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May 2024
Outer World + 2 Bands at The Porch
Outer World, the duo of Kenneth Close and Tracy Wilson from Richmond, Virginia, headline tonight's live music at Deep Cuts, touring in support of their new psychedelic garage-pop album "Who Does Love Music?" Also performing will be Boston's Kathy Snax (electropop) and Massachusetts rockers Hands and Knees. Doors open at 7 p.m. with music at 8. Tickets are $15 through Dice.
Find out more »Circle Time Story Time – Ages Birth to 2
The Medford Family Network hosts Circle Time Story Time for children ages birth to 2 at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library. Led by Miss Andrea Breen, the session features story telling, music and movement, and a sing-along. Advance sign-up is required through the MFN registration web page.
Find out more »Library Database of the Month: Microfilm and Medford Daily Mercury Collection
In this edition of the Medford Public Library's Database of the Month series, join Head of Reference Services Zoey Mills in the Local History Room to learn about how to use the microfilm machine and how to access the Medford Daily Mercury Collection. The library has copies of the Mercury newspaper on microfilm from its founding in 1880 to its closing in 2017. RSVP through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »How Do You Throw a Brick Through the Window…
"How do you throw a brick through the window…" is a research initiative comprised of this symposium presented on Zoom, artist-led workshops, and exhibitions, co-organized by Tufts University Art Galleries with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center taking place from 2024–2026. The research initiative invites artists to engage the radical questioning of writer, artist, astrologer, and disabled non-binary Korean-American activist Johanna Hedva: “How do you throw a brick through the window of a bank if you can’t get out of…
Find out more »Ballroom and Latin Dancing for Seniors
The Medford Council on Aging presents its weekly Ballroom and Latin Dancing Class at the Medford Senior Center. In this fun and high-energy class, you will have a great workout, meet new friends, and learn some of the most popular Latin American dances such as Salsa, Merengue, Rumba, Cha-cha, etc. No partner and no experience necessary. Note: There will be no class on Friday, May 24. Supported in part by a grant from the Medford Arts Council.
Find out more »Circle Time Story Time – Ages 2 to 5
The Medford Family Network presents Circle Time Story Time for children ages 2 to 5 at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library. Led by Miss Andrea Breen, the session features story telling, an art activity, music and movement, and a sing-along. Advance sign-up is required through the MFN registration web page.
Find out more »Zahra Lux with Chris Gardino at The Porch
One of the most intensely passionate vocalists in New England, Haydee Irizarry -- who performs solo as Zahra Lux -- returns to The Porch, along with Chris Gardino's bluesy acoustic guitar. A classically trained multi-instrumentalist and composer with an intensely rich contralto, Irizarry fronts the metal group Carnivora and is known as the Metal Selena. Gardino, an accomplished guitarist, teaches, composes, and performs in the Boston area. He is well known for his versatility, soul, and complete control over the…
Find out more »Mamma Mia!
The Medford High Drama Club presents the second of four performances of the musical "Mamma Mia!" ABBA's hit songs tell the hilarious story of a young woman's search for her birth father. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the Greek island they last visited 20 years ago. Tickets at the door will be $10 for students and seniors, $15 for adults…
Find out more »Iron Roses + 2 Bands at Deep Cuts
The Iron Roses headline tonight's live music at Deep Cuts, supported by Lowest of the Low and One Fall. Doors open at 7 p.m. with music at 8. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of show through Dice.
Find out more »Mystic Project Family Photo Sessions
The Mystic Project is partnering with Shoott for a family mini-photo at the Condon Shell. Thirty-minute sessions (no sitting fee) may be reserved between 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Participants will receive a gallery of 40-plus photos in three to five business days. Shoott will donate $20 to The Mystic Project when you make a purchase, and additional $20 if you purchase the entire gallery. Reserve you time slot on the Shoott website. The nonprofit Mystic Project promotes equitable initiatives…
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