“Music for the Market” Benefit April 2

Live Music Event Celebrates the Fifth Season of the Medford Farmers Market

Fresh honey (along with the live bees who produce it) from Golden Rule Honey is just one of several surprises to be found at the Medford Farmers’ Market. The market starts up in June and a live music event to benefit the market is being held in April.

The Medford Farmers Market—now entering its fifth season—invites the public to enjoy great local music, food, wine, and friends, while helping the Market to have its best year ever. Music for the Market will be held on Saturday, April 2nd, from 7-10 pm, in Medford City Hall’s beautiful Council Chambers.

Featured musicians will include singer Susan Cattaneo, vocalist and guitarist Max Heinegg, and The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library.

Advance reviews call Susan Cattaneo’s voice “outstanding” and her upcoming album, Heaven to Heartache, “a lovely piece of work . . . combining a very warm and rich voice with excellent songwriting.”

Max Heinegg’s album These Familiar Days was described as a “strong, consistent collection with melancholic yet upliftingly touching songs” and “exceptionally melodic.”

The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, a group of nine musicians that has been described as “baroque indie pop,” has just put together Volume One, which a reviewer called “one of the best local albums in recent memory.”

In addition, guests will be able to choose from many appetizers, finger foods, and desserts—all provided by several Medford businesses—and a cash bar offering wine and beer.

More than twenty Medford businesses and individuals have sponsored Music for the Market. Says the Market’s President, Susan, Fairchild, “I am overwhelmed by the generosity and support of the businesses who donated to the success of our event. Everyone recognizes that Medford benefits from the mutual support of its citizens and its businesses, and the Medford Farmers Market is happy to contribute, too. We are looking forward to a fun local event on April 2 and to a fruitful, vibrant market season starting in June.”

All proceeds from Music for the Market will go towards the operating expenses of the Medford Farmers Market.

Tickets to Music for the Market cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets can be purchased from the Medford Farmers Market website (http://www.medfordfarmersmarket.org) or at any of the following retailers:

Mystic Coffee Roasters, 30 Riverside Avenue, Medford Square
The Medford Deli, 460 High Street, West Medford Square
13FOREST Gallery, 167A Massachusetts Avenue, East Arlington.

Donors and sponsors of Music for the Market include 13FOREST Gallery, Atlas Liquors, Awakened Warrior Yoga and Xtreme Ninja Martial Arts Center, Bargain Spot Liquors, The Blue Hydrangea, boloco, Cafe Deia, CB Scoops, Century Bank, Chef Allan, Chung Ki Wa, Eva Reck Designs, Grapevine Travelers, Green Medford, Lion and Hillside Liquors, Max Heinegg, Mayor McGlynn and the City Hall Team- Mary Merrill and Lisa Evangelista, The Medford Deli, The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, Mystic Coffee Roasters, Oliver Deli, Pizza Regina, Salvatore’s Restaurant, Susan Cattaneo, Sweet Lolo’s, and Whole Foods Market.

Find the Medford Farmers Market at:
Website: www.medfordfarmersmarket.org
Facebook: Medford Farmers Market
Twitter: MedfordFarmMkt
Email: medfordfarmersmarket@gmail.com

Information about the 2011 Season of the Medford Farmers Market:

The Medford Farmers Market will open for the season on Thursday, June 16th, at Whole Foods Market, 2151 Mystic Valley Parkway (Rt 16). The hours will be 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Produce, wine, fresh flowers, coffee, honey, eggs, bread and other baked goods, jam, meat, prepared foods, jewelry, handcrafted soaps, nutrition and exercise services, and perhaps even a knife sharpener and a bike seller will all be joining this season’s Medford Farmer’s Market. Eighteen vendors, including three produce vendors, are already on tap. They include:

Brigham Farm–produce, flowers
Clearview Farm–produce
Spring Brook Farm Country Store–produce, eggs, honey, jams
Stow Greenhouses–flowers
Austin Brothers–beef, veal, pork
Beads by Beardslee–jewelry
ButterGirl Baking–cookies
Golden Rule Honey—honey
Heirloom Coffee–Vietnamese Coffee
Kaleidoscopesoap–goats milk soap
Mystic Coffee Roasters–locally roasted and served coffee
Oliver Deli–Middle Eastern prepared foods
R&S Bakery—gluten-free baked goods
Running Brook Winery–wine
The Energized Body—nutrition and exercise counseling
The Medford Deli–prepared meals
When Pigs Fly—bread
Sasha’s Cuisine- sauces and marinades

– Submitted by Susan Fairchild