Events
Events for Winter 2025
Informal Critique / Artwork Share
Thursday, January 23, 2025, 7 – 830 pm
Join a group of practicing artists to share work that is finished or in progress. We’ll spread the work out for easy viewing, and take turns talking about our own or others’ work. All are welcome, members and non-members alike.
Facilitated by HPAA Studio Users Judith Robichaud and Susan Levin.
Volunteer Appreciation Pary
Friday, January 24, 2025, 630 – 8 pm
All 2024 HPAA volunteers are invited. This is our way of thanking you, our volunteers, who help make the Menino Arts Center run!
Holding the Light – A Seasonal Wine and Poetry Event
Friday, December 6, 6 – 8:30 pm
Join us for a seasonal wine and poetry event conducted by MAC Poetry Coordinator Linda Carney-Goodrich and local wine importer Migen Hasanaj of Carpe Vinum of Jamaica Plain. More info and signup at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/events/wine-and-poetry-events/.
34th Annual Artists Meeting
Friday, November 15, 2024, 6 – 730 pm, at the MAC
– Meet & Greet with other HPAA members and guests
– Cast your vote HPAA Officer Elections (for 2024 HPAA Members in attendance)
– Hear about our recent successes & plans for the future
– Discuss your work in the 35th HPAA Members Exhibition now on display at the MAC
Not a member? Join for the rest of 2024 and all of 2025 included at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/hpaa-membership/
Refreshments will be served.
Current Board Members are:
President – Susie Robson
Vice-President – Bob Vance
Secretary – Adele Rothman
Treasurer – Osmani Rodriguez, Jr.
Osmani Rodriguez Sr.
Sean Hurley
Nominees for Officers for 2024-2025 are:
President – Susie Robson
Vice-President – Bob Vance
Secretary – Osmani Rodriguez Sr.
Treasurer – Osmani Rodriguez, Jr.
2nd Thursday Poetry Readings Fall 24 – Spring 25
In Person at the MAC
Thursday, September 12, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Charles Coe, Michael McInnis, and Suzanne Mercury
Thursday, October 10, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Edward Morneau, Jane Poirier Hart, and Heather Treseler
Thursday, November 14, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Danielle Legros Georges and Nakia Hill
Thursday, December 12, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Kevin Gallagher, Magdalena Gomez, and Vijaya Sundaram
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/poetry-readings/
Fall Concert Series 2024
All shows are free and in person at the Menino Arts Center.
Friday, November 22, 7 – 9 pm
Ticklejuice
Friday, December 13, 7 – 9 pm
The Bamboo Steamers
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/concerts/
Karm Syndia Dance Residency at the MAC
Fall Session Starts September 10
Tuesdays 6 – 8 pm
Saturdays 1 – 3 pm
More info at https://www.ksdancestudio.com/classes
Boston Children’s Chorus Residency at the MAC
Fall Session Starts September 4 for 1st – 5th Graders
Wednesdays 430 – 630 pm
More info at https://www.bostonchildrenschorus.org/our-programs/our-choirs
Mike Ball Book Launch
Thursday, May 30, 6 – 730 pm
Come celebrate yet another chapbook launch by another Hyde Park Poet! The guy with the yellow glasses, Mike Ball, marks the release of the book with the bees.
There shall be noshes and potables and surely a few poems spoken.
Books available at the party, or order via Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Party-Michael-R-Ball/dp/1949652319/.
MAC Open Studios Sale
Sunday, April 21, 12 – 5 pm
Come view the work of 4 MAC Studio Artists:
Antoinette Harrell
Rob Larsen – https://www.robreact.com
Dimitra Ntoura
Judith Robichaud – https://judithrobichaud.com
And 8 HPAA Member Artists:
Judy Flam – @localcolorzz on Instagram
Erik Gehring – @erikgehring on Instagram
Kirstin Ilse – https://kirstinilse.art
Barbara Kibler – https://brkibler.com
Walter Marroquin – @waltermarroquin72 on Instagram
Maritza Ranero – https://www.maritzaranero.com/
Dexter Roberts
Susan Strouse – https://susanstrouseart.sitelio.me/
Images in Rows Top to Bottom, L-R:
Barbara Kibler; Judy Flam; Dexter Roberts; Maritza Ranero.
Susan Strouse; Dimitra Ntoura; Antoinette Harrell; Erik Gehring.
Kirstin Ilse; Judith Robichaud; Rob Larsen.
Walter Marroquin.
