Homegrown camerawoman Hyatt Mamoun explores the flora and fauna of the South Carolina Lowcountry in this online series Level up your life right here in South Carolina with free-to-play career video games and resources for career exploration and access South Carolina ETV (SCETV) is proud to announce that The Only Doctor a feature-length documentary from the series Reel South has received a prestigious Peabody Award in the Public Service category This marks the first Peabody Award for both Reel South and the film’s director Premiering nationally in 2024 during the series’ ninth season The Only Doctor tells the compelling story of Dr the sole practicing physician in rural Clay County Kinsell has served her community without drawing a salary navigating complex healthcare challenges while advocating for accessible and affordable care for the most vulnerable The documentary brings to light the human toll of rural healthcare disparities and paints an intimate portrait of one woman’s determination to make a difference The Peabody Awards recognize excellence in storytelling across broadcast and digital media The Public Service category honors programs that make meaningful contributions to the public good Past winners have included leading journalism outlets impactful documentaries and groundbreaking PBS programming The Only Doctor joins this distinguished group through unanimous selection by the Peabody Board of Jurors an Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University brings a distinct and empathetic lens to his work The Only Doctor marks his first film to receive a Peabody Award The film was made possible in part through support from the National Endowment for the Arts Final Peabody Award winners were announced on May 1 and will be celebrated at a ceremony this June in Los Angeles PBS North Carolina and Louisiana Public Broadcasting and produced in association with Alabama Public Television Learn more about Reel South and view films from prior seasons at reelsouth.org “This Peabody award is a powerful affirmation of the work Reel South is doing to elevate meaningful The Only Doctor is a deeply human film that brings urgent attention to rural healthcare—an issue that touches so many communities We’re honored to help bring this story to a national platform and proud to amplify storytellers like Matthew Hashiguchi who are making an impact through public media.” –SCETV President and CEO Adrienne Fairwell “Reel South is incredibly honored by this recognition for The Only Doctor As we embark on our next decade of storytelling in the South we are encouraged to see that opportunities for filmmakers like Matt and public servants like Dr Kinsell receive their due recognition from within and outside of the region This film fulfills the mission of our series and our larger public broadcasting service.” –Reel South Series Producer Nick Price I aimed not to depict strangers from an unfamiliar place in south Georgia but to encourage audiences to relate to them through things that bind us all together: mortality This win honors that work and is the greatest acknowledgement I’ve received in my career.” –The Only Doctor Director Matthew Hashiguchi About South Carolina ETV and Public RadioSouth Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) is the state's public educational broadcasting network provides educational experiences and strengthens communities more connected and informed South Carolina Making It Grow, and This Week in South Carolina SCETV also presents multiple programs to regional and national audiences Downing of a Flag and Southern Songwriters with Patrick Davis About Reel SouthReel South is a PBS documentary series that showcases authentic and inspiring stories that unearth the spirit of the South today the series explores the multifaceted layers of Southern life across themes of social justice Reel South aims to leverage our region’s rich storytelling tradition as a catalyst for positive change and deeper understanding — in the American South and beyond Reel South is co-produced by PBS North Carolina and Louisiana Public Broadcasting and produced in association with Alabama Public Television Media ContactLandon Mastersmedia@scetv.org (803) 737-3337 Reel South film earns historic Peabody Award (PDF) Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development has received three new grants to leverage its expertise as a leading college of education to strengthen K-12 and higher education in South Asia and the Middle East Peabody faculty and staff will partner with universities in Pakistan and expand existing collaborations with universities in Jordan and the American University of Iraq—Baghdad “These partnerships reflect Peabody’s commitment to sharing our expertise with educators around the world but also our desire to learn from and with international colleagues so that we can co-create transformative educational opportunities for all,” said Camilla Benbow Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development Peabody College, Sukkur IBA University’s Department of Education, and Beyond the Classroom Education an organization that supports international student experiences are collaborating to co-develop contextual culturally relevant innovations around STEM curriculum design and pedagogy and faculty leadership and development $300,000 public diplomacy grant from the U.S the collaboration will lay the foundation for a lasting relationship between the institutions complemented by in-person immersions in the United States and Pakistan during the grant period “We are thrilled to work alongside Sukkur IBA and BTCE in this new partnership that provides Peabody with the opportunity to continue to design and develop novel, cross-cultural approaches to teaching and learning and faculty development,” said Ellen Goldring Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Education and Leadership The institutions seek to accomplish two primary objectives: the founder and chief executive officer of Beyond the Classroom Education spoke about the promise of this partnership “I have always looked for ways to bridge educational opportunities gaps in Pakistan by building partnerships,” said Aslam “I am particularly excited about this Vanderbilt partnership for the possibility of bringing Vanderbilt’s expertise to people working in education and in many other disciplines at Sukkur IBA and beyond.” Jordanian universities and Peabody College are collaborating to support Jordanian-led teacher education initiatives focused on addressing low literacy rates and numeracy skills from kindergarten through third grade As part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Early Grade Education Activity (ASAS)—an initiative led by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)— Peabody College is spearheading a one-year $150,000 grant from USAID to support the design of curricula for early childhood and elementary programs in Jordan The grant builds on the work of two Jordanian delegation visits to Peabody College in 2023 to strengthen teacher training and align programs with accreditation standards Brian Kissel director of elementary education and early childhood education programs we have started the process of collaborating with Jordanian professors to review and re-envision their early childhood and elementary programs with the promise to prepare pre-service teachers to best serve the children of Jordan with a renewed focus on climate-smart education faculty from three Jordanian universities visited Peabody for a two-week residency focused on professional development and course design They examined how the design of Vanderbilt’s elementary teacher education program meets the accreditation standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) Nashville elementary and early grade schools and engaged in more than ten workshops and presentations In 2022, supported by a two-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. State Department, Peabody College partnered with AUIB to help design and launch AUIB’s College of Education and Human Development Now with a goal to further develop the college’s programs the State Department has awarded a two-year $2.1 million grant to AUIB and Peabody College The new grant will support three primary objectives: “We are excited to continue the collaborative and transformative work between Peabody and AUIB’s College of Education and Human Development,” said Nancy Dickson AUIB project director and the grant’s principal investigator we are learning from one another to build and refine culturally responsive innovative programs for educators throughout the educational landscape.” Nashville, Tennessee 37240 615-322-7311 • Contact Us Vanderbilt University’s Online Privacy Notice The Peabody Memphis, has claimed its rightful place as the #1 Best Classic Hotel in the South, according to Southern Living readers Our very own “South’s Grand Hotel” is officially the best of the best outshining other historic and classic Southern hotels in Southern Living’s annual South’s Best poll for 2025 and just in time for a major milestone: The Peabody’s 100th anniversary in its current Union Avenue location When The Peabody first opened its doors in 1869 it set the standard for hospitality in Memphis it has remained a cornerstone of Southern elegance and charm As it marks 100 years in its current location The Peabody continues to evolve while staying true to its legacy the hotel completed a stunning renovation of its Grand Lobby bringing the original lobby fountain back to its former glory the hotel is now in the final stages of an $18 million guest room renovation ensuring every stay is as luxurious as ever So what sets The Peabody apart from other grand hotels in the South The Peabody Ducks –This daily tradition has been charming visitors for nearly a century you’re missing out on a uniquely Memphis moment Timeless Elegance – From its red-carpeted staircase to the intricate details of its architecture The Peabody transports you to another era of sophistication or just an evening cocktail at the famous lobby bar The Peabody remains a gathering place for Memphians and visitors alike Renovations Fit for a King (or a Duck): The hotel’s ongoing renovations ensure that it remains a modern luxury destination while preserving its historic charm The fact that over 10,000 Southern Living readers weighed in on this poll makes it clear: The Peabody is a Southern institution So whether you’re a lifelong Memphian or a first-time visitor there’s no better time to experience The Peabody than