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The Anatomy of Comics

Bedford Free Public Library 7 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA

Students and faculty from Boston University‘s MFA program in Visual Narrative showcase their thinking and process for creating comics, graphic novels and picture books in the latest show at the Bedford Free Public Library gallery. A reception and artist talk will take place this Sunday. Artists include program chair, Joel Christian Gill, a cartoonist and historian who speaks nationally on the importance of sharing stories. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence, cited as one of the best graphic novels of 2020 by The New York Times and for which he was awarded

Minuteman Railroad: Boston and Maine’s Lexington Branch

Old Town Hall Great Room 16 South Road ~ Third Floor, Bedford

Acting Friends of Depot Park President William Deen will enlighten all who attend this program, using details from his recently published book, Minuteman Railroad: Boston and Maine’s Lexington Branch. His book contains 212 pages, 191 photographs, and 27 maps. It tells the colorful history of the Boston and Maine’s (B&M’s) Lexington Branch, which operated from 1846 to 1981. Passenger service was extremely popular and vital to the growth of these towns. In 1900, the B&M line ran 28 steam trains daily in Bedford, 44 in Lexington, and 60 in Arlington. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open

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