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November 2024
Tuesday Night Book Group: Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
The Medford Public Library's Tuesday Night Book Group meets to discuss "Heaven and Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride. lease register using the library's online calendar. The title for next month's meeting, on December 10, will be "The Art Thief" by Michael Finkel. Books are available approximately four weeks in advance. The group meets monthly on the second Tuesday.
Find out more »Lucinda Williams and Her Band
Chevalier Theatre welcomes multi-Grammy Award winning songwriter and singer Lucinda Williams for her first Medford appearance. "Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart," the 15th studio album of Williams' 46-year career, was released in June 2023. Williams’ own rock 'n' roll life is reflected in several of the album’s most moving ballads. The bittersweet “Last Call for the Truth” finds her asking for “one more taste of my lost youth,” while on “Jukebox,” her corner-bar Wurlitzer with “Patsy Cline and…
Find out more »Tufts Early Music Ensemble: Banchetto Musicale
The Tufts Early Music Ensemble presents the program Banchetto Musicale, featuring lieder and instrumental music by Isaac, Senfl, Scheidt, Schein, and others for Renaissance ensemble including sackbuts, recorders, dulcian, violas da gamba, harps, harpsichord, lute, chamber organ and voices. Jane Hershey, director, with guest Dan Meyers, recorders, sackbut, and percussion. Free to the public with no tickets required; also viewable via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
Find out more »Vacuist + 2 Bands at Deep Cuts
Vacuist, a Malden-based post-metal/prog four piece, headlines tonight's live music at Deep Cuts. The band creates an expansive, heavy-hitting sound focused foremost on songcraft and emotional resonance through abstract guitars, Escherian drums, and arty lyrics. Also performing: The Promise End and Rhizaria. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 show day through Dice.
Find out more »Tween Graphic Novel Book Club: Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
The Medford Public Library's Tween Graphic Novel Book Club for readers ages 10 to 14 meets in the Maker Space to discuss "Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir" by Pedro Martín. Pick up a copy of the book at the Children’s Desk or in the Teen Room. Registration is required through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »3D Printing Workshop for Teens
The Medford Public Library presents a 3D Printing Workshop for teens in middle school and high school who have not yet completed a 3D printing workshop at the library. Learn about 3D printing and test out the library’s 3D printers. Please note that because of how long it takes to print, you are not guaranteed to go home with a finished creation. Registration is required through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Screening + Conversation: Drag, Kinship, and Mourning
In conjunction with the current exhibition "Across the Universe," Tufts University Art Galleries presents an interactive screening and conversation with exhibiting artist Tomashi Jackson, Associate Professor Kareem Khubchandani (LaWhore Vagistan), and two a special guests — multidisciplinary performer and director of opera and theater Alexander Gedeon from the LA Philharmonic, and Rebecca Uchill, Professor of the Practice and Director of the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Featuring "One Night Only with…
Find out more »Climate Change Book Group: This Changes Everything
The Medford Public Library's Climate Change Book Group, "Planet and Pages," meets to discuss "This Changes Everything" by Naomi Klein. The book is available at the library's circulation desk upon request. Led by green entrepreneur Clare Flaherty, owner of Trove Green Provisions in Medford Hillside, the group reads both non-fiction and fiction books about climate change and explores topics such as global warming, plastic pollution, environmental inequity, and proposed solutions to combat their effects. Trove Green Provisions, is a people…
Find out more »The Front Three, Tomatillo at Deep Cuts
This Music (TM) Presents a night of jazz at Deep Cuts featuring The Front Three, a boundary-breaking progressive jazz trio, and Tomatillo, who play Latin and Middle Eastern jazz fusion. Admission is by a suggested donation of $5 or $10. Purchase tickets through Dice. This Music (TM) Presents is a Boston musician’s initiative to recognize the creativity of many who haven’t been given the stage as leaders, often younger than the jazz scene veterans; those with acknowledgment who can create a new…
Find out more »Matt Heaton Singalong
Join the hilarious and awesome Matt Heaton for his monthly singalong at the library. Get your toes tappin’ and your wombat dance ready! This program is designed for ages 0 to 3 but is fun for all!
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