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  • Open Weave Session with Lois Russell

    Arts Collaborative Medford 162 Mystic Ave., Medford, MA, United States

    Arts Collaborative Medford invites you to a free open weave session hosted by renowned basketmaker Lois Russell, one of the featured artists in ACM's current exhibition, "The Threads That Tie Us." Join, watch, or converse with area basketmakers in ACM’s first-floor gallery space. All are welcome. Lois Russell has been making baskets since 1988. Her work …

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    Free
  • Read by the River

    Joyce Cummings Center, Tufts University 177 College Ave., Medford, MA, United States

    Tufts Hillel is hosting its annual literacy carnival, Read by the River, at the Joyce Cummings Center. All Medford students in kindergarten through grade 5 and their families or caregivers are invited to attend this campus-wide initiative that celebrates the love of books and reading. The day will feature reading-themed activities led by Tufts student …

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    Free
  • Granoff Colloquium: Rap and Redemption of Death Row

    Varis Lecture Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United States

    Today's Granoff Music Center Colloquium at Tufts University features University of North Carolina music professor Mark Katz speaking on his book, "Rap and Redemption of Death Row – Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose Behind Bars," which was published last April. A hip-hop-rich prison memoir, the book chronicles inmate Alim Braxton’s struggles and triumphs as he …

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    Free
  • Maker Space Drop-in for Adults

    Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA

    The Medford Public Library hosts an evening drop-in time in the Maker Space for adults. Stop by and work on your own project or ask the library's in-house expert about how to use the space and equipment. General safety badging is available on Drop-In days as well. No registration is required.    

    Free
  • Mystic Players Revival Impromptu Revue

    Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA

    Mystic Players Revival presents another impromptu revue in Bonsignore Hall at the library. All are invited for a night of theater and community fun. Please bring a song, dance or monologue/scene to perform (it need not be memorized), or just join the audience. Mystic Players Revival is open to any type of performance, but please …

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    Free
  • Reading Buddies

    Reading Buddies
    Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA

    The Medford Public Library invites kids to drop in for its weekly Reading Buddies program. Come practice your reading skills by reading aloud to teen volunteers. Reading Buddies will be available for 30-minute increments and happy to listen to you read whatever book(s) you'd like. Buddies will offer an encouraging ear and will only jump …

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    Free
  • Fiber Crafts MakerSpace Drop-In

    Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MA

    The Medford Public Library invites you to stop by the MakerSpace and work on your personal fiber craft projects, whether you crochet, knit, weave, spin, needle felt, or work with fiber in another way. All skill levels welcome. The library's in-house expert will be available to answer questions. No registration required. Fiber Crafts Drop-ins also …

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    Free
  • Wednesday Wax at Medford Brewing Company

    Medford Brewing Company Taproom 30 Harvard Ave., Medford, MA

    Medford Brewing Company presents another edition of  Wednesday Wax, a vinyl listening party where YOU play the tunes. Bring your records, sign up to play a few tracks, then pass the deck to the next person. Sign up as many times as you want. Spins start at 5 p.m. and go until 9:30.

  • Friday Activations: Conlon Nancarrow Compositions

    Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, United States

    Tufts University Art Galleries presents the third of four player piano sessions featuring the boundary-defying work of composer Conlon Nancarrow, in conjunction with the current exhibition "Impossible Music." Nancarrow was one of the first composers to work with “auto-playing” musical instruments, particularly the player piano, because of its ability to perform scores that exceeded human …

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    Free