now or just soak in the atmosphere of this century-old gem you’re investing in history and in a future that’s brighter than ever and in the Bluff City while it is often synonymous with BBQ competitions and music festivals; May also means it’s time to The one and only GloRilla is bringing her Glorious Tour to town July 25 a simple but powerful mission was born: “Help the good guys do more good.” Choose901 is so woven into Memphis life now Memphis lost one of its most sacred landmarks.Historic Clayborn Temple burned to the ground The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis (CFGM) has launched The 2nd annual Riverbeat Music Festival is happening May 2nd-4th a campaign of City Leadership The Peabody Memphis landed in the top spot on Southern Living's list of the "South's Best Classic Hotels 2025." Readers' votes decided the list — which includes "storied establishments that have stood the test of time and defined Southern hospitality" — as part of Southern Living's South's Best poll "We are beyond thrilled to be named the #1 Best Classic Hotel in the South and to be included on a list with so many other prestigious Southern hotels," a representative of the hotel said in a statement The Peabody first opened in 1869 on the corner of Main and Monroe but was later rebuilt and reopened at its present location in September 1925 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the opening at 149 Union Ave To celebrate the centennial, The Peabody renovated the Grand Lobby in 2024, including a restoration of the original lobby fountain that has been the home of the famous Peabody Marching Ducks for decades The hotel says it will complete an $18 million renovation this year that will include new furnishings fixtures and fabrics for each of the 464 guest rooms and suites The only other Tennessee spot to make the Southern Living classic hotels list was The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville Ellen Chamberlain is the food and dining reporter for The Commercial Appeal. Email her your dining tips at Ellen.Chamberlain@commercialappeal.com 2025 at 10:20 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}"We're committed to taking care of our employees through this transition which includes supporting those who are interested in finding another role within Nordstrom." - Nordstrom spokesperson (Ashley Ludwig/Patch)PEABODY MA — Nordstrom locations at the Northshore Mall in Peabody and the South Shore Plaza in Braintree will close over the next two months according to a statement provided to Patch on Tuesday A spokesperson for the national upscale department store chain said the leases are expiring at both locations and the decision was made not to renew them in order to best "serve customers in the area by leveraging our surrounding stores and through our digital channels." Additional stores at the Burlington and Natick malls as well as Nordstrom Rack locations in Danvers are not expected to be affected by the two closings A spokesperson said the Peabody location will close on Jan 31 and the Braintree location will close on March 8 with efforts made to relocate employees who wish to stay with the chain "Decisions like this are never easy and we understand the impact they have on our team members," the Nordstrom spokesperson said "We're committed to taking care of our employees through this transition which includes supporting those who are interested in finding another role within Nordstrom." Simon Property Group said that DICK's Sporting Goods will move into space in both malls in 2026 with the Northshore Mall becoming the latest DICK's House of Sport location "We are proud to expand our relationship with DICK'S to significantly upgrade our offerings at two of suburban Boston's top shopping destinations," said Mark Silvestri "The sports products and interactive experiences featured at DICK's House of Sport and DICK'S Sporting Goods will generate increased energy customer traffic and revenue in these spaces similar to the success we have seen with DICK'S at Simon properties across the country." (Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. An online survey was conducted by third-party agency Proof Insights among Southern Living Consumers asking them to rate their favorite places across the South The survey was fielded from July 10 to August 21 2025 at 11:54 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The WARN filing which is required for employees planning to issue layoff notices to 50 or more employees at a single site said that the layoffs could affect 134 employees in Peabody and 166 employees in Braintree MA — Up to 300 Nordstrom employees could lose their jobs amid the national upscale department store chain's location closings at the Northshore Mall in Peabody and South Shore Plaza in Braintree according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing with the state this week The effective date of the layoffs is listed as March 8 A Nordstrom spokesperson told Patch last week that the leases are expiring at both locations and the decision was made not to renew them in order to best "serve customers in the area by leveraging our surrounding stores and through our digital channels." The spokesperson told Patch the Peabody location will close on Jan "Decisions like this are never easy and we understand the impact they have on our team members," the Nordstrom spokesperson said North Shore news powered by The Daily Item April 9, 2023 by PEABODY — The city’s Community Development and Planning Department is looking for artists to paint a mural to jumpstart its Outside the Box Mural project Director Curt Bellavance said the mural will showcase city landmarks in the form of a Greetings from Peabody vintage postcard with the possibility of showing the image on a larger scale somewhere in the downtown area “We’ve done projects in the past but that was about five years ago and we want to bring it back again,” Bellavance said “The office mural is really just a test case that will tie in with the larger ongoing program to bring color and art into the city We’ve already identified some underpasses and different buildings that would be ideal so now we are just trying to reach out and see if there is any interest in the artist community in getting involved artists will receive a $1,000 stipend that includes all artist fees 30 percent of the stipend will be paid upon execution of the artist agreement with the balance paid when the artwork is completed The project is open to all artists who abide by project guidelines Artists must execute an artist agreement form to participate Submissions will be reviewed by Bellavance The deadline to file an application is May 10 at 3:30 p.m Submissions should be sent to Michelle Kazlowski Submitted proposals will become the property of the city and may only use the art for portfolio purposes and not for commercial purposes for a period of two years from the completion date The Greetings from Peabody postcard mural must be completed and approved by Bellavance by July 7 Future plans for a full ongoing mural program include seeking grant funding Bellavance said there are a couple of “grant avenues” the city will likely pursue depending on the cost “This isn’t a one and done,” Bellavance said “We want to get the right type of art that will establish and support a program that will be ongoing in the future.” For more information about the Greetings from Peabody postcard mural project and to fill out the application form This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Subscribe Now By Caroline Sanders Clements When author David Cohn described the Peabody Memphis in his 1935 book God Shakes Creation he recognized it as a cultural landmark: “The Peabody is the Paris Ritz If you stand near the fountain in the middle of the lobby…you will see everybody who is anybody in the Delta.” This year the hotel celebrates its 150th anniversary and while it’s still known as a cultural and historic hub perhaps the most alluring reason visitors have long lingered in the elegant lobby is to glimpse not the who’s who of Tennessee but the famous ducks that make their home in the central fountain First opened on the corner of Main and Monroe in 1869 the Peabody hotel relocated to its present location on 2nd Street in 1925 the establishment fell into decline and nearly closed for good in the 1970s a new organization to the duck tradition (before the ducks were alleged “direct descendants” of the original ducks placed in the fountain by an over-served general manager in the 1930s) five mallards move from a local family’s farm to downtown Memphis to stay as the hotel’s guests of honor for ninety days at a time they march from their rooftop penthouse to the elevator then down to the lobby fountain where they spend the day splashing and swimming before marching back up the red carpet to the roof each evening the ducks return to the family’s farm to reacclimate to life in the wild—free to fly away whenever they so choose—and a new flock is immediately brought in local historian and former hotel general manager Doug Weatherford joined the Peabody team as the assistant duckmaster where he learned the ropes before taking over as the official duckmaster last year he leads history tours each morning after the daily march Weatherford—as gifted in storytelling as he is mallard-management—walks us through what it takes to oversee the South’s most famous waterfowl They thought it would be funny to bring live duck decoys—which were legal in Arkansas in those days—and put them in the fountain Then they went off to their rooms to sleep it off Schutt was concerned about the mayhem that might’ve been caused the night before from his misdeed so he ran down to the lobby and found that the ducks were still there he let them stay for a couple days and it ended up becoming an eighty-five-year tradition.” “They spend most of their time in the duck palace which is an approximately $200,000 structure on the rooftop It has its own artificially sodded lawn with a drainage system underneath and they have their own Peabody Hotel inside there There’s a marble fountain with a duck spraying water What’s the average day like for a Peabody duck “I give them a shower every morning no matter what the temperature is there was about a ten-degree wind chill factor up there And I looked down and my black pants were turning white with ice but the ducks were like: ‘Spray me again!’ It doesn’t get too cold or too wet for ducks We clean it in the mornings and every other afternoon or so I’ll deep clean it to make sure they’re in a sanitary environment We also pay careful attention to their diet I don’t give them very much because it tends to create issues in the elevator I’ll give them a couple leaves of lettuce just to get them going I will march them across the rooftop down the elevator we will feed them once or twice with cracked corn We march them back up at five o’clock and I’ll give them their biggest meal of the day: hearts of romaine lettuce a laying mash or a powdered poultry supplement because they have a craw like a chicken so they need something crunchy to help them digest their food.” and it takes them one week to ten days to get accustomed to staying on that red carpet and marching down into the fountain I’ll ask the people who are present there in the lobby to form a human tunnel on each side of the red carpet down to the fountain so the ducks don’t see a lot of options along the way They know when to fly north and south every year Once they see they have to do the same thing a couple times a day to get in and out of the fountain They get all excited—not about being fed again but about their routine They love routines because mother nature imprinted that into them so they can survive Daylight savings time messes them up a little bit After a long day at work, the Peabody Ducks are headed back into their Royal Duck Palace for dinner, a bath, and bed. 🦆💤 📸: @chaseguttman A post shared by The Peabody Memphis (@peabodymemphis) on Jan 25 Some of them have individual personalities and want to bond with you When you see that one of them fixates on you and they want you to recognize and greet them [With one batch of ducks] I would walk into the elevator in the evening and one female duck—a wild animal—would always be in a crouched position jump,’ and she would fly up about waist high All I’d have to do was reach out and let her fly into my hands and I’d have a total pet Have the ducks ever run (or flown!)  away from the fountain into the lobby That’s where they want to be for six hours a day of course it’s duck alert on the old walkie-talkie Duck rescue squad swings into action: me and the bartender.” Caroline Sanders Clements is the associate editor at Garden & Gun and oversees the magazine’s annual Made in the South Awards Since joining G&G’s editorial team in 2017 native has written and edited stories about artists Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain wonderland still sparkles These top-notch bakeshops let flour-free customers have their cake—and pies The future of conservation in the South just got a little bit brighter—and not just for salamanders but they’re the craftsmanship of local crustaceans called lawn lobsters The drawls are receiving a lot of flak across the internet but a North Carolina linguist argues they’re actually pretty accurate business offices and greenway at the South Bank16 PHOTOSRay Hensler of Hensler Development Group talks about the vision for the South Bank neighborhood Wednesday which is gaining traction with developers and city leaders Ray Hensler of Hensler Development Group holds an artist rendering of the South Bank neighborhood Wednesday Ray Hensler of Hensler Development Group talks about the vision for the South Bank neighborhood Wednesday When George Peabody College for Teachers merged with Vanderbilt University in 1979 the agreement came with a little-known perk: The school had acquired a sizable collection of art stored in a basement vault at Cohen Memorial Hall the Peabody College Collection includes items ranging from antiquities to Renaissance paintings to influential mid-20th-century sculptures and other pieces The collection has provided many works for study and exhibition across the Vanderbilt campus in recent years as well as loans to museums around the world To explain the presence of such an important and broad art collection housed at a small teacher’s college in the South look no further than the progressive forces at work in education reform and philanthropic trends at the dawn of the 20th century When Peabody College moved to its present location across 21st Avenue South from Vanderbilt in 1911 practices and educators set art quietly at the center of a campus dedicated to instructing future teachers “The Arts and Crafts movement was alive and well at the time,” says Joseph Mella director of the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery who oversees the Peabody Collection as part of the university’s overall 7,000 catalogued works “There was a lot of interest in the value of a more personal experience with original works of art and it was thought that these could be very useful in education as opposed to the study of reproductions.” the Arts and Crafts movement began as a response to the breakdown of artistry brought about by the Industrial Revolution the Arts and Crafts movement sought to improve the lives of workers by advocating for the types of skills they would have learned in earlier guild systems The United States at the turn of the 20th century saw parallel theories based on these same principles Not only would the public gain an understanding of beauty by handling well-crafted objects but artists and craftsmen also would profit from a demand for well-made goods and fine art Among those who adopted the educational aspects of the Arts and Crafts movement was the pragmatist John Dewey He believed hands-on learning would provide essential skills to students education and everyday life were tied together George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville was established by the Peabody Education Fund originally endowed in 1867 by American–British financier and philanthropist George Peabody to promote education in the South after the Civil War A prime focus of the college’s mission was to prepare teachers for struggling Southern schools had studied with Dewey and other progressive educators at Teachers College It seemed inevitable that Dewey’s pragmatist philosophies would travel south to Peabody College in one form or another son of noted philanthropist Algernon Sidney Sullivan made his first gifts to Peabody College along with his mother The Sullivans were a prominent New York family actively interested in promoting education in the South They began donating their collection of fine art prints and decorative art items to Peabody to use as educational tools to prepare teachers 86 works are catalogued in the Sullivan Collection alone but “I’m sure there are more that are still uncatalogued,” Mella says “They gave a lot of material containing everything from prints and drawings to paintings and a fair amount of religious art.” A large portion of the Sullivans’ art donations consisted of prints considered at the time to be secondary works Many of the Sullivan Collection prints are of late 19th and early 20th-century vintage that reproduce old master works of art “I think the Sullivan family realized that a lot of these are very useful,” Mella says prints make up a large portion of the Peabody Collection These include 17th-century genre scenes by Adriaen van Ostade printmaker who was a contemporary of Rembrandt; prints by 19th-century French satirist Honoré Daumier; German artists George Grosz and Käthe Kollwitz; and French prints from the 1950s and 1960s by Georges Braque According to a history of Cohen Memorial Hall written by Mella after its renovation and reopening in 2009 the Sullivan Collection was originally exhibited campuswide “But the donor and the college considered the building of formal galleries to exhibit this growing collection to be central to the project” of creating a comprehensive art education curriculum “The Sullivans were concerned that the collection was not being professionally handled and was just being distributed across campus possibly not in the most careful manner,” Mella adds The Sullivan Collection itself played a key role in attracting other donors Her 1926 gift was instrumental in building a campus gallery to enrich “the educational experience of future art teachers through firsthand access to art” and to foster “visual literacy in taste and art appreciation,” according to Mella’s history of the building An additional gift by George Sullivan in 1937 resulted in the construction of painting storage racks that are still in use today Dutch had joined Peabody’s art department as a faculty member around 1919 extending the Dewey mindset in his philosophy of art education “Art for everyday life is the justifiable objective for all arts education … The arts are not for the few but for the many,” Dutch wrote in a 1936 article for the Peabody Journal of Education echoing Dewey’s theories of egalitarianism and democracy in education added to the school’s collection by accumulating numerous posters These included recruiting and propaganda material from World War I as well as items like local ads for the circus and YMCA messages about healthy living The Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery presented an exhibit of Peabody’s World War I posters in its 2015 show Forging Identity—Imagining the Enemy: American Propaganda and the Great War “The World War I posters are certainly a great archive within the Peabody Collection as well as the travel and circus posters,” Mella says “We even found a stack of posters dealing with tuberculosis which were featured in our show Memento Mori.” Kress began collecting works by old masters many of them Italian Renaissance paintings Having made substantial gifts of these works to the National Gallery of Art the Kress Foundation in the 1950s and ’60s began one of the largest programs of cultural philanthropy ever instituted by offering works to 23 colleges and universities around the country having just renovated Cohen Memorial Hall in 1960 “The Kress Collection is one of the most important elements of the Peabody Collection as a whole,” Mella says “My understanding is that it was initially offered to Vanderbilt around 1960—just before the time Vanderbilt had a fine arts gallery as we know it We didn’t have a facility to store or show it primarily 14th- to 16th-century Renaissance works from Italy are among the most in-demand items in the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Collection as a whole principal senior lecturer in history of art] uses the Kress Collection continually “We’re loaning one to the Norman Rockwell Museum in 2018 for an exhibit titled Wyeth Parrish and Rockwell in the European Narrative Tradition.” Contemporary paintings and sculptures from the 1960s and ’70s that are housed in the Peabody Collection