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COLLECTIONS CORNER DREAMS OF QUIXOTE Recently Acquired THE RED PHoeNIX The Novel and the World Book talk with award-winning BOSTON ATHENÆUM novelist Virginia Pye Book talk with Amherst College NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015 Now on View Professor, essayist, cultural An installation of five Washington Allston paintings from Co-sponsored by the critic, and translator Ilan Stavans Congregational Library & Archives the Athenæum’s collection. Among the works is A Young Wednesday, December 9, 12-1 pm Collecting for P F Troubadour—a recent acquisition—which was exhibited Thursday, December 3, 12-1 pm No reservations required CHORO BASTARDO the Boston AthenÆum previously at the Athenæum in 1835. View A Young P F Reservations required This event and will take place at 14 Beacon This year marks the 400th anniversary of the in the 21st Century Troubadour and the rest of the installation in the hallway Street. publication of the second part of Miguel de Concert of original compositions leading to the Children’s Library. Cervantes’s classic Don Quixote of La and arrangements Taking her grandmother’s life as inspiration, Mancha. With the exception of the Bible, Virginia Pye has written a stunning new novel no other book has been translated into English Wednesday, December 16, 6-7 pm of Americans in China on the cusp of World more frequently—a total of twenty-two times. Registration begins December 2 at 9 am Maps,Charts,& Plans War II. During the dangerous summer of 1937, Indeed, accumulatively this is the world’s M R Members $15 NEWS YOU CAN USE a newly widowed American missionary finds most popular novel. herself and her teenage son caught up in the Using Baroque, early Jazz, and Contemporary FREE ADMISSION TO BOSTON HOME DÉCOR SHOW Classical music as a springboard, Choro DOWN IN THE DUMPS midst of a Japanese invasion of North China The Boston Boston Athenæum members and their guests are eligible to receive and the simultaneous rise of Communism. Athenæum’s Bastardo explores the different streams of complimentary admission to the Boston Home Décor Show, music that share elements with Choro, the November 3, 2015 - February 28, 2016 In Athenæum jargon, the “dump” refers to the Shirley must manage her grief even as she circulating and November 19-22 at the Cyclorama. Just pick up traditional Brazilian instrumental music re-shelving area on every floor. Members in navigates between her desire to help the special collections a voucher at Circulation or request one by from the beginning of the 20th century. the know have been perusing these shelves for idealistic Chinese Reds by serving as a nurse reflect the cultural email {[email protected]}. Choro Bastardo represents a groundbreaking years. Can’t make it into the building for this and the need to save both herself significance of Vouchers must be completed and submitted to transformation in the realm of Contemporary serendipitous search? Don’t fret, view our and her son by Don Quixote over the the show’s box office. escaping the last 200 years with Improvisation associated with neo-folklorist weekly list on the “Book Recommendations” Collecting for the Boston Athenaeum in the 21st Century: Maps, Charts, & Plans brings together an war-ravaged scores of related practices and aims to recreate the atmosphere page under the “Library” tab of the website exquisite selection of materials from the institution’s rich cartographic collection. The third in a series, the exhibition celebrates IMAGING STUDIO In late October, we welcomed back to 10½ country before volumes, including of cabarets and vaudeville in Rio de Janeiro. for these reader-to-reader recommendations. the Athenæum’s robust acquisitions program and showcases more than 50 objects that have been added to the collection since the Beacon Street the Imaging Studio (formerly called the Digital Lab), it’s too late. Spanish and English Recent titles found down in the dumps, include: year 2000. Visitors will discover works from the 17th to the 20th centuries, including a chart of Casco Bay by J.F.W. where colleagues create the online images that bring our rarest editions of the novel, collections before the world. The new studio offers optimal climate DesBarres; a rare French edition of a classic map of the Americas by Petrus Bertius, published in the mid-17th century; West, Martin L, edited and translated by. Virginia will read responses to and analyses of the great and security controls, and ideal proximity to rare materials storerooms. and a beautiful example of one of the earliest charts to focus