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Harvest Your Energy Festival
The City of Medford Energy & Environment Committee and Mayor Stephanie M. Burke present the 10th annual Harvest Your Energy Festival. With more than 35 exhibitors, the event provides an opportunity for businesses, residents, and organizations to come together and learn about energy savings and environmentally friendly practices. It will feature live music by Matt Heaton & the Outside Toys and by Trail Mix; opportunities to recycle fabric and electronics; document shredding; presentation of the Medford Green Awards, and many other…
Find out more »Local Makers Pop-Up Shop
Colleen's Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop is hosting a Local Makers Pop-Up Shop featuring handmade pottery and gifts from June Lee of Simple Journey 365, organic and natural body products from Made Organics, and all natural dog treats from Grotto by the Sea. Stop by to meet and support local artists, makers, and entrepreneurs!
Find out more »River’s Edge Outdoor Movie: Casper
River’s Edge invites everyone to its first “Movie Night in the Park." The Great Lawn section of the park at River's Edge will be transformed into an outdoor movie theater for a free screening of the 1995 kid and family movie classic “Casper,” featuring Christina Ricci and Bill Pullman. The movie will begin at 6:30 p.m; running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes. Attendees should bring their own blankets and chairs for use. The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint restaurant will…
Find out more »Duo Guitars: Carl Straussner, Raley Beggs
First Baptist Church of Medford continues its fall concert series with a performance by guitarists Carl Straussner and Raley Beggs. The two New England Conservatory alumni, schooled under NEC chair and grand maestro Eliot Fisk, team up to form a dynamic guitar duo, bringing you music from the Renaissance (Dowland, Johnson), through the height of baroque (J.S Bach), and to the quintessential guitar repertoire of Gaspar Sanz, Fernando Sor and Mauro Giuliani. Free admission; suggested donation $10.
Find out more »Rev. Sekou and Freedom Fighters at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge welcomes Rev. Sekou and the Freedom Fighters. Rev. Osagyefo (oh-sah-GG-fo) Uhuru (ooh-WHO-roo) Sekou (SAY-koo) is a noted activist, theologian, author, documentary filmmaker, and musician who was born in St. Louis and raised in the rural Arkansas Delta. Rev. Sekou's music is an unique combination of North Mississippi Hill Country Music, Arkansas Delta Blues, Memphis Soul and Pentecostal steel guitar. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased through Eventbrite.
Find out more »Brooks Estate Fall Open House
Have you always been curious about what's inside at the City of Medford's historic Shepherd Brooks Manor? Come to one of the tours being offered by the Medford-Brooks Estate Land Trust (M-BELT) as part of a Fall Open House (the last tour will begin at 3:30 p.m.). M-BELT board members also will be on hand to provide updates on projects funded this year by the Community Preservation Act. Important parking rules: It’s best to walk in at the green gate…
Find out more »Rick Springfield & Richard Marx
Chevalier Theatre welcomes a double acoustical concert featuring Rick Springfield and Richard Marx. Over the past four decades, Rick Springfield has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer. The creator of some of the finest power-pop of the ’80s, a Grammy winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” "I've Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody,” and…
Find out more »Exhibit Opening: Autumn
Medford Arts Center, Inc. (MACI) is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Lighthouse Cafe in Medford Square. Artwork by Peg Kane, Nancy Leslie, Chris Howe, Susan Altman and Sarah Gerould will be on display at the restaurant from Monday, October 21, until Thursday, December 5. "Autumn" is the theme of the show. Restaurant hours are 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Find out more »Graphic Novel Discussion Group
The Medford Public Library kicks off its Graphic Novel Discussion Group for 2019-2020. Come for a discussion of what’s new and interesting in the world of comics and graphic novels. There is no required reading or registration; just drop by and learn about new and unfamiliar titles. The group normally will meet on the second Monday of each month; the October meeting is one week later than usual due to the Columbus Day holiday on October 14. Also please note that…
Find out more »Neil deGrasse Tyson: Letters from an Astrophysicist
Chevalier Theatre welcomes back Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson for a special evening highlighting his new book, "Letters from an Astrophysicist." Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas…
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