Free, but limited to only 15. Registration required! Where did Charles Dickens practice his reading of A Christmas Carol before speaking in front of an American audience? Where did the Transcendentalists hang out on the last Saturday of every month? Susan Wilson is back by popular demand to uncover the rich literary history of the Omni Parker House in this combined talk-and-tour! This showcase will occur in conjunction with Boston's Literary District.
Find out more »Free, but limited to only 15. Registration required! Where did Charles Dickens practice his reading of A Christmas Carol before speaking in front of an American audience? Where did the Transcendentalists hang out on the last Saturday of every month? Susan Wilson is back by popular demand to uncover the rich literary history of the Omni Parker House in this combined talk-and-tour! This showcase will occur in conjunction with Boston's Literary District.
Find out more »Free, but limited to only 15. Registration required! Where did Charles Dickens practice his reading of A Christmas Carol before speaking in front of an American audience? Where did the Transcendentalists hang out on the last Saturday of every month? Susan Wilson is back by popular demand to uncover the rich literary history of the Omni Parker House in this combined talk-and-tour! This showcase will occur in conjunction with Boston's Literary District.
Find out more »Free, but limited to only 15. Registration required! Where did Charles Dickens practice his reading of A Christmas Carol before speaking in front of an American audience? Where did the Transcendentalists hang out on the last Saturday of every month? Susan Wilson is back by popular demand to uncover the rich literary history of the Omni Parker House in this combined talk-and-tour! This showcase will occur in conjunction with Boston's Literary District.
Find out more »Where did Charles Dickens practice his reading of “A Christmas Carol” before speaking in front of an American audience? Where did the Transcendentalists hang out on the last Saturday of every month? Where did Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X work before they were Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X? Susan Wilson is back by popular demand to uncover the rich literary history of the Omni Parker House! ArtWeek participants will be given a private talk and tour of the…
Find out more »Where did Charles Dickens practice his reading of “A Christmas Carol” before speaking in front of an American audience? Where did the Transcendentalists hang out on the last Saturday of every month? Where did Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X work before they were Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X? House historian Susan Wilson is back by popular demand to uncover the rich literary history of the Omni Parker House. Don't miss this private talk and tour of the hotel,…
Find out more »Award-winning sculptor Meredith Bergmann will show images of her Boston Women’s Memorial, which is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its unveiling. She will tell stories about other commissions, bringing history to life, Phillis Wheatley and poems, and the tradition of a lover’s quarrel between sculpture and poetry. Meredith Bergmann is a sculptor, currently creating the Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman Suffrage Movement Monument for Central Park, NYC. Her poetry publications include Barrow Street, Hudson Review, Light, Mezzo Cammin, New Criterion, Raintown Review, Tri…
Find out more »Tino Villanueva is the author of seven books of poetry, including Scene from the Movie GIANT (1993), which won a 1994 American Book Award. Six of his poems appear in The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature (2011). His latest, So Spoke Penelope (2013), has been translated into Italian and Spanish. One of his ekphrastic poems appeared in the March 2016 issue of Poetry magazine. He recently retired from Boston University. Free admission. Food and drink at Parker’s Bar not included / paid parking available / near State Street and Government Center…
Find out more »Frank Concepcion will talk about the physical and emotional journey of becoming an immigrant through personal stories and the work of the Boston Immigrant Writers Salon, inviting the audience to participate in a guided reflection of that which we long for and that which we leave behind. Frankie Concepcion is a writer and community organizer from the Philippines. A former public school educator, she is the founder of the Boston Immigrant Writer's Salon, an editor for GRLSQUASH and Winter Tangerine,…
Find out more »Celebrating Literature and History Inspired by the Saturday Club at the Omni Parker House, Kennedy Room, followed by Parker’s Bar, Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 3:30 pm • 60 School Street, Boston 02108 Readings from a new anthology with editor Martín Espada and poets Doug Anderson—Danielle Legros Georges—Everett Hoagland— Richard Michelson—Marge Piercy—Robert Pinsky—Lauren Marie Schmidt Martín Espada has published almost twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. His latest collection of poems is called Vivas to Those Who…
Find out more »Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.