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May 2025
Fiber Crafts MakerSpace Drop-In
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.
Find out more »Matt Steffanina Hip Hop Classes
The Dance Studio is partnering with renowned hip hop dancer and choreographer Matt Steffanina for two classes at the Andrews Middle School. A Beginner class will take place from 6 to 7 p.m., with an Intermediate/Advanced class held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $37 per dancer per class and includes a 30-minute meet-and-greet session with Matt afterward. A two-class package, including a meet-and-greet, is available for $65. Register through the event web page. Steffanina's resume includes dancing with…
Find out more »Paint Nite Boston at Great American Beer Hall
Join Paint Nite Boston for a night of creativity, fun, and beer at the Great American Beer Hall. Unleash your inner artist as you sip on delicious brews and create a masterpiece of the image "City Blossoms" with step-by-step guidance from Paint Nite's talented instructors. No experience necessary. Paint Nite will provide all the materials including its new paint and take-home kits. Cost is $55. Purchase tickets through the Paint Nite website.
Find out more »Tuesday Night Book Group: White House Wild Child
The Medford Public Library's Tuesday Night Book Group meets to discuss "White House Wild Child: How Alice Roosevelt Broke All the Rules and Won the Heart of America" by Shelley Fraser Mickle. Books will be available approximately four weeks in advance. Register using the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Cab Ellis, Pan Arcadia at Deep Cuts
Cab Ellis, known for their uninhibited, intoxicating live performances on the New York alt rock scene, makes their Deep Cuts debut. Frontman Connor Abeles is backed by an army of six jazz musicians. Brooklyn-based indie-rock band Pan Arcadia opens. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 show day through Dice.
Find out more »Tween Graphic Novel Book Club: Borders
The Medford Public Library's Tween Graphic Novel Book Club for readers ages 10 to 14 meets to discuss "Borders" by Thomas King. Pick up a copy of the book at the Children’s Desk or in the Teen Room. Registration is required through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Seven Times Salt at Medford Brewing Company
Medford Brewing Company welcomes Seven Times Salt for an evening of familiar Renaissance tunes and English country dances, and of course your favorite 17th-century drinking songs. Raise your glass and voice and sing along! Seven Times Salt members are Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Corey Dalton Hart, tenor, recorder; Emily O’Brien, recorder, flute, voice; Josh Schreiber, bass viol, voice; and Matthew Wright, lute, cittern, voice. No cover; donations encouraged. Ages 21+ due to brewery rules.
Find out more »Climate Change Book Group
Do you read the latest and greatest books about our planet, environmentalism, and climate change and then really need someone to talk with about it? The Medford Public Library has the book club for you: Planet and Pages. Join local green entrepreneur Clare Flaherty of Trove Green Provisions and read your way to a better world. This month's title will be announced. Register for the meeting through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »ACM Poetry Salon: 20th Century Voices
Arts Collaborative Medford invites you to a Poetry Salon hosted by Gary Roberts, a poet and co-founder of ACM, as part of the collaborative's literary arts initiative. Learn about modern poetry with short poems from some of the most celebrated writers of the 20th century. Emphasis will be given to poets who bore witness to social upheaval and shaped modern literature with their responses to historical events. You'll listen to or read the poems, share initial impressions, and discuss whatever…
Find out more »Dancing the Night Away in Medford
The Medford Council on Aging welcomes historian Dee Morris for a talk on the beginnings of dance in Medford, which date as far back as 1745 when Ben Parker built a tavern that featured a dance hall on the second floor. Morris will look back at the early days of dancing at the Union Hall, Medford Assembly, Medford Opera House, Pittman Academy, boarding schools, and more. Reserve your seat by calling the Senior Center at 781-396-6010. Presented with support from…
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