COA offers "New England Underdogs" VIRTUAL Presentation

Medfield MA

10 March, 2021

10:30 PM

Description

New England Underdogs Presented by Ted Reinstein Author of three books about New England, Ted Reinstein has always had his eye out—and his heart open—to the region's true "underdogs." People who have had to overcome harsh challenges and sometimes (literally) crippling setbacks to survive, and even triumph, in the face of adversity. Join us on March 24 at 6:30 p.m.by Zoom. Meet underdogs like New Bedford's Lynn Donahue, who seemed destined growing up to go the way of drugs and crime, but instead ended up adding the word, "Dr." to her name. Meet Mabray "Doc" Kountze, who defied the odds—and prejudice—against him to become the first Black sportswriter to receive an official Red Sox press pass. Sometimes an underdog can be an entire city, like Gloucester, which has found a way to forge on from a heyday long gone, and a future that's uncertain. And sometimes an underdog is a small town's beloved but beleaguered landmark, as in Putney, Vermont, where its general store, like the mythical phoenix, rose up after burning down twice in less than two years! Because that, is what true underdogs do. The talk runs 45-50 minutes, and is followed by Q&A. Call the Center at 508-359-3665 to register for this event.