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The Medford Public Library concludes its five-week series, Travel Through the Art & History of the Silk Road, led by Hudson Chen and Qi Chen, best-selling authors, artists and art experts. In tonight's workshop, you will be introduced to the jewelry of the era and make your own. The 90-minute program focuses on community interaction …
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The Tufts Departments of Music and Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies invite you to join DC's queen of the blues, Carly Harvey, for a performance/lecture on the Native American origins of blues music. With a fusion of history and performance, Harvey engages audiences first with Native American melodies, then embarks on a journey of how blues … The Origin of Blues: The Native American Influence Read More »
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Today is the final day of the 2024 tour season for the Royall House & Slave Quarters. The museum offers guided tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Admission for guided tours of the mansion is $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors and students. Admission is always free for Royall …
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The Medford Public Library continues its second Sunday series of online lectures meant as an introduction to African Art, its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player first in Western culture and continues to be important in a global world. Today's session will focus on African Art …
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The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents "The Salem Witchcraft Trials: What Really Happened?" with the Hon. Dennis J. Curran. The Salem Witchcraft trials constitute one of the most mysterious and fascinating events in American history. Discover the “perfect storm” of conditions that culminated in tragic circumstances that have haunted us for centuries. Judge Curran …
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Looking Back at Medford History Inc., in cooperation with the City of Medford, invites you to the fourth annual Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day in tribute to the American Revolutionary War heroine from Medford. The event will feature a special appearance by President Washington on horseback; Colonial Navy of Massachusetts fifes and drums; fiddlers; the performance …
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Tufts University Art Galleries presents the program "Abolitionist Practices: Then + Now," a panel discussion in conjunction with the current TUAG exhibition, "Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe." Panelists will be Nia Evans, executive director of the Boston Ujima Project; Cierra Michele Peters, director of communications, culture and enfranchisement at the Boston Ujima Project; Dayna Cunningham, …
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The Medford Public Library welcomes longtime New England musician/author Matt York to perform the songs of Johnny Cash and tell stories about Cash’s career spanning from the 1950s to his passing in 2003. He’ll discuss Cash’s emergence as a groundbreaking artist, his marriage to June Carter, and many of his other career highlights. In both …
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Project 2025 has been in the news lately, but for some, it seemed to come out of nowhere. In this online program co-sponsored by the Medford Public Library, join Professor Brian Conley of Suffolk University to delve into the history of this document and its origins during the Reagan years. Edwin Feulner, who led the …
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The Medford Public Library is co-sponsoring the program Even More Haunted Lighthouses of New England with Jeremy D’Entremont, president and historian of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Lighthouses and ghost stories often seem to go hand in hand. In previous programs, D’Entremont has discussed the lovelorn spirit known as Ernie at Connecticut’s New London Ledge Light, the … Virtual Author Talk: Even More Haunted Lighthouses of New England Read More »
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