Mystic Makerspace: Jewelry Repair
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAJoin Celia Lee for this Mystic Makerspace workshop at the new Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library building, where you can bring in your strung or linked jewelry and …
Chess in Medford Square
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Chess Club's weekly meet-up is now taking place at the new Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library building in Medford Square. Stop by the second-floor cafe area for a friendly game of chess. The club has chess sets, chess clocks, and helpful members who are willing to teach you the rules if …
Matt & Shannon Heaton Virtual Guided Session
Virtual MASpring is on the way! Matt and Shannon Heaton invite you to their weekly Virtual Guided Session. Tune learners, second instrument players, or anyone who just enjoys traditional Irish music are invited to celebrate the coming of warmer, brighter days with some moderately paced Irish tunes. All are welcome to play along, say hi, and …
Social Justice Film: Cracking the Codes
Virtual MAJoin the Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford's Social Justice Committee on Zoom to view the powerful 2014 film "Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity," by Dr. Shakti Butler. The film asks America to talk about the causes and consequences of systemic inequity. Designed for dialogue, the film works to disentangle internal beliefs, attitudes …
Willie J. Laws Band at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint welcomes back the Willie J. Laws Band, one of the notable Blues acts of the region with a modern funky style that’s uniquely its own. The band’s sound includes deep Texas roots music, add some funk, and jazz influenced bass patterns, and the influence of various Afro-Caribbean drum …
Zakir Khan
Chevalier Theatre 30 Forest St., Medford, MAChevalier Theatre welcomes Zakir Khan, one of the most loved and celebrated stand-up comedians in India, for his first Medford appearance. Khan’s approach to comedy is anecdotal, personal and heartfelt, and his delivery poetic and rustic at the same time. His two Amazon Prime Video stand-up comedy specials, “Haq Se Single” and “Kaksha Gyaarvi,” are …
Kalliope Wind Quintet
First Baptist Church of Medford 29 Oakland St., Medford, MA, United StatesFirst Baptist Church of Medford resumes live in-person concerts with a performance by the Kalliope Wind Quintet that will feature the world premiere of Medford-based composer Oliver Caplan’s "Bonne Année." The program also will include "Thaw" by Becky Turro, portraying a trip to Acadia National Park, the group's recently commissioned "Wildflower Quintet" by Jenni Brandon, …
Tufts/NEC Dual Degree Concert
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesStudents from Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music studying in this program present their musical passions in a unique evening of classical, jazz, and original compositions. 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 …
Spring Awakening
Balch Arena Theatre, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies presents the fifth of six performances of the musical “Spring Awakening,” directed by Barbara Wallace Grossman. One hundred years after Frank Wedekind’s “Spring Awakening” (1891) shocked audiences at its 1906 Berlin premiere, “Spring Awakening” the musical electrified Broadway. Proclaimed a “Rent” for the 2000s, the …
Coywolf Johnson at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint welcomes back Coywolf Johnson for an evening of blues, spirituals and protest music. The band's unusual instrumentation — vocals, bass, drums, fiddle and blues harp — creates a dark, sparse texture perfectly suited to boxcar ghost stories, murder ballads and old testament stories of redemption. Members are Heather …