on the New England coastline by J. van Keulen. Homeric Hymns, Homeric Apocrypha, Lives of excerpts from the work, and works inspired by Cervantes’s novel and also share masterpiece. Homer, Library of Congress PA4025.H8 W47 Opening Reception Gallery Talks Wednesday, November 18 Wednesday, December 9 COMPUTER LOCATIONS To accommodate the relocated Imaging intriguing, historical 2003 Monday, November 2 with John Lannon, 11 am-12 pm 2-3 pm Studio; provide members with more robust staff computing assistance; photos and writings and increase access to computers throughout the building, members’ 5:30-7:30 pm Curator of Maps Registration begins Registration begins Mulkern, John R. Know-Nothing Party in from her missionary computers have been relocated to the 2nd floor Bow Room and th5 floor No reservations required Registration limited November 4, 9 am November 25, 9 am Massachusetts: The Rise and Fall of a People’s grandparents, who THOMAS WOLFE AND Reading Room. Visit “Using the Library” under the “Library” P F to 10 participants M F M F Movement, Library of Congress JK2341.A8 lived in rugged northwest tab of the website or call the Reference Desk to learn more about THE LOST GENERATION M84 1990 China in the early 20th century. expanded printing options. The 2015 William Orville

Mantel, Hilary. The Assassination of Margaret Thomson Endowed Lecture NEW FACES The Athenæum is pleased to welcome the following Thatcher: Stories, Library of Congress PZ4. Director’s Note colleagues: Dawna Burrus, Administrative Assistant (Advancement); M292 As 2014 Lecture with former President Heather Lonks, Membership and Development Assistant; Charlotte cheers! of the International Thomas Wolfe Emans Moore, Acting Associate Curator of Paintings & Sculpture; As autumn deepens, and we approach the season Edith Sitwell described as Rose, Sarah. For All the Tea in China: How Society George Hovis Jeanette Miller, Polly Thayer Starr Foundation Intern; Liane Naauao, LET’S GET SPIRITED! “the time for home,” I hope that you will make yourself at home here at 10½ England Stole the World’s Favorite Drink and Conservation Intern; Virginia Rundell, Cataloging Intern; and Brian Young Patrons Sponsored Beacon Street. Much awaits you. In the galleries, we open the exhibition Changed History, Library of Congress HD9198. Thursday, December 10, 6-7:30 pm James Wanders, Systems Technician.View a complete staff directory G72 R67 2010 Tasting Event Registration begins November 24 at 9 am Collecting for the Boston Athenæum in the 21st Century: Maps, Charts, & on the “Contact Us” page under the “About” tab of the website. P R Members Free Non-members $15 Reception featuring samples Plans. In the Long Room, we welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning author John LEARN BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS Starting November 4, Readers from local distilleries In this lecture, George Hovis, Associate Matteson, New York Times best-selling author Mary Beard, taste-testing afternoon tea Services will offer drop-in workshops on basic computer skills, Professor of English at SUNY Oneonta expert Jack Bishop, and Harvard curator Ted Stebbins—to name only a few. including how to copy and paste, attach files to an email, adjust the Tuesday, December 8, 6-7:30 pm and former President of the Thomas Wolfe Our concerts include performances by the Asylum Quartet, Choro Bastardo, Glimpsed Thursdays at 3-4:30 pm font on your screen, and more! Wednesdays at 1 pm and 6 pm in the All attendees must be 21+ Society, will argue that Wolfe, despite at 10½ and Grammy-nominated pianist Judy Carmichael. In the Children’s Library, November 19 and December 17 Reference Department on the second floor. Registration begins November 24 at 9 am his protestations, is remembered as a M R Members $35 representative of the “Lost Generation,” we are increasing story times to four days per week. Elsewhere, we are Athenæum docent Scott Guthery A time-honored Athenæum tradition, complete a generation of artists who renounced the launching weekly computer basics classes, and introducing two new book shares with Open House visitors with scrumptious sweets and delectable treats M Members only outmoded verities of their forebears as discussion groups. We would be delighted to have your company at these interesting tidbits about the Henry that are sure to please even the most discerning useless in the modern age. Hovis will Knox Collection, formed by the P Open to the public taste buds. detail how Wolfe outgrew his youthful events, and your daily companionship as fellow readers, writers, and viewers Boston bookseller