Art work by members of the Bedford Arts and Crafts Society is on view in the [email protected] 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.
Great Moments in Polar Exploration – Antarctica with Professor Dan Breen A 5-PART SERIES: Sundays: January 22nd, 29th, February 3rd, 12th, 26th from 2-4 pm in the 1st floor meeting room. Part 1: JANUARY 22 at 2:00-4:00 pm: The first known human encounters with Antarctica did not happen until the late eighteenth century, but by the beginning of the twentieth, the continent had become to capture the imaginations of people around the world. That story has a lot to do with an Englishman, a Russian and in particular, with a seal hunter from Connecticut. Part ll: JANUARY 29 at 2:00-4:00 pm: In this session we will meet
University of Connecticut geologist and author Robert Thorson will join the Bedford Historical Society and its co-sponsor, the Bedford Garden Club, and the public in the video streaming presentation on The History of New England’s Stone Walls. He will examine several images of these special Northeast treasurers and show what local “wall-watchers” might see that “bird-watchers” might not. The event is free and open to the public. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Music from the movies is theme of the American Classics concert on Sunday, Feb. 26 at First Parish in Bedford. Time is 3 p.m. Tickets are available online here: https://tinyurl.com/bdexmuuh and also will be available at the door. The price is $25 and $20 for seniors/students. First Parish is wheelchair accessible. Read more: https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2023/02/american-classics-presents-songs-from-the-movies-feb-26-at-first-parish/
Are you interested in organic composting? Are you curious to know how to compost even if you do not have access to a backyard? How about the mystical “Compost Tea” that rejuvenates indoor and outdoor plants? Learn how to create and maintain a healthy compost bin that will be fully operational during winter months and beyond. Your compost bin will be virtually odorless and very easy to maintain. You will be able to compost many things such as coffee, some junk mail, egg containers, vegetable peels, and more. You will take home a 1/2 lb. container of a compost starter
On Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 7 pm Mike Milicia returns to the Bedford Center for the Arts Photo Group for a virtual presentation on taking A Closer Look at RAW files, ISO, Noise, Histograms & Highlight Alerts. A basic understanding of some of the technology behind digital capture enables one to make more informed choices and increase the quality of images. This session will provide valuable insight into four very important aspects of digital image capture: What is contained in a RAW file vs. a JPEG file. How ISO is implemented in the digital world. What causes noise and
The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on Wednesdays twice a month, from January to June. There is a morning session 9:30 am to 11:30 am and an evening session from 6 pm to 8 pm via Zoom. (see schedule below) If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your “Encore Career”, this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with
The Town of Bedford operates a drive thru Food Bank service every Thursday, 4:00PM to 5:30PM at 12 Mudge Way, the Yellow Building (rear parking lot). In addition to pantry staples, we provide produce, meat, dairy products as well as feminine care, diapers, household items and pet food. The Bedford Food Bank service is intended for Bedford residents of all ages for whom provision of food and other supplies will support the health and well-being of the household. There is no cost, no preregistration is required, and no identifying information is collected. We also offer a limited delivery program for
On Sunday, March 5th, the BHS Honors Choir will be performing the choral masterwork Considering Matthew Shepard with Polymnia Choral Society in Melrose, MA. This choral masterwork focuses on telling the story of Matthew's life, his death, and how his death (and the death of James Byrd Jr. in June of 1998) became the impetus of change in how the US dealt with hate crimes. The concert lobby will feature tables of nonprofits and organizations that help people in the LGBTQ+ community and/or work to end racism. This ground-breaking oratorio, Considering Matthew Shepard has been waiting three years since being
The Waste Reduction Circle is a sub-committee of Mothers Out Front that is working to address issues of food waste reduction in our community. We meet monthly on the first Tuesday of the month. Anyone is welcome to join our Zoom meetings by checking the Bedford Mothers Out Front webpage to find the link: https://www.mothersoutfront.org/team/massachusetts/bedford/.
The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on Wednesdays twice a month, from January to June. There is a morning session 9:30 am to 11:30 am and an evening session from 6 pm to 8 pm via Zoom. (see schedule below) If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your “Encore Career”, this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with
The Town of Bedford operates a drive thru Food Bank service every Thursday, 4:00PM to 5:30PM at 12 Mudge Way, the Yellow Building (rear parking lot). In addition to pantry staples, we provide produce, meat, dairy products as well as feminine care, diapers, household items and pet food. The Bedford Food Bank service is intended for Bedford residents of all ages for whom provision of food and other supplies will support the health and well-being of the household. There is no cost, no preregistration is required, and no identifying information is collected. We also offer a limited delivery program for
The Bedford Relay for Life Committee will be hosting a movie night on Friday, March 10th from 5pm-8pm in the JGMS auditorium. We will be showing the movie Encanto. Admission is free for everyone, but donations are appreciated. We will also be selling snacks and having a raffle during the event! All proceeds directly benefit the American Cancer Society.
