5
Jun

Third Act: An evening of stories of reinvention later in life

Time & Date

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Please allot extra time to travel to CitySpace as there is a Red Sox game this evening which may impact traffic.

Event Location

WBUR CitySpace890 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215Open in Google Maps

Ticket Price

$5.00–25.00

Join WBUR senior political reporter Anthony Brooks for an evening inspired by his series The Third Act, which profiles people who worked full careers and re-invented themselves later in life, often in surprising and inspirational ways. Brooks will be joined by:

  • Bill McKibben,  environmenatlist who launched the Third Act, which organizes people over the age of 60 to work on climate and racial justice
  • Julieanna Richardson, public historian and founder & executive director of The HistoryMakers, which preserves, develops and provides easy access to an archival collection of African American video oral histories
  • Lyn Slater, a former professor of social work at Fordham University who became a fashion influencer known as The Accidental Icon

Composer, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Cosgrove will open the show. Copies of Slater’s book, “How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon” will be available for purchase from Beacon Hill Books. Slater will sign copies following the conversation.

CitySpace Tickets
Premiere: $25.00
General: $15.00
Student: $5.00 (must present a valid student ID upon arrival)

Ways To Save
WBUR’s Legacy Circle, Murrow Society, Sustainers and Members save $5.00 on in-person tickets to this event. To apply the discount to your ticket purchase online, you’ll need to enter a promo code. You can get your code by emailing membership@wbur.org.

Registrants may be contacted by CitySpace about this or future events.


This event is made possible with support from Boston College Companions

Boston College Companions welcomes accomplished professionals with 20 or more years of career experience to discover their next chapter. Spend a year immersed in BC’s distinctive culture of inquiry, excellence, and service to the greater good and partake in a program focused on academic study, leadership, discernment, and spirituality.


This event is made possible with support from Linguistica 360

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