are used in classrooms and loaned to museums almost as much as the Kress works “One of the most important pieces has to be the John Chamberlain,” Mella says And the very fact that it is here and was acquired by Peabody is amazing.” John Chamberlain’s Maz was included in the groundbreaking exhibit The Art of Assemblage at the Museum of Modern Art in 1961 a painter who taught at Peabody from 1959 to 1966 recounts how the school acquired the Chamberlain sculpture “I helped organize a contemporary sculpture show that toured the Southeast in the early 1960s,” Pounders says “I went to New York to scout several galleries and artists’ lofts to identify pieces for the show.” among New York’s most influential galleries for modern artists at the time Pounders says he selected the work Maz to be included in the exhibit which ended its tour in the Cohen building’s art gallery The Peabody art faculty then voted on which piece to buy from the show “We had to convince a couple of them that this was an important piece,” Pounders recalls Pounders went back to renowned art dealer Ivan Karp informing him the school wanted to purchase the Maz sculpture but didn’t have much money for the piece one of the most important post-World War II works in the Vanderbilt collection was loaned in 2012 to the Guggenheim Museum in New York for a retrospective on the work of John Chamberlain Chamberlain’s works are represented in the Whitney Museum of American Art the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Peabody Collection currently includes 1,035 paintings But Mella estimates there are probably “several hundred” additional “When we encounter items that were not initially catalogued and feel they are of museum quality “The World War I posters are a good example.” Given the constant use of the Peabody Collection from its inception to the present day there seems little doubt that the original donors and faculty would believe that their “treasures of art and culture to advance the interest of education”—as the collection was described in 1926 in the Peabody Alumni News—have created a lasting legacy that will continue well into the future With the establishment in 2012 of the Kathryn and Margaret Millspaugh Fund for Art Conservation taking care of Vanderbilt’s fine arts collection is now an ongoing activity that has opened up use of the collection to better serve students and art lovers on campus and beyond “The fund has enabled us to ramp up our conservation activities in a meaningful way,” says Joseph Mella we will always have works being conserved at all times Not only has the fund allowed for previously damaged works to be exhibited but it also allows the collection to be used more extensively for classes and seminars 1 goal is to support the academic mission while engaging the students,” Mella says “There’s a huge benefit to using collections in education When students in a Renaissance seminar have four Renaissance paintings 4 feet from them in an interactive it gives them an experience that cannot be replicated especially when they’re so used to getting information electronically There’s no substitute for being with an actual object.” Each piece conserved for Vanderbilt is provided a history by the conservator documenting the treatment and includes pre- and postconservation images “It’s almost like getting new works of art,” Mella says “Some pieces couldn’t be used for teaching purposes before [conservation] so having funds for conservation through the Millspaugh endowment has strengthened and broadened the depth of our collections in such a way that it has made a huge impact on our program.” 2023 at 6:43 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}"Together with our acquisition earlier this year of 80 acres of open space adjacent to 80 Granite Street​ the city will have purchased and preserved over 200 total acres of open space this year alone." - Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt (Dave Copeland/Patch)PEABODY MA — Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt intends to seek City Council approval on Thursday night to spend $9 million in city funds to buy about 135 acres of the Rousselot property on Granite Street in South Peabody which includes about half of the Meadow at Peabody golf course and additional acreage abutting Cedar Grove Cemetary will allow the city to own the entirety of the golf course that it currently operates as well as preserve open space that could otherwise be developed for residential properties Rousselot Inc. announced in May that it was winding down operations at its Peabody plant and would complete that process by the end of 2023 the city will have purchased and preserved over 200 total acres of open space this year alone." Bettencourt said he intends to have the $9 million be funded by golf course revenues as well as money from the Community Preservation Act and Community Development "I do not anticipate using money from the city's operational budget," he said Bettencourt cited the golf course as "coming off one of its most successful seasons" and that it "consistently provided the city with a substantial stream of revenue." "The Meadow is considered among the very best municipal golf courses in the region," he said "It is a great source of pride for Peabody residents." the documentary is one of 60 nominated for prestigious award two-part documentary film that focuses on the history of the Confederate Battle flag and its impact on the people politics and perceptions of South Carolina and beyond has been nominated to receive a prestigious Peabody Award.  As a Peabody Awards Nominee Downing of a Flag joins the ranks of the best storytelling in broadcasting and digital media 60 are chosen as Nominees and 30 are selected as Winners Final award Winners will be announced by Peabody in June 2022.  Respected for its integrity and revered for its standards of excellence the Peabody Award is an honor for television Chosen each year by a diverse Board of Jurors through unanimous vote Peabody Awards are given in the categories of entertainment Being a Peabody Award Nominee is an opportunity to celebrate everyone involved with the making of Downing of a Flag and the issues it addresses—from the talent both in front of and behind the camera to the studios and networks that helped bring it to life.  With firsthand interviews featuring various perspectives and a wealth of historical footage, Downing of a Flag traces the symbol's controversial relationship with the Palmetto State exploring its true meaning and how a racially-motivated 2015 church shooting Clementa Pinckney and eight black parishioners served as the catalyst for the flag’s long-debated removal.   SCETV and the ETV Endowment of South Carolina hosted a series of community engagement events across the state to celebrate the national release of the documentary and a panel discussed the segments with audience members.   For more information on SCETV, visit www.scetv.org.  “Being nominated for such a prestigious award allows SCETV to help celebrate the hard work of the partners that helped to make the film happen The nomination also elevates the story of this multifaceted issue in South Carolina history that Downing of a Flag tells We are deeply honored by this recognition.” –SCETV President and CEO Anthony Padgett “Working collaboratively with Strategic Films and Susie Films to bring this important story to life was an important moment in my professional career It is an honor to be nominated and considered for a Peabody Award.” –Downing of a Flag Executive Producer and SCETV Director of National Content and Regional Operations Don Godish  sincere thanks to the Peabody Board of Jurors for nominating Downing of a Flag Many believed the ceremonial furling of the Confederate battle flag in the summer of 2015 marked the final chapter of an extended The story remains as timely today as it ever has.” –Downing of a Flag Director and Susie Films President Scott Galloway  “We are grateful to the Peabody Board of Jurors for the prestigious honor of being nominated for a Peabody Award and blessed to be a part of the team that developed the concept partnered with great organizations like SCETV and Susie Films and produced a film that illuminates a story that is part of the arc of democracy's progress in our country and at the heart of what it means to be an American.” –Downing of a Flag Executive Producer and Founder/CEO of Strategic Films Duane Cooper  Original production funding for Downing of a Flag was provided by:  About South Carolina ETV and Public Radio  South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning SCETV currently presents “By The River,” “Carolina Classrooms,” “How She Rolls,” “Expeditions,” “Making it Grow,” “Palmetto Scene,” “Reel South,” “This Week in South Carolina,” “Yoga in Practice” and “Live from Charleston Music Hall” on public television in addition to the national radio production Chamber Music from Spoleto Festival USA.  lmasters@scetv.org   South Carolina ETV's 'Downing of a Flag' nominated for Peabody Award (PDF) 2023 at 11:37 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Peabody mother Amanda Stone has opened the Savy Little Playground indoor playground for children on Railroad Avenue in South Hamilton MA — A Peabody mother said her daughter's birth became the inspiration to open a new business designed to create lasting memories and foster community for North Shore families Amanda Stone is celebrating Monday's grand opening of Savy Little Playhouse at 60 Railroad Avenue in South Hamilton —an indoor playground for children up to 6 years old She has also launched Savy Little Rental — a soft-play rental company for birthdays and special events Savy Little Playground is designed to be a place for children to explore learn and build new friendships through immersive experiences and imaginative play Stone said the sessions are created to build motor skills sensory exploration and creative discovery a playhouse village and socializing among children She will also coordinate decor and themed celebrations for events such as birthdays or special parties Stone said Savy Little Playhouse will also host workshops to help parents as well in advancing their child's development as well as character events and music classes There are membership options starting at $70 per month daily rates for $18 or birthday packages starting at $400 Savy Little Playhouse is open daily from 9 a.m 2019 at 11:09 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Verizon Wireless has court approval to move forward