Nixes Mate Book Launch
Saturday, March 23, 6 – 8 pm
Featuring “Dot Girl” by Linda Carney-Goodrich and “Wild Pack of the Living” by Eileen Cleary
Linda Carney-Goodrich is a writer and teacher from Boston. Her work has appeared in journals such as spoKe10, Lily Poetry Review, The MacGuffin, Nixes MateReview, Anti-Heroin Chic, Literary Mama, Muddy River Poetry Review,Wordgathering Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, GyroscopeReview, and others. Her work has been translated in Spanish and published in Columbia and Mexico. Several of her poems have been displayed at Boston City Hall as part of the Boston Mayor’s Poetry Program. Linda is the Poetry Coordinator for the Menino Art Center in Hyde Park and founder of Home Scholars of Boston. Dot Girl is her first collection of poetry. Visit her online at https://lindacarneygoodrich.com/.
Eileen Cleary (she/her) is the author of Wild Pack of the Living (Nixes Mate, 2024), 2 a.m. with Keats (Nixes Mate, 2021) and Child Ward of the Commonwealth (Main Street Rag Press, 2019), which received an honorable mention for the Sheila Margaret Motton Book Prize. She co-edited the anthology ‘ Voices Amidst the Virus’ which was the featured text at the 2021 MSU Filmetry Festival. Cleary founded and edits the Lily Poetry Review and Lily Poetry Review Books, and curates the Lily Poetry Salon. A multi-pushcart nominee, her work is published widely in journals and anthologies. Visit her online at https://eileenclearypoet.com.
Spring Concert Series 2024
All shows are free and in person at the Menino Arts Center.
Sponsored by the Mass Cultural Council.
Special St. Patrick’s Day Preview:
Friday, March 15, 7 – 9 pm
Aidan Parkinson and Bob Bradshaw
Friday, April 12, 7 – 9 pm
The Bespoke Consort
Friday, May 10, 7 – 9 pm
Sal Baglio
Friday, May 31, 7 – 9 pm
Lonesome Brothers
Friday, June 14, 7 – 9 pm
The Grownup Noise
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/concerts/.
2nd Thursday Poetry Readings Fall 23 – Spring 24
In Person at the MAC
Thursday, October 12, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Quintin Collins, Jade Kleiner, and Denise Washington
Thursday, November 9, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Art Collins, Krysten Hill, and David Surette
Thursday, December 14, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Holly Guran, Sarah Kersey, and Mary O’Melveny
Thursday, January 11, 2024, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Daniel Bouchard, Shari Caplan, and Jennifer Martelli
Thursday, February 8, 2024, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Penny Callan Partridge, Toni Bee, and Tom Laughlin
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Tatiana Johnson-Boria, Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah, and Chad Parenteau
Thursday, April 11, 2024, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Sarah Audsley, Mary Buchinger Bodwell, and Maureen McElroy
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Amanda Shea and Safari
Thursday, June 13, 2024, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Monique Adelle, Vivian Eyre, and Margot Wizanksy
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/poetry-readings/
Winter Warmup with Wine and Poetry
Saturday, February 10, 6 – 8 pm
Join us for a winter wine and poetry event conducted by award-winning poet and teacher (and MAC Poetry Coordinator) Linda Carney-Goodrich and local wine importer Migen Hasanaj of Carpe Vinum of Jamaica Plain, MA. More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/events/wine-and-poetry-events/.
Move and Groove with Anna Adler!
Join a virtual family music class to move and groove! We will sing, move, explore instruments and play rhythm games, using kitchen items as drums, shakers, and noise makers. This class will be held on Zoom and led by local children’s musician and teacher Anna Adler. https://www.annaadlerlearning.com
This class is for young children 0-6 years of age. Older siblings are always welcome!
Every Wednesday, January 17 – March 6, 2024 (no class on February 21)
1030 – 1130 am
Register to receive the recurring Zoom link at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpc–przMqGt0y2wPQBXoCqbDjNXOcD3pK#/registration
Annual Artists Meeting
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 6 – 730 pm, at the MAC
– Meet & Greet with other HPAA members and guests
– Cast your vote HPAA Officer Elections (for 2023 HPAA Members in attendance)
– Hear about our recent successes & plans for the future
– Bring a piece for a group critique
Not a member? Join for 2024 and get the rest of 2023 included at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/hpaa-membership/
Refreshments will be served.
Current Board Members are:
President – Susie Robson
Vice-President – Bob Vance
Secretary – Adele Rothman
Treasurer – Osmani Rodriguez, Jr.
Dana Acker
Osmani Rodriguez Sr.
