Charity

Upstage Lung Cancer Presents Cabaret Fundraiser at Mosesian Center

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The following announcement was provided by Upstage Lung Cancer:

Kicking off its 10th anniversary celebration of utilizing the performing arts to raise awareness for the fight against lung cancer, Upstage Lung Cancer (ULC) presents a one-night-only cabaret concert benefitBarbra, Bette & Bernadette, on Tuesday, October 23, 7:30 pm at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown. The event is open to the public, a pre-concert silent auction begins at 6 pm.  Presented in partnership with the LUNGevity Foundation, all proceeds from the performance support the critically important cause of early lung cancer detection research. A high-spirited evening of music making and storytelling, Barbra, Better & Bernadette honors the voices of Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters, three iconic female performing artists.  The concert salutes the towering, talented trio of beloved and powerful singers who have transformed today’s popular music, leaving an indelible mark on the world of entertainment. Notably, all three women performed the role of Dolly Levi in the Broadway musical Hello Dolly, a powerful, charismatic and determined woman with heart.

Entertainment

Series Featuring Authors, Songwriters Returns to Mosesian Center for the Arts

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Mosesian Center for the Arts sent out the following information:

Writers reading, Songwriters singing, it’s the return of Earfull – Spring 2018 Edition at The Mosesian Center for the Arts! Join us for another amazing series of authors and musicians coming together for intimate performances on the Branch Line patio (321 Arsenal Street Watertown, MA.)

Doors at 6:30 p.m., Show at 7:00 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit us at http://www.mosesianarts.org/index.php/shows/mosesian-live/earfull-spring-2018 

Earfull is made possible in part by Q Division, Brookline Booksmith, and Creamer Management

Spring 2018 Lineup:

May 22
Authors: Celeste Ng & Richard Russo
Musicians: Vapors of Morphine & Audrey Harrer

June 5
Authors: Tova Mirvis & Stephen McCauley
Musicians: Water and Sand (Kim Taylor and Todd Thibaud) & Ward Hayden (Girls Guns & Glory)

June 19
Authors: KL Pereira & Lydia Millet
Musicians: Duke Levine & Sarah Borges

Entertainment

Mosesian Center Hosting Rock & Roll Celebration with Art Show, Gala

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts will host Art & Soul, with a gala featuring an acclaimed Rock & Roll historian, a concert and a BBQ dinner to go along with an art exhibit featuring portraits of rock musicians. Gala
On Thursday, April 12th, The Mosesian Center for the Arts will honor Peter Guralnick, Rock ‘n’ Roll historian extraordinaire and acclaimed author, known for his prize-winning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and his most recent biography, Sam Phillips: The Man who invented Rock ’n’ Roll. The evening’s Rock ‘n’ Roll celebration – Art & Soul, a fundraiser for the Mosesian Center for the Arts (MCA) kicks off with a Memphis-style BBQ dinner followed by a spirited conversation with Guralnick and storied writer, and editor Mark Feeney, followed by a Rock ‘n’ Soul Revue featuring Giant Kings with Special Guests Barrence Whitfield, Dennis Brennan, Andrea Gillis, and Jesse Dee! Giant Kings are Chris Cote, Duke Levine, Kevin Barry, Marty Ballou, Andy Plaisted, Paul Ahstrand, and Mark Earley

For more information about the gala click here: http://www.mosesianarts.org/index.php/shows/mosesian-live/2018-mosesian-award-gala
Exhibit
On view March 22 through May 18, 2018 during regular business hours and during evening and weekend theater events. Opening reception March 23, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (free and open to the public). Coinciding with our Annual Mosesian Award Gala that will honor Rock ‘n Roll historian, acclaimed author and prolific storyteller Peter Guralnick, the Art & Soul exhibition features professional and emerging contemporary art, as well as fan art, that is inspired by, pays tribute to or otherwise celebrates musicians, bands and music culture.

Around Town

Mural Making, Kingian Nonviolence Training & Civil Rights Leader Coming to Watertown

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This spring there will be many ways for community residents, both young and old, to get involved with Watertown’s Kingian Nonviolence initiative, said local organizers. Kingian nonviolence is a train- the-trainer model created by civil rights leader, Dr. Bernard Lafayette, that applies Dr. Martin Luther King’s philosophy and methods to current conflicts. Community Mural Project: One way to get involved is through a mixed media mural to be created on the back wall of the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. On March 3rd, 17th, and 31st project organizers will host a series of free tile painting/making and mosaic-building workshops at HATCH Makers’ Space (20 Summer St.), to create pieces of the mural. There will also be a free tile painting/making workshop at the Mosesian Center for the Arts on March 10th as part of a Spring Festival.

