Saturday, April 19 2:00-3:00pm Aftermath: The Boston Marathon Bombings is a series of images taken by photographer Joshua Touster following the Boston Marathon bombings of April 15, 2013. Touster will show a selection of images from his Aftermath series and discuss his personal and professional reflections on photographing the tragedy’s aftermath and seeing the event’s enduring effects on the community and on himself as a photographer
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Aftermath: Remembering the Boston Marathon Bombing, Newton Free Library
Thursday, April 17, 2014, 7:00 pm Watertown-based photographer Joshua Touster will give an illustrated lecture titled Aftermath: Remembering the Boston Marathon Bombing. Joshua will share his stunning post-Marathon bombing images, and his personal and professional remembrances of the days following the bombings and the capture of the bombing suspect.
Share Your Story, Newton Free Library
Our Marathon: The Boston Bombing Digital Archive Thursday, April 17, 2014, 3:00-5:30
Do you have photographs, memories, videos or a story to tell about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing? Share your story with Our Marathon: The Boston Bombing Digital Archive, a community project hosted by Northeastern University. Patrons will have the opportunity to speak with representatives of Northeastern's Our Marathon team at this Share Your Story event. Your contribution about how the Boston Marathon bombing affected you will be preserved in the Our Marathon digital archive. No story is too small for Our Marathon. The program is cosponsored by Historic Newton.
Author Panel, Long Mile Home, Boston Public Library
6:00-7:00 pm Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library, Central Library, Copley Square
Scott Helman and Jenna Russell are the authors of Long Mile Home: Boston Under Attack, the City’s Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice. Long Mile Home tells the gripping story of the tragic, surreal, and ultimately inspiring week of April 15, 2013, and highlights the bravery, resourcefulness, and resiliency of the Boston community before, during, and after the tragic Marathon Bombings. The authors, both journalists at the Boston Globe, are backed by that paper’s deep and widely praised coverage of the event. Through the eyes of seven principal characters, Helman and Russell trace the distinct paths that brought them together. With an unprecedented level of detail and insight, the book offers revelations, insights, and powerful stories of heroism and humanity.
Author Talk with Robert Wicks, Boston Public Library
Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 6:00 – 7:00 pm Commonwealth Salon, Central Library in Copley Square
Robert Wicks is the author of Perspective: The Calm Within the Storm. In Perspective, Wicks combines research and classic wisdom to provide advice on how to discover and regain a balanced and healthy perspective. As Wicks explains, how we see the world and ourselves is more important than what we see. Our perspectives are what matter. Classic wisdom literature has emphasized this for generations, and clinical psychology has followed suit from its inception. Wicks received his doctorate in psychology from Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital and is on the faculty of Loyola University, Maryland. He has published over 50 books for professionals and the general public including Bounce: Living the Resilient Life, Riding the Dragon, and Streams of Contentment.
Lunchtime Concerts, Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library will be holding lunchtime concerts in the Courtyard every day from Monday, April 14 to Saturday, April 19. All concerts begin at 12:30 pm at the Central Library in Copley Square. Monday, April 14: Amaryllis Chamber Ensemble
Tuesday, April 15: Lindsay Straw (vocals & guitar with Ivy Leaf)
Wednesday, April 16: Daniel Acsadi (classical guitar)
Thursday, April 17: Gabrielle Diaz/American Century Music (violin)
Friday, April 18: Michael Avitabile, flute; Raley Beggs, guitar (from the New England Conservatory)
Saturday, April 19: Stephanie Zyzak & So Young Choi, violin; Myeonghoon Park, viola; Taeguk Mun, cello (from New England Conservatory)
A Concert of Healing, Hope and Moving On, Newton Free Library
Newton Free Library The Barbara Cassidy Band presents: A Concert of Healing, Hope and Moving On
Sunday, April 13, 2014, 2:00 pm
The concert program will include songs that have a thematic connection to healing, hope and moving on. Numbers will include band originals, as well as contemporary/pop and traditional songs by the likes of Elvis Costello, Leonard Cohen, Woody Guthrie, Paul Simon, and others. The Barbara Cassidy Band began performing in 2010, arranging songs mostly from the Americana tradition. The band members are Newton residents Barbara Cassidy (vocals), her husband Eric Chasalow (guitar and vocals), and invited guests.
Share Your Story, Lowell Public Library
Our Marathon: The Boston Bombing Digital ArchiveA Community Project Hosted by Northeastern University
Wednesday, April 9, 4:30-8:30
Our Marathon is a crowd-sourced, digital archive of pictures, videos, stories, and social media related to the Boston Marathon bombing. The Our Marathon team will be at the Lowell Public Library to talk about the project and help you share your story (or photos, text messages, social media, etc.). Please stop by and add your story to the website.
Share Your Story, Cambridge Public Library
Our Marathon: The Boston Bombing Digital ArchiveA Community Project Hosted by Northeastern University
Wednesday, March 26, 5:00-8:30
Our Marathon is a crowd-sourced, digital archive of pictures, videos, stories, and social media related to the Boston Marathon bombing. The Our Marathon team will be at the Cambridge Public Library to talk about the project and help you share your story (or photos, text messages, social media, etc.). If you are a Cambridge resident, please stop by and add your story to the website. Materials from the Copley Square Memorial will also be on display at this event and throughout the month of March.
Share Your Story, Cambridge Public Library
Our Marathon: The Boston Bombing Digital ArchiveA Community Project Hosted by Northeastern University
Saturday, March 15, 1:00-5:00
Our Marathon is a crowd-sourced, digital archive of pictures, videos, stories, and social media related to the Boston Marathon bombing. The Our Marathon team will be at the Cambridge Public Library to talk about the project and help you share your story (or photos, text messages, social media, etc.). If you are a Cambridge resident, please stop by and add your story to the website. Materials from the Copley Square Memorial will also be on display at this event and throughout the month of March.
A View from Heartbreak Hill; a Concert of Hope and Remembrance, Newton Free Library
The Mockingbird Trio presents A View from Heartbreak Hill: A Concert of Hope and Remembrance Sunday, March 2, 2014, 2:00 pm
The performance will feature the world premiere of a new song cycle A View from Heartbreak Hill, whose themes stem from the events of last year's Boston Marathon Bombing. The songs, scored for contralto, viola, and piano, are reflections on the tragedy, a memorial to the victims, and an offering of hope. Longtime Newton resident and Berklee College of Music Composition Professor Francine Trester wrote the words and music to the cycle, a retelling of events from a personal, honest, and direct perspective. She will attend the performance. The program is cosponsored by All Newton Music School.
A View from Hearbreak Hill, Berklee College of Music
Thursday, February 20, 7:30pm A View from Heartbreak Hill is a six-song piece by Francine Trester, a professor at the Berklee College of Music. Through music, Trester reflects on the marathon bombing, its aftermath, and her experiences of these events. This expressive piece will be performed at Berklee College of Music in the David Friend Recital Hall.