Bob Vance
Nominees for Officers for 2023-2024 are:
President – Susie Robson
Vice-President – Bob Vance
Secretary – Adele Rothman
Treasurer – Osmani Rodriguez, Jr.
Fall Concert Series 2023
All shows are free and in person at the Menino Arts Center.
Sponsored by the Mass Cultural Council.
Friday, October 30, 7 – 9 pm
Molly, Will, Carole, & Brendan
Friday, November 17, 7 – 9 pm
Tomoko Iwamoto & 440
Friday, December 8, 7 – 9 pm
Danielle Miraglia, Jim Infantino, & Terry Kitchen
Friday, December 15, 7 – 9 pm
Hummingbird Syndicate
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/concerts/.
A Rare Night in June:
An Evening of Spring Poetry and Wine Tasting
Friday, June 9, 630 – 9 pm
Join us for a poetry workshop conducted by award-winning poet and teacher Linda Carney-Goodrich. Six poems will be complemented by six wines selected by local wine importer Migen Hasanaj of Carpe Vinum of Jamaica Plain, MA.
This is a free event, but registration is required.
Sponsored in part by Pat Tierney “Lover of the Arts”.
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/events/a-rare-night-in-june/
Spring Concert Series 2023
All shows are free and in person at the Menino Arts Center.
Friday, March 31, 7 – 9 pm
Astronomico
Friday, April 21, 7 – 9 pm
Slow Boat Home
Friday, May 5, 7 – 9 pm
Fauxmenco, featuring special guest dancer Samarra
Friday, June 16, 7 – 9 pm
Ramona Silver
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/concerts/.
2nd Thursday Poetry Readings Spring 2023
Virtual:
Thursday, November 10, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Wendy Drexler and Carla Schwartz
Thursday, December 8, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Letta Neely and Hailey Tran
Thursday, January 12, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Sam Cha and Annie Pluto
Thursday, February 9, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Marge Piercy
Thursday, March 9, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Eileen Cleary, Heather Frankland, Dianne Silvestri and Jessica Simon
In Person:
Thursday, April 6, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Tom Daley, Danielle Legros Georges and Matthew Henry
Thursday, May 11, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Christine Jones, Deborah Leipziger and David Miller
Thursday, June 8, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Frances Donovan, Anastasia Vassos and Trisha Zembruski
Art That Flies – Kite Building Workshop
Thursday, April 6, 6 – 8 pm
Kites today are nothing like the paper kites we remember as kids. Today, kites act like stained-glass with intricate detail, vibrant colors, and unusual shapes. Huge kites dominate kite festivals where kites are used to drop candy and perform ballet in the sky.
Glenn Davison will give a talk and workshop on how to build simple kites easily. On display during the event will be physical examples of his personal kite art. Glenn is internationally known as a kite workshop leader, kite builder, kite designer, kite flier, and the author of 12 kite books. He is an invited guest to kite festivals worldwide.
Free event. All ages are welcome.
For more info on Glenn visit http://www.KitingUSA.com
Move and Groove with Anna Adler!
Join a virtual family music class to move and groove! We will sing, move, explore instruments and play rhythm games, using kitchen items as drums, shakers, and noise makers. This class will be held on Zoom and led by local children’s musician and teacher Anna Adler. https://www.annaadlerlearning.com
This class is for young children 0-6 years of age. Older siblings are always welcome!
Every Tuesday, January 17 – March 14, 2023 (no class on February 7)
1030 – 1130 am
Register to receive the recurring Zoom link at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkf-2rqTkuGtPGKssu7lVJO8Y-GrZV9Xc2
Volunteer Appreciation Party
Friday, January 13, 630 pm
Our way of saying thank you to the dozens of volunteers who helped make HPAA and the MAC thrive in 2022! If you volunteered look for your Evite in your email inbox, and join us for dinner and refreshments.
Fall Concert Series 2022
All shows are free and in person at the Menino Arts Center.
Friday, October 28, 7 – 9 pm
Sado-Domestics
Friday, November 18, 7 – 9 pm
Sol y Canto
Friday, December 16, *730 – 930 pm*
Didi Stewart and Alizon Lissance
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/concerts/.
Annual Artists Meeting
Thursday, September 15, 2022, 6 – 730 pm, at the MAC
– Bring a piece for a group critique
– Meet & Greet with other HPAA members and guests
– Cast your vote HPAA Officer Elections (for 2022 HPAA Members in attendance)
– Hear about our recent successes & plans for the future
To renew your membership: visit https://www.hpaa-mac.org/hpaa-membership/
Current Board Members are:
Acting President – Susie Robson
Vice-President – Susie Robson
Secretary – Adele Rothman
Treasurer – Osmani Rodriguez, Jr.
