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The Greater Boston Real Estate Board has set up a foundation that provides scholarships ranging from $1,000 – $5,000 to high school seniors. Scholarships will be awarded this spring to students based on financial need, academic achievement, leadership, extracurricular involvement and short written essays.

The application deadline is April 1, 2012, with applications available here.

GBREB Scholarship Flyer – 2012

For a wonderful selection of unique and hand-crafted gifts, shop this season at the renowned Lexington Arts and Crafts Society Holiday Marketplace! It’s a great opportunity to shop local and support the non-profit society!

Featured items include basketry, ceramics, fine jewelry, paintings, weavings, woodworks, cards, photography, needle arts, polymer clay, decorative arts and beading.

Marketplace hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm and Sunday, Noon – 6pm.

Location: 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA (right off Lexington Center)

Free parking and admission.

And enjoy a special “Men’s Night Out” for those last minute shoppers on December 22nd, 5pm – 8pm!

Thanks to all of you who visited us (on a chilly night!) at the Higgins van at the Trunk or Treat event in Bedford! It was great to see you all and we had a great time reminding everyone that “there’s no place like home” with our Wizard of Oz theme costumes!

And a quick reminder that Halloween fun is still yet to come! Due to the intense storm and power outages on Sunday, here’s a look at rescheduled events this week.

The Lexington Retail Association trick or treat event in Lexington Center is rescheduled for Thursday, November 3^rd from 2-5pm.

Lexington residents are “encouraged to use Saturday, November 5 to celebrate Halloween”.

And Bedford Trick or Treating will be held Saturday, November 5^th from 5pm – 7pm.

Best wishes and stay safe and warm!

It’s been a hot week, so now’s the perfect time to cool off with a great summer nighttime concert!

Enjoy free Friday night music as part of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce concert series (Higgins is a proud sponsor!), held Friday nights from 6:30pm until dusk on the lawn at the Lexington Visitors Center, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue.

July 15 The Brass Connection Pops Style Brass

July 22 Ben Rudnick & Friends Lively Music for Families

July 29 Porch Rockers Classic Rhythm & Blues

August 5  Three Of A Kind Popular Rock & Roll

August 12 Jumpin’ Juba Boogie Woogie & NOLA Roots

August 19 The Benjamin Road Band Blues, Rock & Ballads

August 26  Strictly Overtime Rock & Roll Favorites

And in Bedford, The Bedford Recreation Department hosts free concerts Thursday nights in July on the Town Common (on The Great Road in front of First Parish Unitarian Universalist) from 7p.m. to 9 p.m.

July 14 – Sugarfoot & The Brass Kickin’ Horns

Sugarfoot & The Brass Kickin’ Horns is a seven piece funk / dance / reggae group. The band’s soul and energy bring excitement and a contagious party atmosphere to every performance. Sugarfoot & The Brass Kickin’ Horns has a soulful vibe that guarantees you will be grooving all night long!

July 21 – Grupo Fantastia Calypso/Reggae Fantasia

Calypso Fantasia: Colorful, uplifting music from Jamaica, Trinidad and the Caribbean Islands. Soca, Calypso and Island favorites are featured. The band features steel pan, percussion and bass guitar.

Reggae Fantasia: Combines the roots sounds of the Caribbean islands, elements of Jazz and the popular Reggae rhythms of Jamaica to produce a lilting and original sound. Reggae fantasia will “livin up” any event. Audiences will imagine that they are in the islands mon!

July 28 – The Reminisants

The Reminisants “Oldies” band has a repertoire of dance music that appeals to a variety of musical tastes across several generations. The Reminisants have performed with many of the legends of Rock N’ Roll such as The Beach Boys, Chubby Checker, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Bill Haley’s Comets, Shirley Reeves and the Shirelles, Herb Reed and the Platters, The Belmonts, and The Marvellettes.

Enjoy!