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CLARINET, VIOLA, PIANO TRIO CONCERT
Woolweaver is violist of the award-winning New England Piano Quartette, the Handel & Haydn Society and Boston Baroque. He has premiered many works for the viola and has toured Greece three times with the contemporary music ensemble Alea III. He has been soloist or guest artist with numerous organizations including the Boston Chamber Music Society, Collage New Music, Chamber Artists of Washington, DC, and Les Violons du Roy in Quebec. A founding member of the Boston Composers String Quartet, he performed with them across the United States and Europe. In 1999 he joined the San Francisco-based Ives Quartet. A faculty member of All Newton Music School (ANMS), he has recorded on many labels. Shaughnessy performs on both modern and period clarinets and has played with the Handel & Haydn Society, Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, the Worcester Orchestra and the Nashua Symphony where he is principal clarinet. He often participates in chamber music recitals and has made several recordings of both chamber and orchestral music. He is a faculty member of the New England Conservatory Preparatory School and Head of the Wind Department at ANMS. Salmonsen has extensive experience as an accompanist and chamber musician in the Boston area. She has performed with the Britt Festival Orchestra in Oregon and with the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival in Vermont. Currently she is accompanist for the Handel & Haydn Society Youth Choruses and resident accompanist at ANMS. She is director and organist at East Congregational Church in Milton and maintains a private teaching studio in Weymouth. |
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Japanese Pianist Takahiro Yoshikawa
Yoshikawa has won several piano competitions, including the Camillo Togni International Piano Competition and most recently, the Franz Schubert International Piano Competition, both in Italy. He has appeared in many solo and chamber music recitals and as a soloist with orchestras in Italy and in Japan. He recently performed at the Bocconi University in Italy and in the opening concert for the inauguration of the Museum of Teatro alla Scala, in Milan. The Library thanks pianist Gabriella Sanna, faculty member of Rivers Music School, for coordinating Yoshikawa's appearance.
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Paul Speidel & Steve Skop Jazz Duo
The jazz duo of guitarist Paul Speidel and bassist Steve Skop will return to the Library for a concert of jazz standards from the Great American Songbook on Sunday, December 1, 2:00PM. Seating is limited. A Newton resident, Speidel teaches blues and jazz at Newton Com-munity Education as well as privately. He has appeared with Patti Page, Jay Geils, Duke Robillard, James Montgomery, Shirley Lewis, Les Arbuckle and other musicians at local and national venues. For several years he hosted a highly regarded Blues Showcase Series at Yerardi’s Restaurant. Skop’s jazz performing is a culmination of his experiences in mainstream jazz, fusion, experimental jazz, classical, African, Afro-Cuban, reggae, blues and rock styles. His recordings include: "No, What" with Michael Kelley & the Hot Blue Q and "Live on Cape Cod" with jazz/gospel vocalist Ptah Brown. He teaches jazz clinics, ensembles and individuals
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The Golden Age of Vienna will come to life in the music of the era when pianist Phyllis Moss returns to the Library with a program of Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert on Sunday, November 3, 2:00PM. Seating is limited |
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NSO Competition for Young Newton Musicians
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LIBRARY POETRY
READING SERIES
Priestly is the co-founder of the Out of the Blue Gallery in Cambridge. She has hosted the Open Bark Poetry Reading Series and has a number of poetry chapbooks to her credit. Her poetry has appeared in Bay Windows, Cambridge Tab, Ibbetson Street, Boston Herald, Gay Community News, Spare Change and others. Shea is the founder of The Journal of Modern Writing and a founding member of the South Boston Literary Gazette. He has been a featured poet at Agape, Cantab Lounge, The Daily Grind and various venues in Ireland and is currently a graduate student at Harvard University. His work has appeared in Midwest Poetry Review, Lummox Journal and other publications. Torra was the founder of Somerville's lift magazine and is currently an editor for Pressed Wafer Magazine. He has a number of collections of poetry and fiction to his credit including Gas Station and Keep Watching the Sky.
