Upcoming Events
Saturday, 12 September 2020, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Brewster Ladies' Library, Massachusetts digital event (Email Mary Fecteau at mfecteau@brewsterladieslibrary.org to register.)
Baseball Before the Civil War
Though legend cites Civil War hero Abner Doubleday as "The Father of Baseball", historical evidence clearly indicates otherwise. This 60-minute presentation traces the origins and early development of America's national pastime.
Brewster Ladies' Library, Massachusetts digital event (Email Mary Fecteau at mfecteau@brewsterladieslibrary.org to register.)
Baseball Before the Civil War
Though legend cites Civil War hero Abner Doubleday as "The Father of Baseball", historical evidence clearly indicates otherwise. This 60-minute presentation traces the origins and early development of America's national pastime.
Saturday, 19 September 2020, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
South Whitley Community Public Library digital event (click here to register)
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 sessions.
South Whitley Community Public Library digital event (click here to register)
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 sessions.
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 7:00 p.m. CT/8:00 p.m. ET
Mid-Continent Public Library digital event
The Influence of American Rock 'n' Roll on The Beatles
Before the Beatles ever wrote their own songs or performed on stage, they were inspired to do so by American rock 'n' roll records. This 90-minute multimedia program illustrates the influence of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other American recording artists from the 1950's on the Beatles through side-by-side comparisons and musical analysis of Beatles covers and original recordings.
Click here to join: https://bsu.zoom.us/j/91925004431?pwd=bG1JWGE1b01KL3pWMndnclJESmpldz09
You will need this password to enter: 7xHuKy
Mid-Continent Public Library digital event
The Influence of American Rock 'n' Roll on The Beatles
Before the Beatles ever wrote their own songs or performed on stage, they were inspired to do so by American rock 'n' roll records. This 90-minute multimedia program illustrates the influence of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other American recording artists from the 1950's on the Beatles through side-by-side comparisons and musical analysis of Beatles covers and original recordings.
Click here to join: https://bsu.zoom.us/j/91925004431?pwd=bG1JWGE1b01KL3pWMndnclJESmpldz09
You will need this password to enter: 7xHuKy
Saturday, 24 October 2020, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Lawrenceburg Public Library digital Zoom event.
Advance registration is required, but not available until September 24. Click here, then find the event on the calendar to register.
Stairway to Zeppelin
When Led Zeppelin II replaced Abbey Road as the #1 album in December of 1969, it symbolized a "passing of the torch" into a new era in popular music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation observes how 1960s rock bands The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Yardbirds paved the way for Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.
Lawrenceburg Public Library digital Zoom event.
Advance registration is required, but not available until September 24. Click here, then find the event on the calendar to register.
Stairway to Zeppelin
When Led Zeppelin II replaced Abbey Road as the #1 album in December of 1969, it symbolized a "passing of the torch" into a new era in popular music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation observes how 1960s rock bands The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Yardbirds paved the way for Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.
