Fivesparks

Overheard in the Orchard - Ellen Harasimowicz, Linda Hoffman and Ariel Matisse
2025-10-04 - 2025-11-15 | Fivesparks
“I am an apple tree. I come from a long line of apple trees reaching back eons.”
And so begins Linda Hoffman and Ellen Harasimowicz’s collaborative artist book, Overheard in the Orchard, a series of conversations between one Golden Delicious tree and their orchardist written by Hoffman with orchard photographs by Harasimowicz. The exhibit at Fivesparks invites visitors into the orchard at Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard—not only as the home of apple trees, but also as a place of birds, insects, history, longing, and mystery. Joining Hoffman and Harasimowicz is Hoffman’s daughter, Ariel Matisse, who grew up working in the orchard where this very tree still bears a bountiful crop every year. The exhibit brings together Harasimowicz’s silver-toned and color photographs, Hoffman’s sculptures and watercolors, and Matisse’s prints and wire sculptures – a multimedia visual feast, alive with textures, shadows, shapes, and forms.
On view October 4, 2025 – November 15, 2025.
Reception, open to all, Sunday, October 12, 2025, 3:00-5:00pm.
Exhibit closing event on Saturday, November 15, 2025, 4:00pm. Book reading by Hoffman and thoughts shared from both Hoffman and Harasimowicz about the collaborative process that resulted in the book Overheard in the Orchard.
Books can be purchased at Fivesparks during the exhibit.

Fivesparks Theater presents: 2 Across
2025-11-07 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Presents:
2 Across, a romantic comedy by Jerry Mayer, directed by Bob Eiland.

Performance Dates:
Thursday, October 30 – 7:30pm
Saturday, November 1 – 7:30pm
Sunday, November 2 – 2:00pm matinee
Friday, November 7 – 7:30pm
Saturday, November 8 – 7:30pm
Sunday, November 9 – 2:00pm matinee

Starring: Frank Aronson and Lynda Vernalia
In 2 Across, Janet, a high-achieving, Catholic psychologist, and Josh, a free-spirited Jewish, unemployed businessman, both 40-50, board a San Francisco BART train at 4:30 a.m. Each is doing the New York Times crossword puzzle; she’s a pro, he always quits. Over the course of their journey, we see how they rub each other the wrong – and right – ways, and how each has changed by the end of the ride.
Playwright Mayer wrote for some of our most celebrated TV shows, all of which brilliantly combined heart and humor: M*A*S*H, All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, to mention a few.
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All performances: $25
2 Across is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
