02/06/2025
WESTFORD: On June 14, 2025 this year will be Westford’s Strawberry ‘N Arts Festival, organized by the Parish Center for the Arts’ neighbor across the common, the First Parish Church United. An annual event for over 40 years, the Festival is a lovely day on the common with a wealth of crafters and other talented folks, local businesses and organizations offering their wares, providing information, demonstrations and performances… oh, and yes – strawberry shortcake available all day (10am-3pm)! The PCA will be there with information, tote bags and t-shirts available to those who visit our table/tent… but that’s not all.
With enough time to head home for a rest or a change in between, you can do that or hang out at the PCA for a bit to grab your seat for the first concert celebrating the day, The Margetts Family at 4pm. The Margetts are a local family of six - Adam, Ruth, Amelia, Henry, Thomas and Geneva - all of whom are sensationally talented musicians. From 4-5pm, they will be presenting a violin concert, open to all ages (families encouraged). Meet, greet and enjoy this short show with “Westford’s Von Trapp Family!” Tickets are $5; $15 family cap. To reserve your tickets in advance, visit https://parisharts.square.site/product/6-14-25-the-margetts-family/252
After the Margetts’ show, skip home or down to Boston Road (or any restaurant of your choice) for a bite to eat, but be back by 7pm to make sure you get a great table seat for a spectacular Jazz concert with local celebrity (and well-known doctor) Elliot Steger, who is bringing his Jazz Trio to the PCA for a relaxing evening of cool sounds and smooth rhythms. Elliot Steger started playing piano as soon as he could sit on the piano bench. He started formal classical lessons at age 4 and continued from that point forward. When it was time to decide whether to pursue a career in music or in the sciences, his thought was that he could always play music, so he chose a "day job as a physician. Fast forward to about 30, and Steger began 20 years of lessons from a Berklee College of Music professor. He started composing and performing more, and is now credited with multiple CDs, over 100 song compositions, and was even a finalist in a competition among over 100,000 songs for best jazz instrumental song of the year. Steger was featured artist on jazz radio WICN's Jazz New England program and has played at many venues in the Boston area. Grab your beverage of choice, any snacks you’d like to gnosh on Tickets are $18 for Members/Seniors; $20 for Non-Members, and will be $25 at the door (if any remain). Limited EBT/Card-to-Culture seats are available at $18. Cards will be requested at the door. Doors will open one half hour prior to the performance. For tickets and more information, visit https://parisharts.square.site/product/6-14-25-elliot-steger-jazz-trio/251.
