May 2018
Dolley Madison: America’s First First Lady
"Dolley Madison: America's First First Lady" is a new one-woman multimedia production starring Medford resident Laura Duggan, also the show's writer and producer. The show celebrates one of America's founding mothers, and also commemorates Dolley's 250th birthday. The former Dorothea Dandridge Payne, Dolley was the wife of James Madison, the U.S. president from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for her social graces, which boosted her husband’s popularity as president, and did much to define the role of the president’s spouse,…
Find out more »October 2018
A Look at Lydia Maria Child
Lydia Maria Child is well known in Medford as having lived in the city and authored “Over the River and Through the Wood.” In the 1830s, she found her voice as a strong champion of abolitionism, women’s rights, and the rights of Native Americans, and her publications at the time planted a seed that led many others to join the cause. In this event, Jane Sciacca, curator of the Wayland Historical Society, will speak about Mrs. Child’s accomplishments and the…
Find out more »December 2018
Winter Craft Fair
Grace Episcopal Church invites you to its annual Winter Craft Fair featuring a local artisans showcasing their work. A list of vendors will be announced.
Find out more »April 2019
12 Angry Men Performed by 12 Impassioned Women
Grace Church invites the community to what promises to be an exhilarating performance of “12 Angry Men Performed by 12 Impassioned Women.” The performance is part of the 12,000 Voices initiative, which aims to empower voter registration, and gets its name from the idea of the show being performed in 1,000 locations across the nation. "12 Angry Men" is about 11 jurors who are convinced of an accused murder’s guilt, but who are confronted to think about their consciences and prejudices…
Find out more »October 2019
Sisters in Song – Ellie Fund Benefit
Sisters in Song returns to Grace Church for the annual An Evening of Song concert to benefit the Ellie Fund. Sisters In Song is a volunteer group that was founded in 2011 with the sole purpose of performing for charity. Come and be inspired by these very gifted musicians while they sing songs from your favorite musicals, movies and TV shows. The funds raised this evening for the Ellie Fund will be used to provide critical support services including transportation to medical…
Find out more »Grace Church Fall Arts & Crafts Fair
The annual Grace Church arts and crafts festival is happening in October this year, rather than December; the Fall Arts & Crafts Fair will feature 15 vendors: Carla Barile, Sarah Beardslee, Emmy Elguizaoui, Clare Flaherty, Joy Harris, Jonathan Hunt, Lucy McCarthy, Jeff Pietrantoni, Rosemary Portrait, Margaret Smist, Esther Brown Smith, Bitsy and Catie Woodbury, Cheryl Woodbury and Ruth Youngblood. Items to be offered for sale include an assortment of crafts; baked goods and local honey; blankets; ceramics; cross stitch; dog toys…
Find out more »February 2020
Holocaust Remembrance: Dirkje Legerstee
Sanctuary UCC and Grace Episcopal Church invite you to hear Dirkje Legerstee's gripping story of her family’s survival as World War II Nazi War victims. Through February 16, the Sanctuary Gallery is hosting Legerstee's exhibit, “Angels in Human Skin: A Family’s Survival of World War II,” which through images and stories documents her parents’ experience in surviving the Holocaust. Her father was a Dutch Christian and was taken by the Nazis as a labor slave, and her mother was a…
Find out more »June 2022
Love Wins: Medford Pride Interfaith Celebration
As a prelude to the City of Medford's Pride Month events, Grace Episcopal Church is hosting Love Wins: A Medford Pride Interfaith Celebration of community prayer, healing, blessings, song and joy. The event also will be livestreamed on Facebook.
Find out more »November 2023
Grace Church Fall Arts & Crafts Fair
Grace Church is pleased to be resuming its Fall Arts and Crafts Fair in Wiles Hall, last held before the pandemic in October 2019. Items to be offered for sale include an assortment of crafts, fun gifts, and decorations for fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Some vendor spaces still are available at $40 (table provided, limited) and $30 (bring your own table). Proceeds will go toward Grace ministries. Interested vendors should contact Cheryl Woodbury at 781-254-0653.
Find out more »April 2024
Crest Ave Arts Handmade Craft Fair
Grace Church is hosting the Crest Ave Arts Handmade Craft Fair. For more information, contact Cheryl Woodbury at woodburyc@comcast.net or 781-254-0653.
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