Afternoon programs for all ages followed by complimentary refreshments in the Art Gallery. All tickets $10. Tickets available in advance and at the door. Free street parking. Call 781-659-7100 for more information.
Third Thursday Poetry Night Series
Every third Thursday evening of the month beginning on September 20, 2007.
7:00 p.m.
Join fellow poetry lovers at this relaxed and informal gathering at The James. Bring a poem to share or just come and listen to others read and discuss poetry. Led by Stuart Twite. Open to all ages. Call 781-659-7100 for more information.
Book Groups
The James has two book discussion groups – a morning group and an evening group. Call the library for details.
Photo copyright by John R. Stilgoe
November 18, 2007 3 p.m.
John R. Stilgoe, Norwell Before the Information Age
Orchard Professor in the History of Landscape
Department of Visual & Environmental Studies, Harvard University
Maybe the information age is not all it’s cracked up to be. This topic will be discussed by Norwell native John Stilgoe who has been walking around Norwell with his eyes wide open all his life. In this talk he will analyze how residents once used “limited information” to broaden their world views, and how an internet age may be forcing people away from sources of information and perhaps genuine meaning. Join with your neighbors and learn more about the so- called information age. Free.
Sponsored by Norwell Knoll Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
photo by Eric Workman
Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 3 p.m.
THREE MILL GIRLS
A solo performance by Marcia Estabrook
Meet three different women who worked in the 19th century Lowell cotton mills:
Mary Paul who is “pro-mill”, Sarah Bagley who participates in strikes and Mary Harvey, an Irish immigrant. The award - winning actress interprets their complex range of attitudes from gratitude to outrage in an electrifying performance. For adults and students 12+.
All tickets $10.
Sponsored by the Estelle Mosher Memorial Fund.
POETRY AT THE JAMES
Sunday February 24, 2008 at 3 p.m. FREE
Beasts Seen & Unseen
Poems concerning beasts of all sorts. Four poets will read from their own work and the works of others. Readings by John Hodgen, Jean Keskulla, Sue Ellen Kuzma and George Stalker. Refreshments.
LYCEUM SERIES
Under the Direction of Stuart Twite
FREE
During the 19th century the American Lyceum movement provided communities with educational programs and entertainment. Founded in 1826 the movement peaked during the antebellum period with luminaries like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others who traveled and spoke on the lecture circuit.
Friday, February 29 at 7:30 p.m.
From Emerson to Vaudeville: A Lyceum on Lyceums.
Stuart Twite takes a look at the sublime as well as the ridiculous in his examination of this important American institution.
Friday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.
The Chautauqua Art Desk
Sue Robinson presents an illustrated program about the first mass produced “entertainment” center for children that grew out the popularity of the Lyceum and Chautauqua movements. Learn more about the origins and impact of the desk, view and handle desks made in the early 1900s and try out a lesson from its home-studies text.
Friday, April 18th at 7:30 p.m.
Britton Hammon: The Life and Narrative of a Marshfield Slave
Pattie Hainer will discuss this little known piece of early American literature which features the “Uncommon Sufferings and Surprising Deliverances” of one of the slaves of Loyalist John Winslow. Hainer explores Hammon’s adventures in the eighteenth century as he sailed from Plymouth to Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, England and back to Boston.
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Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 3 p.m.
DOROTHY MAINS PRINCE
A solo performance portraying Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
19th Century African American Unitarian orator, poet and novelist
Dorothy Mains Prince is the founder of “Sojourns” which brings the lives of outstanding African American women to audiences across the country. In this historical monologue, Prince traces Harper’s career as a lecturer in the antislavery movement to her work after the Civil War as she addressed the issues of the day – suffrage, temperance, women’s rights and education. Harper has more to say to audiences today than ever before. For adults and students 12+. All tickets $10.
Sponsored by the Estelle Mosher Memorial Fund.
Norwell Reads
The 4th Annual One-Town One –Book event
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What happens when an entire town reads the same book and then gathers at related events to help build community?
The 2008 book choice is Marley and Me by John Grogan. Join fellow residents and read this heartwarming book about a young family and the wonderful dog that taught them some life lessons.
Co-sponsored by the James Library and the Norwell Public Library.
Pick up your copy of the book at either location and attend some of the events.
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Related events at the James Library:
Thursday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Pet Rescue and Adoption presented by Sue Carson of Greyhound Rescue and Diane St. Ours from the Scituate Animal Shelter. Free. All ages welcome.
Wed. May 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Storytime. Stories and songs about pets for children ages 2-5. Featuring John Grogan’s companion book for children Bad Dog, Marley! Call to register. 781-659-7100. Free.
With reduced ticket prices, concerts may sell out. We suggest advance purchase. Call 781-659-7100 for tickets. Tickets also available at the door space permitting. Free ticket passes to all events are available to Norwell residents at the Norwell Public Library (659-7100) and at the Norwell Council on Aging (659-7878). Call to reserve your free pass.