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THE WALKER LECTURES for 2009-2010 The Walker Lecture Series has been a great Concord tradition since 1896! As set forth in Abigail Walker’s will, “Free courses of lectures upon subjects of history, literature, art or science, and free dramatic, musical, literary, historical and other cultural events to be given in Concord, the native city of Timothy Walker and the lifelong residence of Abigail B. Walker.” All events are free and
no tickets are required. For more information: call 225-9004 or 224-4285 |
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Friday, September 25 – 7:30 p.m. and
Sunday, September 27 – 2:00 p.m. Step back in time to 1944 when WWII was
raging and patriotism was at an all-time high as you enjoy The Concord Community
Players production of Betty Thomson’s show. Be entertained by an
all-star radio show being broadcast to soldiers overseas, featuring the likes of
the Andrews Sisters, Al Jolson, Betty Hutton, Eddie Cantor, Groucho Marx, Bing
Crosby, Nat King Cole and Bob Hope. The finale is a
flag-waving, toe-tapping event with Kate Smith singing “God Bless America ”
and George M. Cohan’s “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “Grand Old Flag.”
Don’t miss this great season opener! |
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Wednesday, October 7 – 7:30 p.m. Sandy Mortimer’s latest film captures some of the most intimate scenes of otters - as well as the lives of coyotes, wolves, bears, moose, fox, mountain sheep and elk. They’re all filmed in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park . None of the photography is taken with controlled animals as is frequently done in nature films. We invite you to share the many true, and humorous, experiences in the lives of our friends, the otters, and their neighbors, during all four glorious seasons. |
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Wednesday,
October 14 – 7:30 p.m. Don and Fran Van Polen bring a new
prospective to an old country with their film on the Netherlands . It is
delightful to travel to the Netherlands because the Dutch have a high
regard for tradition. You’ll explore the back roads and byways
of old Holland, hear the fascinating stories and traditions, walk through fields
and gardens of tulips, visit the ancient mills on Windmill Day and savor
the flavor of what the country was like a hundred years ago. |
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Wednesday, October 28 – 7:30 p.m. Tim Sample is widely regarded as New England
’s premier native humorist. His books, albums and videos
have sold well over a million copies. For 11 years, he was a
regular essayist for CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. Don’t
miss Tim’s first Concord appearance for several years, and his side-splitting
stories of Moody’s Diner, the Bangor Packet, and many other yarns from the
believable to the far-fetched. |
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Wednesday, November 4 – 7:30 p.m. After 70
days paddling on the Utukok river which flows west to the Chuckchi Sea and
on the Colville River which flows east to the Beaufort Sea in 2008, 3-time
N.E. Emmy award-winning filmmaker Richard Khan, of Wilton, NH, returned
with interviews with Alaskan native peoples and stunning visions of its
wildlife and vast landscapes. The film, and still photos, were shot in the
National Petroleum Reserve Alaska in a project commissioned by the Alaska
Wilderness League. Richard spent three months in northern Alaskan
wilderness shooting rare on-the-ground footage of this remote wilderness. |
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Wednesday, November 11- 7:30 p.m. |
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An Annual Tradition The Concord Community Chorus under the
direction There will be an open rehearsal on
Saturday, The soloists will be Peggo Hodes,
Soprano; Jennifer |
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Wednesday, March 3- 7:30 p.m. Seven musicians playing more than 20
instruments, led by the incomparable Jay Daly, Bring you “The New
England Brass Plays Gershwin (and other musical gems).” According
to the Boston Globe, “they are masterful in presenting a program
that offers a refreshing diversity of sound, stylistic versatility, and
spell-binding virtuosic showmanship … a thoroughly entertaining and
unforgettable evening of tremendous music. The program
concludes with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, featuring George
Lopez on piano. |
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Wednesday, March 10 – 7:30 p.m. While the news media brings us daily
doses of news about Iran , Buddy Hatton has gone inside to produce this
new film that covers history, tradition and life today in this highly
civilized nation. You’ll visit the 2500 year old
ruins of Percepolis and Necropolis, but you’ll also tour modern Tehran ,
touring the Saad Palace in a Rolls Royce. Witness an
anti-American, anti-Israel protest march in Qom , Iran ’s second holist
city. There’s much more, so don’t miss it. |
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Wednesday, March 24 – 7:30 p.m. Welcome New Hampshire author Rebecca
Rule and her newest work, “Crosscut”. Rebecca
recorded the lives of Berlin , New Hampshire lumbermen and their families,
the logging and the mills, in stories which cut right across the whole
North Country . Rebecca has adapted her play into a
one-person dramatic telling of the stories of the Berlin millworkers.
Originally debuted as part of the Friends of Concord City
Auditorium’s “Page to Stage” series in 2008, “Crosscut” is now a
staged reading incorporating pictures of the folks Rebecca interviewed and
historic photographs from the Beyond Brown Paper project at Plymouth State
University . |
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Wednesday, March 31- 7:30 p.m. A faculty member at the Concord
Community Music School , concert pianist Paul Dykstra brings us an
all-Beethoven program, featuring three sonatas from interesting
periods of the composer’s life. These include the
famed Moonlight Sonata and the Appassionata Sonata. Pianist
Dykstra will provide discussion and comment on the sonatas along with his
outstanding performance. |
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Wednesday, April 7 – 7:30 p.m. Join us as Steve Gonser narrates his
film on Barbados , a sophisticated tropical island with a rich history and
plenty to capture the attention of visitors. Seemingly
endless white-sand beaches and a rich West Indian tradition are what put
Barbados on the map. The people here reflect the
island’s atmosphere. They are deeply religious, open,
generous, friendly and thoughtful. These people as well
as the island’s history, culture, attractions and majestic landscapes
repeatedly draw visitors to this Island in the Sun. |
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Wednesday, April 14 – 7:30 p.m. The 113th season concludes
with a return engagement by New England ’s own Two Old Friends, Mac Hale
and Emery “Hutch” Hutchins, who performed during the 2006-07 series.
Mac and Emery sing and play songs from Ireland – the mountains
and the sea. These two old friends have played, toured
and recorded for decades. Their program is sure to
include some hot picking instrumentals and some great sing-alongs. |
| For more information: call 225-9004 or 224-4285 |