with a cell tower in south Peabody MA — The Massachusetts Land Court ordered the City of Peabody to issue permits to Verizon Wireless to build a 60-foot cell phone tower on property owned by Michael's Limousine Co have been backing neighbors in their fight to oppose the tower But the clocking is ticking on a 30-day time limit for the city to issue the permits If you haven't been following the developments on a daily basis We've compiled coverage of the controversy from government sources court filings and other media outlets that cover Peabody to offer this explainer on what is happening and what could happen next Verizon says the tower is needed as it and other wireless companies switch over to 5G networks Verizon would lease a portion of the Michael's Limousine property to build the tower which would fill gaps in its coverage and give customers faster downloads over the high-speed networks Verizon has the federal government on its side: Federal law places limits on the authority of municipalities to block the installation of structures like the cell phone tower because they provide vital communications services. That law was the basis for the Land Court's March 27 ruling Verizon would pint-sized cannisters on city utility poles which would not be visible from the street installed in south Peabody would provide the same coverage as the cellphone tower PMLP is independent from the city government Bettencourt is urging residents to contact PMLP and let them know they favor the alternative solution The five members of PMLP's board are elected and meet on the fourth Thursday of every month during the school year Meetings are held in PMLP’s McCarthy Auditorium at 201 Warren Street Extension in Peabody Dave Copeland can be reached at dave.copeland@patch.com or by calling 617-433-7851. Follow him on Twitter (@CopeWrites) and Facebook (/copewrites) 2025 at 11:50 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The Bunny Photo Experience this year will include opportunities for pet photos Caring Bunny times for children with special needs or sensory requirements Baby's First Easter photos and Easter egg hunts MA — The Easter Bunny will be back at Simon malls and shops across Massachusetts starting this weekend up until Easter weekend on April 19 The Bunny Photo Experience this year will include opportunities for pet photos Baby's First Easter photos and Easter egg hunts The Bunny will be at the Burlington Mall starting on March 14 the Northshore Mall in Peabody and South Shore Plaza in Braintree starting on March 21 and Auburn Mall will also host events with the Easter Bunny this season including: The Shops at Chestnut Hill: April 4th – April 19th South Shore Plaza: March 21st – April 19th 2015 at 3:10 pm ETLast Thursday marked the grand opening of the Bonfanti Nature Trail and Conservation Area at Sydney’s Pond The trail begins at the Meadows at Peabody and explores a breathtaking view of nearly 300 acres of land The route eventually connects to Spring Pond in South Peabody Speliotis Named Legislator of the Year by Mass School Committees The Sydney’s Pond project is the first phase of the South Peabody Trail Project which will connect approximately 300 acres of city-owned open space for walkers Phase II of the project starts next spring and involves improved surfacing The project is largely financed by a $925,000 state grant Mayor Ted Bettencourt said the decision to name the Sydney’s Pond portion of the project after his predecessor was an easy one given Bonfanti’s long record of public service (Photo credit: Councillor Pete McGinn) View All View All Developing innovative pricing structures and alternative fee agreement models that deliver additional value for our clients Advancing professional knowledge and offering credits for attorneys Helping clients respond correctly when a crisis occurs and practical advice to make transformational changes in their organizations Leveraging law and technology to deliver sound solutions We help clients create positive return on investments in people Delivering seamless service through partnerships across the globe Leveraging leading-edge technology to guide change and create seamless collaborative experiences for clients and attorneys Industry-leading conferences focused on affordable housing Providing actionable information to support strategic decision-making Teaming with clients to advance sustainable projects Offering a range of investment management and fiduciary services Bringing together companies and investors for tomorrow’s new deals Offering fresh insights on cases that are delayed Courtroom-ready lawyers who can resolve disputes early on clients’ terms or prevail at trial before a judge or jury Creating positive impact in our communities through increasing equity We provide strategic counsel on complex corporate transactions and unite dynamic women in the dealmaking arena The questions of whether artificial intelligence machines (AI) should be afforded intellectual property rights and whether AI machines can qualify as an inventor continue to be explored as countries such as South Africa and Australia take steps contrary to earlier rulings by the US and UK recently South Africa became the first country to grant a patent for an invention conceived by AI and Australia became the first country to have a federal judge rule that inventions developed by AI can quality for patent protection The South African patent was invented by DABUS—Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience—and relates to a "food container and devices and methods for attracting enhanced attention." The patent was published in South Africa's Patent Journal on July 28 and lists Stephen Thaler as the applicant and "DABUS The invention was autonomously generated by an artificial intelligence," as the inventor Although an unprecedented and perhaps unexpected step by the South African Patent Office some have pointed out that while patent law in many jurisdictions is very specific in how it defines an inventor—see §100 (f)-(g) defines "inventor" and "joint inventors" as natural persons—South Africa patent laws do not define "inventor" nor does the country have a substantive formal patent examination process Because the same patent has already been rejected by the US it will be telling to see whether the patent is opposed and whether it survives the opposition Australia similarly turned heads when on July 30 the Australian Federal Court reversed the Australian Patent Office's rejection of Dr Thaler's patent application for one of the DABUS inventions Judge Jonathan Beach of Melbourne issued a 41-page opinion outlining why Australia's current statutory framework could be read as permitting the issuance of patents where an AI system is the inventor declaring that: "it is a fallacy to argue that an inventor can only be human." This opinion is in stark contrast to those issued by other courts around the world but is also appealable to the High Court of Australia Thaler's uphill battle of seeking patent protection for AI-based inventions in the United States in Thaler v Judge Brinkema stated that current legislation restricts the definition of "inventor" in the Patent Act to humans and that it would be up to Congress South Africa's and Australia's actions are unprecedented in the current AI-IP climate jurisdictions which had considered the issue rejected the notion that current statutory frameworks permit naming an AI machine as an inventor the question of what comes next for AI and IP is one that will be asked more and more frequently We will continue to follow any AI developments in the courts Subscribe to stay informed of the latest legal news, alerts, and business trends.Subscribe Industrial polyethylene storage tank manufacturer Peabody Engineering & Supply Inc. announced Dec 14 plans to establish operations in Pickens County with a more than $5.6 million investment which will create 35 new jobs over the next five years “After a five-year search for our new East Coast manufacturing location we have settled on Pickens County in the beautiful state of South Carolina,” said Peabody Engineering CEO Mark Peabody “We chose this location not only for the strong labor force but also because Pickens County and South Carolina both understand that manufacturing is the backbone of our nation’s economy and their focus is clearly on helping companies like ours succeed.” The company’s new facility will be located in the Pickens County Commerce Park in Liberty and is expected to be completed by midsummer 2021 Input your search keywords and press Enter on foot and armed with nothing more than brooms and a couple fire extinguishers battled a large brush fire Monday afternoon in South Peabody about a half-mile into the woods behind Spring Pond Deputy Fire Chief Richard Nelson said that due to the wind when he and about a dozen firefighters filed out of the woods The crew from Engine 5 was the first to arrive on the scene Monday around 1 p.m. staging from an emergency vehicle access road near the pump house at the pond Two more pump engines were called in shortly afterward and a third engine was called in around 2:20 p.m. staging from the end of Sunset Drive and bringing some more brooms Nelson said the brush fire was originally reported late Sunday afternoon but it was too dark then for crews to head into the woods on foot He said it would have taken an hour to try and run a hose line into the area which is why they relied on manpower instead There were no injuries to report afterward and Nelson said the blaze was not that serious "Tomorrow's supposed to rain and hopefully will finish it off," he said The Lynnfield Fire Department provided station coverage at the West Peabody firehouse and Rehab 5 arrived to the scene around 2:15 p.m providing water and other supplies to firefighters nursing a hamstring injury suffered in practice played only three snaps in the first half Wednesday night When his number was called in the second half and tough player committed to Curry College Paulino has a wealth of experience playing in the slot and receiver on the perimeter Paulino scored a pair of second-half touchdowns to propel the South All-Stars to a 24-7 victory over the North in the 61st Agganis All-Star Football Game at Manning Field a game that turned a bit chippy in the third quarter with four ejections the storied former Lynn Classical and Boston University star the foundation created in his name granted scholarships to 11 area graduating seniors $2.42 million in scholarship money has been presented to 1,051 