The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in Folk Music. Folk Music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today. 

The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in Folk Music. Folk Music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today.  REGISTER!

The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in Folk Music. Folk Music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today. 

The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in Folk Music. Folk Music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today. 

The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in folk music. Folk music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, and folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today.

This 90 minute program includes a 60 minute performance by three Massachusetts based folk artists of color—Naomi Westwater, Pamela Means, and Kim Moberg—singing songs in the round. Each musician will play original songs and one traditional folk song by a musician of color. Following the performance will be a 30 minute talk back—moderated by Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola, who will also read a poem—where the musicians will talk about their songs and their experience as folk musicians. There will be time for audience Q&A. TICKETS

The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in Folk Music. Folk Music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today. Sign Up!

The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in Folk Music. Folk Music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today. SIGN UP!

The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in Folk Music. Folk Music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today. REGISTER!

The Reclaiming Folk Event Series is a celebration of people of color in Folk Music. Folk Music is traditional music, folk music is storytelling, folk music is music of the people, folk music is a voice for what’s happening in the world today. More info!

Whether you’re new to or well-versed in the practice of Tarot, you’re invited to join Naomi Westwater for six weeks of learning and exploration grounded in this tradition. This virtual program is designed for anyone looking to create daily ritual through pulling and reading cards. Throughout the course, Naomi Westwater will teach participants about the history and meaning of cards in the Rider Waite Smith Tarot deck, and model how they can be used as a tool for self-reflection and creativity. Through lectures, discussion with their classmates and solo journaling, participants will develop their individual connection with Tarot, this ancient strategy for meaning-making. LEARN MORE!

Grace Givertz, Maeve & Quinn with Naomi Westwater live at the Lizard Lounge! TICKETS!

The banjo, is a symbol, more frequently associated with black counterparts despite its west african origins. The words ‘Black’ and ‘Folk’ when placed next to each other are either oxymorons or in harmony. The music industry has time and time again taken from black culture, rebranded it and convinced mass amounts of people that it was never for the or theres to begin with. The story of Black Folk music is not an exception and with this festival we aim to respark the kinship between ‘Black’ and ‘Folk.’

Tickets are a sliding scale.  Tickets must be reserved. To ensure your seat(s), please reserve your ticket(s) through the buy link.

We Are Passim!  To learn more about The Folk Collective, visit passim.org/folkcollective.

Good Friends Discount available. Sign up with a friend and you’ll both receive 20% off of this workshop by clicking here!

As songwriters, we can often get stuck or reach for the same tools when writing – sometimes songs magically come to us, but often we can be sitting around waiting for inspiration for a long time. This virtual retreat is designed to open up your creativity, help you to dive into flow state, explore new tools for songwriting, and to create a safe container for you to take risks.
 
We will gather for 7 hours to write 10 songs! Led by Naomi Westwater, each song will include a prompt, freewrite, and a form. With a running clock and a group of songwriters as the best accountability buddies, you’ll walk away with 10 new songs for you to develop and flesh out. And guess what, 10 songs that’s an album!
 
A week after this retreat, there will be a private virtual open mic where each participant will select one of their new songs to share.
 
WE ARE OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO THIS COURSE – Please email Rachel at rachel@passim.org to apply for a scholarship. 

This workshop will take place on Zoom from 11:00am-6:00pm ET. SIGN UP!

Join us in celebrating the yule season with a four course slow meal. Each course will be paired with rituals, spells, & live music to welcome the return of the sun and hold you through the winter. MAKE A RESERVATION!

Led by herbalist Kinsey Rosene, and artist and witch Naomi Westwater, this special Ritual Dinner invites you to go slow, explore the light and dark of the season, and eat with community.

Chef Liz Domke-Chase will pull from the inspiration of the season and locally sourced ingredients for a magical meal of heart and hearth.

Each ticket includes: 4 course meal; 4 tea pairings; 1 cocktail or mocktail; 4 rituals and an herbal ritual; live music; take home gift; this ticket includes gratuity.

