BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY’S LOCAL & FAMILY HISTORY LECTURE SERIES FALL SCHEDULE

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY’S LOCAL & FAMILY HISTORY LECTURE SERIES FALL SCHEDULE

BOSTON – September 5, 2017 – Boston Public Library's Local & Family History Lecture Series returns this month, offering information about the history of Boston and its diverse neighborhoods along with tips and guides for those beginning their own genealogical research. The complete September through December schedule can be viewed or downloaded online. The series offers a wide range of topics, from the Cocoanut Grove Fire to the history of Marshmallow Fluff’s production in Massachusetts:

·         Eve LaPlante discusses how Puritans viewed women’s power and women’s bodies, in this life and in the afterlife in “Monstrous Births, Powerful Midwives: The Battle Over Women’s Bodies in 17th-Century Boston” on Wednesday, September 13, at 6 p.m. in Rabb Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.

·         Steven Edson and Dan Gilman share their knowledge to help you preserve your family’s history before it’s lost or forgotten. Discover how to scan and restore old photographs, transfer paper to digital formats, convert old film to video, record interviews with relatives, and learn best practices for editing, storytelling, and sharing your family’s memories on Wednesday, September 20, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.

·         Margaret Newell, author and vice chair of the History Department at Ohio State University, explores the stories of Indians enslaved by English colonists in New England and shows how they influenced New England society in crucial ways, including by exposing their captors to Native religion, foods, and technology and fighting for citizenship in cases that had implications for all enslaved peoples in 18th-century America. Wednesday, October 4, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.

·         Lisa Berenson, director of Educational Programming and Development at the Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts, discusses an ambitious initiative to transform and restore a former Jewish mortuary chapel in East Boston into a state-of-the-art exhibit hall on the history of immigration in the Boston area. Wednesday, October 25, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.

·         David Allen Lambert, chief genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, shows you how, despite challenges, you can start reconstructing your ancestor’s service history using draft registration cards and enlistments, the U.S. census, discharge papers, unit histories, and several other resources on Wednesday, November 8, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.

·         Rosalyn Delores Elder, author, registered architect, and cofounder of Jamaicaway Books, explores sites in towns across the commonwealth that document the contributions of African Americans to our state’s history on Wednesday, November 15, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.

·         Stephanie Schorow, author of six books including The Cocoanut Grove Fire and Drinking Boston: A History of the City and Its Spirits, explores the worst nightclub fire in U.S. history in its 75th anniversary year, in which 492 people perished on Tuesday, November 28, at 6 p.m. in Rabb Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.

·         Marshmallow Fluff was invented in Somerville and has been manufactured in Lynn since the 1950s. In celebration of Marshmallow Fluff’s centennial, Mimi Graney, author of Fluff: The Sticky Sweet Story of an American Icon, presents a fascinating narrative of Boston’s forgotten candy industry on Wednesday, December 6, at 6 p.m. in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square, located at 700 Boylston Street.

