George Saunders’ 2017 novel begins in February 1862, when the Civil War is raging and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, has succumbed to illness, and finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre Read More…
Join North End Music and Performing Arts Center opera singer and lecturer Mary-Alexandra Onstad as she discusses the Boston Lyric Opera’s new production of Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti.” This is a collaboration with North End Music & Performing Arts Center. Where: North End Branch Library / 25 Parmenter St. When: Saturday, May 19 at Read More…
Friday, May 11: Manchurian Candidate (1962 / 126 mins) Friday, May 18: Seven Days in May (1964 / 118 mins) Friday, May 25: Parallax View (1974 / 102 mins) Friday, June 1: The Prisoner (1960-61) Friday, June 8: Three Days of the Condor (1975 / 117 mins) Friday, June 15: All the President’s Men (1976 / 138 mins) – CANCELLED Friday, Read More…
Robert Harris’s 2014 thriller An Officer and a Spy brings to life the scandal that mesmerized the world at the turn of the twentieth century, the Dreyfus Affair. Robert Harris tells a tale of uncanny timeliness – a witch hunt, secret tribunals, out-of-control intelligence agencies, the fate of a whistle-blower – richly dramatized in this Read More…
Join certified yoga instructor Maura Almy as she leads a weekly chair yoga class for all levels. The gentle flowing movements and passive and supported poses of this Vinyasa-style Yoga is appropriate for those working with an injury, limited mobility, or those who prefer a softer approach to yoga. Proper yoga breathing will also be Read More…
Friday, April 6 at 2pm: Mrs. Miniver (1942 / 134 mins) Friday, April 13 at 2pm: All the King’s Men (1949 / 110 mins) Friday, April 20 at 1pm*: Sound of Music (1965 / 105 mins) Friday, April 27 at 2pm: How Green Was My Valley (1941 / 118 mins) Friday, May 4 at 1pm*: The Godfather (1972 / Read More…
Gentle Chair Yoga – Tuesdays April 3, 10, 24 (No Yoga on April 17) at 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Join certified yoga instructor Maura Almy as she leads a weekly chair yoga class for all levels. The gentle flowing movements and passive and supported poses of this Vinyasa-style Yoga is appropriate for those working with Read More…
Join local historian Alex Goldfeld for an illustrated presentation about North End women who have made contributions to the history of Boston. From the Puritans to the Sicilians, and every group of newcomers in between, Goldfeld will share the stories of our community’s women. When: Wednesday, March 28 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. Where: North End Branch Read More…
We will be reading Min Jin Lee’s 2017 “Pachinko,” which follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to Read More…
Who was America’s most famous Romeo? Who made Lady Macbeth more important than Macbeth? Join Martha Vicinus, Eliza M. Mosher Distinguished University Professor Emerita of English, Women’s Studies, and History at the University of Michigan, as she discusses Boston’s own actress, Charlotte Cushman, triumphed against all expectations in America and Britain. She grew up in Read More…
Friday Film Series: “And the Oscar Went to…” March 2 @ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Get Out (2017 / 104 mins) A young black man meets his white girlfriend’s parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears. Directed by Jordan Peele, and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Read More…
“The Verdict” (1982) Friday, February 2, 2018 at 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling. Directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, and Jack Warden. “Next Stop Wonderland” (1998) Friday, February 9, 2018 Read More…