Odaiko New England’s 2nd Annual Winter Extravaganza Come to this free and fun-for-all-ages community event and hear a Japanese Taiko Drumming Performance, get some Holiday Shopping done, bid on some Auction items such passes to the Peabody Essex Museum, gift certificates, artwork and more!Sunday, December 13 from 2:00-5:00 ACAS Center, 29 Montvale Ave., Woburn.Parking is available in the municipal lot behind Woburn Bowladrome.Suggested contribution is $8.  read more »

On Tuesday October 13, at 6:30pm there will be a free lecture entitled "Staying Positive" at the North Suburban YMCA, at 137 Lexington, Woburn, MA.  read more »

The YMCA International Learning Center at 33 Plympton Street in Woburn is offering free English classes for ESOL learners in 4 levels from beginner to high intermediate.  These classes will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday  from 9AM-12PM from September 2009 - June 2010.
Please come and register for fall classes on one of the following days:
September 15th, 16th or 17th @ 9:30 am
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The Jack Marlowe Park Summer Concert Series concluded with its final concert on Friday, August 14th, featuring The Bedford Big Band. This concert was sponsored by Reading Cooperative Bank.  read more »

A lucky crowd got quite a show last Friday night with the second Jack Marlowe Park Concert performer Southern Rail. The concert, sponsored by Michael de la Maza, drew a crowd of over 150 music enthusiasts to hear some great original and proven favorite bluegrass tunes.

The great weather helped Southern Rail make an extraordinary debut in Woburn. The Band, made up of banjo, 6-string guitar, bass cello, and mandolin players all joined together in riveting harmonies to produce vocals everyone enjoyed. Southern Rail’s reputation for strong material, heart-stopping harmonies, and infectious good humor got the crowd laughing and clapping to the beat throughout the two hour concert.  read more »

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The Citizens Park Summer Concert Series continues with its third concert on Friday, July 25, featuring The Bedford Big Band. The concert runs from 7-9 p.m. in Citizens Park, located on Main Street (Route 38) across from the Common. This concert is sponsored by Artisan Music Studios.

The Bedford Big Band has a repertoire spanning yesterday's classics to some of today’s best pop songs. Their tunes come from the classic big band composers such as Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Count Basie and Bennie Goodman, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich and Stan Kenton. This Bedford-based band brings to the stage snappy instrumentals, sultry vocals and fun vocal quartets.  read more »