Monty Alexander

‘Upliftment’ from Jamaica to Jilly’s: An interview with the irrepressible jazz icon Monty Alexander

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“The pride in playing a song and making people happy was the most powerful thing I could imagine because the gift of changing people’s minds and attitudes is so powerful. We are just entertainers and we have a way to affect people in a positive way. That is what I do when I play. My gift is to turn negative into positive.” – Monty Alexander 

Safe Spaces: Kevin Pajaro-Mariñez and The Black Men’s Reading and Reflection Group

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Committing himself to creating a safe space for Black men of varying self-identifying orientations, to explore and reevaluate the idea of masculinity, is the aim of Kevin Pajaro-Mariñez, Assistant Director of Equity and Inclusion of Phillips Exeter Academy and founder of The Black Men’s Reading and Reflection Group (BMRRG).

5 holiday films to discover: Unexpected holiday movies you haven’t heard of (yet)

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Not all holiday films can command the popularity of Rankin Bass. Some inform, some enlighten and others are plain entertaining. Although they may not be a part of the traditional holiday canon, you may unexpectedly find worthy contenders for your holiday streaming binge.

Surviving the holidays, family feuds and how to be OK in any situation

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A recent poll conducted by OnePoll concluded that 75 percent of Americans admit they need to escape family during the holidays. With the added contention surrounding COVID and political discourse, we reached out to mental health counselor, hypnotherapist and certified integrative medicine practitioner Nicole Sublette, who has been featured on NHPR, WMUR, and the New Hampshire Business Show, to provide sound advice on surviving the holidays.

Come in and know him better: Stuart Harmon in his 20th year of a Christmas Carol at the Palace

read more…: Come in and know him better: Stuart Harmon in his 20th year of a Christmas Carol at the Palace

A native of California, Harmon is a teacher at the Academy for Science and Design in Nashua. His theatrical career includes more than 30 shows on the historical Palace stage, an extremely impressive duration for someone who did not consider themselves an actor.

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