UPCOMING
Friday, Nov. 17
�New at Noon: Prepared Foods�: noon, Distler Performance Hall, 20 Talbot Ave., Medford. Free. For information: http://as.tufts.edu. The Tufts University Department of Music will present �New at Noon: Prepared Foods,� featuring new works for (prepared) piano and voice by Tufts composers Ryan Carraher, Julia Cavallaro, Jeannette Chechile, Micah Huang, Edward Simendinger, Joshua Tso, Aaron Wong and Vanessa Zighelboim.
Medford Senior Center Wellness Fair: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Medford Senior Center, 101 Riverside Ave. Free. For information: https://www.facebook.com/medfordseniors. This event will be held by MGH Institute of Health Professions� Doctorate of Occupational Therapy students. Attendees will learn about cognitive health, sleeping well, pets and seniors� health, holistic health, the opioid crisis, aging and caregiver burden. All are welcome. Snacks will be provided.
�A Candlelight Christmas� concert: 3 p.m., Wakefield Unitarian Universalist Church, 326 Main St. Tickets cost $34 and $29 for guests ages 65 and up and students. For tickets: https://ticketpeak.com/res/sro. The Standing Room Only concert team will present �A Candlelight Christmas� concert, featuring Wakefield tenor Joseph Holmes, who will be joining soprano Rachele Schmiege and The New England Tenors for SRO�s mix of classical, religious, seasonal and popular Christmas masterpieces. The concert will offer a complimentary spread of holiday goodies at intermission.
St. Athanasius Christmas Faire: 5-9 p.m. Nov. 17; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 18, St. Athanasius Parish, 300 Haverhill St., Reading. For information or to donate: http://stathanasiusreading.org. The St. Athanasius Christmas Faire will offer an early bird opening for $10 will begin at 4:30 p.m. Doors open for free to the public at 5 p.m. The event will feature a white elephant room, gently used jewelry, homemade candy, jams, cookbooks, hostess gifts, handmade gift and decorating ideas for the Christmas season, handmade knit and crochet items, toys and games. The Fair will be accepting all major credit cards. Cash and check are also welcome. �Selfie with Santa� is back. Santa will be taking a break from his busy schedule at the North Pole and visiting the Faire at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 18 � don�t forget to bring a camera to take a picture with Santa. The Faire will also offer clam chowder, homemade baked goods, gift baskets and cash prize raffle � first prize is $500. The Christmas Faire has been a tradition for the St. Athanasius community for over 25 years. The Faire has grown over the years and now covers two buildings and has 13 areas offering everything from shopping to eating to playing. Monies raised have gone toward parish work and outreach and to build fellowship and community. Any leftover items at the end of the Faire are donated to charities such as Mission of Deeds and Good Will.
Fall-iday Fair: 6-8 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 95 Woburn St., Reading. The Church of the Good Shepherd will host its Fall-iday Fair, featuring craft items, vendors, gifts, raffles, baked goods, toys, books, jewelry, live music and more. The fair will continue from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 18.
Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir: 8 p.m., Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave., Medford. Cost: $7. For information: 617-627-3679; http://as.tufts.edu. The Tufts University Department of Music will present the Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir in their fall concert.
Saturday, Nov. 18
Pancake breakfast: 8-11 a.m., Saugus High School cafeteria, 1 Pearce Memorial Drive. The annual Saugus High School football and cheer pancake breakfast will be held at the SHS cafeteria. Admission is $5.
Vendor Craft Fair: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sgt. Harold O. Young VFW Auxiliary, 14 Chipman Ave., Melrose. Free. For information: http://melrosevets.com/index.html. Sgt. Harold O. Young VFW Auxiliary will present this Vendor Craft Fair, featuring a variety of major vendors and local crafters, as well as a gift table raffle and 50/50 raffle. Proceeds benefit programs to assist veterans, active-duty military and their families.
�You Gotta Be KidNME!� Family and Children�s Concert: 1-2 p.m., Distler Performance Hall at the Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave., Medford. Free. For information: http://as.tufts.edu. This concert will feature improv games, strange sounds and scrambled stories from the Tufts New Music Ensemble. Donald Berman will direct.
