The Homegrown Coffeehouse is set to host An Evening of Gypsy Jazz and the music of Django Reinhardt, featuring the jazz quartet 440, led by Tomoko Iwamoto, this Saturday, February 22, at 8:00 p.m.
440 expands the gypsy jazz tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with abidance swing standards from the era of Cole Porter,...
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Folk titan John Gorka coming to Needham
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By Pam Steinfeld
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Editor's note: John Gorka, an artist Rolling Stone referred to as "the preeminent male singer-songwriter of the New Folk Movement," is set to perform at the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday, February 9. To mark the occasion, the editor has interviewed Needham's Pam Steinfeld, herself a singer-songwriter, to put...
Historical Society presentation on flu epidemic
At the Monday, November 5 Medfield Historical Society meeting, Linda Morse will talk about how Medfield was impacted by the deadly Spanish flu epidemic that killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide.
The 7:30 p.m. meeting is free and open to the public at the old meetinghouse, otherwise known as the First Parish...
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Sheehy brings Mobile History to Medfield
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The Medfield Historical Society has launched a new project aimed at bringing the past into the present. The project, named “Mobile History,” aims to promote knowledge and awareness of the historic buildings in town.
“There’s no better way to reach the people of Medfield than through their mobile phone,” quipped Caillian Sheehy, an...
Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse featuring Colette O’Connor
The Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse returns at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 26 North Street, Medfield. This month’s Coffeehouse will feature Colette O'Connor, and the theme for the evening is “Messengers.”
Colette O'Connor has been touring/traveling and performing since 2012. Her music is a delightful blend of sunshine, kindness-philosophy, and...
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Dahlin playing Homegrown Coffeehouse
Emilia Dahlin is set to play the Homegrown Coffeehouse, located at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center, on Saturday, January 27, at 8:00 p.m.
Born on a small farm south of Boston to a musical instrument-collecting father and accordion-playing mother, Emilia was destined for...
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Low Lily to perform in Needham
Low Lily is set to perform at the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday, January 13 at 8:00 p.m. The Homegrown Coffeehouse is located at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center.
The string and vocal trio Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk...
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Emilia Dahlin playing Homegrown Coffeehouse
Emilia Dahlin will take the stage at the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday, October 28, at 8:00 p.m., at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center. There is free parking and full handicapped accessibility. Admission is $15, $12 for students and seniors, to benefit the...
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Millis-Berfield Band playing the Expresso
The Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse returns at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 26 North Street, Medfield. This month’s Coffeehouse will feature The Millis-Berfield Band. The theme for the evening is “Movin’.”
The Millis-Berfield Band features three talented and fun performers who have been playing together for over five years. Their...
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Gilbert to play Homegrown Coffeehouse
Vance Gilbert will play at the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday, March 25, at 8:00 p.m.
An electrifying songwriter and a fearless, compelling performer, Gilbert presents his music with deep humanism and bravery, stunning artistry and soul, and unbridled joy. His tunes are pop-catchy, his lyrics are superbly crafted, his guitar playing is fluid and lyrical, and...
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Thompson to speak about State Hospital
On February 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on 26 North Street, John Thompson, Chairman of the Medfield State Hospital Buildings & Grounds Committee, will share his experiences managing the former Medfield State Hospital property. John will show pictures of the buildings and grounds, some historical and some recent. John...
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Gillman comes to Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse
The Expresso Yourself Coffeehouse is back at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 26, at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 26 North Street, Medfield. This month’s Coffeehouse will feature Jackson Gillman.
Held on the last Saturday of every month, the Expresso is an opportunity for spoken word artists to share their poetry, stories, and songs. Teens and adults...
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