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Award Winning Author to Speak on Immigration Crisis
Pulitzer Prize-Winning author and journalist Sonia Nazario will make two separate appearances in the Merrimack Valley on Friday, April 8, when she will discuss the modern-day odyssey of child migrants who travel to the…
British Comedy Presented at Northern Essex
The bedroom is brought to the stage when “Bedroom Farce” is presented by Northern Essex Community College’s Top Notch Players April 1, 2, 8, and 9 at…
Chamber Group Performs at NECC
The music of composers Bach, Goossens, and McKinley will be performed by the Essex Chamber Music Players, in residence at Northern Essex Community College, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, in the college’s…
NPR Journalist Shares Experiences Going Green at NECC
In 2006, journalist Doug Fine set out to prove that “you can be a digital age American while reducing your carbon footprint.” Fine—a former suburbanite and fast food junkie— moved to the Funky Butte…
College Hosts Dominican Hero
Congresswoman Minou Tavarez Mirabal from the Dominican Republic created major excitement when she visited Lawrence, March 1, at the invitation of the college. She was welcomed like a superstar by the droves of Greater Lawrence residents who came out to…
Lawrence Native to Speak on Impact of Irish in the Civil War
Patriot Capt. Timothy Deasy, as well as the role of all Irish-American Civil War veterans, will be the subject of a White Fund lecture presented by the captain’s great-grand-nephew, Lawrence native Robert J. Bateman, on Sunday, March 20, at 2…
Daughter of Slain Dominican Heroine to Speak in Lawrence
Fifty years after the murder of her mother and aunts, Minou Tavarez Mirabal, a member of the Congress of the Dominican Republic, will reflect on that tragic event and political violence against women at a Tuesday, March 1 presentation as…
Frugal Cookbook Author to Speak in Lawrence
Amy McCoy, freelancer turned food blogger turned author of the “Poor Girl Gourmet” cookbook, will discuss her philosophy of food during a White Fund presentation, “Eating in Style on a Bare-bones Budget: the Story…
Piano Recital Fundraiser Celebrates American Composers
Ten American legendary and contemporary composers will be the focus of a piano recital fundraiser for the Essex Chamber Music Players featuring pianist David Alan Pihl on Sunday, January 23, at 2 p.m. with…