Archive for October, 2011
Sunday
Oct
30
2:00 pm
The Tamburitzans of Duquesne University
America's longest-running multicultural song and dance company, the Duquesne University Tamburitzans, is a unique ensemble of talented young folk artists dedicated to the performance and preservation of the music, songs, and dances of Eastern Europe and neighboring folk cultures.
Sunday
Oct
23
2:00 pm
Neil Miller “Banned In Boston”
American Textile History Museum Lowell Community Health Center Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center Saint Patrick's Church
The author of “Banned in Boston: The Watch and Ward Society’s Crusade Against Books, Burlesque, and the Social Evil” will talk about the group that banned books, closed down theaters and burlesque houses, and extended Massachusetts’s puritan heritage into the...
Thursday
Oct
20
7:00 pm
Steve Collins “Shake-Scene”
Who had more effect on the English language than William Shakespeare? He created over 1700 common words that before him were either used in a new manner or didn't exist at all. Stephen Collins makes Shakespeare's words come alive. Shakespeare's...
Saturday
Oct
8
1:30 pm
Todd Tietchen “Kerouac Today: A Reflection on Nature and Technology”
Dr. Tietchen is a member of the UMass Lowell English Department. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington. He was formerly an Assistant Professor of English at Union County College in Cranford, New Jersey. He is...
Monday
Oct
3
12:00 pm
Karl (Chip) Case “The Housing Market and the Macro Economy”
Karl “Chip” Case, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Wellesley College, and co-author of the Case-Shiller Index, the leading measure of home prices in the US. He is the author of five books, including “Principles of Economics” and “Property Tax: The Need...