Young@Heart is not your ordinary singing chorus, because they sing rock, punk, disco, and the average age is 81 with the oldest being 92 year old Eileen Hall. The documentary follows the group over a six-week rigorous rehearsal schedule, plus practicing at home for an upcoming sold-out concert in their home town. The group has many songs in their repertoire, but Bob Cilman, the stern but sympathetic chorus director, has added several songs for the new concert. These are not easy for the group to learn such as "Yes We Can", "Schizophrenia" and "I Got You or (I Feel Good)". After several weeks of practice, the group is on their way to the local jail to give a performance,

"From The New Yorker In this cogent jeremiad, which is certain to be controversial, Michaels diagnoses America's love of diversity as one of our greatest problems. Not only does it reinforce ideas of racial essentialism that it claims to repudiate; it obscures the crevasse between rich and poor. Michaels, a scholar of American literature, suggests that the growth of economic inequality over the past few decades is the result of a deeply ingrained and unchallenged class structure. Scrutinizing current events and religion, he argues that our fixation with the "phantasm" of race promotes identity over ideology, and he rejects the idea that meritocracy prevails in America's elite universities. A believer in the power of progressive politics, he calls for a debate in which class, rather than identity, would be at the fore. Copyright © 2006 Click here to subscribe to The New Yorker --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. "

" "Words matter," argues Walter Benn Michaels. The way Americans talk about our multicultural, multilingual, multinational society directly influences the social policies and cultural landscape of the nation. In his provocative new book The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality, Michaels argues our enthusiastic celebration of difference and diversity masks growing economic inequality for African Americans, women, and other marginalized groups. Legal scholar Randall Kennedy responds to these ideas and moderates a discussion of these seminal questions. Does the idea of diversity stymie the search for genuine social justice? What role can identity politics play in fostering a more equal society? Michaels and Kennedy discusses their ideas at Cambridge Forum on Wednesday, November 1, 2006. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. at First Parish, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square, in Cambridge. A book-signing courtesy of Harvard Book Store follows the program. Walter Benn Michaels is a professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The author of Our America and The Shape of the Signifier, he has also contributed to The New York Times Magazine, and The Boston Globe. Randall Kennedy is a professor at Harvard Law School. A Rhodes scholar and law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Kennedy's research is focused on the impact of racism on American social and political culture. His most recent book is Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word. Cambridge Forums are free and open to the public. Book signing will follow program. Open discussion follows speaker presentation. Events are recorded for public radio broadcast. CDs and tapes are available. Call 617-495-2727. Forums can also be viewed online: Go to www.cambridgeforum.org and click on the WGBH Forum Network. Cambridge Forum 3 Church Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone/fax: 617-495-2727 email: director@cambridgeforum.org website: http://www.cambridgeforum.org "