Saturday Family Story Time
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library presents a Saturday morning family story time (for ages 3 to 7) in the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Library building. The session will explore new concepts with books and songs. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join in. After story time, a short craft or activity will be held in the …
Matt & Shannon Heaton Virtual Guided Session – Slow Pace
Virtual MAMatt and Shannon Heaton present another of their "Slow. Slow. Fast(er)! Virtual Guided Sessions. Tune learners or second instrument players are invited to this hour-long session with standard Irish tunes played slowly two times around, then quickly once — but not too quickly! New players can learn and play more easily at a slow pace, …
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Chess in Medford Square
Saltonstall Building 121 Riverside Ave., Medford, MAThe Medford Chess Club invites you to drop by the gazebo outside the Medford Housing Authority's Saltonstall Building for a friendly game of chess. The club has chess sets, chess clocks, and helpful members who are willing to teach you the rules if you're new to the game. There are no membership dues or fees …
Mystic Makerspace Fixit Clinic
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAMystic Makerspace is conducting a Fixit Clinic at the new Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library. A Fixit Clinic celebrates repair through all-ages, do-it-together, hands-on, fix-n-learn, community-based discovery and disassembly. People bring broken, non-functioning things — electronics, small appliances, toys, bicycles, jewelry, fabric items, etc.– for assessment, disassembly, and — hopefully — repair. Registration …
Dwayne Haggins at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MADwayne Haggins, "the love child of Hank Williams and Otis Redding," returns to The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint. Admission is free for the music; reserve a table if you plan to have dinner.
Film Screening: Night of the Lepus
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library kicks off the Halloween season with a showing of the 1972 cult classic "Night of the Lepus" in Bonsignore Hall at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Library building. In the film (rated PG), an experiment gone wrong leads to a night of terror -- and giants rabbits -- in a small …
Dakota Jones at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint welcomes back Dakota Jones, a New York-based band whose vintage blues and modern soul blew away the Medford crowd last March. Spearheaded by Tristan Carter-Jones’s commanding vocals and visceral songwriting, their stage show melds the hell-hath-no-fury power of Chaka Khan, the wild spontaneity of Janis Joplin, and the …
The People’s Jam at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe closing of Johnny D's Uptown in Somerville left a big hole that needed to be filled. For decades, blues musicians jammed on that stage on Sundays. Some big names grew up on that stage and everyone supported everyone else. That is the spirit that The Porch fosters with its weekly People's Jam. Bass amp …
Tufts Sunday Concert: Tufts Wind Ensemble
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesIn this Tufts University Sunday Concert Series program, classic band compositions are paired with newer pieces as the Tufts Wind Ensemble welcomes new players and listeners to its first concert of the year. John McCann directs. Note: Due to university COVID-19 regulations, live audience attendees at Tufts Music events must be prepared to present a …
Teen Creative Writing: Creating Characters
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MAThe Medford Public Library presents its monthly Teen Creative Writing session in the Youth Services Program Room of the new Charlotte & William Bloomberg Library building. Teens in middle school and high school are invited to create characters, build new worlds, write short stories, try new styles, play games, and more. Today's session will focus …