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SUMMARY:Chamber Music Celebration Concert
DESCRIPTION:Suggested Donation:  $20
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/chamber-music-celebration-concert/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church\, 9 Ayer Road\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:FMF,music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T153000
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SUMMARY:Music Masterclass (Performance Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:WHAT IS A MASTERCLASS? \nA music masterclass is a unique learning experience for musicians that combines performance\, critique\, and observation. \nPerformance: Musicians perform a work in progress in front of an audience. \nExpert Instruction: A highly skilled musician\, often a renowned performer or teacher\, leads the masterclass. \nTargeted Critique: After the performance\, the instructor critiques the musicians’ technique\, interpretation\, and stage presence\, offering guidance for improvement. \nLearning for All: The masterclass setting allows not just the performing student but also the audience (other musicians and sometimes the general public) to learn from the expert’s insights and the student’s performance. \nMusicians watching other musicians perform and being exposed to the instructor’s approach can be inspiring and informative. \nPerforming in front of an audience\, even with potential critique\, helps build confidence and stage presence.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/music-masterclass-performance-workshop/2026-06-26/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:FMF,music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T095853Z
CREATED:20260606T095853Z
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SUMMARY:Chamber Music Through the Ages with Kevin Moll
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nKevin N. Moll is an emeritus professor of Musicology at East Carolina University\, where from 2002 to 2017 he served as director of the multi-disciplinary program in Medieval & Renaissance Studies. His publications include Counterpoint and Compositional Process in the Time of DuFay (Routledge\, 1997)\, as well as articles and reviews in various international journals. Dr. Moll has taught undergraduate and graduate music history courses across all chronological eras of Western Music\, as well as in American music and Jazz. In addition\, he taught a two-semester liberal arts course sequence in Medieval and Early Modern Studies\, as well as a course in film history for ECU’s Honors College. He is currently teaching in an adjunct capacity at New England Conservatory and serves as executive director of the Still River Chamber Music Society. As a performer\, Dr. Moll has been active for many years as double-bassist\, viola da gambist\, choral singer\, and director of various early-music ensembles.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/chamber-music-through-the-ages-with-kevin-moll/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:FMF,music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T185049Z
CREATED:20260606T104850Z
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SUMMARY:Collective Listening: Coexisting in Music (with Judith Gordon and Rhonda Rider)
DESCRIPTION:Judith Gordon and Rhonda Rider lead a mid-festival open discussion/exploration of the complexities and nuances found in both rehearsing and performing.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \nRHONDA RIDER  For over two decades\, cellist Rhonda Rider was a member of the Naumburg Award-winning Lydian Quartet and Triple Helix Piano Trio. An advocate of contemporary music\, Rider has premiered and recorded works by composers including John Harbison\, Lee Hyla\, Yu-Hui Chang and Raven Chacon. Her interest in bringing classical music to unusual places has led her to artist residencies at Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest National Parks. She has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts\, Chamber Music America and adjudicated at the Fischoff\, Stulberg and Concert Artists Guild Competitions. Recently\, she has performed with Shelter Music Boston\, Castle of Our Skins\, the New Gallery Series and the Radius Ensemble. During the summer\, she performs and teaches at festivals including Green Mountain\, Music from Salem\, Tanglewood\, Harvard Music Festival and the Asian Youth Orchestra (Hong Kong). Rider holds degrees from Oberlin and Yale and is Professor of Cello at Boston Conservatory at Berklee where she was twice awarded Outstanding Teacher of the Year. www.rhondarider.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nJUDITH GORDON  Pianist Judith Gordon explores diverse repertoire as a soloist and with a wide range of instrumentalists and singers. A featured player for ChatterABQ\, she has been heard recently at Music Mountain\, Apple Hill\, Santa Fe Chamber Music\, The Cello Seminar and Music from Salem. She was an associate professor of music at Smith College from 2006-2020. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/collective-listening-coexisting-in-music/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:FMF,music,speaking
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T100739Z
CREATED:20260606T094218Z
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SUMMARY:Music Masterclass (Performance Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:WHAT IS A MASTERCLASS? \nA music masterclass is a unique learning experience for musicians that combines performance\, critique\, and observation. \nPerformance: Musicians perform a work in progress in front of an audience. \nExpert Instruction: A highly skilled musician\, often a renowned performer or teacher\, leads the masterclass. \nTargeted Critique: After the performance\, the instructor critiques the musicians’ technique\, interpretation\, and stage presence\, offering guidance for improvement. \nLearning for All: The masterclass setting allows not just the performing student but also the audience (other musicians and sometimes the general public) to learn from the expert’s insights and the student’s performance. \nMusicians watching other musicians perform and being exposed to the instructor’s approach can be inspiring and informative. \nPerforming in front of an audience\, even with potential critique\, helps build confidence and stage presence.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/music-masterclass-performance-workshop/2026-06-23/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:FMF,music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260622T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260622T210000
DTSTAMP:20260606T100739Z
CREATED:20260606T094218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260606T100739Z
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SUMMARY:Music Masterclass (Performance Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:WHAT IS A MASTERCLASS? \nA music masterclass is a unique learning experience for musicians that combines performance\, critique\, and observation. \nPerformance: Musicians perform a work in progress in front of an audience. \nExpert Instruction: A highly skilled musician\, often a renowned performer or teacher\, leads the masterclass. \nTargeted Critique: After the performance\, the instructor critiques the musicians’ technique\, interpretation\, and stage presence\, offering guidance for improvement. \nLearning for All: The masterclass setting allows not just the performing student but also the audience (other musicians and sometimes the general public) to learn from the expert’s insights and the student’s performance. \nMusicians watching other musicians perform and being exposed to the instructor’s approach can be inspiring and informative. \nPerforming in front of an audience\, even with potential critique\, helps build confidence and stage presence.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/music-masterclass-performance-workshop/2026-06-22/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:FMF,music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260622T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260622T173000
DTSTAMP:20260606T103859Z
CREATED:20260606T092135Z
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SUMMARY:Roger Zahab: Complete Works for Solo Cello (so far!)
