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Monday, 2 March 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton, CT February 1964: The Beatles Conquer America February 1964 was the most important month of the Beatles' entire career. It firmly established Beatlemania in the United States, highlighted by three performances on The Ed Sullivan Show. This 60-minute multimedia program will put the Beatles' first U.S. visit in musical and historical context in order to explain why that month proved to be the single most pivotal month of the band's existence.
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The program "February 1964: The Beatles Conquer America", originally scheduled for this evening at the Henry Carter Hull Library in Clinton, CT, has been postponed to March 2 due to snow.
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Monday, 9 February 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton, CT February 1964: The Beatles Conquer America February 1964 was the most important month of the Beatles' entire career. It firmly established Beatlemania in the United States, highlighted by three performances on The Ed Sullivan Show. This 60-minute multimedia program will put the Beatles' first U.S. visit in musical and historical context in order to explain why that month proved to be the single most pivotal month of the band's existence. A lot of snow is predicted for tomorrow, so call the library (860/669-2342) beforehand to make sure the program has not been canceled! Thursday, 22 January 2015, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown, CT The Influence of American Rock 'n' Roll on the Beatles Before the Beatles ever wrote their own songs or performed on stage, they were inspired to do so by American rock 'n' roll records. This 90-minute multimedia program will illustrate the influence of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other American recording artists from the 1950's on the Beatles through side-by-side comparisons and musical analysis of Beatles covers and original recordings. Thursday, 4 December 2014, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Farmington Main Library, 6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT Free and open to the public Let it Be: The Beatles, January 1969 January 1969, in which the Beatles recorded what would ultimately constitute the album Let it Be, is paradoxically both the least understood and most well-documented month of the band's entire existence. This 90-minute multimedia presentation will explain what happened during that fractious month through quotes from the band members and “fly on the wall” excerpts from the recording sessions. Program to be followed by a book signing. The book is now available for purchase on Amazon.com at $15.86 for paperback (fees excluded) and on my website,www.AaronKrerowicz.com/books, at a discounted rate of $14.00 for paperback and $8.00 for digital PDF (fees included). The official press release may be found below as a PDF:
My first Beatles book, The Beatles & The Avant-Garde, will be released December 2 and is immediately available for pre-order at a discounted rate by clicking here. As a preview, here's the book's front and back cover:
At the urging of many friends and family, I have created a Facebook page for my Beatles presentations and writings. All my Beatles blog posts will now be shared on that page rather than my personal account from now on. 'Like' the page to stay informed: facebook.com/aaron.krerowicz
Yesterday's Sgt. Pepper program in Indianapolis went exceptionally well - and it's really interesting to note the differences between the locations of Tuesday's A Hard Day's Night program and yesterday's Pepper. I found the auditorium on Tuesday dulled the audience's engagement, and the community room yesterday had the complete opposite effect - they were completely with me for the whole program! About the same number of people attended both (30-40), but the auditorium was quite large and the community room quite small. So even though they were equally well-attended, the Pepper program felt much fuller because the room was at capacity while the auditorium was only 10% full. Anyway, it reinforces the notion that I will request community rooms over auditoriums for future programs.
August concludes with the 31st and final of my summer Beatles programs, "The Beatles: Band of the Sixites" at the central location of the Allen County Public Library (900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, IN) from 7-8:30pm. Yesterday I presented on A Hard Day's Night at the central branch off the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. It was very interesting speaking in an auditorium - it gave a very different atmosphere from the multipurpose "community rooms" where I usually present. On one hand, it was great to be in a super nice room with a huge screen and high quality speakers. On the other hand, though, it had a much more formal atmosphere. It felt rather similar to the academic programs I sometimes give at universities, which (obviously) have a more academic flavor. The auditorium also had an interesting effect on the audience. Whenever performing in any context, there's a certain energy that exists between performer and audience. I typically sense a very strong connection when speaking on the Beatles (that energy during the program at Glendale on Sunday was particularly strong). But last night the auditorium seemed to dull that connection. Up on stage, it was very difficult to feel any sort of response from my audience. I certainly didn't get bad vibes (and I did receive many nice compliments afterward), but during the program itself it felt rather sedate.
The Indianapolis portion of my Indiana lecture tour concludes today at the Irvington Branch (5625 E.Washington St, Indianapolis, IN) with the Indiana premier of "The Beatles' Alter Ego, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band from 6-7:30pm. |
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