RETIRED MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GREENWICH, Inc. (RMA)
Invites you to its meeting, April 15, 2026, at 11 am at Christ Church, Parish Hall, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich. The program will also be shown on Zoom (click here for live feed), and on local cable channels 24 (Verizon) and 79 (Optimum)
Lawrence Schulman
“New Standards for a New Century: Pop Music Today”
In his third talk at the Retired Men’s Association of Greenwich, acclaimed, best-selling author Lawrence Schulman will give a one-hour talk entitled “New Standards for a New Century: Pop Music Today.” The talk will be about popular songs after the classic period of the Great American Songbook and will include restored video clips of the next generation of great singers including Paul McCartney, Carly Simon, Amy Winehouse, George Michael, and Peter Allen. After the talk, questions would be welcome.
Schulman has written extensively about American popular music; his latest book is UNFETTERED: Words on Music by a Hi-Def Critic in an MP3 World, the second volume in a trilogy of his writings. Prior volumes include FREE: Words on Music by a Hi-Def Critic in an MP3 World, Garland: That’s Beyond Entertainment – Reflections on Judy Garland, Volumes I and II, and Peter Allen: The Boy from Oz in the Key of Camp.
French-American Schulman, a graduate of Stony Brook University, the Sorbonne and CREAR is a music producer, critic and translator who has compiled numerous CDs devoted to Judy Garland in the past three decades. While living in Paris between 1971 and 1997, he taught and translated, and currently translates for the French website OpusHD.net. He also worked for French Public Radio as a producer and host. He lives and writes on Mount Desert Island in Maine.
Our next presentation, on April 29, is Jeffrey P. Rogg, author, “The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence”
The Greenwich Retired Men’s Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required. Our social break starts at 10:40 am followed promptly by our presentation at 11:00. For additional information, including parking, see
www.greenwichrma.org/upcoming-speakers.
