Thursday's Luminary Walk Through Vine Lake Cemetery to Honor Medfield Civil War Vets

Thursday's luminary walk through Vine Lake Cemetery is a featured event in Medfield's "First Thursday Series" and will honor the town's Civil War veterans.

On Thursday, May 3, residents will have an opportunity to participate in a free luminary walking tour through Vine Lake Cemetery's Old Section. The walking tour, to be held 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., is the second in a series by the Vine Lake Preservation Trust to commemorate our nation's 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Thursday's event will honor 41 Union veterans buried in Vine Lake. The public is invited to the cemetery Thursday evening to "witness the splendor of light and celebration." Participants can walk the roads to see a luminary at special gravesites; you'll also be given a program listing the veterans once you arrive. You are asked to park on the roads around the lake and climb the steps to the Old Section. You'll also be able to …

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Beer Tasting to be Held at Zullo Gallery April 5

Stop by the Zullo Gallery for “First Thursday” to welcome spring and taste a beer.

The Zullo Gallery is celebrating The Medfield Cultural District’s “First Thursday” on April 5 with a beer tasting from 6 to 10 p.m. Stop by the gallery to welcome spring and have a beer – or at least taste one. Tim Larkin, malt manager at Larkins Wine & Spirits on North Street will be hosting a beer tasting that focuses on micro brews at the gallery. Susan Goddard Catering will be on hand to offer food. Wine will be provided from the Lower Falls Wine Company. Those in attendance will also get a sneak peek at the 17th annual Medfield Public Schools Student-Faculty Art Exhibition, which opens to the public Saturday, April 7 at noon.

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Sculpture Path to Outline Medfield’s Cultural District

Medfield resident Jean Mineo is organizing a sculpture path from the Peak House to Vine Lake Cemetery that will likely appear in town by late spring.

Thanks to the efforts of Medfield resident Jean Mineo and a grant she received from the Medfield Cultural Council, a sculpture path will be returning to town this spring. “I think it will be really cool,” said Mineo. “We are hoping for installation [of the sculptures] in late spring and depending on materials, it could be up for the summer and maybe into September or it could be a shorter project. It’s not permanent but it would be an opportunity to get that conversation going [about] what the cultural opportunities are in Medfield.” Two years ago, Mineo organized a similar sculpture path at Vine Lake Cemetery. Five sculptors each produced a piece of contemporary sculpture related to the theme portals, which was displayed in the old …

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MEMO Makes $1,000 Donation to the Lowell Mason Foundation

The Medfield Employer and Merchants organization recently made a $1,000 Donation to the Lowell Mason Foundation in honor of the former Medfield resident and father of music education in public schools.

MEMO, the Medfield Employer and Merchants Organization, recently honored Lowell Mason (1792-1872), a Medfield son, the father of music education in the schools and composer of many beloved hymns including “Joy to the World.”  President Brandie Morris (Electric Time representative), Tim Borchers, chair of the Joy to the World singing contest and carol singing at the annual tree lighting ceremony (and Borchers Law representative) presented a symbolic $1,000 giant check to Lowell Mason Foundation secretary Cheryl O’Malley at the ceremony. Lowell Mason’s home was divided into three parts years ago. One portion was moved to Adams Street where it was used as a single family residence for many years.  When the owners sold that building to a …

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Question of the Day

Poll: Medfield Cultural District

What do you think about the proposed cultural district in town?

The Medfield Board of Selectmen recently supported the idea of a Cultural District for the area of Main Street in town, stretching from Vine Lake Cemetery to the Peak House. Bill Pope, director of the Zullo Gallery said the "goal of the district will be to strengthen the sense of place around Medfield’s cultural assets," according to Theresa Knapp's Oct. 20 article, "Selectmen Support Idea of Medfield Cultural District [Video]." Pope told the selectmen a "cultural district" designation would not "impose any restrictions or limitations on the places or businesses within the district, but it could position the town and cultural institutions within the district to receive funding from the state and other sources in the future," according to …

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Selectmen Agenda: Medfield Cultural Events, State Hospital Update, MPO Ballot

The Medfield Board of Selectmen meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. on the second floor of Town Hall.

Medfield Public Library director, Deborah Kelsey will meet with the Board of Selectmen Tuesday to discuss upcoming events and activities taking place within the town’s Cultural District. The selectmen briefly discussed at their Oct. 4 meeting an art exhibit expected to run through the Cultural District in town. The selectmen are also expected to receive an update regarding the status of the Medfield State Hospitaland remediation work needed at the C&D site of the property. There will also be discussion on the 2011 MPO ballot and the creation of a selectmen’s calendar, which Board of Selectmen chair Osler Peterson has been pursuing the board agrees to and creates as a way to better organize events and activities in which the selectmen would…

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