News and Updates
Emily Listner is building the future
Emily Listner is our Production and Facilities Manager and we think she is awesome.
Sam Bruckner’s Plugging In
Local busker, runner, fencer, sailor, and balloon animal-artist Sam Bruckner has organized a concert, The Breakup Bash, featuring five great emerging artists from around MetroWest. The show’s a benefit for Plugged In, and takes place on Friday March 3rd. In advance of the show, we asked the Trouble Made frontman a few Qs.
Joshua Davis Takes Five
Joshua Davis is a Michigan-based performing songwriter, educator, husband, and father. His work is rooted in American folk traditions and history, but modern and expansive enough to have landed a finalist spot on season 8 of NBC’s “The Voice.” This guy is busy. As such, we’re super excited to be hosting him at atac for an intimate performance on Friday February 24. We caught up with Davis and asked him to answer five questions before jumping back on the road.
Who Needs Wisdom When You’ve Got Hubris?
Felicity’s Hubris is a 4-piece psych-soul funk band with a penchant for jams! They bring wholesome messages and music people can relate to on many levels! They are playing Rock Off Main at atac! On Friday February 10, 2023!
Ben Sisto: Practice Makes Practice
With Group Show, atac’s Ben Sisto will introduce concepts and best-practices related to live event production. If you want to organize concerts, parties, flea markets, or whatever but have absolutely no idea what you’re doing, this is the place to be. Friday Feb 3rd at atac, 6pm.
Max Larson: Learning to Fly
For half a century, Centre Music House has been providing instruments, education, and support to local and touring acts. Today, shop manager Max Larson—navigating big-box competition and a global pandemic—is finding creative ways to ensure the family business is around for years to come.
Christmas’ Time
Veteran producer and performer Lucifer Christmas is bringing their love of drag and cabaret to MetroWest, hosting a Valentine’s Day weekend spectacular at atac.
Annual Meeting (Zoom)
atac’s Annual Meeting will be held on December 7th at 7:00 PM in person or via Zoom. Hear the annual report, vote in the slate of board members, and socialize with your fellow atac fans over light refreshments.
Annual Meeting
atac’s Annual Meeting will be held on December 7th at 7:00 PM in person or via Zoom. Hear the annual report, vote in the slate of board members, and socialize with your fellow atac fans over light refreshments.
A Place to Be
Support atac's mission to foster community and creativity through increased access to the arts. Our Annual Appeal is on now!
Laszlo Gardony: Different Approaches
Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony returns to atac for a one-night only solo piano concert. All proceeds will go toward supporting atac’s cultural programming.
gloomy june dances through the fog.
gloomy june is Alexi, Devin, Jack, and Ash, an SF-based band that walks the lines between glossy pop and heavy punk, and between sadness and joy. atac had a short chat with them in advance of the band’s Nov 6, 2022 gig in Framingham.
Jason Yeager Finds His Time.
Framingham native, Berklee professor, and NYC-based pianist/composer Jason Yeager is returning to atac to celebrate the release of his seventh album, “Unstuck in Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Suite” on October 28th. We had a little chat about jazz, collaboration, activism, and the record.
Tangible Feeling, Liminal Places
An interview with artist Jaina Cipriano on the occasion of her exhibit “Tangible Feeling, Liminal Places” at atac.
Open Board Positions
Having rounded the turn into Fall, the Board of Directors has begun the annual process of seeking applicants for our open positions on the Board, and we are seeking your assistance in this important endeavor.
A Night at the Circus, 2022.
A Night at the Circus took place on June 10, 2022 at atac in Framingham. Here are some cute pics.
Taking Action from a Place of Strength
Some things are going great, like our new collaborations and programs, and we want to understand the best way to build that success. Some things aren’t working, and we need to figure out why so we can better serve our mission and our community of performers, artists, and you.
Reopening and Plans for the Future
We are so grateful to remain an important part of the MetroWest arts and culture community and look forward to creating community through the arts with you for years to come.
Public Art: Many Cultures, One Heart
The newly formed Framingham Centre Common Cultural District (FCCCD) is creating a public art project entitled, Many Cultures, One Heart to celebrate Framingham's many artistic and ethnic voices.
We Stand Against Racism
We are being called to examine the ways we contribute to systems of oppression - both subtle and overt - and form a plan to create meaningful change.