Shirley R. Holland
boston, ma
- Gender: Male
- Interested In: Women
- Member since: 2007-04-05 00:00:00
- Last log-in: 2007-05-17 00:00:00
- Events: 15
Events:
One Size Fits All in DataBase Management: An Idea Whose Time...
Where: MIT
Date: 2007-05-10 19:00:00
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Room E51-315
Acid Reggae Xperience
Where: Berklee Performance Center
Date: 2007-07-26 20:15:00
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The Acid Reggae Xperience, an experimental reggae/dub/neo-soul band led by Matt Jenson, pianist, composer, arranger, and Berklee assistant professor, plays at the Berklee Performance Center, located at 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA, on Thursday, July 26. The concert is open to all ages, $5, and begins at 8:15 p.m. The Berklee Performance Center is wheelchair accessible. For more information, please call 617-747-2261 or visit www.berkleebpc.com. The Acid Reggae Xperience plays Matt Jenson’s hard-hitting, down-tempo reggae, funk and neo-soul arrangements of popular tunes by Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, Steve Miller, and Eddie Palmieri, and originals – many with socio-political messages – couched in an expansive, spiritually motivating multi-media artistic vibration. The concept is continuous music and sound for the entire length of the concert. In a merging of live and electronic music, the repertoire is glued together with trippy electronic loops and textures generated from laptop computers. Says Jenson, “The whole concert is about creating a mysterious feeling throughout the hall. We achieve this with lots of creative visual effects and imagery that is designed to support and augment the meaning of each tune.” In the end, Jenson aims not only to critique, but also to offer a soul-ution through the raising of consciousness. The massive, 13-piece group features outstanding members of the Berklee community and friends, including faculty members Wayne Naus (trumpet), Sean Skeete (drums), Daryl Lowery (tenor saxophone), and Danny Morris (bass); students Nori Kikuta (guitar), Blaine Brown (vocals), Jennifer Hirsh (vocals), and Joy Daniels (vocals); alumnus David Jimenez (guitar); staff member Mike Carerra (laptop effects, sound scapes, and visuals); Angel Subero (trombone), and timbale great Jose Claussell (percussion), timbalero for Latin music legend Eddie Palmieri.
The Last Town Chorus- Free Live Show and CD Signing
Where: Borders
Date: 2007-07-11 12:30:00
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Raw and revealing, The Last Town Chorus takes us on a Wire Waltz with an intimate performance of their debut release. Heard across America with a haunting version of Modern Love from David Bowie on Grey's Anatomy, Megan and The Last Town Chorus struck a nerve with her other-worldly steel guitar and soaring vocals. Say you were the first to see this act perform in your area and meet the act to have your Borders-purchased copy of the CD signed after the set.
Beat the Heat - Cllimate Change Research Fundraiser
Where: Washburn Pavilion at the Museum of Science
Date: 2007-08-21 18:30:00
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Enjoy icy cocktails, hot hors d'oeuvvres and a cool silent auction over looking the Charles River. Proceeds will benefit Earthwatch Institutes global climate research program. This event is on August 21,2007 from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Tickets are $75 in advance, $90 at the door. Dress is Business Attire. RSVP Events Manager at 978-450-1212 or email heat@earthwatch.org. Earthwatch is the world's largest environmental volunteer organization. Understanding that global warming is the most urgent environmental issue we face, Earthwatch supports critical field research on climate adaptation and mitigation in nineteen different locations worldwide. From measuring the impact temperature increase has on the fragile rainforests of North Queensland, Australia to monitoring the Arctica's vast stores of greenhouse gases in Manitoba, Canada, Earthwatch volunteers collect data 365 days a year that contribute to global understanding and action. For more events in Boston: http://www.thewherewhenproject.com/component/option,com_thyme/Itemid,51/ For more events nationwide: http://www.thewherewhenproject.com/
The Bostonian Society: New England and the China Trade
Where: Old State House
Date: 2007-04-12 18:30:00
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Miriam Butts, author of "Foreign Devil to Canton: The Story of the American China Trade, 1783-1843," will lecture on New England and the China Trade. Event is at the Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02109. This lecture is a part of the Spring Lowell Lecture Series presented by The Bostonian Society.
OrigiNation and the O’Shea Chaplin Academy of Irish Dance an...
Where: Franklin Park Playstead
Date: 2007-08-14 18:00:00
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The Franklin Park Coalition (FPC) partners with the National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department's ParkARTS Program to present a performing arts series named for the founder and director of the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts. Lewis, a beloved Boston icon, established Playhouse in the Park in 1966, and presented artists like Duke Ellington, Olatunji, Billy Taylor, the Boston Ballet and Odetta. In its original inception, it ran through 1978. The dancers of OrigiNation are dedicated to promoting the importance of self-respect, health, nutrition, education and self-esteem, while emphasizing the impact that African influences have had on dance. Under the direction of choreographer Shaumba Yandje Dibinga, they specialize in hip-hop, jazz, tap, step and Caribbean dance. The O’Shea Chaplin Academy of Irish Dance presents their combination of traditional and contemporary Irish dance and costumes. Their performances have won them accolades and awards, nationally and internationally. Founded in Galway by Rita O'Shea 50 years ago, the Academy has been based in Boston for over 40 years now. These two companies dance together for some explosive cross-cultural hip-step-hop. Serious Bizness is a Boston-based band of industry professionals who jam to create a little bit of funk and a whole lotta rhythm and blues. Led by Webster Roach (bass), the group consists of Wayne Jones (guitar), Ryan Brown (keyboards), Chris Royal (saxophone) with Ray Greene on vocals and trombone. Members of the group have toured nationally and recorded with artists such as: Walter Beasley, Najee, John Legend, Chuck Loeb, Bob Moses, Andre Ward, Rick James, Lauren Hill and the Backstreet Boys.
La Timba Loca
Where: Regattabar
Date: 2008-01-18 19:30:00
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Led by Gonzalo Grau, this 11-piece band serves up a unique blend of funk, pop and Caribbean beats with a dash of spicy Latin flavor.
Book Signing with Jose Canseco
Where: Borders Bookstore
Date: 2008-04-03 12:30:00
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Baseball legend will sign his brand new book "Vindicated" at Borders Downtown Crossing. Event rules will apply. Please call the store for details.
Boston University Symphony & Symphonic Chorus
Where: Boston Symphony Hall
Date: 2008-04-07 20:00:00
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Orchestra Baobab
Where: Somerville Theater
Date: 2008-06-21 20:00:00
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Orchestra Baobab is a Senegalese legend of the Afro-Cuban sound and this 13-piece band shows an incalculable power, drive and infectiousness.