What a great weekend we had. You saw the review of Real Gusto, we’ll be reviewing Deep Cuts soon! Some highlights for this coming week. First, is in person voting for your new city councilors! That is tomorrow, this is for the primary with the top 15 moving on to the general election. Early in-person voting begins Saturday October 25th. Consult the city’s website for more details – https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1744290727/medfordmaorg/am1ygg6wum3jbqcja5dv/2025_Medford_elections_calendar-FINAL.pdf

On August 27 the candidates for city council were gathered at the Medford Public Library to give a 3 min presentation of why each should be chosen in their bid for city council. Gotta Know Medford posted the transcript for this event – https://www.gottaknowmedford.com/20250905_election-2025-medford-city-council-candidates-have-their-say/

If you didn’t get a chance to see them live, the video is below:

Speaking of elections, if you or someone you know hasn’t registered to vote please do so, it only takes seconds. As for where you would cast your ballot please check the state website for details. That you can find here – https://www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/wheredoivote

Showcasing another popular event, starting this Friday Sept 19th is the Medford Public Library Book and Bake sale. Reminder, if you are interested in attending the Book Fair on Friday evening, you must be a member, membership only cost $20 and worth every dime. For more details check out – https://friendsofmedfordlibrary.org/Membership The book and bake sale happens three times a year, so don’t miss out!

Music

Please check out the following sites to see who will be playing locally. See why Medford is the new cultural center of MA!

Deep Cuts Featuring Maximum Rock n Roll – open tue-thurs 12pm-9pm, fri & sat 12pm-11pm
HOURS MAY CHANGE FOR EVENTS
21 MAIN ST MEDFORD, MA 02155
(781) 219-3815 – https://www.deepcuts.rocks/events

Medford Brewing Company – The best community bar in Medford! They just wrapped up a wildly successful Books and Brews event this past Sunday. They feature different events and that info can be found below. OPEN MON – THURS 3PM TO 10PM, FRI/SAT 12PM TO 10PM AND SUN 12PM TO 8PM
https://medfordbrew.com/events/
30 HARVARD AVE. MEDFORD MA 781-874-0406

Mrs Murphys Live Irish music every day! 25 SALEM ST. MEDFORD MA 781-874-0527 – https://www.mrsmurphs.com/

The Ford Tavern – Live Irish music. The Ford also features Trivia night every Wednesday from 7pm – 9pm. 61 LOCUST ST. MEDFORD MA 781-874-0406 https://www.thefordtavern.com/

ART

Arts Collaborative Medford – OPEN Tuesday – Thursday: 12-3pm
https://artscollabmedford.org/ – This weeks events are on the main page of the website.
162 MYSTIC AVE Medford, MA 02155

The Coalition for Arts, Culture and a Healthy Economy (CACHE), their venerable calendar can be found here – https://www.cacheinmedford.org/event-calendar/

The Medford Public Library – featuring Arts, Crafts, Book events, they literally host all events. https://medfordlibrary.org/events/ Summer hours end August 31st. They are OPEN MON – THUR 9AM to 9PM, FRI 9AM to 6PM and SAT 9AM to 1PM. 111 HIGH STREET MEDFORD 781-395-7950