Courses & Events
Uncover Fascinating Discussions, Exhibits & Events at North Hill Retirement Community
Here’s a sneak peek at our 2018 fall course catalog!
Susan Wilkins, Director of Education, The International Museum of WWII: Lecture and Slides on the Museum’s Current Exhibit: Women of WWII: On the Home Fronts and the Battlefronts, Women of WWII During the war, women were charged with maintaining the home, caring for children, rationing food and clothing, planting victory…
Author Eric Jay Dolin: Lecture and Slide show on his latest book: Black Sails and Black Flags, Blue Waters, The Golden Age of Piracy. Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the dramatic and surprising history of American piracy’s “Golden Age”—spanning the late 1600s through…
Jan Turnquist as Louisa May Alcott: One hundred and fifty-years ago, author Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women at her publisher’s request. Loosely based on her own childhood, the novel follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—and their passage to womanhood. The book was an…
October 10, 10:30 am Professor Robert Bellinger, Associate Professor Department of History; Director, Black Studies Program; Director, Collection of African American Literature, Suffolk University. Lecture and presentation Prof. Bellinger teaches classes in African American and American history, African Diasporan studies, and the history and culture of Senegal. His research interests…
Artist Sean Flood returns to North Hill with an exhibition of paintings and sketches Sean Flood (1982) is originally from the south shore of Boston, Massachusetts and is currently based between Boston and New York City. Flood received his BFA from The Art Institute of Boston in 2005. Flood works…
October 25, 11 am Conductor Russell Ger, Lecture and multi-media presentation The Renaissance Man: How Leonard Bernstein Changed America Renowned conductor Russel Ger will return to North Hill in October of 2018 with his newest talk about the legendary Leonard Bernstein. Ger is an Australian conductor based in New York.…
October 30, 7:00 pm Jose Masso, Massachusetts Hall of Fame Inductee and WBUR radio host of Con Salsa! Teacher, broadcaster, policy maker, radio host Jose Masso, host of WBUR’s weekly radio program Con Salsa! with a multi-media presentation on the cultural influences of Salsa music and dance.
November 1, 2:30 pm Author Talk: Joe Solmonese, The Gift of Anger Under Joe Solmonese’s leadership, the Human Rights Campaign became the model other organizations look toward to create effective social and political change. Against daunting odds, HRC was instrumental in passing landmark national legislation such as the Matthew Shepard…
December 10, 7:00 pm, Concert by Classical Pianist Fred Moyer Mr. Moyer will perform a program of classical piano masterpieces. The audience will enjoy listening to time honored favorites as well as some wonderful pieces they may be hearing for the first time. His programs are always creative and engaging,…