DESCRIPTION:David Russell will perform and discuss works for solo cello by Pittsburgh-based composer\, conductor and violinist Roger Zahab. Roger’s unique and beautiful style weaves together sumptuous romanticism\, “Cage-ian” whimsy\, complex but listenable harmony and a deeply personal sense of friendship. \nIn preparation for a recording project of music by one of his closest mentors and collaborators\, David is delighted to play and talk about this body of work ranging from miniatures lasting less than a minute to multi-movement Britten-esque essays. This opportunity to share the fruits of a more than 30 year association is just too great to pass up. \nPlease come join us! \nDAVID RUSSELL – Hailed as “superb”\, “incisive” and “sonorous and panoramic” in The Boston Globe\, David Russell maintains a vigorous schedule both as soloist and as collaborator in the U.S. and Europe. He was appointed to the teaching faculty of Wellesley College in 2005 and currently serves as Senior Lecturer and Director of Chamber Music. A strong advocate of new music\, Russell has performed with such ensembles as BMOP\, Firebird Ensemble\, Callithumpian Consort\, Music on the Edge\, Dinosaur Annex\, Collage\, the Fromm Players at Harvard and entelechron. Recent projects include recordings of works by Eric Moe\, Lee Hyla\, Tamar Diesendruck\, Donald Crockett\, Chen Yi and Roger Zahab\, premieres of chamber works by Barbara White\, Daron Hagen\, José-Luis Hurtado\, Robert Carl and Gilda Lyons\, premieres of works for cello and orchestra by Sam Nichols and Laurie San Martin\, recordings of cello concertos by Chen Yi and Lukas Foss\, and new works for solo cello by Andrew Rindfleisch\, Nicholas Vines\, Martha Horst and John Mallia. He is a busy performer in the Boston area\, making regular appearances with such ensembles as Cantata Singers and Ensemble\, the Worcester Chamber Music Society and Emmanuel Music. He serves as Principal cello of Odyssey Opera and has served as cello faculty at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Russell has recorded for the Tzaddik\, Albany\, BMOPSound\, New Focus\, CRI\, Centaur and New World Records labels.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/roger-zahab-complete-works-for-solo-cello-so-far/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:FMF,music,speaking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T160000
DTSTAMP:20260325T160321Z
CREATED:20260131T182303Z
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater Presents: Talley's Folly
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater announces its next production\, Talley’s Folly\, by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Kathleen Sills\, performances will take place on:\n \n\n\nFriday\, May 15 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 16 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 17 (2:00pm)\nFriday\, May 22 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 23 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 24 (2:00pm)\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\nLanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama is set in 1944\, in the deserted boathouse on the Talleys’ farm in Lebanon\, Missouri. This moving and lyrical play deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her suitor\, Matt Friedman. Matt\, an accountant from St. Louis\, has arrived to plead his love to Sally\, the cautious\, still-unmarried daughter of the Talley family. Through his charm and persistence\, Matt gradually overcomes her resistance\, revealing his innermost secrets and gradually awakening Sally to the possibilities of a life together. \nTalley’s Folly is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service\, a division of Broadway Licensing.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-talleys-folly/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:live,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T213000
DTSTAMP:20260325T160321Z
CREATED:20260131T182303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T160321Z
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater Presents: Talley's Folly
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater announces its next production\, Talley’s Folly\, by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Kathleen Sills\, performances will take place on:\n \n\n\nFriday\, May 15 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 16 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 17 (2:00pm)\nFriday\, May 22 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 23 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 24 (2:00pm)\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\nLanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama is set in 1944\, in the deserted boathouse on the Talleys’ farm in Lebanon\, Missouri. This moving and lyrical play deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her suitor\, Matt Friedman. Matt\, an accountant from St. Louis\, has arrived to plead his love to Sally\, the cautious\, still-unmarried daughter of the Talley family. Through his charm and persistence\, Matt gradually overcomes her resistance\, revealing his innermost secrets and gradually awakening Sally to the possibilities of a life together. \nTalley’s Folly is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service\, a division of Broadway Licensing.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-talleys-folly/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:live,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T213000
DTSTAMP:20260325T160321Z
CREATED:20260131T182303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T160321Z
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater Presents: Talley's Folly
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater announces its next production\, Talley’s Folly\, by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Kathleen Sills\, performances will take place on:\n \n\n\nFriday\, May 15 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 16 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 17 (2:00pm)\nFriday\, May 22 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 23 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 24 (2:00pm)\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\nLanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama is set in 1944\, in the deserted boathouse on the Talleys’ farm in Lebanon\, Missouri. This moving and lyrical play deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her suitor\, Matt Friedman. Matt\, an accountant from St. Louis\, has arrived to plead his love to Sally\, the cautious\, still-unmarried daughter of the Talley family. Through his charm and persistence\, Matt gradually overcomes her resistance\, revealing his innermost secrets and gradually awakening Sally to the possibilities of a life together. \nTalley’s Folly is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service\, a division of Broadway Licensing.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-talleys-folly/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:live,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T160000
DTSTAMP:20260325T160321Z
CREATED:20260131T182303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T160321Z
