Upcoming Events
NOTE: The Google calendar below displays EASTERN TIMES even when the location is not in the Eastern time zone.
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (NOTE THE START TIME CHANGE FROM 6:30 TO 6:00!)
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Library, 250 N 5th St, Zionsville, IN
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work, and the complete antithesis of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This 90-minute multimedia presentation will observe and analyze The White Album by putting it in musical and historical context. Topics and people discussed will include Eric Clapton, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his camp in Rishikesh, India, the influence of Yoko Ono, and the beginning of the end for The Beatles.
Many people argue that The White Album should have been released as a single-album, rather than as a double-album, but no two people can ever seem to agree on which tracks should be kept and which should be discarded. Following the presentation will be an interactive group discussion and debate as we attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff and distill the double-album down to a single disc.
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Library, 250 N 5th St, Zionsville, IN
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work, and the complete antithesis of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This 90-minute multimedia presentation will observe and analyze The White Album by putting it in musical and historical context. Topics and people discussed will include Eric Clapton, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his camp in Rishikesh, India, the influence of Yoko Ono, and the beginning of the end for The Beatles.
Many people argue that The White Album should have been released as a single-album, rather than as a double-album, but no two people can ever seem to agree on which tracks should be kept and which should be discarded. Following the presentation will be an interactive group discussion and debate as we attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff and distill the double-album down to a single disc.
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Westfield Washington Public Library, 333 W Hoover St, Westfield, IN
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work, and the complete antithesis of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This 90-minute multimedia presentation will observe and analyze The White Album by putting it in musical and historical context. Topics and people discussed will include Eric Clapton, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his camp in Rishikesh, India, the influence of Yoko Ono, and the beginning of the end for The Beatles.
Many people argue that The White Album should have been released as a single-album, rather than as a double-album, but no two people can ever seem to agree on which tracks should be kept and which should be discarded. Following the presentation will be an interactive group discussion and debate as we attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff and distill the double-album down to a single disc.
Westfield Washington Public Library, 333 W Hoover St, Westfield, IN
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work, and the complete antithesis of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This 90-minute multimedia presentation will observe and analyze The White Album by putting it in musical and historical context. Topics and people discussed will include Eric Clapton, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his camp in Rishikesh, India, the influence of Yoko Ono, and the beginning of the end for The Beatles.
Many people argue that The White Album should have been released as a single-album, rather than as a double-album, but no two people can ever seem to agree on which tracks should be kept and which should be discarded. Following the presentation will be an interactive group discussion and debate as we attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff and distill the double-album down to a single disc.
Monday, 25 June 2018, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, 1755 E Center Rd, Kokomo, IN
The Beatles & The Rolling Stones
Ask anybody to name two English rock bands from the 1960s and the response will likely be, "The Beatles and The Rolling Stones." This 60-minute multimedia presentation will compare and contrast the two through musical examples and interviews with the band members.
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, 1755 E Center Rd, Kokomo, IN
The Beatles & The Rolling Stones
Ask anybody to name two English rock bands from the 1960s and the response will likely be, "The Beatles and The Rolling Stones." This 60-minute multimedia presentation will compare and contrast the two through musical examples and interviews with the band members.
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South St, Lafayette, IN
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.
Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South St, Lafayette, IN
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.
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 3:00-4:15 p.m.
Mensa Annual Gathering, The JW Marriott Hotel, 10 S West St, Indianapolis, IN
From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America
Many Beatles authors have cited John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963 as a catalyst for 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. 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.
Mensa Annual Gathering, The JW Marriott Hotel, 10 S West St, Indianapolis, IN
From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America
Many Beatles authors have cited John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963 as a catalyst for 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. 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, 8 July 2018, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Bosler Library, 158 W High St, Carlisle, PA
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 will illustrate 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.
Bosler Library, 158 W High St, Carlisle, PA
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 will illustrate 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.
Monday, 9 July 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work. Many people argue that The White Album should have been released as a single-album, but no two people seem to agree on which half should be kept and which half should be discarded. In this 2-hour program, two experts (professional Beatles scholar Aaron Krerowicz and Monmouth University dean Ken Womack) will make the case for why each of the 30 tracks should be kept, then the audience will have to discuss and debate the merits of each song in order to distill the double-album down to a single disc.
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work. Many people argue that The White Album should have been released as a single-album, but no two people seem to agree on which half should be kept and which half should be discarded. In this 2-hour program, two experts (professional Beatles scholar Aaron Krerowicz and Monmouth University dean Ken Womack) will make the case for why each of the 30 tracks should be kept, then the audience will have to discuss and debate the merits of each song in order to distill the double-album down to a single disc.
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden, CT
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden, CT
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
South Hadley Public Library, 2 Canal St, South Hadley, MA
The Beatles & The Rolling Stones
Ask anybody to name two English rock bands from the 1960s and the response will likely be, "The Beatles and The Rolling Stones." This 60-minute multimedia presentation will compare and contrast the two through musical examples and interviews with the band members.
South Hadley Public Library, 2 Canal St, South Hadley, MA
The Beatles & The Rolling Stones
Ask anybody to name two English rock bands from the 1960s and the response will likely be, "The Beatles and The Rolling Stones." This 60-minute multimedia presentation will compare and contrast the two through musical examples and interviews with the band members.
Thursday, 12 July 2017, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Richards Memorial Library, 118 North Washington St, North Attleboro, MA
Stairway to Zeppelin: The Roots of Led 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 like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones paved the way for Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.
Richards Memorial Library, 118 North Washington St, North Attleboro, MA
Stairway to Zeppelin: The Roots of Led 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 like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones paved the way for Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.
