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ABCC
Past Events
The
ABCC is generously supported by both Acton and Boxborough town funds
which are designated on an annual basis for Council-originated
programming. The ABCC uses these local funds to produce exciting
events and programs which benefit the Acton and Boxborough
communities.
Bluegrass Festival
Sat 11th June Noon- 10:00pm
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check the poster
Our World Film Series- ABCC Event
May 6th thru May 30th 2011
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poster
Grentee Recption 2011
- April 08th 2011
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Pictures
Acton's 275th Year Anniversary Celebrations
Saturday 19th Feb 2011
Chinese New
Year
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the poster
Fri Oct. 22
(evening).
Longwood Opera's production of Hansel and
Gretel at Acton Congregational
Church
Sat Oct 16
(evening).
Dessert Cabaret celebrating the Fitzgerald piano at Acton
Memorial Library.
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Poster
Sat Oct 2 (rain date Oct 9) Oktoberfest in West Acton
Sat Oct 2 (rain date Oct 9) Oktoberfest in West
Acton
Tue Sep
14th Grant Applicants
Workshop
Acton Memorial
Library.
Time: 6:00pm to
7:00pm
Acton Chinese Culture Day on Saturday,
June 5th 2010
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Here to view the poster
The Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council
Presents
Our World
Foreign Film Evenings
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The 2010 Our World foreign film series consisted
of four movies from four different countries. There was no admission
charge. All films were suitable for teens and
adults.
Thursday April 29th at ABRHS - Bonjour Monsieur
Shlomi
(Israel; Hebrew with
English Sub-Titles).
Thursday May 6th at ABRHS - When Did You Last See
Your Father?
(British).
Thursday May 20th at the Sargent Memorial
Library, Boxborough - Ahlaam
(
Iraq
; Arabic with English
Sub-Titles).
Thursday May 27th at the Sargent Memorial
Library, Boxborough - Departures
(Japanese with English Subtitles), an Oscar winner in
the Best
Foreign
Film
Category.
Acton Story Slam on May7th
2010
GranteeReception on April
9th 2010
The ABCC celebrated the 2010 grantee receception on
April 9th 2010. The event was well attended and was a huge
success.
The event included performances, displays,
refreshments, and was an opportunity for networking among
local artists, organizations and community leaders.We also
celebrated our local winner of the 2010 Massachusetts Cultural
Council's Gold Star Award, the project "Re-Visioning Acton"
completed by Ann Sussman of Acton in collaboration with several
local and regional partners.
Please
click on this link to view the pictures
Acton Chinese Music Night : Sponsored by Acton
Boxborough Cultural Council- at Acton-Boxborough Regional High
School Auditorium, 16 Charter Rd, Acton on Sat,
Nov 14th 2009 at 8:00pm
See
Poster
Acton Open Studios: October 23rd and 24th Noon
through 5:00pm
Visit www.actonopenstudios.org
Long wood
Opera: Sponsored by Acton Boxborough Cultural Council- at Acton
Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton . Friday October 23 at
8:00pm
June
20th Saturday 2009- Fifer's Day- Puppet Show by
Khelmel
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photos.
June
16th Tuesday 2009- 6:45pm - 8:30pm - "Wildest
Dreams
Family Concert'. Click here for
photos.
ABCC's OUR WORLD International Film Festival- March -
May 2009
OUR WORLD International Film Festival was presented on the
selected Thursday evenings through May 15, 2009 with the following
international films: Brazil Central Station / R (March
26);China Raise the Red Lantern / PG (April 2); Russia Ballad of a
Soldier / Unrated (April 16); ndia Om Shanti Om / PG-13 (May
7),Sort Film Festival (May 15).
All films were
presented at the Sargent Memorial Library, 427 Massachusetts Avenue,
Boxborough
June 17, 2006The Storyteller's Tent at Fifer's
Day in Boxborough
The ABCC sponsored a new Storyteller's
Tent at the annual Fifer?s Day fair in Boxborough. This
event, run by the Boxborough Minutemen, honors Boxborough fifer Luther
Blanchard who marched at Concord bridge at the start of the American
Revolution. In keeping with the theme of Fifer's Day, the ABCC
sponsored two costumed storytellers Merrill Kohlhofer and
Andrea Lovett, who brought to life original tales from the American
Revolution. The Storyteller's Tent welcomed children and adults of
all ages. Click here to see
news clipping from this event.
 
STORYTELLERS MERRILL
KOHLHOFER (LEFT) AND ANDREA LOVETT (RIGHT) PERFORM AT THE
STORYTELLERS? TENT AT FIFER?S DAY. COURTESY PHOTOS
May 13, 2006Arts Alive!
ABCC in
conjunction with the Arts Process Network
The ABCC
collaborated with the Arts Process Network to present an
interactive, arts-education event for adults. The theme of the event
was the relationship of people to their towns, and centered around a
mural created by participants depicting feelings about the towns
where we live, work and play. Panelists from the Arts Process
Network discussed ways that arts and arts processes can be used to
gather data in all aspects of life and our communities. Click here to see news clipping
from this event.
 
PARTICIPANTS AT ARTS
ALIVE! COURTESY PHOTOS
November 4, 2005Verdi's La Traviata at St.
Matthew's Hall
Longwood Opera Company
This
concert, held at Acton's St. Matthew's Fellowship Hall, was a
sell-out with about 125 people. The concert drew people from Acton,
Boxborough and many neighboring towns, along with the troupe?s
season ticket holders. For more information on Longwood Opera
Company, visit their Website. Click
here to see news clipping from this event.
May 29, 2005?Emily Dickinson
Rock
Nannette Perrotte Combo at Sargent Memorial
Library
The ABCC used our Boxborough grant funds to
produce this show in honor of the library's opening. This original
rock composition brought the enigmatic poetry of Emily Dickinson to
life. The Boxborough Library set up a tie-in exhibit of Emily
Dickinson literature. For more information visit their Website. Click here to see news clipping
from this event.
May 22, 2005Grand opening of Sargent Memorial
Library
Alla Breve Chamber Music
The new
Boxborough library requested ABCC's help in obtaining and funding
music for this opening event.
March 20, 2005?From Mozart to
Gershwin
Air Force Band of Liberty New England
Winds
The ABCC sponsored a free concert by the US Air
Force Band of Liberty's woodwind quintet at the RJ Grey Auditorium
in Acton. For more information visit their Website. Click
here to see news clipping from this event.
December 4, 2004?Concert
Bill
Harley
With twenty-five recordings of songs and stories
and five children's books to his credit, Bill's humorous yet
meaningful work chronicles the lives of children at school and at
home. Visit Bill Harley at billharley.com. Click here to see news clipping
from this event.
November 5, 2004Puccini's La Boh at St.
Matthew?s Hall
Longwood Opera Company
For more
information on Longwood Opera Company, visit their Website.
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