What does it mean to be home?

We invite you to listen to true stories, told live, as we discover the values we all share as neighbors and celebrate our diversity. Hearing a true story live, even on Zoom, is as entertaining as it is uplifting.

Join us on Friday, March 4th as regional storytelling champions and first-time storytellers from our community share stories about "Home". Enjoy an evening of entertainment, inspiration, and appreciation as we reflect on the importance of "home".

Join us on March 4th! Register today:
https://givebutter.com/neighbors2022
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Co-Produced by Fugitive Productions

Based in Acton, Fugitive Stories presents "Moth-Inspired True Stories Told Live" — non competitive storytelling events in Acton, Concord and Arlington. They bring featured storytellers — Moth and MassMouth champions — to tell a true tale alongside community members who we're spotlighting for the first time.
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This Year's Tellers

As folks who either grew up locally or live here now, all our community tellers call the Acton-Boxborough community "home". We are thrilled to be hosting:

Bill Ryan - Former ABRSD Superintendent

Evie Stevens - World Champion and U.S. Olympian in Cycling, ABRHS graduate

Bob Sweeney - Retired NHL player, Executive Director of the Bruins Foundation, ABRHS graduate

Maribel Mendoza - A-B United Way Board Member

Zainab Garelnabi - A-B United Way Student Board Member
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Plus, a talented group of award-winning storytellers from Fugitive Stories:

Theresa Okokon
Co-host of GBH’s Stories from the Stage, Storytelling Workshop Leader & Coach

Don Picard
The Moth StorySLAM Winner & GrandSLAM Finalist, WGBH Featured Storyteller

Rose Saia
Moth GrandSLAM Finalist, “Big Mouth Off” Semi-Finalist, WGBH Featured Storyteller

Mark Modrall
Massmouth Story Slam Winner & “Big Mouth Off” Semi-Finalist

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Thanks to these local sponsors, 100% of the ticket sales will support local community initiatives!

Papalia Plumbing & Heating
Qualcomm Foundation
West Acton Villageworks
Enterprise Bank
Gallant Insurance Agency
Idylwilde Farms
Mill Design & Blinds
Open Door Education
Kitchen Outfitters
Live4 Physical Therapy
National Grid
West Acton Village Merchants Association

Sponsorship Opportunities still available! Support the local A-B community and receive recognition both before and at this event and our May 5K in West Acton. Learn more: abuw.org/sponsors

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Suggested Donation $25 per person

Join us on March 4th! Register today:
https://givebutter.com/neighbors2022

Get your holiday shopping started with locally-made gifts from local artisans at the Fall Flaire craft show!  Vendors are only selling items they have made including, but not limited to: AB Apparel,  Arbonne Health & Beauty Products, Art,  Books, Candles,  Christmas Ornaments, Floral Arrangements, Flutes, Glass Items,  Hardwood Cutting Boards & Coasters , Jewelry, Oil Paintings,  Paper Crafts, Photographic Prints, Pottery, Sea Glass Art,   Soap, Sterling Silver Jewelry, Tote Bags From Feed Bags, Wind Chimes.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL VENDORS AND SHOPPERS AT THIS EVENT. NO FOOD OR DRINK ALLOWED INSIDE THE GALLERY.

Vendors: Please contact Annette Lochrie at wemakeyoupopp@gmail.com for booth information.

Break out your fanciest hats and join us for a fun filled Kentucky Derby themed show. More details to come soon, tickets will go on sale March 3rd and all proceeds will be donated to a local charity!

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 RESPONSE.

Fugitive Stories continues its special brand of non-competitive storytelling at West Acton Villageworks. We bring Moth and Massmouth winners, along with others from the local community, to share their stories. Do you want to tell your story on our theme? Fill out our form online. We'll get back to you to let you know if you're in. We also invite audience members who are interested in telling a five- to six-minute story on our theme to drop their name in a hat. If chosen, they’ll tell their tale.

March’s Theme: “Careful”

FEATURED TELLERS

• Kemp Harris
  WGBH Featured Storyteller, Children's Storyteller, Actor, Musician & Composer

• George Vendura (George from the Bronx)
  Massmouth “Big Mouth Off” Champion Finalist

• Paul Doncaster
  Featured in two Moth GrandSLAMs, WGBH Featured Storyteller

To learn more about tonight’s featured tellers, click here.

Doors open at 5:30pm • Storytelling starts at 6pm
$10/online • $12/door • Purchase tickets here.
Tickets available online until 4pm on the day of the show.

Grab a beverage or snack at Acton Coffee House, right downstairs and bring it on up. Or take walk down the block for some yummy homemade ice cream at West Side Creamery.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 RESPONSE.

