Prior to the advent of motion pictures, amusement in Northfield took many forms. At the Lyceum, built just a year after the town was established in 1855, residents gathered to hear local lecturers, debaters and musicians. The Lockwood Opera House which opened in 1872, presented popular vaudeville acts and minstrel shows as well as plays such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin. In 1899 “high class” theater found a permanent home in Northfield at The Ware Auditorium (or, The Grand, as it was renamed in 1916) which presented first-rate acts, and eventually films, that came through the town.
Revolutions in Radio • Tom Schmidt
The time seems ripe to re-examine a mass media like radio, considering the drastic technological changes our society has undergone in recent years.
“Revolutions in Radio” is a project designed to redefine the medium, break down walls that currently exist between radio and other mediums, and, most importantly, find different ways audiences can experience radio that better reflects the way they live their life.
