Residents Event Calendar

A professional musician since the age of 15, Bob is a songwriter, composer, guitarist, mandolinist, and vocalist who began his musical career in New York and Boston-Cambridge area coffeehouses and college concerts in the late 1960s. Bob has an easy presence drawing on many styles, including elements of folk, bluegrass, Celtic, Brazilian, gospel, jazz and rhythm and blues.

He was one of the greatest painters in the world but painting was not what he did the best. Da Vinci was a scientist, a chemist, a mathematician, an engineer, a designer of military equipment, a military strategist, a sculptor, a concert level musician, and an inventor. He was The Renaissance Man. Come share a look into all the works of Leonardo Da Vinci and the vision that was his genius.

The Tom Nutile Big Band
Opening our season is the always popular Tom Nutile Big Band. They are lauded as one of the region’s most accomplished and exciting big bands. In addition to traditional swing, they also play modern pop tunes, soul and funk, Latin, jump, lindy, modern jazz, waltzes and, yes, even polkas. Join us at 7:00 pm to open the season with style!

Founded in 2014, The Sandy Ridge Boys, bring together a wide background of musical experiences and have become popular with fans of all ages. Following in the footsteps of the masters, they play traditional, straightahead bluegrass as well as tunes from early country music, along with interesting twists on some familiar old favorites. The Sandy Ridge Boys will entertain you with their innovative arrangements and songs, as well as their between-song banter. Welcome them back to Southgate!

The Wolverine Jazz Band
Since 1995 the Wolverine Jazz Band has been entertaining lovers of Traditional Jazz all over Boston and southern New England. John Clark and his band of New England’s finest musicians bring us Classic Jazz with a hint of Dixieland sure to keep your toes tapping!

The Men’s Breakfast Club welcomes Shrewsbury Fire Chief James M. Vuona-MPA, CFO. Chief Vuona has held this position since 2010 having served as Fire Captain/EMT from 2002-2010 and Firefighter/EMT from 1993-2002. He is the Local Emergency Planning Committee Coordinator with SEMA and has contributed to numerous committees associated with the Fire Department. Chief Vuona has received a myriad of awards and honors including the MA Fire Chiefs’ Leadership in Fire Education Award and the Life Safety Achievement Award from the National Assoc. of State Fire Marshals. He currently serves on the MA Public Fire and Life Safety Education Task Force. All are welcome to attend Chief Vuona’s presentation this morning concerning the workings and implementation of new technologies within the fire department in an effort to keep us safe.

Enjoy an array of delectable fare from the summer season harvest and dance the night away with music from Dan and Friends!

Beatles for Sale!
Beatles For Sale is an award-winning, New England-based Beatles tribute band that is committed to recreating the sounds of the Beatles live in concert. There’s no prerecorded background music-this is an energetic performance complete with original instrumentation and vocal harmonies courtesy of quality musicianship from this “Fab Four”!

Since the late 1990’s, Stephen Collin’s one man show performances have captured the attention of audiences young and old. It is not just the stunning resemblance to Walt Whitman himself, which many reviews notice, but the portrayal of the character and the essence that he brings within arm’s reach that makes the poet come to life. It is not surprising that in some reviews, the writer switches Collins’ name and Whitman’s interchangeably. Be sure to join us for an evening with one of America’s most celebrated poets.

Carleton Kendrick, Ed.M., LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist, author and broadcast commentator. He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show, NPR, CNN and Fox News, among others. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion. This month‘s topic will be posted.

Yes, there are some great cities north of Boston! And two of them have beautiful ports!! Portland, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Michael Perry, from Freeport, Maine explores the beauty and history of Maine’s largest city with beautiful photos from the shores of Casco Bay to the heights of the Western Prom. Then we will travel down to Portsmouth at the mouth of the Piscataqua River to explore the colorful flower gardens of Prescott Park and the gardens of the Moffatt-Ladd House. Join us for inspiring photos mixed with Michael’s warmth and humor, fascinating history, local lore, and zany trivia.

“The New Black Eagle Jazz Band”
If you like the uplifting and soulful music of New Orleans you’ll love the sound of the New Black Eagle Jazz Band. The band has delighted audiences all over the world with their huge and eclectic repertoire of jazz from the 1920’s and 30’s. The group has a mature mastery of this great American music- from Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton to early Duke Ellington to Cole Porter; from blues to rags to gospel and popular songs of the era. The group makes their Southgate debut with us this evening.