student-athletes The football game capped four days of Agganis All-Star games highlighting the best local seniors in basketball “It’s a blast,” said South coach Lou Cicatelli It’s a great chance for these seniors to get out and strut their stuff one more time We had a good night and were fortunate to get a big win.” Paulino finished with seven carries for 26 yards and two scores to claim the South MVP was awarded the North MVP after running for 39 yards on 10 carries and adding three catches for 7 yards and a receiving touchdown Peabody senior Jayce Dooley stepped up along the right hash marks for an interception planted his left foot and juked to the right and crossed the goal line as he was wrapped up for an 8-yard rushing touchdown Paulino kept his legs churning on a goal line dive for a 2-yard scoring plunge 20 yards) will all play at Curry after finishing their careers at Peabody finished 9 of 17 passing for 90 yards and added 33 yards on the ground on eight carries another Tanners’ standout committed to Anna Maria College the tenured teammates enjoyed every second of suiting up together one last time “It’s great because we’ve been playing together since we were little kids,” said Paulino “It feels awesome just to go out with a win Cam Kerry can be reached at cam.kerry@globe.com. Home Delivery Gift Subscriptions Log In Manage My Account Customer Service Delivery Issues Feedback News Tips Help & FAQs Staff List Advertise Newsletters View the ePaper Order Back Issues News in Education Search the Archives Privacy Policy Terms of Service Terms of Purchase Work at Boston Globe Media Internship Program Co-op Program Do Not Sell My Personal Information rumors had swirled around an 80-acre patch of land in South Peabody wooded stretch that has long sat untouched and residents feared a housing development could crop up there — a big one some of which laid out hundreds of apartments So he devised a plan, and declared it during his annual State of the City address in January: the city would buy the land itself, and prevent any new housing from being built there. It would cost around $7.2 million. “We were not going to have housing on this site,” Bettencourt said in an interview “We’ve lost too much of our city to development recently.” Bettencourt’s plan has proven popular in town — city councilors and some residents have applauded the move But other observers say the purchase would take one of the sites where large-scale new construction is possible in slow-growing Peabody off the market significantly lowering the town’s capacity for new housing Bettencourt and the city councilors who support him don’t argue that point. But Peabody, they say, is built out, thanks in part to a number of multifamily developments permitted in recent years under the state’s Chapter 40B law — which overrides local zoning in communities where less than 10 percent of housing is set aside at income-restricted rents Adding more housing would only strain the city’s resources and preserving open land is a more valuable objective The push and pull over this patch of Peabody is just one in a series of local debates over what to do with undeveloped land in Eastern Massachusetts conversations that have been intensified by the state’s recent push for more multifamily housing Constructing and maintaining functional open space can be expensive for smaller cities and towns especially on sites as big as the one in Peabody but local governments still set aside parcels for it sometimes blocking new housing in the process Few comparable communities have built less new housing over the last decade than Peabody. Between 2017 and 2021, the city of roughly 55,000 people permitted 144 new units, just 16 of which were multifamily apartments or condos. That does not include several multifamily developments that received approval in 2022 under 40B approved by the planning board out of legal obligation despite considerable pushback from residents pushed the city over its state-obligated 10 percent affordable housing threshold meaning officials can turn down future 40Bs as long as they remain over that benchmark Bettencourt sees it as a chance to regain control over the city’s future “We were at a disadvantage and it took away our ability to work with developers,” he said “Projects were approved by the state that were bigger than we were hoping for The potential site plans presented to Bettencourt by the land’s owner from rows of single-family houses to apartment complexes with hundreds of units They also likely would’ve run into political opposition The land is only zoned for single-family homes so any sort of multifamily housing would’ve required zoning relief something city officials said they’re generally opposed to eventually settling on Community Preservation Act funds and loans Once city officials made their opposition clear (The developer did not return a request for comment) Bettencourt envisions cleaning up the property and building walking trails or recreational areas there is essentially a stretch of woods on the city’s border with Salem that hugs a municipal golf course and several residential neighborhoods “The city just doesn’t have the funding to make that into a park or whatever they want to do with it,” said Jason Panos a land-use attorney and former member of Peabody’s Zoning Board of Appeals “That’s the kind of place that requires a developer with a lot of cash on hand to invest in revamping the land.” Peabody’s housing production lags behind in large part because it is one of the denser communities on the North Shore many city officials are hesitant to support new development because they worry additional density will put a strain on local sewers and roads that puts communities like Peabody that insist they do not have the space or capacity for new housing squarely at odds with the state and its push to spread the onus of building out of Greater Boston’s housing shortage across every town and city Bettencourt said he’s skeptical of state rules on housing which mandates cities and towns with access to the MBTA zone for multifamily housing “We’re just at a point where we can selective about the projects we want again Andrew Brinker can be reached at andrew.brinker@globe.com. Follow him @andrewnbrinker. February 20, 2024 by The Peabody City Council will vote on Thursday on the authorization of a pair of statements of interest to be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority seeking grant funding to replace the roofs of both the South and West Memorial Elementary Schools The statements of interest were approved by the School Committee last week and now await approval from the council before Superintendent of Schools Josh Vadala submits the documents to the MSBA The city is seeking admission to the MSBA’s accelerated repair program to replace the “failing” roofs at both school buildings The deadline to submit the statements is March 1 If the statements are approved by the council they will be reviewed by the MSBA over the course of several months with a decision likely to come toward the end of 2024 the committee and the council approved a statement-of-interest submission to the MSBA’s core program for Peabody Veterans Memorial High School and a decision was handed down by the authority in December While that program offers communities a complete remodeling of a building as opposed to just accelerated repair the timeline seems a helpful frame of reference as the city moves forward with the South and West Peabody is no stranger to working with the MSBA as it has done so for the rebuild of both Higgins Middle School and Welch Elementary School The Welch was initially accepted to the accelerated repair program but the authority deemed its needs so great that it was shifted to the core program It’s not the first time the city has sought aid from the MSBA for the roofs at the South and the West The city filed statements of interest for both schools’ admission to the accelerated repair program in 2020 The MSBA halted the Accelerated Repair Program in 2023 leaving the city with little option other than to wait until 2024 Mayor Ted Bettencourt at one point said he believed the South project would “extend the life” of the building It is not uncommon for districts to have to submit multiple statements of interest for the same project as evidenced by both the Welch and the High School City officials submitted statements of interest for the Welch five times between 2014 and 2019 with the city applying seven times in total Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Peabody graduate student Frances Pollock grew up in Winston-Salem and she was dumbstruck that she had never heard of George Junius Stinney Jr before coming across a mention of him in winter 2014 South Carolina had executed 14-year-old Stinney for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Betty June Binnicker and 7-year-old Mary Emma Thames in the segregated town of Alcolu in an interrogation conducted without his parents or legal counsel though no written record of his confession was made a book was used as a booster seat when the electrodes were affixed to his body Mullen of the South Carolina Circuit Court vacated the judgment exonerating the teen whose execution had earned but brief mentions in The Washington Post and The New York Times at the time And in searching and reading more and more about Alcolu and Stinney compelling story about people I totally understand These are people dealing with their fear and prejudices that have come up through how they've grown up in this society As someone who's grown up in a culture where division is still very palpable and real I wanted to present this story in a way where people aren't just looked at as victims and villains." a second-year master of music in vocal performance student last summer wrote Stinney as an opera exploring the devastation of systemic racism In high school she had become interested in the Innocence Project the nonprofit legal organization that works with the wrongly convicted the then 19-year-old Hunt had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of Deborah Sykes The Innocence Project used DNA evidence to free him and have the case dismissed Hunt became "a role model" in social justice issues "The way that Winston-Salem works is very much like the town in Stinney—it's incredibly divided," she continues "You grow up on one side of town or the other and you don't meet a whole lot of people who don't look like you and don't think like you That's still how that town functions and operates." Pollock