HEADLINER: WILL NOONAN 
HOST: AMY TEE 
FEATURING: VAL KAPPA

Tonight’s show is a Fugitive Comedy Night fundraiser for the Friends of Gardner Field, situated across the street from West Acton Villageworks. All of the proceeds from ticket sales goes directly to fund design and reconstruction of this fabulous resource in West Acton Village.

Doors open at 7:30pm • Comedy starts at 8pm
$25/online • $30/door • Order your tickets here.
Online sales end at 4pm on the day of the show
Bar provided by True West Brewery. 

Headliner Will Noonan
Will was named “Boston’s Best Comedian 2018” by The Improper Bostonian magazine and is sometimes known as “The Honda Guy” for his current job as spokesman in Honda commercials on TV and radio all over New England. He has appeared on “Laughs” on FOX and HULU, “Gotham Comedy Live” on AXS-TV and his comedy albums are played often on Sirius XM. He has appeared in The Oddball Comedy Festival with Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman, on NPR’s “This American Life,” and on MTV. He was named Comedy Ambassador and a Moment Maker by Skype. He’s starred in commercials for Staples, Ocean Spray, and LastPass — among hundreds of others.

Our New Host, Amy Tee
“Not every crazy looks crazy,” says Amy, the comedian and motivational speaker who brings her boyish charm and dry wit to the stage with a storytelling style that shifts between stereotypes and reality. She delivers comedy with stigma-busting honesty. “I feel alive,” she says of the work. “I’m candid and exposed yet still fully clothed. Identified by the Boston Globe as a comedian to watch, and in Curve magazine as one of the “funniest lesbians in America,” Amy toured nationally and was a featured comedian in the film, “Laughing Matters — The Next Generation.” She remains a fixture on the comedy circuit, is a regular performer at the Boston Comedy Festival, and has been featured on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and the LOGO television network.

Val Kappa
Val is a stand-up comic and visual artist who started out in the Boston comedy scene while attending Emerson College. She then moved to New York to continue honing her comedic skills. She has headlined nationally at colleges and performed at comedy clubs, theaters, and rock clubs all over. She has appeared on Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend” and was the voice of Clarice/Lil Mama on the cult cartoon “Home Movies.” In 2018, Val produced her first live comedy show — “The Sleepy Time Comedy Show” — at The Riot Theater in Roslindale which was a Boston Globe “critic’s pick.” She often opens for Tig Notaro and has opened for Jen Kirkman and Gary Gulman.

S P O N S O R S

Presented by The Friends of Gardner Field and Fugitive Productions. Thanks to the generous support of these local businesses, 100% of the ticket sales will support local community projects: West Acton Villageworks, True West Brewery, and Unicorn Books.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE.

The panel of college administrators and a former student who experienced mental health challenges in college will encourage transition age families to start conversations about mental health before students leave home. It is prudent to understand privacy laws, what can be communicated by college administrations, and that colleges differ in supports.  Students, parents/guardians welcome. Presented by NAMI Central Middlesex. Sponsored by Acton-Boxborough United Way. Venue generously provided by The Gallery at Villageworks, West Acton.  Go to www.namicentralmiddlesex.org or call 978-692-2908 for more info.

Treehouse (http://www.treehouse.red/) is a network of GIVERS that empowers and inspires its members to take meaningful action via a series of small, invitation-only, nontraditional events. Since Treehouse members are givers, you are far more likely to get help from Treehouse than from any other business networking group. Join, return, and sponsor!

This event is a Treehouse Talk (for Treehouse members, prospective members, and the public), group storytelling in conjunction with Fugitive Productions (http://www.fugitiveproductions.com/previous-fugitive-stories-events) on the theme "peacemaking & positive feedback." Mingle, tell and/or experience 3-4 short stories, mingle again! Email us (info@house.red) if you'd like to tell your story!

ABOUT STORYTELLING: Hearing a true story live is fun, moving, and transformative. We are hard-wired, perhaps at a genetic level, to tell and listen to stories. Storytelling is an art form as old as humanity. It is the primary way that we relate to each other to create kinship and community. Humanity’s earliest stories were about survival, hope, loss, love, and courage. Today’s stories echo the same themes. Fugitive Stories presents "Moth-inspired True Stories Told Live" — non-competitive storytelling events in Acton, Concord, and Arlington. Our stories are told, not read, and are roughly five minutes long.

ABOUT TICKETS: Treehouse is free for attendees and is brought to you by the generosity of its sponsors. How it works:

WEEK 1 - Paid tickets go on sale (sponsors and donors). If you're seeing only paid tickets, then it's week 1!
WEEK 2 - If an event's costs ($40/person/event) are covered in week 1, then free tickets go on sale (attendees). If you're seeing free tickets, then it's week 2!

