M.G. Parker Memorial Library Off the Shelf: the Official Newsletter of the Parker Library
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April 2019 M.G. Parker Volume 4 | Issue 4 Memorial Library 28 Arlington Street Dracut, MA 01826 (978) 454-5474 www.dracutlibrary.org Off the Shelf: The Official Newsletter of the Parker Library Artists Wanted To be considered, artists Laura is a 2002 graduate must fill out an Artist of Emmanuel College in Agreement and Release | Boston, where she Indemnification Form, an received her degree in Exhibit Application, and Vocal Performance, examples of materials to be Theatre Arts, and Speech exhibited as hard copies or Communication. For 19 electronic format, or years, she was a member provide a web address of the Tanglewood Festival The Parker Library is now showing their artwork. Chorus, resident chorus for offering exhibition space in the Boston Symphony and our Meeting Room for the For a copy of the policy the Boston Pops. She displaying of original and form, please contact appeared as a soloist for artwork(s). Library Director, Nanci the Boston Symphony and Milone Hill at Boston Pops multiple times Artists from outside of [email protected] over the course of those 19 Dracut are welcome to years. She has recorded Musical Mondays with the Boston Symphony apply for a display period, but preferences will be and the Pops, as well as given as indicated below: the progressive rock group Telergy, and most Dracut resident Artists or notably for James Taylor, Artworks directly related to on his "One Man Band" Dracut. recording. She has sung all over the world, including at NDEX Affiliations with town Sinatra Meets Soprano the BBC Proms in London, associated with the Monday, 4/1 at 6:30 PM and the Saito Kinen Artists Wanted 1 Merrimack Valley Library Festival in Matsumoto, Japan. Favorite musical Programs 1-5 Consortium (MVLC). We continue our Musical Mondays series with our theatre roles include Dolly New Titles 5-10 Levi (Hello, Dolly!), Emma Artists and Artworks that own Laura Sanscartier Staff 10 Goldman (Ragtime), and come from outside of singing Sinatra favorites. Trustees 10 Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney MVLC but inside of Todd). She would like to Massachusetts. Enjoy great standards, made famous by "Ol Blue thank the Parker Memorial Library for inviting her to Artists and Artworks that Eyes"! Selections include "Blue Skies", "Come Fly sing, and Paulie, Momma, come from within New and Dad, without whom England. with Me", "Laura", "Lady is a Tramp" and more. Laura she would never have made it this far. Artists and Artworks that and accompanist Ernie Houle have styled a great come from outside of New Registration is required. England. show of tunes sure to start your foot tapping and your You can register at heart yearning. www.dracutlibrary.org Repeat artists. Off the Shelf: Newsletter of the Parker Library April 2019: Page 2 The Gloucester Horn Master Harmonica Player, Tuesday, April 2nd In 2017, the two hundredth Pipe and Clog Society Mike Rogers, along with 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Anniversary of her death, his wife Beverly, will teach Jane Austen appeared on a beginning harmonica In May 2017, Corinne Smith both the two-pound coin and workshop for adults. All found her Mother's stash of the ten-pound note. The only female to feature more materials will be provided, letters from 16 servicemen that she had corresponded prominently on British including a new currency is Queen Elizabeth Harmonica, which you with in 1944-45. Most of the them were from her II, one of the most can keep! Mother's hometown of recognizable faces in the Monday, April 29th Allentown, Pennsylvania, or world. 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM By the end of the workshop her college roommate's you will have learned to play hometown of Trenton, New But what did Jane Austen, Join us for the last evening in a song or two and have the Jersey. Nearly all of the the most famous female our Monday Music series for basic skills to learn more writers were now gone and writer in the world, actually a rollicking good evening of songs on your own. Hohner could no longer offer look like? Austen's face Traditional Maritime Music. Harmonicas will be provided information or explanations throughout two centuries, The Gloucester Horn Pipe to all participants or you can for what they had has, like the writer herself, and Clob Society will be bring their own 10 C written. Corinne began to been reticent. This program regaling us with traditional harmonica if you have trace the soldiers' family will look at the few possible shanties and instruments one. You will receive an trees with one goal in mind: portraits of the writer that 9dulcimer, tin whistle, flute, illustrated booklet from to return the letters in exist, and examine their fiddle, accordion, guitar, Hohner so you can go home person to their children. authenticity. bodhran, bones, spoons, and continue working with pogocello, etc.) your