Upcoming
Exploring Women’s History
Through Folk Songs
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Update: This event has reached capacity for residents. Residents may still register, but they will be added to a wait list. There are still seats available for outside guests, but it is filling up quickly. Sign up now!
Please join us for Exploring Women’s History Through Folk Songs with historian and singer Diane Taraz on Monday, June 5th at 2 p.m. at Lunt Auditorium (74 Lunt Road, Falmouth, ME).
Diane Taraz will take you on a fascinating trip back in time, through some of the most beautiful and compelling songs ever created. In period dress, she explores the daily lives of women in Europe and America from about 1500 to 1850 by singing the songs they used to speed their work, lift their spirits, or ease an aching heart. The songs are lively, funny, bawdy, tragic, passionate, or serene – little time capsules that give us a glimpse into the lives and thoughts of generations of women who left behind few records. Audiences are often surprised at the songs‘ direct approach to delicate topics and the way attitudes expressed in the songs echo down the years to affect our lives today.
For decades, Diane Taraz has been writing her own songs and breathing new life into traditional ones. Her elegant voice brings out the essence of whatever style she presents, be it folk, jazz, blues, or standards. She has made over 20 solo albums. Steeped in history, Diane creates programs that use the music of an era to show the inner lives of people who lived long ago. She has directed the Lexington Historical Society’s Colonial Singers for 12 years, and she is on the Scholarly Advisory Board of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History based in New York City. She just published a book, Candace – Imagining the Life of a Woman Enslaved in 18th-Century New England, available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other outlets.
This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
Masks are optional for those who are fully vaccinated.
What is the
Medicare Hospice Benefit
and How Can It Help Me?
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Please join us for What is The Medicare Hospice Benefit and How Can It Help Me? on Thursday, June 15th at 2 p.m. at Lunt Auditorium (74 Lunt Road, Falmouth, ME).
This workshop will explore the Medicare Hospice Benefit and what makes someone eligible for hospice. Jessica Duffy, executive director for Affinity Care of Maine, will explore common myths and misperceptions and identify how hospice can help you be in control of writing your final chapter.
Jessica Duffy is an experienced healthcare leader and registered nurse with more than 20 years of experience. She realized as a young nurse that providing palliation of symptoms nearing and through the end of life was where she felt most comfortable. She is passionate about improving access to quality healthcare and working to improve systems for both healthcare consumers as well as healthcare providers.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
Masks are optional for those who are fully vaccinated.