If sponsorship does not cover the cost of the event, then the event will be moved to the next time slot. Sponsors please note that (1) this event's date/location may change and (2) tickets are non-refundable. This page (and the number of available free tickets) is updated peridiocally, so check early and check often! This event is brought to you by the following:

DONORS (any amount)
- Lesley Leonessa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesley-leonessa-928ab012/).

BRONZE ($80/event)
- Scott Lewis, CEO Roundtable (https://ceo-roundtable.com/) - Bringing CEOs, Presidents and business Owners together for candid, solution-seeking discussions that focus on the challenges and pressures unique to top-level management.
- Alen Bell (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alandbell1/) - Edward Jones.

SILVER ($120/event)
- TBD

GOLD ($160/event)
- Clocktower (http://www.clocktowerlaw.com/) – IP attorneys guiding entrepreneurs from startup to exit.

AN EVENING OF STORYTELLING ON “BELONGING” TO BENEFIT NEIGHBORS IN NEED. 

Fugitive Stories continues its special brand of non-competitive storytelling at West Acton Villageworks. Tonight, we host eight storytellers — four Moth Champions and four folks chosen from the local community. It is an evening of entertainment the proceeds of which will support the AB United Way, a local nonprofit that fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in our communities. 

While storytelling is entertainment, it is so much more. It is an art form as old as humanity. It is the primary way that we relate to each other to create kinship and community. Humanity’s earliest stories were about survival, hope, loss, love, and courage. Today’s stories echo the same themes.

Hearing a true story in a live performance is fun, moving. and transformative. Fugitive Stories evenings intimately reveal what we all have in common. You’ll laugh and sometimes shed a few tears. Every event opens a door to a memory or to your heart.

Tonight’s Theme: “Belonging” (Appropriate for teens on up)

FEATURED TELLERS

• Special Guest Teller State Senator Jamie Eldridge

• Rose Saia — Moth GrandSLAM Finalist, Massmouth “Big Mouth Off” Semi-Finalist, WGBH Featured Storyteller, Co-founder Fugitive Stories

• Susanne Schmidt — Moth Producer, Comedienne

• Robin Schoenthaler —Moth GrandSLAM Champion

• Brendyn Schneider — Massmouth “Big Mouth Off” Finalist, WGBH Featured Storyteller, StorySpace Featured Teller

To learn more about tonight’s featured tellers, click here.

Doors open at 7:30pm • Storytelling starts at 8pm
$20/online • $25/door •  Purchase tickets here.
Tickets available online until 4pm on the day of the show.
Non-alcoholic beverages and snacks will be provided.

Show your ticket receipt for 20% off food (only) at True West the night of the event.
Early seating and reservations recommended.

Presented by Acton-Boxborough United Way and Fugitive Productions. Thanks to the generous support of these local businesses, 100% of the ticket sales will support local community projects: AB PIP STEM, Fugitive Productions, Market Dynamics, West Acton Villageworks, and Q Cleaner & Tailor.

Join us for an opening reception on Thursday February 6th 6-7:30pm to celebrate the creativity of the Acton Boxborough Visual Arts (ABVA) Faculty!  They've taught our kids art skills and encouraged their creativity. This is a chance for the ABVA Faculty to share their own artwork with our community. Stop by The Gallery at Villageworks to view selected works by:

Eileen Barnett
Laurie Burns (artwork displayed at reception only)
Lauren Gould
Eliza Burke Greene
Sara Haskin
Jack Kline (artwork displayed at reception only)
Celia Knight
Heidi Kupferman
Nat Martin
Melissa Mastrolia
Leo Muellner
Allyson Simes
Erin Uptegrove
Holly Vlajinac

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Fugitive Stories continues its special brand of non-competitive storytelling at West Acton Villageworks. We bring Moth and Massmouth winners, along with others from the local community, to share their stories. Do you want to tell your story on our theme? Fill out our form online. We’ll get back to you to let you know if you're in. We also invite audience members who are interested in telling a five- to six-minute story on our theme to drop their name in a hat. If chosen, they’ll tell their tale.

January’s Theme: “Wrong Turn”

Our award-winning featured tellers for the night. Click here to view their bios.

Don Picard — The Moth StorySLAM Winner & GrandSLAM Finalist, WGBH Featured Storyteller
Rachel Gans-Boriskin — Senior Lecturer in Communications at the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities at Simmons University
Mark Modrall — Massmouth & Moth StorySlam Winner, “Big Mouth Off” Semi-Finalist, WGBH Featured Storyteller

Doors open at 5:30pm • Storytelling starts at 6pm
$10/online • $12/door • Purchase tickets here.Tickets available online until 4pm on the day of the show.

Stop by Acton Coffee House for a snack or beverage on your way upstairs. Or mosey on down the street to grab a yummy homemade ice cream at West Side Creamery and bring it on up.

