Walking Tour: A Rare Blend – Our Early Library and Its Neighbors
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAMedford historian Dee Morris leads the walking tour with "A Rare Blend - Our Early Library and Its Neighbors," a stroll around the Medford Public Library neighborhood. Back in 1875, …
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Michael Francis McCarthy at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MARoots musician Michael Francis McCarthy takes the stage in the evening's early time slot at The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint, with a repretoire of early country, bluegrass, delta blues, and Bolivian folklore music. Born in South America, McCarthy -- now of upstate New York -- has been traveling the Western Hemisphere for 37 …
Gypsy Moths, Stop Calling Me Frank, Haymakers at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAEnjoy three of Boston's best rock 'n' roll bands — the Gypsy Moths, Stop Calling Me Frank, and The Haymakers — for the price of one at The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint. General admission tickets are $10, with an early bird four-pack available for $33, both through Eventbrite.
The People’s Jam at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe closing of Johnny D's Uptown in Somerville left a big hole that needed to be filled. For decades, blues musicians jammed on that stage on Sundays. Some big names grew up on that stage and everyone supported everyone else. That is the spirit that The Porch fosters with its weekly People's Jam. Bass amp …
Mystic Music Fest
Condon Band Shell 2501 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MAThe Mystic Music Fest, a free, family friendly afternoon of live music, returns to the Condon Music Shell. The lineup of bands: 1 p.m. - Tilt-a-Whirl, a North Shore group playing 50/50 covers and original songs; 2:30 p.m. - Spittin' Vinnies, the band that plays all the songs you know by heart, plus plus originals …
Sarianna Duo: Two X Six
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts University Department of Music presents the Sarianna Duo — Sarita Uranovsky on violin and Anna Griffis on viola — in a program bookended by the beloved Mozart Duo in B-flat Major (1783) and "Three Madrigals" (1947) by Martinů. These larger works are joined together by Sibelius’s touching Duo in C (1891), Kaija Saariaho's …
Grades 2-3 Book Club: The Street Beneath My Feet
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library's book club for second- and third-graders meets for the first time in the new school year, today discussing "The Street Beneath My Feet" by Charlotte Guillain and Yuval Zommer. Please read the book before coming to book club; check it out from any Minuteman Library. To register, email Sam Sednek of …
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NewTowne Morris Men Practice
Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford 147 High St., Medford, MA, United StatesMedford’s own Morris Dance team, The NewTowne Morris Men, begins a new season of Monday night practices at the Unitarian Universalist Church. NewTowne is one of the oldest Morris teams in the U.S.; it has been performing traditional Morris dances from the rustic Cotswold hills of England since 1977. The group is accepting new dancers …
Senior Knitting and Crochet
Medford Senior Center 101 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAThe Medford Council on Aging presents its weekly knitting and crochet program at the Medford Senior Center. Join instructor Jean in creating beautiful handmade creations. The program welcomes all levels of experience, from beginners to experts.
Little Painters
Medford Recreation Center/Gene Mack Gym 30 Forest St., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Medford Recreation Department is offering an eight-class painting program, Little Painters, for children ages 2 to 5. Each week, kids can get creative with different painting projects including ceramics, suncatchers, birdhouses, and more. The program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays from September 20 through November 15 (no class on Election Day, …