About

The mission of ArtsAlive Medford Foundation is to enhance the quality of life in the City of Medford by advancing arts, culture and history and by providing resources and being an advocate that promotes the arts community. Contact artsalivemedford@gmail.com for more information

ArtsMedford, Inc. (formerly MACI) nurtures creativity, supports artists and the arts, and works to reflect the diverse community of Medford.  They make art more accessible for all by removing barriers to participation and bringing programs like Arts after Dark and  Mystic Makerspace  into the community. www.artsmedford.org

The Chevalier Theatre Commission is a city-appointed commission that oversees the beautiful 1,900 seat Chevalier Theatre. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, the Chevalier Theatre is one of the Boston area’s hidden gems, an historical landmark, a memorial to a hero and a cultural icon. www.chevaliertheatre.com

The City of Medford’s Chevalier Theatre owns one of New England’s rare Mighty Wurlitzer theatre pipe organs, a 1922 model saved from the wrecking ball at a Dayton, Ohio, theater and donated by the Maine chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society. The nonprofit Chevalier Theatre Organ Society was formed in 2002 to restore, install, and maintain the Wurlitzer, and to raise all necessary funds. Once operating, the organ will be used for concerts, silent movie accompaniment, educational programs, and enhancing other entertainment at Chevalier.

Dance Caliente offers social dance classes, performances and workshops for individuals, groups, schools, libraries, senior centers, corporations and more.  They emphasize fun, creativity and inclusion.   www.DanceCaliente.com

Dee Morris is an independent scholar and educational consultant specializing in the 19th century history of Greater Boston. She presents thematic walking tours and presentations at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain. Other programs, highlighting each community's past, are tailored for schools, libraries and historical societies. Her goal is to introduce contemporary people to their civic ancestors.

Whether writing a house history or an article about life in vanished times, Dee meaningfully connects the present with what has come before.

focuses on using music as a tool for creating deep, intentional connections between people. We consider these connections to be spiritual, non-religious relationships that create a feeling of being part of something both larger and more important than ourselves alone.

Initially, we are working on two types of programs: 1) in-school community-building music workshops and 2) pot-luck music concerts that focus on economic, social and physical accessibility and music that engages the spirit.

Our goal is to build a brick-and-mortar venue for our work that reduces or eliminates barriers to musical participation like economics, child-care, and transportation. As we get started these potluck concerts will happen in whatever venues are available, from backyards and living rooms to rental halls, churches and community centers.

Friends of Chevalier Auditorium & Gene Mack Gym is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering financial and community support and being an advocate for the historic theater and gymnasium. Through promotion of cultural, theatrical, civic, and youth programs, the Friends strive to enrich the quality of life in the community. Since 1993 years, through fundraising efforts and hands-on volunteering, the Friends have performed or paid for physical improvements to the facilities; sponsored free community concerts; and worked with city officials to help bring the youth center in Gene Mack Gym to fruition in 2001, and full-time professional management to the theater in 2017. www.friendsofchevaliertheater.org

The Friends of the Medford Public Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to providing funds for library projects and acquisitions, promoting the library’s services and activities, and assisting in maintaining a welcoming and patron-friendly environment. The Friends are a group of volunteers dedicated to enhancing and promoting Medford's local library as a valuable and vital community resource. www.friendsofmedfordlibrary.org

Jerome Street Studios is a small, co-operatively run art studio space in West Medford. Artists working out of the studio include a guitar teacher, a caterer and chef, a jeweler, a potter, and a mixed-media painter. www.jeromestreetstudios.com

Lakota YouthStay connects 10 to 15-year-olds from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota with hosts in the Greater Boston area for 9 days of exploration and discovery, building friendships and engagement through shared activities of interest. Lakota YouthStay is a program of the West Medford Community Center.

Loving Little Minds is a nonprofit dedicated to diversity in literature for children ages 0-6. As children begin to form their view of the world and how they fit into it, it's imperative they have access to books that represent diverse cultures and races. We curate and provide families with those resources. www.lovinglittleminds.org.

The Brooks Estate was first settled in about 1660, and was transformed into a Victorian summer retreat by Peter Chardon and Shepherd Brooks. It is graced by two fine Victorian buildings: the Shepherd Brooks Manor and Carriage House (1880), both under restoration. The Brooks Estate offers acres of open space, walking trails, Brooks Pond and a unique historic landscape. It is also critical habitat for birds and small mammals. Visitors are welcome to walk the paths and enjoy the quiet and beautiful outdoors. Owned since 1942 by the City of Medford, the Brooks Estate was permanently protected in late 1998. Restoration of the landscape and historic buildings is underway. www.brooksestate.org

Since 1926, the Medford Chamber enriches and advances the business climate for the entire community. The chamber membership is comprised of businesses of all sizes and industries to help the local business community collaborate, cooperate, grow and flourish. www.medfordchamberma.com

Provides educational and performance opportunities in the art of choral singing to ALL interested youth and adult singers in Medford and surrounding communities.

The Medford Educational Foundation is a private fund to supplement the city's public education budget by rewarding teacher innovation in the classroom. www.medfordedfund.org

The Medford Family Network (MFN) of the Medford Public Schools is a family support and parenting education program that is available to every child and caregiver who lives or works in Medford with at least one child prenatal through age seven. The goal of the MFN is to create a strong web of support for all families of young children. This is accomplished by making community connections in three ways:

1. Connecting families to families;
2. Fostering family contact with community resources; and
3. Building collaborative relationships among community agencies.

www.medfordfamilynetwork.org

Every Thursday from June through October, the Medford Farmer’s Market brings farmers and crafters to the Medford community to sell locally grown and produced goods. These include fresh eggs, produce, bread, grass-fed meats, cheese, honey, coffee, jewelry, candy, and more. The market is located at the Condon Shell on Mystic Valley Parkway and is open from 3-7pm. www.medfordfarmersmarket.org

This local historical society was organized in 1896 by concerned citizens from the city of Medford, Massachusetts. Their purpose was to collect and preserve the history of Medford, to correct the myths that had grown up over the years, to build a historical library, to collect the artifacts of local history, and to celebrate historical anniversaries. www.medfordhistorical.org

Outside the Lines is a non-profit, arts-based day program for adults with disabilities. Their mission is to provide a creative, supportive environment where each individual can explore their unique potential in a way that best suits their interests, talents, and learning styles. www.otlstudio.org

In the eighteenth century, the Royall House and Slave Quarters was home to the largest slaveholding family in Massachusetts and the enslaved Africans who made their lavish way of life possible. Today, the Royall House and Slave Quarters is a museum whose architecture, household items, archaeological artifacts, and programs bear witness to intertwined stories of wealth and bondage, set against the backdrop of America’s quest for independence. The Slave Quarters is the only remaining such structure in the northern United States, and the Royall House is among the finest colonial-era buildings in New England. www.royallhouse.org

Tufts University is a leader in American higher education, distinctive for its success as a moderately-sized university that excels at providing students with a personal experience.

West Medford Community Center provides a range of programs, services and events, all in the service of building community throughout the Mystic Valley Region. www.wmcc.us

Formed in Medford in 2008, Works-in-Progress Art Group is made up of about 14 local visual artists who meet monthly to discuss works-in-progress, technique, inspiration, and related topics. Members discuss works created with traditional and digital media, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and fiber arts.