Observer Department: Arts and Entertainment

Marvelous movies

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NECC’s most anticipated Marvel movies of 2019 The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) flew into theaters over 10 years ago and is still beloved throughout the world, including here at NECC. In 2019, there are three new films slated to continue the series; Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far From…

Cupid’s Day

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Free movie and dinner for NECC students on Feb. 14 Single or coupled up? Northern Essex Community College is hosting a dinner and movie night February 14th. Put on by Student Government this event is sure to bring people together on this holiday. Room 103 in the Tech center will…

Lets talk art!

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NECC hosts alumni art and design show The works of 10 former art and design students were selected for the first Northern Essex Community College Art & Design Department Alumni Art show. The show will run from Jan. 22 through Feb. 22 in the Linda Hummel-Shea ArtSpace in the Harold…

Ariana Grande “Rings” in the new year

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Students weigh in on singer’s record breaking hits Singer-Songwriter, 2019 women of the year award and an artist who peaked #1 seven weeks on Billboard 100 Ariana Grande has made the nation go wild for her. With her two trending songs “Thank U, next” that came out November 2018 and…

Father of Parnassus speaks

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Poet Tom Sexton shared his insights with students Parnassus literary magazine founder 78-year-old Tom Sexton spoke to a gathering of students and faculty Nov. 8 in the Top Notch Theater. “It’s a delight to be back” Sexton says as he pulls out his own first copy of Parnassus, published 53…

Give the gift of art

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Add a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts to your shopping list The Holiday season is upon us. The time of year where shopping centers are flooded with crowds and greedy hands, stomachs are fed, stories repeatedly shared, and gifts wrapped in kinds of ribbons, bows, and papers. A…

Performances stand out in Top Notch production

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‘Stupid F*cking Bird’ production The Top Notch Players Theater performed their fall 2018 production of  “Stupid F*cking Bird” by Aaron Posner. Under the direction of Professor Brianne Beatrice and Sarah Durning, it ran opened on Oct. 5 and closed Oct. 13. With the theater’s past productions such as “Almost Maine”,…

Remembering an icon

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Oct. 2 marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Tom Petty October 2, 2017, just one week after The Heartbreaker’s took their final bow at the Hollywood Bowl, Tom Petty would be found collapsed on the floor of his home in Malibu, CA. It has nearly been a year…

2016’s ‘The Jungle Book’ outshines original

Some people are absolutely militant when it comes to the idea of remakes. “Why bother trying to fix what isn’t broken?” they roar, spittle flying from their mouths as they work themselves up into a futile rage. “Is nothing sacred?” These people are probably disgusted with Disney’s recent idea to…

Sy Montgomery speaks at NECC

Sy Montgomery, the author of The Soul of an Octopus, naturalist and author of “The Good Pig,” spoke at the STEM Speaker’s Series at NECC on April 6. Montgomery based her lecture on her book, and her incredible experiences working with octopuses at the New England Aquarium. She began her…