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SUMMARY:Mbira Music of Zimbabwe: ‘Samaita’ Vitalis Botsa with Erica Azim
DESCRIPTION:Incredible Zimbabwean master musician ‘Samaita’ Vitalis Botsa creates gorgeous\nwaves of sound with his mbira to connect the living with the ancestors. He says\,\n“I’m just the car\, it’s the spirits doing the driving\, making the music.” Botsa is\nvisiting from his village in Zimbabwe to tour playing duets with Erica Azim\,\npresenting a very traditional form of the sacred music played in Zimbabwe for\nover 1\,000 years. \nMbira is a musical instrument with metal keys plucked by two thumbs and one\nforefinger\, creating relaxing yet invigorating polyphony and polyrhythm.\nMusicians play interlocking parts.\, and the tradition includes vast improvisation.\nCentury after century\, the mbira instrument and its repertoire of classic songs\nhave been used in Zimbabwe to heal the sick and call family ancestors and\npowerful tribal guardian spirits to earth to help the living\, in night-long to weeklong\nceremonies. Every time the mbira is played\, it is considered a prayer to\nthe ancestors\, which will result in their protection of the living. \nCommunity ensemble\, Samanyanga Mbira Group will be playing outside the Recital Hall from 6:45 to 7:15 offering an up close look at the art of mbira. \nTickets \n$15 General\n$10 Seniors\nAdmission is free for all students with valid student ID\, under 18 \nThe concert takes place in the Recital Hall\, located on the ground floor of the Classroom Building\, 71 Loring Avenue. \nParking for this concert is available in the campus lot located directly across the street from 71 Loring Avenue.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/mbira-music-of-zimbabwe-samaita-vitalis-botsa-with-erica-azim/
LOCATION:Salem State University Recital Hall\, Classroom Building\, Central Campus\, 71 Loring Avenue\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Salem State University":MAILTO:kgahagan@salemstate.edu
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SUMMARY:Angels in America\, Part One: Millennium Approaches
DESCRIPTION:Tony Kushner’s searing epic Angels in America\, Part One: Millennium Approaches is the first of two stories that focus on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City during the 1980s. Set against the conservative Reagan era\, the play follows a remarkable ensemble of characters: Prior Walter\, a young man battling AIDS; his partner Louis Ironson\, struggling with guilt and fear; Joe Pitt\, a closeted Mormon Republican lawyer; his valium-addicted wife Harper; and the infamous Roy Cohn\, a real-life figure whose denial of both his sexuality and AIDS diagnosis forms one of the play’s most powerful storylines. \nWith equal measures of humor and heartbreak\, “Angels in America” addresses themes of identity\, faith\, politics\, and responsibility\, while asking profound questions about community\, healing\, and the nature of progress in America. \nDirected by Peter Sampieri \nMature subject matter. \nPERFORMANCES\nNovember 22 and 23\, 7:30pm\nNovember 24\, 2pm\nDecember 6 and 7\, 7:30pm\nDecember 8\, 2pm \nFriday\, December 6 is SALEM NIGHT. Free admission for all Salem residents. \nTICKETS\n$15 general/$10 seniors/free for all students with student ID and under 18.Admission is free for Salem State students\, faculty and staff with university ID \n*For mature audiences.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/angels-in-america-part-one-millennium-approaches-2/
LOCATION:Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts\, 356 Lafayette Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Salem Dance Ensemble Spring Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Salem Dance Ensemble presents its spring concert with works by faculty and students. The concert will also include a performance by the Hip Hop Ensemble and a new work by spring guest choreographer Matthew Cumbie titled\, “a volume of pages”. \nA suggested donation of $10 at the door supports the Dance Honor Society. \nPerformances are at 2 and 7:30 pm. \nPhoto: Olivia Moon Photography
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/salem-dance-ensemble-spring-concert/
