Bedford Cultural Council Virtual Reception 2021

Celebrating and bringing joy to the Bedford Cultural Community.

Welcome to the Bedford Cultural Council (BCC) 2021 Virtual Reception

View the opening remarks by BCC Chair Barbara Purchia.

View State Representative Ken Gordon's welcoming remarks.

View Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director of the Mass Cultural Council, welcoming remarks.

FY21 BCC Grant Recipient

Annemarie Silver

Project: Bringing Joy and Art into the Home - Jacob Wren Throckmorton Virtual Memorial Art Show

Visit the Jacob Wren Throckmorton Memorial Art Wall.

FY20 & FY21 BCC Award Recipient

Jillian Butler

Project: BHS Live

View the BHS Live Virtual Reception.

FY20 BCC Grant Recipient

Bedford Patrons of Music Students - POMS

Project: Portable Display Board for Music and Theatre Events

FY21 BCC Grant Recipient

Katrina Faulstich

Project: BHS Musical: Les Miserables - School Edition

Visit the BHS Chorus and Theater website for more information.

View the Les Miz BCC grant thank you.

FY20 BCC Grant Recipient

Teresa Silver

Project: Davis Valentine Night Out

View the FUN-Raising Club Valentines Craft 2020.

FY20 & FY21 BCC Grant Recipient

Bedford TV

Project: BHS Sports Live Streaming with Bedford TV

View the 2020 Bedford Cultural Council Grant - BHS Sports Live Streaming with Bedford TV.

FY 21 BCC Grant Recipient

Christy Walker Magoon

Project: Tony Medina Author Visit and Books

View Dr. Tony Medina Author Visit video.

FY20 & FY21 BCC Grant Recipient

Bethany Klem, Bedford Free Public Library

Project: StoryWalk Collection

View the StoryWalk at the BFPL video.

FY20 & FY21 BCC Grant Recipient

Bedford Arts and Crafts Society (BACS)

Project: Series of Artist Demos and Workshops

View the BACS video.

FY20 BCC Grant Recipient

St. Paul's Weekday Nursery School

Project: Field trip to Chip-in Farm for Preschoolers

View the St. Paul's Weekday Nursery School video.

FY 20 & FY21 BCC Grant Recipient

The Concord Orchestra

Project: Chamber Orchestra Workshops and Recordings

"The Concord Orchestra is composed of 70 musicians living in Concord, Massachusetts and the greater Boston metropolitan area. We perform five concerts a season at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden, Concord. We returned to performing live in Spring 2021. The Concord Orchestra Strings performed a concert entitled "Spring Has Sprung!" on May 22. Please enjoy the recording we made of this performance. We sincerely appreciate the Bedford LCC's support of this concert. Thank you! We are planning a full and exciting season! Please view our concert programs and dates.

FY21 BCC Grant Recipient

Leslie Wittman

Project: Cooking with Pantry Staples

FY21: BCC Grant Recipient

Bedford Arts and Crafts Society (BACS)

Project: BACS Service Projects 2020-2021

View the BACS Service Projects - Reaching out to the Bedford Community video.

FY20 & FY21 BCC Grant Recipient

Discovery Museum

Project: Open Door Connections

Discovery Museum is committed to ensuring full access for all visitors. Open Door Connections (ODC) provides a range of ways for families to visit the Museum at no or low cost. This includes families with children on the autism spectrum, who are deaf/hard of hearing, or are blind/have low vision; $1/person admission for EBT and ConnectorCare cardholders; free admission for educators and military families; and free admission for all on select Friday evenings.