Friday, 13 July 2018, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Hartland Public Library, 153 US Highway 5, Hartland, VT
The Beatles' Alter Ego, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Since its release in 1967, the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has often been regarded as the single greatest rock album ever made, and one of the first rock concept albums. This 90-minute multimedia presentation observes and discusses the landmark album track by track, citing musical and historical precedents, and illustrating the development of the songs through excerpts from interviews with the band members and clips of discarded takes.
Hartland Public Library, 153 US Highway 5, Hartland, VT
The Beatles' Alter Ego, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Since its release in 1967, the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has often been regarded as the single greatest rock album ever made, and one of the first rock concept albums. This 90-minute multimedia presentation observes and discusses the landmark album track by track, citing musical and historical precedents, and illustrating the development of the songs through excerpts from interviews with the band members and clips of discarded takes.
Monday, 16 July 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work. Many people argue that The White Album should have been released as a single-album, but no two people seem to agree on which half should be kept and which half should be discarded. In this 2-hour program, three Beatles experts (Candy Leonard, Aaron Krerowicz, and Daniel D'Addio) will make the case for why all 30 tracks should be kept, then the audience will have to discuss and debate the merits of each song in order to distill the double-album down to a single disc.
Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St, Newton, MA
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work. Many people argue that The White Album should have been released as a single-album, but no two people seem to agree on which half should be kept and which half should be discarded. In this 2-hour program, three Beatles experts (Candy Leonard, Aaron Krerowicz, and Daniel D'Addio) will make the case for why all 30 tracks should be kept, then the audience will have to discuss and debate the merits of each song in order to distill the double-album down to a single disc.
Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
East Bridgewater Public Library, 32 Union St, East Bridgewater, 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.
East Bridgewater Public Library, 32 Union St, East Bridgewater, 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.
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Bigelow Free Public Library, 54 Walnut St, Clinton, MA
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Bigelow Free Public Library, 54 Walnut St, Clinton, MA
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Townsend Public Library, 12 Dudley Rd, Townsend, MA
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Townsend Public Library, 12 Dudley Rd, Townsend, MA
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Friday, 20 July 2018, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Woburn High School, 88 Montvale Ave, Woburn, MA
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.
Woburn High School, 88 Montvale Ave, Woburn, MA
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, 21 July 2018, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main St., Haverhill, 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.
Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main St., Haverhill, 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.
Monday, 23 July 2018, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Storrs Library, 693 Longmeadow St, Longmeadow, MA 01106, USA
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 1950s on the Beatles through side-by-side comparisons and musical analysis of Beatles covers and original recordings.
Storrs Library, 693 Longmeadow St, Longmeadow, MA 01106, USA
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 1950s on the Beatles through side-by-side comparisons and musical analysis of Beatles covers and original recordings.
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Townsend Public Library, 12 Dudley Rd, Townsend, 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.
Townsend Public Library, 12 Dudley Rd, Townsend, 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.
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Greenfield Public Library, 402 Main Street Greenfield, MA
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Greenfield Public Library, 402 Main Street Greenfield, MA
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Torrington Library, 12 Daycoeton Pl, Torrington, CT
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Torrington Library, 12 Daycoeton Pl, Torrington, CT
The Music of Star Wars: A Celebration of John Williams' Film Scores
Often called a “space opera”, one aspect of the Star Wars films that helped make them such a pop culture phenomenon was composer John Williams' iconic music. This 60-minute multimedia presentation showcases music from all eight episodes.
Saturday, 28 July 2018, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Avon Grove Library, West Grove, PA, 117 Rosehill Ave, West Grove, PA
The Influence of Bob Dylan on The Beatles
With his folksy guitar playing and philosophical lyrics, no other contemporary influenced the songwriting of John Lennon and Paul McCartney more than Bob Dylan. This 60-minute multimedia presentation will trace the compositional maturation of the Beatles, showing how they developed from teenybopper pop stars into the foremost musical artists of their era by illustrating in detail Dylan's influence.
Avon Grove Library, West Grove, PA, 117 Rosehill Ave, West Grove, PA
The Influence of Bob Dylan on The Beatles
With his folksy guitar playing and philosophical lyrics, no other contemporary influenced the songwriting of John Lennon and Paul McCartney more than Bob Dylan. This 60-minute multimedia presentation will trace the compositional maturation of the Beatles, showing how they developed from teenybopper pop stars into the foremost musical artists of their era by illustrating in detail Dylan's influence.
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Pewaukee Public Library, 210 Main St, Pewaukee, WI
The Beatles & The Rolling Stones
Ask anybody to name two English rock bands from the 1960s and the response will likely be, "The Beatles and The Rolling Stones." This 60-minute multimedia presentation will compare and contrast the two through musical examples and interviews with the band members.
Pewaukee Public Library, 210 Main St, Pewaukee, WI
The Beatles & The Rolling Stones
Ask anybody to name two English rock bands from the 1960s and the response will likely be, "The Beatles and The Rolling Stones." This 60-minute multimedia presentation will compare and contrast the two through musical examples and interviews with the band members.
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich, IL
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work, and the antithesis of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This 90-minute multimedia presentation observes and analyzes The White Album by putting it in musical and historical context. Topics and people discussed include Eric Clapton, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his camp in Rishikesh, India, the influence of Yoko Ono, and the beginning of the end for the Beatles.
Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich, IL
Carte Blanche: The Beatles' White Album
The Beatles' only double-album, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album) is the band's most individualized and stylistically diverse work, and the antithesis of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This 90-minute multimedia presentation observes and analyzes The White Album by putting it in musical and historical context. Topics and people discussed include Eric Clapton, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his camp in Rishikesh, India, the influence of Yoko Ono, and the beginning of the end for the Beatles.
