Live at the Library: Learn How to Play the Ukulele (O'Neill)
Julie Murray will teach the fundamentals of ukulele playing to children ages 8-12. No experience necessary. Ukuleles provided or bring your own. Please register in advance.
Programming: Live at the Library has been generously provided by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation.
The Life of Colors: Stanley Whitney at the ICA (Main/Virtual)
Join Tessa Bachi Haas, ICA/Boston Assistant Curator, for a deep dive into Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon, the first retrospective to trace the evolution of Stanley Whitney’s unique and powerful abstractions. In this talk, discover how Whitney developed his iconic gridded format and explore 50 years of powerful, color-saturated painting.
Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon is on view at ICA/Boston now through September 1, 2025. The exhibition organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and curated by Cathleen Chaffee, Charles Balbach Chief Curator, Buffalo AKG Art Museum. The ICA/Boston’s presentation is organized by Ruth Erickson, Barbara Lee Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, with Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator.
This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. Registration is not required for in-person attendance.
Photo by Mel Taing: Installation view, Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon, ICA/Boston, 2025. © Stanley Whitney
Upgrade the Gately Youth Center
The Gately Youth Center is in need of an upgrade. Updating the furniture and music studio as well as renovating the kitchen would bring more youth and foster stronger community at the center.