'Community Conversations' Return To Cabot Theater

Beverly MA

07 February, 2022

11:47 AM

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BEVERLY, MA — A new season of Community Conversations at Beverly's historic Cabot Theater will include events focused on climate change, senior living, gender identification, public art and family activities. All Community Conversations are free and open to the public. Events are held at the Cabot Theater except for the August family event at Hale Farm. "We have been thrilled with the response to Community Conversations so far, as it has been an excellent opportunity to broaden the range of programming we offer here at The Cabot," Cabot Executive Director Casey Soward said. "While we love having a good time with all the amazing artists we bring to Beverly, we take our charge as a community-centered non-profit extremely seriously and are looking forward to creating more dialogue around important issues in 2022." This past week was the Arts As Activism Film Fest, presenting short films about a variety of social justice issues from 10 local high school filmmakers, with events to continue each month through the spring and summer. The short films in the Arts As Activism Film Fest can be viewed on YouTube here. The Coastal Communities Talk Water event is on March 10 at 6 p.m. The night of music and action-oriented education will provide a presentation on how to support sustainable freshwater and marine ecosystems. The event will include a question-and-answer session and music from the band Wood and Bone. The Downtown For All event Thursday is April 28 at 6:30 p.m. There will be a screening of the film "Lives Well Lived" about how growing older can be celebrated, the human spirit and staying positive during great personal and historic challenges. The City as Canvas: Above the Free Walls event is on May 4 at 7 p.m. It includes a screening of Olvia Huang's award-winning documentary about Cambridge's Graffiti Alley and a discussion with the filmmaker about expression through public art. The What is Gender? And Why it Matters event is June 8 at 7 p.m. Writer, teacher and transgender rights activist Alex Myers will speak about how he began to make the transition from female to male at Phillips Exeter Academy as the first transgender student in that school's history. The Families Come in All Shapes and Sizes is Aug. 6 at Hale Farm. That will be a "celebration of families" with storytelling, entertainment, food and activities for the whole family at historic Hale Farm. (Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)