LOCATION:Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts\, 356 Lafayette Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Salem State University":MAILTO:kgahagan@salemstate.edu
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SUMMARY:University Band Concert
DESCRIPTION:The University Band presents its end of semester concert under the direction of Cynthia Napierkowski. \nThe program includes familiar favorites like the “Washington Post March” by John Philp Sousa\, a “Phantom of the Opera” medley\, and an arrangement of Charlie Daniels’s “The Devil Goes Down to Georgia”. The ensemble will also perform Gustav Holst’s “Second Suite in F for Military Band.” \nAdmission to this concert is free\, although good will offerings at the door to support scholarships for music majors are welcome.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/university-band-concert/
LOCATION:Salem State University Recital Hall\, Classroom Building\, Central Campus\, 71 Loring Avenue\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Silent Voices Remembered - The Essex Piano Trio
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS $15 general/$10 seniors/free for all students with student ID and under 18. Admission is free for Salem State students\, faculty and staff with university ID. \nEntitled Silent Voices Remembered\, this concert of Holocaust memorial trios will explore the music of five composers dating from the 1940s to the present. Although the subject is dark\, the music is gorgeous\, and Essex Piano Trio believes audiences will be inspired by this remembrance\, which\, while portraying and mourning the atrocities of this genocide\, also – as only art can – celebrates the courage and resilience of those who survived and expresses hope for the future of the Jewish people and others targeted by hatred and violence. \nThe members of the Essex Piano Trio\, performing together since 2017\, are from Essex County communities along Boston’s North Shore\, violinist Ashley Offret of Salem\, cellist David Cabral of Lynn\, and pianist Beverly Soll of Rockport. Visit EPT at essexpianotrio.com or on Facebook. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Salem State’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. \nFor access and accommodation information\, visit https://www.salemstate.edu/access or email access@salemstate.edu.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/silent-voices-remembered-the-essex-piano-trio/
LOCATION:Salem State University Recital Hall\, Classroom Building\, Central Campus\, 71 Loring Avenue\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Our Fire Is Stronger Than Your Bombs – War posters by contemporary Ukrainian Illustrators
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition was first installed at Dartmouth College from February 24 – March 31\, 2023 at the one- year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in an effort to raise awareness about the war raging in the heart of Europe. The exhibition showcases some of the brilliant artworks of contemporary Ukrainian illustrators living and working in Ukraine\, sometimes\, with no power\, water\, cell signal\, or Internet connection. Many of them have long been collaborating with global media\, in particular\, New Yorker\, the Atlantic\, Zeit\, Adweek\, and other outlets. \nA poster\, as a form of fine art blending imagery and text\, is a convenient and laconic statement\, a means of rapid\, shareable response to the urgent events and personal emotions they trigger. In the context of the massive information war\, illustrators have become the voices of the art community\, and their activism adds tangible strength to the ‘cultural troops’ who fight propaganda every day\, broadcasting facts through artistic images and defending the truth as eyewitnesses. \nCo-curators Veronika Yadukha and Hanna Leliv will present a talk on Wednesday\, February 21 from 12:30-1:30 pm in the Winfisky Gallery. This will be followed by a reception from 1:30-3 pm. Gallery talks will take place on from 12- 1 pm on Wednesdays\, February 14\, 28 and March 5. \nThe Winfisky Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Salem State’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS).
