America, from its origins in the African American tradition of the deep south to the present. Musician Dan Stevens presents a multi-media presentation of classic blues pieces played on authentic vintage instruments interspersed with historical images, video and educational material.…
Blues 101– A History of the Blues with Dan Stevens
Blues 101– A History of the Blues with Dan Stevens
Blues 101 is an entertaining and educational program encompassing the history of blues music in America, from its origins in the African American tradition of the deep south to the present. Musician Dan Stevens presents a multi-media presentation of classic blues pieces played on authentic vintage instruments interspersed with historical images, video and educational material.…
‘Trail Wood Reflections’ An Edwin Way Teale Artists & Writers In-Residence 10th Anniversary Exhibition
‘Trail Wood Reflections’ An Edwin Way Teale Artists & Writers In-Residence 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Written and visual works inspired by residencies during the summer of 2022 and our alumni. Readings and presentations at 3 p.m. Works on exhibit thru March 18. Free admission.
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Nature Sketchbook Journaling
Nature Sketchbook Journaling
Sunday, January 29 from 1 - 3 p.m. Saturday, February 25 from 1 - 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25 from 1 - 3 p.m. Roxanne Steed returns with lessons on the practice of the "10-minute-sketch-walk". Dress for winter weather. We'll be outside for short walks with sketchbooks, and then back inside at the Center to finish…
Auditions for “Fireflies”
Auditions for “Fireflies”
Auditions for "Fireflies”, by Matthew Barber, from the novel Eleanor and Abel by Annette Sanford, will be held on Sunday, January 29th at 6pm and Tuesday, January 31st at 6:30pm in Fellowship Hall of Elm Street Congregational Church, 61 Elm Street in Southbridge, MA. Entrance is on Park Street (around corner). 2 Women (ages 55-70),…
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Auditions for “Fireflies”
Auditions for “Fireflies”
Auditions for "Fireflies”, by Matthew Barber, from the novel Eleanor and Abel by Annette Sanford, will be held on Sunday, January 29th at 6pm and Tuesday, January 31st at 6:30pm in Fellowship Hall of Elm Street Congregational Church, 61 Elm Street in Southbridge, MA. Entrance is on Park Street (around corner). 2 Women (ages 55-70),…