who became the R Reception to follow Please join us. assumptions and came to understand that here at the Boston Athenæum. first U.S. Secretary of War. More Registration begins at 9 am his own material and spiritual health were than 1,150 visitors attended the F Free event November 5 and December 3 linked to others. Elizabeth E. Barker, Ph.D. Open House on September 12. M Members $75 www.bostonathenaeum.org W Wait list } Stanford Calderwood Director ASYLUM QUARTET In this talk, Beard will offer a new histori- ALICE IN WONDERLAND november-december 2015 cal perspective on the history of Rome. She AND LEWIS CARROLL’S Concert with award-winning will explore how the Romans challenged the saxophonists idea of imperial rule; how they responded to GAMES AND PUZZLES terrorism and revolution; and invented a new The Surprising Connection Tuesday, November 10, 6-7 pm idea of citizenship and nation. Like the best JUST for KIDS THE ANNOTATED WHY ROMANTICISM Registration begins October 27 at 9 am detectives, Beard separates fact from fiction, Book talk with author, computer LITTLE WOMEN WAS A GOOD IDEA P R Members $15 Non-members $30 myth and propaganda from historical record. scientist, and former Editor in & a Display of Louisa May S.P.Q.R. introduces familiar characters such Chief of BYTE Magazine Alcott’s Book Selections Book talk with University of Lauded for “nonstop virtuoso skills” by as Julius Caesar, Cicero, and Nero as well as New Hampshire English Professor the Times Herald-Record, New York, and the untold loud women, shrewd bakers, and Wednesday, November 18, 12-1 pm 101 DALMATIANS Michael Ferber brave jokers who lived alongside them. P F No reservations required Book talk with Pulitzer Prize- described as “evocative, educational, and Saturday, November 14, 11 am winning author John Matteson refreshing” by the Newport Daily News, the M F No reservations required Wednesday, November 4, 12-1 pm Asylum Quartet’s repertoire spans traditional, NO MORE CHAMPAGNE 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the P F No reservations required publication of Alice’s Adventures in Monday, November 2, 12-1 pm contemporary, and globally-minded works. Churchill and His Money Stop by with your friends and family to enjoy this classic Disney film. Wonderland. To celebrate the event, puzzle P F No reservations required Refreshments provided. Many of us admire the great works of designer and Lewis Carroll collector Romantic poetry, music, and painting, Book talk with banker and Christopher Morgan will take us down the In his lavish edition of Little Women, THE ART OF the ideas of the Romantics have been biographer David Lough rabbit hole to discuss Carroll’s little-known ORNAMENT MAKING featuring over 200 full-color illustrations, THE GILDED AGE criticized as juvenile, sloppy, escapist, or game and puzzle pamphlets. Morgan will Saturday, December 5, 11 am-12 pm John Matteson brings unprecedented vibrancy even dangerous, and the very word “romantic” Thursday, November 12, 12-1 pm share the surprising connections between M F No reservations required to the book, its characters, and the Alcott Lecture by preeminent American is often an insult. In this talk, Michael Ferber P F No reservations required these games and puzzles and Carroll’s books. family who inspired it all. During the talk, art scholar Ted Stebbins will offer a brief defense of Romantic ideas Audience members will be able to join in the Stop by to decorate the Athenæum tree, and make ornaments to take home. he will share many of these images and and intuitions about nature, religion, politics, The popular image of Winston Churchill is of fun by trying their hands at solving some of Recommended for families with children ages three and older. discuss the extraordinary links between the Thursday, November 5, 6-7 pm and the self. a life of champagne and cigars, but privately, Carroll’s word games. real and the fictional family. Matteson will Registration begins October 22 at 9 am the great man struggled to prevent his bring audience members back in touch with M R F Pining for more? Check out one of our personal financial problems from engulfing the objects and culture of a distant but still 100 RECIPES PRESCHOOL STORY TIME FAMILY STORY TIME numerous titles by William Blake, William his political career. Only fragments of this CONVERSATIONS relevant time. The Athenæum’s collections offer a wonderful story have previously emerged, but Lough The Absolute Best Tuesdays at 10:30 am Saturdays at 10:30 am Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, or The four saxophonists met in 2011 as graduate ON DEMOCRACY