He had lived in the Boston area for the last nine years and was a musician and a music teacher. He was a great listener, unusually sensitive and aware of other people’s feelings and perspectives.
The Oldtone Roots Music festival, on a mission to preserve American Roots music and dance, features hand-picked artists dedicated to unique American traditions.
Created and performed by playwright and actress Rachel Siegel, "Special" is based on personal experience and interviews with mothers of children with special needs.
"Women the world over are stymied by a silent desperation that keeps them quiet. Whatever their life conditions, the common thread is a societal underestimation of the value of motherhood and of women’s lives in general. My quest is for women to access and nurture their inner resolve, to take a stand for their stories that are news to the world. For this, they must hear from other women."
--- Suzi Banks Baum
"We are teachers. We travel the world spreading our message of peace, love, and harmony. What could be better or more important than that.”
-- Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder and leader Joseph Shabalala
For a taste of the old-fashioned, genuine Greenwich Village coffeehouse scene, with extraordinary performers to go along with their home-roasted coffees, it’s hard to beat No. Six Depot in West Stockbridge.
