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Community Events ~ April 2010
Pole Capping on April 10
Bedford's
Patriot's Day celebration begins with a Pancake
Breakfast at First Parish on the Common from 8 am until 10 am.
A parade featuring the Bedford Minuteman Company and visiting Colonial Militia units will step off from Bedford Common at 10 am and proceed along The Great Road to
Wilson Park where a red cap of freedom will be placed atop the Liberty
Pole. Click here to learn more about Bedford's Minutemen.
After the parade, Sharon McDonald will show the original Bedford Flag in its home at the Library.
Concord Chamber Music Society's Youth Concert
This year's Concord
Chamber Music Society Youth Concert features the Sirocco Winds, a talented young woodwind
ensemble that will tell a magical story about a young penguin's incredible
journey, Stanley's Flight by Michael Glicksman. Sirocco Winds is part of the New England Conservatory's Honors Program. Coached by John Heiss, NEC's Director of Contemporary Ensemble,
the ensemble features Anne Gregory, flute; Andrew Mee, horn; Ambrose Tucker,
clarinet; Mary Lynch, oboe; and Chris Watford, bassoon.
The concert will
take place at 11 am on Saturday, April 10, in the performance space at Emerson
Umbrella, 40 Stow Street in Concord.
Tickets
are $10 per person, but children 12 and under who are accompanied by an adult are welcome without
charge. Admission to the concert includes refreshments as well as an
opportunity to meet the musicians and learn about their instruments.
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For
tickets and information, click here to visit the CCMS web site or call (978) 371-9667.
One Book - One Bedford, 2010: Olive Kitteridge
Author Elizabeth Strout binds 13 narratives into a book with the heft of a novel through the presence of one larger-than-life character, Olive Kitteridge.
Bedford's 7th annual community-wide reading event is sponsored by the Friends of the Bedford Free Public Library. Click here to learn more about why Olive Kitteridge was selected. Plenty of copies of the book are available at the library, and several book discussions are scheduled:
-- Monday, April 12 at 7:30 pm in the library's meeting room
-- Thursday, April 15 at 9:30 am in the library's meeting room
-- Tuesday, April 27 at 1pm in then Flint Room at Town Center, hosted by the Council on Aging
In addition, there will be a live telephone interview with Elizabeth Strout in the library's meeting room at 7:30 pm on Monday, April 26.
The Loading Dock Gallery at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell
Glass: Please Handle with Care -
Kilnformed Art Glass by Tina Silverio will be showing in The Loading Dock Gallery at Western Avenue
Studios, 122 Western Avenue, 2nd floor of the A-Mill from April 2 through April
25, with a dessert reception on Thursday, April 8, from 6 to 9 pm.
Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 4:30 pm. Click here for information about the exhibit or call Maxine Farkas at 978
349-8069.
Poetry Slam at First Parish
Poetry Slam contests offer an
exciting way of performing one's own poems.
In a traditional slam, poems are presented in a dramatic
fashion and memorized to garner more contest points, but in the Lyceum just reading your poem is acceptable -- the only rules are no poem can exceed three minutes and each must be written by its presenter. Young people (of any age!) are encouraged to participate.
A kinder, gentler slam will take place during a
First Parish Lyceum presentation at 10:30 am on Sunday, April 11 in
room 204 of the church.
If you are planning to perform click here to notify Mary Hyatt in advance,
or call her at 978-807-2373.
To learn more about poetry slams, go to one of the rigorous poetry slams that take place each week at Cambridge's Cantab Lounge or view the film, SlamNation, which is available in Bedford
through the Minuteman Library Network's interlibrary loan program.
3-Day Booksale at the Bedford Library
The Friends of the Bedford Free Public
Library's three-day
Spring Book Sale begins Friday, April 9, at noon. It continues
through regular library hours on Saturday with a Bag Sale and a half-price
sale
between noon and 3 pm on Sunday afternoon.
Proceeds from
book sales help underwrite library programs and services, including
lecture and
film series, additions to the library collection and the museum pass program which allows families to visit area museums with discounted admissions and to reserve their passes on line.
At Tea's Art Studio
Jenny Lynn
Metevia, a spiritual
teacher and clairvoyant medium will speak and answer questions at Tea's Art
Studio on Wednesday, April 28 from 6:45 until 8:30 pm.
Tickets are $40 each and can
be purchased through PayPal by clicking this link to Tea's web page.
Video Editing Class
Bedford TV is offering an Introduction to Final Cut Pro video editing class designed
for anyone looking to know their way around this powerful and creative editing
tool. The two-hour course will teach students to perform basic editing
functions including transitions, making titles and handling audio.
Click here to reserve your place or call 781-275-5004 .
The fee for the class is $15 for Bedford TV members and $50 for non-members.
Membership
in Bedford TV offers a
variety of opportunities for video production. Basic membership is $25.00 per year ($15 for students and
seniors).
Concert at Middlesex Community College - Bedford Campus
A World of Music, Middlesex Community College's
spring concert series, concludes with The
Spanish Guitar, a solo guitar recital by MCC faculty member Thomas Rohde. The program will feature works by Granados,
Albeniz and Tarrega.
The recital will take place at 3 pm on Sunday, April
25, in the MCC Concert Hall (Building 6) on the Bedford Campus, 591 Springs
Road. Click here for directions. The program is free and open to the public,
For more
information about A World of Music, click here to e-mail program director Carmen Rodriguez-Peralta or
call 781-280-3923.
Bedford Historical Society Events
The Bedford
Historical Society's monthly meeting will take place at 2 pm on Sunday, April
25, in Fellowship Hall at Bedford's First Church of Christ. Dan Tobyne, author
of Thoreau's Cape Cod, is the
featured speaker. A professional photographer, Tobyne followed Thoreau's path
through the Cape and couples his recently captured images with Thoreau's original
text.
The Society is also hosting a Colonial Crafts program for school children from
1 to 5 pm on Tuesday, April 20, in the training room at the Bedford
Police Station. A variety of colonial crafts will be available and some of the
Society's collections (including a cape belonging to "The Witch of the
Shawsheen" ) will be on display.
For details on either program click to visit the Society's web site or call 781-275-7276.
Visit Emerson Umbrella Open Studios!
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