dramatizes how such institutional and cultural racism sculpts individuals and interpersonal relationships in small town America and she knew she needed some help fine-tuning the project Last May she sought advice from David Smooke the chair of Peabody's Department of Music Theory and a contemporary composer with a passionate interest in social justice issues He politely told her that she was out of her depth He wasn't quite sure yet of her compositional ability; he was also hesitant about the issues she wanted to tackle "The issue of racial appropriation is something that I'm very aware of and it seemed to be like she was walking on that line you can't do this.' And she looked at me and said I'm going to do this; either get on board or get out of the way.'" What ensued were months of back and forth between the two Smooke asked her the reasons for certain scenes and in a few cases helped her rethink a scene I realized she does know what she's doing," Smooke says "What it ended up being is very much her original vision How does a family try to stay together as their child is being murdered by the state It's about how does a community react when they've seen children killed And so the music very much is about character and about these moments of intimacy." Pollock wrote Stinney for a 10-piece chamber orchestra She hears Stinney as an American story that needs American musical idioms not Coplandesque symphonic interpretations each scene receiving the musical environment it needs This approach allows Pollock's musical ideas to reinforce her thematic ones a group of singers went through the opening scene Pollock wrote this scene as a single female character encountering a male chorus The chorus's overlapping vocalizations at first create the ambient sounds of a rural morning—a background of bird song and insects—that coalesce into a predatory hissing before swarming into a unison of violation As it should be: It's a disturbing reminder that the threat of sexual and racial violence floats in the very air we breathe that the so-called villains who commit such unimaginable acts are people Stinney aims to take a sober look at that time when a small segregated town responded to the murder of two children by killing another and tried to call it justice If that's a difficult idea to think about and enact, that's because 1944 wasn't too long ago, and the conditions that foment such divisions persist today. With the help of a 2014–15 Diversity Innovation Grant from the Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council Pollock was able to cast Stinney with Peabody students and alums and members of the Baltimore gospel community she imagined it might end up being something for which she gathered together some classmates to do a weekend afternoon read-through Now it's about to debut as a fully staged production Pollock knew how much work lay ahead: costumes Peers and friends volunteered their time to help with the production The cast and musicians devoted nights and weekends for rehearsals Everybody involved understands that the issues the opera wrestles with are too pressing not to approach with respect "Stinney is not something fun that I'm doing on top of trying to do my master's," Pollock says "It's something that has to be said and has to be said now And I think a lot of people in the [Peabody] community have been looking for an opportunity to be part of something like this which is why I think everybody's been so generous It's beyond humbling to see what kind of support this project has received—humbling for me as a composer and humbling that people are so invested in a story like this." Stinney will have two performances, May 15 and 16, at 2640 Space (2640 St. Paul St.). Tickets are free but reservations requested with optional donations, a portion of which goes to the Innocence Project. Details at http://stinneyopera.com Posted in Arts+Culture Tagged opera, race relations SALEM — “What do you think of when you think of INDIA?” reads the text at the entrance of the Peabody Essex Museum’s newly-reinstalled South Asian galleries The first thing you see is a vitrine of 19th-century clay figures that bundles almost every imaginable Indian stereotype: Beggar and snake-charmer (As we toured the new space together late last week mused that all that was missing was a yogi on a bed of nails.) Western museums for centuries made a spectacle of cultures outside of Europe (and the continent’s immediate spawn) in the worst of ways: fetishized as exotica the oldest continuously running museum on this continent making it a historic trafficker of such notions It also played an early and important part in South Asian representation to the west The clay figures started making their way back to Salem in the early 18th century packed in duffle bags by merchant seaman who bought them in Indian markets as tourist tchotchke around the western predilection to portray those outside its sphere less as people than archetypes adored by its British rulers in their smugly superior manner As colonialism gathered momentum in the early 19th century various excursions returned home with an array of curios — art objects or ceremonial talismans most free from the burden of context — for the wealthy to show off to their friends were about conquest; conquest was about reductive notions of us and them a knot these institutions have been trying to unwind for a generation PEM’s considerable holdings of 19th-century Indian objects most of them donated by seafaring businessmen are enduring symbols of that east-west divide like almost any colonial country whose indigenous populations were subjugated to foreign rule Tourists and the ruling class alike bought up clichéd figurines and street paintings by the bushel as mementoes of the India they created (Another vitrine is full of small-scale plaster busts as a visual taxonomy of Indian headdresses for the convenience of members of the British Raj But some of the men’s faces have the flourish of smallpox scars — colonialism’s endemic imprint on its many victims across centuries and continents.) is a dark-skinned figure — a near life-size version of the miniatures clustered under glass — seated and in a white loincloth Since the piece entered the collection in 1823 generations of conservators had slowly darkened its coffee-colored skin They also repainted patches of script on the figure’s arms gradually losing legibility of the original Bengali text and reducing it to decorative swirls If that doesn’t tell you something about the mind-set of museum practitioners from a few generations ago The low-slung space where you’ll find all these things is tomblike and oppressive Passing through the squat archway into what feels like the main event is liberating with even the architecture in on the effect A double-height vault of ceiling soars overhead breathing life where the first room felt airless and oppressive PEM redeems its past; owing largely to the gift of the collection of Chester and Davida Herwitz the museum has the world’s richest and most extensive collection of Indian Modern and contemporary art outside of India PEM puts the Herwitz collection to dazzling use A pair of monumental paintings make a loose foyer for the new space an entry point for competing visions: Maqbool Fida Husain’s Untitled 1986 fractured plane from 1973 with monochrome figures riven by a white gash It represents the defining schism of post-Colonial India: Partition the division of what was known as British India in 1947 into India and Pakistan Negotiated by the British as their parting gesture it resulted in explosive violence and enmity that resonate to this day What follows are visions of India that are but since many westerners don’t know a thing about the Mahabharata — one of two ancient Sanskrit epics that became an allegory for partition — I say to the museum: lead on The Mahabharata is condensed here to a few minutes of animated film a useful tool for all it informs throughout the galleries in particular a series of paintings by Husain one of India’s greatest contemporary painters Modernism isn’t the perfect word to use here given its straight-line connotation from European Impressionism in the late 19th century to American abstraction in the mid-20th a convenient notion for nations that spent the better part of the previous two centuries on such things as oppression For a country struggling to reconcile its rich past against the turbulence of its post-colonial present the Mahabharata serves as both symbol and provocation the epic and its resonant meaning to a convulsive Indian nation intertwine represented here by a single body riven in two.) “Duryodhana Arjuna Split (Mahabharata 9),” from 1971 is a bleak nightmarescape of shattered perspective and spectral violence Shah suggested the work was inspired by one European Modernist who was not so quick to wipe clean and start fresh: Pablo Picasso and his “Guernica” masterpiece on the carnage of the Spanish Civil War PEM’s Indian galleries are an education that way: About a nation apart but not totally apart; a culture of its own Among the nearly 100 objects are things that both dazzle and provoke Especially revelatory was a suite of paintings depicting urbanization; Sudhir Patwardhan’s bulked-up pictures of the friction between traditional rural life and the chaos of the city depict a reality that would be familiar to anyone Also included is a selection of softly defiant pieces by women artists including Nalini Malani and Rekha Rodwittiya which counter the rough machismo of Indian and European cultures at once of unemployed recent graduates clustered stone-faced in suits and ties spoke to me of the unending echo of British rule captured the blunt reality of Britain’s departure which left economic ruin in its wake and spurred a mass diaspora of educated Indians around the world A final word about the Mahabharata: The story is so intensely foundational to Indian identity that a 94-episode TV series of it literally stopped the entire country in its tracks for one hour every week In a country so wildly diverse and fractured unity through division is the paradox that fits at least the first part should sound familiar Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, through October 1, 2022. 