Special Fall Reading: 2 p.m., Arts at the Armory Caf�, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. Free. For information: stonecoastcommunity@maine.edu. Stonecoast, a leading low-res MFA program in creative writing, is reaching out this year with two special readings in the Boston area. The Stonecoast program has been a force in low-res programs, known for its social justice program, summer and winter Irish residencies and its willingness for students to explore cross-genre work. This first reading will feature readers Elizabeth Searle, faculty member and author of five books of fiction, plus librettist of the rock opera, �Tonya and Nancy�; Anthony D�Aries, alumnus and author of �The Language of Men: a Memoir�; and Kara Stortie, alumna and author of �Tripping Back Blue,� a young adult novel. This event will offer an inside glimpse into Stonecoast�s program. All prospective or curious students, alumni and literary lovers are invited to join. An audience Q&A will take place after the reading.
Sunday, Nov. 19
Fall Harvest Indoor Market: 11 a.m., Memorial Hall, 590 Main St., Melrose. Free. For information: melrosefarmersmarket@gmail.com; https://melrosefarmersmarket.wordpress.com. This market will feature most of the farmers and vendors who were with the Melrose and Wakefield farmers� markets,�as well as�some new vendors. As always, it will�offer�an array of�local�produce, sustainably raised meat,�poultry,�eggs,�and cheese,�fresh fish, pasta,�dips and spreads,�maple syrup, honey, preserves, teas, spice blends,�wine, hard cider�and a variety of fresh-baked goods.�A selection of artisan vendors offering soaps, herbal products, hand-crafted jewelry and more will also be attending, featured in the �Artisan Loft.�
Tufts Choruses present �Solace�: 3 p.m., Distler Performance Hall at the Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave., Medford. No tickets are required. For information: http://as.tufts.edu. Jamie Kirsch will lead the Tufts Choruses in their fall concert, featuring J.S. Bach�s BVW 106, �Actus Tragicus,� and music of MacMillan, Brahms, Esenvalds, Ralph Johnson, Andre Thomas and Sydney Guillaume. Thomas Stumpf will accompany. Clare McNamara will sing alto; Jonas Budris, tenor; and David Tinervia, baritone.
Monday. Nov. 20
Tufts Applied Music Recitals: 6:30 p.m., Distler Performance Hall at the Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave., Medford. Free. For information: http://as.tufts.edu. Students in the Private Lessons Program will perform solo works. Recital I will take place at 6:30 p.m.; Recital II, at 7:30 p.m.; and Recital III, at 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 24
�Venus in Fur�: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24-25 and 3 p.m. Nov. 25, Center for the Arts at the Armory, Cafe, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. Cost: $15. For information: https://www.facebook.com/events/360618884368558. Mischievous & Troublesome Productions presents �Venus in Fur� by David Ives. In �Venus in Fur,� Thomas Novachek (Tim Hoover/Casey Preston), a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale, �Venus in Fur.� Into his empty audition room walks a vulgar and equally desperate actress � oddly enough, named Vanda (Kimberly Waller). Though utterly wrong for the sophisticated part, Vanda exhibits a strange command of the material, piquing Thomas� interest with her seductive talents and secretive manner. As the two work through the script, they blur the line between play and reality, entering into an increasingly serious game of submission and domination that only one of them can win.
Ongoing
Tend the Children�s Garden with Youth and Nature: 3:30-4:40 p.m. every Tuesday, Saugus Public Library, 295 Central St. Join to plant, care for and taste items from the garden. Participants will grow flowers, herbs, vegetables, a pizza garden and a fairy garden. Each week features a project with tastings, crafts and story time. For information: http://sauguspubliclibrary.org.
Reading Ramblers Walking Club: The Reading Ramblers Walk Club meets at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. Fridays all over town. For meeting spots, check out the Pleasantries newsletter or contact the Pleasant Street Center at 781-942-6794.
Yoga for Everyone: Medford resident Judy Scribner-Moore continues to offer yoga classes suitable for all levels of experience at three locations in West Medford. Monday evening classes meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the West Medford Community Center, 111 Arlington St. Tuesday and Wednesday evening and Saturday morning classes meet at Judy�s home studio. A Chair Yoga class meets on Wednesday mornings from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at Sanctuary, 458 High St. For information and registration: 781-488-7664; http://www.yogawithjudyscribner.com. Advance registration for all classes is required.
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