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May 2024
ACM Open Studio Hours
Arts Collaborative Medford invites you to bring your new or unfinished art project (crochet, embroidery, sketchbook, painting...) and enjoy two hours of open studio time at the new community arts center. During this period, you can create art, engage in conversations with fellow community members, and explore the new space. It's a great opportunity to immerse yourself in a creative environment, get inspired, and connect with like-minded individuals in the artistic community. There will be some snacks, non-alcoholic beverages and…
Find out more »Circle Time Story Time – Ages Birth to 2
The Medford Family Network hosts Circle Time Story Time for children ages birth to 2 at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library. Led by Miss Andrea Breen, the session features story telling, music and movement, and a sing-along. Advance sign-up is required through the MFN registration web page.
Find out more »Library Database of the Month: Microfilm and Medford Daily Mercury Collection
In this edition of the Medford Public Library's Database of the Month series, join Head of Reference Services Zoey Mills in the Local History Room to learn about how to use the microfilm machine and how to access the Medford Daily Mercury Collection. The library has copies of the Mercury newspaper on microfilm from its founding in 1880 to its closing in 2017. RSVP through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »How Do You Throw a Brick Through the Window…
"How do you throw a brick through the window…" is a research initiative comprised of this symposium presented on Zoom, artist-led workshops, and exhibitions, co-organized by Tufts University Art Galleries with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center taking place from 2024–2026. The research initiative invites artists to engage the radical questioning of writer, artist, astrologer, and disabled non-binary Korean-American activist Johanna Hedva: “How do you throw a brick through the window of a bank if you can’t get out of…
Find out more »Circle Time Story Time – Ages 2 to 5
The Medford Family Network presents Circle Time Story Time for children ages 2 to 5 at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library. Led by Miss Andrea Breen, the session features story telling, an art activity, music and movement, and a sing-along. Advance sign-up is required through the MFN registration web page.
Find out more »Mystic Project Family Photo Sessions
The Mystic Project is partnering with Shoott for a family mini-photo at the Condon Shell. Thirty-minute sessions (no sitting fee) may be reserved between 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Participants will receive a gallery of 40-plus photos in three to five business days. Shoott will donate $20 to The Mystic Project when you make a purchase, and additional $20 if you purchase the entire gallery. Reserve you time slot on the Shoott website. The nonprofit Mystic Project promotes equitable initiatives…
Find out more »Royall House Spring Clean-up Day
It's time to prepare the Royall House & Slave Quarters grounds for the museum's 2024 tour season, which opens on June 8. Spring clean-up tasks will include general raking and bagging of leaves, pruning, and sprucing up of the property to make it shine. Some tools will be available, but if you have garden rakes or other tools please bring them. Invite your friends too. For more information, please email event coordinator Lindsay Rider.
Find out more »Artrepreneurs Youth Art Sale
The Mystic Project invites you to an art sale showcasing the work of participants in the Mystic Project's Artrepreneurs Youth program. Artrepreneurs Youth is a weekly afterschool program where youth harness their creative skills to recycle and repurpose waste materials into saleable art, while learning about conservation, and entrepreneurship skills. This year, the Artrepreneurs are venturing into the world of art kits; their curiosity has stimulated new interests in learning how to assemble at-home DIY crafting kits, repurposing materials, preparing…
Find out more »Brooks Estate Spring Spruce-up
Today is the Medford-Brooks Estate Land Trust's annual Spring Spruce-up. Volunteers are needed to come help for a few hours with both landscaping and Shepherd Brooks Manor projects. In you're curious about the inner workings of the manor, this is your chance to get your hands dirty. Please email inquiries@brooksestate.org to RSVP or with questions. Parking note: Do not park in Oak Grove Cemetery or on Grove Street; best to park on nearby side streets off of Grove Street and…
Find out more »Chess in Medford Square
The Medford Chess Club invites you to its weekly meet-up in Medford Square, taking place in the second-floor gallery at the library. The club has chess sets, chess clocks, and helpful members to teach you the rules if you're new to the game. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome, but those under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult or mature older sibling. There are no membership dues or fees to play. Visit the club’s website…
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