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater Presents: Talley's Folly
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater announces its next production\, Talley’s Folly\, by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Kathleen Sills\, performances will take place on:\n \n\n\nFriday\, May 15 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 16 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 17 (2:00pm)\nFriday\, May 22 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 23 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 24 (2:00pm)\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\nLanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama is set in 1944\, in the deserted boathouse on the Talleys’ farm in Lebanon\, Missouri. This moving and lyrical play deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her suitor\, Matt Friedman. Matt\, an accountant from St. Louis\, has arrived to plead his love to Sally\, the cautious\, still-unmarried daughter of the Talley family. Through his charm and persistence\, Matt gradually overcomes her resistance\, revealing his innermost secrets and gradually awakening Sally to the possibilities of a life together. \nTalley’s Folly is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service\, a division of Broadway Licensing.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-talleys-folly/2026-05-17/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:live,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T213000
DTSTAMP:20260325T160321Z
CREATED:20260131T182303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T160321Z
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater Presents: Talley's Folly
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater announces its next production\, Talley’s Folly\, by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Kathleen Sills\, performances will take place on:\n \n\n\nFriday\, May 15 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 16 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 17 (2:00pm)\nFriday\, May 22 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 23 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 24 (2:00pm)\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\nLanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama is set in 1944\, in the deserted boathouse on the Talleys’ farm in Lebanon\, Missouri. This moving and lyrical play deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her suitor\, Matt Friedman. Matt\, an accountant from St. Louis\, has arrived to plead his love to Sally\, the cautious\, still-unmarried daughter of the Talley family. Through his charm and persistence\, Matt gradually overcomes her resistance\, revealing his innermost secrets and gradually awakening Sally to the possibilities of a life together. \nTalley’s Folly is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service\, a division of Broadway Licensing.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-talleys-folly/2026-05-16/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:live,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T213000
DTSTAMP:20260325T160321Z
CREATED:20260131T182303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T160321Z
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater Presents: Talley's Folly
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater announces its next production\, Talley’s Folly\, by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Kathleen Sills\, performances will take place on:\n \n\n\nFriday\, May 15 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 16 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 17 (2:00pm)\nFriday\, May 22 (7:30pm)\nSaturday\, May 23 (7:30pm)\nSunday\, May 24 (2:00pm)\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\nLanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama is set in 1944\, in the deserted boathouse on the Talleys’ farm in Lebanon\, Missouri. This moving and lyrical play deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her suitor\, Matt Friedman. Matt\, an accountant from St. Louis\, has arrived to plead his love to Sally\, the cautious\, still-unmarried daughter of the Talley family. Through his charm and persistence\, Matt gradually overcomes her resistance\, revealing his innermost secrets and gradually awakening Sally to the possibilities of a life together. \nTalley’s Folly is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service\, a division of Broadway Licensing.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-talleys-folly/2026-05-15/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:live,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T160000
DTSTAMP:20251209T163642Z
CREATED:20251104T231417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T163642Z
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SUMMARY:Gingerbread Showcase! Competition & Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Gingerbread Showcase! Competition & Exhibit\nWhat better place to delight in the tradition of gingerbread houses (and gingerbread boats\, trains and other creations) than at Fivesparks\, in Harvard’s picture-postcard town center?\nCome join us in celebrating this age-old winter tradition and witness the edible marvels created by your neighbors\, friends and fellow community members. Or\, take the opportunity to show off one of your OWN creations!  \nThe amazing displays will be on view at Fivesparks for all to enjoy on Saturday\, December 13th from 10am-4pm and Sunday December 14th from 12-4pm.   \nThe following categories will be judged for some amazing prizes:  \n\nAdult Individual\nTeen Individual (aged 13-17)\nGroup (any group of people\, all ages\, collaborating on one display)\n\nAdditionally\, there is a non-competitive\, display-only category.  \nA reception and awards ceremony will happen on Saturday\, December 13th\, 2-4PM. \nThe Gingerbread Showcase is a free event for the community and all Fivesparks visitors to enjoy!  \n*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-\nWhile the Gingerbread Showcase exhibit is free to the public\, we invite visitors to support our neighbors facing food insecurity by bringing in a non-perishable food item — such as a baking mix — for our Loaves and Fishes donation basket\, or by making a cash donation using the QR code at the donation table. \nThe donation table will be at Fivesparks through December 15th.   \nSee a list of Loaves and Fishes’ most-needed items. 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/gingerbread-showcase-competition-exhibit/2025-12-14/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T160000
DTSTAMP:20251209T163642Z
CREATED:20251104T231417Z
