High School Chameleon, the Medford Public Library’s drop-in group for LGBTQIAP+ youth and allies in grades 9 to 12, meets in Bonsignore Hall. Today's topic is Youth Pride prep. With a focus on a different theme each month, come chat, connect, do fun projects, 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 group.  

In this edition of the Medford Public Library's Database of the Month series, join Head of Reference Services Zoey Mills in the Local History Room to learn about how to use the microfilm machine and how to access the Medford Daily Mercury Collection. The library has copies of the Mercury newspaper on microfilm from its founding in 1880 to its closing in 2017. RSVP through the library's online calendar.    

"How do you throw a brick through the window…" is a research initiative comprised of this symposium presented on Zoom, artist-led workshops, and exhibitions, co-organized by Tufts University Art Galleries with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center taking place from 2024–2026. The research initiative invites artists to engage the radical questioning of writer, artist, astrologer, and disabled non-binary Korean-American activist Johanna Hedva: “How do you throw a brick through the window of a bank if you can’t get out of…

The Mystic Project is partnering with Shoott for a family mini-photo at the Condon Shell. Thirty-minute sessions (no sitting fee) may be reserved between 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Participants will receive a gallery of 40-plus photos in three to five business days. Shoott will donate $20 to The Mystic Project when you make a purchase, and additional $20 if you purchase the entire gallery. Reserve you time slot on the Shoott website. The nonprofit Mystic Project promotes equitable initiatives…

It's time to prepare the Royall House & Slave Quarters grounds for the museum's 2024 tour season, which opens on June 8. Spring clean-up tasks will include general raking, pruning, and sprucing up of the property. Some tools will be available, but if you have garden rakes or other tools please bring them. For more information, please email event coordinator Lindsay Rider.  

The Mystic Project invites you to an art sale showcasing the work of participants in the Mystic Project's  Artepreneurs Youth program. Artepreuners Youth is a weekly afterschool program where youth harness their creative skills to recycle and repurpose waste materials into saleable art, while learning about conservation, and entrepreneurship skills. This year, the Artepreneurs are venturing into the world of art kits; their curiosity has stimulated new interests in learning how to assemble at-home DIY crafting kits, repurposing materials, preparing…