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VIRTual or in-Person
activities to interest or amuse
you! NEW Events
in red added on or after 6/28/22 [P = in person, at end of entry.] Suggestions or comments? Click Here. TCAN Silent Film Series: The Yankee Clipper Fans of silent movies can see this classic film, made in 1927, on Sunday, August 21st at 4 PM. CLICK HERE for more information. [P] The 7th Annual Linda Plaut Festival of the Art CLICK HERE to see the list of events for this mostly outdoors weekend festival of theater, music, dance and fun activities for kids. Theres even an early evening showing of Casablanca. Fun for the whole family. [P] New England Conservatory Streaming Concerts The New
England Conservatory YouTube page allows you to stream over 60 full-length
concerts — classical, contemporary, or jazz. It was last updated on June 9,
2022. CLICK
HERE to begin your musical adventure. Harvard Museums of Science &Culture Click on the titles to find out about these events/videos of interest in February: On the Literacy and Education of Ancient Egyptian Artists, Free Virtual Public Lecture. We Dance: An Exploration of Movement, Foodways, and Environments, Free Virtual Video and Conversation. Lessons from Plants, Free Virtual Book Discussion. Black is
Queen: The Divine Feminine in
Kush In this recorded lecture, Solange Ashby talks about the the
prominence of powerful goddesses and queens in the Nubian Kingdom of Kush
(now Northern Sudan.) Using temple inscriptions found in Egypt and Nubia, the
rich funerary goods found in royal burials, and temple and tomb imagery, she
discusses how ancient Africans of the Nile Valley understood female power and
presence. Songs from Beyoncs recent production Black Is King will be
woven into this presentation on Kushite queens to emphasize the power and
centrality of the African queen mother in her royal family and kingdom. CLICK HERE
to watch the presentation, sponsored
by the Harvard Museum of the Near East. MFA: Athena Reveals Her True Colors In this 3-minute video, discover new findings on the appearance of an ancient sculpture. See Athena Parthenos in person in our newly opened galleries of art from ancient Greece, Rome, and the Byzantine Empire. Click here to watch the video. TCAN Virtual
Performances The Natick Center for the Arts (aka TCAN) offers a number of musical
performances. Click here to see a concert by a classical trio, and click here to choose
from a variety of shorter videos of folk and pop. Performance
& Ritual in Ancient Egyptian Funerary This may not be on your bucket list of things to watch, but its
possible that something out of the ordinary is just what you need. So if your interest is piqued, you can
click here to see a video lecture offered by the Harvard Museums of Science and
Culture. Top 10 Places to Visit in China In these times of
pandemic, escapism is not necessarily a bad thing. Click here
for a half-hour whirlwind tour of both well-known and unknown but unusual
places in China. Just enough to
fill up an empty moment in your day or widen your horizons for little while. Harvard Peabody Museum Collections online This site can keep you
busy during those long winter evenings.
Take a break from the TV and escape all the disasters surrounding us
by visiting the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology. CLICK
HERE
for the Collections Online site that allows you to look at approximately
700,000 object records and over 600,000 associated digital media records. You
can whiz through or go into as much detail as you want. Peabody Museum Lectures on YouTube 48 lectures, all over an hour, on all sorts of topics from indigenous cultures to the environment to Teeth and Human Evolution. With this video library, you cant possibly complain about being bored! CLICK HERE for the list.
Frick Collection: Cocktails with a Curator
65 episodes, all filmed in 2020-21, also available on YouTube. The curator will talk about paintings by Whistler, Monet, Rembrandt, Boucher and others, and sculptures, porcelaine, and various objets-dart. a few of these have already been included in the previous OYO offerings or shown during a Friday Cocktail Hour. [https://www.frick.org/interact/miniseries/cocktails_curator] 60 minutes, Tony Bennetts Last Concert In October 2021, Anderson Cooper did a 60 Minutes segment about Tony Bennetts concert with Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall the previous August. At the age of 95 and suffering from Alzheimers Disease, Bennett was nonetheless able to sing his old songs, remembering all the words and music. As youll see during the performance, he was completely comfortable before the huge audience and totally enjoyed being on the stage. Unfortunately, the next day he didnt remember the experience. Even if you never were interested in, listened to, or heard of Tony Bennett, the short video is quite moving. CLICK HERE to view. MAY 2021 |
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With the end of the pandemic in sight,
you may be thinking of traveling again.
