We have learned that this coming weekend, the 10th Anniversary of the Women’s Memorial between Fairfield and Gloucester Streets on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall will be celebrated. Enjoy a charming video of the making and the dedication of the statue at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12t429KHAL8&feature=youtu.be, featuring a young Tom Menino.
You are invited to the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy on Tuesday, November 12 at the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts. Reception begins at 5:30, program at 6 pm. Please join them and come together to thank volunteers, celebrate our parks community, and share a vision of the Emerald Necklace. The Keynote Address will be given by Ned Friedman: The Emerald Necklace – Urban Gems of Landscape and Biodiversity. There will be a special presentation of the 2013 Volunteer of the Year Award to Gerry Wright, co-founder of Olmsted 2022, Friends of Jamaica Pond, and Friends of Olmsted Park – Boston. Hosting sponsor of this meeting is Simmons College, and the meeting sponsors are MASCO and Colleges of the Fenway. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP by November 4 online at www.emeraldnecklace.org, or by calling 617-522-2700.
William (Ned) Friedman is Director of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and Arnold Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. He received an A.B. in Biology from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of California, Berkeley.
From November 8 through November 23, 2013, Simple Machine proudly presents Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, adapted for the stage by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by M. Bevin O’Gara.
James’ classic story of a young governess charged with caring for two orphaned children at a lonely English country estate is one of the most famous Victorian ghost stories ever written. Hatcher’s adaptation ratchets up the psychological suspense and intimacy of the story with two actors playing all the roles.
The Turn of the Screw will be staged in two historic houses in Boston. The Gibson House Museum in Back Bay is a beautifully preserved 19th century home that has served as a museum for over 40 years. The Taylor House Bed & Breakfast was built as a residence in the 1850s at the height of Jamaica Plain’s golden age and has been lovingly restored in recent years to its former glory. Although both houses are from the same era, the staging in each will be unique to that location; these remarkable settings will give audiences an authentic and exhilarating atmosphere in which to experience this classic Gothic thriller. All performances will start at 7:30 pm. The performance runs approximately 80 minutes with no intermission. Due to the intimate nature of the venues, there will be no late seating.
Tickets and specific dates of performance are available through www.simplemachinetheatre.com for $25.
