CACHE, the Coalition for Arts, Culture and a Healthy Economy in Medford, invites you to be a part of its 14th annual meeting, taking place at the Medford Historical Society & Museum. The program will include the presentation of CACHE's Synergy Award to Terry E. Carter, the city's first Poet Laureate and host of the "Words and Music" program at the West Medford Community Center, where Terry directs elder services. In addition, John Anderson, president of the MHSM, will give…

Today's Granoff Music Center Colloquium at Tufts University features Dr. David A. McDonald of Indiana University speaking on "Listening to the Nakba: Palestine and the Crisis of Response." For Palestinians the "nakba," or catastrophe, is a profound concept that describes the events of 1948, when the majority of the world's Palestinians were forced into exile, as well as ongoing experiences of settler-colonial dispossession and erasure. As both historical event and contemporary discourse, the nakba not only connects Palestinians across time…

The Medford Public Library hosts an evening drop-in time in the MakerSpace for adults. Stop by and work on your own project or ask the library's in-house expert about how to use the space and equipment. General safety badging is available on Drop-In days as well. No registration is required.    

The Medford Public Library invites you to stop by the Maker Space 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. A Fiber Crafts Drop-in will be offered again at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13.    

The Medford Public Library is co-sponsoring "Going to Extremes," an online presentation by adventure travel journalist Peter Mandel. Follow Mandel as he hunts his stories and photos in the world's far corners, including Antarctica, India, Egypt, Patagonia, the fjords of Norway, the mountain pathways of Japan, and the deserts of Africa. He'll show slides of his most extreme travel experiences — surviving a coup in Ecuador, visiting a "city" of penguins at the South Pole, fishing for piranha on Brazil’s…

The Medford Public Library is co-sponsoring an online panel discussion, "The Intersection of Climate Action and Romance Novels," with authors Nikki Payne, Tara L. Roí. and L.E. Sterling. Have you ever wondered how authors weave very important topics, such as environmental issues, into their books so that we learn about something while also enjoying a "light" read? The panelists will discuss how genre fiction, specifically romance, can have an impact on climate action. They'll discuss their books, research, and hopes…

Chameleon, the Medford Public Library’s drop-in groups for LGBTQIAP+ youth and allies in grades 6 to 12, meets in the Youth Services Program Room. Come hang out, do crafts, and play games in a safe, open, and welcoming space. No one is required to disclose any aspect of their identity in order to be part of the groups. No registration required.