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/our-fire-is-stronger-than-your-bombs-war-posters-by-contemporary-ukrainian-illustrators-2/
LOCATION:Salem State University Winfisky Gallery\, 352 Lafayette Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Salem State University":MAILTO:kgahagan@salemstate.edu
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SUMMARY:VOX ONE
DESCRIPTION:Vox One is an award-winning a cappella jazz quintet that combines elements of blues\, funk\, gospel\, and folk into their own brand of vocal music\, which is “most adventurous and distinction.” – San Francisco Examiner. The group\, formed in 1988\, has since developed a unique style considered to be the cutting edge of a cappella. “This jazz quintet puts all kinds of throat sounds to such funky good use that listeners break into applause and – better – feel like dancing.” – Boston Magazine. \nVox One has performed internationally\, and has opened for Ray Charles\, Chicago\, the Persuasions\, the Bobs\, the Woody Herman Orchestra\, the Count Basie Orchestra\, and most recently appeared on Ahmad Jamal’s latest recording After Fajr. The group earns wide acclaim for their performances and CDs. Their awards include “Best A cappella Group\, Jazz” – Boston Magazine. Vox One’s eponymous debut CD was named “Best Album” and awarded “Best Song” by the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America (CASA): “Creative arrangements and soulful spark… fabulous lead vocalists\, and exquisite blend\, a great vocal percussion sound\, and lots of class.” Their second US release “Out There\,” won “Album of the Year\,” “Best Jazz Song\,” and “Best R&B song” by CASA. “…as defining an album for vocal jazz as Singers Unlimited “A Capella” and Take 6’s debut album…it’s that good.” -Primarily A Cappella. With their 1998 album “Chameleon\,” Vox One was named “Artist of the Year\,” and once again it earned “Best Jazz Album” and “Best Jazz Song.” The 2006 release\, Pure Imagination received “Best Folk/World Song” for Kind of a 3. \nJodi Jenkins-Ainsworth (soprano)\, Yumiko Matsuoka (alto)\, Paul Stiller (tenor/vocal drums)\, Paul Pampinella (baritone) and Tom Baskett (bass)\, met at Berklee College of Music in Boston\, where all of them are now on the faculty. Vox One composes and arranges in many styles and settings. A first-time listener of Vox One may be amazed to hear a variety of instruments such as drums\, bass\, horns\, and guitar. “I am beside myself how Vox One produces the sound they do with the human voice.” – Northeast Performer. Other arrangements use tight\, lush voicings and interesting reharmonizations which give familiar songs a new twist. “Vox One manages to transform a white-bread classic like “Edelweiss” into something more surprising\, and yes\, even funky…a tricky\, intelligent arrangement.” – James Marcus\, JazzTimes Magazine. \nFor access and accommodation information\, visit https://www.salemstate.edu/access or email access@salemstate.edu.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/vox-one/
LOCATION:Salem State University Recital Hall\, Classroom Building\, Central Campus\, 71 Loring Avenue\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T193000
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SUMMARY:ROE by Lisa Loomer
DESCRIPTION:ROE\, by acclaimed playwright Lisa Loomer\, is a theatrical survey of the complicated and divisive underpinnings of Roe v. Wade\, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established a woman’s right to an abortion. The playwright has updated the script since the Court’s June 2022 ruling in Dobbs. V. Jackson Women’s Health\, overturning that constitutional right. \nLoomer’s incisive play cuts through the headlines and rhetoric as she offers a clever\, shocking\, humorous\, and poignant portrayal of the two women at the center of this issue and explores what it is like to be an average citizen caught in the currents of history. Taking place from the 1970s to the present with characters on both sides of the issue from decidedly pro-choice to decidedly pro-life\, ROE reflects the polarization in America today while illuminating the heart and commitment each person has for their cause. \nROE was commissioned in 2012 by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) as part of their series “American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle”\, a multi-decade program of commissioning and developing new plays about moments of change in U.S. history. It was developed at the University of Texas and The Kennedy Center as part of DC’s Women’s Voices Festival as well as OSF’s Black Swan Lab before premiering at OSF in 2016. \nWritten by Lisa Loomer\nDirected by Sara Conlon \nPERFORMANCES\nFebruary 23 and 24 at 7:30 pm\nFebruary 25 at 2 pm – followed by a post-show conversation \nMarch 1 and 2 at 7:30 pm\nMarch 3 at 2 pm \nFriday\, March 1 is SALEM NIGHT. Free admission for all Salem residents. \nTICKETS\n$15 general/$10 seniors/free for all students with student ID and under 18.\nAdmission is free for Salem State students\, faculty and staff with university ID. \nSuitability warning: This production is for mature audiences. Roe contains strong profanity and graphic language. It also contains stories of sexual assault\, abortions\, self-abortions\, parental abuse\, drug use and alcoholism\, mentions of suicide and systemic oppression. \nCo-sponsored by the Sociology Department\, Center for Civic Engagement and the Intersectional Feminist Collective. \nFor access and accommodation information\, visit https://www.salemstate.edu/access or email access@salemstate.edu.
URL:https://northofboston.org/event/roe-by-lisa-loomer/
LOCATION:Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts\, 356 Lafayette Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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