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December 2024
Saturday Family Story Time
The Medford Public Library presents a story hour for children ages 3 to 7, exploring 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 same space.
Find out more »Chess in Medford Square
The Medford Chess Club invites you to its weekly meet-up in Medford Square, taking place in the second-floor gallery at the library. The club has chess sets, chess clocks, and helpful members to teach you the rules if you're new to the game. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome, but those under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult or mature older sibling. There are no membership dues or fees to play. Visit the club’s website…
Find out more »Matt & Shannon Heaton Virtual Guided Session
Medford musicians Matt and Shannon Heaton host their monthly third Saturday Virtual Guided Session, the "Solstice Spectacular" edition. All are welcome to join the Heatons on the shortest day of the year for moderately paced Irish tunes, tree trimming, candle lighting, cheer bringing, and some very special seasonal treats. Resources/tunes lists can be found on Shannon’s website. Join the global community in the live session via YouTube. Cost is free, but virtual tip jars are available via PayPal or through Venmo at ShannonHeatonMusic. …
Find out more »The Displayers at Medford Brewing Company
Rock pop folk art band The Displayers, led by Damian Israel Shiner, provides tonight's live music at Medford Brewing Company. The band will feature their fun arrangements of holiday standards, as well as a few originals. Be prepared to sing along, and even dance along.
Find out more »Freddy and the Freeloaders at Great American Beer Hall
Great American Beer Hall welcomes back Freddy and the Freeloaders for tonight's live music. Fred Ellsworth, a veteran country singer known for his Telecaster playing and soaring vocals, fronts the band, which also includes Mic Pesaturo (guitar, vocals), Jim Gregoire (bass, vocals) and DC Carter (drums, vocals).
Find out more »Down By Riverside Longest Night Potluck
Medford nonprofit Down By Riverside invites you to The Longest Night, a winter solstice event featuring soul and blues music at Arts Collaborative Medford. Down By Riverside founder Hendrik Gideonse and Brad Faucher, a first-call guitarist and vocalist on the Boston blues, jazz, and R&B scenes, will improvise together and then play through a bunch of old classic blues and soul music. Then they'll invite musicians to join them, so bring your axe if you would like to join. The…
Find out more »Holiday Market at Medford Brewing Company
Get your last-minute Christmas shopping done at Medford Brewing Company's Holiday Market. Stop by for a beer and check out artisanal goods and books from Maxima Gift & Book Center, handmade wooden bowls by Frank Christopher Randazzo, and jewelry by Beads by Beardslee (Sarah Beardslee).
Find out more »Poetry in Pictures
The Medford Senior Center presents its Poetry in Pictures class led by award-winning photographer and published poet Robert Castagna. Ever imagine writing a poem that drew a picture in another person’s mind? Or combining your photographs with your words? In this class, you will creatively write and put your poetic voices to images of your choosing. Whether old photos or newly taken ones, your voice and images will emerge from the shadows, as Robert helps you see pictures and words…
Find out more »Senior Knitting and Crochet
The Medford Council on Aging presents its weekly knitting and crochet program at the Medford Senior Center. Come make beautiful handmade creations. The program welcomes all levels of experience, from beginners to experts.
Find out more »Art Class for Seniors
The Medford Council on Aging presents its weekly art class for seniors led by Tom Wojciechowski, a visual artist who works in a variety of media including installation, painting, photography and books. Build skills and techniques each week and try out various processes that help you experiment and find joy in art and image making. Call the Senior Center at 781-396-6010 to reserve your seat or to get information on how to join the class via Zoom.
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