HEADLINER: JOE YANNETTY 
HOST: AMY TEE 
FEATURING: JIMMY CASH

Fugitive Comedy Night brings us some of the best comics the area has to offer. 

Doors open at 7:30pm • Comedy starts at 8pm
$13/online • $16/door • Purchase tickets here.
Online sales end at 4pm today on the day of the show.
Bar provided by True West Brewery. 

Questions? Please contact Fugitive Productions directly at (617) 823-2313 or dg@fugitiveproductions.com.

Our New Host, Amy Tee
“Not every crazy looks crazy,” says Amy, the comedian and motivational speaker who brings her boyish charm and dry wit to the stage with a storytelling style that shifts between stereotypes and reality. She delivers comedy with stigma-busting honesty. “I feel alive,” she says of the work. “I’m candid and exposed yet still fully clothed. Identified by the Boston Globe as a comedian to watch, and in Curve magazine as one of the “funniest lesbians in America,” Amy toured nationally and was a featured comedian in the film, “Laughing Matters — The Next Generation.” She remains a fixture on the comedy circuit, is a regular performer at the Boston Comedy Festival, and has been featured on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and the LOGO television network.

Headliner Joe Yannetty
Originally from the mean streets of Boston’s inner city, Joe’s career as a performer has taken him around the world — literally. He’s been making people of every age and background laugh for nearly four decades. Along with live performances at The Boston Garden, Radio City Music Hall in New York, The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, his many TV appearances throughout the years are proof of his extensive talents. As an actor, director, motivational speaker, and multi-award-winning screenwriter, Joe has demonstrated that he is no one-trick pony, having won a best screenplay award for his movie, “Suckers.” For more than a decade, Joe sailed the seven seas on every major cruise line, making people laugh while traveling on the world’s most luxurious ocean liners.

Featuring Jimmy Cash
Over the past few years, Jimmy has firmly established himself as one of the most in-demand feature acts in the Northeast. Drawing from his wide array of life experiences — including being both a single dad and public school janitor — the reformed hoodlum and street tough keeps audiences roaring. He has shared the stage with the some of the best acts in comedy, including Rich Vos, Rosebud Baker, and Bill Burr.

This holiday season Home by Stamm and Black is pairing up with Mitchell & Co Designs again to help you create a fresh grapevine wreath using fresh greens and berries!

Each participant will leave with their own handcrafted wreath and some sweet wreath styling skills to go with it! All supplies and greenery provided by Mitchell & Co Designs.

Date: December 5, 2019
Pre-workshop social: 5:30-6:30pm @ HOME by Stamm and Black.
Workshop start time: 6:30-8:30 @ Gallery at West Acton Villageworks (next to HOME)

Snacks and beverages will be provided by HOME from 5:30-6:30 in our store, then True West will have a bar in the Gallery from 6:30-8:30.

Classes are non-refundable but may be transferable to another person. Attendee is responsible for finding a replacement attendee. Class seats may NOT be transferred to a future class date. Class may be cancelled at any time due to low enrollment. If this should happen, seat fee would be refunded to customer.

Purchase tickets HERE!

The Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market hosts its annual indoor Thanksgiving Holiday Market on Nov. 24, 10am–1pm in The Gallery at Villageworks in West Acton, 525 Massachusetts Avenue.  

This Holiday Market will be a wonderful one, with a terrific array of vendors and the ABFM vibe you love! It’s also your last chance in 2019 to stock up for your celebrations, snag stuff from your favorite vendors, and get a leg up on gift giving for the coming holiday season!

Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market: www.ABFarmersMarket.org

Doors open at 7:30pm
$13/online • $16/door • Purchase tickets here.
Online ticket sales end at 4pm on the day of the show.
Bar provided by True West.
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Headliner Yedoye Travis
Yedoye is an NYC-based stand-up comic, originally from Atlanta, GA. He has performed on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Hulu’s Coming to the Stage, and the upcoming season of TBS’ Search Party. He has appeared at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Fest, Brooklyn Comedy Festival and was named a New Face at the 2017 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.

Guest Host Bethany Van Delft
Bethany’s “hip & grounded, laid back delivery” has earned her the honor of performing at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, and notable appearances on Comedy Central, TV Guide Channel, and NickMom. Her monthly show, “Artisanal Comedy,” has been named “one of the top indie nights to check out.” Unashamedly in touch with her inner nerd, Bethany enjoys being a panelist on “You’re the Expert” and “Literary Death Match,” and is thrilled to be Mainstage storyteller and host for The Moth.

Opener Brian Longwell
Longwell has worked for years as a professional comedian at venues in the US and has toured the UK. He combines his corporate background with his comedy experience and now gives “presentations” using an old style overhead projector with stick figure drawings tackling humorous topics like “Why Work?,” “How to be Successful,” and has done topical presentations such as “Why Vote?” His unique talent was recognized at the New York Comedy Festival by his inclusion in the Andy Kaufman competition in which he was a finalist.

