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Community Events ~ May, 2010Top


 Three Apples Storytelling: Popular Boston storyteller Susan Reed will visit the Bedford Library on Sunday, May 2, from 3 to 4 pm. She'll arrive with her violin, banjo, guitar, dulcimer and a brain overflowing with tales to tell. Sponsored by the Bedford Cultural Council, the Friends of the Bedford Public Library and the Three Apples Storytelling Festival, the program is intended for ages 5 to 12. Everyone is invited, the program's free and no RSVP needed.

Susan is a classical violinist, folk musician, singer and storyteller who uses original songs and stories to work magic with families, on local and national stages. Common to all of her performances is a trademark sense of humor and optimism, plus her conviction that music has the power to broaden people's understanding of the world around them.

To learn more contact Children's Librarian Sharon McDonald at Bedford Free Public Library; 781-275-9440 or go to bedfordlibrary.net

Bedford Woman's Community Club: To celebrate its 90th anniversary, the club will host A Bash from the Past on Monday, May 3, and you're invited to join the celebration at Palios Restaurant, 94 Hartwell Ave. in Lexington. The social begins at 11:30 am and lunch will be served at 12:15 pm.

Guest are encouraged to dress up in vintage style with hats and gloves. In addition to lunch there will be games and a gift exchange ($5 to $8 limit). Tickets for the luncheon are $28. For more information or to buy tickets, contact Gloria Moll at 781-275-9090.

57th Annual First Parish Plant & Craft Fair: This annual event will take place on Bedford Common from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday, May 15. The Fair features heritage perennials from members' gardens, specialty annuals, nursery-grown native plants as well as hearty locally-grown annuals, perennials, veggie six-paks, tomato plants, herbs and shrubs.

Check out the fair's web site and watch slide shows of all the fun!

There will also be more than 50 crafters and activities for kids -- Chip-in Farm's 4-H club will bring a petting zoo; fabulous face-painter Carmen Powell will return; and Jeb Brack's magic will amaze us all.

In addition, there's also a cookout lunch, a bake sale and live music by the Yankee Doodle Dixieland Band. Come early for the best plants and the most fun. (Snow date: May 16)

An Artsy Affair at Emerson Umbrella: An evening of art and entertainment to benefit Concord's Emerson Umbrella will take place on Saturday, May 15. Beginning with cocktails at 7 pm, the evening will include the sounds of Jazz Express in the Umbrella's new Sculpture Garden, performances by pianist Paul Sullivan and dancer Germaul Barnes and both silent and live auctions.

Live auction highlights include floor tickets for a Celtics game, EMC Club seats for an upcoming Red Sox-Yankees game, orchestra seats for the BSO and much more. Tickets are $80 each.

RSVP ASAP by calling 978-371-0820.

Bedford Historical Society: The Society's annual meeting and potluck dinner will take place on Wednesday, May 26, at 6:30 pm, at the Congregational Church, 25 The Great Road. The after dinner speaker will be Bedford raconteur Mike Rosenberg. Click here to e-mail your reservation request or call 781-275-7276.

Masterworks Chorale: Two Bedford singers, Beverley Matthews and Rick Spofford are helping the Chorale to celebrate its 70th season. Their upcoming concert, The American Five, will take place at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge on Sunday, May 16, at 3pm.

The concert will feature much-loved American composers of the 20th century: Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, and George Gershwin. Click to visit the Masterworks web site for more information.

Loading Dock Gallery at Western Avenue Studios: Photographer Arlette Laan and sculptor David Crane will present Viewpoints, their distinctly individual perspective on the same object- wood. From May 5 to May 30 at the Loading Dock Gallery at Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue in Lowell. There will be a reception for the artists May 7th from 6 to 9 pm. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11am to 4:30pm. Click here for additional information about the exhibit or call Maxine Farkas at 978-349-8069.

Jazz Week: In celebration of Jazz Week, Danny Harrington with John Baboian, Bruce Gertz and Phil McGowan will present a tribute to Lennie Sogoloff (founder of Lennie's on the Turnpike) on May 2 from 1 to 4:30 at Chianti, a Tuscan restaurant located at 285 Cabot Street in Beverly. Tickets are $20 at the door if available; $17 in advance and $10 with a student ID.

Coffee-house concert: Fretless  presents 5-Star A Cappella featuring Bedford's own David Getty in a free coffeehouse concert of classical selections, folk songs, jazz and popular tunes at Cornerstone Books, 45 Lafayette Street in Salem on Saturday, May 22 at 7 pm. For additional information, call 978-744-1831.

Free Concerts in Wayland: Celebration of the Arts concerts are free and open to the public.

On Friday, May 7, the Mark Shilansky Quartet will perform at the Wayland High School at 7:30 pm. Shilansky is a versatile jazz pianist, composer, and music educator; his performance will feature selections from the Great American Songbook as well as contemporary popular music.

On Sunday May 23, classical pianist Donald Berman will perform in the meeting room of the Goodnow Public Library in Sudbury at 3 pm. Berman 's recital will link his classical and modern repertoires.

Battle of the Bands: The 8th Annual Middlesex Community College (MCC) Battle of the Bands will take place in the Bedford Campus Center's Café East, 591 Springs Road, on Friday, April 30, at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30 p.m.)

Eight bands will play on two stages. Admission is free for MCC students, $5 for the general public. (Admission is also free to anyone who brings a toiletry item to donate to U.S. troops via Wilmington¹s Local Heroes organization.) Call 978-656-3363 for information.

Newcomers' Stamping Group: Barbara Kupfrian and Priscilla Grunes will offer an introductory stamping and card-making workshop in a private home in Bedford on Monday, May 17 at 1 pm. Click to check out their blog and learn more about their work. Participants will share in the fun of spending time together being creative and take home delightful cards and scrap book pages. Materials will be provided in for the workshop (fee: $17). Please register by May 8 by contacting Barbara Kupfrian (781-275-6351) or Priscilla Grunes (781-275-0020).
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