Much Ado About Lexington This Memorial Day Weekend

Looking forward to Discovery Day, Lexington's 300th festivities, old-time baseball and a Memorial Day parade.

With a fair, parade, concert and the national pastime, Lexington will honor America and itself this holiday weekend. There’s Discovery Day, the annual street fair/sidewalk sale featuring more than 80 of Lexington’s local businesses, groups and organizations who will set up in the Muzzey/Waltham street municipal lot and invite locals to “rediscover” their town and visitors to “discovery it for the first time. The food, fun and sales of Discovery Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Following that, local Beatles cover band the “NoWheremen” will before at 3:30 p.m. in Depot Square, preceding a special dedication ceremony for the town’s 300th anniversary. At the special dedication ceremony, to be held at 4 p.m. at Depot Square, Lexington…

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Open Season: Lexington Farmers Market Returns to the Town Center

The popular market returned for the season on Tuesday, May 21.

There was fresh produce, artisan crafts, local wine and intersting entertainment Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Mass Ave and Woburn Street as the Lexington Farmers Market opened for the season. Check out the photos and video above for some scenes from LFM's first hour of the season. Did you attend the market's opening day and snap a few pics? Cick the button and share your shots here on Patch. Or, if you're the type to Instagram your dinner, show us how you prepared your purchases.

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5 Things: Spring Pops, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project and More

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on May 17 in Lexington.

1. Lexington Pops Chorus Spring Concert: At 7:30 p.m. at Hancock United Church of Christ, the “Night at the Pops” concert will feature feature Fauré’s “Requiem,” “A Tribute to Cole Porter,” selections from “The Music Man,” and much more, including musicians from Lexington High School’s award-winning jazz program and the “Have Voices, Will Travel” barbershop quartet. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, the only public meeting posted for today is a School Committee executive session, at 4:45 p.m. at the Central Administration Building, to discuss collective bargaining. 3. Jump Rhythm Jazz Project: At 8 p.m. this evening at the National Heritage Museum, Lexington's Dance Inn Productions adds a new twist to its annual …

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Previewing Lexington Symphony's 2013-2014 Season

The 'Music of Masters' themed season promises to pay homage to distinguished composers.

Lexington Symphony has released details of its 2013-2014 season, which promises to pay tribute to distinguished composers like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. On the heeels of a season that saw several commissions, this season will carry the theme of "Music of Masters," according to a press release, and pay homage to classical music's most prized composers and musical geniuses. “After an incredibly successful 2012–2013 season participating in the celebrations for Lexington’s 300th anniversary by commissioning three unique works, Lexington Symphony is looking toward a new season featuring one of the most defining compositions in Western civilization,” said Music Director Jonathan McPhee, looking ahead to a …

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A Reading of 'Concordance' at Munroe Saturday Nights

John Minigan’s “Concordance,” a play about obsessions of faith, passion and affection set in eighteenth century London, will be featured in a play reading that headlines the next Munroe Saturday Nights event on May 18.

The following information was provided on behalf of Munroe Saturday Nights. John Minigan’s “Concordance,” a play about obsessions of faith, passion and affection set in eighteenth century London, will be featured in a play reading that headlines the next Munroe Saturday Nights event on May 18. The drama focuses on 18th century Bible scholar Alexander Cruden who – armed with only a butter knife -- attempts to cut his way to freedom from London’s notorious Bethnal Green madhouse. Interrupted when Christiana, a 16-year-old blind girl, invades his cell to avoid the sexual advances of the madhouse under-keeper, Christiana discovers that the roots of Alexander’s madness reach back to a haunting secret he has worked for decades to escape.  The …

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Andrei Radulescu-Banu

11:06 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013

What a wonderful show this was. An interesting historical piece, about the life, religion, love and compulsive obsessions of theologian Alexander Cruden back in the 1700s England. The writer, director and actors took questions from the audience at the end. A complete treat. Amazing to see the quality of art shows hosted at the old Munroe School.   more ›

Estabrook Student Wins Money for College in Statewide Art Competition

He'll receive $5,000 in a college savings account at a State House ceremony in May after his illustration of a beekeeper took first in the 9th Annual College Savings Art Competition, sponsored by the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA).

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Weekend Planner: Kites Fly in Lexington, Emerson Umbrella Gets Artrageous

Rounding up some of this weekend's goings on in Bedford, Concord and Lexington.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities you'll want to take part in this weekend. 1. HERB and DOROTHY A Documentary Film Where/When: Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, 130 Waltham St, Lexington; 7 p.m., Friday, May 10 Why Go: It's a chance to meet Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, "the most important contemporary art collectors you have never hard of." According to the event description, he is a postal clerk, she is a librarian and their shared passion and discipline defied stereotypes and redefined what it means to be a patron of the arts. Over four decades, the Vogels amassed their collection …

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5:25 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

seems not bad, cool idea.   more ›

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5 Things: Tanglewood Marionettes Perform with Citizens' World Fair

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on May 3 in Lexington.

1.Tanglewood Marionettes at Citizens World Fair: At 4:30 p.m. today at Cary Hall, the marionettes will present "An Arabian Adventure," the story of a Persian prince who is thrown into a dungeon because of his love for a beautiful princess. The Citizens World Fair cultural celebration and discovery is part of Revolutionary Revelry, a month long celebration of culture, arts, history and recreation in Lexington. Costs $3, to benefit the Lexington Food Pantry. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town webiste, public meetings posted for today include the Lexington Human Rights Committee at 8 a.m. at the Town Office Building and the Bridge School Site Based Council at 8 a.m. at the school on Middleby Road. 3. Sherlock Holmes: The Final…

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