The holidays are just around the corner and Wish Acton is ready to celebrate! Live fashion show, DJ, and cash bar from True West. Stay tuned for more details!

Two Free Events, One Evening
5:30pm: Margaret Moody Puppets
6:30pm: ”Make Me Dance” Documentary

Come for one or stay for both.

Make Me Dance (65 min)
Tatyana Bronstein, Director | USA | 2016 | Doc

“Make Me Dance” is a documentary that takes an in-depth look at one of the most prestigious dance schools in the United States, The Boston Conservatory. World-renowned choreographer, Darrell Grand Moultrie, has chosen to hold the residency at the Boston Conservatory to craft his new work, “Winds of Now” for young students. The film documents Moultrie’s choreography and preparation for his piece from conception through rehearsals, culminating in the opening night at BoCo Theater.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACxMGYlk4Pg

Margaret Moody Puppets

Margaret Moody loves the way two hands and a few puppets can present a whole story. She studied with master puppeteer Li Tien-lu of Taiwan for three years, and continues to use the intricate puppets and choregraphy of Bu Dai Xi (‘cloth bag drama’) in performance. Margaret performs mainly for children and enjoys creating shows with fairies and other magical creatures. In addition to her solo work, Margaret performs with Dream Tale Puppets and Galapagos Puppets. margaretmoodypuppets.com

Click Here for the Full Event Listing

Please join Miranda's Hearth for a reception celebrating FIBROUS, a juried group fiber arts exhibit in The Gallery at Villageworks featuring both innovative and traditional fiber art side-by-side. This combination emphasizes the rich history and dynamic contemporary usage of fiber materials.

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Miranda Aisling
Karyn Alzayer
Nancy Crasco
Nina Earley
Alicia Quimby
Alison Rabin
Regina Savage
Adrienne Shishko
Nichole Speciale
Karen Stern
This event is free and open to the public.

Fugitive Stories continues its special brand of non-competitive storytelling in The Gallery at Villageworks in West Acton. We bring Moth and Massmouth winners, along with others from the local community, to share their stories. Do you want to tell your story on our theme? You can fill out our form online. We'll get back to you to let you know if you're in. We also invite audience members who are interested in telling a five- to six-minute story on our theme to drop their name in a hat. If chosen, they’ll tell their tale.

$10/online • $12/door
Order your tickets here.
Doors open at 5:30pm. Storytelling starts at 6pm.

Acton Coffeehouse, as you enter the venue, serves beverages and snacks until 6pm. Bring them on up!

Do you want to be a scheduled community teller in Acton or another location? Fill out our form here.

Questions? Please contact Fugitive Productions directly at (617) 823-2313 or dg@fugitiveproductions.com.

FEATURING KATE WILLETT.
GUEST HOST BETHANY VAN DELFT.

Doors open at 7:30pm
$13/online • $16/door • Order your tickets here.
Online ticket sales end at 4pm on the day of the show
Bar provided by True West.
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Fugitive Comedy Night brings us some of the best comics the area has to offer.

Headliner Kate Willett
Kate is a comedian, actress, and writer whose raunchy feminist storytelling is both smart and relatable. Her 15-minute special premiered on Netflix’s “Comedy Lineup” in 2018. She’s the cohost of the “Reply Guys” podcast. Kate has been a correspondent for “The Jim Jeffries Show” (now airing on Comedy Central), has been featured on Viceland’s “Flophouse,” and her appearance on Comedy Central’s “This is Not Happening” was on Splitsider’s list of “2016’s Best Late Night Standup Sets.” Kate toured with Margaret Cho nationally and internationally as well as many other A-list comics. She has appeared in the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, High Plains, Big Sky Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest (five years in a row), and most recently Laughing Skull. She was a “Comic to Watch” at the LA Riot festival. Her comedy album “Glass Gutter” was released in 2017.

Guest Host Bethany Van Delft
Bethany’s “hip & grounded, laid back delivery” has earned her the honor of performing at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, and notable appearances on Comedy Central, TV Guide Channel, and NickMom. Her monthly show, “Artisanal Comedy,” has been named “one of the top indie nights to check out.” Unashamedly in touch with her inner nerd, Bethany enjoys being a panelist on “You’re the Expert” and “Literary Death Match,” and is thrilled to be Mainstage storyteller and host for The Moth.

Opener Kwasi Mensah
Kwasi bridges the gap between insightful observations about race and still thinking he could be a Power Ranger when he was 15. He’s opened for SNL’s Sasheer Zamata, Aparna Nancherla, and W. Kamau Bell. He also co-produces “Laughing Liberally Boston,” a show that combines comedy with progressive politics. He’s been featured in SF Sketchfest, the Boston Comedy Festival, The Comedy Exposition in Chicago, and recently recorded his first hour of stand up titled, “Not From Around Here.”

