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WE E KLY EVENTS

Special EventsMarch 5: Karen K & the Jitterbugs (10:30am)

April 3: Challenger: Soaring with Christa McAuliffe (2pm)

April 16: The Tanglewood Marionette present The Fairy Circus (10:30am)

April 18: Patriots Day Open House (3pm)

April 27: FHS Poetry Slam (7pm)

Members: Preorder tickets a week in advance, coming soon!

For show details call 508-405-2787 or visit our website:

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All shows at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted

TuesdaysJazz Show & Jams** 8pmMarch 1, 8, 15, 22, 29April 5, 12, 19, 26

WednesdaysComedy Open Mic* 8pmHost: MalikCall office to sign up for a slot.March 2: Feature: Mike FaheyApril 6: Feature: Mark BedardCabaret Open Mic 7pmHost: Leslie Holmes March 9 featuring Phil KasselApril 13 featuring Wendy ParkerWorld Citizens Café** 7pmMarch 23, April 20

ThursdaysFolk Open Mic** 7:30pmMarch 3, 10, 17, 24, 31April 7, 14, 21, 28

**Check the website for featured performers

Beer & wine available at events listed with asterisks. (*)

M A R C HMarch 4: Erin Harpe & the Delta

Swingers with Zack Slik *Dynamic and exciting new generation of roots blues. Erin Harpe has a golden voice and guitar chops that dazzle.

March 5: Matuto * MutualOne World Music SeriesA refreshing embrace of the outside musical world. Brazillian influenced sextet transforms traditional selections with its forro (accordion/percussion) style folk.March 11: Cricket Tell the Weather with Yani Batteau and The Styles *An original acoustic quartet colored by a contemporary voice and traditional bluegrass, old-time folk. March 12: Alexis Cole * When great classical singing and jazz mesh magnificently, there is Alexis Cole. March 18: New Black Eagle Jazz Band*The savory sound of traditional New Orleans Jazz, the self-proclaimed “Keepers of the Flame” uplift and preserve eclectic 1920’s and 30’s jazz.

March 26CHRISTINE OHLMAN FEATURING CLIFF GOODWIN *

NBC’s The Saturday Night Live Band, Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez’s very own long-time vocalist Christine Ohlman thrills with her own brand of “Beehive Queen” rock n’ soul. Massachusetts’ guitar king Cliff Goodwin joins Ohlman to light up the stage with songs and stories from Ohlman’s six critically acclaimed CDs and new album, “The Grown-up Thing.” Called a female “Bruce Springsteen”, seeing her and the band live is a must!

March 19: Neptune’s Car *The great American acoustic duo, Holly Hanson and Steve Hayes delight with original contemporary folk excellence.March 25: Danielle Miraglia with

Matt Borrello *Outfitted with a Gibson and harmonica, Miraglia brings an infectious stomp-box rhythm while lyrically illustrating human nature at its best and worst.

A P R I LApril 1: Session Americana *Innovatively reshapes the live show experience with engaging modern hootenannies. No two Session Americana shows are the same.

April 2GARNET ROGERS WITH TOM SMITH *

Saluted by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer and singer,” the courageously established solo artist is one of the major talents of our time. Garnet’s music is a profound personal reflection while it is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful. His songs are cinematic in detail as they “give expression to the unspoken vocabulary of the heart” and his performance is nothing short of moving.

April 8: Kevin Connolly and Sarah Levecque *

A night of singer/songwriters! Kevin Connolly has carved his own way of writing American songs. Sarah Levecque moves easily between the sturdy roots of American music. April 9: Deadbeat: The Sound of the

Grateful Dead *A jam band that brings alive the sound and style of the Grateful Dead.

April 15: The Kennedys with Quentin Caellewaert *

Duo Pete and Maura Kennedy transverse a broad musical landscape, surveying power pop, acoustic song writing and organic rock accompanied by their Byrds-inspired jangle. April 16: The Atwater-Donnelly Band* A unique blend of unusual vocals, traditional American and Celtic folk music and percussive dance. April 17: Carmine Orsini with

Umberto D’AuriaAn Italian tenor who has shared the stage with Pavarotti will engage you in a journey you won’t soon forget. April 22: The Band That Time Forgot *A rag-tag group that, conceptually, is the band that plays the greatest 60’s songs that no one else would ever play. April 23: The Kelly Girls &

Nancy Beaudette *A rich pallet of American and Canadian folk and singer/songwriter with a hint of country and a dash of Celtic music.

April 29 MutualOne World Music SeriesCHUCHITO VALDES *

Recognized as the master of Cuban music, Chuchito is the third generation of the most notably famous Cuban jazz family. With influences of Caribbean rhythms and jazz, he creates an exciting and energetic blend of spicy music. His original compositions and arrangements draw on classical harmonic and structural techniques. In his performances, Chuchito draws on the styles of Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz, Bebop, Cha-Cha-Cha and much more. April 30: Natraj with special guest

Purnaprajna Bangere * MutualOne World Music Series

World-jazz explorers with edge who stew together dancing African grooves and tabla wizardry with a haunting South Indian classical violin and raga-inspired soprano saxophone.