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April 2024
Arm Chair Travel Experience for Seniors
The Medford Senior Center presents its weekly Arm Chair Travel Experience. Tufts University occupational therapy students lead the program through virtual reality (VR), an immersive experience that allows you to watch a video while simultaneously feeling as if you are in that environment. Participants will be given a seat in the Senior Center library, a VR headset, and 360-degree recorded VR videos to sightsee without having to leave the building. Choose international or domestic travel, space and ocean exploration, and…
Find out more »Teen Henna Tattoos
The Medford Public Library invites teens in grades 6 to 12 to have henna applied to your hands by a professional artist. These tattoos will remain for approximately one week. This event will take place in the Teen Section and henna will be applied in order of arrival. Space is limited, and sign-up is required through the library's online calendar. Additionally, participants will need a permission slip signed by a parent or guardian. These permission slips will be available in the…
Find out more »Wednesday Crafts for Seniors
The Medford Senior Center's weekly crafts group, led by students from Tufts University, provides a creative outlet, a place to learn new skills, and a chance to connect with fellow community members. Try your hand at engaging craft projects for all skill levels . . . no experience required. Cost is $3 per person. Seats are limited; reserve yours by calling the Senior Center at 781-396-6010.
Find out more »Family Story Time
The Medford Public Library presents family story time for ages 3 to 7. The session will explore 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 »Arab American Heritage Month Kids’ Activity Night
The City of Medford Community Connectors continues its series of events celebrating Arab American Heritage Month with a Kids' Activity Night at the library for ages 6 and up. The program will include musical chairs, Arabic music, crafts, coloring, a picture collage, and snacks. The concluding event in the series will be a Traditional Dress Night and Contest at the Andrews Middle School from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 27.
Find out more »Climate Change Book Group: How Beautiful We Were
The Medford Public Library's Climate Change Book Group, "Planet and Pages," meets to discuss "How Beautiful We Were" Imbolo Mbue, the New York Times bestselling author of "Behold the Dreamers. In this novel, a fearless young woman from a small African village starts a revolution against an American oil company. Stop by the library to snag your copy. Led by green entrepreneur Clare Flaherty, owner of Trove Green Provisions in Medford Hillside, the group reads both non-fiction and fiction books…
Find out more »Illuminated Windows: Stories in Stained Glass
The Medford Public Library welcomes College of the Holy Cross professor Virginia Raguin for a talk explaining the technique and craft of stained glass with a wide variety of images. Her book "The Illuminated Window: Stories Across Time" (Reakion Press 2023) demonstrates that this art results not from a single maker, but through a collaborative process. The building that will house the stained glass, the desires of the patrons, concern for the windows’ relationship to the spectator, and always, the…
Find out more »Gretchen Bowder, Harvey Bagg at Medford Brewing Company
The duo of Gretchen Bowder and Harvey Bagg provide an evening of bluegrass and Americana music at the Medford Brewing Company Taproom.
Find out more »Sonic Boom Six + 2 Bands at Deep Cuts
Eclectic punk ska titans Sonic Boom Six from Manchester in the United Kingdom stop at Deep Cuts on their U.S. tour supporting their newest album, "RE:Generation." Also performing will be PWRUP, a Western Mass. working class ska punk and thrash band supporting their new album "Just Devils," and Hell Beach, red hot rock 'n rollers out of Manchester, New Hampshire. Doors open at 7 p.m. with music at 8. Tickets are $20 through Dice.
Find out more »Savtones at The Porch
The third Wednesday of the month brings Tony Savarino's Savtones back to perform at The Porch. Enjoy Savarino's original compositions: instrumentals focusing on guitar melodies. It's like instrumental Western Swing with some early jazz with some telecaster twang with a little blues and a great sense of humor. Expect a special guest too. Free admission for the music; if you plan to have dinner, reserve a table.
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