Please join the Arts Committee for some chill-busting, community-building, line dancing on Saturday, January 24 from 7–8:30 PM in Fellowship Hall. The leader will be Paul Hughes, who is very skilled at making even the most novice dancer feel like Fred Astaire (or Ginger Rogers, take your pick)! There will be beverages available (because you will likely be working up a thirst), and we would love it if some folks could bring some snacks to share. Admission is free but please consider a small donation to help us pay for our teacher/caller. Looking forward to seeing many of you there! Email arts@fpc.groups.io with any questions about the event.
Concerts Series
Local and international artists perform in a series of three or four concerts each year. Concerts are generally held on Sunday afternoons, followed by a reception. Concerts are open to the public.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
The FPC Music Committee is proud to present Suzie Cartreine and the Turkey Hill Ragtime Orchestra in concert in the Sanctuary on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 4 pm.
The Orchestra plays vintage arrangements of ragtime music and popular songs from the 1890’s–1920’s. That includes rags, fox-trots, slow drags, two-steps, waltzes and more, and features works of Joplin, Salisbury, Lamb, Turpin, Berlin, and others. They put a smile on your face and a spring in your step. Guaranteed to be toe-tapping fun for the whole family!
Founded in 2022, Turkey Hill Ragtime Orchestra sprang from pianist Suzie Cartreine’s lifelong love of ragtime, combined with her academic interest in historical performance practice.
The band is drawn from a roster of professional-level musicians from the Greater Boston area. Recent appearances include the New England Folk Festival, Chelmsford Open Spaces, the Medford Library Summer Concert Series, and numerous porchfests in the Boston area.
Suzie Cartreine was Director of Music and Organist at FPC from 2002 to 2011.
The suggested donation is $20–40. Donations will be accepted at Eventbrite, at the door, and at Sunday coffee hour on March 8 and 15.
Audio and video samples are available on YouTube.
