Remembering Belinda Sutton: Resistance, Activism, and Reparations
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAIn honor of this Black History Month's theme of Black Resistance, the Royall House & Slave Quarters is hosting a reading and discussion of Belinda Sutton's 1783 pension petition. In her 1783 petition to the Massachusetts General Court, Sutton recounted her life story and claimed a pension from the estate of Isaac Royall Jr. Her …
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Combo Combo Band at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Combo Combo Band returns to The Porch for a free Saturday afternoon show. Founded in 2021, Combo Combo uncorks vintage songs from the Big Band era and sets the dance floor swinging. Featuring the song stylings of Stacy Springs, guitar and vocals, with Gina Kamentsky, guitar; Scott Miller, sax and clarinet; Leah Lodato, bass; …
Sew Your Own Cat Purse
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library is holding an introductory sewing workshop for ages 8 to 12. Come learn how to make a small smiling cat-shaped bag with young crafter Eva G. Beginners welcome. To register, email Sam Sednek, assistant library director, at ssednek@minlib.net.
Session 450 at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch welcomes back Brad Faucher's urban blues group Session 450 for an evening of original music as well as some classic blues and R&B. The band features Faucher on guitar and vocals, Stephen Learson on keys and vocals, Tim “Foxx” Gibson on bass, and James Weston on drums. Free admission for the music; reserve …
Leo Eguchi: Unaccompanied
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts University Department of Music welcomes cellist Leo Eguchi performing “Unaccompanied,” featuring eight short new works by immigrant and first-generation American composers for solo cello. Inspired by his experience growing up in a mixed-race Japanese American family in the Midwest and questioning how he fit in the communities he inhabited, Eguchi commissioned composers whose …
Engelbert Humperdinck
Chevalier Theatre 30 Forest St., Medford, MAChevalier Theatre welcomes back British pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck on his third Medford appearance. In a career spanning almost 50 years, Humperdinck has generated sales in excess of 140 million records, including 64 gold albums and 23 platinum, four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe, and stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas …
The People’s Jam at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe closing of Johnny D's Uptown in Somerville left a big hole that needed filled: a place for blues musicians to jam on Sundays and support one another. That is the spirit The Porch fosters with its People's Jam. Bass amp and two guitar amps provided, along with DIs, vocal mics and horn mics. Just …
Tufts Sunday Concert: Anne Howarth – Transformation
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts Sunday Concert Series presents horn player Anne Howarth in the program "Transformation — Musical Reimaginings," in which she will explore the power of change and the possibility of alteration. The program includes works by Poulenc, Knudson, Dunker, Lane and York. Note: Due to university COVID regulations, live audience attendees at Tufts Music events …
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Celebrating Black History: An Interfaith Blessing
Shiloh Baptist Church 1 Holton St., Medford, United StatesThe Medford Interfaith Clergy Association and the City of Medford's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are hosting a Black History Month celebration: a gathering of truth-telling and healing, conversation and community connection. Music will peformed by the Tufts University a cappella group S-Factor and the Evangelical Haitian Church of Somerville choir. Following the program, …
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Matt Heaton at Medford Brewing Company
Medford Brewing Company Taproom 30 Harvard Ave., Medford, MAThe Medford Brewing Company Taproom welcomes back Matt Heaton for an afternoon of all-ages family music. Matt believes music for kids can be entertaining for both children AND parents. His songs blend mid-century American guitar styles: surf, rockabilly, western swing and soul, delivered with a wry sense of humor and a sincere sense of fun. …