Rep. Kaufman's March "Open House" Hosts Singer Kate Campbell

Rep. Jay Kaufman's award winning public policy forum, "Open House" offers a special treat in store for its next forum, Thursday, March 17, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the historic Depot, 13 Depot Square, in Lexington Center. 

Renowned singer-songwriter Kate Campbell is Jay's special guest, lending her talents to what promises to be a very unique, and special, "Open House." While the monthly public policy forums usually tackle the Commonwealth's challenges and opportunities, periodically the forum takes stock of how we are as a community or, as is the case this month, looks to tap the arts for inspiration and strength.

Kate is known and loved equally for her songwriting and her performances.  Her words touch on issues of race, religion, history and human relationships, and her warm voice, great storytelling, and gifted guitar and piano playing have made her a favorite on the folk music circuit. Representative Kaufman took a songwriting course with Kate last summer and is thrilled that she is making this stop in Lexington on her concert tour in New England.  And the concert is Kate's gift to Jay's constituents:  It's free!

Upon taking office in 1995, Rep. Kaufman sought to provide a vehicle for regularly engaging constituents in discussions of the challenges and opportunities facing our community and Commonwealth.  Now in its sixteenth year, OPEN HOUSE, Rep. Kaufman's public policy series, has addressed issues ranging from reinventing public education to gay marriage, property tax relief to campaign finance reform, the shrinking middle class to stem cell research, the nature of political leadership to the challenges of effecting fundamental change in a democracy. 

In 1997, OPEN HOUSE was awarded the prestigious Beacon Award, cable television's equivalent of an Emmy, as the nation's best government relations series.  The series was also named the best television series by Massachusetts Cable Television Commission. The OPEN HOUSE series is produced through a partnership between Representative Kaufman and LexMedia which records the forums for broadcast in Lexington, Arlington and Woburn.