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April 2025
Fat Randy + 3 Bands at Deep Cuts
Fat Randy, which bills itself as Boston's worst noise rock band and Connecticut's best Hoobastank tribute band, returns to Deep Cuts as tonight's headliner. Also performing: K.O. Queen (subbing for the originally scheduled Buice), Clifford and Jiddo. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 show day through Dice.
Find out more »Matt Heaton Singalong
Join the hilarious and awesome Matt Heaton for his monthly singalong at the library. Get your toes tappin’ and your wombat dance ready! This program is designed for ages 0 to 3 but is fun for all!
Find out more »Art Class for Seniors
The Medford Council on Aging presents its weekly art class for seniors led by Tom Wojciechowski, a visual artist who works in a variety of media including installation, painting, photography and books. Build skills and techniques each week and try out various processes that help you experiment and find joy in art and image making. Call the Senior Center at 781-396-6010 to reserve your seat or to get information on how to join the class via Zoom.
Find out more »Family Maker Night
The Medford Public Library invites kids ages 8 to 12, accompanied by an adult, to come to the Maker Space and test out something new or work on a project of your own. A staff member will be on hand to help but it is YOUR design time. Come for the whole time or just stay for a little. Registration is required through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Crochet Club for Teens
The Medford Public Library hosts its Crochet Club for teens in middle school and high school. Learn the basics of crocheting or work on an existing project. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is required through the library's online calendar.
Find out more »Cinema Kidz: Adventures in Animation
The Medford Recreation Department is offering a six-week "Adventures in Animation" course for kids in grades 5 to 8. Children will utilize a variety of materials to build props, characters, and fantastical mini-movie sets to feature in original stop-motion animation films. Experiment with combining live action with animation, as well as effects like drawing on each frame, and utilizing green screens and stock footage. Children learn to create their own sounds and special effects to add to their shorts as…
Find out more »Artist Reception: Pollen! (Returns) Exhibition
ArtsMedford presents a reception with the 23 member artists whose work is featured all this month in the exhibition "Pollen! (Returns)" at the library. The juried show explores the themes of growth, renewal, and the vibrancy of the spring season. The exhibition will be on display in the library's second-floor gallery through April 28 during regular hours. ArtsMedford nurtures creativity, supports artists and the arts, and works to reflect the diverse community of Medford.
Find out more »Virtual Adventure Travel with Peter Mandel
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…
Find out more »Author Talk: Giorgio Biancorosso – Remixing Wong Kar-wai
The Tufts Department of Music and Tufts Film and Media Studies program presents a talk with author Giorgio Biancorosso about his 2024 book "Remixing Wong Kar Wai: Music, Bricolage, and the Aesthetics of Oblivion." The book is a poetic, wide-ranging evocation of cult filmmaker Wong Kar-wai's modus operandi. Dubbed once the "best ear in the industry," Wong Kar-wai crafts the soundtracks of his films by jettisoning original scores in favor of commercial recordings. Remixing Wong Kar-wai examines the combinatorial practice…
Find out more »Rip, Tear, Resist: Collage as a Tool for Activism
Arts Collaborative Medford invites you to join local poet and artist Leticia Priebe Rocha for a cathartic collaging workshop, "Rip, Tear, Resist: Collage as a Tool for Activism." You will be guided through the process of channeling the complex emotions you may be experiencing due to the state of the world into action and art. The group will learn how collage can help us all stand in our power and envision the world we want to live in. You will bring…
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