Osmani Rodriguez Sr.
Bob Vance
Nominees for Officers for 2022-2023 are:
President – Susie Robson
Vice-President – Bob Vance
Secretary – Adele Rothman
Treasurer – Osmani Rodriguez, Jr.
Karm Syndia Dance Residency at the MAC
Every Saturday 1:30 – 3:30 pm starting September 17
Every Tuesday 6 – 8 pm starting September 20
More info on classes at
https://www.ksdancestudio.com/classes
The Arts Festival at Westinghouse
Saturday, September 10, 3 – 6 pm (rain date Sunday, September 11)
The festival will feature:
- Indoor exhibition “Nightscapes” at the Lofts Gallery
- Outdoor exhibitions from the Hyde Park Art Association, the Switch Co-op, and other Lofts artists
- Kids art activities
- Dance performance “The Shape of Tears” directed and choreographed by Erica Schwartz
- Music performance by Chrysalis, a double reed combo
- Taco truck
2nd Thursday Virtual Poetry Readings 2022
Thursday, February 10, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Toni Bee and Ed Meek
Thursday, March 10, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Charlot Lucien and Gloria Monaghan
Thursday, April 14, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Regie Gibson and Mary Pinard
Thursday, May 12, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Alexis Ivy and Sarah Dickenson Snyder
Thursday, June 9, 7 – 9 pm
Tzynya Pinchback and Lynne Viti
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/poetry-readings/.
Spring Concert Series 2022 at the MAC
Friday, April 8, 7 – 9 pm
John Powhida International Airport
Friday, April 29, 7 – 9 pm
Bird Mancini Trio
Friday, May 13, 7 – 9 pm
Honest Mechanik
Friday, May 20, 7 – 9 pm
AS3
Friday, June 3, 7 – 9 pm
Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards
Friday, June 10, 7 – 9 pm
The Rozzicats
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/concerts/.
Move and Groove with Anna Adler!
Join a virtual family music class to move and groove! We will sing, move, explore instruments and play rhythm games, using kitchen items as drums, shakers, and noise makers. This class will be held on Zoom and led by local children’s musician and teacher Anna Adler. https://www.annaadlerlearning.com
This class is for young children 0-6 years of age. Older siblings are always welcome!
Every Two Weeks for Six Thursdays:
January 6 and 20, February 3 and 17, March 3 and 17, 2022
1030 – 1130 am
Register to receive the recurring Zoom link at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtduCpqz8qH9WYVkP7dx6mfXri_z14urHs
Friday, October 29, 2021, 630 – 8 pm, at the MAC
Join us to celebrate the life and art of longtime HPAA member and Hyde Park resident Rosemarie Michmerhuizen, who passed away in 2020.
Emcees: Pat Tierney and Despina Papadopoulos
Featured Speakers Include Pat, Despina, Jim Michmerhuizen, Kate Michmerhuizen, Rosemarie Clinton, Marie-France Macdonald, Larry Johnson, Sasja Lucas, Adele Rothman, and Susan Steele-Brower.
RSVP by email to hpaaclasses@gmail.com
Rosemarie’s recent virtual exhibition at the MAC:
A Sense of Place
A Retrospective of Collages by Rosemarie Michmerhuizen, 1967-2012.
Curated by Sasja Lucas.
Rosemarie was a member of the Hyde Park Art Association since its origins, and her recent passing has left nearly five decades of collages to admire. This exhibition is a visual memorial to this outstanding artist.
artist bio
Rosemarie Ferraro Michmerhuizen began assembling images in 1966, in an emotional response to Life-magazine images of the terrible floods in Florence that year. She was, at the time, an operating room R.N. at a hospital in New Haven; she had no professional training as an artist.
Rosemarie continued to create these visual remixes in the following decades, but never exhibited until September of 2003, when her work was shown at the Church of Our Saviour in Brookline, MA. Since then she has taken two first prize ribbons at Scollay Square Gallery, Boston City Hall, and has shown at Artists-At-Large gallery in Hyde Park, the Curran Gallery in West Roxbury, Cafe Cantata in Jamaica Plain, the Menino Room of the Hyde Park Public Library, Riverside Theatre, Boston Arst Academy, the Milton Library, Boston Public Library, Hyde Park Open Studios, and Members Exhibitions at the Menino Arts Center.
artist statement
My media is collage. My work is a journey from reality to fantasy: I disassemble and reassemble images.