Doors open at 7:30pm
$12/online • $15/door
Order your tickets online now.
Online sales available until 4pm on day of show.
Questions? Call Fugitive Productions at (617) 823-2313.

Bar provided by True West.
Parking map

Winter Spring Comedy Series
•  Friday, January 18
•  Friday, February 22
•  Friday, March 22
• Friday, April 26
• Friday, May 31
• Friday, June 28

OUR HOST — MIKE DORVAL!

After a mere three months of performing, Mike won the NH Comedy Festival, defeating some of New England’s most established comics and he quickly climbed the comedic ranks to become one of the youngest headliners in Boston history. He’s been praised by the Boston Globe as “One of Boston’s Best.” Mike has been featured on Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots, starred in numerous TV commercials, and toured overseas for the USO. He has served as Comic In Residence at The Comedy Studio and is a favorite of the Boston Comedy Festival. He’s written and performed several one man shows which have had runs at the Charles Playhouse and Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater.

Join us for the FREE opening reception for “Kaleidoscope of Indian Art: A Traditional Folk Exhibit by Local Artists” presented by Color of India. The event will feature a confluence of poetry, dance, and mime by acclaimed Odissi dancer Mouli Pal and visual artist Sunanda Sahay. Additional Performances by the Aangikam School of Dance, Tarana School of Dance, and Spandha School of Dance. More at colorofindia.com.

FOUR GREAT COMICS. CHECK OUT THEIR BIOS BELOW.

Doors open at 7:30pm
$12/online • $15/door • Purchase your tickets here.
Discounted online tickets are available until 4pm on the day of the show.
Bar provided by True West.
Parking map

Winter Spring Comedy Series
•  Friday, January 18
•  Friday, February 22
•  Friday, March 22
• Friday, April 26
• FRIDAY, MAY 31
• Friday, June 28

Come early and get a delicious homemade ice cream at West Side Creamery, just a a few doors away. Bring it on up. They’ll be open until 8pm.

MAY’S HEADLINER — Myq Kaplan

Myq Kaplan is a comedian named Mike Kaplan. He has performed on the Tonight Show, Conan, the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Seth Meyers, the Late Late Show with James Corden, in his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents special, and in his own one-hour special on Netflix and now Amazon, “Small, Dork, and Handsome.” He has been a finalist on Last Comic Standing and recently appeared on America’s Got Talent. His debut album “Vegan Mind Meld” was one of iTunes’ top 10 comedy albums of the year, and his most recent album "No Kidding" is one of the top billion albums of eternity. Thanks for reading all this. You're very nice.

FEATURING — Andrew Mayer

With a quirky delivery and an offbeat sense of humor, Andrew Mayer has quickly become a mainstay in Boston’s comedy scene. He is a previous winner of the Boston Comedy Festival, and has performed at the Bridgetown and Laughing Skull Comedy Festivals around the country. His debut album, Nonsense, was released in 2015.

OPENER — Chloé Cunha

Chloé s a comedian, poet, and occasional sapphic vampire/assassin such as in the retro indie horror film Blood of the Tribades (2016), or The Penumbra Podcast. She hosts and produces The Queer Qomedy Hour at ImprovBoston and does stand-up all throughout the greater Boston area, as well as sketch with the group Magenta Strike Squad. She has performed at several festivals, such as the Midwest Queer Comedy Festival, the Dallas Comedy Festival, and the Women in Comedy Festival. Catch her on Twitter @ChloeCunha or take a listen to the comedy debate podcast Pick a Side Stupid!, for which she contributes frequently!

OUR HOST — MIKE DORVAL!

After a mere three months of performing, Mike won the NH Comedy Festival, defeating some of New England’s most established comics and he quickly climbed the comedic ranks to become one of the youngest headliners in Boston history. He’s been praised by the Boston Globe as “One of Boston’s Best.” Mike has been featured on Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots, starred in numerous TV commercials, and toured overseas for the USO. He has served as Comic In Residence at The Comedy Studio and is a favorite of the Boston Comedy Festival. He’s written and performed several one man shows which have had runs at the Charles Playhouse and Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater.

Doors open at 7:30pm
$12/online • $15/door
Order your tickets online now.
Online sales available until 4pm on day of show.
Questions? Call Fugitive Productions at (617) 823-2313.

Bar provided by True West.
Parking map

Winter Spring Comedy Series
•  Friday, January 18
•  Friday, February 22
•  Friday, March 22
• Friday, April 26
• Friday, May 31
• Friday, June 28

OUR HOST — MIKE DORVAL!

