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- Apr 118:00 PMKiniwe (live streamed)Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Distler Performance Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 6176272253 Kiniwe and guests will perform music and dance from the Ashanti, Ewe and Ga people of Ghana. Kiniwe will be joined by Emmanuel Agbeli, Mohammed Alidu, NEC’s Mile Norvisi, and the Agbekor Drum and Dance Society.
- Apr 12–20Passover (Pesach)Event Type: Multifaith Observance Begins at sundown on the first day listed. Passover commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It is celebrated for eight days with special prayers and symbolic foods at home, starting with the Seder, a ritual meal that re-enacts that ancient deliverance and emphasizes the freedom of the Jews under the guidance of God. The first two and the last two days are holidays. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
- Apr 121:00 PMCANCELLED Family and Children's Concert: Tufts Symphony Orchestra (live streamed)Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Distler Performance Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 6176272253 This concert has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
- Apr 13All dayPalm SundayEvent Type: Multifaith Observance Celebrates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, marking the beginning of Holy Week that culminates in Easter or Pascha. In some churches, Palm Sunday is combined with the anticipation of Christ's death and so is also known as "Passon Sunday." Orthodox Christians often observe this Sunday on a date different from the date on which Protestant and Roman Catholics observe it.
- Apr 13–14VaisakhiEvent Type: Multifaith Observance Occurs on the first day of the solar year. It is primarily an agricultural festival, celebrating the harvest, and is especially important in North India. It is named after the month Vaisakh. For Sikhs, it is also the anniversary of the creation of the Khalsa (the "Brotherhood of the Pure") in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. Observances may include limits to participation in academics or work.
- Apr 133:00 PMSunday Concert Series: Tufts Chamber Orchestra (live streamed)Building: Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Room: Distler Performance Hall Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Event Contact Name: Anna Griffis Event Contact Email: anna.griffis@tufts.edu Event Contact Phone: 6176272253 TCO performs their spring concert under the direction of John Page.