Art work by members of the Bedford Arts and Crafts Society is on view in the Gallery@First Parish until March 30th.  Visitors are welcome during hours that the church office is open: 9:30-2:00.  A telephone call would be helpful to make sure the office is open .  The church telephone number is 781-275-7994.    

  Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford) will host his in-person office hours Peppers Grille in Bedford at 10:30 a.m. Representative Gordon will be available to answer questions and to listen to concerns and ideas from constituents of the district. Representative Gordon can be reached at his State House office number, 617-722-2240, and at [email protected].

Look ahead to spring by signing up for the Bedford Arts and Craft Society’s upcoming workshop, “Create a Floral Arrangement Using Design Principles.” This in-person event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, at the First Church of Christ, Congregational, in Bedford. The instructor, Cindy Mattson, is the longtime owner of Given Erwin Florist in Burlington. She teaches floral design at the shop, as well as for adult ed programs, women's groups, and floral industry events. A student in one of Cindy’s recent workshops says this about the class, “I found the experience both informative

Purim Puppet Show & Celebration SATURDAY, MARCH 11 3:00—4:15 PM 1st Floor Meeting Room Bedford Free Public Library 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127 Join us to learn about and celebrate Purim with a puppet show and crafts. Talking Hands Theater will be putting on "The People of Purim" A Purim puppet show for young children featuring big, colorful, Carnivale-inspired puppets. The audience is invited to sing, dance, learn a Middle Eastern rhythm, play Haman says, and get to know the characters of the Purim story. Appropriate for all ages, especially tailored for ages 3-6.   Then stay for a