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AUTHOR AND GEOLOGIST ROBERT THORSON
There once may have been 240,000 miles of stone walls in America’s northeast, more than the distance to the moon. They took 3 billion man hours to build, the majority between 1750 and 1850. Although mostly crumbling today, they contain a fascinating story about our past for "the stone wall is the key that links the natural history and the human history of New England," the author writes. "They tell a story about the forces that formed their stones, the movements that brought them to the surface, the glacial tide that broke them apart, and about the humans that built the walls." These walls were not fences that separated neighbors. The stones were impediments to the farmers cultivating the land and were carted away by hand or with the assistance of oxen and draft horses, and seldom further than necessary. The resulting walls, Thorson says, draw our attention to the edge of what the farmer really cared about - the fields we can no longer see. "The archetypal stone walls of New England - primitive, mortar-free, and 'tossed' rather than carefully laid - give us a clock by which we can judge the passage of almost unimaginable time…. By studying stone walls, you'll see the unending struggle of Yankee farmers," he says. A lively examination of stone wall types, their function and structure, their construction, and their collapse, Stone by Stone is the story of how New England was formed and gives a fascinating picture of the land the Pilgrims settled. Thorson is a professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Connecticut, whose specialty is the origin and nature of landforms. He holds a joint appointment in the Department of Anthropology. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America and the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
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JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY PRESENTS LECTURE
The Jane Austen Society of North America will present Ingrid Graff, independent scholar, speaking about "Abandoned Girls: Fanny Price, Jane Eyre and Cinderella" at the Newton Free Library on Sunday, November 10, 2:00PM. All are welcome. For further information on this free event, please call the Library at 617-796-1360. |
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EDITOR
SHERRY HANDEL
Handel is a noted speaker, entrepreneur and publishing consultant with expertise in magazine, book and online publishing. She is CEO and president of Blue Jean Media, Inc., which she founded "to empower girls and young women to create their own media." Under their auspices, she publishes Blue Jean Online, the only website written and produced by young women from around the world. Formerly the publisher of "blue jean magazine," she collected the best fiction, reporting, essays and opinion pieces from the magazine’s pages and recently published the acclaimed book Blue Jean: What Young Women are Thinking, Saying and Doing. In it, girls write on topics such as body image, confidence, activism, racism and the highs and lows of everyday life. USA Today dubbed the magazine "the thinking girl’s magazine." |
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Revitalizing Retirement Series
As more people approach middle age in good health, the challenge arises as to how to spend retirement years productively. This series will focus on managing the transition to retirement which can lead to a very fulfilling stage of life. The program will be led by David Corbett, the founder and CEO of the Boston company New Directions. His firm has many years of experience working to develop opportunities for executives and professionals in transition. He will speak about strategies for successfully making the changes needed as retirement approaches. He will also moderate a discussion of guest panelists sharing their retirement experiences. Questions and comments from the audience will be encouraged.
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Drop by the Puppet Sale on Monday, November 25, 10AM - 7:30PM in Druker Auditorium. You'll find puppets of every sort, for every child on your holiday shopping list. Partial proceeds benefit the Friends. |
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MORNING PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY
Travelog
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Goldman is a frequent speaker on immigration law and was recently named "Pro Bono Attorney of the Year" by the Political Asylum/Immigrant Representation Project in Boston. |
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Dietitian Marc O'Meara, RD, LDN, from Brigham and Women's Hospital will speak on "The Truth about Exercise and Nutrition" at the Library on Wednesday, November 13, 6:30PM. The lecture will provide information on nutrition basics and how diet impacts exercise, fitness and weight loss. O'Meara's talk will debunk common myths such as fad diets and weight loss supplements and promote eating and exercising for results. |
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Library Computer Schedule
Click here to see the current computer schedule at the Newton Free Library. |
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"I'm
Not Racist, Am I?"
"The Color of Fear" is a searching and honest exploration of racism. It captures spontaneous and authentic dialogue among eight men of Asian, Latino, African and European backgrounds. Through the sharing of emotional and often clashing views on racism, they come to understand and trust each other’s experiences. After the film, a follow-up discussion will be led by Mike Feldstein, teacher at Horace Mann School, former Curriculum Specialist for issues of race and diversity and Veronica Valentine, METCO Director/Counselor for 14 years, including Acting Director of Newton METCO in 1998-99. Both facilitators are also veteran instructors for Empowering Multicultural Initiatives.
