Weekly Newsletter: May 8-13

Bollywood Dance Class this week!

Don't forget to register for our Bollywood Funk Dance Class this Saturday! This is a free event for all ages and will be held at the Topsfield Town Hall in the Public Hall on the second floor. We hope to see you there!

TONIGHT!

Based on Ted’s long-running “Who Knew” series on “Chronicle,” this talk shares some of Ted’s favorite people and places which manage to fly just below the radar for most folks.

From Boston to the White Mountains, Providence to Salem, Ted turns a spotlight on things that fascinate, amaze, and inspire. Meet the man who faithfully keeps the clock high above South Station running on-time. (Well, actually three minutes fast.) Meet the woman who was an actual real-life Indiana Jones—and has a peak named after her in South America to prove it! Learn that none other than Rudyard Kipling spent four years in the hills of southern Vermont—and find out what drove him out, never to return. And be awed by the “Sistine Chapel of North America”—right there in downtown Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

It’s all enough to make you say, “Who Knew?” Over and over again. 

This event is sponsored by the Topsfield Town Library Art Committee. No registration required. Event will take place at the Public Hall in Town Hall.

This week's events:

Topsfield Library events in purple (View the Topsfield Library's calendar here)

Who Knew? with Ted Reinstein from The Chronicle: Mon 5/8, 6:30pm: Based on Ted’s long-running “Who Knew” series on “Chronicle,” this talk shares some of Ted’s favorite people and places which manage to fly just below the radar. No registration required. Event to be held at Topsfield Town Hall.

Mah jongg: Tue 5/9, 1-4pm: Drop-in Mah jongg. All levels welcome, no sign-up necessary. ***NOTE*** This is our last 'Learn to Play' session for anyone interested!

CFCE of the North Shore - Music and Movement Playgroup: Wed 5/10, 10:30-11:30am: Coordinated Family Community Engagement (CFCE) manages and runs this fun event! Music and movement are important at every stage of a child’s development and can be brought together in this fun, interactive program. CFCE's programs include music with activities to further refine children's fine and gross motor skills.

Bollywood Funk Dance Class!: Sat, 5/13, 11am-12pm: This family friendly class is suitable for anyone interested in learning the unique dance style of Bollywood! No experience required, and free to attend! Sign up here. Event will be at the Public Hall at the Topsfield Town Hall.

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Bollywood!
Looking to catch the Bollywood Bug? Here are a few resources to get you started!

Bollywood: The Films! The Songs! The Stars!
By DK Publishing

A visual tour of the glamour and color of Indian cinema in the only comprehensive illustrated guide to the world of Bollywood movies.

The best of Bollywood : 15 classic hits from the Indian cinema.
By Universal International Music
With 15 tracks from 15 big Bollywood movies (Gambler, Janbaaz, Julie, Qurbani, and Tere Mere Sapne, to name a few), The Best of Bollywood offers a great look into what makes the films so popular: the music. Well-known playback singers like Kishore Kumar, Alka Yagnik, and Lata Mangeshkar are all included various times throughout the album, which means that The Best of Bollywood works well as an introduction to the genre and a nice, concise compilation for those who are already familiar with it.

Dil Chahta Hai
By Javed Akhtar & Chandan Sidhwani
This movie has it all. It's a romantic comedy. It's a drama. It's a heartfelt coming-of-age movie. Dil Chahta Hai, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, tells the stories of three college friends as they try to navigate life and love after graduation.