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In the Time of the ButterfliesCasa Cultural Dominicana of Worcestermore
An original theatrical production about the Dominican Republic and Dominican immigrants in the United States based on the Julia Alvarez novel "In the Time of the Butterflies."
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Maury Ramirez
awarded on: 2016-12-09
amount: $15,000
Made Here: Rebuilding America's Apparel Manufacturing IndustryDocumentary Educational Resourcesmore
Preproduction work on a film that will document current efforts to revive the apparel industry in the United States, including in the textile cities of Massachusetts.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Judith Laster
awarded on: 2016-12-09
amount: $15,000
In Our Own WordsClark Universitymore
An after-school poetry program-involving translation, history, literary analysis, and discussion, along with a thematic focus on migration-for low-income, multilingual middle-school students.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Sarah Michaels
awarded on: 2016-12-09
amount: $6,500
Reaching Audiences Through Bandits & HeroesWorcester Center for Craftsmore
An exhibit with enhanced programming that explores cultural syncretism between West African cultures with indigenous and colonial Portuguese traditions to make the cultural mosaic of modern Folk Art of Northeastern Brazil.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Honee Hess
awarded on: 2016-12-09
amount: $9,900
Sharing Our Stories Through Voice and PerformanceThe Literacy Projectmore
Three seven-week memoir-writing workshops serving low-income and immigrant residents.
Greenfield, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)
project director: Judith Roberts
awarded on: 2016-12-09
amount: $6,000
Forbidden Knowledge: The Return of PsychedelicsTeddy Bear Filmsmore
Preproduction activities for film on current research into the pharmaceutical viability of psychedelic drugs and the historical and cultural contexts influencing how society regulates drugs.
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco County
project director: Caleb Hellerman
awarded on: 2016-12-09
amount: $15,000
At Sea and On Shore: Work and Community in New Bedford's Fishing IndustryNew Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, Inc.more
A large exhibit and oral histories documenting the 20th century labor practices and social and labor contract negotiations in the New Bedford fishing industry.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Laura Orleans
awarded on: 2016-12-09
amount: $15,000
Exploring History, Gender and Science in Lauren Gunderson's "Emilie" with Young Women in PittsfieldFlying Cloud Institutemore
An educational program to accompany a re-mounting of WAM Theatre's "Emilie: The Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight."
Great Barrington, MA, Berkshire County (Berkshire)
project director: Lindsey Berkowitz
awarded on: 2016-12-09
amount: $9,845
W.E.B. Dubois Educational Series in Great BarringtonBerkshire Hills Regional School Distsrictmore
A series of programs designed to heighten awareness of racism, modern slavery, gender and economic inequality, and other injustices through lectures, film, and music.
Stockbridge, MA, Berkshire County (Berkshire)
project director: John Horan
awarded on: 2016-12-09
amount: $11,350
Family Adventures in Reading at the Parthum Elementary SchoolParthum Elementary Schoolmore
A six-session Family Adventures in Reading series meeting on Tuesday evenings.
Lawrence, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Tricia Hand Seery
awarded on: 2016-10-17
amount: $3,000
A professional development discussion series for K?12 educators and librarians on the subject of migration.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Deborah L. Cunningham
awarded on: 2016-10-17
amount: $3,500
Institutes, Outing Clubs & Working Class Perspectives on StonehurstStonehurst, Robert Treat Paine Estatemore
Research that will form the foundation for future programs at the summer estate of activist and reformer Robert Treat Paine.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Ann Clifford
awarded on: 2016-10-17
amount: $3,500
One Author, One CommunityNorth Andover Public Schoolsmore
A reading and discussion series for children and adults on the works of Jacqueline Woodson.
North Andover, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Lorene Marx
awarded on: 2016-10-17
amount: $3,000
Literature and Medicine at MGHThe Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation at MGHmore
A six-month facilitated inter-departmental reading and discussion seminars for health Professionals at Mass General Hospital.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Suzanne Koven
awarded on: 2016-10-17
amount: $2,000
Women's History Month Lecture and DiscussionFalmouth Historical Societymore
A program of lectures and discussions to mark Women's History Month, 2017.
Falmouth, MA, Barnstable County
project director: Mark Schmidt
awarded on: 2016-10-17
amount: $3,000
Adventures in CommunityMeekins Public Librarymore
A four-session series using the Family Adventures in Reading syllabus on Community.
Williamsburg, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Tim Van Egmond
awarded on: 2016-08-12
amount: $3,000
125 Years of Strengthening Families and Building CommunityUnited South End Settlements (USES)more
A public moderated discussion of United South End Settlements' history and an exhibit at the Harriet Tubman House, both of which commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Settlement House.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Kimberly White
awarded on: 2016-08-12
amount: $3,500
FAIR at the Whitman Public LibraryWhitman Public Librarymore
A four-session series using the Family Adventures in Reading syllabus on Community.
Whitman, MA, Plymouth County (Southeast)
project director: Stephanie Nogler
awarded on: 2016-08-12
amount: $2,150
Spotlight Symposium Series: "Good" and "Fiddler on the Roof"New Repertory Theatremore
Two symposia related to the themes of two of New Repertory's productions, performances of which accompany the discussions.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Adrienne Boris
awarded on: 2016-08-12
amount: $3,000
Literature & Medicine 2016Baystate Health Systemsmore
A facilitated inter-departmental reading and discussion sessions for health Professionals.
