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October 2020
New at Noon: Tufts Composers
Tufts Composers presents a concert of music by Tufts University faculty and student composers titled, "Add or Remove a Stone ." The concert will feature "vertically organized" music by Tufts student and faculty composers suggested by cairn-building. Will it stand or fall? View the virtual event through the Tufts Music Live Streaming web page: https://as.tufts.edu/music/events/liveStreaming
Find out more »Little Painters
The Medford Recreation Department presents Little Painters, led by Program Manager Kate Quinn, for children ages 2 to 5. Each week, kids can get creative with different painting projects including ceramics, suncatchers, birdhouses, and more. The class will meet at Tufts Park behind the swimming pool. Tables and chairs will be set up on the field to promote social distancing. All painting equipment will be individually placed at each table. No paint or brushes will be shared. Picnic tables and…
Find out more »Ken Clark Organ Trio at The Porch
The Ken Clark Organ Trio returns to The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge for an evening of soul and rhythm & blues music. Hammond B3 organist Ken Clark, guitarist Mike Mele, and drummer Steve Chaggaris have performed around New England and the eastern U.S. for the past 15 years, playing jazz and R&B in a modern style that is unlike any organ trio. Dining reservations are required.
Find out more »Halloween Pumpkin and Lantern Display
As an alternative to trick-or-treating this Halloween season, the City of Medford is inviting residents to use their creative talents to decorate pumpkins and lanterns, which will be displayed in an around Wright's Pond in illuminated evening showings on Thursday, October 29, and Friday, October 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. To ensure your pumpkin will float, the city recommends decorating a "sugar" or "pie" pumpkin about 6 to 8 inches in size. Larger pumpkins will be placed along the…
Find out more »Medford Jazz Festival: Jacques Schwarz-Bart Quintet
Day Two of the first Medford Jazz Festival features a performance by the Jacques Schwarz-Bart Quintet at 7 p.m. A native of Guadaloupe now living in Medford, Schwarz-Bart is an accomplished jazz saxophonist (his eighth album comes out this fall) and an associate professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Remaining Festival performances are by the Jim Repa Quintet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 31; by Kevin Harris and Steve Langone at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 1;…
Find out more »Halloween Organ Concert
The Tufts University Chaplaincy presents its annual Halloween Organ Concert. The 30-minute live performance will feature spooky favorites, played by Music Director Thomas B. Dawkins at the 1883 Hook & Hastings organ and Steinway piano of Goddard Chapel, plus some surprises. Tune in via the Tufts Chaplaincy YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Aupwq2RkoHjFeZdfPFbbw/videos
Find out more »WMCC Halloween Photo Booth Fundraiser
The West Medford Community Center invites you to its Halloween Photo Booth Fundraiser. Bring your family and friends to have professional photos taken by Vision of Grace Photography, which has kindly donated its photography services to the center for this event. Come in your best costumes and enter the WMCC costume contest. Suggested donation for the fundraiser is $5 per person. All funds raised will go toward supporting WMCC operations and programming. Please wear a mask and follow social distancing procedures.
Find out more »Matt & Shannon Heaton: Virtual Guided Session
Tune learners! Second instrument players! Please join Irish duo Matt and Shannon Heaton as they play tunes at a moderate pace, live from their Medford living room to yours. In light of Halloween, this session will feature spooky tunes! They'll also draw from playlists for their monthly Guided Session with Ellery Klein, Dan Accardi, George Keith, and Rosanne Santucci. Playlists for Common Core tunes and Guided Session resources are available here: https://shannonheatonmusic.com/instruction/ All are welcome. Play along. Say hi, and…
Find out more »Medford Jazz Festival: Jim Repa Quintet
Day Three of the first Medford Jazz Festival features a performance by the Jim Repa Quintet at 2 p.m. Festival events continue on Sunday, November 1, with a performance by Kevin Harris and Steve Langone at 3 p.m., and conclude at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 2, with Medford clarinetist Glenn Dickson performing "Dreams and Meditations." The Festival is a five-day event showcasing the cultural diversity, creativity, and talent of local musicians through several virtual concerts, masterclasses, and interviews. It…
Find out more »Nephrok! All-Stars at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge welcomes back The Nephrok! All-Stars, who rang in the year last New Year's Eve at The Porch. The band's music spans several decades and many genres including soul, R&B, rock and funk. Influences are George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, Prince, Sly and the Family Stone, D'Angelo, Ohio Players, James Brown and Tower of Power. Band members are Sarah Seminski, Kit Holliday, Aaron Bellamy, Amy Bellamy, Peter MacLean, Jeffrey Lockhart,…
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