Maybe youll consider the New Seven Wonders of World proposed by the
New York Times in 2017. Click
here to see very short videos of each one
of these 21st century wonders. |
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If youd rather have a more in-depth
experience, a longer exposure to a single place, you can watch David
Attenboroughs video of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Click here
to begin your visit. |
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Did you know that Google has a site
devoted to art and culture? Click here
to go to the Arts and Culture site (artsandculture.google.com) where youll find slide shows (about
10 slides in each one) on world renown sites, museums, and short
presentations on artists, composers, and various topics. The home page will present the Top
Picks of the day, but you can scroll down and choose from many other
possibilities. |
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How about a virtual tour of the Muse
du Louvre in Paris? Rather than a
video or slideshow, youll use your cursor to navigate from one room to
another, where you can click on a painting, sculpture, or an objet dart to see it up close or
access a detailed description. Click
here to start your visit. |
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Take a trip on the oldest suspension
railway in the world in Wuppertal, Germany, that started running in
1902. Click
here to follow the train on its entire
route and here
to read about the railways history in the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. |
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How about a visit the Guinness
Brewery in Dublin to learn about Diageo, the
world-leading stout? |
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History buffs may be interested in
visiting the website of The
Center for American War Letters, a unique and
extensive manuscript collection of war letters from every American conflict,
beginning with handwritten missives composed during the Revolutionary War and
continuing up to emails sent from Iraq and Afghanistan. From the site you can access the
virtual Museum of American War letters, or you can click
here to go directly to the museum. |
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Those of you who remember the book or
movie, Mutiny on the Bounty, you might enjoy a trip to Pitcairn Island. Click here
to view a 36 minute documentary, Exploring Pitcairn Island by Drone, which offers
views you wouldnt see even if you were there in person. Note that you will see ads a few times
during the video, but you can click almost immediately on Skip Ads. |
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YouTube has a special section called Biographics, which
has short biographies about nearly everyone worth knowing about. Theyre not glitzy but usually present
information objectively. For example,
their video about Fred Rogers, from Mr. Rocgers Neighborhood, starts with
black and white photos from his childhood. Click here to see the
video. |
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So you think its cold in Massachusetts? Try northern Sweden in the Arctic Circle. If thats what interests you, you can try staying in an ice hotel there. Click here to find out more about it. |
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Most of us have heard of Billie Holiday, but how much do
we really know about her? Watch
this BBC
documentary to find out about her life and her art. |
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Stuck indoors in the winter? Dont want to travel by plane? Try a remote visit to Cornwall with Rick Steeves. Youll learn a bit about the history and see the beaches and the mountains, the moors and the villages. And, of course, as with all Ricks videos, youll sample the local cuisine with his friends. |
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Explore the Brooklyn Botanical Barden from your armchair. The website offers a number of possibilities, including a virtual visit to the Rose Garden, a stroll through the Japanese Garden , an article on the garden during the pandemic of 1918, performances in the garden, and more. |
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If youre feeling nostalgic, you
might like some videos about The Sound of Music. One option is to watch the
ABC
news segment about the 40th anniversary
of the movie, with the original cast.
You can also see The Story Behind
The Sound of Music, and conversations, including a
yodeling lesson, with Julie Andrews and
Maria Von Trapp. |
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Have you ever heard of Florence B.
Price? Click
here to learn about her, the first major
female African-American classical composer. Although recognized during her
lifetime (1888-1953) her compositions were lost until 2009. You can also see a performance of her Symphony
No. 3 in C Minor. |
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N. T. Binh, a cinematographer and
director living in France, made this compilation of dance scenes from Fred
Astaire movies for Barbara Dent, an Australian author, to comfort her. Fred
dances with Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Rita Hayworth, and
Cyd Charisse. The 30 minute film
has subtitles in French. |
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Standing on their shoulders is a
virtual tour of the history of women students at Harvard. Click
here for an introduction and a link to
the tour. |
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Have fun in Paris
watching Vincent van Gogh art ALIVE - Atelier des Lumires (Paris,
France) STARRY NIGHT. Lots of color, a feast for the eyes, and
you can sing along!!! |
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Maggie Smith fans might enjoy an interview
with her, which includes a conversation aboout her role in Downton Abbey. |
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How about 1 hour 40 minutes wafting
above the Fiji
Islands? A relaxing way to get your mind ff the
winter worries. |
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Learning about past pandemics might depress you or
interest you. If the latter, you
can watch the documentary, The Spanish Flu and How
the World Recovered (1918-1929).
You can click on Skip Ads in the lower right corner for a better viewing experience. |
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Visit the 25 Most
Beautiful Medieval Towns of Europe. |
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Send suggestions for the OYO list, or
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