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October 25, 2026
Prudence Carter Receives Career Award From the American Sociological Association
Prudence L. Carter, the Sarah and Joseph Jr. Dowling Professor of Sociology and the Peltz Ruttenberg Family Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, is the 2026 recipient of the Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award from the American Sociological Association. The award honors scholars with a sustained record of contributions to social justice; engagement in institution building and public-facing work; and a consistent focus on populations shaped by histories of racial and ethnic inequality.
October 13, 2026
Angela Randolph Named Faculty Director of the Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship
The Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College has named Angela Randolph, associate professor of entrepreneurship, the new faculty director of the Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship.
October 3, 2026
Felicia Jacques is serving on the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA)
Felicia Jacques of Wellesley-based Maloney Development, is serving on the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) five-member board, which reviews developments under Article 80 of the Boston zoning code and has far-reaching powers over real estate development, planning and zoning issues.
October 2, 2026
Sophia Monegro is a new assistant professor of Africana studies at Smith College
Sophia Monegro is a new assistant professor of Africana studies at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She is a literary scholar working at the crossroads of Black women’s intellectual history, Dominican studies, and digital humanities. She is the author of the forthcoming book Architects of Relation: Black Women’s Social Thought From Santo Domingo to the Atlantic World.
October 2, 2026
Camille Borders is a new assistant professor of history at Bates College
Camille Borders is a new assistant professor of history at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She is a social historian of nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. history with a specialty in women’s history and Black feminist thought. Through her work, she seeks to understand how Black people in America built, resisted, and thrived under the shadows of social and political domination

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09Nov
From 01:00 AM to 03:00 AM
Walter Smith III: TWIO, Groton Music Hall, Groton, Mass.
Walter Smith III: TWIO featuring Ben Street, bass and Billy Hart, drums, with special guest George Garzone.
122 Old Ayer Rd Groton
20Nov
From 02:00 AM to 04:00 AM
Omar Sosa: TWIO, Groton Music Hall, Groton, Mass.
Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa is one of the most versatile jazz artists on the scene today. He fuses a wide range of jazz, world music, and electronic elements with his native Afro-Cuban roots to create a fresh and original urban sound – all with a Latin jazz heart. Omar Sosa’s musical trajectory has taken him from Camagüey and Havana to touring in Angola, the Congo, Ethiopia, and Nicaragua in the 1980s; to a sojourn in the African-descent communities of Ecuador in the early 1990s; to an extended presence on the San Francisco Bay Area Latin jazz scene; to his current engagement with artists from France, Cuba, Brazil, and several North, West, and East African nations.
122 Old Ayer Rd Groton
06Dec
From 02:00 AM to 04:00 AM
Norm Lewis, Groton Music Hall, Groton, Mass.
A night of holiday hits and Broadway favorites!
122 Old Ayer Rd Groton
17Dec
From 02:00 AM to 04:00 AM
Take 6: Spread Love at Christmas, Groton Music Hall, Groton, Mass.
The most awarded vocal group in history comes to the Concert Hall for one exceptional Christmas show!
122 Old Ayer Rd Groton

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