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North Cambridge Family Opera presents Weedpatch!

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Dates:Sat, Sun from 3/21/26 - 3/29/26
Hours:Hours Vary see below
Ages:Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Arts & Culture
North Cambridge Family Opera presents an uplifting story from a slice of US history, with music informed by American folk songs and a variety of mid-twentieth musical styles:

WEEDPATCH by Grammy-winning storyteller Bill Harley and Stanford University music professor Paul Phillips.

Commissioned by NCFO and first performed in 2018.

Hardship, laughter, and song in Dustbowl-era California!

This heartwarming, fully-sung, 2-hour opera in two acts (including intermission) is set at the historical Weedpatch School, built and run by plucky and determined Oklahoma migrants who show resilience and humor in the face of hardship, hostility and prejudice from earlier settlers of California.

Performed by more than 100 children and adults from Cambridge and surrounding communities, at eight performances:

• Saturday, March 21 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
• Sunday, March 22 at 1:00pm and 5:00pm
• Saturday, March 28 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
• Sunday, March 29 at 1:00pm and 5:00pm

Purchase your general admission tickets in advance online ($7 for children, $15 for adults), or just come and donate as much as you like at the door.

Details:
• Location: Peabody School, 70 Rindge Avenue, North Cambridge
(between Porter Square and Arlington)
• On-street parking readily available.

Permit parking restrictions suspended during showtimes.
• Two excellent casts.
• Performances in English, with side-titles to ensure that you don't miss a word.
• General admission. Come early to make sure you get a good seat!
• Snacks available for purchase at intermission.

All the way from Oklahoma!

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• Saturday at 3:00pm and 7:00pm
• Sunday at 1:00pm and 5:00pm


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$15 for adults | $7 for kids | or donate what you can at the door

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familyopera.org

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70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02140 map

Peabody School auditorium, 70 Rindge Avenue, North Cambridge MA

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