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.
Rethinking and Rebuilding Community in the Aftermath of Violence
When a group, neighborhood, or nation experiences an act of violence, it can shake the community to its very core. What brings communities together in these times of crisis? What tears them apart? Guided by Facing History’s themes of justice, legacy, and memory, we will explore the ways that communities process and respond to collective trauma. This workshop will offer opportunities for reflection, and will introduce participants to literary, artistic, and historical resources for exploring universal themes of loss and healing. Sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves
More info to come
Bled for Boston
Bled for Boston is a photography project documenting the people who received tattoos after the Boston Marathon Bombings in 2013. In April of 2014, the Boston Center for Adult Education will host a month-long exhibition of photographs of both the tattoos and portraits of the people who "Bled for Boston" at tattoo shops all over New England. There will also be an online gallery and a book, also called "Bled for Boston". A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
Opening Reception: April 3, 2014, 6-8pm
To Light the World: Stories of Hope & Courage for Challenging Times
A Conference for School Librarians and Teachers of Grades 3 - 8
Read MoreAftermath: Remembering the Boston Marathon Bombing,
In conjunction with photographer Joshua Touster's illustrated lecture Aftermath: Remembering the Boston Marathon Bombing on April 17, a weekly rotating display of Touster’s stunning post-Marathon bombing photographs will be on view in the library’s Atrium from April 2-29. A freelance photographer since 1981, Joshua Touster’s clients include Massachusetts General Hospital, Wentworth Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School, among others. He has taught at Wellesley College, School of the Museum of Fine Arts and New England School of Photography. Touster has exhibited his work extensively both in the U.S. and abroad.
To Boston With Love 2014, Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
April 1-April 30, Shapiro Family Courtyard
“To Boston With Love,” an installation of more than 1,700 hand-sewn flags strung across the Shapiro Family Courtyard, returns to the MFA on the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon tragedy. The flags were created by quilters from nearly every state in the US and from countries around the world in tribute to the city. The flags convey inspirational messages of hope, evoke symbols of love and peace, and highlight iconic Boston images—the familiar “B” of the Boston Red Sox logo, the Citgo sign, Zakim Bridge, the city’s skyline, and “Boston Strong.”
The project was a grass-roots effort conceived by Berene Campbell of Vancouver, Canada, and organized locally by Amy Friend of West Newbury.
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.
Aftermath, Curry College
January 19-April 16Student Center, Shelley Hoon Keith Quiet Study Lounge
"Aftermath" is a photographic reflection on the Boston Marathon Bombings of April 15, 2013, and how they affected both the people of Boston and professional photographer Joshua Touster. Photographs from Touster's "Aftermath" series will be on display in the Curry College Student Center's Shelley Hoon Keith Quiet Study Lounge from January 19 through April 16.
Call to Artists, Boston Marathon Exhibition at Boston City Hall
THE MAYOR’S OFFICE OF ARTS, TOURISM & SPECIAL EVENTS is currently seeking photographers, sculptors, new media artists and painters to display their Boston Marathon Art. Through the eyes of our fellow Bostonian Artists we are hoping to capture the essence and spirit of this annual event started in 1897. The tragic events of last year have not dampened the spirit and determination of Bostonians. The hope is to reflect this aspect with an inspirational exhibition of Boston Marathon Art by citizens of this great city. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: March 1, 2014 5:00 PM Participants must reside or work in the City of Boston. Artwork submitted will be juried by the MOATSE Exhibition Committee.
PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: 3 jpegs at 72 dpi of the art you are submitting for consideration. Enclosed description sheet of the work submitted. Resume or brief description of your photography experience. dvd or link to video or other new media art.
DELIVER OR EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO: John Crowley, Exhibition Coordinator Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events Boston City Hall, Room 802 Boston, Massachusetts 02201 Phone: 617/635-2368 Fax: 617/635-2397 john.crowley@cityofboston.gov
Selected artists will be contacted by March 21, 2014
The Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events reserves the right to reject any work deemed inappropriate or offensive.