SINGO with Jim the DJ Guy on Monday, June 5 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm. Singo is rock and roll bingo with the numbers replaced with your favorite songs. Test your musical knowledge and luck. Win some prizes! The Singo Categories are: Early Rock, Disco, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, Motown/Soul, TV Themes, Top 40, One Hit Wonders and more! Sign up in advance at the front desk or by calling 781-834-5581. Suggested donation at the door $2.00
ART OF FILM CLASS presents "Mama Mia" on Thursday, June 8 at 12:30 pm. Watching/experiencing this musical comedy is so much fun. The storyline is somewhat captivating, and the music of ABBA with Meryl Streep, Pierce Bosnan, Colin Firth, Christine Baranski and other outstanding performers is terrific! Irresistible! Come! Sing along with the fabulous music. (You wanna be a dancing queen???) (This is my last film of the summer—taking Art of Film off until September.) Heather K.
“THE FIRST LADY MARTHA WASHINGTON” presented by Historian Anne Barrett on Thursday, June 15 at 1:00 pm. There's more to Martha than we read in history books! In 1759, the attractive and wealthy widow Martha Dandridge Custis married the handsome and successful soldier George Washington, a decision that would lead her from the battlefields of the American Revolution to the highest echelons of the infant republic. She'll share her private family joys and sorrows, and reminisce about the winters she spent at the Revolutionary encampments. .Martha will relate her experiences as the President’s wife deftly navigating the expectations and pitfalls of defining the role of First Lady. She’s is concerned about the current political climate, her husband’s challenges in guiding this new country and supposed allies who are not what they seem. Spend an hour in the 18th century with the First Lady. Advanced sign is recommended.
ROCKS AND DOCS present "David Crosby Remember My Name" on Friday, June 16 at 12:30 pm. A revealing and deeply personal documentary exploring the life and creative renaissance of music icon David Crosby. A cultural force for over fifty years, Crosby faced an uncertain future after the 2015 dissolution of Crosby, Stills and Nash. Racked with health issues and personal obstacles, Crosby forged a new path at the age of 76. Seeking out younger musicians and recording a pair of critically-praised new albums, Crosby now sets out to make a mark in a world now so different from the generation he came to define in the 60's. Advanced sign up required. Limit 20.
DELVENA THEATRE COMPANY presents “All the Presidents' Women” on Thursday, June 22 at 1:00 pm. The Delvena Theatre Company will be presenting All the Presidents’ Women, a live performance which looks into the lives of some our Presidents and their wives. Find out which one of our most famous First Ladies was committed to a mental institution by her own son! Have we already had a female president? Could one of our First Ladies have murdered her husband while he was still in office? This show is a live performance which looks into the lives (sometimes behind closed doors!) of some our United States presidents and their wives. Find out which of our most famous first ladies was committed to a mental institution by her own son! Have we already had a female president? Could one of our first ladies have murdered her husband while he was still in office? Fascinating stories bring lively entertainment and promotes dialogue after the performance between the cast and the audience. Advanced sign up required. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Marshfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
MUSICAL MONDAY WITH JACK CRAIG PRESENTS “The Best of Broadway” on Monday, June 26 at 1:00 pm. Join us for Jack Craig on the piano for music from ‘Second Hand Rose’ (1921) through ‘Memory’ (1982), the songs in this program celebrate the high points of American musical theatre. Standout productions like ‘Showboat’, ‘South Pacific’, ‘My Fair Lady’, and ‘Hello Dolly’ are all included as well as unique hits from writers such as Noel Coward, Kurt Weill, and Irving Berlin. The program concentrates on the “golden age of musicals” by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, and Stephen Sondheim – but, all of the 24 songs we will be singing are classics! Please sign up at the front desk in advance or by calling 781-834-5581 as refreshments are served. Suggested donation of $2.
BEEYONDER presents “Antarctica and It's Penguins” on Tuesday, June 27 at 2:00 pm. Penguins are some of the cutest animals in the world and many of them live in Patagonia and Antarctica! Join us at the Senior Center for a zoom in this armchair/lecture type live tour made with pictures and some videos to learn about these incredible birds and the places they live in. We will also talk about Patagonia and Antarctica: the coldest, the windiest and the driest continent in the world. This will be a 1 hour Virtual Experience. Sign up in advance at the front desk or by calling 781-834-5581. Limit 20
LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES!
NEW 2 showings 10 am & 12:30 pm
“Ticket to Paradise” (PG 13 1H 44M) on Friday, June 9. Love is in the air on Bali as recent college grad Lily prepares to wed a local guy and her friend Wren finds herself falling for an island doctor.
“Checking Out” (2005 PG-13 1h 35m) on Wednesday, June 21. Ninety-year-old Morris Applebaum (played by Peter Falk, aka Lt. Columbo) has decided to "check out" on life and gathers his grown-up children to his Manhattan apartment for a final reunion.
“A Prairie Home Companion” (2006 PG-13 1h 46m) on Friday, June 23. From director Robert Altman comes this quirky piece of fiction based on the real-life radio program of the same name, with a wry screenplay penned by the show's host, Garrison Keillor, who also stars.
“Man's Favorite Sport?” (1964 NR 2h 1m) on Friday, June 30. In this entertaining 1960s comedy, Rock Hudson plays Roger Willoughby, a fishing gear salesman for Abercrombie & Fitch who's ordered by his boss to participate in a fishing competition. There’s one problem, Roger never worked a rod and real.
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