Reflections on roosters & hens in culture and scripture

The old brown hen and the old blue sky,Between the two we live and dieThe broken cartwheel on the hill.— Wallace Stevens Songs about chickens: Chicken Dance (polka/folk dance music video with children) and original recording by The Emeralds Your Wings by Lauren Daigle (Christian) The Rooster Song by Fats Domino (rock) Chicken Bone Bone[…]

AROUND JCC & AROUND TOWN – Mon, Feb 8 – Sun, Feb 14

MON, Feb 8 Community Event: NH’s PBS ‘THE BLACK CHURCH’ Documentary Screening & Discussion6pm • Virtual: Click here for details and registration link.Produced in partnership with the New Hampshire Humanities, New Hampshire PBS presents an online screening and discussion of the new PBS documentary. This moving two-part series traces the 400-year-old story of the Black church in[…]

Reflections on ravens: curiosity, creativity, and cultural messenger.

Songs about blackbirds and ravens (note: these are different species): Blackbird by The Beatles (rock)Blackbird Song by Lee DeWyze (ballad/blues)Raven Song by Elephant Revival (folk)Blackbird by Nina Simone (blues)The Raven by Alan Parsons Project (electronic rock pop based on Edgar Alan Poe’s work)Hear Me O God, Nor Hide Thy Face (Christian choral music)How Many Are Your Works (Christian hymn) — How sweetly did[…]

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