John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Presidents' Day Family Festival | Feb 15

Submitted by dmirand on Thu, 02/11/2016 - 4:14pm

 The Kennedy Library will host its 5th annual Family Festival. The festival will include Presidential storytelling, creative activities, museum tours and demonstrations, and live musical performances.

 

When: Monday, February 15, 2016, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Where: JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Columbia Point, Boston MA 02125

 

Visit www.jfklibrary.org/presidentsday for a detailed schedule of the Family Festival offerings.

Celebrate at the JFK Library | December 27

Submitted by RChambers on Thu, 12/19/2013 - 10:14am
Friday, December 27 at 10:30am, the Stephen E. Smith Center at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will present  Mr. Punch’s Christmas Carol at the the Crabgrass Puppet Theatre. The beautifully crafted puppets will tell the tale of the man who hated Christmas and put profits before people. Outrageous holiday hilarity with ghosts, giggles, geese and Tiny Tim too!
 
This event is free and is open to family audiences and children 5 and older
 
To make a reservation for this event please call 617.514.1644
 
For more information on this event please feel free to visit www.jfklibrary.org

Solas Awards Celebration | December 6

Submitted by RChambers on Wed, 11/13/2013 - 6:04pm

The Irish International Immigrant Center cordially invites you to the:

2013 Solas Awards Celebration

 

Friday, December 6, 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

          5:30 pm Registration Opens, >> Read More

Celebrate at the JFK Library | October 14

Submitted by RChambers on Wed, 10/09/2013 - 11:24am

Monday October 14 at 10:30am – 11:30am, discover the culture of Mexico with Ms. Veronica Robles and her Mariachi Band while you engage in the traditional songs and folk dances. October is the Hispanic Heritage Month come out, have fun and learn about the Mexican traditions. This event will be at the JFK Library in the Stephen E. Smith Center in Dorchester MA. The event is suitable for families and children 5 years and up. To register call: 617-514-1644

 

For more information visit: http://www.jfklibrary.org/Events-and-Awards/Celebrate.aspx

 

The PEN Hemingway Awards | April 1

Submitted by Luke B on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 2:08pm

Join the JFK Library Forum, from 1:30PM to 2:30PM, for the presentation of the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award to winner Teju Cole for his first novel Open City, and the presentation of the Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Awards to fiction winner Yannick Murphy for The Call, poetry winner Elizabeth Willis for Address, and nonfiction winner Mitchell Zuckoff for Lost in Shangri-La.  >> Read More

Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen @ JFK Library! Feb. 26

Submitted by alyssakeil on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:25pm

On Sunday, February 26, PEN New England and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will host the 2012 Awards for Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence, which will be presented to Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen. Awards Committee: Bono, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Paul Muldoon, Salman Rushdie and Paul Simon. Bill Flanagan, Committee Chair. The forum (now FULL) will be webcast live from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the JFK Library's website at www.jfklibrary.org/webcast.

50th Anniversary of the White House Tour Feb. 15

Submitted by alyssakeil on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:30am

On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, the John F. Kennedy Library will be hosting a forum in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the White House Tour with Jacqueline Kennedy. Join the JFK Library for a screening and discussion of Mrs. Kennedy's famous televised tour of the White House with current White House curator William Allman. This forum is happening from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Stephen Smith Hall at the JFK Library, Dorchester. All forums are free and open to the public. To make reservations and for further information, visit the JFK Library web site or call (617) 514-1643.

The Literary Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jan. 23

Submitted by alyssakeil on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 4:07pm

On January 23, a John F. Kennedy Library Forum, The Literary Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Colleagues and writers will speak at the event, including Joe Armstrong, Betty Sue Flowers, Harriet Rubin, and David Stenn. These figures will share their memories of working with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis during her time as an editor in New York City. Greg Lawrence, author of Jackie as Editor, will moderate. The John F. Kennedy Library is located at Columbia Point in Dorchester. For more information about this and other forums, and to register, please visit the John F. Kennedy Library here. You can contact the library by phone at 617.514.1600.

Assessing Obama's Presidency @ JFK Library Jan. 15

Submitted by alyssakeil on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 3:04pm

Jonathan Alter, author of The Promise: President Obama, Year One, and Hendrik Hertzberg, columnist for The New Yorker, will participate in a discussion at a John F. Kennedy Library Forum, Assessing Obama's Presidency. Alter and Hertzberg will analyze the Obama presidency as the 2012 presidential race begins with former Boston Globe Editorial Page Editor Renee Loth. The forum will be held at the JFK Library on January 15, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information on upcoming JFK Library Forums, and to register, visit the JFK Library by clicking here. This event is currently full. To get on the waiting list, call 617.514.1600.

Jim Lehrer at JFK Library Jan. 25

Submitted by alyssakeil on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 2:33pm

In the January 25th John F. Kennedy Library Forum, Jim Lehrer, former host of PBS Newshour, will be discussing his book, Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain, with PBS Newshour senior correspondent Ray Suarez. The forum will be held on January 25, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. but it is now FULL - please visit the website to see the live webcast. All forums are free and open to the public. For more information, a list of upcoming forums, and to register, visit the JFK Library Forums site here.

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