Residents Event Calendar

ANIMALS IN ART – OUR PETS Although we use art to communicate with one another as Human Beings, it is with other animals we are sometimes more connected to. Join us for a journey around the world and throughout history, with art, to see and appreciate how connected we are, and how well we understand our relationships with our pets.

It only takes 4 to put a nickel in a premodern jukebox of sweet vocal harmony. The Vintage Vocal Quartet brings the big band era to life by singing while swinging on piano, guitar, bass and trumpet. The group’s repertoire is inspired by groups like Glenn Miller’s Modernaires, the Nat King Cole Trio, and Tommy Dorsey’s Pied Pipers, as well as singers like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jo Stafford. The VVQ has been delighting concert audiences, lindy hoppers, and swanky private events all over New England. If you love vocal harmony and swing music, the Vintage Vocal Quartet has your number.

Join us for a special concert in our theatre presented by the Parkinson’s Chorus of Central MA. Formed in 2015, the group is made up of about 15 enthusiastic participants from the greater Worcester area. They are accompanied by Curtis Smith who is the music director of the First Congregational Church and directed by Denis Coughlin who is also the music director from Prince of Peace Parish in Princeton. The “Parkies” as they call themselves, will perform selections from The Beatles songbook—please welcome them to Southgate!

Sean Fullerton has been a successful musician, singer/songwriter, recording engineer and producer since 1995. Specializing in Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Memphis Soul and Fingerstyle Guitar, Sean delivers an informal “coffee-house” type performance for a casual evening with friends.

We welcome back Matthew James Driscoll to the podium at Southgate. Rímur (which means simply “rhymes”), is a uniquely Icelandic form of epic poetry, sung or chanted in a very special way. Rímur have been around since the 14th century and were for many centuries the most popular literary genre and form of entertainment in Iceland. Matthew is a Professor of Old Norse Philology at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, where he has been employed for the last 23 years. He studied in Scotland, Iceland and England, and has a doctorate from the University of Oxford. Most importantly, he is our own Barbara Driscoll’s son!

Join us for a visit from the 5th and 6th graders from Sherwood Middle School for an afternoon of games and lively conversation! Refreshments will be served.

Our guest speaker for this morning’s Women’s Circle Breakfast is Jessica Stott, the Regional Director of Greater Worcester Behavioral Concepts, Inc. The title of her presentation is “Autism: Let’s Get Down to the Facts: Treatment Approaches and Into the Daily Lives of Those Diagnosed.” More than 3.5 million Americans live with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the prevalence in the United States is estimated at one in 59 births (CDC, 2018). Through the use of a systemic, evidence-based approach, Applied Behavior Analysis is a proven way to improve socially significant behaviors in children with Autism. As the go-to provider of ABA intervention to children diagnosed with ASD in Central Massachusetts, Behavioral Concepts services over 500 clients and families with the goal of providing treatment for behavior change to meet individualized milestones. ALL are welcome to join us for the presentation.

Having recently visited our community with Walt Whitman, Stephen returns with his onman show “Irish Voices” as a tribute to St. Patrick’s Day. They call it The Norton Anthology of English Literature and yet many of the writers included were born in Ireland. The commonality, of course, is the English language but there are vast cultural differences which will be explored in this performance. A great deal of Irish writing deals with the land, the past, the church, and the changing political landscape. Yeats, Joyce, Heaney, McCourt, and other prominent writers are represented in this dramatic offering.

Following this morning’s breakfast, join us in welcoming Robert C. Cheney – Executive Director and Curator of the Willard House and Clock Museum in North Grafton. The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve and interpret the clocks and objects relating to the Willard clockmakers who made clocks in Grafton, Lexington, Roxbury and Boston, Massachusetts between 1766 and 1870, and to interpret life in central Massachusetts between 1750 and 1825. ALL are welcome to join us for the presentation.

We have orchestra level seats to this performance of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake performed by the Russian National Ballet and presented by Music Worcester. Previous registration was required.

A century ago, the Worcester Art Museum purchased two major paintings by Thomas Gainsborough: A Grand Landscape and Portrait of the Artist’s Daughters. This lecture by the Museum’s Director Emeritus explores the achievements of this 18th-century British master and the fascinating stories connected to these two works.

The U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors. Known as America’s Big Band, the Jazz Ambassadors are the premier touring jazz orchestra of the United States Army. Previous registration was required.

Voices of Resistance & Critical Patriotism Throughout American history inspiring figures have offered alternative visions of our national identity and community. In this course we will study a handful of such critical patriots, discussing their lives and identities, voices and texts, and historical moments and contexts. GROUP LEADER: Benjamin Railton is a Professor of English and American Studies at Fitchburg State University. He is author of four books, most recently History and Hope in American Literature: Models of Critical Patriotism, 2016. Southgate residents are admitted to the class free of charge. Class will continue through April 2019.

Kevin Farley IS Irish music and is no stranger to Southgate! He has more than 750 Irish tunes to his credit, and plays 12 instruments combining his musical skills, wry humor, and charismatic style into a show that energizes and entertains audiences of all ages! Don’t miss this unique entertainer.