Monday, October 19, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Outside Front Doors — 300 Chandler St., Tewksbury, MA
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.** The Great American Songbook, also known as “American Standards," is the canon of the most important and influential American songs from the early and mid-20th century. They include the most popular and enduring melodies from the 1910s to the 1950s that were created primarily for Broadway musical productions and Hollywood musical films. In Part #3 of this series, songs composed and recorded from 1935-1939 will be the focus, including such great numbers as Jerome Kern’s “The Way You Look Tonight," Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile," Irving Berlin’s “Cheek to Cheek,” and Harry Warren’s “Lullaby of Broadway." Watch and listen to vocalists and arrangers both past and present interpret these timeless melodies and examine how their placement within the context of a musical show or film added to their historical significance and made them truly unforgettable. Led by Rich Knox , a retired school teacher and administrator, who lectures on musicals, films, and opera to libraries across the country. Register directly on Zoom HERE . Sponsored by the Friends of…