| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | JOHN FULLBRIGHT/ MADI WOLF Presented by The Red Room @ Cafe 939 at The Red Room at Cafe 939 May 16, 2012 With the release of From The Ground Up, Oklahoma singer/songwriter John Fullbright is certain to join any conversation about the best new artists in music today.
http://www.johnfullbrightmusic.com/
Madison Wolf has become One of the fastest rising young singers in the Virginia area. Madison generates energy and excitement everywhere she performs. This dynamic singer is a very talented musician and vocalist with a play list that entertains every generation.
| The Red Room @ Cafe 939 | 05/16/12 | Boston |
| Tom Appleman Band | Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club | 05/17/12 | Boston |
Open SourcePresented by Entrepreneurial Musicianship, New England Conservatory May 17, 2012 ‘Open source’ extends beyond computer code and free software--it’s an outlook that drives the way we share and create new information. The platforms and tools that shape and deliver our music are increasingly open and crowd sourced: YouTube, Soundcloud, Pure Data, Audacity, among many others. The philosophy and methodology of ‘Open source' also relies on the collective wisdom of engaged users to fuel innovative products and ideas.
A creative team of NEC... | Entrepreneurial Musicianship, New England Conservatory | 05/17/12 | Boston |
Woody Sez Live Outdoor SimulcastPresented by Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard May 17, 2012 On May 17th, the American Repertory Theater’s production of Woody Sez will be simulcast live on the Plaza, just outside the Science Center. Sponsored by the A.R.T and the Common Spaces program, this will be the first live outdoor simulcast of a theatre production outside of New York. Woody Sez is a performance that incorporates Woody Guthrie’s words and songs, performed by four singers and instrumentalists, and transports the audience through Guthrie’s fascinating life.... | Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard | 05/17/12 | Cambridge |
Folk Open Mic w/feature Al Cath & host Dan CloutierPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center May 17, 2012 In this workshop, you will learn how to maximize the impact and delivery of your material by learning all the subtle (and not so subtle) tools, skills and tricks that great comedians use in delivering their material. These include, but are not limited to: Body language, facial expressions, vocal inflection, delivering in character, dynamics, conviction, confidence, timing and quality.
Don will also teach you how to deal with fear and how to keep it out of your performances.
If... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 05/17/12 | Framingham |
Doug Logan performs at artKitchen Café at Fuller Craft MuseumPresented by Fuller Craft Museum at Fuller Craft Museum May 17, 2012 Doug Logan is an upcoming young talent who plays guitar, harmonica, piano—and sings! His style ranges from 1940s blues to a contemporary sound. Join us for a fun concert of original music and popular cover tunes. | Fuller Craft Museum | 05/17/12 | Brockton |
Girl PowerPresented by American Classics at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall May 18, 2012 Celebrating the music of Girl Groups and featuring Goody Goody, a female vocal trio with piano. Four outstanding performers, singers Valerie Anastasio, Mary Ann Lanier and Heather Peterson, and pianist Robert Humphreville, celebrate the thrilling close harmonies, tight rhythms, and fabulous blends of the great American girl groups from the early days of the Brox Sisters, the Pickens Sisters and those jazzy Boswells to the glory days of the Andrews Sisters and on to the McGuire Sisters, the...
