Upcoming Events
Monday, 2 October 2023, 6:00-7:30 p.m. ET
Westfield Washington Public Library, 333 W Hoover St, Westfield, 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.
Westfield Washington Public Library, 333 W Hoover St, Westfield, 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.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024⋅1:30 – 3:00pm
Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Education (MILE) Zoom Event
Before They Were Fab: The Beatles Prior to Beatlemania
Before the number one records and the deafening screams, before Ed Sullivan and “She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah”, before the shaggy “moptop” haircuts and collarless suits, there were six future Beatles. This 90-minute multimedia presentation will trace the early history of The Beatles from John Lennon's founding of The Quarrymen in 1957,through their five seminal Hamburg residencies, and right up to the precipice of worldwide fame and fortune.
Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Education (MILE) Zoom Event
Before They Were Fab: The Beatles Prior to Beatlemania
Before the number one records and the deafening screams, before Ed Sullivan and “She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah”, before the shaggy “moptop” haircuts and collarless suits, there were six future Beatles. This 90-minute multimedia presentation will trace the early history of The Beatles from John Lennon's founding of The Quarrymen in 1957,through their five seminal Hamburg residencies, and right up to the precipice of worldwide fame and fortune.
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 7:00-8:00 p.m. CT (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)
Midcontinent Public Library digital Zoom event
Yesterday: The World’s Most Recorded Song
With over 1,600 covers, The Beatles' “Yesterday” is one of the most iconic pieces of music ever written, but its origin and development were anything but ordinary. This 60-minute presentation will discuss the classic song's history, illuminating how “Yesterday” came to be the World's Most Recorded Song.
Midcontinent Public Library digital Zoom event
Yesterday: The World’s Most Recorded Song
With over 1,600 covers, The Beatles' “Yesterday” is one of the most iconic pieces of music ever written, but its origin and development were anything but ordinary. This 60-minute presentation will discuss the classic song's history, illuminating how “Yesterday” came to be the World's Most Recorded Song.
Wednesday, 10 April, 2024,⋅1:30 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Learning (MILE) Zoom event
Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Lennon McCartney Dynamic
Few songwriting teams are as well respected as the duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. This 60-minute multimedia presentation will compare and contrast their songwriting over the course of The Beatles' career.
Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Learning (MILE) Zoom event
Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Lennon McCartney Dynamic
Few songwriting teams are as well respected as the duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. This 60-minute multimedia presentation will compare and contrast their songwriting over the course of The Beatles' career.
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 7:00-8:30 p.m. CT (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET)
Midcontinent Public Library digital Zoom event
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.
Midcontinent Public Library digital Zoom event
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.
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 7:00-8:00 p.m. CT (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)
Midcontinent Public Library digital Zoom event
The Quiet Beatle: The Development of George Harrison
A little younger than his band mates, George Harrison's songwriting matured a bit later than John Lennon's and Paul McCartney's. This 60-minute multimedia presentation traces Harrison's development as a songwriter from 1963-1969.
Midcontinent Public Library digital Zoom event
The Quiet Beatle: The Development of George Harrison
A little younger than his band mates, George Harrison's songwriting matured a bit later than John Lennon's and Paul McCartney's. This 60-minute multimedia presentation traces Harrison's development as a songwriter from 1963-1969.
