Thursday, May 2, 2013
As part of its Kitchen Concert Series, the Dwight Derby House will kick off its summer season with an event that will lead to the installation of a working kitchen at the Dwight Derby House.
The Friends of the Dwight-Derby House will be kicking off the summer season TONIGHT with the first of its Kitchen Concert Series featuring Shane Wood and Neil Kruszkowski of the Shane Wood Jazz Trio. The concert series is part of "First Thursdays" and will help to raise funds for the next phase of restoration of the house: Installation of a working kitchen. The event is tonight, May 2, from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tickets for this fun and intimate gathering are $25 per person and will be sold at the door. Ticket price includes everything but the kitchen sink: Beer and wine tasting provided by Larkin’s Liquors, delicious finger food furnished by The Jeep Grill and superb piano, and sax and vocals by the dynamic and talented duo Shane and …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Medfield's Christopher Ingram was married to Amy Rae Cathey in the parlor of the Dwight-Derby House on Dec. 27.
History was made on Dec. 27 when a Medfield's Christopher Ingram married his sweetheart, Amy Rae Cathey, in the parlor of the Dwight-Derby House. Ingram is a 2004 graduate of Medfield High School and is a United States Air Force Senior Airman. The bride is from Seminole, Oklahoma, and is a Senior Airman and linguist in the United States Air Force. Chris and Amy both joined the Air Force on the same day in 2010. Click here for the full story.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
"First Thursdays" is a free monthly event that helps promote Medfield's Cultural District and cultural offerings.
Medfield’s cultural organizations will be on hand to launch a new season of “First Thursdays” on Sept. 6 outside the library at the gazebo (or inside the library in bad weather). "First Thursdays" is a free monthly event that helps promote Medfield's Cultural District and cultural offerings. For this month's event, Zullo Gallery will remain open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. where patrons can also enjoy the last week of its exhibition “Four Artists” as well as its popular grilling on the deck. At 6:15 p.m., Town Historian Richard DeSorgher and Public Art Consultant Jean Mineo will lead a 45-minute walking tour along Main Street to discuss the poetry installation “Thoughts Are Free” and several historic properties in the District. A brief tour of …
Friday, December 9, 2011
A roundup of news, notes and happenings regarding Medfield's historic houses, landmarks and committees.
Editor's note: This weekly column will keep you up to date minute by minute on the latest happenings concerning Medfield’s rich history, whether it is giving updates or information concerning town institutions like the Peak House, Dwight-Derby House, Lowell Mason House, or Vine Lake Cemetery or whether they are history related events taking place sponsored by the Historical Society, Historical Commission or other town boards. It will keep you informed about any and all historical related events in town. Our town’s history, historical houses, landscape and open space are what makes Medfield, Medfield; that unique quality we have here that makes Medfield so special. This column will be the one-stop shopping place to keep you informed, …
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Friday, November 18, 2011
A roundup of news, notes and happenings regarding Medfield's historic houses, landmarks and committees.
Editor's note: This weekly column will keep you up to date minute by minute on the latest happenings concerning Medfield’s rich history, whether it is giving updates or information concerning town institutions like the Peak House, Dwight-Derby House, Lowell Mason House, or Vine Lake Cemetery or whether they are history related events taking place sponsored by the Historical Society, Historical Commission or other town boards. It will keep you informed about any and all historical related events in town. Our town’s history, historical houses, landscape and open space are what makes Medfield, Medfield; that unique quality we have here that makes Medfield so special. This column will be the one-stop shopping place to keep you informed, …
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Today we are asking you what your favorite Medfield Landmark is.
Questions and conversations are often the driving forces behind change and understanding between neighbors, officials and political leaders. At Medfield Patch, we want to hear from you! We're always striving to generate conversation and foster dialogue in an effort to give all of our users a voice in the community. Each day, we'll be asking Medfield Patch readers a different question every day. Questions could range from local decisions made by officials, to state issues, to national politics and entertainment. Whatever it is, we want to know what Medfield thinks! To answer, click on the words bolded and highlighted in blue and type away. Today, we are asking about the landmarks in Medfield that make the town what it is: Lord's …
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
The artwork of John Jesse Francis, one of Medfield's more celebrated artists, will be on display at the Dwight Derby House on Saturday, June 11.
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
There will be an exhibition of watercolor paintings by John Jesse Francis, one of Medfield's more celebrated artists on Saturday, June 11th. This free exhibition of over 20 of his paintings will occur at the Dwight Derby House on 7 Frairy St., Medfield, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. An informal reception will happen at 2 p.m. to honor his attending family, his grandson, David Dalton Francis, and two of his great-grandchildren, Julie Francis and Daniel Francis. J.J. Francis was a world-renown watercolor artist, who painted local landscapes in his 2nd-floor studio at Medfield's Peak House on Main Street. At least by 1886 when he was 24 years old, he came to Medfield as one of a growing artist colony that discovered this town's landscapes and …
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2:13 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Also TODAY from 4pm - 7pm is the DWIGHT-DERBY HOUSE SHOPPE!!!!! No admission and beautiful gifts for Mother's Day, Graduations, etc.....jewelry, scarves, maple syrup, photo gifts, textile gifts, pottery and much more!!! more ›