Shawsheen Tech will host it's 3rd annual Trunk or Treat on Sunday October 23, 2022 from 2:00-5:00 pm. Admission is open to anyone at $5 per child. This event will happen rain or shine (we will have tents)!
History teacher, author, and lecturer Christopher Daley, a frequent guest speaker at the Bedford Historical Society, returns with his talk, The Haunted History of New England. In this presentation, Daley melds historical fact together with legend and myth to produce an interesting, fascinating, and sometimes shocking new look at events that really happened and the stories of haunting that followed them. The topics addressed in the lecture will be Mercy Brown, “The Vampire” of Exeter, Rhode Island, the cursed Freetown State Forest in Massachusetts, the horrors of the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River Massachusetts, a haunted forest in the wilds
Job Lane Farm Museum located at 295 North Road, in Bedford, will feature Linda Green, the director of the Westford Museum demonstrate chocolate as it was in the 18th century. Linda is passionate about chocolate. This is all about chocolate, but different from chocolate today and so interesting. Please visit our website: https://joblanefarmmuseum.org Tours of the house and barn will also be held. This is the last Sunday the museum is open this season.
Dan Kennedy, Solo Piano || Live at First Parish UU || 3 PM, Sunday, October 23, 2022 || 75 Great Rd. || Bedford, MA || (781)275-7994 || Sugg'd donation $20 adults, $15 student/seniors || https://www.uubedford.org A 1988 graduate of Bedford High School, Composer-Pianist Dan comes back to his hometown. Come celebrate this milestone, as well as meet-and-greet. Relaxing music that is strangely energizing.
Please join the Bedford Youth & Family Services Department for a FREE Community Dinner and Discussion featuring Counselor Jon Mattleman. QPR (Question, Persuade & Refer) is an evidenced-based suicide prevention program based upon the following concepts: The person most in need of help in a suicidal crisis is the least likely to ask for it The person most likely to prevent a person dying by suicide is someone they know Prior to making a suicide attempt, a person typically sends warning signs of distress and suicidal intent to those near them Space is limited and registration is required. To Register:
The Bedford Council on Aging will celebrate harvest time, Halloween, and the diverse cultural heritage of the New England Region by presenting a performance by Parents’ Choice Award winning performer Davis Bates. Entitled Halloween Harvest, the program includes harvest stories and songs from the past and present, songs of the supernatural, Native American stories, ghost stories and family tales. There will also be plenty of sing-alongs, a short lesson in how to play music with spoons from a kitchen drawer and an appearance by a dancing wooden dog named Bingo. Pete Seeger has called Davis "thoughtful, creative, human, and a
Due to a family emergency, John Paul Caponigro’s presentation for October 25 is being rescheduled. Instead, the Bedford Center for the Arts Photo Group welcomes photographer, author and photo tour leader, Ron Rosenstock for a virtual presentation about “Making More Meaningful Photographs”. Please note that the presentation will start at the usual time of 7 pm. Ron Rosenstock has been creating images of the world and its people since the 1950's. His work has had many incarnations from vivid colors to black and white, from the darkroom to digital, from large format cameras to full-frame digital, from early dawn to
The Bedford Chamber of Commerce’s 12th annual Trunk or Treat event is planned for Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the parking area near Whole Foods Market, 170 The Great Road. All are welcome.
Author Greg Melville’s summer job in Bedford more than 30 years ago eventually lead to the release of his latest book. Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries focuses on 18 cemeteries in the United States from architectural, political, and literary perspectives. “Before my senior year of college, I worked for the Department of Public Works,” recounted Melville, a 1988 Bedford High School graduate. “We spent a good part of our time pushing a mower in Shawsheen Cemetery, and occasionally we would help with getting a grave ready. “ “Ever since then, I have had this interest in
Celebrate the Autumn and the 2022 Go Out Doors public art exhibition in beautiful, historic Concord Center Saturday, October 29, 10:30AM-Noon! Meet at The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street, and join a walking tour of the painted doors in the Go Out Doors public art exhibition in Downtown Concord. Hear from several of the artists who will enhance the work with their own insights. Return to The Umbrella to celebrate with fall-themed refreshments. Painted Doors will be for sale after the close of the exhibition for $200 a piece.