花果靈根集音樂會 9/23 登場

中華表演藝術基金會  Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts               3 Partridge Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773 ChinesePerformingArts.net Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net  Saturday, 9/23/2017, 8 pm  at NEC's Jordan Hall  Reflections on Diaspora  花果靈根集    Bao Jian 包鍵,  guanzi Hu Jianbing 胡建兵,  sheng Chen Tao 陳濤,  dizi Zhou Yi 周懿,  pipa  Xia Wenjie 夏文傑,  erhu  Weng Hui 翁惠,  guzheng  Liu Li 劉麗,  qugin  Mike Block, cello Hall. http://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/season/20170923/index.html Ticket: $50: VIP Reserved Seats $30: open seating at non-VIP section $15: student open seating at non-VIP section Children under 6 not admitted. Program: (program notes available on our website) 1,  Mantra of Puan 普庵咒 by Aixinjueluo Yuhuan 清故恭王府音樂 -愛新覺羅毓峘傳譜 Bao Jian 包鍵 guanzi  管子, Hu Jianbing 胡建兵 sheng 笙, Chen Tao 陳濤 dizi 笛子,Xia Wenjie 夏文傑 erhu 二胡 Zhou Yi 周懿 pipa 琵琶 Weng Hui 翁惠 guzheng 古箏, Liu Li 劉麗 zhongruan 2,  Selling Vegetables  Shanxi 山西 folk music  (arr. by Liu Guanle 劉管樂 )  Chen Tao 陳濤,dizi 笛子 Hu Jianbing 胡建兵,sheng 笙 3,  Men of Letters 墨客 for guzheng 古箏   solo  by Fang Dongqing 方岽清   Weng Hui 翁惠, guzheng 古箏 4,  Running Streams 流水  for guqin 古琴   and xiao 簫 Chinese Traditional  Liu Li 劉麗,guqin 古琴 Chen Tao 陳濤,xiao 簫  5,  Five Colors - Impromptu 即興笙獨奏 for Sheng 笙   solo  by Hu Jianbing 胡建兵 Hu Jianbing 胡建兵,sheng 笙 6,  The sound from Tianzhu 天竺梵音 by Hu Jianbing 胡建兵 Zhou Yi 周懿,pipa 琵琶 Mike Block, cello 7,  Pipa Language  by Lin Hai 林海 (arr.by Hu Jianbing 胡建兵)  Zhou Yi 周懿,pipa 琵琶 Weng Hui 翁惠,guzheng 古箏  Chen Tao 陳濤,dizi 笛子  Jianbing 胡建兵,sheng 笙 Mike Block, cello 8,  Along the River During the Qingming Festival 清明上河圖  by Liu Weiguang 劉為光  (arr.by Zhang Weiliang 張維良)  Chen Tao 陳濤,dizi 笛子 Weng Hui 翁惠,guzheng 古箏 9,  The Orchids 幽蘭  by Hu Jianbing 胡建兵  Bao Jian 包鍵,guanzi 管子 Hu Jianbing 胡建兵,sheng 笙 Mike Block, cello   10,  Lao Liu Ban 老六板  Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo 江南絲竹    Chen Tao 陳濤,dizi 笛子  Xia Wenjie 夏文傑,erhu 二胡 Zhou Yi 周懿,pipa 琵琶,  Hu Jianbing 胡建兵,sheng 笙 Weng Hui 翁惠,guzheng 古箏  Liu Li 劉麗,percussion Bao Jian 包鍵,percussion

REP. LIEU STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S DECISION TO END THE DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA) PROGRAM

REP. LIEU STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S DECISION TO END THE DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA) PROGRAM

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In 2012, President Obama established DACA to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Those protected by DACA, also called DREAMers, met several requirements including being under 16 when arriving in the United States; being enrolled in school or having completed high school or earned a general education development (GED) certificate; and posing no threat to public safety. Since DACA’s inception, nearly 800,000 individuals have received DACA protection, though it is estimated that 1.7 million young immigrants are DACA-eligible. Today’s announcement puts these DREAMers at risk of deportation.

“I am outraged by the President’s foolish decision to end DACA. This decision will cost our economy $460 billion over the next decade. More importantly, it ignores our nation’s rich immigrant heritage. Our nation can never be great without embracing immigrants. Ending DACA is an unconscionable assault on thousands of young Americans who know no other home than the United States. I will stand firmly with my Democratic colleagues to fight this action and do whatever we can to protect DREAMers.”

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF INTERGENERATIONAL HOMESHARE PILOT PROGRAM

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF INTERGENERATIONAL HOMESHARE PILOT PROGRAM

Pilot provides affordable housing to graduate students while assisting local homeowners and increasing community stability

