Museum of Russian Icons 2017 Fall Newsletter Volume 6 | Page 4

OCTOBER 15 Sunday, October 15, 1:00-3:00pm Free. Call [phone] x115 or email [email protected] for more information about the group. 05 BOOKS & MORE SALE Thursday, October 5, 4:00-8:00pm Friday, October 6, 11:00am-4:00pm Saturday, October 7, 11:00am-5:00pm Sunday, October 8, 11:00am-3:00pm Get your Rus on and support the Museum by shopping at our Books & More Sale. We’ll have new and gently used books, DVDs, CDs and more related to Russian culture and history. 12 MIGRATION + MEMORY EXHIBITION OPENING Thursday, October 12, 6:30-8:30pm Members free, Nonmembers $15 Please RSVP by October 10 to 978.598.5000 x121 (See article page 2) 15 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! Sunday, October 15,11:00am-5:00pm FREE ADMISSION for everyone in honor of the Museum’s 11th birthday! This month’s book is The Light and the Dark by Mikhail Shishkin. A series of letters between a man at war and a woman on the Russian homefront provides the narrative for this literary masterpiece that interweaves the fantastical with the all too real, offering a testament to the delirious, transcendent power of love. 28 CONCERT: MUSIC OF RUSSIAN- JEWISH CLASSICAL COMPOSERS Saturday, October 28, 3:30pm Members $18, Nonmembers $22 (See article page 3) NOVEMBER 02 FIRST THURSDAY: RUSSKIE POSIDELKI November 2, 6:00-8:00pm. Free program and free admission for all visitors on the first Thursday of each month from 4:00-8:00pm. (See article page 3) 11 FILM: RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE ANIMATED SHORTS Saturday, November 11, 11:30am and 2:00pm, free with admission. A selection of short animated films based on classic Russian fairy tales. Enjoyable for kids and adults. Check our website for program updates FALL 2017 |4 CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN LITERATURE BOOK GROUP