Member Discounts and Events Arthur Read
Planet Takeout Preview
Ted Duncan and Bill Signori of Brighton use their MemberCards at The Friendly Toast, Elephant Walk and Nourish Restaurant. For a complete directory of 150+ discounts, go to wgbh.org/ membercard
Attend this preview featuring WGBH’s Val Wang, producer of the new multimedia series Planet Takeout. Wang will discuss her series and the role that Chinese restaurants play as vital crossroads between cultures in neighborhoods in Boston and beyond. Thu, 5/3, at WGBH’s Brighton Studios. Members save $5 off $10 admission. Info: 617-300-5400; wgbh.org/asianevent
WGBH Auction Is on Now!
Next Generation
Mindfulness Series
Newton Community Education is proud to offer a series of talks by four leading practitioners of mindfulness. Awaken your mind, body and spirit through the following: • The Yoga of Mindfulness: Awakening in the Body • Being Mindful & Healthy: Caring for the Heart • Bring Your Body Alive: Mindfulness in Taoism, Qigong & Tai Chi • Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life Members save $6 registration fee with code NCEWGBH. Info: 617-559-6999; newtoncommunityed.org
Woody Sez
Bid and win big at the WGBH Auction, 5/1–5/31. Travel, dining, jewelry, home and garden services—and an “Escape” Stay in the Cayman Islands donated by Grand Cayman Marriot Beach Resort—are just some of the items you can bid on to support WGBH. See page 8 for some of this year’s highlights, and tune in for the live finale Wed, 5/30, and Thu, 5/31! Info: auction.wgbh.org
Join the Boston Ballet School for Next Generation, a celebration of the school’s pre-professional students. In collaboration with the New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, this year’s program highlights original choreography by ballet school faculty, a world premiere by Boston Ballet Principal Yury Yanowsky and George Balanchine’s Raymonda Variations. 5/16 at the Boston Opera House. Members save $10 in section A seating. Info: 617-695-6955; bostonballet.org
Woody Guthrie is a musical hero of legendary proportion who transformed folk music into a vehicle for social protest. The American Repertory Theater presents Guthrie’s story through his words and songs in Woody Sez, a joyous, toe-tapping and heartfelt theatrical portrait of his fascinating, beautiful and sometimes tragic life. 5/5–5/26 at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge. Members save $5. Info: 617-547-8300; americanrepertorytheater.org
Save the Date!
Strong!
Concord Museum
The Classical Festival
A fun-filled day for the entire family and a music experience unlike any other, right here at our WGBH studios! The day will include live performances, demonstrations, displays and appearances by our on-air hosts, including Laura Carlo and Cathy Fuller. Take a tour of our studios or listen to music in our Fraser Performance Studio. Everything is designed to put you at the center of the music. Sat, 6/23. Info: classicalnewengland.org
A formidable figure, standing 5'8" and weighing more than 300 pounds, Cheryl Hathworth struggles to defend her champion status as her lifetime weightlifting career inches towards its end. Strong!, a documentary presented by WGBH Community Cinema partner Boston Cares, chronicles her journey. 5/22 at City Year, 287 Columbus Avenue, Boston. Admission is free. Info: 617-422-0910
The Object of History: Colonial Treasures from the Massachusetts Historical Society exhibition explores treasures from the Massachusetts Historical Society from a variety of perspectives. The exhibition includes rarely exhibited 17th- and 18thcentury objects. 4/13–6/17 at The Concord Museum in Concord. Members save $2 per ticket. Info: 978-369-9763; concordmuseum.org
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