One of Linda's visions was to create a warm and welcoming place to share music and community.  Music is a wonderful medium to connect with others. And bringing together musicians to build musical community is a very special thing.  

As Linda chose a new home in Waltham, MA, one of her goals was to have a space that could serve as a Music Salon, hosting informal gatherings where musicians could jam, as well as house concerts, inviting musicians to play before a receptive audience in an intimate setting.

Since November 2014, the Music Salon has been hosting monthly gatherings to build community through music and art. The Music Salon offers an intimate house concert, beginning with a potluck dinner. A featured visual artists shares their work, followed by music. Linda Marks is the “house band,“ who opens for the featured musical act.

The Music Salon has also hosted other community events, such as holiday parties for the Boston Association of Cabaret Artists and a Women in Music gathering.

2019 Music Salon house concerts include:

• January 19, 2019 - Linda Marks opens for Carter Street Band
• March 23 - Linda Marks opens for Kim Moberg and Kerr Griffin
• April 27 - Linda Marks opens for Banded Starling
• May 18 - Linda Marks opens for Isabel Stover
• June 22 - Linda Marks opens for Julia Mark
• July 13 - Linda Marks opens for Allysen Callery
• August 10 - Linda Marks opens for Lisa Bastoni and Erica Leigh (Musicians who are also Visual Artists!)
• September 21 - Linda Marks opens for All-She-Wrote
• October 19 - Linda Marks opens for Sheryl Altman / Mark Heslin Duo and Joel Cage

• March 24: Linda Marks and Terry Smith open for Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli; Meirav Zaks, featured visual artist
• April 7: Linda Marks and Terry Smith open for Mark Shilansky and David Scott; Lidia Scher, featured visual artist
• May 12: Linda Marks and Terry Smith open for Three At Home (Mary Casiello and Dann Russo); Rowan Wielblad, featured visual artist
• June 23: Linda Marks and Terry Smith open for Willie Sordillo and Zoe Krohne; Herb Pearce, featured visual artist
• September 29: Linda Marks and Terry Smith open for Gogofsky; Erica Leigh, featured visual artist
• October 20: Linda Marks opens for Rick Drost, Colette O’Connor and Ric Allendorf; Michele Vitti, featured visual artist
• November 17: Linda Marks opens for David Roth; Lidia Scher, featured visual artist
• December 8: Linda Marks opens for Andrew Geng; Maeve Muller, featured visual artist