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Meet the Friends The Board of the Friends of the Library holds meetings on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30PM in Meeting Room A. All Friends mem-bers are welcome and encouraged to attend. The next meeting is Nov. 13. |
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Library Ranked Second in National Ratings
The Library won high honors for the second time in a row in the HAPLR national ratings. Ranked second in the U.S. among libraries serving communities of 50,000 - 99,999, the Library was rated on such factors as circulation, number of visits, staffing and funding levels. The ratings were computed by library administrator Thomas J. Hennen, Jr. using data tabulated by the federal government for the year 2000. The results - Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR) - were published in the October issue of American Libraries magazine. The Library has been growing by leaps and bounds with a 15% increase in circulation this past fiscal year for a total of 1,825,000 loans. We are also known for our wide-ranging print and audio-visual collections, a well-used Information Technology Training Center and a full roster of first-rate educational and cultural programs. We are justifiably proud to be recognized on a national level, competing among 523 public libraries - but most gratifying is knowing we are fulfilling your interests and needs. |
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In the Display Cases: Jigsaw Puzzles by Jim Ayer
It's time once again for Jim Ayer's beautiful, custom-crafted jigsaw puzzle display in the cases on the first and second floors of the Library throughout November. Known for their precision and complexity, the hardwood puzzles include fine art reproductions, photographs of family and pets and other custom subjects - great for gifts! All are designed to stump even the most determined puzzler. Ayer creates the intricate puzzle patterns using sophisticated computer design software, then carves the wood with his innovative computer controlled water-jet, producing a much finer cut than with a jigsaw blade. Visit his website at: www.ayerpuzzles.com.
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Book Cart Sales The holiday season begins early at the lobby book carts. Throughout the month of November, all books - juvenile, paperbacks, hardcover fiction, non-fiction, mysteries - will be sold for 25 cents each. The books are remainders from past Auburndale book sales plus those weeded from the Library collection. There'll be something for everyone. The sale lasts only during November, so get ahead on your holiday shopping! |
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Red Cross Blood
Drive, 2-8pm
Scott
Woolweaver, viola, Richard Shaughnessy, clarinet and
Lynn Salmonsen, piano will present a program of trios by Bruch,
Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn and others at the next concert in
the All Newton Music School series at the Newton Free Library
on Sunday, November 17, 2:00PM. Seating is limited.
Japanese pianist Takahiro Yoshikawa is making a special
appearance in the Boston area, performing a program of
Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Ravel at the Library on Sunday,
November 24, 2:00PM. Seating is limited.
More than a dozen outstanding young Newton musicians have
been chosen to compete for the Newton Symphony Orchestra's Henry
and Gertrude Lasker Young Soloist Award on Tuesday, November 26,
3:30PM at the Library. The judges committee will be headed by
NSO Music Director Jeffrey Rink and Gertrude Lasker. The winner
will be featured as soloist with the NSO at the orchestra's
annual youth concert in February. The competition, where each
musician will perform an audition piece, is open to the public.
The Newton Free Library Poetry Reading Series will present Deborah Priestly,
Jon Shea and Joe Torra reading their poems on Tuesday, November 12, 7:00PM.
Geologist and author Robert Thorson will speak on and show slides from his
new book Stone by Stone: The Magnificent History in New England’s Stone
Walls at the Newton Free Library Tuesday, November 19, 7:00PM. A
booksigning will follow. This program is co-sponsored by New England Mobile
Book Fair, Newton Conservators and the Library.
Teenagers interested in creative writing, reporting and getting
published are invited to a special Young Adult program at the Newton
Free Library on Thursday, November 14, at 7:00PM. Publisher and editor
Sherry Handel will speak on "How Teens Can Get Published." The
talk is geared for those in 7th grade through college age. A
booksigning will follow the talk.
The Library will host a new series starting
this fall on making the transition to a meaningful retirement. The first
program, "Discovering What’s Next: ReVitalizing Retirement" will be
held on Thursday, November 7, 7:00PM. The program is co-sponsored by the
Massachusetts Coming of Age Coalition, SOAR (formerly Metrowest RSVP) and the
Library.
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