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BEDFORD'S CAUCUS
Nominate candidates for the 2010 town election!
Tuesday
January  12

7 pm

Town Hall Auditorium

Caucus nominees for Selectmen,
School Committee, Planning Board,
Board of Health
and others
will be determined

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January, 2010
BCA EVENTS
Cello Recital featuring Meghan Carye
Saturday, January 16, at 7:30 pm at First Parish on the Common
Presented by Bedford Center for the Arts

Cellist Meghan Carye, accompanied by violist Amanda Carye and pianist Steven Travaglione, will perform works by Faure, Bach, Beethoven, Dittersdorf and Gliere at 7:30 pm on Saturday, January 16, in the sanctuary at First Parish on the Common in Bedford. Click to view the full program and a poster to print.

A popular local performer and music coach, Meghan founded the Common Time Music Studio in Belmont and is on the faculty at Gann Academy in Waltham. She also plays with several local chamber groups.

Pre-sale tickets are available at Auntie Erl's Exchange, 119 The Great Road in Bedford after January 6. Admission: Adults, $15 (pre-sale) or $20 (door). Students under 18: $10.

Bring the kids: One FREE student admission is included with each adult ticket purchased by a BCA member.

For additional information contact John Lobosco at 781-275-3584.
Opera Boston in May: Order your tickets today!
BCA's in Boston in May to meet La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
 
In order to be sure that you have your tickets for the Sunday, May 2, matinee performance of Opera Boston's production of La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, you must reserve your ticket by January 15.

Tickets are $55 each; we'll carpool from Bedford and park near the theatre, or you can make your own travel arrangements.

Reserve my tickets now.
Success: BCA's Flatbread Fundraiser
An appreciation

The food was outstanding, the atmosphere terrific, the support from the Flatbread staff was beyond compare and the Silent Auction exceeded all expectations.

Thank you to BCA board member Linda Christen for pulling everything together, to Flatbread manager Sean Toomey for all that Flatbread provides to our Bedford community including BCA. Thank you also to our Silent Auction donors and everyone who turned out in early December to support BCA's community fundraiser and enjoy the evening.

See images from the event

Click this link for another look at the outstanding banner designed by Cate Kristen Waung to mark our event.
Third Friday Crafternoons
January 15, from 3 to 5 pm in the BCA Space at Old Town Hall

It's the sweetest time of the year, looking forward to Valentine's Day. The January Crafternoon project will focus on making cards for our various loved ones.

Bring your kids, grandkids or the neighbors and join the fun. A world of craft materials will be available; there are experienced leaders if you'd like to make one of the featured projects; and it's all free, courtesy of Bedford Center for the Arts.

Crafternoons take place in the BCA Space on the ground floor of Old Town Hall on South Road in Bedford.
BCA Membership
 
Our membership renewal campaign is underway, with more of you still to reply.

For those of you who aren't BCA members but enjoy reading this missive each month, please consider formally joining our ranks as the new year moves forward.
In Collaboration with BCA
Making Our Marks ~ A Studio 7 Exhibit 
Cary Memorial Library, Lexington - During regular library hours
Artists' reception: January 10 from 2 to 4 pm

Studio 7 artists meet monthly in the BCA space to work on collage projects as well as work in various other media.

BCA members with work in this show include Jean Hammond, Maria Green, Doris Smith, Greta Rothman, Sing Hanson, Martha Shea Smith and Amy Walsh.
Penny Leslie's Art Classes for Kids 

BCA member Penny Leslie is offering art classes for kids this winter through the Bedford Recreation Department.

There will be a mixed media class  for preschoolers ages 4 - 6 at Town Center on Mondays beginning on January 25, and a weaving and drawing class at Lane School for grades 3 to 5 on Tuesday afternoons, starting January 19.

For additional information or to register, call 781-275-1392 or visit the Recreation Department's web site.
The Animal Art Exhibit at the Library Gallery 
During regular library hours ~ January 21 through March 16

The Animal Art Exhibit includes work featuring four-legged and other creatures by Joyce Fearnside, Carolyn Letvin, Margaret Angelo, Gay Tracy, and Rebekah Wetmore. 

An artists' reception will occur on Sunday, January 24, from 5 to 6 pm.
Community Events

Our community events listing now has its own page.

Click to check out what's going on around Bedford!
Nick Neveux
The Bedford Center for the Arts is your local non-profit organization specializing in community building through the arts. Arts for All and All the Arts. Collectively we are artists, performers, presenters, supporters, collaborators, volunteers and superb appreciators.
 
Located on the ground floor of Old Town Hall, alongside Bedford Common, BCA offers artist studios and program­ming space. BCA members and friends are involved in a wide range of arts and cultural activities around town and in our region.