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Current Special Exhibit
"In Her Voice: Jacqueline Kennedy the White House Years" Exhibit

This special 50th anniversary exhibit presents treasures from the ceremonial events building up to the inaugural -- JFK’s farewell to his home state of Massachusetts; his arrival in Washington at an inaugural eve gala -- and from the inaugural ceremony itself.

January 2

Irish Dance Lessons

Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center
19 Temple Street, Worcester
7:00 - 8:30 pm | hennigan@charter.net | 774 239-5818
508 794-0400 | Fiddlersgreenworcester.com | socialweb.net

Ever see those fun Irish (Ceili) couples dancing and want to learn how? The Hibernian Cultural Centre offers FREE dance lessons every Monday night. Includes ceili dances, some Irish set dancing, as well as traditional ballroom (waltz, foxtrot) and two-step. Everyone of all levels welcome every week.

January 6-February 5

Huntington Theatre Company Presents:
God of Carnage

Huntington Theatre Company - - B.U. Theatre
Huntington Avenue, Boston
617 266-0800 | huntingtontheatre.org

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning New York smash hit by the author of Art comes to the Huntington! Two sets of parents meet for the first time to settle their sons' nasty schoolyard tangle. But all attempts at civilized discussion quickly devolve into childlike behavior in this fast, furious, and very, very funny comedy of bad manners.

January 6-7

9th Annual Boston Celtic Music Festival

Various Venues in Cambridge.
617 492-7679 | bcmfest.com

Enjoy some of the best acoustic music in New England with world-class Cape Breton, Irish, Scottish and American musicians, singers and dancers.

January 8

Comhaltas Monthly Session

Canadian-American Club
202 Arlington Street, Watertown
3:00-7:00 p.m. | 781 899-0911 | www.cceboston.org

Kick off the new year right with a great traditional Irish music and dance session, hosted by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann (Irish Musicians Association). There is set, ceili, old-time waltz, and other dancing.
Tea and soda bread served.

January 13

BRT Presents: An evening of Irish, Scottish, and Maritime Songs
Featuring Robbie O'Connell, Ed Miller and Dan Milner

Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI
8:00 p.m. | $15 | 401 725-9272 | riverfolk.org/

Don't miss this rare opportunity to see these three talented performers together in an intimate theater setting. Featuring Robbie O'Connell, Ed Miller and Dan Milner.

January 14

Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre Presents:
New Year's Barn Dance, Raffle, And Chili Contest

Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre
19 Temple Street, Worcester
7:00 p.m. | $15 (includes homemade chili and cornbread) | 401 725-9272

Music by Traditional Brew & The Two Fiddles along with Caller Dudley Laufman. Caller will lead square, circle, and traditional Irish ceili. dances to the beat of Celtic and Fiddle tunes. The Chili Contest begins at 7:00 p.m. You be the judge! Refreshments will be served.

January 15

JFK Library Presents: Assessing the Obama Presidency

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston
2:00-3:30 pm | Forums are free and open to the public with reservations
Reservations: 617-514-1644 | jfklibrary.org | Register here.

Jonathan Alter, author of The Promise: President Obama, Year One, and Hendrik Hertzberg, columnist for The New Yorker, analyze the Obama presidency as the 2012 presidential race begins with former Boston Globe Editorial Page Editor Renee Loth.

January 16

JFK Library Presents: Cambridge Youth Dance Program and
Boston Tap Company - The History of Tap: Moments in Time

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston
10:30 - 11:30 am | Free Performances For Children Ages 5 and Up
617 514-1644 - - Reservations required | jfklibrary.org | Register here

Join the Cambridge Youth Dance Program and the Boston Tap Company as they explore the history, rhythm, and multicultural expression of tap, a dance that trascends time and cultures.

January 20-29

ArtsEmerson Presents: Sugar
Robbie McCauley

The Black Box at Paramount Center
559 Washington Street, Boston
617 824-8400 | artsemerson.org

Written and performed by Robbie McCauley | Directed by Maureen Shea.
A poignant and humorous one-woman show on the subject of diabetes and health care disparities. In collaboration with the Performing Arts Department at Emerson College.

