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Free Lecture – “Diversity and Race in Children’s Picture Books” with Doris Smith

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The Bedford Lyceum proudly presents - “Diversity and Race in Children's Picture Books” with Doris Smith Please join us for this free Zoom presentation: DESCRIPTION: Doris Smith, former Elementary School Librarian for the Bedford Public Schools and past president of the Massachusetts School Library Association will introduce a few of the many children’s picture books available on this topic. Even if you do not have a young person with which to share these titles, come, and learn about and enjoy these wonderful books for yourself! PRESENTER: In addition to having been an Elementary School Librarian in Bedford for over 30

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The Bedford Lyceum presents – “A Sailing Voyage to Greenland (and Back)” with Dr. Timothy Allen

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Please join us for this free Zoom presentation: In July 2022, Tim joined the crew of the sailboat Felicity to sail from Conception Bay, Newfoundland, to Nuuk, Greenland.  Arrangements to leave the boat in Nuuk until next year fell apart, and they ended up sailing the boat back to Lewisporte, Newfoundland.  A year ago, Tim helped sail Felicity from Boothbay Harbor, Maine, up to Newfoundland, in preparation for this Greenland voyage.   Dr. Timothy Allen works as an independent contractor for Relion in Bedford, MA, manufacturer of a scientific instrument that uses an electron beam to make rocks light up

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“Celebrating Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Musical Soul of England” with Bradford Conner

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

Please join us for this free HYBRID event -- both IN-PERSON and via Zoom:   Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) is considered to be one of the greatest of all English composers.  Born in Gloucestershire, England, he showed an intense musical talent from a young age.  He wrote in all genres of music-- operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces, hymns, and orchestral compositions, and nine symphonies – all in the course of sixty years.  Vaughan Williams was particularly interested in music from Tudor times and English folk music and carols.  He was almost single-handedly responsible for the resurgence

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