Athene Wilson and Friends at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAAthene Wilson and Friends return to The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint, where this fall they're performing each second Thursday. Three-time Boston Urban Music Award winner Wilson performs jazz, gospel and R&B in venues around Boston such as The House of Blues, Scullers Jazz Club and others. Free admission for the music; reserve a …
Tufts New Music Ensemble: Another Creation Myth
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe New Music Ensemble at Tufts University performs works that play with the idea(s) of creation, from music about the sun (including audio clips of the sun), minimalist pieces by Arvo Pärt ("Siegel am Spiegel"), Henryk Górecki, and Temidayo Balogun. Donald Berman directs. Note: Due to university COVID regulations, live audience attendees at Tufts Music …
Coffee and Books
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAJoin Medford Public Library Director Barbara Kerr for coffee and a discussion of new and interesting books. No assigned reading or registration required, just drop in. However, please RSVP if you are able so organizers know how much coffee to make!
Welcome to Dragistan
Balch Arena Theatre, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThree courses in the Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance come together to celebrate diverse and extraordinary work in the TDPS Winter Workshop Festival. Tonight, the Critical Drag course presents the first of two performances of its final project, "Welcome to Dragistan," directed by Kareem Khubchandani. Tickets are $5 through the Tufts Online …
The Absolutely Insidious and Utterly Terrifying Truth About Cat Hair!
McGlynn Middle School 3002 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MAThe McGlynn/Andrews Middle School Drama Club presents the second of two performances of "The Absolutely Insidious and Utterly Terrifying Truth About Cat Hair!" This one-act play describes the trials and tribulations of cat owner Bradley. Here is the problem: cat hair is infinite. No matter how much hair you brush off of a cat, there …
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Professor Harp at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MABlues and R&B great Professor Harp, aka Hugh Holmes, returns to The Porch for another evening of high-energy electric harmonica blues as you dine. Free admission for the music, but reserve a table if you plan to have dinner.
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: A Very Postmodern Christmas
Chevalier Theatre 30 Forest St., Medford, MAChevalier Theatre invites you to a vintage-style Christmas celebration with the time-twisting musical collective Postmodern Jukebox. Started by Scott Bradlee in 2009, Postmodern Jukebox is known for reworking popular modern music into different vintage genres, especially early 20th century forms such as swing and jazz. PMJ has amassed over 1 billion YouTube views with 3.5 …
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Kiniwe
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesAttah Poku leads Kiniwe, the African Music and Dance Ensemble of the Tufts University Music Department, in a performance of music and dance from Ghana featuring Mohammed Alidu, Agbekor Drum and Dance Society, and New England Conservatory's Mile Norvisi ensemble. Note: Due to university COVID regulations, live audience attendees at Tufts Music events must be prepared to …
Ethan Robbins at The Ford Tavern
The Ford Tavern 61 Locust St., Medford, MAMulti-instrumentalist Ethan Robbins provides tonight's live music at The Ford Tavern. Robbins plays guitar, violin, mandolin, piano and bass, and sings bluegrass, folk and rock music. He has played with many bands in the Boston area, most recently the Americana group Cold Chocolate.
Pinos Loquentes & Puppets at an Exhibition
Balch Arena Theatre, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThree courses in the Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance come together to celebrate diverse and extraordinary work in the TDPS Winter Workshop Festival. Tonight, Renata Celichowska and Sheriden Thomas cast a farcical eye toward our relationship with trees and sustainability in the dance theatre piece "Pinos Loquentes," and Meghan Pearson’s Puppetry in …