Boomers and Beyond Travel Club

Due to high demand for the Senior Centers monthly trips and a desire to be fair for all and allow more participants to enjoy these opportunities, we are piloting having registrants entered into a free staff supervised raffle. If you are part of a pair, this does not guarantee both registrants’ attendance. For those who need caregiver assistance, please call Jamie at 617‐730‐2753.

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS SPECIAL EXHIBIT TRIP “WITNESSING HUMANITY”

On Wednesday, May 28 from 10:30 am‐12:30 pm, join us for this special exhibit by a former Brookline resident: “Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson” is the largest-ever exhibition of Wilson’s work, co-organized by the MFA and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Featuring approximately 110 works by the artist in a wide range of media—prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture, and illustrated books—the exhibition explores the many ways Wilson called attention to racial, social, and economic injustices through his art. Challenging both biases and omissions, Wilson explored subjects that include anti-Black violence, the civil rights movement, labor, and family life—with a particular focus on fatherhood. Portraits like Julie and Becky (1956–78) and his Young Americans suite of life-size portraits (about 1972–75) celebrate the essential humanity of Wilson’s family and friends, while other works like Deliver Us from Evil (1943) and The Trial (1951) depict the heinous impacts of systemic prejudice and racism. Wilson’s work speaks to shared experiences, while also displaying his personal search for identity as an artist, Black man, parent, and American. A resident of Brookline for decades, Wilson had an influence and impact on artists and community across Boston that remain deep today. These ties are explored further through community involvement in the exhibition planning process, the accompanying publication, and public programs that take place during the run of the exhibition. Van Gogh exhibit is also underway.

HELLO DOLLY

On Wednesday, June 4 from 2:00-4:45 pm we will attend Hello Dolly at the Lyric Stage Boston. Brimming with classic musical theater tunes, endearing characters, and good-humor all around, Hello Dolly! is the perfect balm for the soul. With a twinkle in her eye, Dolly Levi orchestrates matters of the heart for those looking for love as the incomparable matchmaker that she is. As romance blossoms and comedic adventures ensue, Dolly makes friends around every corner and charms her way into the hearts of everyone she meets. But is there hope of moving on from a lost love and
finding a sweetheart of her own “before the parade passes by?” The raffle date is Thursday, May 22. Note: the cost is $40 to attend and due May 28.

MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (MEMA) TOUR:
On Tuesday, July 8 from 10:00 am-11:30 am, join us on a tour of the Massachusetts Emergency
Management Agency (MEMA) in Framingham. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is headquartered in a cold-war era bunkerin Framingham, MA. During the early 1960s, President John Kennedy devised a plan for each state to have a facility to ensure continuity of state government following a nuclear attack. Massachusetts was the first in the nation to have an underground blast-proof State Emergency Operations Center. MEMA provides Massachusetts residents and visitors emergency preparedness resources, emergency alerts, and information during and after emergencies and disasters. MEMA coordinates with federal, state and local government agencies, non-profits and businesses to prepare, respond and recover from emergencies and disasters. The raffle date is Friday, June 27. Please register for the free raffle for attendance at 617‐730‐2770