The most important activity in collage-making is seeing. Believing what you see and knowing it is real.
I do not attach hidden meanings or stories to these pieces. Each work arises from mutual attraction among several images. I free those from their context or their original surroundings, so that they can become acquainted with each other in the final construction.
technical notes
short version: I cut out pictures and glue them together in new arrangements. Then they are scanned into a computer and retouched if that’s necessary.
long version: The tools I use in making my collages are a staple remover, pair of nippers, magazines, glue stick, plastic shields, and a computer. I disassemble a magazine in which I’ve found an image that attracts me. After searching for other images that connect (whether because of shape, color, subject, or just a hunch) I cut them out and work on assembling. This can be tricky sometimes; other times it can just fall into place. Then I paste the pictures together or – if there are not too many pieces – just place the whole assemblage into a transparent plastic sleeve. Then we scan the assembled image into a computer. It’s retouched if that’s necessary. We have the completed image professionally printed on high-quality paper – or canvas – and my daughter and I do the matting if that’s appropriate.
Annual Artists Meeting
Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 6 – 730 pm, on Zoom
Register Here to receive the Zoom link.
– Meet & Greet with other HPAA members and guests
– Cast your vote HPAA Officer Elections (for 2021 HPAA Members in attendance)
– Hear about our recent successes & plans for the future
To renew your membership: visit https://www.hpaa-mac.org/hpaa-membership/
Current Board Members are:
President – Varda Halidy
Vice-President – Susie Robson
Secretary – Osmani Rodriguez, Sr.
Barbara Barros
Ann Glora
Bob Vance
Nominees for Officers to be elected are:
President – Varda Halidy
Vice-President – Susie Robson
Secretary – Adele Rothman
Treasurer – Osmani Rodriguez, Jr.
The final scheduled session on Thursday, June 3 has been postponed to Thursday, June 10!
Led by local children’s musician and teacher Anna Adler (https://www.annaadlerlearning.com).
Register at hpaaclasses@gmail.com to receive the recurring Zoom Link.
Spring Virtual Concert Series 2021
Friday, March 5, 7 – 9 pm
Kate Chadbourne and Lauren Passarelli
Friday, March 19, 7 – 9 pm
Sal Baglio and Brad Hallen
Friday, April 16/23, 7 – 9 pm
Ben Schwendener and Women in World Jazz
Friday, May 14, 7 – 9 pm
Bird Mancini and Didi Stewart’s “An Infinity of Stars”
Friday, June 11, 7 – 9 pm
Louder Than Milk and Thread Ensemble
Friday, June 25, 7 – 9 pm
Rick Berlin and Forbes Graham
More info on our Concerts page at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/concerts/
2nd Thursday Virtual Poetry Readings 2021
Thursday, March 11, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Harlym1Two5 and Lindsey O’Neill
Thursday, April 8, 7 – 9 pm
Isabelle Goodrich and Simone Moise
Thursday, May 13, 7 – 9 pm
Featuring Karen Friedland and Chad Parenteau
Thursday, June 10, 7 – 9 pm
Anthony Febo and Daniel Johnson
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/poetry-readings/.
2020 Spring Concert Series
All concerts were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Saturday, May 30, 8 – 10 pm
Louder Than Milk
Saturday, June 6, 8 – 10 pm
Thread Ensemble
Friday, June 19, 8 – 10 pm
Kina Zoré
Friday, June 26, 8 – 10 pm
Didi Stewart’s “Cocktails With Fascists”
More info at https://www.hpaa-mac.org/concerts
Annual Artists Meeting
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 7 – 9 pm
– Meet & Greet with other HPAA members and guests
– Cast your vote HPAA Officer Elections (for 2019 HPAA Members in attendance)
– Hear about our recent successes & plans for the future
– View Art Associations Invitational Exhibition
– Free event, light refreshments and all are welcome
To renew your membership: visit https://www.hpaa-mac.org/hpaa-membership/
Current Board Members are:
Ann Glora
Varda Halidy (Acting President)
Maureen McCarthy (retiring)
Tim McCarthy
Bridget Simmons Murphy (retiring)
Susie Robson
Osmani Rodriguez
Bob Vance
Officers to be elected are:
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Clerk
Friday Portrait Group
Every Friday, 2 – 4 pm
All are welcome.
Voluntary donation of $5 to cover model fees gratefully accepted.
Karm Syndia Dance Residency at the MAC
Every Saturday 12:00 – 4:00 pm
More info on classes at
https://www.ksdancestudio.com/classes