instrument. Learn about her on-going Price Grisham completed project, and hear some of his Master's thesis on Seating is limited and Mike and Beverly have been the stories of the men, their Jane Austen and the Registration is required. performing together for over experiences and what their Anglican church, and is a 25 years and are two thirds relatives had to say. This member of the Salem Registration opens at 10:00 of the Mike Rogers Trio and presentation links Athenaeum, where AM on April 12h. You can one half of Salt River. He history and genealogy he lectures on the subject. register by visiting also tours New England to present-day His short story "Candour" www.dracutlibrary.org playing with Blues research and diligence. was published in Beguiling Man 'Poor Howard' Miss Bennett. He presented Stith. Mike has recorded on a requested paper on Beginning Harmonica Austen in April over forty albums and Jane Austen and the Workshop has opened for Emmylou Anglican Church in the Harris, Rush, The Eagles, summer of 2015 at the James Montgomeryand and Chawton House Library in others. England, an estate of Austen's brother which is Registration is required and now a literary research is limited to 30 people. center on women writers in Please register at the 19th century and earlier. www.dracutlibrary.org Join us during the month of Registration for this program is requested, but not Mom's WWII Letters: April for a celebration of all Reconstructing History things Jane Austen! required. To register, visit www.dracutlibrary.org and th & Genealogy Saturday, April 7 click on the “events” link. 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Portrait of a Lady Wednesday, April 3rd 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Off the Shelf: Newsletter of the Parker Library April 2019: Page 3 Book Discussion: In this lecture | Film Screening: Emma successful, and when he Sense & Sensibility performance, Lidia Wednesday, April 17th visits, Anne must confront Saturday, April 6th Chang will investigate the 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM the life she left behind. 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM soundscape in which Austen's characters exist In this adaptation of Jane Rated MPAA PG for brief Come and discuss one of and expand outward to Austen's classic novel, mild language. Jane Austen's most popular consider the broader sound pretty socialite Emma novels, in a world in which Austen Woodhouse (Gwyneth Registration is comfy setting. Elinor and herself lived, examining Paltrow) entertains herself encouraged, but not Marianne Dashwood domestic music practices by playing matchmaker for required. as well as public concerts. remain to this day two of those around her. Her latest literature's most beloved "project" is Harriet Smith, Book Discussion: characters. We will be Registration is an unpretentious debutant, requested by not Persuasion meeting in the Old Building while Emma herself Wednesday, April 24th by the fireplace to speak required. receives the attentions of 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM about them as well as the the dashing Frank Churchill myriad of rich characters Film Screening: (Ewan McGregor). and settings found in this Becoming Jane However, Emma's attempts Love in the Stacks, our new great work. We hope to Tuesday, April 16th at matchmaking cause Romance Book Group, meets the last Wednesday see you there! 6:00 PM 0 8:00 PM more problems than of each month, at 6:30 PM, solutions and may in front of the fireplace in Registration is not required. Though Jane Austen's ultimately jeopardize her the Old Library. This (Anne Hathaway) financially own chance at love and month, join our group for a Musicking In Jane strapped parents (James happiness. very special discussion Austen's England Cromwell, Julie Walters) of Persuasion by Jane expect her to marry the Rated MPAA PG for brief Wednesday, April 10th Austen. It's sure to be a nephew of wealthy Lady mild language. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM great debate! Gresham (Maggie Smith), the young woman knows Registration is encouraged, Come and hear this Registration not required. that such a union will but not required. energizing lecture and destroy her creativity and performance of historical Open Mic Salon: a music! sense of self-worth. Film Screening: Instead, she becomes Creative Forum Persuasion Saturday, April 27th Why does Mary Crawford involved with Tom Lefroy Saturday, April 20th 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM play the harp? Why does (James McAvoy), a 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM charming but penniless Lady Middleton give up the apprentice lawyer who Join us for our very own pianoforte "in celebration" As one of three daughters of her marriage? What does gives her the knowledge of first Salon! the heart she needs for her of the wealthy Sir Walter it signify that Mary Bennett (Corin Redgrave), Anne studies "thorough bass"? future career as a novelist.