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 …
Art Smart for School-Aged Children
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library presents another edition of Art Smart, a program designed for school-aged children ages 6 and up. Come learn a new way to craft, paint, build and design as the class explore the world of arts and crafts with a cool new project.
Drawing in the Gallery
Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, United StatesThe Student Programming Committee at Tufts University invites you to "Drawing in the Gallery" at the Tufts Art Galleries. Join the SPC for a brief tour of the exhibition "re:imagining collections," where you will see how contemporary artists reflect on and reanimate ancient objects. Then settle in with drawing instructor Patrick Carter to sketch an …
Murder at Harvard Medical School
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Historical Society & Museum presents a talk by Dennis J. Curran, a retired justice from the Massachusetts Superior Court, on the 1850 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case Commonwealth v. Webster. This case, about the murder of Boston physician George Parkman at Harvard Medical School, established the legal principal “proof beyond a reasonable doubt,” …
eBook, Audiobook, and Streaming Drop-In Workshop
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library is offering another round of eBook, Audiobook, and Streaming film and video drop-in workshops through LearningExpress Library, a new eResource. Advance registration is recommended but not required. To register, email Mike Crockett, Media Services Librarian, at mcrockett@minlib.net. It is recommended that attendees bring their device(s) and bring or obtain a library …
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Teaching White Supremacy: A Conversation with Donald Yacovone
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House and Slave Quarters presents an evening with historian Donald Yacovone, author of "Teaching White Supremacy: America's Democratic Ordeal and the Forging of Our National Identity." In the book, Yacovone shows the clear evidence of white supremacy's deep-seated roots in our nation's educational system through an in-depth examination of America's wide assortment of …
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Athene Wilson and Friends at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAAthene Wilson and Friends return to The Porch, where they're performing each second Thursday. Three-time Boston Urban Music Award winner Wilson performs jazz, gospel and R&B in venues around Boston such as The House of Blues, Scullers Jazz Club and others. Free admission for the music; reserve a table if you plan to have dinner.
Trevor Noah: Off The Record Tour
Chevalier Theatre 30 Forest St., Medford, MAChevalier Theatre presents the second of five shows with Trevor Noah on his Off The Record Tour. Noah is the most successful comedian in Africa and is the host of the Emmy Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. He has written, produced, and starred in 11 comedy specials, including his most recent, “Trevor Noah: …
Tufts New Music Ensemble: American Ledger No. 1
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe New Music Ensemble at Tufts University, under the direction of Donald Berman, will perform a concert of music by Raven Chacon, Lena Raine, Ludovico Einaudi, and the NME. Note: …