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Noted Novelist Ready for Next Chapter

April 27, 2026
Tom Perrotta has a fairly typical suburban dad biography. He and his wife moved here to Belmont, in part, for the schools; he coached his kids in youth soccer, and he even plays guitar in a band, making appearances at PorchFest. Perrotta…
Music Therapist Cheyenna Eagle is kneeling in front of a small group of children, conducting a music lesson. She is talking with one hand resting on a black iPad.
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Powers Music School Expands Music Therapy Program

August 18, 2025
Music therapist Cheyenna Eagle watches her students transform on a daily basis. One student, although nonverbal, was singing and eagerly hand-signing along to songs during her music therapy session, asking for more and more instruction. At the end of the session, the…

‘Minari’ Resonates at Local Viewing

July 28, 2025
In the All Saints Church, a small projector cranked out a powerful film. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari” stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, and highly regarded Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung. It’s a semi-autobiographical story about a Korean American family…

Porchfest Sign Up Deadline Looming

July 25, 2025
Belmont’s annual Porchfest is a symphony of stoops. It provides an excuse to loiter on your neighbor’s lawn and listen to a performer sing their heart out. This year’s Porchfest takes place on the Saturday after Labor Day, Sept. 6, from 11…
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Students Tour Mexico with Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

July 14, 2025
When clarinet player Su Min Pyo performed “Danzón No. 2” by Arturo Márquez Navarro in Mexico with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, she was surprised when the Mexican audience members started dancing, and some even became teary-eyed. “I think at first, the…

Resident’s Memoir Recalls Golden Era of Folk

July 13, 2025
Peter Johnson, a longtime resident of Belmont and former manager at Club Passim, an iconic folk venue in Cambridge, may just have the best Joan Baez story you’ve never heard. A long time ago, while Johnson was managing the venue, Baez—a regular…

Young Belmont Musician Melds Music, Culture and Identity

June 24, 2025
When Andrew Sue Wing was around two years old, he was given a red ukulele. About two years or so later, he received a guitar. It was sunburst-patterned with a light center and darker vignette edges. These early instruments were what ultimately…

Payson Park Music Festival Returns for 35th Year

June 23, 2025
Hosted and organized by volunteers, the Payson Park Music Festival will continue its 35-year summer tradition of free, kid-friendly music. The festival began on June 18 and will run through Sept. 3. Weather permitting, the performances will begin at 6:30 p.m. each…
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When Winslow Homer Called Belmont ‘Home’

May 30, 2025
Although the skyline is different now, renowned American painter Winslow Homer may have looked out at sweeping views of Belmont from the cupola of his uncle’s home, which still stands today, more than 160 years later. It was at the 1853 William…
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Celebrating 60 Years of Harmony At Powers Music School

May 21, 2025
Sixty years ago, a group of five women, concerned there weren’t enough opportunities to create and enjoy music in Belmont, decided to start a music school. They began by welcoming a dozen students into their living rooms to learn the recorder. As…
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