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SUMMARY:Gingerbread Showcase! Competition & Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Gingerbread Showcase! Competition & Exhibit\nWhat better place to delight in the tradition of gingerbread houses (and gingerbread boats\, trains and other creations) than at Fivesparks\, in Harvard’s picture-postcard town center?\nCome join us in celebrating this age-old winter tradition and witness the edible marvels created by your neighbors\, friends and fellow community members. Or\, take the opportunity to show off one of your OWN creations!  \nThe amazing displays will be on view at Fivesparks for all to enjoy on Saturday\, December 13th from 10am-4pm and Sunday December 14th from 12-4pm.   \nThe following categories will be judged for some amazing prizes:  \n\nAdult Individual\nTeen Individual (aged 13-17)\nGroup (any group of people\, all ages\, collaborating on one display)\n\nAdditionally\, there is a non-competitive\, display-only category.  \nA reception and awards ceremony will happen on Saturday\, December 13th\, 2-4PM. \nThe Gingerbread Showcase is a free event for the community and all Fivesparks visitors to enjoy!  \n*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-\nWhile the Gingerbread Showcase exhibit is free to the public\, we invite visitors to support our neighbors facing food insecurity by bringing in a non-perishable food item — such as a baking mix — for our Loaves and Fishes donation basket\, or by making a cash donation using the QR code at the donation table. \nThe donation table will be at Fivesparks through December 15th.   \nSee a list of Loaves and Fishes’ most-needed items. 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/gingerbread-showcase-competition-exhibit/2025-12-13/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:exhibit
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SUMMARY:2025 Holiday Artisan Fair
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks is excited to once again bring this holiday fair to the community\, featuring unique handmade gifts by many of our talented friends and neighbors: ornaments\, silk scarves\, greeting cards\, stationery\, ceramics\, glass and wooden wares\, handmade soaps\, fiber arts\, jewelry\, and more. Support local arts and give gifts as individual and unique as your friends and loved ones!\nIf you are interested in reserving space as a vendor\, please follow this link. \n 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/2025-holiday-artisan-fair/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T213000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T200849Z
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Music Festival - Celebration Concert
DESCRIPTION:After a week of rehearsing and coaching\, musicians present their final performances!  \nSUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR: $20.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-music-festival-celebration-concert/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church\, 9 Ayer Road\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250614T113105Z
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SUMMARY:Masterclass with Michi Wiancko\, Composer / Violinist / Curator
DESCRIPTION:Masterclass with Michi Wiancko\, Composer / Violinist / Curator \n\nMICHI WIANCKO is a versatile and highly imaginative composer\, violinist\, and collaborator\, whose multi-faceted creative projects and organizational work prioritize artistic discovery\, as well as community resilience and social change. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/masterclass-with-michi-wiancko-composer-violinist-curator/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T173000
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CREATED:20250609T184027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T184027Z
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Ourselves
DESCRIPTION:Performers\, colleagues and teachers for more than 40 years\, festival co-directors Rhonda Rider and Judith Eissenberg sit down together and talk about the whats\, hows and whys they do what they do.\n \n \n \n \n \n\n 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/conversations-with-ourselves/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250616T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250616T160000
DTSTAMP:20250616T141024Z
CREATED:20250609T183557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T141024Z
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SUMMARY:New Music Listening Party with David Russell
DESCRIPTION:Cellist and contemporary music champion David Russell will present and discuss some of his favorite composers and pieces at an informal listening session on Monday afternoon.  Utilizing both live and recorded performances\, David will share his passion for iconoclastic voices and dive into the rich tapestry of styles and expression that make up today’s music.  Please join us for a stimulating afternoon of listening and conversation.\n \n \n\n 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/new-music-listening-party-with-david-russell/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T210000
DTSTAMP:20250517T162210Z
CREATED:20250405T123621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250517T162210Z
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater presents: CONSTELLATIONS\, by Nick Payne
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater is excited to announce its first show\, Constellations\, by British playwright Nick Payne.\nConstellations is set in the multiverse and explores the various versions of the evolving relationship between Marianne\, a theoretical physicist\, and Roland\, a beekeeper. In addition to being an acting tour de force\, the play is a provocative and poignant meditation on love\, friendship and possibility – as well as string theory and quantum mechanics.\nPerformance Dates: May 16 and 17\, 2025.  PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.\nNOTE: ONLINE TICKET SALES ENDED at 12:00pm. SEATING IS LIMITED\, but if seats remain\, tickets may be available at the door.  Fewer than 5 seats remain as of 12pm today. \nCAST \n \nMichelle Mount has been acting with theater companies in Massachusetts for the past twenty years. At Vokes Players\, her credits include: Sea Marks (Timothea)\, Communicating Doors (Jessica)\, Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxane)\, Harvey (Myrtle Mae)\, A Man of No Importance (Adele)\, Richard III (Lady Anne)\, Amadeus (Constanze). At Arlington Friends of the Drama: Court-Martial at Fort Devens (Lawson)\, Dancing at Lughnasa (Chris)\, Boeing Boeing (Gretchen)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Mayella Ewell). At Concord Players: The 39 Steps (The Girl: Annabella\, Pamela\, Margaret)\, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Maggie). At Quannapowitt Players: Dearly Beloved (Frankie). At Gazebo Players: Much Ado About Nothing (Hero). At Turtle Lane Playhouse: The Secret Garden (Martha). At Needham Community Theatre: The Crucible (Abigail). At Theater Company of Saugus: The Glass Menagerie (Laura). Michelle is a theater educator with a Master of Liberal Arts in Dramatic Arts from Harvard University Extension School. She completed the Advanced Graduate Study Program in Teacher Leadership at Brandeis University.  \n\nJason Myatt is thrilled to be a part of the inaugural Fivesparks Theater production! Jason has performed with many Boston-area theaters over the years\, with credits that include: Hovey Players: Stupid F#cking Bird (Sorn)\, The Clean House (Charles)\, Maytag Virgin (Jack)\, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom)\, Rocket Man (Donny)\, Twelfth Night (Malvolio). Umbrella Stage Company: The Minutes (Mr. Assalone)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Gilmer/Cunningham)\, Glengarry Glen Ross (Moss)\, Dear Elizabeth (Robert Lowell). Quannapowitt Players: Clybourne Park (Karl/Steve)\, Terra Nova (Evans)\, November (President Smith)\, Becky’s New Car (Steve)\, All My Sons (George)\, Much Ado About Nothing (Dogberry). Acme Theater: Brooklyn Boy (Eric)\, Moon Over the Brewery (Warren)\, Coyote on a Fence (Brennan)\, Self Help (Hal). Vokes Theater: Murder on the Orient Express (Ratchett)\, Sense and Sensibility (Colonel Brandon)\, Bus Stop (Dr Lyman). Burlington Players: The Book of Will (John Heminges). Theatre Cooperative: Endgame (Clov)\, Waiting For Godot (Lucky)\, Romulus (Romulus)\, The Taming Of The Shrew (Petruchio). \nDirector\, Producer:  Bob Eiland\nStage Manager:  Carolyn Mitchell\nScene Design:  Chris Kimball\nSign Language Consultant and Production Photographer:  Sanjay Gulati \nBob Eiland has directed\, acted in\, written and produced a great many shows over the years\, including in venues such as Stageloft Rep\, Arlington Friends of the Drama\, Image Theatre of Lowell\, Cannon Theatre where he is on the Board\, and Fivesparks Theater.  He is founder of the Shakespeare in the Park group\, The Gazebo Players; and for over a decade produced\, directed and acted in staged readings of Old Time Radio Theater shows for Harvard Friends of the Arts.   Some of his favorite directorial endeavors include The Miracle Worker\, To Kill a Mockingbird\, Night of the Iguana and Arsenic and Old Lace.  Some of his favorite acting roles include Charly in Flowers for Algernon\, John Proctor in The Crucible\, Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor\, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing\, Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace\, Biff in Death of a Salesman and Sam in Philosophical Differences\, one of his original plays.  \n \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Harvard Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-constellations-by-nick-payne/2025-05-17/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater presents: CONSTELLATIONS\, by Nick Payne
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater is excited to announce its first show\, Constellations\, by British playwright Nick Payne.\nConstellations is set in the multiverse and explores the various versions of the evolving relationship between Marianne\, a theoretical physicist\, and Roland\, a beekeeper. In addition to being an acting tour de force\, the play is a provocative and poignant meditation on love\, friendship and possibility – as well as string theory and quantum mechanics.\nPerformance Dates:  May 16 and 17\, 2025.  PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.\nNOTE: ONLINE TICKET SALES END at 12:00pm on the performance date.\nSEATING IS LIMITED\, but if seats remain\, tickets may be purchased at the door!  ** Fewer than 12 seats remain for each show as of today. ** \nCAST \n \nMichelle Mount has been acting with theater companies in Massachusetts for the past twenty years. At Vokes Players\, her credits include: Sea Marks (Timothea)\, Communicating Doors (Jessica)\, Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxane)\, Harvey (Myrtle Mae)\, A Man of No Importance (Adele)\, Richard III (Lady Anne)\, Amadeus (Constanze). At Arlington Friends of the Drama: Court-Martial at Fort Devens (Lawson)\, Dancing at Lughnasa (Chris)\, Boeing Boeing (Gretchen)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Mayella Ewell). At Concord Players: The 39 Steps (The Girl: Annabella\, Pamela\, Margaret)\, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Maggie). At Quannapowitt Players: Dearly Beloved (Frankie). At Gazebo Players: Much Ado About Nothing (Hero). At Turtle Lane Playhouse: The Secret Garden (Martha). At Needham Community Theatre: The Crucible (Abigail). At Theater Company of Saugus: The Glass Menagerie (Laura). Michelle is a theater educator with a Master of Liberal Arts in Dramatic Arts from Harvard University Extension School. She completed the Advanced Graduate Study Program in Teacher Leadership at Brandeis University.  \n\nJason Myatt is thrilled to be a part of the inaugural Fivesparks Theater production! Jason has performed with many Boston-area theaters over the years\, with credits that include: Hovey Players: Stupid F#cking Bird (Sorn)\, The Clean House (Charles)\, Maytag Virgin (Jack)\, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom)\, Rocket Man (Donny)\, Twelfth Night (Malvolio). Umbrella Stage Company: The Minutes (Mr. Assalone)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Gilmer/Cunningham)\, Glengarry Glen Ross (Moss)\, Dear Elizabeth (Robert Lowell). Quannapowitt Players: Clybourne Park (Karl/Steve)\, Terra Nova (Evans)\, November (President Smith)\, Becky’s New Car (Steve)\, All My Sons (George)\, Much Ado About Nothing (Dogberry). Acme Theater: Brooklyn Boy (Eric)\, Moon Over the Brewery (Warren)\, Coyote on a Fence (Brennan)\, Self Help (Hal). Vokes Theater: Murder on the Orient Express (Ratchett)\, Sense and Sensibility (Colonel Brandon)\, Bus Stop (Dr Lyman). Burlington Players: The Book of Will (John Heminges). Theatre Cooperative: Endgame (Clov)\, Waiting For Godot (Lucky)\, Romulus (Romulus)\, The Taming Of The Shrew (Petruchio). \nDirector\, Producer:  Bob Eiland\nStage Manager:  Carolyn Mitchell\nScene Design:  Chris Kimball\nSign Language Consultant and Production Photographer:  Sanjay Gulati \nBob Eiland has directed\, acted in\, written and produced a great many shows over the years\, including in venues such as Stageloft Rep\, Arlington Friends of the Drama\, Image Theatre of Lowell\, Cannon Theatre where he is on the Board\, and Fivesparks Theater.  He is founder of the Shakespeare in the Park group\, The Gazebo Players; and for over a decade produced\, directed and acted in staged readings of Old Time Radio Theater shows for Harvard Friends of the Arts.   Some of his favorite directorial endeavors include The Miracle Worker\, To Kill a Mockingbird\, Night of the Iguana and Arsenic and Old Lace.  Some of his favorite acting roles include Charly in Flowers for Algernon\, John Proctor in The Crucible\, Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor\, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing\, Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace\, Biff in Death of a Salesman and Sam in Philosophical Differences\, one of his original plays.  \n \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Harvard Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/constellations-by-nick-payne-2/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater presents: CONSTELLATIONS\, by Nick Payne
