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MHSM: Bill Monbouquette: One of a kind! A Red Sox and Medford Legend
Medford Public Library 111 High St., Medford, MA, United StatesThe city of Medford and Medford High School have produced many great athletes over the years, both boys and girls, track stars, hockey players, Olympians, and more. Bill Monbouquette, MHS 1955, and former Red Sox All-Star pitcher, is near to the top of that list. Mombo, who was inducted into the Mustang Hall of Fame, …
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Hidden Illness in the White House: Patient Confidentiality vs. the Public Good
Medford Public Library 111 High St., Medford, MA, United StatesThe presidency of the United States is a demanding job that requires intellectual, emotional and physical strength. As time has passed the size and the power of the Executive Branch have increased with more and more responsibility residing on that one person. All presidents have support staffs that they rely on to help make decisions. …
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Mother Tongues: Queer Experiments on Stage
Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesJoin us for a roundtable conversation with writer-director Shayok Misha Chowdhury, in dialogue with Kareem Khubchandani. This discussion will explore Chowdhury’s body of work as an interdisciplinary theater-maker, with particular attention to questions of translation, diaspora, and sexuality. Together, Chowdhury and Khubchandani will reflect on artistic process, collaboration, and the stakes of storytelling across languages …
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Tufts Solomont Speaker Series: Adam Kinzinger
Cabot Intercultural Center, Tufts University 170 Packard Ave., MedfordJoin a conversation with former U.S. Congressman (R-IL), CNN political commentator and author, Adam Kinzinger. While in Congress from 2011-2022, Kinzinger served as a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he served as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment …
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From Bonnie Raitt to Billie Eilish: Making Live Music Greener
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesLearn how your favorite musicians and festivals are going green behind the scenes! Join a special conversation with the 2026 recipients of the Lyon & Bendheim Citizenship Award, Lauren Sullivan, J96 and Adam Gardner, A95, on the green music movement and the powerful role music can play in driving positive change. After seeing firsthand how musicians’ …
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Medford in Motion
Medford Public Library 111 High St., Medford, MA, United StatesJoin historian Dee Morris for an illustrated lecture exploring how generations of Medford residents shaped the city we know today. Medford in Motion looks at the Mystic River, railroads, bicycles, and the construction of I-93 to trace how movement, infrastructure, and everyday decisions transformed Medford over time.
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Paul Revere and Plan B: Planning and Improvisation in the Lexington Alarm
Medford Public Library 111 High St., Medford, MA, United StatesAfter the Battle of Lexington & Concord on April 19, 1775, Massachusetts resistance leaders portrayed the uprising as a mostly spontaneous response to the army’s incursion into a peaceful countryside. Decades later, Henry W. Longfellow presented “Paul Revere’s Ride” as nearly a one-man show. In truth, the Massachusetts Patriots had prepared for months to resist …
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Celebrating America’s 250th: Two Nerdy History Girls Discuss Everyday Life in 1776 (Zoom Program)
Virtual MAWe're at it again! We keep having so much fun with Loretta and Susan that we had to keep bringing them back for encore performances. And, this time, they are focusing on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. They are so knowledgeable about the everyday lives of people who lived …
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Celebrating America’s 250th: “The Escapes of David George” with Gregory E. O’Malley (Zoom Program)
Virtual MAWhen most Americans think of slavery, they do not picture the colonial or revolutionary eras. Yet, in fact, one of six inhabitants of the thirteen original colonies was enslaved. The Escapes of David George: an Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution reveals a remarkable, untold experience of the American revolutionary period—a Black man’s quest for …