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Upcycling at the Mill Hand Sewing Workshop
Mar
29
11:00 AM11:00
EDUCATIONAL, FAMILY FRIENDLY, PUBLIC EVENT, REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Upcycling at the Mill Hand Sewing Workshop

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Upcycling at the Mill: Hand Sewing Workshop

(ages 12+ and adults) 
$18 Materials and Instruction fee
Space is limited

Give new life to old textiles in this hands-on workshop at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation!

With 11.5 million tons of fabric wasted annually, upcycling offers a creative way to reduce waste while learning hand sewing, embroidery, and darning techniques. Held in the historic mill where America’s textile industry began, this class connects past and present by transforming worn clothing into something new.

Bring your own fabric items and reimagine them with sustainability and creativity in mind! 


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In concert: Mark Kroll, harpsichord, Carol Lieberman, baroque violin
Mar
22
7:00 PM19:00
FREE EVENT, FAMILY FRIENDLY, LIVE MUSIC

In concert: Mark Kroll, harpsichord, Carol Lieberman, baroque violin

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In concert: Mark Kroll, harpsichord, Carol Lieberman, baroque violin

A special performance as part of our Rediscovering Waltham’s Harpsichord History special exhibition

Mark Kroll-Harpsichord
Carol Lieberman-Baroque Violin

François Couperin (1668-1733)
Troisiême Ordre (Pièces de clavecin, Book I)

Allemande La Ténébreuse
Premiere Courante
Seconde Courante
Sarabande La Lugubre
Les Pélerines
La Marche
La Caristade
Le Remerciement
La Favorite, Chaconne à deux tems

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in D minor, K. 90

Grave
Allegro
[Allegro] Allegro

*** intermission***

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Suite Pour Le Clavecin in B-minor, BWV 814

Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Anglaise
Menuet and Trio
Gigue

Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1014
Dolce
Allegro
Andante ma non poco
Presto

Mark Kroll’s distinguished career as a performer, scholar and educator spans a period of more than fifty years. He has appeared in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia as a recitalist and chamber musician, winning critical praise for his expressive playing and virtuosity. He has also performed as concerto soloist with the world’s major orchestras, and served as harpsichordist for the Boston Symphony from 1979-2008.

Kroll’s extensive list of recordings includes the music of Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Biber, Duphly, Balbastre, Royer, Schubert, and Hummel; a 10-disc set of the complete pièces de clavecin of François Couperin; critically acclaimed CDs of contemporary harpsichord music; and Dutilleux’s Les Citations with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players.

Equally active as a scholar, Kroll has published eight books— Bach, Handel and Scarlatti: Reception in Britain 1750-1850; The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord; Ignaz Moscheles and the Changing World of Musical Europe; Playing the Harpsichord Expressively; The Beethoven Violin Sonatas; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: A Musician and His World (a second edition and a Slovakian translation were published this year in Bratislava); The Boston School of Harpsichord Building; and an annotated facsimile of part III of J. N. Hummel’s piano treatise—plus numerous chapters and articles, and scholarly editions for Bärenreiter, Ut Orpheus and A-R Editions. His book, Contemporary Harpsichord Music Since 1900, is in preparation.

A dedicated educator, Kroll is Professor emeritus at Boston University, where he served for twenty-five years as Professor of Harpsichord and Chair of the Department of Historical Performance. He teaches and lectures worldwide, and has been visiting professor and guest lecturer at Northeastern University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale and Princeton Universities, and others throughout the United States.

For further details, see www.markkroll.com

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Upcycling at the Mill Hand Sewing Workshop
Mar
8
11:00 AM11:00
EDUCATIONAL, FAMILY FRIENDLY, PUBLIC EVENT, REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Upcycling at the Mill Hand Sewing Workshop

  • Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Upcycling at the Mill: Hand Sewing Workshop

(ages 12+ and adults) 
$18 Materials and Instruction fee
Space is limited

Give new life to old textiles in this hands-on workshop at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation!

With 11.5 million tons of fabric wasted annually, upcycling offers a creative way to reduce waste while learning hand sewing, embroidery, and darning techniques. Held in the historic mill where America’s textile industry began, this class connects past and present by transforming worn clothing into something new.

Bring your own fabric items and reimagine them with sustainability and creativity in mind! 


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A Christmas Carol, presented by J.T. Turner
Dec
12
7:00 PM19:00
PUBLIC EVENT, FAMILY FRIENDLY

A Christmas Carol, presented by J.T. Turner

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A Christmas Carol, presented by J.T. Turner

Tickets:
$20 Adults and Teens
$10 Children 12 & Under

Witness the classic tale of A Christmas Carol brought beautifully to life as actor J.T. Turner portrays author Charles Dickens and every single character from the story in this acclaimed one-man show. Charles Dickens performed his A Christmas Carol publicly every year, and this version brings all the drama, comedy and redemption as Dickens originally wrote it. J.T. has performed his one-man version of this holiday classic across North America for over 25 years.

J.T. Turner (SAG-AFTRA, AEA) jtturner.org is an award-winning stage, screen and audio actor, teaching artist and speaker who lived in Waltham until 2021. He has toured theaters, museums, schools, universities, historical sites, libraries, and senior centers all over the North America with his original one-man shows, including: "Robert Frost, Light and Dark," “The Adventures of Benjamin Franklin", “Shakespeare’s Ghost,” "A Visit with C.S. Lewis", "Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol", “John Muir: Father of America’s Parks,” “Washington Irving in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, “A Visit with John Steinbeck,” and “Fitzgerald & Gatsby,” as well as storytelling, mindful movement, and theater education programs.


J.T.’s original play “Within These Walls” was featured at the Smithsonian Museum of American History and awarded an Essex National Heritage Pioneer in Partneships Award. His Mill Talk: The Charles Dickens Lectures” was commissioned by The Lowell Institute & Charles River Museum of Industry, and he has served as an on-camera historical consultant on The Travel Channel. He has been awarded multiple Pinnacle Awards fromThe Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration.J.T. had served as a visiting artist at the Longy School of Music, Boston University, and University of Massachusetts/Lowell, among others. He is NEFA/NEST grant eligible, and an approved provider of educational programs for MassHousing & Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging.

He is also a professional circus ringmaster, fight choreographer, certified instructor of qigong, tai chi, & meditation, and acting, accent, & public speaking coach. www.jtturner.org FB: The Actors Company

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