The Umbrella Arts Center is thrilled to present Tony® Award-winner and five-time Tony® Award nominee Laura Benanti in an intimate concert performance - two nights only! Hailed by The New York Times for her “effortless” vocals, and by the New York Post for her ability to “whip up laughs out of thin air,” Ms. Benanti has starred in 11 Broadway shows (including Gypsy, Into the Woods, Nine, She Loves Me, and My Fair Lady). Her flourishing television and film career have included widely acclaimed appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Melania Trump, the recent Tick, Tick… Boom!
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
A Family Event featuring: Members of our very own Carroll Clan: Ian, Emory, Eloise, and Carlough; Celtic music experts Emily Peterson and Rosanne Santucci accompanied by percussionist Dean Groves; First Parish Youth Choirs, led by Youth Choir Director Natan Wythe; storytelling with Lisa Maria Andreoli Steinberg. Irish “Pub food” will be offered a la carte! SUGGESTED DONATION (gratefully accepted at the door): $10 for Adults ~ $5 for Seniors/Students $20 Family Maximum (not counting food) Free for Children 12 and under Church Office: 781-275-7994 www.uubedford.org
The Tuesday, March 14th scheduled meeting of the Bedford Garden Club has been canceled due to the storm. The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 11. More information about that meeting will be coming soon. Garden club meetings are open to the public. For more information about the Bedford Garden Club, visit https://www.bedfordgardenclub.org.
On Tuesday, March 14 at 7 pm, the Bedford Center for the Arts Photo Group will host Boston sports and commercial photographer Damian Strohmeyer for a virtual presentation titled A Lifetime of Sports Photography. Damian has been telling stories with photographs for more than three decades. Adept with a wide range of skills, he is comfortable working in portraiture, photojournalism, and fast moving news, sports and feature photography in the advertising, commercial and editorial markets. After stints at The Topeka Capital Journal and The Denver Post, he has been affiliated with Sports Illustrated magazine for over 20 years. He has
The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on Wednesdays twice a month, from January to June. There is a morning session 9:30 am to 11:30 am and an evening session from 6 pm to 8 pm via Zoom. (see schedule below) If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your “Encore Career”, this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with
The Town of Bedford operates a drive thru Food Bank service every Thursday, 4:00PM to 5:30PM at 12 Mudge Way, the Yellow Building (rear parking lot). In addition to pantry staples, we provide produce, meat, dairy products as well as feminine care, diapers, household items and pet food. The Bedford Food Bank service is intended for Bedford residents of all ages for whom provision of food and other supplies will support the health and well-being of the household. There is no cost, no preregistration is required, and no identifying information is collected. We also offer a limited delivery program for
The First Church of Christ, Congregational in Bedford, 25 Great Rd., will host an old-fashioned spaghetti dinner on Friday, March 17. There will be continuous seating from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit First Church ministries. The dinner will include pasta, sauce with meatballs, salad, garlic bread and dessert. Vegetarian and gluten-free options will be available. A suggested donation of $10 per adult and $5 per child will be taken at the door. Background music will be performed by “Fretless” at 6 p.m. For more information about the First Church Spaghetti Dinner, please call 781-275-7951.
Saturday, March 18 - 12-5PM Sunday, March 19 - 12-5PM The Umbrella Arts Center is home to more than 60 working artists skilled in a variety of fine and applied arts including ceramics, glass, fiber arts, jewelry making, illustration, mixed-media, painting, photography, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, woodworking, writing and more. Since the organization’s founding Studio Artists have been at the heart of making this facility a community asset and wellspring of creative activity. Our annual Open Studios is an incredible opportunity to meet our artists, learn about their process, and share in celebrating their work. For 2023, we’ve expanded Open Studios with the Main Gallery exhibition,
Saturday, March 18 - 12-5PM Sunday, March 19 - 12-5PM The Umbrella Arts Center is home to more than 60 working artists skilled in a variety of fine and applied arts including ceramics, glass, fiber arts, jewelry making, illustration, mixed-media, painting, photography, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, woodworking, writing and more. Since the organization’s founding Studio Artists have been at the heart of making this facility a community asset and wellspring of creative activity. Our annual Open Studios is an incredible opportunity to meet our artists, learn about their process, and share in celebrating their work. For 2023, we’ve expanded Open Studios with the Main Gallery exhibition,
Horology, the science of timekeeping, is the fascination of Robert Frishman, who will conduct an Antiques Roadshow-style informal appraisal of attendees’ clocks and watches at the end of his lecture Timekeeping and Timekeepers in Early New England. He will weave into his talk information about the grandfather clock on loan to the Society (in a corner of The Great Room), and other antique timepieces in the Society’s collections. The event is free and open to the public. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass
