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.

Artist Call: Spring Equinox Art Fair

Friday, February 20, 2026

Artist application deadline: February 20, 2026. Join us in March in welcoming the Spring Equinox with art, community, and inspiration! 

 
Date: March 21 and 22, 2026
Time: Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday 12 to 4
Location: First Parish Church of Stow and Action, 353 Great Road, Stow, MA 01775

Space for only 19 8 x 8-foot booths, so apply early. Sharing with one other artist is allowed.

Click here to submit your application.

 

The Stow Area Guild of Artists (SAGA) and the FPC Arts Committee are sponsoring the fair, which celebrates the arrival of Spring, and the arrival of color, light and joy, with works created by local artists and crafters. Come together to welcome the new season.

Admission is free. Our building is designed to be inclusive and accessible to people of all abilities, including wheelchair users. There is plenty of free parking.

Suzie Cartreine and the Turkey Hill Ragtime Orchestra

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.

Turkey Hill Ragtime Orchestra