Max Heinegg Poetry Reading
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library presents a poetry reading with Medford poet Max Heinegg. His poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He has won the Paul Nemser Poetry Prize, Sidney Lanier Poetry Award, the Emily Stauffer Poetry Prize, and has taught English in the Medford Public Schools since 1998. …
Soulsville at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint presents free live soul and funk with your dinner, courtesy of the boys from Soulsville: Tom Arey (drums), Johnny Trama (guitar) and Darby Wolf (Hammond B3 organ).
Legally Blonde
Marsha Caron Theater, Medford High School 489 Winthrop St., Medford, MAThe Medford High Drama Club presents the first of four performances of the musical "Legally Blonde." The story is based on the novel "Legally Blonde" by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back …
Tufts New Music Ensemble: Wound and Winded
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe New Music Ensemble at Tufts University performs a concert under the direction of Donald Berman. Music by Temple, Cardew, Lang, Feliciano, Morphine, and others. Free; no tickets required. Please note that due to COVID regulations, live audience attendees at Tufts Music events must present a Tufts ID or COVID vaccination card showing that they have …
Tufts Composers: New at Noon #2
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesTufts Composers present "Influences Across Time and Place," a New at Noon series concert of new works featuring Model/Response Compositions by Tufts Composers after Schubert, Chopin, Paganini, Joplin, and more. Free; no tickets required. Live audience attendees at Tufts Music events must present a Tufts ID or a COVID vaccination card showing that they have been …
Fridays With Matt Heaton
Medford, MA, United StatesWith spring having sprung, Medford singer/songwriter Matt Heaton has started to take his Fridays with Matt online singalong outdoors for a livestreamed performance (weather permitting, of course). Check back here or on Matt's Facebook page for today's location.
Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir
Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesJoin the 220-voice Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir as they present their spring concert. Tickets are $7 for general admission seating. Call the Aidekman Arts Center Box Office at 617-627-3493 or visit www.tuftsdramadancetickets.com to purchase tickets. Please note that due to COVID regulations, live audience attendees at Tufts Music events must present a Tufts ID …
The Impromptu at Versailles
Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, Tufts University 474 Boston Ave., Medford, United StatesPen, Paint, and Pretzels, the umbrella organization for student-run performing arts groups at Tufts University, presents its spring mainstage show, "The Impromptu at Versailles" by Molière in new translation by Tufts senior Kevin Schult. This one-act play follows Molière as he leads the first rehearsal of his new, hastily written play, which is scheduled to …
Beth Bombara at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge welcomes St. Louis singer-songwriter Beth Bombara for her first Medford appearance. Bombara's rootsy Americana offerings feature flashes of Bonnie Raitt, Mike Cooley and Aimee Mann. Free admission for the music; reserve a table if you plan to have dinner.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Chevalier Theatre 30 Forest St., Medford, MAJoan Jett and the Blackhearts make their first concert appearance at Chevalier Theatre. Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, with whom she has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she’s had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, …