Bedford Town Hall

On May 16, New Song welcomes Rachel Sumner &amp; Traveling Light, a Boston-based string band blending folk tradition, feminist storytelling, poetic detail, and just enough grit.
Sumner—formerly of Twisted Pine—has earned wide recognition, including the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Award (Folk), a Kerrville New Folk Competition win, and five original songs archived at the Library of Congress. As a group, Traveling Light has won the 2023 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival competition and the 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Band Contest and has been featured four consecutive years by WBUR/NPR as a top Massachusetts entry in the Tiny Desk Contest.
🎧 Listen: <a href="https://bit.ly/rstl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://bit.ly/rstl</a>&nbsp;and buy tickets at&nbsp;<a href="https://newsongbedford.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">newsongbedford.org/</a>

Local Event: New Song Music Series Concert with Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

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New Song Music Series Concert with Rachel...

On May 16, New Song welcomes Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light, a Boston-based string band blending folk tradition, feminist...

New Song Music Series Concert with Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

In April 2025, Peter Mulvey and Jenna Nicholls, along with guitarist Ross Bellenoit, traveled to Floyd, a small mountain town located in the Blue Ridge Highlands of Southwest Virginia, for five uninterrupted days of recording. What emerged is Floyd Mercantile — a record that feels both intimate and timeless.
The makeshift studio was a decommissioned general store called (you guessed it!) Floyd Mercantile — a weathered wooden building standing across the road from an open pasture where cows wandered and grazed in the gentle early spring. (One cow even volunteered to be on the album cover.) Inside those old walls, the trio recorded the album live — no isolation booths, no heavy overdubbing — just three musicians in a room, listening closely and letting the songs unfold in real time.
The sessions were recorded by Jeff Oehler and filmed in their entirety by partner Sue Bibeau and their associate Skylar Locke. Together, Sue and Jeff comprise Beehive Pro, an audio, visual, and design collective famed for their intimate recordings and thoughtfully considered visuals. They captured not just the sound, but the atmosphere — the wood floors, the daylight through the dusty windows, and the creak of the porch boards could all be considered session players on this album.
The repertoire bridges eras. Mostly comprised of songs Peter and Jenna wrote separately, there are a few gems from the Great American Songbook: “Skylark” (Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer), “Them There Eyes” (Maceo Pinkard/Doris Tauber/William Tracey), and “I’ll Be Seeing You” (Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal).
The visual and sonic tones of the project reflect the periods these songs evoke — even the newly composed tracks feel in conversation with another time. The goal was not nostalgia, but continuity: to stand inside the lineage of American song and add something honest and present to it.
Floyd Mercantile is not just an album. It’s a document of place. Of three musicians in a room. Of songs — old and new — allowed to breathe in the quiet of a Virginia afternoon. Buy tickets at&nbsp;<a href="https://newsongbedford.org/season2/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">newsongbedford.org/season2/.</a>

Local Event: Peter Mulvey and Jenna Nicholls Present: Floyd Mercantile

Peter Mulvey and Jenna Nicholls Present: Floyd...

In April 2025, Peter Mulvey and Jenna Nicholls, along with guitarist Ross Bellenoit, traveled to Floyd, a small mountain town...

Peter Mulvey and Jenna Nicholls Present: Floyd Mercantile

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Chris Rhatigan 

Burlington

Lexington

Concord

William Hall

Woburn

Wilmington

Winchester

Waltham

Benjamin Pierce

Arlington

Acton

Chelmsford

Pilgrim Congregational Church UCC

Understanding that music is the universal language that connects people and cultures around the world, Lexington Pops Chorus presents "Around the World in Song". Musical selections include "Barso Re" from India by A.R. Rahman, "Doluri (Drum Dance)" from the Republic of George, "MI-YO-TA" from Japan, "Llwyn Onn" a Welsh Folk Song arr. by D. Owens, "Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce, and "Shenandoah" by J. Erb from America.&nbsp; 
Concerts are Friday evening, May 15th, at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday afternoon&nbsp; May 17th, at 3:00 p.m. at&nbsp;Pilgrim Church, 55 Coolidge Ave, Lexington MA 02420.&nbsp; Concert tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@LexPops.org.&nbsp; 
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lexington Council for the Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency ---

Local Event: Around the World in Song with Lexington Pops Chorus

Around the World in Song with Lexington Pops...

Understanding that music is the universal language that connects people and cultures around the world, Lexington Pops Chorus...

Around the World in Song with Lexington Pops Chorus

Hastings Park

Join us for the Purple Puppy Promenade, part of Lexington Goes Purple, a joyful community dog parade supporting the fight against Alzheimer’s. Dress your pup in purple, enjoy a morning full of dogs and community spirit, and help support an important cause close to many hearts. 💜🐾

Local Event: Purple Puppy Promenade

Purple Puppy Promenade

Join us for the Purple Puppy Promenade, part of Lexington Goes Purple, a joyful community dog parade supporting the fight...

The Concord Orchestra presents “The Heavenly Life” at 8:00pm on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 at 2:30pm at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden. The orchestra, conducted by Music Director Zeke Fetrow, performs Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with Ann Moss as soprano soloist. A pre-concert talk is scheduled for 7:15pm on Saturday.
Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 is a comparatively short work, lasting less than an hour. The final movement of the symphony is a song “The Heavenly Life”with orchestral accompaniment, sung by a soprano. The words, which come from German folk poetry, are about a child’s naïve view of heaven.
In the three movements that lead up to this song, there are many pleasant tunes and the cozy sound of sleigh bells, but there are disquieting passages as well. For example, the second movement is a lively scherzo, but the principal violin plays an eerie solo that represents the devil’s fiddle. The moving third movement contrasts the serenity of heaven with the struggles of earthly life.
Soprano Ann Moss is an acclaimed recording artist, chamber musician, and champion of living composers. She has been a featured soloist with San Francisco Symphony, SF Chamber Orchestra, UC Berkeley Symphony, SF Contemporary Music Players, Music of Remembrance, and the Ives, Alexander, Lydian and Hausmann String Quartets.
Tickets for adults and seniors are $25. Admission for youth under 18 is free. For tickets and information, call 978-369-4967 or visit <a href="https://www.concordorchestra.com/heavenly-life" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.concordorchestra.com/heavenly-life</a>.

Local Event: The Concord Orchestra presents "The Heavenly Life"

The Concord Orchestra presents "The Heavenly Life"

The Concord Orchestra presents “The Heavenly Life” at 8:00pm on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 at 2:30pm at the Performing...

Mathnasium of Billerica Summer Camp Math Program &ndash; Build Skills, Confidence, and a Love for Math!
Looking for a productive and engaging way to keep your child learning this summer? Enroll in the Mathnasium Summer Camp Math Program, where students strengthen their math skills in a fun, supportive, and structured environment.
Our program is designed to help students of all levels improve understanding, close learning gaps, and get ahead for the upcoming school year. Whether your child needs extra support or wants to be challenged beyond the classroom, Mathnasium provides personalized instruction tailored to their needs.
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Summer Camp Math Program at Mathnasium of...

Mathnasium of Billerica Summer Camp Math Program – Build Skills, Confidence, and a Love for Math!...

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