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Gospel Music Concert – Chevalier Theatre in Medford
Celebrate Black History Month on Saturday with a gospel music concert
In honor of Black History Month, there will be a free gospel music concert at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford this Saturday.
Presented by the Somerville Community Baptist Church, the Community Gospel Choir will perform with a live band and other instrumentalists accompanying. Joe Fitzgerald, Boston Herald columnist, will be master of ceremonies.
The Community Gospel Choir is a volunteer group with members from several area churches. Stacie Clayton, Choral Director at the Somerville Community Baptist Church, is the choir director.
Admission is free. Donations accepted.
“We’ve Come This Far By Faith”, a gospel music concert, will take place Saturday, Feb. 27. 2010 at 5 p.m. at the Chevalier Theatre, 30 Forest St., Medford MA.
The theatre is between the Post Office and the Medford High School condos.
Medford’s Civil War Photos
If you haven’t seen any of Medford’s collection of Civil War photographs or want to learn more about the collection you’ll get a chance at an upcoming lecture sponsored by the Winchester Historical Society and Friends of the Winchester Library
In a presentation titled Of the People: Faces of the Civil WarMedford Historical Society board member Jim Kiely and Barbara Kerr, Director of Collections, will talk about the history of the collection, how it was rediscovered, and what we can learn about the Civil War from the photographs.
The Medford Historical Society’s collection of Civil War photographs includes some 5400 prints and is thought to be the fifth largest collection of its kind in the world.
The lecture, Of the People: Faces of the Civil War is scheduled for:
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7 pm
At the Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington St, Winchester MA 01890
Admission is free
On a side note (no pun intended!) - the Civil War engraving above is just a random image I bought to illustrate this post. It’s of Ambrose Burnside, a Union Army general for whom sideburns are named.
Medford Library Book Sale – Saturday December 5th
Medford Library Book Sale
Medford Library Book Sale While you may very well be at one of the many holiday house tours tomorrow, if you’re in town and want to do some of your holiday shopping or just pick up some great books at great prices – check out the Medford Friends of the Library’s Book Sale.
While this sale isn’t as big as the sale later in the year, the Holiday Winter Book Sale will feature gift-quality books, holiday themed books and other gift items.
Local historian and author Dee Morris will be at the sale signing copies of her newly published book Medford: A Brief History
What could be better? Save some money, pick up some presents or good reads for yourself, and support your local library at the same time.
Where: Medford Public Library, 111 High Street, Medford, MA
When: Saturday, December 5, 2009 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If you like to shop library book sales BookSaleFinder is a great site to keep tabs on upcoming sales.
Medford Public Library Lectures- Not To Be Missed
Medford Public Library Lectures I love attending lectures and with the many colleges in Cambridge, Boston, and nearby there tend to be a lot of them to choose from. With the students away for the summer the schedule thins out however. The Medford MA Public Library Lecture Series is one of the best around and it’s still going strong in the summer months. Here are some of the upcoming offerings:
The Charles River and Boston Skyline from the BU Bridge in Cambridgeport
The Charles River and Boston Skyline from the BU Bridge in Cambridgeport
Exploring the Hidden Charles – Michael Tougias
The Charles River is an integral part of the landscape in many towns and cities in Eastern Massachusetts. Learn more about the Charles River with Michael Tougias, author of Exploring the Hidden Charles.
Michael Tougias will speak at the Medford Public Library on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 7:30 pm
The Boston Harbor Islands – Christopher Klein
I’m looking forward to learning more about the Boston Harbor Islands at Christopher Klein’s lecture. Klein is the author of Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands: A Guide to the City’s Hidden Shores.
Christopher Klein’s presentation at the Medford Public Library is scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines a Region – Lecture by Edie Clark
Edie Clark has long been one of my favorite Yankee Magazinecolumnists. The food listed in the lecture description “baked beans, Indian pudding, fried clams, and lobster rolls” sounds like it was pulled from the menu at the Willow Pond Kitchen, a local institution where I waitressed through college and graduate school. I look forward to hearing Edie Clark’s take on what these classic New England dishes say about us.
Edie Clark will speak at the Medford Public Library on August 10, 2009 at 7:00 pm.
Tour the Peter Tufts House
Not a lecture but a house tour. The Peter Tufts House, built in the late 1600s, is one of the oldest brick houses in the United States. The Medford Public Library with the Medford Historical Society is sponsoring group tours of the house on:
- Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 7:00 pm
- Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 7:00 pm
- Thursday, August 18, 2009 at 2:00 pm with an overflow tour at 3:00 pm if needed
Tours are limited to 10 attendees. Tours will meet at the Peter Tufts House at 300 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA
Register for a tour by calling the Libary at 781-395-7950. Admission is free.
The Medford Public Library lectures are free of charge. Pre-registration is not required.
The Medford Public Library is located at 111 High Street, Medford, MA 02155.
Tour the Medford Wind Turbine on Monday
Tour the Medford wind turbine
The wind turbine at the McGlynn Elementary Schoolis a beautiful addition to the Medford skyline. I did a double take the first time I spotted it from the Route 93 onramp by Medford Square. And often when I’m on a real estate tour in Somerville I can see it in the distance. When you’re on the hill above Porter Square – Spring Hill I think it is – you can catch a glimpse of it on certain streets.
On Monday, June 29, 2009 you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about the Medford wind turbine. After a welcome from Mayor McGlynn, Patty Barry, Director of the City of Medford’s Energy and Environment Office, will give a presentation on the wind turbine project followed by a site tour.
Online registration is required – here’s the link to register.
The Medford wind turbine tour and presentationwill take place on Monday, June 29,2009 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at the McGlynn Elementary School, 3002 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MA 02155.
Medford MA Friends of the Library Book Sale
Local book sales are an excellent way to pick up good books for little money while supporting your local library at the same time.
I became an aficionado of book sales for a while when I dabbled in reselling books online. Nothing like a bit of packing and shipping and standing in line at the post office to remind me of how much I love selling real estate.
Nevertheless I did spend quite a few evenings or early mornings at local book sales and highly recommend them as a way to augment your library on the cheap.
The Medford MA Friends of the Library will be hosting a book sale at the Medford Public Libary at 111 High Street, Medford, Massachusetts. The sale will take place on:
- Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 9 am to 3 pm
- Sunday, May 17, 2009 from 2 pm to 5 pm
- Friends of the Library members’ preview sale on May 15, 2009 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
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When she’s not buying books, Elizabeth Bolton is a real estate agent in Cambridge MA serving buyers and sellers in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Medford, Somerville, Watertown and nearby communities.
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