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On Display at Follow Your Art: Student Art Exhibition
The annual student art show will be on display in Follow Your Art's first floor gallery space through April 30th.
Photo Credit: Nancy Clover
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Upstairs Downstairs at Follow Your Art Shows Off Local Artists
On Sunday afternoon, members of the public came to Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS) to visit pop-up displays from local artists on the first floor, and open studios on the second and third floors.
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Melrose Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Baseball in Family Concert
On Sunday afternoon, the Melrose Symphony Orchestra played to a packed crowd of families and young children who had gathered in Memorial Hall for the symphony’s annual family concert.
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Creative Alliance and Chamber of Commerce Host 4th Annual Arts Summit
On Saturday morning, members of Melrose’s arts community and supporters in business, government, and the nonprofit sphere met at the Knights of Columbus for the Melrose Creative Alliance and Melrose Chamber of Commerce’s fourth annual joint summit.
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Local Writers Find Community at Follow Your Art Writers Studio
For the last five years, writers in Melrose have enjoyed a place to write and a community of fellow writers at the Writers Studio at Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS). Members of the Writers Studio include published authors and aspiring writers, and they represent a range of genres.
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A Conversation With Young Adult Author Kip Wilson
Last month, Melrose-based author Kip Wilson launched her latest book: All the Love Under the Vast Sky, an anthology of short-stories-in-verse for a young adult audience.
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Polymnia Shines in Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” Mass
On Saturday night, Polymnia Choral Society performed Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” Mass alongside contemporary composer Elaine Hagenberg’s Illuminare. The choir performed the two works with orchestra and professional soloists in the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School auditorium to a crowd of supporters and fans of classical music.
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The Black Legacy Project Reflects On Black American Experience Through Music
On Sunday evening, the Opening Doors Project presented the Black Legacy Project’s touring band in a concert of music centered the Black American experience. The band performed a mix of original songs and reimaginings of classic songs to express the pain and struggle of the fight for civil rights, and the hope and joy of working together in community.
Photo Credit: Raj Das, ED Photography
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Opening Doors Project To Host Black Legacy Project Concert
The Opening Doors Project will present a concert by the Black Legacy Project’s touring band on Sunday, March 2nd at 7pm at the Melrose Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church. The concert will be accompanied by a conversation led by Melrose-based singer-songwriter and Opening Doors Project co-founder Alastair Moock.
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Follow Your Art To Host a Variety of Community Events This Winter
Follow Your Art Community Studios (FYACS) is offering a number of new events aimed at community members with a variety of interests, experiences, and skill levels.
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Hometown Comedian Julie Nolan Hosts Residency at Knights of Columbus
Melrose native Julie Nolan, who is familiar to many Melrosians from her work on MMTV and her comedy shows in the area, will be launching a new set of monthly shows at the Knights of Columbus.
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