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Folk Music Concert with Howie Rashba and Mel Green

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

Bedford musician Howie Rashba will perform a concert of folk favorites. He'll be joined by Mel Green, a veteran of the folk scene in his native South Africa, as well as London, the Poconos, Greenwich Village, and Cambridge, where he worked with luminaries such as Sandy Bull and Rosalie Sorrels. The program will include familiar favorites such as "Lemon Tree," "Blowing in the Wind," and "Wimoweh". Singing along is strongly encouraged!

$15 – $20

The Obertones

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

BCA Photo: Portraits and Flowers – Simple Techniques for Effective Images

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

In response to requests for in-person meetings, the Bedford Center for the Arts event with photographer, educator and author Bobbi Lane on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 pm will be held at the previous venue, Common Room, First Parish Church in Bedford, Elm Street Entrance.  Bobbi will give a presentation and demonstration of Portraits and Flowers:  Simple techniques for effective images.  Please note that this will be an in-person event only; there will be no Zoom option and the event will not be recorded … but there will be refreshments! Everyone is either afraid of their flash or they hate

Free

Spirit of Democracy Sunday – The First Parish in Bedford

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

First Parish Bedford welcomes ILYON WOO, acclaimed author of Master Slave Husband Wife as our annual Spirit of Democracy speaker. This annual worship service honors the justice ministry of our late minister emeritus, Jack Mendelsohn and the ongoing justice, peace, and freedom efforts of First Parish. Through the true story of one determined couple’s escape, Ms. Woo calls on us to reflect on our American history of slavery and marginalization. With freedom for some but not for all, this story of courage sets the stage for us to ask ourselves, what next. A finalist for the 2023 Kirkus Prize, this

Bedford and Burlington Democratic Social

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

We will be having a joint Bedford/Burlington Democratic Social on Sunday October 1st from 2-4 pm at First Parish in Bedford. Newly elected Democratic State Committee chair Steve Kerrigan will be joining us, as well as Ken Gordon, Mike Barrett, and other elected officials. This will be a great chance to hear what is going on at the state level and meet and mingle with local Democrats and others. Refreshments will be provided. This event is open to all.

Free

Gallery Talk as part of Bedford’s Exhibition of Contemporary Art from Ukraine

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

As part of the upcoming art exhibit “Affirmation of Life: Art from Today’s Ukraine” (running from Saturday, September 23rd through Saturday, October 7th), The Gallery@First Parish will be hosting a special Gallery Talk on Sunday, September 24th at 11:30 a.m.  The curators, Vlad Shapiro and Nataliya Proskura, will speak about the art and the importance of these pieces.   Attendees will have a unique opportunity to appreciate the depth and richness of the Ukrainian culture, as well as the talents of artists currently living and working in Ukraine.   The Gallery@First Parish is located at the First Parish in Bedford,

Free

Concert to Celebrate the Exhibition of Contemporary Ukrainian Art, in Bedford, MA

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

To celebrate the upcoming art exhibit “Affirmation of Life: Art from Today’s Ukraine” (running from Saturday, Sept. 23 through Saturday, Oct. 7), the First Parish in Bedford is pleased to host a Concert on Saturday, Sept. 23rd at 5:00 p.m.   The concert will feature acclaimed Ukrainian soprano, Olha Abakumova, who escaped from Ukraine with her young daughter and now lives in Sudbury.  Ms. Abakumova will be accompanied by pianist Clemens Teufel playing the music of A. Kos-Anatolsky, H. Majboroda, G. Gershwin, R. Schumann, and J. Strauss as well as others.  A small reception will follow the concert.   Reservations

Free

An Exhibition of Contemporary Art from Ukraine, is coming to Bedford

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

The Gallery@First Parish in Bedford is pleased to announce the upcoming art exhibit “Affirmation of Life: Art from Today’s Ukraine” which will be on display Saturday, Sept. 23 through Saturday, Oct. 7.  The Gallery@First Parish is located at First Parish in Bedford, 75 Great Road, Bedford, MA.   The show will be a rare opportunity for visitors to see and enjoy contemporary art from Ukraine. Works in this exhibit represent a spectrum of art by artists living and working in Ukraine today.  Much of this art will be on view for the first time in the United States having been

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Reception for Art Show: Three Bedford Artists

First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist 75 The Great Rd, Bedford, MA, United States

On Sunday, May 21, the Gallery@First Parish invites you to attend the opening reception of the current show that features Bedford artists Nancy Daugherty, Pat Pellegrini and Nancy Willett.  The reception is from 11:30 to 1:00 in the gallery at First Parish.  Nancy Daugherty, local artist,  is showing photographs that feature silhouettes and shadows while Nancy Willett, artists and former Day Care teacher and administrator, shares with the audience her watercolors, collages and Icon.  Former teacher, now deceased, Pat Pellegrini's work consists of watercolors, pastels and acrylics all of which have not been displayed in public before now.  Both Nancy

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