Please join us for a reception for the makers whose work was juried in to the Biennial Community Art Show. Participants include: Rita Maria Ake Judi Babcock Peter Bain Bob Bass Marcia Bushnell Florence Como Frances Grandinetti Maria Green Brian Guay Sirarpi Heghinian-Walzer Kelly Heim Ellen Hurley Calla Kahan-Fagan Kati Oates Navyasree Patnam Taline Saatjian Taline Saatjian Pip Shepley Namrata Siviya Alexander Slanda Stanislaw Slanda Doris Smith Susan St. Maurice Gail Terrell Dan Vlahos Martha Wakefield Laura Wallace
Please join the Bedford Youth & Family Services Department, in partnership with Bedford Embraces Diversity, for a Community Dinner & Discussion LGBTQ+ Basics & Beyond MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 6:00-8:00 PM Please register by Thursday 3/16/2023 To register: visit the Registration Link Lily Pearl & Marie Caradonna, from Out Metrowest will present up-to-date vocabulary, answers to frequently asked questions, and improved tools for allying with queer and transgender people. 6:00-7:00pm - dinner 7:00-8:00pm - discussion Space is limited. Registration required. Dinner & childcare are provided at no cost. Dinner is open to all - discussion is appropriate for those age
According to Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) chair Christopher Eliot, HFAC provides continued communication and education among the communities surrounding Hanscom Field and Massport and acts as an advisory commission for review and reaction to decisions relating to Hanscom Field, including land use, noise abatement, and transportation needs. Topics on HFAC’s March 21 agenda include the North Airfield development; a reminder about public participation in the Massport Board’s April 13 meeting; a presentation on repaving Runway 5/23; annual election of the commission’s chair; consideration of regular monthly reports; and public comments (limited to two minutes per speaker). Interested persons are
The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on Wednesdays twice a month, from January to June. There is a morning session 9:30 am to 11:30 am and an evening session from 6 pm to 8 pm via Zoom. (see schedule below) If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your “Encore Career”, this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with
The Town of Bedford operates a drive thru Food Bank service every Thursday, 4:00PM to 5:30PM at 12 Mudge Way, the Yellow Building (rear parking lot). In addition to pantry staples, we provide produce, meat, dairy products as well as feminine care, diapers, household items and pet food. The Bedford Food Bank service is intended for Bedford residents of all ages for whom provision of food and other supplies will support the health and well-being of the household. There is no cost, no preregistration is required, and no identifying information is collected. We also offer a limited delivery program for
Annual Meeting of the Friends of Job Lane House, Job Lane Farm Museum. Business meeting will include bylaws amendment vote, annual reports, and voting for Officers/Directors. Speaker: Virginia Steel's presentation: Many kinds of wood went into the construction and furnishing of a house in the 1720s and into its tools and fences. This wood was all obtained and worked locally. With her interests in botany, history and woodworking, Virginia Steel will survey the scene of locally available woods and the processes by which trees were made into useful products. What were the roles of water power, swamps, winter freezes, and
On Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 7 pm Rob Sylvan returns to the BCA Photo Group for a virtual presentation on Wacom and Other Tablets. In this session Rob will explore the benefits of using a tablet with a stylus instead of a mouse. Tablets provide a much higher level of accuracy and are far more intuitive than using a mouse. Rob will also demonstrate the ability to use pressure and angle of the stylus to alter the range affected by the tablet’s stylus. There are numerous ways to set up and program tablet devices to ideally suit your specific
The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on Wednesdays twice a month, from January to June. There is a morning session 9:30 am to 11:30 am and an evening session from 6 pm to 8 pm via Zoom. (see schedule below) If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your “Encore Career”, this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with
The Town of Bedford operates a drive thru Food Bank service every Thursday, 4:00PM to 5:30PM at 12 Mudge Way, the Yellow Building (rear parking lot). In addition to pantry staples, we provide produce, meat, dairy products as well as feminine care, diapers, household items and pet food. The Bedford Food Bank service is intended for Bedford residents of all ages for whom provision of food and other supplies will support the health and well-being of the household. There is no cost, no preregistration is required, and no identifying information is collected. We also offer a limited delivery program for
To register for the free event please sign up here: https://emersonhosp-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ePXBGENAQKul3jGH1ArzrA
On Friday, March 31st from 7-9pm, in the BHS auditorium, the Class of 2024 will be hosting a staff and student variety and talent show. “BHS‘s Got Talent” will feature a myriad of acts, music and some fun surprises! The show is open to the whole community and costs $7 for adults and $5 for students. Come in join in the fun!
Join in on the Annual Spring Egg Hunt! Please see the flyer for all the details. It's no April Fool Day's joke that the Easter Bunny & the Bedford Family Connection look forward to seeing you there!
The Auxiliary of Emerson Health is proud to announce the return of our EmerSong A Cappella Festival! Gather your family and friends and buy your tickets today for this popular community event. Proceeds support inpatient and outpatient Behavioral Health Services at Emerson Health. Seating is limited; all tables can seat up to 4 people. Thank you for supporting the Auxiliary's mission of Enhancing the Patient Experience.