Entertainment

NewRep Hosting Evening with Famed Author Armistead Maupin

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New Repertory Theatre announced it will be hosting “A Conversation With Author Armistead Maupin.” 

The author of the Tales of the City series will be interviewed by former Boston Globe theatre critic Louise Kennedy on Monday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the MainStage Theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown. Launched in 1976 as a groundbreaking serial in the San Francisco Chronicle, Armistead Maupin’s iconic Tales of the City series has since blazed its own trail through popular culture. Hear him talk about creating the series and his new book, a memoir titled Logical Family (October 2017) which grew out of his critically acclaimed one-man show of the same name. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a pre-discussion reception with Mr. Maupin at Branch Line Restaurant for VIP ticket holders. The discussion begins at 7:30 p.m. and there will be a post-conversation book signing

STANDARD TICKET: $50

INCLUDES:
• discussion
• book signing

VIP TICKET: $100

INCLUDES:
• pre-show reception with a cash bar
• premium seating
• front-of-line book signing

BUY TICKETS TODAY!

Entertainment

Hear Russo’s Singing Deli Worker at Mosesian Center’s First Day Celebration

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Spend the first day of 2018 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts and hear Watertown’s singing sensation – Russo’s singing deli worker Gillie Assuncao! The Arts Center sent out the following information:
The Mosesian Center for the Arts invites you to celebrate the New Year at First Day 2018! This free, family-friendly, drop-in open house will take place Monday, January 1st from 10 am to 2 pm at  321 Arsenal Street in Watertown and offers Art & Theatre Activities, fortunes, a Ball Drop at Noon, a New Year’s Photo Booth, and more! Attendees will be treated to special performances by Karen K & The Jitterbugs (12:15 pm) and Gillie Assunção (1:30 pm) – the remarkable Brazilian born Baritone recently unveiled at Russo’s Market here in Watertown! Performances are limited to capacity and guests will reserve a seat upon check-in at the event. The Center’s Black Box Theater will host an open Dance Party and Mad Hatter’s Indoor Picnic Area.

Entertainment

Mosesian Center Hosts Free First Day Event with Fun for the Whole Family

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Mosesian Center for the Arts will host a free event on Jan. 1, 2018 with activities for kids and more. The center released the following announcement:

Celebrate the New Year at the Third Annual First Day at the Mosesian Center for the Arts! Free family fun featuring: Art & Theatre Activities, Fortunes, a Ball Drop at Noon, a Live Performance from Karen K & the Jitterbugs at 12:15, New Year’s Photo Booth, Dance Party & more! Bring a nut free snack or purchase one from on-site and enjoy our indoor picnic area and dance party!

Entertainment

Mosesian Arts Earfull Series Combines Writers of Literature, Song Writers

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The Mosesian Center for the Arts announced the Earfull Fall 2017 Series – three evening events of literature and music with “Writers Reading and Songwriters Singing.”

The Mosesian Center sent out the following information:

Earfull events will take place September 19, October 17, and November 14 in our Black Box Theater, 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, and feature world renowned authors and musicians reading and performing some of their latest works. September 19th 

Authors: Michael Patrick MacDonald – All Souls: A Family Story from Southie, Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under 

Ben Mezrich – Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Take of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal, Once Upon A Time in Russia

Musicians: Weakened Friends – Listen and Muck and the Mires – Listen

October 17th

Authors: Shari Goldhagen – In Some Other World, Maybe, Family and other accidents, 100 Days of Cake

Julia Glass – Three Junes, And the Dark Sacred Night, The Widower’s Tale, A House Among the Trees

Musicians: Kim Taylor – Listen and Julie Rhodes – Listen

November 14th

Authors: Marianne Leone – Knowing Jesse: A Mother’s Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss, Ma Speaks Up: And a First Generation Daughter Talks Back

Claire Messud – The Woman Upstairs, The Emperor’s Children, The Last Life: A Novel

Musicians: Merrie Amsterburg – Listen and Abbie Barrett Band – Listen

The brainchild of Boston Musician and Author Jen Trynin and bookstore connoisseur Tim Huggins, Earfull first launched in the Fall of 2001 with the concept that, given a conducive environment, book people will appreciate being exposed to live music, and rock people will realize how cool it is to hear great authors reading their work aloud! EARFULL aimed to provide that environment, combining prominent author readings with established singer-songwriters in the hopes of broadening the appreciation of and audiences for both. After a brief hiatus from multiple sold-out seasons of the series, the Mosesian Center for the Arts brought the beloved programming back for a second season to a whole new audience. Mosesian Center Members have access to a limited number of pre-sale tickets Friday, August 18 at 12pm, and tickets to the General Public will go on sale Monday, August 21, at 12pm.