Upcoming Events

Voices on the Green with Lexington Lyceum Advocates as Community Partner!

Cost: Free; donations gratefully accepted.

Friday, November 22, 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)
First Parish Lexington, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington Green

As Lexington prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Voices on the Green, Lexington’s live music and storytelling series, returns for an evening lifting up the many ways in which this town and its people are “Better Together.” Storytellers, speaking from their own perspective – or embodying that of a historical figure –  will share a moment that captures how Lexington’s people have helped make us Better Together, or the ways in which individuals discovered the value of how there is power in connection to one another. 

Storytellers are:

• Rabia Behgaam, an immigrant from Afghanistan welcomed to Lexington by the Lexington Refugee Assistance Program (LexRAP);
• Emmett Bell-Sykes portraying Moses Burdoo, a free black man who resided in Lexington prior to the Revolution and appreciated the support of his family and fellow soldiers; 
• Elisabeth Jas and Erik Svenson, spouses who reflect on new ways to create family in the face of their own challenging family histories;
• Meg Soens, who with her spouse, Cecelia d’Oliveira, found strength in community to create a welcoming and inclusive school environment for their children. 
• Amy Swanson, who helped start Lexington’s Interfaith Garden to grow sustaining food for Lexington’s Food Pantry;
• Hua Wang, who learned that community organizing was the key to belonging and connection in the town that has become his home. 

Regie O’Hare Gibson will bringhis award-winning poetic artistry to the stage as the evening’s host and members of Lexington High School’s outstanding a cappella groups will perform.  Lexington Lyceum Advocates is the community partner for this event. “Better Together” and Voices on the Green have received the generous support of a grant from the Community Endowment of Lexington, an endowed fund of the Foundation for MetroWest. Voices on the Green is proud to work in partnership with the Lexington 250 celebration committee.

Please visit voicesonthegreen.org for further information and check out the “Better Together” promo video!