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

Middlesex County

Lexington

Massachusetts

Purple Puppy Promenade

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

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

Bedford

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

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"

Concord

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...

Bedford Town Common

Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 13, and join us for the Music &amp; Arts Experience 2026, where local artistry will meet local music in a celebration of craftmaking and community. 
Sponsored by the Bedford (MA) Cultural District Partnership, the Music &amp; Arts Experience 2026 will offer unique opportunities for all ages to experience art and craft making firsthand. There will be interactive workshops and inspiring demos under big tents. There will also be hands-on experiences at vendors’ booths, where shoppers can browse original handmade goods—jewelry, ceramics, baskets, digital art, handbound books, greeting cards, and more. Live music will provide a relaxed ambience, and refreshments and comfortable seating areas will offer comfort and respite.
The Music &amp; Arts Experience 2026 will be held rain or shine on the Bedford Common, 75 Great Rd., Bedford, MA, on Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you have questions, please e-mail Eric Salerno at <a href="mailto:esalerno@bedfordma.gov">esalerno@bedfordma.gov</a>.

Local Event: Get Creative! Come to Bedford’s Music & Arts Experience 2026

Get Creative! Come to Bedford’s Music & Arts...

Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 13, and join us for the Music & Arts Experience 2026, where local artistry will meet...

Get Creative! Come to Bedford’s Music & Arts Experience 2026

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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Burlington

William Hall

Woburn

Wilmington

Winchester

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Acton

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128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Stays Independent

128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric

128 Announces Local Independent Ownership For Good One question that Ryan Williams, President of 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, and Electric, keeps getting is: “Did you sell?” and the answer is always In recent years, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and other home services have seen significant consolidation. In Greater Boston, 128 is one of the only home service companies that remain local, private, and independently-owned. This led Williams to seek out organizations that aren't just in business to sell, but to thrive long-term. He found the Tugboat Institute®, focusing on value, purpose, and people-driven businesses planning to remain independently-owned for 100+ years through their Certified Evergreen® status. 128 applied with the help of its entire team and received the honor of becoming Certified Evergreen® a year later. Watch 128's announcement here: https://youtu.be/g5rsiZW7B1k?si=KeR42U8H9GXnCJkH Does this impact customers? Customers want reliability and support for years down the road from their home service company, and choosing an independently-owned company can reduce uncertainties. Does this impact tradespeople? Ownership can influence company culture, communication, alignment, and priorities. With a labor shortage, it's important there are industry leaders willing to continually invest in education, which 128 is proud to offer its own school. Choose Local and Independent. 128 is proud to announce its continued local and independent ownership to bring stability and confidence to employees, customers, and communities for generations. Williams states that "128 answers to its customers and employees, not investors", and is not for sale. 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, and Electric was founded in 1992 and is a top home service company in Eastern MA. 128 is known for its 5-star service, base+ membership, Finish Strong Friday®, and its Red Sox partnership. Book with 128 today: 781-451-1017 or https://www.128plumbing.com/ Media contact: happipr.com

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