Upcoming Events | March
|One of the biggest things we miss about doing Flywheel IRL are the shows, talks, and events we used to host! In better times, the space below would be stocked full of Official Flywheel Events, but since the pandemic began, those have been on hold. Since last March, we have been lucky enough to host a few cool online shows, talks, and Q&As, but we don’t have any coming up right now. Luckily, however, some really creative curators have been working on online events consistently during the pandemic! Below, you will find a list of cool online shows, hangs, webinars, livestreams, and more that we thought might be of interest to you!
Every Friday
[OPEN MIC] Poetic Recovery Open Mic// 7:30pm// Join Maurice “Soulfighter” Taylor at a virtual spoken word open mic, held every Friday. Check http://www.poeticrecovery.net/index.php/openmic for the link.
Monday, March 15
[HANG] Far Out Film Discussion Via Zoom: Treasure Train // 8 PM – 10 PM // free
Wednesday, March 17
[BOOKS] The Writing Room at Forbes Library (Virtual) // 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM // free
[WEBINAR] Watershed Action Alliance of Southeastern Massachusetts Presents: What Is Environmental Justice w/ Reverend Betsy Sowers, Kerry Snyder, J.D., Amelia Moore, Ph.D // 3:30 PM // free or donation
[SHOW] Disposable America St. Patrick’s Day Party Online w/ Really Great, Grace Givertz, Sea Grapes, VINCE, Puppy Angst, Oh Yes & DJ Panda // 7 PM
Thursday, March 18
[WEBINAR] Visions of Abolition: Black Women’s Fight to End Mass Incarceration presented by Barnard Center for Research on Women // 6:30 PM // free or donation
[BOOKS] Forbes Library Poetry Discussion: Diane Seuss // 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM // free
[HANG] Twenty Questions with Tiger’s Jaw presented by Disposable America // 8 PM // free
Friday, March 19
[BOOKS] Forbes Library Afternoon Book Discussion: Gods of Jade and Shadow // 1 PM – 2 PM
[HANG] About What Music Isn’t with Wendy Eisenberg // 8 PM // free
Saturday, March 20
[SHOW] Side B Fest: Citrus City w/ They Are Gutting a Body of Water, China Club, and Levi Douthit // 6 PM // free
[HANG] Democracy Center Online Drop-In Hours // 7-11 PM // free
Monday, March 22
[HANG] Far Out Film Discussion Via Zoom: The City Of Lost Children // 8 PM – 10 PM // free
Tuesday, March 23
[WEBINAR] Abolition is Pan-African and Queer w/ Jennifer Love Williams, Onyesonwu Chatoyer, RightEus presented by Harvard Lambda // 12 PM // free
[SHOW] Side B Fest: Plastic Miracles w/ Sam Yield, Sonny Falls, CALYX, and Ben Eisenberger // 8 PM
Wednesday, March 24
[WEBINAR] No End in Sight: America’s Enduring Reliance on Life Imprisonment presented by The Sentencing Project // 2 PM // free, donations accepted
[WEBINAR] Supporting Public Access to Recreational Waters w/ Vivian Ortiz, Melissa Ferretti, Kate Mulvaney presented by Watershed Action Alliance of Southeastern Massachusetts // 3:30 PM // free
[ZINES] Forbes Library Zine Club // 7 PM – 9 PM // free
[WEBINAR] Black Resistance in the Belly of the Beast w/ Adom Getachew, Deborah, Khury Petersen-Smith, Thenjiwe Mcharris presented by Dissenters (Donate: https://wearedissenters.org/donate/) // 7 PM // donations accepted
Thursday, March 25
[SHOW] Side B Fest: Crafted Sounds w/ Gadage, Spooled Up, Flower Crown, EyeBawl, Buddie, and DJ Icyhot // 8 PM // free
[BOOKS] Reading Nature Book Discussion: Braiding Sweetgrass (presented by the Lilly Library, Forbes Library, and Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary) // 7 PM – 9 PM // free, pre-registration required
[BOOKS] Forbes Library Poetry Discussion: Erika Meitner // 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM // free
Friday, March 26
[BOOK TALK] The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together w/ Heather McGhee, Sherri Ann Charleston, LaChaun Banks presented by Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center // 12 PM // free
[SHOW] Through The Soil Pre-Order Party w/ Teen Suicide, Indigo De Souza, Hello Shark, Joyer, Attic Abasement, Fog Lake, and Puppy Problems @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 27
[HANG] Democracy Center Online Drop-In Hours // 7-11 PM // free
[SHOW] Side B Fest: Disposable America w/ Soft Blue Shimmer, Carol, Alexander, Cave People, Squitch, and Horse Jumper of Love // 7 PM // free
[LIVESTREAM] Godspeed You! Black Emperor Live: G_d’s Pee – AT STATE’S END! // 6 PM //free
Saturday, March 28
[SHOW] Lookout! Zoomout: a Lookout! Records Virtual Show w/ Ted Leo, Penelope Houston (the Avengers), Dr. Frank (Mr. T Experience), John Denery & Chris Imlay (the Hi-Fives), Judy Denery (the Loadies) and Virgil Shaw (Brent’s TV), Mass Giorgini (Squirtgun), and more. Hosted by Grant Lawrence (the Smugglers) // 3 PM // $10-15
Monday, March 29
[HANG] Mega Man Monday w/ Dave of Cave People // 8 PM // free
[HANG] Far Out Film Discussion Via Zoom: Moon Child // 8 PM – 10 PM // free
Tuesday, March 30
[HANG] Globetrotting via Geoguessr w/ Seb of Infinity Girl, Coaches, and 2019 New York Times 52 Places // 8 PM // free
Wednesday, March 31
[LIVESTREAM] Worlds Within Worlds: The Chills Live from New Zealand // 2 PM // $20
[WEBINAR] Promoting Environmental Justice: the First Steps w/ Livia Munck presented by the Watershed Action Alliance of Southeastern Massachusetts // 3:30 PM // free
[TEACHER WORKSHOP] Redlining, Roads, and Residential Segregation in 20th-Century Massachusetts [Teacher Workshop] presented by the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at SSU // 2:30 PM // free
[HANG] Disposable America x Run For Cover Poker Night w/ members of Fiddlehead, Citizen, The Hotelier, Oso Oso, Macseal & more // 7 PM // free
[LIVESTREAM] Palehound Live @ The Chicken Shack // 9 PM //$5
Thursday, April 1
[WEBINAR] Barnard Center For Research On Women, Scholar and Feminist Un-Conference Presents: “And what shall we do, we who did not die?”: A Reckoning with June Jordan w/ Asha Futterman, Conor Tomás Reed, Talia Shalev, Evie Shockley, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan // 6:30 PM // free
Saturday, April 10
[LIVESTREAM] OSEES Live: Levitation Sessions II // 10 PM // $3.98
Saturday, April 17
[LIVESTREAM] Pile Live: Magic Isn’t Real 10 Year Anniversary Show [Livestream] // 5 PM // $10