BOSTON - Thursday, September 28, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today the launch of the Intergenerational Homeshare Pilot, a collaboration with the Elderly Commission, the Mayor's Housing Innovation Lab, and nesterly, a local social enterprise working to make existing homes work better for today's households. The Intergenerational Homeshare Pilot will match households with a spare bedroom to students who are seeking an affordable place to stay during their studies, as well as an opportunity to engage with the local community. This pilot program is a goal from Mayor Walsh and the Elderly Commission's Age-Friendly Boston Action Plan, which aims to encourage age-friendly development along with alternative housing options by exploring the creation of an Intergenerational Homeshare, matching older homeowners with extra rooms to rent with people who need to rent a room. The pilot currently has eight pairings, and will run through December to determine the impact, feasibility, and resources needed to potentially scale this initiative into a City-wide program. "Boston is home to a growing number of seniors and students. We know that many of our older residents want to stay in their homes -- but need companionship and some simple home maintenance," said Mayor Walsh. "By matching established adults with extra space with students who are eager to engage with their communities, we're creating an innovative housing pilot that provides more affordable options for everyone." Seniors are the fastest-growing cohort of Boston's population, as outlined in the Walsh Administration's housing plan: Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030. In addition, AARP reports that nearly ninety percent of older households want to age in their homes and communities, but face challenges with social isolation, declining incomes and home maintenance. A national report by the Trulia housing economics research team estimates that there are more than 3.6 million spare bedrooms in the homes of U.S. Baby Boomers in metropolitan areas that have the potential to be rented out. More than 38,000 of these rooms are located in Boston. The study also demonstrates that graduate students could potentially save up to $24,000 annually by renting a room rather than a one-bedroom apartment. With the current demographic shifts and the need to increase affordable housing, the City and nesterly are collaborating to bring the innovative housing solution of intergenerational homesharing to the City of Boston. Demand for the program has been strong. Working in collaboration with local organizations and universities, nesterly received more than 80 applications to participate in only three weeks. nesterly then worked closely with the host and guest applicants to help them find housing opportunities that would go beyond logistical matching to create stronger community relationships. To date, eight successful matches have been made across Boston and surrounding towns through a newly developed website that helps hosts and guests easily connect with each other and agree to a mutually beneficial exchange. "It's going great!" said Brenda Atchison, one of the first participants in the program. "The City and nesterly were so thoughtful, and matched me with a wonderful architecture student from Greece. I'm an empty-nester, and Phoebus brings a presence into my home that makes it feel so much more alive and full. We're cooking dinner together; I'm showing him Roxbury's beautiful architecture. Not only am I learning from him, but I also like being able to feel as though I'm helping in another way -- his PhD program might have been a reach if he had to pay for a room alone, but now there is another alternative." "As our population ages, we need creative housing solutions that will support older adults' wellbeing and engagement in their communities, as well as help those who wish to remain in their homes to do so affordably," said Jennifer Molinsky, Senior Research Associate at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. "The model for Intergenerational homesharing that nesterly and the City are putting forward has the potential to help people afford to stay in their homes while also forging new social connections that will enrich their lives-as well as their communities." The City and nesterly will continue to evaluate the pilot over the coming months to determine the program's success and to assess potential ways to expand it. In the meantime, residents can sign up  up to host or rent at www.nesterly.io today. About nesterly nesterly is an award-winning social enterprise founded by recent MIT graduates Noelle Marcus and Rachel Goor. Their model offers a unique approach to solving the housing affordability crisis by capitalizing on the millions of empty spare bedrooms across the country. nesterly's digital community connects households who have spare space with young people willing to exchange help around the house for lower rent. They were named an Idea to Change the World in 2017 by MIT's IDEAS Global Challenge, and have been featured in The Atlantic, Forbes and NPR's Marketplace. To learn more or join the community, visit www.nesterly.io, or contact them directly at info@nesterly.net. About Age Friendly Boston We want to create an environment where older adults can continue to lead healthy, independent and productive lives in Boston. We're challenging the City's public agencies, businesses, cultural, educational, and religious institutions, and community groups to consider how they can change policy and practices to enhance the quality of life for our residents. About the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics and the Housing Innovation Lab The Mayor's Housing Innovation Lab was facilitated by a collaboration between the Department of Neighborhood Development and the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM). The Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics serves as Mayor Walsh's civic innovation group. A City agency that was formed in 2010, New Urban Mechanics pilots experiments that offer the potential to improve the quality of life for Boston residents. The Housing Innovation Lab focuses their work on reducing the cost of housing. To learn more about MONUM, follow the office on Twitter or visit their website. To learn more about the Housing Innovation Lab, follow the office on Twitter or visit their website.