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September 2024
Silk Road Art and History: Dragon Year Origami Art
The Medford Public Library presents part three of a 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. Tonight, learn about the Silk Road Lunar Loong (Dragon) Year and be introduced to origami. The 90-minute program focuses on community interaction and will include a 45-minute presentation with Q&A, and 45-minute relevant group hands-on participation. It is recommended for a wide range of people, from…
Find out more »Silk Road Art and History: Wool and Silk Art
The Medford Public Library presents part four of a 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, Romantic Encounters on the Silk Road, you will get introduced to wool and silk art. The 90-minute program focuses on community interaction and will include a 45-minute presentation with Q&A, and 45-minute relevant group hands-on participation. It is recommended for a wide range of…
Find out more »African American, Native American, and Afro-Native Histories of Medford
The Medford Historical Society and Museum presents the program "African American, Native American, and Afro-Native Histories of Medford: An Introduction to the Initiative on Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies at Tufts." This roundtable will feature five of the historians and scholars behind the newly founded university initiative at Tufts to explore the history of slavery and colonialism within and beyond Medford: Kerri Greenidge, and Kendra Field, Tufts Associate Professor; Heather Curtis, Tufts professor; Kyera Singleton, Tufts postdoctoral fellow and Executive Director…
Find out more »Wellington Area Walking History Tour
Medford historian Dee Morris's summer walking tour for 2024 focuses on the history of the Wellington area in East Medford. On this lively and informative tour you will learn about the farmers, craftsmen and business people who helped to shape this residential neighborhood. Meet at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Middlesex Avenue across from 5th Street.
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Silk Road Art and History: Jewelry
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 and will include a 45-minute presentation with Q&A, and 45-minute relevant group hands-on participation. It is recommended for a wide range of people, from middle…
Find out more »The Origin of Blues: The Native American Influence
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 was created, from African American experiences pre- and post-Civil War, how it has evolved over the years, and how it influences modern day music. Free…
Find out more »Royall House Tours Closing Day
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 House & Slave Quarters members, and free for children age 12 and under, EBT or WIC cardholders, Blue Star Families, and Massachusetts Teachers Association members…
Find out more »African Art Lecture Series
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 in the medieval world–1000-1600 CE: The Trans-Saharan trade, Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, Benin, Djenné, Lalibela, and Great Zimbabwe. Register using the link on the library's online calendar.…
Find out more »Salem Witchcraft Trials: What Really Happened?
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 will explode five myths behind the outbreak of allegations of witchcraft in colonial America, examine the villains and heroes involved, and try to determine the…
Find out more »Sarah Bradlee Fulton Day
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 of an original play, "Ghostly Appearances," about Revolutionary heroes; a historic walk led by Dee Morris (starting at 10 a.m. at the Salem Street Burying…
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