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C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge welcomes C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band. Clayton Joseph (C.J.) Chenier is Creole music royalty. His father, the legendary Clifton Chenier, invented the style of music we know today as Zydeco and was the first Creole musician to be recognized with a Grammy Award. Raised in this indigenous American culture with its own distinctive language, cuisine and music, C.J. delivers soulful vocals along with jaw-dropping masterful accordion-driven rock,…
Find out more »Fall Exhibit Closings: Tufts Art Galleries
Today is the final day to view three fall exhibitions at the Tufts University Art Galleries: “Bookworks,” which presents a wide-ranging exploration of the practice of artist-made books, drawing on the contemporary artists’ books and special collections at Tufts. "Sanford Biggers," the first exhibition focused on the artist’s BAM series, begun in 2015, which memorializes and honors unarmed black victims of police gun violence in America “Student-Facing, Student-Focused,” celebrating 50 years of black excellence at Tufts centered on the efforts of…
Find out more »Community Cinema: The Nativity
Community Baptist Church invites you to a screening of the film "The Nativity," Coky Giedroyc's 2010 religious drama that concentrates on the months and days before Christ's birth. The movie, starring Peter Capaldi, Tatiana Maslany and Andrew Buchan, offers the point of view of various characters including the wise men and shepherds. The film is part of the Community Cinema series that Community Baptist Church launched in December 2018 with the aim of showing films about caring and goodness.
Find out more »Holiday Wreath Making Workshop
4GoodVibes is presenting a Holiday Wreath Making Workshop at 4GoodVibes 2 in South Medford, led by Jen of JD Creations. Enjoy an evening out making a wreath that will impress your friends and family! Participants will create a red truck wreath measuring 24 x 24 inches made of poly jute mesh, with three ribbon styles and three mesh patterns. All supplies are included. Cost is $54. Space is limited to six people; reserve your spot through the 4GoodVibes website event…
Find out more »Ultimate Tango Milonga with Santa
Ultimate Tango School of Dance in Medford Square presents its annual Milonga with Santa, featuring the Boston Tango Orchestra. There also will be a Baked Goodies Contest with a chance to win tickets to Ultimate Tango's New Year's Eve Extravaganza on December 30-31. Tickets are $20 per person and available through the Ultimate Tango website.
Find out more »Holiday Candle Making Workshop
4GoodVibes 2 presents a Holiday Soy Candle Making Workshop. You will learn how to make your own soy candles from start to finish, where to buy everything to make a candle, and even design your own candle labels. Each participant will make three, 4-ounce glass jar candles, choosing their own scents and colors. All supplies included. Cost is $25. Register through the event web page.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi
Tufts University invites you to come join a night of holiday cheer, nostalgia, and music! Tufts graduate Aidan Scrimgeour, who initiated this concert in Medford in 2016, plays piano, Matt Estabrook returns on bass, and P.J. Holaday joins the trio on drums. They will play the entirety of the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Admission to this event is free, but there is a suggested donation of $5, with all proceeds going to Operation Warm, which provides…
Find out more »Introduction to Studio
Medford Community Media is conducting an Introduction to Studio class at the MCM studios at Medford High School. Attendees will receive an introduction to the MVM TV Studio, Control Room and equipment available for use in the Studio. Space is limited; sign up on the MCM website to reserve your spot. Medford Community Media is the Public, Education, and Government Access Television and Media Studio serving Medford.
Find out more »Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: Slavery in New England
The Royall House & Slave Quarters welcomes back historian Jared Ross Hardesty for a second talk about his new book, "Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England." Shortly after the first Europeans arrived in 17th-century New England, they began to import Africans and capture the area’s indigenous peoples as slaves. By the eve of the American Revolution, enslaved people comprised only about 4 percent of the population, but slavery had become instrumental to the…
Find out more »Paul Rishell, Annie Raines at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge presents an evening of live country blues music with Paul Rishell and Annie Raines. For 25 years, Rishell and Raines have been hailed as one of the world’s best blues duos. They have recorded six albums together, including the W.C. Handy Award-winning Moving to the Country (2000), and received numerous award nominations from the Blues Foundation. They have performed and recorded with John Sebastian, Susan Tedeschi, Pinetop Perkins and Rory Block.…
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