Buy ½ price tickets at BosTix.org | American Classics | 05/18/12 | Cambridge |
Oceanic VersesPresented by MASS MoCA at MASS MoCA May 18, 2012 Composed by Paola Prestini, this multimedia opera follows four separate arcs musically painting a picture of Italy as it once was, a cross section of cultures expressed through song. A Sailor (Claudio Prima) gets lost at sea A Scholar (Helga Davis) investigating immigration loses her suitcase A Mother goes hungry and finds her voice A Soldier (Chris Burchett) crawls through a war zone and finds his love. The story is derived from lost languages, texts of ancient songs, and found poems,... | MASS MoCA | 05/18/12 | North Adams |
The MystixPresented by Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club May 18, 2012 Come see the Mystix perform at Johnny D's! Hailed by the New England press as “Boston’s best roots players” and a “roots supergroup,” the MYSTIX are rapidly gaining recognition across the U.S., Europe and Japan as one of the great Americana/Roots bands anywhere. Their latest CD, “Down to the Shore,” is a smash hit with radio listeners around the world, reaching #17 on the U.S. Americana Chart, #5 on the Euro-Americana chart, and #10 on the... | Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club | 05/18/12 | Boston |
| The Maine | Live Nation | 05/18/12 | Boston |
David Lindley Presented by Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club May 18, 2012 Come see David Lindley perform at Johnny D's! Multi-instrumentalist David Lindley performs music that redefines the word “eclectic.” Lindley, well known for his many years as the featured accompanist with Jackson Browne, and leader of his own band El Rayo-X, has long championed the concept of world music. The David Lindley electro-acoustic performance effortlessly combines American folk, blues, and bluegrass traditions with elements from African, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy,... | Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club | 05/18/12 | Boston |
Atlanta Rhythm SectionPresented by TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick at The Center for Arts in Natick May 18, 2012 They’ve been part of the southern rock scene for more than 30 years. Their biggest hits include "So Into You," "Champagne Jam," "Imaginary Lover," and "Spooky." But there’s so much more. With 15 albums of outstanding songwriting and performances, The Atlanta Rhythm Section represents all the good things the phrase "classic rock" implies. The band has had two top 10 hits, three top 20 hits, and four top 40 hits. Atlanta Rhythm... | TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick | 05/18/12 | Natick |
Ryan's Smashing Life: Runaway Dorothy, Gus + Scout and Beautiful Small Machines Presented by The Red Room @ Cafe 939 at The Red Room at Cafe 939 May 18, 2012 Emerging from the creative mind of music blogger Ryan Spaulding (Ryan's Smashing Life http://rslblog.com, creator of The Outlaw Roadshow http://theoutlawroadshow.com) and brought to life on the stage of the Red Room at Cafe 939, the evening of May 18th offers Boston audiences three talented acts on the rise, who have never played here before. The night offers elements of singer-songwriter folk, Americana, Southern Rock, Blues, Country and Pop - all in one sitting. Get ready for this... | The Red Room @ Cafe 939 | 05/18/12 | Boston |
Jake Hill & Deep Creek/ Jim Hanfit with Samantha Yonack/ Bell & The BeesPresented by The Red Room @ Cafe 939 at The Red Room at Cafe 939 May 18, 2013-May 18, 2012 Jake Hill is a singer/songwriter from Plymouth, Massachusetts, from across the country, and from down the street. He has miles on his voice, blisters on his fingers, and stories to tell. Though born and raised in America’s Hometown, it was the American Southwest where he found himself. Then he came home.Jake’s band, Deep Creek, have been playing together for a number of years now. Deep Creek is comprised of Kit Carlyle on lead guitar and banjo, Dave Robertson on upright... | The Red Room @ Cafe 939 | 05/18/13-
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| Apollo's Fire | Boston Modern Orchestra Project | 05/18/12 | Boston |
The String Trio: Firsts, Op. 1 & No. 1Presented by Firebrand Concert Series May 18, 2012 PERFORMERS & PROGRAM:
Arie Yaacobi, violin
Alexander Vavilov, viola
Diana Golden, cello
String Trio in B Flat Major, D. 471 (1816) ............................ Franz Schubert
String Trio (2011) ............................................................. Elliott Carter
Divertimento in E Flat Major, K. 563 (1788) ......................... W.A. Mozart
Trio Sonata in d minor Op. 1 No. 12. RV63, "La Folia" (1705) ... Antonio... | Firebrand Concert Series | 05/18/12 | Malden |
