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December 2024
Kids Drawing Class
The Medford Public Library presents another drawing class for kids 8 to 12. All skill levels welcome. Learn something new each month. Supplies provided. Registration is required through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Early Archaeology of Medford and Greater Boston
The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents "Deep Time: The Early Archaeology of Medford and Greater Boston," a program at the library with Suanna Crowley. Known as “Dr. Dirt,” Crowley is a geoarchaeologist and researcher who has worked across the globe – but lives right here in Medford. Her work is focused on the dynamic environmental and climatic processes that preserve the archaeological record. This landscape legacy shapes and informs our understanding of the complex history of the Indigenous peoples…
Find out more »Mystic Makerspace: Upcycled Ornaments
The Mystic Makerspace presents a workshop on upcycled ornaments. Create holiday ornaments from upcycled cards, magazines, fabric and other materials. This workshop is for ages 16 and over. Registration is required through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Ceramic Stein Painting Class at Deep Cuts
Deep Cuts presents a ceramic stein painting class led by Pottery with a Purpose. You'll choose from a ceramic cowboy boot or mug shaped stein of your choice that you'll decorate with underglaze (i.e., paint for pottery). Your expert host will show you techniques, tips, and tricks to paint your piece, and provide all the materials you need to make a personalized, one-of-a-kind functional piece of pottery, before it is fired in Pottery with a Purpose's professional kiln and will…
Find out more »GABH Holiday Movie Night: Christmas Vacation
The Great American Beer Hall kicks off its Tuesday holiday movie nights with a showing a "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," the 1989 comedy starring Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold. The third installment in National Lampoon magazine's "Vacation" film series is based on John Hughes' short story, "Christmas '59," published in National Lampoon. It the story of Clark Griswold's efforts to have a good old-fashioned family Christmas as they take a hilarious turn for the worse. Other films in the GABH…
Find out more »Tufts New Music Ensemble
The New Music Ensemble at Tufts University performs under the direction of Donald Berman. Free to the public with no tickets required; also viewable via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
Find out more »Tufts Composers New Sounds Now #3: Harmonica Designs
Today's edition of New Sounds Now, "Harmonica Designs," will feature Leon Li, a harmonica performer and PhD student working on harmonica acoustics, design, and development with Jiangyin Soundreal Music Instrument Co., Ltd. Li will team up with Tufts Composers to forge a new body of work for newly streamlined instruments. Free and open to the public with no tickets required; also viewable via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
Find out more »Family Story Time
The Medford Public Library presents family story time for ages 3 to 7. The session explores 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 »Teen Creative Writing: Advertisements
The Medford Public Library presents a Teen Creative Writing session focusing on advertisements. Teens in middle school and high school are invited to create characters, build new worlds, write short stories, try new styles, play games, and more. Meets in the Tech Lab. Sign-up is required through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Jingle Bell Festival Holiday Tree Display
The Medford Jingle Bell Festival, celebrating its 24th year, opens its five-day Holiday Tree Display in the Alden Chambers at Medford City Hall. Many businesses, organizations and residents of Medford donate uniquely decorated holiday trees, which are part of a raffle that raises funds to support Medford community organizations. Other raffle prizes include TVs, bicycles, Boston Bruins tickets, and more. Trees and other prizes may be viewed and bid on from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4; noon…
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