After a mere three months of performing, Mike won the NH Comedy Festival, defeating some of New England’s most established comics and he quickly climbed the comedic ranks to become one of the youngest headliners in Boston history. He’s been praised by the Boston Globe as “One of Boston’s Best.” Mike has been featured on Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots, starred in numerous TV commercials, and toured overseas for the USO. He has served as Comic In Residence at The Comedy Studio and is a favorite of the Boston Comedy Festival. He’s written and performed several one man shows which have had runs at the Charles Playhouse and Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater.

Presented By The Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF)

Doors open at 7pm
$12/online • $15/door
Order your tickets here.
Feel free to bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.

LETTER FROM MASANJIA
Leon Lee, Director | Doc | 2018 | 75 min
An SOS note scrawled in desperation in a Chinese labor camp. An American woman finds it in a package from Kmart, publicizes its message: “We’re being tortured.” The letter writer, now free, sets out to film the truth about life in China and tell his story — but can he outrun the secret police? Official selection of the Arlington International Film Festival, Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, and hotDocs Film Festival.

Q&A
There will be a short Q&A with the filmmaker following the film.

RAFFLE
All ticket holders will be entered into a raffle for an Acton Coffee House gift card!

SPONSORS
This showing is co-produced by AIFF and Fugitive Productions and is made possible, in part by contributions by West Acton Villageworks, Tables to Teapots, Acton Coffee House, and Jackie Normand.

THE ARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
AIFF fosters an appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through the independent film — to nurture the next generation of filmmakers. The Festival is a means for recognizing that such diversity enriches our communities. Their annual international film festival highlights core values and aspirations they share in common with their culturally diverse neighbors and with all members of the global human family. For more information, visit aiffest.org.

A great way to kick off Spring 2019! Dance and enjoy live music from The Potato Shakers and Sonic Love in The Gallery at Villageworks! The evening features a silent auction, appetizers from True West Brewery and an introduction to First Connections - Concord Area CFCE, an instrumental partner in building Healthy Families and Communities in our area. There will be a cash bar featuring wine, liquor, and True West signature beer. Doors open at 7:30pm and music starts at 8:00 pm. Dance, socialize and support a great cause.

Tickets: $20 available on Eventbrite

Fugitive Stories continues its special brand of non-competitive storytelling in The Gallery at Villageworks in West Acton. We bring Moth and Massmouth winners, along with others from the local community, to share their stories. Do you want to tell your story on our theme? You can fill out our form online. We'll get back to you to let you know if you're in. We also invite audience members who are interested in telling a five- to six-minute story on our theme to drop their name in a hat. If chosen, they’ll tell their tale.

$10/online • $12/door
Order your tickets here.
Doors open at 5:30pm. Storytelling starts at 6pm.

Acton Coffeehouse, as you enter the venue, serves beverages and snacks until 6pm. Bring them on up!

Do you want to be a scheduled community teller in Acton or another location? Fill out our form here.

Questions? Please contact Fugitive Productions directly at (617) 823-2313 or dg@fugitiveproductions.com.

Doors open at 7:30pm
$12/online • $15/door
Order your tickets online now.
Online sales available until 4pm on day of show.
Questions? Call Fugitive Productions at (617) 823-2313.

Bar provided by True West.
Parking map

Winter Spring Comedy Series
•  Friday, January 18
•  Friday, February 22
•  Friday, March 22
• Friday, April 26
• Friday, May 31
• Friday, June 28

MARCH’S HEADLINER — Bethany Van Delft

Bethany’s “hip & grounded, laid back delivery” has earned her the honor of performing at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, and notable appearances on Comedy Central, TV Guide Channel, and NickMom. Her monthly show, “Artisanal Comedy,” has been named “one of the top indie nights to check out.” Unashamedly in touch with her inner nerd, Bethany enjoys being a panelist on “You’re the Expert” and “Literary Death Match,” and is a Mainstage storyteller and host for The Moth. She also performed in our very first comedy night.

FEATURING — Andrea Henry

Andrea has appeared on Nickelodeon's Search for America's Funniest Mom, Last Comic Standing, and The Great Canadian Laugh Off, and is a Comic in Residence at The Comedy Studio. She has participated in comedy festivals across the country including Ladies of Laughter, Boston Comedy Festival, Women in Comedy, Chicago Woman's Funny Festival, The Maine Comedy Festival, The Women in Comedy Festival, Yuk Yuk’s Great Canadian Laugh Off, and Memphis Urban Laughs. She writes jokes for Us Weekly Magazine's Fashion Police and is the co-author of Real Kids Jokes by Real Stand-Up Comics. She has also produced and starred in a funny documentary film about entering and losing the Mrs. Massachusetts Beauty Pageant.