glimpse into the Gilded Age through paintings, has now pieced it together with the help of November 3, 10, 17, 24 November 7, 14, 21, 28 Percy Shelley—all authors who worked in students at the The Hartt School in West Ways to Make the In conjunction with the American Curious about Louisa May Alcott’s own drawings, and prints by John Singer unprecedented access to the private records December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 December 5, 12, 19 the Romantic style. Hartford, Connecticut, and they adopted their True Essentials School of Classical Studies at Athens reading taste? Following the talk, view a Sargent, Winslow Homer, and others, as well of Churchill and his associates. M F No reservations required M F No reservations required as through the writing of Walt Whitman, name from Asylum Hill, the storied Hartford selection of the books Louisa May Alcott Book talk with borrowed from the Athenæum. Henry James, and William Dean Howells. neighborhood. A discussion with diplomat STORIES & CRAFTS YOUNG READERS’ In this talk, Lough will discuss Churchill’s celebrated author, R. Nicolas Burns and archaeologists The Gilded Age saw the birth of modern personally expensive lessons on the FOR AGES 5+ BOOK GROUP In this encore performance at the Boston taste-testing expert, John McKesson Camp II America, and the greatest outpouring of art, American economy and body politic. Wednesdays at 3:30 pm Recommended for children aged 9 to 13 Athenæum, the Asylum Quartet uses four and editorial architecture, and literature in our history. Churchill’s American financial losses almost November 4, 11, 18 Mondays at 6 pm saxophones to evoke the sounds of other director of America’s Monday November 30, 6-7 pm The period began with the “Golden Spike” brought his political career to an end in December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 23, December 21 instruments. Including pieces from Antonin Test Kitchen Jack Bishop Registration begins November 16 at 9 am M F An Evening of Stride in 1869, which unified the nation by rail and Britain, yet they also gave him a unique No reservations required Register by emailing Dvorak’s sweeping “American” string quartet made vast commercial expansion and the perspective on the country’s resources and [email protected] Piano The Great American to Claude Debussy’s playful piano piece Tuesday, November 17, 6-7 pm M R F creation of great fortunes possible. Boston saw resilience. In one of his greatest financial STORIES, SONGS, M $3 Songbook, Peggy Lee, Fats “Children’s Corner”, and Gyorgy Ligeti’s Registration begins November 3 at 9 am In celebration of the 135th anniversary of the construction of Richardson’s Romanesque successes, Churchill shielded most of his AND ACTIVITIES spirited “Six Bagatelles”, this concert promis- P R Members $15 Non-members $30 the American School of Classical Studies Waller, Gershwin, and Others Trinity Church in 1876 and McKim’s classical proceeds from tax authorities on both sides Thursdays at 10:30 am LEGO®, CHESS, Boston Public Library in 1893. Theodore E. es to delight and inspire. at Athens, join R. Nicholas Burns, the Roy November 5, 12, 19 & PUZZLE CLUB Concert with internationally of the Atlantic, allowing him to fund his Learn how to succeed in the kitchen. Join us and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of Stebbins, Jr., B.U. Professor and Harvard extravagant lifestyle and leave his heirs a December 3, 10, 17 Recommended for children aged 5 to 8 renowned, Grammy nominated for a discussion of the 100 recipes everyone the Practice of Diplomacy and International M F University Art Museums Curator of Amer- valuable legacy. Saturdays at 2 pm pianist Judy Carmichael ican Painting, will examine the failures and S.P.Q.R. should know how to make. From everyday Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School of No reservations November 28, December 19 basics such as tomato sauce, pork roast, successes of the greatest artists of the period A History of Ancient Rome Government, and John McKesson Camp II, required Register by emailing Tuesday, November 3, 6-10 pm as well as the often contradictory writings of and brownies to innovative classics such the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Professor of [email protected] as slow-roasted beef, poached chicken, and Classics at the Randolph-Macon College, for Registration begins October 20 at 9 am Henry James and Mark Twain. M F P R Book talk with New York Times New Members’ cheese soufflé, to inspiring global dishes such a discussion about the ancient Greek roots of best-selling author and Classics as Thai basil chicken, pho, and Spanish beef democracy and the current crisis in Greece Members and Non-members $175 editor Mary Beard 10½ Circle privileges do not apply Reception stew, the collection contains accessible and U.S.