LGBTQ+ Book Group: The Subtweet
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library's LGBTQ+ Book Group meets at the new Charlotte & William Bloomberg Library building to discuss "The Subtweet" by Vivek Shraya. Books will be available approximately four weeks in advance. Call the library at 781-395-7950 to have a copy put on hold for you. RSVP for the book group meeting through the …
BookTok Book Club: We Were Liars
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library's BookTok Book Club for teens in grades 8 and up meets to discuss "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart. A copy of the book maybe be picked up in the Teen Section of the library up to one month before the meeting. The club meets in the Youth Services Program Room …
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).
Mozart: The Man Behind the Music
Virtual MAThe Medford Public Library is co-presenting an online program, "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Man Behind the Music," led by Dan Lupo, creator of the music education platform FiveMinuteMozart.com. Mozart was the reigning god of classical music in Vienna during the mid-to-late 1700s. His life has been analyzed in books and even films, but little is …
Fridays With Matt Heaton: Two-year Anniversary Show
Virtual MAMedford singer/songwriter Matt Heaton celebrates his two-year anniversary of performing live online singalongs with his weekly live Happy Hour Sing & Dance along spectacular! Matt began his live-streamed show Mornings with Matt early on in the pandemic, on March 11, 2020, and early this year introduced a Friday afternoon program. Tune in via Matt's Facebook …
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Safiya Leslie at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MASinger/songwriter Safiya Leslie returns to The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge. Flavoring her sounds with musical dialects hailing from not only jazz but of her Afro-Caribbean roots, the 2020 Berklee College of Music graduate is bringing new energy and a young soul to the world jazz and Neosoul scene today. Free …
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 fourth 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 …
Glenn Dickson: Dreams & Meditations LXIX
Virtual MASearching for some peace, which he says we all need, Medford musician Glenn Dickson presents the 69th edition of "Dreams and Meditations," a live solo event performed on clarinet with electronics. Meditative and cathartic, pensive and emotional, Glenn expands the warm sounds of the clarinet with live digital processing to create music that ranges from …
Dakota Jones at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint welcomes Dakota Jones, a New York-based band that blends vintage blues with modern soul. Spearheaded by Tristan Carter-Jones’s commanding vocals and visceral songwriting, their stage show melds the hell-hath-no-fury power of Chaka Khan, the wild spontaneity of Janis Joplin, and the honey-dripping sensuality of Marvin Gaye. Since its …
Family Story Time
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library presents its Saturday morning family story time (for ages 3 to 7) in the new Charlotte & William Bloomberg Library building. The session will explore new concepts with books and songs. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join in. After story time, a short craft or activity will be held in …