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater is excited to announce its first show\, Constellations\, by British playwright Nick Payne.\nConstellations is set in the multiverse and explores the various versions of the evolving relationship between Marianne\, a theoretical physicist\, and Roland\, a beekeeper. In addition to being an acting tour de force\, the play is a provocative and poignant meditation on love\, friendship and possibility – as well as string theory and quantum mechanics.\nPerformance Dates: May 15\, 16 and 17\, 2025.  PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.\nNOTE: ONLINE TICKET SALES END at 12:00pm on the performance date. \nSEATING IS LIMITED\, but if seats remain\, tickets may be purchased at the door. Fewer than 10 seats remain as of today at 10am. \nCAST \n \nMichelle Mount has been acting with theater companies in Massachusetts for the past twenty years. At Vokes Players\, her credits include: Sea Marks (Timothea)\, Communicating Doors (Jessica)\, Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxane)\, Harvey (Myrtle Mae)\, A Man of No Importance (Adele)\, Richard III (Lady Anne)\, Amadeus (Constanze). At Arlington Friends of the Drama: Court-Martial at Fort Devens (Lawson)\, Dancing at Lughnasa (Chris)\, Boeing Boeing (Gretchen)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Mayella Ewell). At Concord Players: The 39 Steps (The Girl: Annabella\, Pamela\, Margaret)\, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Maggie). At Quannapowitt Players: Dearly Beloved (Frankie). At Gazebo Players: Much Ado About Nothing (Hero). At Turtle Lane Playhouse: The Secret Garden (Martha). At Needham Community Theatre: The Crucible (Abigail). At Theater Company of Saugus: The Glass Menagerie (Laura). Michelle is a theater educator with a Master of Liberal Arts in Dramatic Arts from Harvard University Extension School. She completed the Advanced Graduate Study Program in Teacher Leadership at Brandeis University.  \n\nJason Myatt is thrilled to be a part of the inaugural Fivesparks Theater production! Jason has performed with many Boston-area theaters over the years\, with credits that include: Hovey Players: Stupid F#cking Bird (Sorn)\, The Clean House (Charles)\, Maytag Virgin (Jack)\, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom)\, Rocket Man (Donny)\, Twelfth Night (Malvolio). Umbrella Stage Company: The Minutes (Mr. Assalone)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Gilmer/Cunningham)\, Glengarry Glen Ross (Moss)\, Dear Elizabeth (Robert Lowell). Quannapowitt Players: Clybourne Park (Karl/Steve)\, Terra Nova (Evans)\, November (President Smith)\, Becky’s New Car (Steve)\, All My Sons (George)\, Much Ado About Nothing (Dogberry). Acme Theater: Brooklyn Boy (Eric)\, Moon Over the Brewery (Warren)\, Coyote on a Fence (Brennan)\, Self Help (Hal). Vokes Theater: Murder on the Orient Express (Ratchett)\, Sense and Sensibility (Colonel Brandon)\, Bus Stop (Dr Lyman). Burlington Players: The Book of Will (John Heminges). Theatre Cooperative: Endgame (Clov)\, Waiting For Godot (Lucky)\, Romulus (Romulus)\, The Taming Of The Shrew (Petruchio). \nDirector\, Producer:  Bob Eiland\nStage Manager:  Carolyn Mitchell\nScene Design:  Chris Kimball\nSign Language Consultant and Production Photographer:  Sanjay Gulati \nBob Eiland has directed\, acted in\, written and produced a great many shows over the years\, including in venues such as Stageloft Rep\, Arlington Friends of the Drama\, Image Theatre of Lowell\, Cannon Theatre where he is on the Board\, and Fivesparks Theater.  He is founder of the Shakespeare in the Park group\, The Gazebo Players; and for over a decade produced\, directed and acted in staged readings of Old Time Radio Theater shows for Harvard Friends of the Arts.   Some of his favorite directorial endeavors include The Miracle Worker\, To Kill a Mockingbird\, Night of the Iguana and Arsenic and Old Lace.  Some of his favorite acting roles include Charly in Flowers for Algernon\, John Proctor in The Crucible\, Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor\, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing\, Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace\, Biff in Death of a Salesman and Sam in Philosophical Differences\, one of his original plays.  \n \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Harvard Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-constellations-by-nick-payne-2/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater presents: CONSTELLATIONS\, by Nick Payne
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater is excited to announce its first show\, Constellations\, by British playwright Nick Payne.\nConstellations is set in the multiverse and explores the various versions of the evolving relationship between Marianne\, a theoretical physicist\, and Roland\, a beekeeper. In addition to being an acting tour de force\, the play is a provocative and poignant meditation on love\, friendship and possibility – as well as string theory and quantum mechanics.\nPerformance Dates: May 2\, 3\, 4 (matinee)\, 15\, 16 and 17\, 2025.  PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.\n*** NOTE: ONLINE TICKET SALES END at 12:00pm on the performance date; tickets can still be purchased at the door! *** \nCAST \n \nMichelle Mount has been acting with theater companies in Massachusetts for the past twenty years. At Vokes Players\, her credits include: Sea Marks (Timothea)\, Communicating Doors (Jessica)\, Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxane)\, Harvey (Myrtle Mae)\, A Man of No Importance (Adele)\, Richard III (Lady Anne)\, Amadeus (Constanze). At Arlington Friends of the Drama: Court-Martial at Fort Devens (Lawson)\, Dancing at Lughnasa (Chris)\, Boeing Boeing (Gretchen)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Mayella Ewell). At Concord Players: The 39 Steps (The Girl: Annabella\, Pamela\, Margaret)\, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Maggie). At Quannapowitt Players: Dearly Beloved (Frankie). At Gazebo Players: Much Ado About Nothing (Hero). At Turtle Lane Playhouse: The Secret Garden (Martha). At Needham Community Theatre: The Crucible (Abigail). At Theater Company of Saugus: The Glass Menagerie (Laura). Michelle is a theater educator with a Master of Liberal Arts in Dramatic Arts from Harvard University Extension School. She completed the Advanced Graduate Study Program in Teacher Leadership at Brandeis University.  \n\nJason Myatt is thrilled to be a part of the inaugural Fivesparks Theater production! Jason has performed with many Boston-area theaters over the years\, with credits that include: Hovey Players: Stupid F#cking Bird (Sorn)\, The Clean House (Charles)\, Maytag Virgin (Jack)\, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom)\, Rocket Man (Donny)\, Twelfth Night (Malvolio). Umbrella Stage Company: The Minutes (Mr. Assalone)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Gilmer/Cunningham)\, Glengarry Glen Ross (Moss)\, Dear Elizabeth (Robert Lowell). Quannapowitt Players: Clybourne Park (Karl/Steve)\, Terra Nova (Evans)\, November (President Smith)\, Becky’s New Car (Steve)\, All My Sons (George)\, Much Ado About Nothing (Dogberry). Acme Theater: Brooklyn Boy (Eric)\, Moon Over the Brewery (Warren)\, Coyote on a Fence (Brennan)\, Self Help (Hal). Vokes Theater: Murder on the Orient Express (Ratchett)\, Sense and Sensibility (Colonel Brandon)\, Bus Stop (Dr Lyman). Burlington Players: The Book of Will (John Heminges). Theatre Cooperative: Endgame (Clov)\, Waiting For Godot (Lucky)\, Romulus (Romulus)\, The Taming Of The Shrew (Petruchio). \nDirector\, Producer:  Bob Eiland\nStage Manager:  Carolyn Mitchell\nScene Design:  Chris Kimball\nSign Language Consultant and Production Photographer:  Sanjay Gulati \nBob Eiland has directed\, acted in\, written and produced a great many shows over the years\, including in venues such as Stageloft Rep\, Arlington Friends of the Drama\, Image Theatre of Lowell\, Cannon Theatre where he is on the Board\, and Fivesparks Theater.  He is founder of the Shakespeare in the Park group\, The Gazebo Players; and for over a decade produced\, directed and acted in staged readings of Old Time Radio Theater shows for Harvard Friends of the Arts.   Some of his favorite directorial endeavors include The Miracle Worker\, To Kill a Mockingbird\, Night of the Iguana and Arsenic and Old Lace.  Some of his favorite acting roles include Charly in Flowers for Algernon\, John Proctor in The Crucible\, Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor\, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing\, Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace\, Biff in Death of a Salesman and Sam in Philosophical Differences\, one of his original plays.  \n \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Harvard Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-constellations-by-nick-payne-3/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T210000
