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Each year, The Gables partners with local experts, musicians, writers, actors, educators, community artists, and literary, historic, and scientific institutions to create and present engaging and meaningful programming that is open to the public. We seek to explore themes related to our historic site that represent our mission and vision. We honor our past and reckon with our hard histories, acknowledge, welcome, and celebrate our community, and provide support for immigrants and their families in order to make positive change. There is something for everyone to choose from: lectures, performances, specialty tours, kids and family activities, cooking and dance classes, and participation in local festivals. Check out what’s coming up and come join The Gables as we explore history and culture together and create a brighter future!

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January 2018

Sudan Kehiria Maruf

Exhibit Opening and Community Conversation

1.30.2018

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The House of the Seven Gables will have photographer Mark Chester’s work The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape on view from January 30 – March 2. Join us for an opening reception followed by the first Community Conversation of 2018. Diane Portnoy, the director of the Immigrant Learning Center in Malden and Mr. Chester will...

February 2018

Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo Nina Samba and her husband Joao Samba

The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape

2.27.2018 - 3.4.2018

All Day Event

The House of the Seven Gables will have photographer Mark Chester’s work The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape on view from January 30 – March 2 in the Visitor Center during normal operating hours. One in six of us in Massachusetts was born in another country. This extraordinary project by the photographer Mark Chester captures...

July 2018

Salem Willows

The History of the Salem Black Picnic

7.26.2018

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join Dr. Kabria Baumgartner and local community leaders on an engaging Community Conversation on the History of the Salem Black Picnic, also known as “Negro Election Day.” The earliest mention of this event in Salem is from diary entry of May 27, 1741 where it is referred to as “Negro Hallowday”. This event, which is...

September 2018

Welcome is Healing: Re-thinking Immigration | La Bienvenida es Sanativa: re-pensar la inmigración

9.26.2018

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

In this interactive workshop, participants will explore the idea of “welcome” in our lives, and how it benefits us to keep our minds and hearts open to new people and experiences.  We will look at the diverse meanings of “welcome” and how we can welcome into our lives the people, situations and things that heal...

December 2018

Becoming American Film Series Logo

Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Community Conversation Series

12.5.2018

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Immigration has been an ongoing and central component of American history, with identifiable peak periods. Between 1820 and 1924, forty million immigrants were added to the population of the United States and in the process made immigration a major and defining aspect of American life. This opening program provides a historical context for the study...

January 2019

DVD Cover for Welcome to Shelbyville

Becoming American: Promise and Prejudice

1.16.2019

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“Promise and Prejudice” explores the tension – historic and current – between Americans’ acceptance of immigrants, including the celebration of their own immigrant heritage, versus the periodic backlash prompted by concern about the economic and cultural effects of newcomers. The selected film for January 16 is Welcome to Shelbyville. You can download the program two...

February 2019

DVD Cover for The New Americans

Becoming American: Identity and Acculturation

2.6.2019

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“Between Two Worlds: Identity and Acculturation” looks at how immigrants react and adjust to living in a new country and culture, and how they bridge the divide between the traditions and values of their native countries. The selected film for February 6 is The New Americans, Episode 1, The Nigerians. You can download the program...

March 2019

Destination America DVD Cover

Becoming American: Help Wanted? Immigration and Work

3.6.2019

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“Help Wanted? Immigration and Work” looks at the economic side of immigration, chronicling the essential part immigrant labor has played in building America, as well as the conflicted relationship American workers have had with immigrants. The selected film for March 6 is Destination America, Episode 1, The Golden Door. You can download the program four...

April 2019

DVD Cover for My American Girls

Becoming American: Family and Community

4.3.2019

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“Family and Community” explores how family ties and community institutions have played an essential role in successful migration and adaptation to American life. The selected film for April 3 is My American Girls. You can download the program five handout here: Family and Community (PDF) This program is free and open to the public. To register,...

May 2019

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Becoming American: Immigration and Popular Culture

5.1.2019

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“Immigration and Popular Culture” looks at the ways the media and popular culture have historically taught newcomers how to “be American,” and how the rich contributions of different immigrant groups have transformed American culture and art. The selected film for May 1 is The Search for General Tso. You can download the program six handout...

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