-Greek relations. M Members only recipes for cooks at all skill levels. Wednesday, November 11, 6-7 pm Monday, December 14, 6-7:30 pm ClosureS OPEN Judy Carmichael is one of the world’s The American School of Classical Studies P Open to the public Registration begins October 28 at 9 am leading interpreters of stride piano and swing. M R F Mouth watering? Browse our cookbook at Athens is a leading research and teaching Wednesday, November 25, Closing at 5:30 pm Monday—Thursday, 9 am-8 pm P R Members Free Non-members $15 Choosing to study jazz piano from its early R Reception to follow Please join us. collection in Lower Pilgrim or peruse our institution dedicated to the advanced study of New members will receive an email Thursday, November 26, Closed All Day Friday, 9 am-5:30 pm roots, she explores the music deeply. She digital collections for menus from Boston’s all aspects of Greek culture, from antiquity Free event By 63 BCE, the city of Rome was a or paper invitation, and must RSVP has authored two books on stride piano and F 19th-century fine-dining establishments. to the present. Founded in 1881, the School Thursday, December 3, Saturday, 9 am-4 pm sprawling, imperial metropolis of more than by December 7. numerous articles on the subject of jazz. provides students and scholars from over 190 W Wait list a million inhabitants. But how did this 5th Floor (Only) Closed All Day Sunday, 12 pm-4 pm Her newly released CD “I Love Being Here affiliated North American colleges and univer- } massive city—the seat of power for an empire This wine-and-cheese reception With You” is her first all-vocal CD, exploring sities with the opportunity to explore the full Friday, December 4, Closing from 12-2 pm that spanned from Spain to Syria—emerge offers an opportunity to meet expert her love of witty lyrics, juicy ballads and range of scholarly resources in Greece. from what was once an insignificant village employees and like-minded new Thursday, December 24, Closing at 1 pm 10½ Beacon Street Broadway Standards. in central Italy? members of our energetic, Friday, December 25, Closed All Day Boston, Massachusetts 02108 intellectually curious community, explore our labyrinthine building, www.bostonathenaeum.org Thursday, December 31, Closing at 1 pm 617-227-0270 and have fun in the process.

ASYLUM QUARTET In this talk, Beard will offer a new histori- ALICE IN WONDERLAND november-december 2015 cal perspective on the history of Rome. She AND LEWIS CARROLL’S Concert with award-winning will explore how the Romans challenged the saxophonists idea of imperial rule; how they responded to GAMES AND PUZZLES terrorism and revolution; and invented a new The Surprising Connection Tuesday, November 10, 6-7 pm idea of citizenship and nation. Like the best JUST for KIDS THE ANNOTATED WHY ROMANTICISM Registration begins October 27 at 9 am detectives, Beard separates fact from fiction, Book talk with author, computer LITTLE WOMEN WAS A GOOD IDEA P R Members $15 Non-members $30 myth and propaganda from historical record. scientist, and former Editor in & a Display of Louisa May S.P.Q.R. introduces familiar characters such Chief of BYTE Magazine Alcott’s Book Selections Book talk with University of Lauded for “nonstop virtuoso skills” by as Julius Caesar, Cicero, and Nero as well as New Hampshire English Professor the Times Herald-Record, New York, and the untold loud women, shrewd bakers, and Wednesday, November 18, 12-1 pm 101 DALMATIANS Michael Ferber brave jokers who lived alongside them. P F No reservations required Book talk with Pulitzer Prize- described as “evocative, educational, and Saturday, November 14, 11 am winning author John Matteson refreshing” by the Newport Daily News, the M F No reservations required Wednesday, November 4, 12-1 pm Asylum Quartet’s repertoire spans traditional, NO MORE CHAMPAGNE 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the P F No reservations required publication of Alice’s Adventures in Monday, November 2, 12-1 pm contemporary, and globally-minded works. Churchill and His Money Stop by with your friends and family to enjoy this classic Disney film. Wonderland. To celebrate the event, puzzle P F No reservations required Refreshments provided. Many of us admire the great works of designer and Lewis Carroll collector Romantic poetry, music, and painting, Book talk with banker and Christopher Morgan will take us down