The Bedford Town Calendar

The Umbrella Arts Center is honored to host an afternoon of Panel Discussion, Slides, and Conversation with Isezaki Koichiro, Jeff Shapiro and Tim Rowan about their work and careers. We will be examining the intersections of these artists’ work and the tradition of Bizen pottery through their friendships, collaborations, and varied apprenticeships. The panel discussion will be moderated by Judith Schwartz, writer, curator and Professor Emeritus of Art History at NYU.  This discussion will culminate with a visit to Lucy Lacoste Gallery for the concurrent Bizen Revisited show (on view November 5 – December 3, 2022). This event is part of The Umbrella’s new expanded series of Fall Ceramics Studio

Shawsheen's annual Community Open House will be held on November 6th from 2-4pm. This 2-hour open house is intended for anyone interested in learning about Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District. Prospective students, alumni, community members, co-op employers, and family & friends, are all welcome. The open house is designed to showcase the academic, career, and vocational-technical programs offered at Shawsheen. Parents and students will have the opportunity to speak with teachers, coaches, and club advisors. Self-guided building tours are encouraged, and the admissions office will be open and to answer questions about becoming a Shawsheen student. In addition,

Join us for the November Chapter Meeting with guest speaker Marilou Barsam, our chapter’s liaison to the statewide Mothers Out Front Environmental Justice Team. After an overview from Marilou, we will brainstorm ideas to share with people working on the state Mothers Out Front environmental justice strategic goals. Questions we will begin to explore are: What types of justice issues, inequities, etc. do we have in Bedford and how might they relate to issues in neighboring towns? How can we build ally relationships with diverse groups and still leverage our individual strengths and experiences? This promises to be an important

COVID-19 Moderna Bivalent Vaccine Clinic – 11/7/22 For Bedford Residents ages 6-11 The Bedford Health Department is pleased to announce a FREE Moderna COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccination clinic for Bedford residents ages 6 – 11 years old on Monday, November 7, 2022. Please be advised that limited doses are available for this age group. Clinic Details When: Monday, 11/7/22 Time: 4 pm – 6 pm Where: Town Hall, Reed Room, 2nd Floor Link to Register: https://BedfordVaccinationRegistration.as.me/ModernaPEDIBooster As part of the on-line registration process you will be directed to a link to a registration form that you will be required to print

Please help the Rotary Club of Bedford support the Food Pantries at MCC Bedford and Lowell. We are asking community members to drop off personal items when they come to vote at JGMS, or donors can go online and have them shipped ahead of time! To learn more about the MCC food pantry, visit https://tinyurl.com/mccfoodpantryinfo Our Amazon Wishlist can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/48demapp

A Peruvian Sojourn MCC faculty members Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, pianist, and Orlando Cela, flutist, will perform a lecture recital devoted to Peruvian works inspired by Indigenous melodies, rhythms, and instruments. Historical and cultural background information will be presented. Piano solos by Pablo Chávez Aguilar and Enrique Iturriaga, a flute solo by Celso Garrico-Lecca, and pieces for flute and piano by Clotilde Arias, Andrés Sás, Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann, and Gabriela Lena Frank will be performed. This event is co-sponsored by the MCC Honors Program              Tuesday, November 8 at 11:00 am             MCC Concert Hall, Bedford

The annual programming of the Bedford Center for the Arts Photo Group now includes one evening devoted to showcasing the work of different BCA members.  On Tuesday, November 8 at 7 pm we have the good fortune to hear from several of the very talented member photographers.  Presenting via Zoom will be Bill Davison, Mike Milicia, and Deb Lannon. Bill Davison divides his time between Long Now Boston and his studio at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell where he pursues photography and digital printmaking.  His imaging practice is increasingly studio-based except when using his film and large format glass plate equipment

KRISTALLNACHT IS THE NIGHT IN 1938 IN GERMANY, WHEN NAZIS BROKE JEWISH SHOP WINDOWS, DESECRATED TEMPLES, AND BRUTALIZED AND KILLED JEWISH CITIZENS. IT WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE THIRD REICH, MARKING THE SHIFT FROM ANTISEMITIC RHETORIC AND LEGISLATION TO VIOLENT, AGGRESSIVE ANTI-JEWISH MEASURES THAT WOULD CULMINATE IN THE HOLOCAUST. Each year to commemorate Kristallnacht—“the night of broken glass”—the Bedford Interfaith Clergy, Bedford Jewish Community, Bedford citizens, and neighbors from nearby towns would gather on the Town Common to light candles, toll the bell, and be together in community and solidarity. We gather to mourn, to remember, and to strengthen

Fundraiser for Bedford Embraces Diversity Nov. 10 You can support Bedford Embraces Diversity by dining in (or taking out) dinner from Flatbread Pizza tomorrow, Nov. 10. A portion of each pizza sold from 5-9 pm (no flier needed) will benefit BED and help bring you multicultural entertainment on Bedford Day and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Breakfast. BED thanks you for your support!

Please join Bedford Embraces Diversity at Flatbread Pizza in Burlington for dinner.  Dine-in or takeout - a portion of each pizza sold from 5-9 pm will benefit Bedford Embraces Diversity and help us bring you multicultural entertainment on Bedford Day and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Breakfast. We hope to see you there!

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning phenomenon invites us into the lives of a group of artists and friends in NYC’s East Village as they struggle through the AIDS epidemic and financial hardship to follow their dreams without selling out. For almost 30 years RENT has inspired generations of audiences to choose love over fear and to live without regret. This is theater at its best – exuberant, passionate and joyous. La Vie Boheme! Running Nov. 11-Dec. 4, 2022, Rent is directed for The Umbrella Stage Company by Julia Deter, with Scenic Design by Dan Daly,  Costumes by Becky Butler, and Lighting Design by Ben

The homeless men and women of the St. Francis House shelter in Boston are very grateful for Bedford's generosity each year. It truly makes a difference in many people's lives. Please see the flyer for details.