2025 Upcoming Events
Nissitissit String Quartet – Friday, May 16th, 7:00 pm
Reexperiencing the music of our childhood arouses meaningful memories, often evoking whole scenarios from the most impressionable time of our lives. The Nissitissit String Quartet is pleased to present medleys from Disney, Warner Brothers, early TV shows, the Muppets, Charlie Brown specials, Boston Pops favorites, and John Williams themes such as ET among other beloved music from our youth. Whether you’re 5 or 75, these iconic sounds are familiar and heartwarming. Formed to champion strings and enrich Northwest Middlesex communities, the Nissitissit String Quartet is four long-time colleagues and friends with a mutual desire for a fresh and fun performance experience. Musical treasures specially crafted from jazz standards, ragtime, Latin, classical, folk, fiddle, pop, rock, Broadway, and Hollywood make up multi-generational concerts that are upbeat and engaging for a wide audience.
Piano Recital, Students of Timothy Flores – Sunday, May 18th
Music on the Porch
Bring a chair and a picnic lunch to the Shirley Center Common in front of the Shirley Meeting House and enjoy the music of local musicians performing in our Music on the Porch series. All performances are rain or shine. We will move inside the Meeting House if it rains. Click here for information about our performers
Jon Swenson – Sunday, June 29th, 1:00 pm
Side Effects – Sunday, July 20th, 1:00 pm
Elizabeth Lorrey – Sunday, August 24th, 1:00 pm
Bongo Mary & the Aquarians – Sunday, September 7th, 1:00 pm
Shirley Pumpkin Fest – Sunday, October 12th
Shirley Film Fest – Saturday, November 8th
Candlelight Vespers – Sunday, December 8th, 6:30 pm
The Shirley Meeting House programs are sponsored in part by a grant from the Shirley Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
The Shirley Meeting House continues to be committed to the health and safety of our audience and artists. Therefore, we will be following all guidelines put forth by the health department and the CDC. At this time we recommend the wearing of masks for events inside the Meeting House. This may change from program to program so please check back. Thank you for your cooperation!