January 20-21

ArtsEmerson Presents: Film
"Singin’ in the Rain"

The Black Box at Paramount Center
Bright Family Screening Room
559 Washington Street, Boston
$10 | 20th @ 8:30 p.m. | 21st @ 2:00 p.m. | 617 824-8400 | artsemerson.org

Indisputably one of the greatest screen musicals ever made. A Freed Unit production par excellence. With multiple show-stopping numbers, including “Make ‘Em Laugh” and Gene Kelly singing in the rain, this is Hollywood musical entertainment at its most sublime., Singin’ in the Rain looks back at the swiftly changing landscape of Hollywood late twenties filmmaking, when the advent of sound threatened the artistic careers of a generation of film stars.

January 21

BRT Presents: Bohemian Quartet

Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI
8:00 p.m. | $15 | 401 725-9272 | riverfolk.org

Experience an amazing performance of gypsy music! The mission of keeping a rare musical flame alight is a noble and often challenging one, but The Bohemian Quartet is more than up to the task. The acclaimed Providence, Rhode Island-based ensemble featuring violin, viola, cello, and bass specializes in music of the "Romany" or "Gypsy" tradition, along with related Eastern European folk styles.

January 23

JFK Library Presents:
The Literary Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston
5:30-7:00 pm | Forums are free and open to the public with reservations
Reservations: 617-514-1644 | jfklibrary.org | Register here.

Colleagues and writers, including Joe Armstrong, Betty Sue Flowers, Harriet Rubin and David Stenn share their memories of working with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis during her time as an editor in New York City. Greg Lawrence, author of Jackie as Editor, moderates.

January 25

JFK Library Presents: A Conversation with Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer, former host of PBS Newshour, discusses his book, Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain, with PBS Newshour senior correspondent Ray Suarez.

January 26

Gaelic Roots Presents:
Hanneke Cassel Band - - Fiddle, Cello and Guitar

2101 Commonwealth Avenue, on BC's Brighton campus
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. | Free
617 552-0490 | connolsb@bc.edu | bc.edu/centers/irish/gaelicroots

The Gaelic Roots series is directed by renowned fiddler Séamus Connolly, BC's Sullivan Artist-in-Residence, and sponsored by the Center for Irish Programs at Boston College. Seamus hosts this monthly concert featuring the best in traditional Irish music, song and dance. Featuring Hanneke Cassel, Ariel Friedman, & Christopher Lewis

January 27

ArtsEmerson Presents: Film
"When Love Comes"

The Black Box at Paramount Center
Bright Family Screening Room
559 Washington Street, Boston
$10 | 6:00 p.m. | 617 824-8400 | artsemerson.org

Winner of Best Feature Film at the prestigious Taipei Golden Horse awards, When Love Comes solidifies Chang Tso-Chi’s standing as Taiwan’s foremost chronicler of family relations and those living at the margins of society. In Mandarin with English and Chinese subtitles. SCHOLAR SHUJEN WANG IN PERSON.

January 28

Worcester County St. Patrick's Day Committee
Annual Grand Marshal Award Dinner Dance

Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street, Worcester
508 752-0888 | mechanicshall.org

Details to come.

January 28

BRT Presents: Fellswater

Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI
$13 (advance), $15 show day | 401 725-9272 | riverfolk.org/

Fellswater is a new, dynamic Boston-based Celtic music ensemble. The group was formed in 2008 after band members met during the album recording for "Stormin' the Castle" by the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums. Fellswater plays a wide range of instrumental music, from traditional to modern compositions, drawing from the heritage of many of the Celtic nations, especially Scotland, Ireland, and Brittany. Fellswsater features Elizabeth Ketudat on violin, Sarah MacConduibh on whistle and Irish flute, Jim MacConduibh on guitar, mandolin and bouzouki, and Matthew Phelps on smallpipes and border pipes.

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