Tufts Civic Life Lunch: Art & Activism: Empowering Youth through Creative Expression
Rabb Room, Barnum Hall, Tufts University 163 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, United StatesThe arts are a catalyst for action, protest and movement building, activating ideas for the maker and the audience, challenging our perceptions and inspiring action. At this Tufts Civic Life Lunch, join a conversation with Scheherazade Tillet, feminist activist, artist, Tufts alumnus, and the co-founder and executive director of A Long Walk Home, about empowering …
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Senior Artitude
Medford Senior Center 101 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAThe Medford Senior Center holds its weekly Artitude class, with instruction of various art mediums and projects. You might work in acrylics, watercolor, graphite, pastels, colored pencil, crayons, and more. To sign up, call the Senior Center at 781-396-6010. Limit 16 people in person; there also is an option of virtual participation through Zoom.
Thursday Crafts for Seniors
Medford Senior Center 101 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAStudents in the Tufts University Doctorate of Occupational Therapy program are facilitating another crafts program for seniors at the Medford Senior Center, this semester on Thursdays right after the lunch hour. Have fun, be creative, and take home a seasonal craft. Classes cost $3 (for materials); pay at the door with cash or check. Registration …
Middle School No-Book Book Club
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library's Middle School No-Book Book Club meets in the Maker Space at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Library building. There are no assigned books for this book club, which is for teens in grades 6 to 8. Instead, the group will talk about whatever you’re currently reading and share book recs while working on …
Unbox Book Club for Teens
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library holds another session of the Unbox Book Club, a new drop-in club for teens in grades 8 and up. Talk about all things books while unboxing the newest books in the Teen Section. You’ll get first dibs on a book before it goes on the shelves. No sign-up is needed; just …
Andrew Gravel and Friends at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAAndrew Gravel is a musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of the Boston-based rock band The Gravel Project. Carrying on the tradition of blues and '70s psychedelic rock music, Gravel comes to The Porch to perform both original music and classics by artists including The Allman Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff …
Melvin Seals & JGB
Chevalier Theatre 30 Forest St., Medford, MAChevalier Theatre welcomes Melvin Seals and JGB in their debut Medford appearance. Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years. He is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ and keyboard play in the Jerry Garcia Band for 18 years, where he helped pioneer and define what …
Teen Home School Maker Club
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library invites home schooled tweens and teens ages 11 and up to its monthly Home School Maker Club. Learn and make something new each month. Meets in the Maker Space. All materials provided. RSVP through the library's online calendar. Questions? Contact Nicole Perrault of the library staff at nperrault@minlib.net or 781-475-5735.
Big Jon Short at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAOne-man band Big Jon Short provides the First Friday Blues at The Porch. Armed with foot percussion, a National Reso-phonic Guitar and Lowebow cigar-box reso-hillharp, Short’s high-energy performances tap into the heart of the songs, regional styles, and folklore of the blues and its importance to American music. Free admission for the music; reserve a …
Spirit of the Creative: PowerUp
Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesSpirit of the Creative, a hip-hop and commercial choreography dance team at Tufts University, invites you to the first of two performances of its spring show, "PowerUp." Come for an unbelievable night of hard-hitting, dynamic, student-choreographed performances. Admission is free; tickets may be reserved through the Tufts online ticket office. The second performance will be …