Coro Allegro: Rachmaninoff's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Presented by Coro Allegro at Church of the Covenant, Boston May 19, 2012 Come hear Coro Allegro perform the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff in a performance of The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Coro’s performance of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers some years ago was one of our most popular concerts, and our fans have repeatedly asked to hear more. St. John Chrysostom is a setting of a worship service of the Eastern Orthodox Church featuring rich, chant-like, a capella singing sure to take your breath away! | Coro Allegro | 05/19/12 | Boston |
| The Beauty of Brahms | New Philharmonia Orchestra | 05/19/12 | Newton |
A Latin American JourneyPresented by Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline at Holy Name Parish - West Roxbury May 19, 2012 Travel with us through multiple centuries of rich and varied choral settings of music from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela. Featuring the Ginastera Lamentations and music by Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Astor Piazzolla, Antonio Estevez and Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Buy ½ price tickets at BosTix.org | Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline | 05/19/12 | West Roxbury |
BeatlejuicePresented by Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club May 19, 2012 Come see Beatlejuice perform at Johnny D's! For over sixteen years Beatlejuice has been the #1 choice for Beatles fans looking to get their fix of the Fab Four. Faithfully reproducing some of the greatest songs ever written, Beatlejuice covers every era of the Beatles catalog and on to the solo careers of the boys from Liverpool. | Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club | 05/19/12 | Boston |
Ronnie Earl and the BroadcastersPresented by TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick at The Center for Arts in Natick May 19, 2012 Meticulously crafting notes as if each one were a singular work of art, Ronnie takes it to a whisper and then, lick by phrase by glorious riff, lifts the band and the audience until every heart is pounding, every truth revealed. Pure and convincing electric blues played by someone who knows. | TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick | 05/19/12 | Natick |
KISS 108 Concert 2012Presented by Live Nation at Comcast Center May 19, 2012 KISS 108 Concert 2012 * Kiss 108 Concert * Adam Lambert * Gym Class Heroes * Flo Rida * Enrique Iglesias * The Wanted * Hot Chelle Rae * Andy Grammer * Outasight * Dev * Neon Hitch * Carly Rae Jepsen * Karmin * Jojo * Sam Adams This list is subject to change. Also, this list does not necessarily reflect performance order at the event. | Live Nation | 05/19/12 | Mansfield |
Broadway by the Sea, The Tides That BindPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center May 19, 2012 (Pre-concert reception and silent auction, 7 pm)
Presented by Conquer Cancer Coalition and Voices of Hope
DETAILS:
Hailed as “ordinary people on an extraordinary mission,” Voices of Hope makes a return appearance at the Shalin Liu to present a celebration of Broadway music and its articulation of the human spirit. Brought together by a shared love of musical theater and passion to raise awareness and funds for cancer research, more than 40 performers... | Rockport Music | 05/19/12 | Rockport |
Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra Presented by Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra at Kennedy Middle School Auditorium May 19, 2012 Program: Leonard Bernstein (arranged by J. Mason): West Side Story; Alejandro Cimadoro: Malambo for Orchestra; Edvard Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite, op. 56; Antonin Dvorak: Concerto for Violoncello in b minor, op. 104 featuring Ben Baker, Cello, WPO Concerto Competition Winner; Arturo Márquez: Danzon No.2 for Orchestra; José Pablo Moncayo: Huapango | Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra | 05/19/12 | Waltham |
The Beatles' Yellow Submarine remastered and re-released!Presented by Regent Theatre, Arlington at Regent Theatre May 10-May 19, 2012 The Beatles’ classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored in 4K digital resolution - all done by hand, frame by frame. Come experience this groundbreaking animated adventure filled with peace, love, hope, and music - including “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, “When I’m 64”, “Eleanor Rigby”, and of course “Yellow Submarine”! | Regent Theatre, Arlington | 05/10/12-
