November 1: "The Beatles: Band of the Sixties" at St. John's Episcopal Church, West Hartford, CT10/31/2015 Sunday, 1 November 2015, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members.
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Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Bellingham Public Library, 100 Blackstone St, Bellingham, MA The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. Of all the presentations I do, the one I give tomorrow is my favorite:
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Wilbraham Public Library, 25 Crane Park Dr., Wilbraham, MA Let it Be: The Beatles, January 1969 January 1969, in which the Beatles recorded what would ultimately constitute the album Let it Be, is paradoxically both the least understood and most well-documented month of the band's entire existence. This 90-minute multimedia presentation will explain what happened during that fractious month through quotes from the band members and “fly on the wall” excerpts from the recording sessions. Monday, 26 October 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Chappaqua Public Library, 195 S Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. Saturday, 24 October 2015, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Fairfield Woods Branch Library, 1147 Fairfield Woods Road, Fairfield, CT From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America Many Beatles authors and scholars have cited John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963 as a cause of the Beatles' sudden popularity in the United States in early 1964. Their logic: Kennedy's assassination made America sad, then the Beatles made America happy again. But this commonly accepted answer is overly simplistic. America has suffered numerous tragedies and rebounded each time, but the popularity and staying power of the Beatles remains unmatched in American history. The real answer is that Kennedy's life and death inadvertently primed the nation for the Beatles' arrival and success. This 60-minute program will explain how and why. Friday, 23 October 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Hampton Falls Free Library, 7 Drinkwater Road in Hampton Falls, NH The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. Thursday, 22 October 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Medfield Public Library, 468 Main St, Medfield, MA The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Peabody Institute Library, 82 Main S, Peabody, MA From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America Many Beatles authors and scholars have cited John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963 as a cause of the Beatles' sudden popularity in the United States in early 1964. Their logic: Kennedy's assassination made America sad, then the Beatles made America happy again. But this commonly accepted answer is overly simplistic. America has suffered numerous tragedies and rebounded each time, but the popularity and staying power of the Beatles remains unmatched in American history. The real answer is that Kennedy's life and death inadvertently primed the nation for the Beatles' arrival and success. This 60-minute program will explain how and why. Sunday, 18 October 2015, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Norwell Public Library, 64 South St, Norwell, MA The Beatles: Band of the Sixties Explore the music of The Beatles in this 60-minute multimedia presentation (part history and part musical analysis) spanning the full 1960's: beginning with the band's seminal visits to Hamburg, continuing through Beatlemania, and concluding with Abbey Road. The program will be supplemented with audio clips of music and excerpts from interviews with the band members. Mainers seem to also be Beatle-Maine-iacs (booo, I know) because the Hurd library in North Berwick, Maine was packed for my program "The Influence of American Rock 'n' Roll on the Beatles" this evening!
Tomorrow I present my latest book (comparing John F. Kennedy and the Beatles) in Braintree, MA. During my visit to Wisconsin last June, I toured the Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee and happened to chance upon a couple from Quincy, MA (very near Braintree) who said they just might attend my program there. We'll see if they say hello afterwards :-) Saturday, 17 October 2015, 2:00-3:00p.m. Thayer Public Library, 798 Washington St, Braintree, MA From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America Many Beatles authors and scholars have cited John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963 as a cause of the Beatles' sudden popularity in the United States in early 1964. Their logic: Kennedy's assassination made America sad, then the Beatles made America happy again. But this commonly accepted answer is overly simplistic. America has suffered numerous tragedies and rebounded each time, but the popularity and staying power of the Beatles remains unmatched in American history. The real answer is that Kennedy's life and death inadvertently primed the nation for the Beatles' arrival and success. This 60-minute program will explain how and why. |
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