Black Entrepreneurs Holiday Fair
West Medford Community Center 111 Arlington St., Medford, MAThe West Medford Community Center invites you to its first Black Entrepreneurs Holiday Fair. Vendors will include AllThingsRoseMetics, Akousa’s Closet, Beard Love, Black Doll Collector, Brown-Skinned Poet, Cards by Cherry, C. Brown Creations, Cher Delights, Craft Mob, Handmade Maker, Reesie’s Marvelous Hats, and the West Medford Senior Club Knitting Group. Items offered will include jewelry, …
Chess in Medford Square
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAWith cooler fall weather here, the Medford Chess Club has moved its Saturday afternoon chess meetups indoors, at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library. Stop into the second-floor gallery area for a friendly game of chess. The club has chess sets, chess clocks, and helpful members who are willing to teach you the …
Victorian Stroll Trolley Tours
Salem Street Burying Ground Salem Street and River Street, Medford, United StatesHistoric Medford and Medford Events are offering Victorian Stroll Trolley Tours in the city on the weekends of December 3-4 and 10-11. Tours begin at the Salem Street Burying Ground, where historical actors and singers will perform. Tour stops will include Lydia Maria Child’s Grandfather’s House on South Street, and some of Medford’s other famous …
Matt & Shannon Heaton Virtual Guided Session
Virtual MAMatt and Shannon Heaton host the first of their bimonthly Virtual Guided Sessions for December. Tune learners, second instrument players, or anyone who just enjoys traditional Irish music are welcome for moderately paced Irish tunes and upbeat chat and connection with other trad music lovers. Resources/tunes lists can be found on Shannon's website. Join the …
Pen, Paint, and Pretzels: Startling
Balch Arena Theatre, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesPen, Paint, and Pretzels, the umbrella organization for student-run performing arts groups at Tufts University, presents the third and final performance of "Startling," its fall semester Main Stage show. Written and directed by Max Bennett; stage managed by Alexa Hopwood. Open admission; no tickets required.
Jingle Bell Festival Concert and Dinner
Marsha Caron Theater, Medford High School 489 Winthrop St., Medford, MAThe 22nd Medford Jingle Bell Festival continues with a concert at Medford High School at 5:30 p.m., followed by a dinner at Medford City Hall, where dozens of trees will be on display. The concert will feature the Medford Community Chorale and Youth/Young Adult Chorus reprising their Holiday Concert from the night before. Proceeds will …
June Star at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch welcomes June Star — the Baltimore duo of Andrew Grimm and Dave Hadley — featuring aching vocals and plaintive folk arrangements. Grimm’s rich baritone voice and Hadley’s atmospheric, elegiac pedal steel brings a time-honored aesthetic to their unique tales of fractious love, quixotic anxiety, and the looming shadow of death. Free admission for the music; …
Tufts S-Factor: Under Construction
Goddard Chapel, Tufts University 3 The Green, Medford, MA, United StatesThe semester, members of the Tufts University a cappella group S-Factor have been working diligently to rediscover their sound, taking a deep dive into the foundations laid before them, while adding some new infrastructure to combat the tests of time. The results will be on display at the group's fall concert, S-Factor Under Construction. The …
Tufts Gamelan Ensemble: Uyon-Uyon Nujukarsa
Fisher Performance Room, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesGamelan Laras Tentrem and the Tufts University gamelan ensemble, Rinengga Sih Tentrem, perform a concert of Javanese gamelan music. Directed by Barry Drummond with special guest artists I.M. Harjito and Heni Savitri. No tickets required. Note: Due to university COVID regulations, live audience attendees at Tufts Music events must be prepared to present a Tufts ID …
Mike Gacek at The Ford Tavern
The Ford Tavern 61 Locust St., Medford, MALowell singer-songwriter Mike Gacek provides tonight's live music at The Ford Tavern. Gacek's voice has been compared to that of Darius Rucker and Bob Seger. Ranging from a growl to a twang, Gacek has “an earthy, organic sound that forges the personality of each song while tugging the ear’s attention,” wrote Bill Copeland of Music …