the In his lavish edition of Little Women, THE ART OF the ideas of the Romantics have been biographer David Lough rabbit hole to discuss Carroll’s little-known ORNAMENT MAKING featuring over 200 full-color illustrations, THE GILDED AGE criticized as juvenile, sloppy, escapist, or game and puzzle pamphlets. Morgan will Saturday, December 5, 11 am-12 pm John Matteson brings unprecedented vibrancy even dangerous, and the very word “romantic” Thursday, November 12, 12-1 pm share the surprising connections between M F No reservations required to the book, its characters, and the Alcott Lecture by preeminent American is often an insult. In this talk, Michael Ferber P F No reservations required these games and puzzles and Carroll’s books. family who inspired it all. During the talk, art scholar Ted Stebbins will offer a brief defense of Romantic ideas Audience members will be able to join in the Stop by to decorate the Athenæum tree, and make ornaments to take home. he will share many of these images and and intuitions about nature, religion, politics, The popular image of Winston Churchill is of fun by trying their hands at solving some of Recommended for families with children ages three and older. discuss the extraordinary links between the Thursday, November 5, 6-7 pm and the self. a life of champagne and cigars, but privately, Carroll’s word games. real and the fictional family. Matteson will Registration begins October 22 at 9 am the great man struggled to prevent his bring audience members back in touch with M R F Pining for more? Check out one of our personal financial problems from engulfing the objects and culture of a distant but still 100 RECIPES PRESCHOOL STORY TIME FAMILY STORY TIME numerous titles by William Blake, William his political career. Only fragments of this CONVERSATIONS relevant time. The Athenæum’s collections offer a wonderful story have previously emerged, but Lough The Absolute Best Tuesdays at 10:30 am Saturdays at 10:30 am Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, or The four saxophonists met in 2011 as graduate ON DEMOCRACY glimpse into the Gilded Age through paintings, has now pieced it together with the help of November 3, 10, 17, 24 November 7, 14, 21, 28 Percy Shelley—all authors who worked in students at the The Hartt School in West Ways to Make the In conjunction with the American Curious about Louisa May Alcott’s own drawings, and prints by John Singer unprecedented access to the private records December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 December 5, 12, 19 the Romantic style. Hartford, Connecticut, and they adopted their True Essentials School of Classical Studies at Athens reading taste? Following the talk, view a Sargent, Winslow Homer, and others, as well of Churchill and his associates. M F No reservations required M F No reservations required as through the writing of Walt Whitman, name from Asylum Hill, the storied Hartford selection of the books Louisa May Alcott Book talk with borrowed from the Athenæum. Henry James, and William Dean Howells. neighborhood. A discussion with diplomat STORIES & CRAFTS YOUNG READERS’ In this talk, Lough will discuss Churchill’s celebrated author, R. Nicolas Burns and archaeologists The Gilded Age saw the birth of modern personally expensive lessons on the FOR AGES 5+ BOOK GROUP In this encore performance at the Boston taste-testing expert, John McKesson Camp II America, and the greatest outpouring of art, American economy and body politic. Wednesdays at 3:30 pm Recommended for children aged 9 to 13 Athenæum, the Asylum Quartet uses four and editorial architecture, and literature in our history. Churchill’s American financial losses almost November 4, 11, 18 Mondays at 6 pm saxophones to evoke the sounds of other director of America’s Monday November 30, 6-7 pm The period began with the “Golden Spike” brought his political career to an end in December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 23, December 21 instruments. Including pieces from Antonin Test Kitchen Jack Bishop Registration begins November 16 at 9 am M F An Evening of Stride in 1869, which unified the nation by rail and Britain, yet they also gave him a unique No reservations required Register by emailing Dvorak’s sweeping “American” string quartet made vast commercial expansion and the perspective on the country’s resources and [email protected] Piano The Great American to Claude Debussy’s playful piano piece Tuesday, November 17, 6-7 pm M R F creation of great fortunes possible. Boston saw resilience. In one of his greatest financial STORIES, SONGS, M $3 Songbook, Peggy Lee, Fats “Children’s Corner”, and Gyorgy Ligeti’s Registration begins November 3 at 9 am In celebration of the 135th anniversary of the construction of Richardson’s Romanesque successes, Churchill shielded most of his AND ACTIVITIES spirited “Six Bagatelles”, this concert promis- P R Members $15 Non-members $30 the American School of Classical Studies Waller, Gershwin, and Others Trinity Church in 1876 and McKim’s classical proceeds from tax authorities on both sides Thursdays at 10:30 am LEGO®, CHESS, Boston Public Library in 1893. Theodore E. es to delight and inspire. at Athens, join R. Nicholas Burns, the Roy November 5, 12, 19 & PUZZLE CLUB Concert with internationally of the Atlantic, allowing him to fund his Learn how to succeed in the kitchen. Join us and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of Stebbins, Jr., B.U. Professor and Harvard extravagant lifestyle and leave his heirs a December 3, 10, 17 Recommended for children aged 5 to 8 renowned, Grammy nominated for a discussion of the 100 recipes everyone the Practice of Diplomacy and International M F University Art Museums Curator of Amer- valuable legacy. Saturdays at 2 pm pianist Judy Carmichael ican Painting, will examine the failures and S.P.Q.R. should know how to make. From everyday Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School of No reservations November 28, December 19 basics such as tomato sauce, pork roast, successes of the greatest artists of the period A History of Ancient Rome Government, and John McKesson Camp II, required Register by emailing Tuesday, November 3, 6-10 pm as well as the often contradictory writings of and brownies to innovative classics such the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Professor of [email protected] as slow-roasted beef, poached chicken, and Classics at the Randolph-Macon College, for Registration begins October 20 at 9 am Henry James and Mark Twain. M F P R Book talk with New York Times New Members’ cheese soufflé, to inspiring global dishes such a discussion about the ancient Greek roots of best-selling author and Classics as Thai basil chicken, pho, and Spanish beef democracy and the current crisis in Greece Members and Non-members $175 editor Mary Beard 10½ Circle privileges do not apply Reception stew, the collection contains accessible and U.S.-Greek relations. M Members only recipes for cooks at all skill levels. Wednesday, November 11, 6-7 pm Monday, December 14, 6-7:30 pm ClosureS OPEN Judy Carmichael is one of the world’s The American School of Classical Studies P Open to the public Registration begins October 28 at 9 am leading interpreters of stride piano and swing. M R F Mouth watering? Browse our cookbook at Athens is a leading research and teaching Wednesday, November 25, Closing at 5:30 pm Monday—Thursday, 9 am-8 pm P R Members Free Non-members $15 Choosing to study jazz piano from its early R Reception to follow Please join us. collection in Lower Pilgrim or peruse our institution dedicated to the advanced study of New members will receive an email Thursday, November 26, Closed All Day Friday, 9 am-5:30 pm roots, she explores the music deeply. She digital collections for menus from Boston’s all aspects of Greek culture, from antiquity Free event By 63 BCE, the city of Rome was a or paper invitation, and must RSVP has authored two books on stride piano and F 19th-century fine-dining establishments. to the present. Founded in 1881, the School Thursday, December 3, Saturday, 9 am-4 pm sprawling, imperial metropolis of more than by December 7. numerous articles on the subject of jazz. provides students and scholars from over 190 W Wait list a million inhabitants. But how did this 5th Floor (Only) Closed All Day Sunday, 12 pm-4 pm Her newly released CD “I Love Being Here affiliated North American colleges and univer- } massive city—the seat of power for an empire This wine-and-cheese reception With You” is her first all-vocal CD, exploring sities with the opportunity to explore the full Friday, December 4, Closing from 12-2 pm that spanned from Spain to Syria—emerge offers an opportunity to meet expert her love of witty lyrics, juicy ballads and range of scholarly resources in Greece. from what was once an insignificant village employees and like-minded new Thursday, December 24, Closing at 1 pm 10½ Beacon Street Broadway Standards. in central Italy? members of our energetic, Friday, December 25, Closed All Day Boston, Massachusetts 02108 intellectually curious community, explore our labyrinthine building, www.bostonathenaeum.org Thursday, December 31, Closing at 1 pm 617-227-0270 and have fun in the process.