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Music of the TheaterPresented by Assabet Valley Mastersingers May 19, 2012 Gala 35th Anniversary Concert in celebration of the Assabet Valley Mastersinger's 35th season, featuring favorite choruses from operas, operettas, and Broadway, with piano and soloists in the beautiful setting of Clinton's historic Town Hall. Table seating includes hors d'oeuvres and desserts. Beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages available for purchase. Silent Auction. | Assabet Valley Mastersingers | 05/19/12 | Clinton |
Playing For The Planet: World Flutes Against Climate ChangePresented by Playing For The Planet at Emmanuel Church, Boston May 19, 2012 The sixth “Playing For The Planet” benefit concert showcases master musicians from three widely different musical traditions in a rare evening of pan-cultural flute styles, with all proceeds going to benefit the environmental advocacy group www.350.org. The performers include Steve Gorn (Hindustani bansuri), Elizabeth Reian Bennett (Japanese shakuhachi), and the acclaimed Renaissance ensemble, Renaissonics, featuring the recorder virtuosity of John Tyson and Miyuki Tsurutani. | Playing For The Planet | 05/19/12 | Boston |
Jaggery/ Foolish Ida/ Heather Christian & The ArbornatusPresented by The Red Room @ Cafe 939 at The Red Room at Cafe 939 May 19, 2012 “Torture chamber pop.” “Darkwave jazz.” “Siren rock.” These are a few of the many attempts to describe the sound of Jaggery, an art-rock collective which weaves harp, viola, piano, contrabass, and drum kit into a universe of its own, setting the scene for “one of the most beautiful voices in modern music.” Powerful enough to harness the fiery churnings beneath a volcano as well as the ethereal light of a dying star, frontwoman Singer... | The Red Room @ Cafe 939 | 05/19/12 | Boston |
| Motif #1 Day Events | Rockport Music | 05/19/12 | Rockport |
Orlando di Lasso: Prince of MusicPresented by Convivium Musicum at Harvard Epworth Church May 19, 2012 Join Convivium as we conclude our year-long survey of the vocal polyphony of Orlandus Lassus (1532-94) with motets, madrigals and mass movements from his career in the service of the Bavarian court. Letters from the period, familiar and often humorous exchanges between the composer and his royal patrons, suggest why Lassus chose to remain, despite offers for more lucrative posts. Meanwhile, from Munich, through his prolific and astoundingly fine work, Lassus established himself as... | Convivium Musicum | 05/19/12 | Cambridge |
Lorelei EnsemblePresented by Lorelei Ensemble May 19, 2012 A Mass: Revolution, Resistance and Progress- Works by Kassia, Sungji Hong World Premières by Carson Cooman, Erin Huelskamp, Joshua Bornfield and Anita Kupriss | Lorelei Ensemble | 05/19/12 | Brookline |
American Homecoming - A Special Concert to Honor Those Who ServePresented by SMFC May 19, 2012 The concert will feature familiar patriotic anthems such as Battle Hymn of the Republic, Salute to the Armed Forces, God Bless the USA, and a rousing medley of This Land is Your Land, Grand Old Flag and the beautiful and moving Blades of Grass and Pure White Stone. This event will also seek to raise awareness and funds for locally-based, veterans’ charity, Homes for Our Troops (HFOT), which builds specially adapted homes for those who have given to our country and have returned home... | SMFC | 05/19/12 | Bridgewater |
Classical Piano Master Class with Andy Icochea IcocheaPresented by Brookline Music School at Brookline Music School May 19, 2012 Brookline Music School (BMS) is pleased to present a Classical Piano Master Class led by world renowned conductor and pianist Andy Icochea Icochea on Saturday, May 19 at 4:00pm. The event will feature student performances from the BMS piano department followed by interactive coaching sessions with Mr. Icochea Icochea. The event is free and open to the general public.
Andy Icochea Icochea became artistic director of PALS Children's Chorus in July 2011. Before joining PALS,... | Brookline Music School | 05/19/12 | Brookline |
Cape Cod Chorale's Armed Forces Day ConcertPresented by Cape Cod Chorale May 19, 2012 On the Armed Forces Day weekend, come and tap your foot to a lively medley of patriotic and pops tunes. The Cape Cod Chorale’s concert will feature “A Salute to the Armed Forces” (veterans will be invited to stand and be recognized during their service’s song!), “We the People” by Cape Cod composer Ann Diers, “Land of our Dreams,” the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “America the Beautiful,” and more. (We challenge you... | Cape Cod Chorale | 05/19/12 | Osterville |
New England Folk Music Archives Presents Michaela AnnePresented by The New England Folk Music Archives May 19, 2012 The New England Folk Music Archives presents hot young country, folk, rock, soul performer Michaela Anne in Somerville May 19th at the Gallery performance space.