Springfield, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)
project director: Bridget Gunn
awarded on: 2016-08-12
amount: $1,500
African Dance and Discussion SeriesAfrican Cultural Services, Inc.more
Revision and improvement to the academic portions of the Kyeza African Dance Project, a dance and discussion series that serves over 100 children each year in the Boston area.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Juliet Najjumba
awarded on: 2016-08-12
amount: $3,500
Bending the Future: Fifty Ideas for the Next Fifty Years of Historic PreservationUniversity of MA Pressmore
A panel discussion engaging the audience about the local relevance of historical preservation and mark the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Amherst, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Karen M. Fisk
awarded on: 2016-08-12
amount: $2,565
Family Literacy Day at the Adult Learning CenterNew Bedford Public Schools Adult Basic Educationmore
A family Literacy Day based on the Family Adventures in Reading curriculum.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Gail Eddy
awarded on: 2016-08-12
amount: $2,288
Freedom of Speech: Lessons from Lenny BruceBrandeis Universitymore
Creation and presentation of five performances using Brandeis's newly acquired Lenny Bruce archives on the subject of First Amendment rights, free speech, and inclusive language-especially in regard to comedy and public performance.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Robert F. Walsh
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $10,000
2016 Speaker SeriesSpringfield Public Forummore
Sponsorship of Bryan Stevenson's keynote address in Holyoke on incarceration and mass criminalization in the U.S.
Springfield, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)
project director: Michelle Morash
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $7,500
Margaret Fuller, A Thoroughly Modern WomanInterlock Media Inc.more
Preproduction activities for a film about the life and work of Margaret Fuller.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Jonathan Schwartz
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $10,000
Northampton State Hospital Memorialization - A Walking Tour of Hospital HillNorthampton Historical Commissionmore
Creation and installation of historical markers for a walking tour at the location of the former Northampton State Hospital.
Northampton, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Tom Riddell
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
"Spirit of Place" Community EventMary Lyon Foundation, Inc.more
A day-long community event on the subject of im/migration and a sense of place in Western Massachusetts.
Shelburne Falls, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)
project director: Sheila Damkoehler
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
Teen Education Through FilmMartha's Vineyard Film Societymore
Six history curriculum-related film screenings with discussions led by invited guests for students from Martha's Vineyard Regional High School and Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School.
Vineyard Haven, MA, Dukes County
project director: Jessica Johnson
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $3,000
These Words: Community Engagement and PromotionChinese Historical Society of New Englandmore
A public presentation, a bilingual article for publication, an online repository of research, and a virtual walking tour on HistoryPin.com related to an exhibit regarding the social history of publishing, reading, and community engagement with the written word in Chinatown.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Diane O'Donoghue
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
The Bakelite Masterpiece "Truth and Reconciliation" Audience Enrichment ProjectWAM Theatremore
Audience enrichment sessions and talkbacks for the company's production of "The Bakelite Masterpiece."
Lee, MA, Berkshire County
project director: Kristen van Ginhoven
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
Planning for Populating the Commonwealth Historical Collaborative CatablogPioneer Valley History Networkmore
Development of a research-based plan designed to support small historical organizations in participating in a new statewide Commonwealth Historical Collaborative online archive.
Deerfield, MA, Franklin County
project director: Penni Martorell
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
Learning Ahead: Community-Based Cultural ItinerariesHilltown Familiesmore
A year-long project to produce six digital compilations of regional events to expand the popular Hilltown Families website.
West Chesterfield, MA, Hampshire County
project director: Sienna Wildfield
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $10,000
Enhancing Families Through LiteratureBerkshire County Head Startmore
Implementation of two series (in 2016 and 2017) of the Enhancing Families Through Literature program with families involved with Berkshire Family and Probate Court.
Pittsfield, MA, Berkshire County
project director: Stacy Parsons
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $8,000
Cape Cod Fishing ProjectCape Cod Repertory Theatermore
Creation of a theatre piece that will also produce an oral history of the fishing and environmental communities on Cape Cod.
Brewster, MA, Barnstable County
project director: Alison Weller
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
Housing for All? ConversationsCambridge Historical Societymore
A series of community conversations about affordable housing in Cambridge, based on citizen-conducted research and talks with experts and stake holders.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Marieke Van Damme
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $7,000
Westford Stories: Permanent Exhibitions of the Westford MuseumWestford Museummore
Planning for a new core exhibit for the museum on the subject of local history.
Westford, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Penny Lacroix
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
Humanizing How We Teach and Learn About Violent ConflictWilliam Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Conmore
A year of professional development activities for area humanities high school teachers about teaching the human and social consequences to violent conflicts and approaches to peaceful conflict resolution.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Alan Stoskopf
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
18th Century Social MediaLexington Historical Societymore
Support for an interactive exhibit that features Revolutionary War era communications systems in comparison and contrast with today's social and communications media in Buckman Tavern, one of the gathering and planning places for the Lexington militia .
Lexington, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Susan J. Bennett
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $5,000
Campello Village: Sunday in the Park with GeorgeBrockton Historical Societymore
Creation of a "pop-up" historic Campello Village neighborhood in George E. Keith Park in Brockton.
Brockton, MA, Plymouth County
project director: Lynn Smith
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $6,000