978-745-9500, www.pem.org Murray Whyte can be reached at murray.whyte@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @TheMurrayWhyte. Mary was a longtime Cashier and considered the Mayor of Market Basket in Danvers grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed time with her family playing cards with her dear friends from South Peabody and Lake Pointe Village and Jeannie and fiancé Paul; her siblings Carol Eagar and Robert and wife Joann Smith and in-laws Tom and Dorothy Hallinan; as well as many nieces and Matthew; and a loving Gigi to her great-grandchildren Mary was predeceased by her siblings Ruth and Joe Doucette and Raymond Smith; her mother and father-in-law Tom and Louise Hallinan brothers-in-law Henry (Harry) Eagar and James Hallinan sisters-in-law Jane Kraus and Dorothy Hallinan; daughter-in-law Mary Hallinan Relatives and friends are kindly invited to gather for a visitation on Saturday June 27 Memorial donations may be made Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts and Kendra (Le Fave) Tsonis and had resided in Peabody most of his life and graduated from Peabody Learning Academy in June 2014 He was to enter this fall at North Shore Community College in Danvers William had been employed for the past six months at the Party City Store on the Peabody/Danvers line He had enjoyed going to the Salem Fitness Gym working out with weights and boxing William had many close friends and was beloved by all and will be dearly missed he is survived by his paternal grandfather James Tsonis of Peabody and his maternal grandmother Patricia and her husband Dave Hubbard and their children Sonia and Alec Hubbard of Peabody Mary and her husband Spiro Stavrianopoulos and their children Theoni Stavrianopoulos allof Queens NY and Frank and Chanel Stavrianopoulos and family of Medford Aunt Sophia Smith and cousin Adam of Florida Aunt Lorraine Petridelis and Debbie and Bob Mc Clory of Beverly Aunt Gail Civitarese and her family Jackie Uncle Salvatore Pennellatore of NH and many other dear family members He was the grandson of the late Vasiliki Tsonis and the late Carl J A Visitation will be held on Friday from 4 until 8 p.m Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home at the 82 Lynn St. His funeral will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m from the funeral home followed by services in St Expressions of sympathy may be made to ALS Association For guestbook and directions, visit www.ccbfuneral.com 2013 at 12:39 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}It's like coming home for Jacqui Orphanos.The Peabody native is taking the reins at the Center School who retired this year after spending three years as the elementary school's principal This is Orphanos' first job as a principal.Orphanos who was formally introduced to the School Committee Tuesday night told reporters she almost attended the Center School as a child but her family moved out of the neighborhood to South Peabody shortly after she was born.And even though she now lives in Lynnfield she proudly calls herself a "born and bred" Tanner was the youngest of four children and has deep Peabody roots.Her late father was John Berry who ran a family jewelry store downtown and served as Peabody's state representative in the 1960s worked as a clerk at Peabody District Court.Orphanos began her teaching career in 1989 at the Burke School transferred over to the Carroll School in 1997 and then headed to the North Shore Education Consortium in 2000 for several years before working in Reading and Andover until recently.She said she's taught preschool worked as an inclusion specialist at the Beverly-based consortium and spent eight years in administrative roles curriculum development and program coordination."It really feels like coming home," she said Tuesday night adding that she's "very excited" for the new job and eager to help both students and teachers "be the best they can be."Superintendent Joe Mastrocola praised Orphanos as a highly skilled educator consensus builder and able to work together with students and staff He said multiple candidates applied for the job and she emerged as one of four finalists highly recommended by the screening team."I think she's a fine addition to our administrative team," he said noting she's already "hit the ground running" working together with St staff and the PTO."I look forward to great things at the Center School," Mastrocola said.Orphanos said her initial decision to leave Peabody was to further her career School board member Ed Charest thanked her for coming back but first asked why."I think it was my memories of being a Peabody public school teacher...and how joyful it was being in the classroom," she said.Orphanos has a bachelor's degree and administrative certificate from Salem State and a master's degree from Lesley College.Her husband George works at the Analogic Corp and they have two daughters -- one is a junior at Penn State and the other is a senior at Lynnfield High.In her spare time she paints (oil and watercolor portraits) and started taking pottery classes a couple years ago She's also become the point person for costumes in Lynnfield High productions but probably won't have time for that one anymore 2013 at 1:03 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Katelin Kennedy has landed the top job at the South School The newly minted administrator has only been teaching for nine years -- all of it at the Peabody elementary school -- but in that time she has become a highly regarded educator by her peers and school officials Superintendent Joe Mastrocola informed the School Committee Tuesday night he had chosen Kennedy for the job wrapping up 2 1/2-month process to find a replacement for Maryellen McGrath "I am proud to appoint Katelin Kennedy," Mastrocola said the respect and admiration [of the] staff and most important Kennedy arrived at the South School as a special education teacher and has spent the past three years with the added duties of Assistant Principal Kennedy attended Tuesday night's meeting and offered brief remarks The South School has been the most awesome place to work for the last nine years," she said adding that she's had nothing but "great experiences" in that time with equally "amazing" students and colleagues A screening committee selected Kennedy and two others as finalists from among a pool of 39 candidates for the job Mastrocola then interviewed each candidate with Assistant Superintendent Cara Murtagh two weeks ago a Lynnfield native and current resident of North Andover has her bachelor's degree from Westfield State a master's from Salem State and a certificate of graduate study in school administration from the American International College She's also served on the Executive Board for the Peabody Education Foundation Mastrocola also informed the School Committee that he is restarting the hunt for a new principal at the Carroll School He said he and Murtagh likewise interviewed the three finalists for that position two weeks ago and just felt none of them were the right person for the job although he did speak favorably of all three finalists "After an extensive interview of the three candidates we felt that we did not have the best choice at this time," he said "The Carroll is a very unique school that has a great foundation for the future...I want to open up the search again to find the right candidate." He said the opening will be re-advertised and even encourages all the remaining finalists from both searches to apply again The other two finalists at the South School were Matthew Fusco and Tracy Smith Paul Guerrette will continue in his role as Interim Principal of the Carroll School The job initially opened up after Murtagh was promoted to the central office this summer 2013 at 5:58 am ETThe National Weather Service finally lowered all tornado warnings issued Monday afternoon for Massachusetts after about two hours of putting residents on high alert to dash into their basements.Multiple warnings were issued as weather forecasters said bad storms moving across the area were capable of producing tornadoes.Storm patterns rapidly rotated through the North Shore at 25 mph as a storm again passed through Peabody and Salem and moved in a northeast direction.Trained weather spotters did report seeing what they thought was a funnel cloud near Danvers just before 3 p.m. the weather service said the funnel cloud had attempted to form but broke up.Another possible funnel cloud was spotted in the area of South Peabody and Salem at approximately 4 p.m. but it did not touch down or cause damage.Emergency management officials urged anyone in the path of the storm to go to a basement or interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and stay away from windows while the warnings were in effect.People in vehicles or outdoors were urged to get to the closest shelter.And if that wasn't enough to deal with sudden downpours due to the storm led to flash flooding in certain areas Monday afternoon.Significant flooding was reported in Peabody along Walnut Street which was shut down to traffic shortly before 5 p.m. .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Michelle Williams | Michelle.Williams@MassLive.comWes Doughty the second suspect in the Peabody double homicide The 39-year-old was taken into custody in Spartanburg Doughty was panhandling when members of the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office approached him Doughty is believed to have conspired with Michael Hebb, 45, to kill Mark Greenlaw, 37, and 39-year-old Jennifer O'Connor. Hebb was taken into custody without incident Monday and arraigned in Peabody District Court on Tuesday on two counts of first-degree murder The couple were involved in a romantic relationship The bodies of the couple were found in the basement of a Peabody home over the weekend District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said the crime scene was "messy and cluttered," and initial responders could not at first determine the number of dead bodies Police say dismembered body parts were found in the home's basement Doughty was identified as a suspect on Tuesday and believed by the Essex District Attorney's Office to be armed and dangerous Doughty is believed to stolen a car in Middleton Wednesday evening and driven the vehicle to Boston forcing the victim to stay in the passenger seat throughout During the dangerous ride in which Doughty is believed to have stopped at multiple liquor stores and been drinking while he drove Kenneth Metz alleges Doughty spoke of the killings "He said he killed them because they gave heroin to his godfather He didn't want his godfather to be addicted to heroin," Metz told reporters on Thursday Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. 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