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May 2021
Medford Family Network Trivia Night
Friends of the Medford Family Network is holding a Trivia Night fundraiser to benefit CACHE member the Medford Family Network. There will be both in-person activities on the rear patio at Snappy Pattys restaurant in West Medford and also virtual activities online. In-person seating is limited to 30 people; ticket prices are $50 to $90 based on table size and availability and include light appetizers. Ticket prices for virtual participation is $30 per team. There also will be a 50/50…
Find out more »Friends of the Library Virtual Sale
The Friends of the Medford Public Library presents its weekly virtual sale, offering books, games, CDs and jigsaw puzzles online. Starting at 9 a.m., items will be posted in lots to the FMPL Virtual Sale Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FMPLSale/ The first person to comment on an item will be the winner. After payment is received (credit card payments only at this time), item(s) will be available for contact-free porch pick up in Medford. Spend more than $10, and you will…
Find out more »CACHE Annual Meeting
CACHE, the Coalition for Arts, Culture and a Healthy Economy in Medford, is holding its the 10th annual meeting. This friendly virtual gathering of CACHE members and friends will include Carolyn Lewenberg, the public art consultant leading the process of selecting an artist for the Condon Shell mural project being guided by CACHE. Carolyn will provide an update about the project and a peek at what we'll expect to see gracing the walls of the shell this summer! Members will…
Find out more »Arts After Dark: Devin Ulibarri, Chie Yasuda
MARV (the Medford Arts Resource Vehicle) continues its local artist showcase series Arts After Dark, tonight featuring classical guitarist Devin Ulibarri and watercolorist Chie Yasuda collaborating on a new project especially designed for Arts After Dark: “Space Renaissance.” Light and sound share similar properties such as traveling in waves, and both light and sound express “color” based on the frequency of these waves. Chie and Devin will blend the colors and sounds explored by musicians in the 16th and 17th centuries…
Find out more »MHSM Annual Meeting/Medford Library History Talk
The Medford Historical Society & Museum will likely conduct a Virtual Annual Meeting again this year, due to the continuing COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings. The program will include a presentation on the history of the Medford Public Library by Barbara Kerr, the library's director and the former director of collections for the MHSM. The public library has been the heart of Medford since 1855. Kerr will talk about library's past, present and future, which includes the forthcoming opening of…
Find out more »Senior Knitters
The Medford Council on Aging's new outdoor knitting group gathers on Tuesday mornings (weather permitting) at the Krystle Campbell Peace Garden in front of the Medford Senior Center. Need yarn? Please call the Senior Center at 781-396-6010; a yarn donation recently was received, and the staff will put together a bag for you.
Find out more »City of Medford Memorial Day Ceremony
The City of Medford’s traditional Memorial Day Ceremony will resume in person at Oak Grove Cemetery. All residents are invited, but due to statewide gathering limits due to COVID-19, no more than 250 people may attend. Social distancing measures will be in place for attendees, with masks required. “The residents of Medford have been marking our cemetery for Memorial Day every year since 1868 to remember, and celebrate, those who sacrificed to secure our freedom," said Veterans Services Director Michael…
Find out more »June 2021
Teen Graphic Novel Book Club: Nubia, Real One
The Medford Public Library presents its monthly Teen Graphic Novel Book Club, for teens in grades 6 and up. Being discussed today via Zoom will be "Nubia: Real One," by L.L. McKinney. This book is available to download for free from hoopla with your library card. Sign-up is required through the library website in order to get the Zoom link: https://medfordlibrary.org/event/teen-graphic-novel-book-club-4/
Find out more »Words and Music: Juneteenth
West Medford Community Center's Word and Music series presents a program on Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating African American emancipation and freedom. Included will be a preview of the center's second annual Juneteenth celebration, which will be presented virtually on Saturday, June 19. Details on the program's guests and musicians will be announced. The event will be streamed live on the West Medford Community Center's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/WestMedfordCC West Medford Community Center launched Words and Music in 2017. Usually presented on…
Find out more »Children’s Summer Reading Challenge
Today marks the start of the Medford Public Library’s Kid Edition Summer Reading Challenge. Children up to age 12 (or entering grade 5) can register for the Challenge at medfordlibrary.beanstack.org and log every minute they’re reading from June 19 through August 31. Summer is a great time to try out new books and explore different ways of reading. Everything you read counts — newspapers, magazines, comics, audiobooks. The top five readers and three random raffled winners (plus their families) will…
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