Performing Arts

Acton film team debuts “Pointing Fingers” at Maynard Fine Arts

May 16, 2026
Acton family Michael, Meredith and Dan Bergmann, screened their upcoming film, “Pointing Fingers,” at the Maynard Fine Arts Theatre on Saturday, May 9 for an audience of about 150 people. On the film’s website, “Pointing Fingers” is described as “the first-ever fiction feature film about, written by, and starring people with nonspeaking autism.” Last January, the Acton Exchange reported on the filming that took place in local municipalities, including Acton, Maynard, and Lowell. Maynard Fine Arts Theatre owner Daphna Krouk-Gordon welcomed the audience, explaining that she and her late husband, Les Gordon, purchased the business three years prior with the…

Nice Work, Theatre III

May 16, 2026
Set in New York City and Long Island during 1920s prohibition, “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” is a screwball comedy written by Joe DePietro with songs chosen from the catalog of George and Ira Gershwin. It centers around the romantic entanglements of Jimmy Winter, a rich…

Music, dance, and color; Holi comes to the library

May 16, 2026
Holi, the Indian celebration of spring, revolves around music, dancing, and making sure that all of your friends are covered in color! Four years ago, long-time Acton librarian Anshu Sood thought that Acton needed its own Holi celebration. Since the first fete, Holi at the library has grown…

Open Door Theater takes flight with HONK!

March 14, 2026
Open Door Theater of Acton, one of the only integrated and accessible theater companies in the country, will stage the award-winning musical HONK! this March. HONK!, a musical telling of “The Ugly Duckling” story, is a heartwarming celebration of being different that is sure to delight audiences of…

Miss Sherlock brings mystery with a twist to Acton

January 24, 2026
Theater III’s dress rehearsal of Miss Holmes showed great promise for the upcoming production. Despite the expected level of technical issues being ironed out, the actors powered through and delivered without any interruptions. Their feat is all the more impressive considering the complexity of the show. Sherlock Holmes…

Makes U Wanna makes Acton residents wanna dance

December 13, 2025
Acton-based band Makes U Wanna drew a full house at Dirigible Brewing in Littleton Saturday afternoon, December 6. Except for the cars lining the otherwise empty office park lot, you wouldn’t guess a rock and roll concert was underway inside, just beyond the hand-painted Dirigible sign. Makes U…

Acton-Boxborough Community Band performs show tunes

November 22, 2025
Thursday, November 13 was a wonderful evening for lovers of show music. The Acton-Boxborough Community Band, led by Conductor Dr. David Manuel Garcia, performed a concert they called “All the World’s a Stage”. The band performed in the Douglas/Gates cafeteria, presenting a program of music from well-known stage…

Review: Benefit concert for Cuba by Sol y Canto

November 1, 2025
Sol y Canto, a pan-Latin ensemble whose mission includes “connect[ing] us all to our hopes and visions of a better world,” performed in Boxborough on Saturday, October 25. Our reviewer reflects: The moment Sol y Canto comes onstage, one is greeted by the exuberance and uncontained joy that…

Review: “Women in Jeopardy!” at Theater III

October 25, 2025
Theater III held the opening night of “Women in Jeopardy!” by Wendy MacLeod this past Saturday. Cast and crew both came out of the gate running with a seamless execution of the “wine mom comedy”. In the play, tensions are rising in a group of middle-aged divorcees as…

Music review: Diamond’s music sparkles

July 12, 2025
Pianist Molly Flannery, long time performer at the Acton Jazz Cafe, hosted a house concert at her Littleton home for Harvey Diamond, her teacher, mentor, and jazz icon, along with New York-based double bassist Cameron Brown, and Cuban-born drummer Francisco Mela. On a sweltering Sunday at the end…

Concerts on the lawn return to the library

June 21, 2025
Acton Memorial Library’s summer music season kicked off on June 12 with a concert by singer-songwriter Rodney Mashia. Mr. Mashia, who was raised in rural Louisiana but now lives in Maine, entertained a small but enthusiastic audience on a gorgeous summer evening. Mr. Mashia played a variety of…

Open Door Theater is going to Prom, March 21-30

March 8, 2025
Open Door Theater of Acton, one of the only integrated and accessible theater troupes in the country, will stage the Tony Award-nominated musical, “The Prom: School Edition” onMarch 21-30. “The Prom: School Edition” will bring a timely message of inclusion, self-determination, and courage to audiences during its run…

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