Meg Stafford

Music review: Nashoba Valley Chorale sings Vaughn Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem

November 22, 2024

“Music and the arts are a reflection of our times. Life may seem hopeless and dark, but there is hope for the future. The cacophony of war gives way to the harmony of peace.” These words from Alex Rogers, the president of the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, opened the…

Acton resident helps bring stoves and solar to Maasai people

October 19, 2024

by Meg Stafford

Acton resident Debra Strick first learned about Bob Lange’s ambitious mission to bring new stoves to the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania 14 years ago. A friend had contacted Strick, a marketing, fundraising, and communications professional, to see if she could help Lange get the word out about…

Pond exhibit pairs arts and nature

September 21, 2024

by Meg Stafford

Pairing sculpture with the outdoors is as natural as pairing earth and water, fire and air, or the moon and the stars. And experiencing this delightful adventure at Linda Hoffman and Blase Provitola’s Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard is a fine example. Now in its 18th year,…

Music feast with Audra McDonald at Groton Hill

September 14, 2024

by Meg Stafford

There are times when a performance is so captivating that the audience is bonded together, and with the performer, by an undeniable gravitational pull. Such was the case as Audra McDonald charmed us on Friday, September 6 at Groton Hill Music. A pro from start to finish, she…

A man with grey hair, beige pants, and a blue t-shirt rests his hand on the top of a large granite sculpture of a dog head, with other granite boulders behind.

Making boulders come to life at the YV Museum

August 30, 2024

by Meg Stafford

The reception for this year’s three-week artist residence sculpting at the enormous stone field at the YV Museum in Acton on August 25 was attended by an enthusiastic 35 people. In its 13th year of the residence where artists select a boulder to carve from the huge boulder…

Meg Stafford

Music review: Nashoba Valley Chorale sings Vaughn Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem

Acton resident helps bring stoves and solar to Maasai people

Pond exhibit pairs arts and nature

Music feast with Audra McDonald at Groton Hill

Making boulders come to life at the YV Museum

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