Celebrate the season and join us for Caroling & Craft Night lead by Isabel Stearns and Naomi Westwater.

A clever twist on decorating your own gingerbread cookie! At this workshop you'll be introduced to the basic techniques involved in needle felting. Together we will "ice" the cookies with wool "frosting." This makes for a special holiday gift, or Christmas tree adornment. A fun workshop for all levels! As Isabel leads you through felting, Naomi and their band will sing holiday songs for everyone to sing-a-long to. Ages 8+
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Join Naomi Westwater and their folk band for a winter celebration of Yule. Naomi will play traditional songs, modern holiday songs, and original songs to celebrate the season.
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The Lamplighter Sessions at Club Passim began over ten years ago and has evolved into a multi-night, one room festival of improvisational art- music, spoken word, visual art, and theater, and always including Hallowe’en. Peter Mulvey was the initial instigator but Barry Rothman soon seized the marionette strings, or the controls of the starship, or what have you. At this point, Mulvey fills the roles of ringmaster and televangelist, while Rothman hides in plain sight, playing his phonographs onstage while making all the secret backroom deals and delivering the occasional veiled threat. Matt Smith, Abby Altman, and the rest of the Passim crew provide a firebox and the assembled musicians provide the fuel. Over the years the Sessions have included Luthier expositions, a reading of Eugene Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros”, in-the-round swaps between stars and fledglings, tributes to Greg Brown and Los Lobos, string music extravaganzas, costume parties, and one consistent event: some permutation of musicians performs Tom Waits’s classic record “Rain Dogs”. Buy a ticket to any given night: you won’t know what you’re going to hear, but that’s because the musicians don’t know either. TICKETS

An afternoon of music, song and ritual with Naomi Westwater. Learn More!

There’s nothing better than autumn in New England, and Bellforge Arts Center pour another good time with three weeks of Oktoberfest celebrations. So raise a glass to the good times and please note: This is a BYOL event (Bring Your Own Lederhosen).

Live music from

2PM Naomi Westwater
3PM Kooked Out
4PM Mint Green

Family-friendly activity

View a partial solar eclipse through a solar telescope! From 12:17 PM to 2:33 PM the Moon will pass almost directly between the Sun and the Earth, blocking up to 17% of the Sun as viewed from Medfield. Safely see the “bite” taken out of the Sun, along with any sunspots that might be active, using a specially equipped telescope. Westwood High School Astronomy teacher Greg Schwanbeck will be on hand to answer any questions you might have. Weather permitting; stay away clouds!

Reimagining Lilith Fair is a tribute to the feminist music scene of the 1990s with an intersectional lens for today. This event will celebrate women and gender expansive artists in the Greater Boston music scene playing their original music and 90s cover songs. This show is produced by singer-songwriter Naomi Westwater and will be followed by a talk on intersectional feminism in the music scene today.  Naomi will be joined by Pamela Means and Melissa Ferrick. TICKETS!

Revolutionary Spaces presents the Raising Voices Festival: A Celebration of Music, Art, and the Power of Protest. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, join Revolutionary Spaces in September for a vibrant, multi-disciplinary arts festival in the heart of downtown Boston that celebrates the power of protest throughout history. Register now to get the latest updates about artist announcements and performance schedules.

Join us for a night of music, song and ritual with Naomi Westwater (they/she). Naomi is a queer, Black-multiracial singer-songwriter from Massachusetts. Their work combines folk music, poetry, and spirituality. Their hope is that through ritual and storytelling, they can aid nature in the end of capitalism and the return of community, creativity, and collective joy. RSVP!

Join us for an evening of poetry and music with Tess Taylor, along with local contributors to the poetry collection, Leaning Toward Light: Anna V.Q. Ross, Brian Simoneau, January Gill O’Neil, Kirun Kapur, and Steph Burt, who will share their work and their love of things garden and poetry-related. Musical guest is Naomi Westwater. Book signing facilitated by Papercuts to follow. RSVP

Live trio at Crose Nest Apothecary

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