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater presents: CONSTELLATIONS\, by Nick Payne
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater is excited to announce its first show\, Constellations\, by British playwright Nick Payne.\nConstellations is set in the multiverse and explores the various versions of the evolving relationship between Marianne\, a theoretical physicist\, and Roland\, a beekeeper. In addition to being an acting tour de force\, the play is a provocative and poignant meditation on love\, friendship and possibility – as well as string theory and quantum mechanics.\nPerformance Dates: May 16 and 17\, 2025.  PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.\nNOTE: ONLINE TICKET SALES ENDED at 12:00pm. SEATING IS LIMITED\, but if seats remain\, tickets may be available at the door.  Fewer than 5 seats remain as of 12pm today. \nCAST \n \nMichelle Mount has been acting with theater companies in Massachusetts for the past twenty years. At Vokes Players\, her credits include: Sea Marks (Timothea)\, Communicating Doors (Jessica)\, Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxane)\, Harvey (Myrtle Mae)\, A Man of No Importance (Adele)\, Richard III (Lady Anne)\, Amadeus (Constanze). At Arlington Friends of the Drama: Court-Martial at Fort Devens (Lawson)\, Dancing at Lughnasa (Chris)\, Boeing Boeing (Gretchen)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Mayella Ewell). At Concord Players: The 39 Steps (The Girl: Annabella\, Pamela\, Margaret)\, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Maggie). At Quannapowitt Players: Dearly Beloved (Frankie). At Gazebo Players: Much Ado About Nothing (Hero). At Turtle Lane Playhouse: The Secret Garden (Martha). At Needham Community Theatre: The Crucible (Abigail). At Theater Company of Saugus: The Glass Menagerie (Laura). Michelle is a theater educator with a Master of Liberal Arts in Dramatic Arts from Harvard University Extension School. She completed the Advanced Graduate Study Program in Teacher Leadership at Brandeis University.  \n\nJason Myatt is thrilled to be a part of the inaugural Fivesparks Theater production! Jason has performed with many Boston-area theaters over the years\, with credits that include: Hovey Players: Stupid F#cking Bird (Sorn)\, The Clean House (Charles)\, Maytag Virgin (Jack)\, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom)\, Rocket Man (Donny)\, Twelfth Night (Malvolio). Umbrella Stage Company: The Minutes (Mr. Assalone)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Gilmer/Cunningham)\, Glengarry Glen Ross (Moss)\, Dear Elizabeth (Robert Lowell). Quannapowitt Players: Clybourne Park (Karl/Steve)\, Terra Nova (Evans)\, November (President Smith)\, Becky’s New Car (Steve)\, All My Sons (George)\, Much Ado About Nothing (Dogberry). Acme Theater: Brooklyn Boy (Eric)\, Moon Over the Brewery (Warren)\, Coyote on a Fence (Brennan)\, Self Help (Hal). Vokes Theater: Murder on the Orient Express (Ratchett)\, Sense and Sensibility (Colonel Brandon)\, Bus Stop (Dr Lyman). Burlington Players: The Book of Will (John Heminges). Theatre Cooperative: Endgame (Clov)\, Waiting For Godot (Lucky)\, Romulus (Romulus)\, The Taming Of The Shrew (Petruchio). \nDirector\, Producer:  Bob Eiland\nStage Manager:  Carolyn Mitchell\nScene Design:  Chris Kimball\nSign Language Consultant and Production Photographer:  Sanjay Gulati \nBob Eiland has directed\, acted in\, written and produced a great many shows over the years\, including in venues such as Stageloft Rep\, Arlington Friends of the Drama\, Image Theatre of Lowell\, Cannon Theatre where he is on the Board\, and Fivesparks Theater.  He is founder of the Shakespeare in the Park group\, The Gazebo Players; and for over a decade produced\, directed and acted in staged readings of Old Time Radio Theater shows for Harvard Friends of the Arts.   Some of his favorite directorial endeavors include The Miracle Worker\, To Kill a Mockingbird\, Night of the Iguana and Arsenic and Old Lace.  Some of his favorite acting roles include Charly in Flowers for Algernon\, John Proctor in The Crucible\, Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor\, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing\, Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace\, Biff in Death of a Salesman and Sam in Philosophical Differences\, one of his original plays.  \n \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Harvard Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/fivesparks-theater-presents-constellations-by-nick-payne/2025-05-03/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Fivesparks Theater presents: CONSTELLATIONS\, by Nick Payne
DESCRIPTION:Fivesparks Theater is excited to announce its first show\, Constellations\, by British playwright Nick Payne.\nConstellations is set in the multiverse and explores the various versions of the evolving relationship between Marianne\, a theoretical physicist\, and Roland\, a beekeeper. In addition to being an acting tour de force\, the play is a provocative and poignant meditation on love\, friendship and possibility – as well as string theory and quantum mechanics.\nPerformance Dates: May 2\, 3\, 4 (matinee)\, 15\, 16 and 17\, 2025.  PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.\nNOTE: ONLINE TICKET SALES END at 12:00pm on the performance date.\nSEATING IS LIMITED\, but if seats remain\, tickets may be purchased at the door!  \nCAST \n \nMichelle Mount has been acting with theater companies in Massachusetts for the past twenty years. At Vokes Players\, her credits include: Sea Marks (Timothea)\, Communicating Doors (Jessica)\, Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxane)\, Harvey (Myrtle Mae)\, A Man of No Importance (Adele)\, Richard III (Lady Anne)\, Amadeus (Constanze). At Arlington Friends of the Drama: Court-Martial at Fort Devens (Lawson)\, Dancing at Lughnasa (Chris)\, Boeing Boeing (Gretchen)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Mayella Ewell). At Concord Players: The 39 Steps (The Girl: Annabella\, Pamela\, Margaret)\, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Maggie). At Quannapowitt Players: Dearly Beloved (Frankie). At Gazebo Players: Much Ado About Nothing (Hero). At Turtle Lane Playhouse: The Secret Garden (Martha). At Needham Community Theatre: The Crucible (Abigail). At Theater Company of Saugus: The Glass Menagerie (Laura). Michelle is a theater educator with a Master of Liberal Arts in Dramatic Arts from Harvard University Extension School. She completed the Advanced Graduate Study Program in Teacher Leadership at Brandeis University.  \n\nJason Myatt is thrilled to be a part of the inaugural Fivesparks Theater production! Jason has performed with many Boston-area theaters over the years\, with credits that include: Hovey Players: Stupid F#cking Bird (Sorn)\, The Clean House (Charles)\, Maytag Virgin (Jack)\, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom)\, Rocket Man (Donny)\, Twelfth Night (Malvolio). Umbrella Stage Company: The Minutes (Mr. Assalone)\, To Kill a Mockingbird (Gilmer/Cunningham)\, Glengarry Glen Ross (Moss)\, Dear Elizabeth (Robert Lowell). Quannapowitt Players: Clybourne Park (Karl/Steve)\, Terra Nova (Evans)\, November (President Smith)\, Becky’s New Car (Steve)\, All My Sons (George)\, Much Ado About Nothing (Dogberry). Acme Theater: Brooklyn Boy (Eric)\, Moon Over the Brewery (Warren)\, Coyote on a Fence (Brennan)\, Self Help (Hal). Vokes Theater: Murder on the Orient Express (Ratchett)\, Sense and Sensibility (Colonel Brandon)\, Bus Stop (Dr Lyman). Burlington Players: The Book of Will (John Heminges). Theatre Cooperative: Endgame (Clov)\, Waiting For Godot (Lucky)\, Romulus (Romulus)\, The Taming Of The Shrew (Petruchio). \nDirector\, Producer:  Bob Eiland\nStage Manager:  Carolyn Mitchell\nScene Design:  Chris Kimball\nSign Language Consultant and Production Photographer:  Sanjay Gulati \nBob Eiland has directed\, acted in\, written and produced a great many shows over the years\, including in venues such as Stageloft Rep\, Arlington Friends of the Drama\, Image Theatre of Lowell\, Cannon Theatre where he is on the Board\, and Fivesparks Theater.  He is founder of the Shakespeare in the Park group\, The Gazebo Players; and for over a decade produced\, directed and acted in staged readings of Old Time Radio Theater shows for Harvard Friends of the Arts.   Some of his favorite directorial endeavors include The Miracle Worker\, To Kill a Mockingbird\, Night of the Iguana and Arsenic and Old Lace.  Some of his favorite acting roles include Charly in Flowers for Algernon\, John Proctor in The Crucible\, Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor\, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing\, Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace\, Biff in Death of a Salesman and Sam in Philosophical Differences\, one of his original plays.  \n \nThis program is funded in part by a grant from the Harvard Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/constellations-by-nick-payne/2025-05-02/
LOCATION:Fivesparks Gallery\, 7 Fairbank Street\, Harvard\, MA\, 01451\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:LAST DAY TO VIEW: Destination:Nature 2024 - "Wild and Scenic"
DESCRIPTION:January 4th\, 2025 is the last day to view this exhibit. \nA juried art show featuring art inspired by the balance between society and nature in the Nashua River Watershed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Harvard Conservation Trust is partnering again with Fivesparks to celebrate art and nature with a juried art show.  This partnership will highlight the beauty of the diverse environments of the Nashua River Watershed: the river with all its tributaries\, its wildlife\, plant life and the lands and communities it nourishes.  \nThis year’s theme is “Wild and Scenic”\, offering artists the chance to reflect their interactions with and response to the wild and scenic Nashua River Watershed. Artists are free to interpret this theme in any way that captivates viewers’ attention and imagination.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/last-day-to-view-destinationnature-2024-wild-and-scenic/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:exhibit
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250104
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SUMMARY:LAST WEEK TO VIEW: Destination:Nature 2024 - "Wild and Scenic"
DESCRIPTION:This is the last week to view this exhibit.  \nA juried art show featuring art inspired by the balance between society and nature in the Nashua River Watershed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Harvard Conservation Trust is partnering again with Fivesparks to celebrate art and nature with a juried art show.  This partnership will highlight the beauty of the diverse environments of the Nashua River Watershed: the river with all its tributaries\, its wildlife\, plant life and the lands and communities it nourishes.  \nThis year’s theme is “Wild and Scenic”\, offering artists the chance to reflect their interactions with and response to the wild and scenic Nashua River Watershed. Artists are free to interpret this theme in any way that captivates viewers’ attention and imagination.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/last-week-to-view-destinationnature-2024-wild-and-scenic-2/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:exhibit
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250105
DTSTAMP:20241202T184952Z
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SUMMARY:Destination:Nature 2024 - "Wild and Scenic"
DESCRIPTION:On view through January 4\, 2025 – more info at www.destination-nature.org\nA juried art show featuring art inspired by the balance between society and nature in the Nashua River Watershed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Harvard Conservation Trust is partnering again with Fivesparks to celebrate art and nature with a juried art show.  This partnership will highlight the beauty of the diverse environments of the Nashua River Watershed: the river with all its tributaries\, its wildlife\, plant life and the lands and communities it nourishes.  \nThis year’s theme is “Wild and Scenic”\, offering artists the chance to reflect their interactions with and response to the wild and scenic Nashua River Watershed. Artists are free to interpret this theme in any way that captivates viewers’ attention and imagination. 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/last-week-to-view-destinationnature-2024-wild-and-scenic/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T180000
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SUMMARY:ART RECEPTION : Destination:Nature 2024 - "Wild and Scenic"
DESCRIPTION:DESTINATION: NATURE 2024 \nART RECEPTION\, OPEN AND FREE TO ALL.   \nSaturday\, November 23\, 2024. 3:00-6:00pm.  \nA juried art show featuring art inspired by the balance between society and nature in the Nashua River Watershed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Harvard Conservation Trust is partnering again with Fivesparks to celebrate art and nature with a juried art show.  This partnership will highlight the beauty of the diverse environments of the Nashua River Watershed: the river with all its tributaries\, its wildlife\, plant life and the lands and communities it nourishes.  \nThis year’s theme is “Wild and Scenic”\, offering artists the chance to reflect their interactions with and response to the wild and scenic Nashua River Watershed. Artists are free to interpret this theme in any way that captivates viewers’ attention and imagination.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/art-reception-destinationnature-2024-wild-and-scenic/
LOCATION:Fivesparks
CATEGORIES:exhibit
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