"Her wispy and heartbreaking clear voice is layered so gently and with such confidence you'll be surprised that she was only 24 when she made this record. Gloriously soulful and triumphant." - No Depression
"Next time you are thinking about throwing on that Norah Jones or Alison Krauss album,... | The New England Folk Music Archives | 05/19/12 | Somerville |
The Natural WorldPresented by The Master Singers of Lexington at First Parish in Lexington May 19, 2012 This concert celebrates nature and our relation to it and includes choral gems by Dvo?ák, Hindemith and Schubert, several spring madrigals, Grieg selections for piano, and the premiere of Temple of Nature, a new choral work by Patricia Van Ness. Alan Grossman, now in his 17th year as director of The Master Singers, is dedicated to commissioning and presenting new choral works. For Temple of Nature, composer Patricia Van Ness has drawn inspiration from a poem written by Erasmus Darwin,... | The Master Singers of Lexington | 05/19/12 | Lexington |
EarthFest 2012Presented by Department of Conservation and Recreation at DCR Hatch Shell on Boston Esplanade May 19, 2012 Radio 92.9 EarthFest is proud to announce the 19th annual event will return to DCR’s Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston on May 19, 2012. Presented by Whole Foods Market, the free festival is a family-friendly celebration for the Earth, showcasing national and local music acts, environmentally-friendly products and local non-profit environmental organizations produced in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Performances by: Third Eye... | Department of Conservation and Recreation | 05/19/12 | Boston |
Natalia Zukerman & Adrianne Gonzalez: Art.Is.Song TourPresented by Club Passim at Club Passim May 19, 2012 Art.is.Song blurs the boundaries and intersections of visual art and music. Join us at Club Passsim on Saturday, 5/19 for live music and a visual art exhibition.
Songwriters and artists Adrianne Gonzalez and Natalia Zukerman met four years ago at a music festival and had an immediate musical connection. Relying on imagery to convey emotions, both artists' songwriting... | Club Passim | 05/19/12 | Cambridge |
OPENSOUND: improvised and experimental music Presented by Opensound at Third Life Studio May 19, 2012 Covers (three groups performing improvisations and familiar tunes)
Covers set 1: OK Chorale
Matt Samolis - flute
Forbes Graham - trumpet
Tom Plsek - trombone
Steve Norton - bass clarinet
Vic Rawlings - prepared cello
Covers set 2: Duck That
Angela Sawyer - voice, electronics, game calls
Josh Jefferson - reeds, game calls
Steve Norton - reeds, percussion, celesta, game calls
Covers set 3: De-votion | Opensound | 05/19/12 | Somerville |
Girl PowerPresented by American Classics at Follen Community Church May 20, 2012 Celebrating the music of Girl Groups and featuring Goody Goody, a female vocal trio with piano. Four outstanding performers, singers Valerie Anastasio, Mary Ann Lanier and Heather Peterson, and pianist Robert Humphreville, celebrate the thrilling close harmonies, tight rhythms, and fabulous blends of the great American girl groups from the early days of the Brox Sisters, the Pickens Sisters and those jazzy Boswells to the glory days of the Andrews Sisters and on to the McGuire Sisters, the...
