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June 2025
Library Neighborhood Historical Walking Tour
As part of the Medford Public Library’s 150th Anniversary Celebration, historian Dee Morris is leading a walking tour of the library neighborhood, highlighting history, stories and architecture. Meet on the Cummings Terrace patio on the Hillside Avenue side of the library. Register through the library's online calendar. Morris will lead this tour again at 10 a.m. on July 19 and September 20, both Saturdays.
Find out more »Matt & Shannon Heaton Virtual Guided Session
Medford musicians Matt and Shannon Heaton host their monthly Virtual Guided Session, taking place on the second Saturday of the month instead of the usual third Saturday. Tune learners, second instrument players, or anyone who enjoys traditional Irish music are welcome for mid-tempo Irish tunes — jigs, reels and more — upbeat chat, and connection with other trad music lovers. Resources/tunes lists can be found on Shannon's website. Join the global community in the live session via YouTube. Cost is…
Find out more »David Foster and Chris Botti featuring Katharine McPhee
Grammy Award winners David Foster and Chris Botti team up for a Chevalier Theatre performance featuring singer Katharine McPhee. Foster is one of the most illustrious composers of our time. With 16 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Foster has earned a reputation as a keen spotter of new talent, playing a key role in the discovery and career launches of Celine Dion, Josh Groban and Michael Bublé. He has created hit songs for a diverse array…
Find out more »Live Figure Drawing Session
Arts Collaborative Medford presents its bi-weekly Live Figure Drawing Session, held every other Tuesday evening at the community arts center. These are in-person, non-instructor led sessions with a nude or lightly clothed model striking a mixture of short and long poses — starting at one minute and working up to a 15- or 20-minute pose. A studio monitor will be present to assist the model and participants. Attendees should bring their own materials. ACM will have some spare pencils, pads,…
Find out more »Buddy Guy: Damn Right Encore
If you missed the legendary Chicago blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy's stop at Chevalier Theatre last May on his Damn Right Farewell Tour, you're in luck: Guy is returning to Medford on his Damn Right Encore Tour. Guy, 88, is a pioneer of Chicago’s fabled West Side sound, and a living link to the city’s halcyon days of electric blues. He has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff…
Find out more »Gino Vannelli
Chevalier Theatre welcomes Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Gino Vannelli for his first Medford appearance. Known for his 1970s-'80s hits "I Just Wanna Stop," "Living Inside Myself," and "Hurts to Be in Love," among others, Vannelli's music has spanned rock to jazz to soul, even classical. The most recent album on Vannelli's 45-year career resume, "The Life I Got (To My Most Beloved)" came out in February. Tickets are $60 to $125 through the Chevalier Theatre website/Ticketmaster. To avoid online ordering fees,…
Find out more »CACHE’s Circle the Square
Save the date for the 14th edition of CACHE in Medford's Circle the Square, our annual summer street festival in Medford Square. Come enjoy live music by Three At Home and The Larry Terry Project, plus dance and martial arts demos, food vendors, and a Medford Brewing Co. beer garden. Festival-goers can also enjoy more than 50 vendors including artisans, local nonprofit organizations, and businesses. There will be fun for all ages. For more details as they becomes available, please visit the Circle…
Find out more »Bonsai Bar at Deep Cuts
Deep Cuts is hosting another beginner bonsai class that teaches you about the art of bonsai and lets you create your very own dwarf jade tree. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends. Teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your own bonsai tree to take home in your choice of ceramic pot. Tickets are $85 through the Bonsai Bar event…
Find out more »Condon Shell Summer Concert: Debo Ray
The City of Medford begins its free Condon Shell Summer Concert series with the Grammy-nominated Debo Ray (aka Deborah Pierre), a leading vocalist in Boston and New York’s jazz and world music circles. A composer at heart, she is best known for the unique way she embraces and expresses the music she creates, as well as for her style of blending theory with emotion in her performances. A spirited and cooperative collaborator, she has shared stages with multiple Grammy winners,…
Find out more »July 2025
Condon Shell Summer Concert: The Blue Ribbons
The City of Medford's Condon Shell Summer Concert series continues with the Boston Music Award winners The Blue Ribbons. The band was formed by singer/songwriter/keyboardist James Rohr. They have been building a base of devoted fans with their original and soulful music. Described as “Ray Charles and Tom Waits on a pirate ship with Sun Ra and Captain Beefheart,” they combine “upbeat disillusionment and celebratory fatalism with musicianship,” wrote Charan Devereux in The Boston Globe. Bring a chair or blanket and a picnic,…
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