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Seventeenth Annual Carlisle Lecture Series (2020-2021)




Art Series

Our annual art appreciation lectures cosponsored by the Friends of the Carlisle Council on Aging and the Friends of the Gleason Public Library will be presented once again by the very enthusiastic artist, educator, and owner of ArtMatters Jane Blair. We will be seeing these on Zoom this year due to the pandemic.

These programs will be held on Wednesdays at 1:30.

  • On January 27, 2021 we will hear about the tumultuous life and brilliant work of Vincent Van Gogh.

  • On February 24, we will examine the art and achievements of the four great ancient civilizations and their contributions to contemporary times.

  • On March 24, the life and work of Impressionists Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir will be the focus of our attention.

You can go to the library website to register at www.gleasonlibrary.org or call the library at 978-369-4898.


Fall Series

MUSIC LECTURES BY SIVAN ETEDGEE
Wednesday, October 21 & October 28 | 1:30 p.m.

  • October 21: Classical Music Inspired by Jazz
    Sign up: Classical Music
    This class explores the origins of jazz at the beginning of the 20th century and the classical composers who were inspired by this new art form. Music by Debussy, Gershwin, and others.

  • October 28: American Music of the Twentieth Century
    Sign up: American Music
    This class is an overview of 100 years of American classical music. The composers covered include Ives, Gershwin, Copland, Cage, and the minimalist composers of the 1970’s to the present day.

These talks will be held online via Zoom; please register to receive the Zoom invitation. If you have any questions about using Zoom, please email info@gleasonlibrary.org or call 978-369-4898. Please register for each week of this two-week series separately.

Pianist Sivan Etedgee appears frequently as a recitalist, chamber musician, and lecturer, giving many performances and presentations each year to audiences ranging from young children to senior citizens. Committed to making classical music enjoyable to everyone, Sivan establishes an easy rapport with his audiences, frequently giving commentary on the music throughout his concerts.

Among Sivan’s frequent performances have been concerts presented by Harvard University, the Brookline Library Music Association, Friends of the The Wellesley Public Library, “Music at the Meetinghouse“ in Lebanon, NH, Brooklyn Public Library’s Dweck Center and the Beverly Hills Presbytarian Church in Los Angeles, CA. In April 2015, Sivan was the featured soloist in George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue“ with the University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony. Also active in summer music festivals, he has performed at the Apple Hill, Green Mountain, and the Connecticut Virtuosi Music festivals.

Sivan is currently a faculty member at the Newton Music Academy, has a home studio in Newton, MA, and has taught at the University of New Hampshire. Sivan is an active member of the New England Piano Teachers’ Association, where he serves on several committees, and was a board member from 2012-2015. Sivan was educated at the University of New Hampshire, Boston University, and the Hartt school of music, where his teachers have included Christopher Kies, Anthony di Bonaventura, and Luiz de Moura Castro.

Sponsored by the Friends of Carlisle Council on Aging and Friends of Gleason Public Library.


THE COLD WAR WITH GARY HYLANDER
Friday, October 9

The Cold War was a period of intense political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Historians mark the beginning of the Cold War in 1947 with the Truman Doctrine and the end of the Cold War with the break-up of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The possibility of a clash between the world’s only two super powers was too frightening to imagine. Such a war would be fought with nuclear weapons. Join us as we discuss the flash points of the Cold War. Was George H. Bush correct when he announced that with the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991 that “freedom finished first“.

Learn about the flash points of the Cold War in two lectures with Gary Hylander. Dr. Hylander earned his PhD at Boston College and is now an independent scholar who specializes as a Presidential Historian.

Dr. Hylander's lectures scheduled to be recorded on October 9 and we expect to have the recordings available online a few days afterwards. Register at gleasonlibrary.org or 978-369-4898 to receive the online links to these recordings once they become available.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Council on Aging and the Friends of Gleason Public Library.


 These lectures will be held via Zoom on Wednesdays at 1:30.

This two-part lecture on immigration will provide a grounding in the history of immigration in the U.S., explain the main forms of immigration to the U.S., and review some of the turbulent changes that immigration has faced in the past four years. Jason Giannetti is an immigration attorney based in Brookline, MA and he has been practicing for 17 years.


  • September 23: Part I. - Historical Overview of U.S. Immigration Law and Policy


  • September 30: Part II. - Immigration in the Age of Trump


Please register for each week separately. This talk will be held online via Zoom; please register to receive the Zoom invitation. If you have any questions about using Zoom, please email info@gleasonlibrary.org or call 978-369-4898.

Sponsored by the Friends of Carlisle Council on Aging and the Friends of Gleason Public Library.





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