March 27, 2008 — Vol. 43, No. 33
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THURS., MARCH 27

Berklee’s Global Community Joins for a Concert of World Music Spanning the Middle East to Latin America
Berklee College of Music presents the 22nd annual International Folk Music Festival at 8:15 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center. Berklee’s international students comprise 22 percent of its population, proving that music is truly a cultural bridge. Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart to be honored for supporting international music, education. Tickets are $10, $5 for seniors, and on sale now the Performance Center box office, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For more information, call 617-747-2261, or go to berklee.edu/events. The Berklee Performance Center is wheelchair accessible.

FRI., MARCH 28

Voices of Liberation presents...
Revolutionary Love Open Mic
 African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program (AAMARP): The Cultural Cafe, 4th Floor, 76 Atherton St., Orange Line Stonybrook Station (arrow signs will be posted), Jamaica Plain. 7 p.m. Free youth organized/family friendly event (donations of time, food, promotion & funds are welcome). All ages affair, all are welcome to bless the mic. Vendors encouraged to connect as well. Phone: Elexia Reyes McGovern 617-201-5110. Email: voicesofliberation
@gmail.com. http://www.voices
ofliberation.org.

SAT., MARCH 29

Local filmmaker to Present King Corn Community Cinema Screening
Free sneak preview screening of documentary King Corn in advance of Independent Lens national PBS broadcast, followed by discussion with filmmaker Ian Cheney. Event is free and open to the public. King Corn: Two recent college graduates embark on a mission to see where America’s food comes from by growing it. In the rural town of Greene, Iowa, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis plant a single acre of the nation’s most powerful crop and then set out to follow it to America’s tables. But when they learn what their harvest is destined to become, Ian and Curt realize their experiment has gotten out of hand. Presented by: The Jamaica Plain Forum. Screening #2. Presented by: Hostelling International USA and Boston Cares. 2 p.m., Rabb Lecture Hall at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Copley Square, Boston. MBTA: Orange Line to Back Bay or Green Line to Copley. Learn more at www.jamaica
plainforum.org.

Franklin Park Early Spring Walk in the Woods
Explore wandering paths through the park’s majestic oak forest, see historic ruins, and learn about Frederick Law Olmsted’s original plans for the park landscape. Look for the first spring buds and birds! Meet at the Giraffe (rear) entrance to the Zoo. 10 a.m.-noon. For directions and to RSVP: 617-282-2881 or
www.franklin
parkcoalition.org.

SAT., MARCH 29

Global Warming Café: Concrete Steps to Reducing Your “Carbon Footprint”
You can make smart choices about energy, save money, and lower your carbon footprint. Come to the Global Warming Café to reflect deeply on what global warming means to each of us, individually and as a community. By exchanging views, feelings and ideas, we will chip away at hopelessness and take the first steps toward reducing our own contribution to the problem and becoming part of the “political will” that’s needed to stop global warming. 1- 5 p.m. First Congregational Church of Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, 3 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain. Sponsored by Jamaica Plain Forum and Boston Climate Action Network. More info at www.jamaica
plainforum.org or 617-278-1885.

Young Men. . . Can You Tie a Tie?
If not come to The Blue Oasis Gifts between 1 and 5 p.m. to learn. The Blue Oasis is located in Mr. G’s Plaza, Washington St., Dudley Square, Roxbury. Come as you are. Ties and instructions are provided free. A tie is an essential part of your wardrobe for many occasions. Need help practicing for a job interview? Advice on what or what not to wear? Let us help you take that step to a more confident you. Call if you have questions: 617-445-5412.

MON., MARCH 31

Sexuality & Intimacy After Cancer
The cancer experience often affects a person’s comfort of being intimate with others. In this 3-week series, we will discuss strategies that can be used to build self-confidence, adapt to a new body, and achieve a satisfying sexual life. Program led by Jenny Potter, a primary care doctor who specializes in caring for women whose lives have been affected by cancer. 2-3:30 p.m. RSVP required. 617-442-8800 x1790. All programs are free of charge. The Wellness Community at The Dimock Center, 55 Dimock St., Roxbury. A program provided in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, The Dimock Center and The Wellness Community-Greater Boston.

TUES., APRIL 1

Berklee Remembers Herb Pomeroy
Tribute Concert to Feature Alumni Joe Lovano, Hal Galper, Jack Walrath and Greg Hopkins and The Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra. Proceeds to benefit the Herb Pomeroy Scholarship Fund. Berklee College of Music will present an historic musical event, as colleagues and former students converge to honor the memory of beloved trumpeter and educator Herb Pomeroy, who passed away in August, and whose four decades teaching at Berklee helped the college earn its world-wide reputation as the premier institution for the study of contemporary music. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Herb Pomeroy Scholarship Fund. The Herb Pomeroy Tribute Concert begins at 8:15 p.m. at the wheelchair-accessible Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. Tickets are $10 ($5 for seniors) and can be purchased at the BPC box office. Call 617-747-2261 or visit www.berkleebpc.com for more ticket information. The Herb Pomeroy Scholarship Fund awards a scholarship each year to two or three outstanding students in Berklee’s Jazz Composition Department.

 

TUES., APRIL 1

Feminism & Dessert
Fat is Still a Feminist Issue
What could be better than smart talk, swell people and sweet food? Feminism & Dessert, the first Tuesday of every month, is our monthly series of engagingly informal talks about subjects that impact our daily lives. This month we’re digging into fat & feminism with Marina Wolf Ahmad, Founder & Director of Big Moves. Feel free to bring your dinner, but dessert’s on us! 7 p.m. Center for New Words, 7 Temple Street, Cambridge. This is event free and open to the public. For more information regarding this event, please contact CNW at 617-876-5310 or cnw@centerfor
newwords.org.

Boston City Singers Celebrate Boston Area Kodály 10th Anniversary
1st Annual Massachusetts Urban Festival of Children’s Choirs. World premiere of “Thank You, Martin Luther King” by Australian composer Jarman PLUS music by Mendelssohn, Handel, Faure & Pergolesi. Folk songs from around the world. Performance by the Boston City Singers (Boston), L’Ensemble vocal du Brabant wallon (Belgium) and the Early Bird Singers (Peabody Elementary School, Cambridge). 7 p.m. St. Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere St., Boston (behind Berklee School of Music Auditorium). Handicap accessible. Suggested donation $10. 617-825-0674. Learn more at www.bostoncitysingers.org.

THURS., APRIL 3

Race, Culture Identity and Achievement Seminar Series
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland/ Baltimore County will give a lecture entitled, “Beating the Odds: Preparing African American and Latino Students for Success in Science and Engineering.” 4-6 p.m, in the Linda K. Paresky, Conference Center, at Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston. Dr. Hrabowski is the founder and was the first director of the nationally recognized Meyerhoff Scholarship Program, which sends more African American students to doctoral programs in science and engineering than any other program, college or university. Dr. Hrabowski will discuss what we can do in high schools and colleges to prepare African American and Latino students to achieve in math, science and engineering. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Pannel Discussion on Human Rights with Professor Martha Davis
Northeastern Law Professor Martha Davis, editor of the anthology “Bringing Human Rights Home,” will speak and moderate a panel discussion on the state of human rights around the world. 333 Curry Student Center, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, at noon. This event is free an open to the public. For more information on this event, contact Dan Schwartz at 617-373-5471 or at d.schwartz@neu.edu.

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