FEATURING — John Baglio

Since he first stepped foot on stage at the ripe age of 19, John has become a mainstay in the Northeast comedy scene. He has opened for some of the biggest names in comedy today, including Hannibal Buress, Chad Daniels, Kyle Kinane, and Josh Wolf. He has also been featured in the Boston Comedy Festival, Women in Comedy Festival, World Series of Comedy, Rogue Island Comedy Festival, Cleveland Comedy Festival, Laugh Your Asheville Off, and is a two-time winner of the Wootenany Comedy Festival. Currently, John can be seen producing and performing on The Mendoza Line, a weekly comedy showcase that was named Boston A-List’s “Best Night of Comedy.” He is an average karaoke singer.

OUR HOST — MIKE DORVAL!

After a mere three months of performing, Mike won the NH Comedy Festival, defeating some of New England’s most established comics and he quickly climbed the comedic ranks to become one of the youngest headliners in Boston history. He’s been praised by the Boston Globe as “One of Boston’s Best.” Mike has been featured on Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots, starred in numerous TV commercials, and toured overseas for the USO. He has served as Comic In Residence at The Comedy Studio and is a favorite of the Boston Comedy Festival. He’s written and performed several one man shows which have had runs at the Charles Playhouse and Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater.

Who is a helper in children’s lives? Of all the Fred Rogers’ quotes, “always look for the helpers” is perhaps the most repeated. Aside from moments of crisis and disaster, what does it mean for each of us to look for the helpers, be a helper, and help the helpers? Junlei Li, Saul Zaentz Senior Lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education and former Director of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media, will share lessons from both the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and real neighborhoods to show and tell what is deep, simple, and powerful about helpful human interactions.

This event is free of charge, but pre-registration is required. Space is limited! Light refreshments will be available at no charge. Cash bar provided by True West Brewing Co.

Pre-register for Speaker Event with Junlei Li

This documentary follows an international team of scientists, researchers and environmental activists as they set out to reveal an astonishing amount of plastic waste lurking beneath the surface of our waters. Plastic’s durability, one of its strongest aspects, is also one of its biggest problems. The common plastic bag disintegrates into microplastic pieces that never go away. A Plastic Ocean lays bare the extent of plastic waste killing the previously pristine oceans and raises worrisome implications for our future. See what plastic pollution is doing globally, and let’s think locally about steps we can take.

Ninety-one cites and towns in Massachusetts have banned single-use plastic checkout bags in retail stores and restaurants. A citizen’s petition has put a bag ban on the warrant for Acton Town meeting. Come and view this timely documentary to learn more.

Co-sponsored by Senator Jamie Eldridge, Ban the Bag Acton, and West Acton Villageworks.

Free admittance. Doors open at 6:45

Fugitive Stories continues its special brand of non-competitive storytelling in The Gallery at Villageworks in West Acton. We bring Moth and Massmouth winners, along with others from the local community, to share their stories. Do you want to tell your story on our theme? You can fill out our form online. We'll get back to you to let you know if you're in. We also invite audience members who are interested in telling a five- to six-minute story on our theme to drop their name in a hat. If chosen, they’ll tell their tale.

$10/online • $12/door
Order your tickets here.
Doors open at 5:30pm. Storytelling starts at 6pm.

Acton Coffeehouse, as you enter the venue, serves beverages and snacks until 6pm. Bring them on up!

Do you want to be a scheduled community teller in Acton or another location? Fill out our form here.

Questions? Please contact Fugitive Productions directly at (617) 823-2313 or dg@fugitiveproductions.com.

February’s Theme: “Almost”

FEATURED TELLERS

Janelle Codianni
Janelle is a writer, performer, story coach, and the owner of High Maintenance, her handy-woman business. She co-produces Harpy, a storytelling show in Somerville that features the voices of women and femmes. When she isn’t doing these things, she’s remodeling her vintage camper, powerlifting, or attempting to casually talk to her two daughters about consent.

Mark Modrall
Mark is a computer programmer from Littleton.  He started telling stories in public about six years ago when he ran out of relatives who hadn't heard that one before. He's won several story slams at the Moth and Massmouth, and he's been a featured speaker at WGBH's “Stories From the Stage.” And he counts himself blessed that he's occasionally invited to speak with much better tellers at great venues, like Fugitive Productions.

Don Picard
Don Picard is a Moth storyteller who shares his own moving life moments with humor and humility. He has worked in software development for nearly 30 years and is currently employed for JobCase, “a place to manage all things work-related, especially the wisdom, experience and connections” of other job hunters. Don was a double major in Theatre Arts and Computer Science at Cornell, and chose to work as an engineer in order to be able to live in Cambridge and feed his family. Don enjoys telling live stories about his kids, husband, and extended family as it is fun, therapeutic, and allows him to exercise the other half of his college degree so he doesn’t become bitter.