Buy ½ price tickets at BosTix.org | American Classics | 05/20/12 | Lexington |
| The Beauty of Brahms | New Philharmonia Orchestra | 05/20/12 | Newton |
Hershey Felder in Maestro: Leonard BernsteinPresented by ArtsEmerson April 28-May 20, 2012 ArtsEmerson:The World on Stage presents Hershey Felder in Maestro: Leonard Bernstein. Take an extraordinary journey through Leonard Bernstein’s life and career. Rooted in Boston history, this longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic, composer of acclaimed works like Candide, West Side Story, On the Town and Mass and Tanglewood icon broke through every artistic ceiling possible to become the world's musical ambassador. Award-winning actor, playwright and concert pianist... | ArtsEmerson | 04/28/12-
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Mystic Chorale Sacred RhythmsPresented by The Mystic Chorale. Inc. at Tremont Temple Baptist Church - Converse Hall May 19-May 20, 2012
Directed by Nick Page
Energizing rhythms play such an important part in the music of the world - the music, the drumming, the dancing, the chanting – hypnotic rhythms creating sacred transcendent joy. This is what our spring concert is about.
It will feature movements from Misa Campesina Nicaragüense and Milton Nascimento’s Brazilian Missa Dos Quilomboss. Because there are several songs in Portuguese, Spanish, and Yuroba, I have invited Adriana Swann, Dean...
| The Mystic Chorale. Inc. | 05/19/12-
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| Rancid with Razors in the Night, Tenebrae | Live Nation | 05/20/12 | Boston |
Bay Colony Brass with The Merrimack Valley RingersPresented by Bay Colony Brass May 20, 2012 Bay Colony Brass performs with The Merrimack Valley Ringers. | Bay Colony Brass | 05/20/12 | Manchester |
Orlando di Lasso: Prince of MusicPresented by Convivium Musicum at St. Paul's Church, Brookline May 20, 2012 Join Convivium as we conclude our year-long survey of the vocal polyphony of Orlandus Lassus (1532-94) with motets, madrigals and mass movements from his career in the service of the Bavarian court. Letters from the period, familiar and often humorous exchanges between the composer and his royal patrons, suggest why Lassus chose to remain, despite offers for more lucrative posts. Meanwhile, from Munich, through his prolific and astoundingly fine work, Lassus established himself as... | Convivium Musicum | 05/20/12 | Brookline |
Peri Smilow - Live in ConcertPresented by Temple Beth David May 20, 2012 PERI SMILOW is a nationally recognized touring artist. As a performer, composer, educator and activist she has the
unique ability to deeply move people of all ages, to forge connections and understanding and to use her extraordinary
musical gifts, passion and commitment to community to create social change.
Peri’s music and message of tikkun olam have been heard throughout the US, Canada, England, Singapore and Israel. She
was the Artist-in-Residence at the... | Temple Beth David | 05/20/12 | Westwood |
Bold Colors, Bright Sounds! A Musical Celebration of the Art of Roger KizikPresented by Dedee Shattuck Gallery May 20, 2012 A Musical Celebration of the Art of Roger Kizik by musicians of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.
Featuring flutist Vanessa Holroyd and harpist Barbara Poeschl-Edrich | Dedee Shattuck Gallery | 05/20/12 | Westport |
From Formal to Fanciful Music for Flute and PianoPresented by Park Avenue Congregational Church May 20, 2012 PACC is pleased to present music appealing to both adults and Children played on piano by Margaret Cheng Tuttle, and flute by Andrea Hart. The program includes sonatas by Bach and Poulenc, Claude Bolling's jazzy "Baroque and Blue," as well as transcriptions of pieces for young audiences including Debussy's "The Little Shepherd." | Park Avenue Congregational Church | 05/20/12 | Arlington Heights |
American Homecoming - A Special Concert to Honor Those Who ServePresented by SMFC May 20, 2012 The concert will feature familiar patriotic anthems such as Battle Hymn of the Republic, Salute to the Armed Forces, God Bless the USA, and a rousing medley of This Land is Your Land, Grand Old Flag and the beautiful and moving Blades of Grass and Pure White Stone. This event will also seek to raise awareness and funds for locally-based, veterans’ charity, Homes for Our Troops (HFOT), which builds specially adapted homes for those who have given to our country and have returned home... | SMFC | 05/20/12 | Taunton |
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