Residents Event Calendar

The Murphy Academy of Irish Step Dance is a certified Irish dance studio offering recreational and competitive classes in Grafton and Holden. Started in the summer of 2017, the dancers performed at the Worcester Railers Hockey game and took a top 3 placement at the regional cham- pionships. Their mission is to share their love of Irish dance throughout Central Mass.

Ancient Civilizations Please join us to examine art from the four great ancient civilizations; Mesopotamia (present day Iraq), Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire.

Every Sunday afternoon Southgate will be showing either an episode of an original series such as “The Crown” or a short documentary feature. Ti- tles will be announced in your in house news.

The BAK Trio was formed in 2017. The trio includes flute, violin and cello, with Albert Siu on cello and sisters Kris Bankuti and Karen Umbrell on flute and violin.The three musicians play regularly at St. John Lutheran Church in Sudbury, and perform a mix of baroque, classical and folk mu- sic. Apart from being members of the BAK Trio, Kris Bankuti is a member of the Concord Band, Karen Umbrell is a member of the Carlisle Cham- ber Orchestra, and Albert Siu was a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Lafayette Symphony and the Boise Philharmonic.

Our next exhibit features work from Master Pen- man John DeCollibus. With over forty years of experience in Ornamental Penmanship and Off- hand Flourishing, Master Penman John DeColli- bus uses elegant flourishes and attention to detail to bring his vision to life through specialized engraving. The beauty, splendor, and heritage of 19th century American Penmanship is illuminated by John’s signature style. Since 1978, John has taught hundreds of aspiring penman through private lessons, classes and workshops, and at international conventions. While John still offers private lessons in his studio, he no longer travels beyond New England to teach. However, due to the numerous requests in lieu of traveling, John has created his first on line, interactive penmanship course in his Madarasz Script! Join us for a wine and cheese reception with music by pianist Richard Hughes.