Exhibitions & Events....
Ongoing:
Cambridge Historical Societry 159 Brattle St. Cambridge MA
Displaying portions of the permanent collections of the archives.

News:
NEFMA awarded grant from The GRAMMY Foundation for long term preservation, cataloguing, storing and dissementation of Club 47's most fragile reel-to-reels of live performances and field recordings (1958-1963) and related oral histories on audio cassettes (1990-2007).

NEFMA awarded grant from the Cambridge Arts Council to produce the educational program "Surviving Hard Times" to be presented in public schools during 2010. Look for us at The Cambridge Riverfest on June 5th as some of the students present projects based on this program.

Upcoming:
Country Joe McDonald's "Tribute to Woody Guthrie" :
Thursday June 17, 2010 - 7:30pm $30/23 The Regent Theatre 7 Medford St. Arlington MA 02474
A moving tribute to one of the greats of folk music presented by an artist who has gotten inside the story.
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"The Eventful Life of Al Hawkes" A documentary film:
Wednesday August 11, 2010 - 7:30pm $10 The Regent Theatre 7 Medford St. Arlington MA 02474
In 1956, Al and Barbara Hawkes, together with Richard Greeley, formed a recording company called Event Records. They recorded many local and national artists such as Dick Curless, Hal Lone Pine, Charlie Bailey (of the Bailey Brothers), the Lilly Brothers & Don Stover, Lenny Breau and Curtis Johnson, as well as many others. This film is a testament to him and his music and commitment to the music industry. He is a treasure of the Northern Country States and of the US as a whole.
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Past Events :
A North Shore Celebration Apr. 2010
Forever Young: Cultural Center of Cape Cod Mar. 2010
Folk Film: Leonard Cohen at The Isle of Wight Mar. 2010
Folk Records: The History of Folk Music in Cambridge Feb. 2010
Sam Weiser Concert - Somerville MA Feb. 2010
Forever Young: Folk Music in Harvard Sq. Nov. 2009
Gala Opening - Hard Rock Cafe Sept 2009