Friday, August 17, 2012
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took over the 100-year-old home of the Red Sox Tuesday and Wednesday, filling the lyric little bandbox with, well, lyrics and a band. If it were up to you, who would get the call to perform at Fenway Park next summer? Let us know by posting a comment below. And here's the list of the bands/musicians that have played on one of baseball's most hallowed grounds in the last decade:
Monday, July 16, 2012
The July 27 musical event will benefit WAGLY, a support network for GLBTQ youth and allies.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
On July 27, Plugged In’s Summer Session students and staff will be rocking and rolling to raise funds for the West Suburban Alliance for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Youth (WAGLY) at the Rainbow Rock Alliance concert. WAGLY’s mission is to support the social, emotional and physical well-being of GLBTQ high school youth and allies in the Metro West Boston area by creating and sustaining social and educational programs through peer leadership and adult guidance. WAGLY programs include weekly activities that connect GLBTQ youth and allies, a monthly program called UMBRELLA, specifically for youth who identify as transgender or gender variant, and informative resources and referral services for GLBTQ youth and …
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Plugged In
214 Garden St, Needham, MA
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Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
The annual event included children's activities, food, a concert and the ever popular nighttime show.
Memorial Field was packed Tuesday, July 3 for the Needham Exchange Club's annual Fireworks Spectacular.
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Memorial Park
92 Rosemary St, Needham, MA
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Check out the schedule of events and parade route for the 2012 festivities in town.
Celebrate the 4th of July in Needham with a full schedule of events and activities beginning Tuesday, July 3. Sponsored by the Needham Exchange Club, the 2012 festivities offer a variety of programs for all ages, including children's entertainment, an oldies concert and fireworks on Tuesday, July 3 and a craft fair, road race, baseball game and Grand Parade on Wednesday, July 4. The Grand Marshal of the 2012 Grand Parade is former state representative Lida Harkins. Below is the schedule of events. Find a map of the parade route in the photo gallery at right. And check back with Needham Patch throughout the week for photo galleries and coverage of the celebration. Got some great 4th of July photos of your own? Submit them to our Community …
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Memorial Park
92 Rosemary St, Needham, MA
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Needham Town Common
Highland Ave & Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA
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Needham Free Public Library
1139 Highland Ave, Needham Heights, MA
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Greene's Field
Pickering St & Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Check out more than 100 quilts made by local quilters, see area actors in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' donate items to Cradles to Crayons and other ways to keep busy this weekend.
It’s Thursday, and the weekend is right around the corner. Patch has your back with a few fun things to do. Check our picks for the activities to hit and some places to explore. Here's what's happening in and around your town. 1. Quinobequin Quilters Quilt Show 2. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” 3. Cradles to Crayons Collection Day 4. Middle School Jazz Quartet Benefit Concert 5. Documentary Discussion: “The Powder and the Glory”
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Temple Aliyah
1664 Central Ave, Needham, MA
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Norfolk Lodge
1101 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Presbyterian Church in Needham
1458 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA
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Needham High School
609 Webster St, Needham Heights, MA
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Watch the Super Bowl with the Knights of Columbus; enjoy chocolates and champagne at the Needham Historical Society.
It’s Thursday, and the weekend is right around the corner. Patch has your back with a few fun things to do. Check our picks for the activities to hit and some places to explore. Here's what's happening in and around your town. 1. Chocolate and Champagne Party 2. Homegrown Coffeehouse Presents Southern Rail 3. Bagels and Book Talk 4. McIver Lecture Series: Globe Reporter Eric Moskowitz 5. Knights of Columbus Super Bowl Party
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Needham Free Public Library
1139 Highland Ave, Needham Heights, MA
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Knights of Columbus
1211 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist
23 Dedham Ave, Needham, MA
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Temple Beth Shalom
670 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Needham Historical Society
1147 Central Ave, Needham, MA
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Travis LeSaffre
3:35 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Musician throwing his own two cents in: Personally, I hate outdoor concerts because a large number of factors are out of your hands. My band performed in an outdoor venue once and it seemed that no matter what we did we just couldn't make it sound as full as it does indoors. Sound dissipates too quickly and Fenway is massive. I couldn't imagine it sounding good enough to be worth inflated Fenway …   more ›