Local Events in Your Area! 

Arlington and surrounding towns such as Medford, Belmont, Lexington, Cambridge and Somerville!

May 2023

15 May | Monday

• AFC Weekly Playgroup! at Magnolia Park Arlington
• Baby-Friendly Matinees at Capitol Theatre
• 10am Story Time for Ages 1-2 at Robbins Library
• Fox Walking Club at Fox Library
• 10:45am Story Time for Ages 1-2 at Robbins Library
• Cookbook Club at Robbins Library
• Monday Kids Clay at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Throw Your Own Set of Mugs at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Intermediate/ Advanced Watercolor at Arlington Center for the Arts

16 May | Tuesday

• Arlington & Beyond LGBTQIA+ Seniors meetup and check in via Zoom
• Kids’ Sing-a-Long at Robbins Library
• Poet Laureate on Duty at Robbins Library
• Social Justice Book Club: His Name is George Floyd at Robbins Library
• Intro to Watercolor at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Ceramics at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Afternoon Wheel Throwing for Beginners/Intermediates at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Goauche Painting Studio at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Stop Motion for Kids at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Tuesday Kids' Clay at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Evening Wheel Throwing for Beginners/ Intermediates at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Mary Ellen Welch Greenway - Winthrop Greenway Concept Design Community Meeting via Zoom
• Backyard Birdsong Identification via Zoom
• Bookkeeping 101: Lunchtime Learning Series via Zoom

17 May | Wednesday

• Anxious Nation at The Regent Theatre
• Wednesday Story Time for Ages 3-5 at Robbins Library
• English NOW! Conversation Group at Robbins Library
• Explore The Springfield Armory National Historic Site via Zoom
• Teen Early Release Game Day Extravaganza – Pride Prom Edition at Robbins Library
• Drop-in Tech Help at Robbins Library
• Half Day Craft Day at Robbins Library
• Goauche Painting Studio at Arlington Center for the Arts
• TAOTI Open Studio Time at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Wednesday Kids' Clay at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Life Drawing at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Wednesday Evening Wheel Throwing for Beginners/Intermediates at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Animal Illustration for Adults via Zoom
• Pool, pingpong Wednesdays at the Community Center
• A Night at the Turkish Table via Zoom
• Acupressure & Self Massage via Zoom
• Mill Creek Improvements Community Engagement at Mill Creek Trail Extension
• Flower Arranging Class at Bridges by EPOCH at Lexington

18 May | Thursday

• Arlington’s Wicked Cool Ambassadors’ Workshop at the Community Center
• Arlington Boys & Girls Club - Annual Celebration at Arlington Boys & Girls Club, under the tent
• Martin Kilson’s Memoir and a Conversation Between Friends at Robbins Library
• Kids’ Sing-a-Long at Robbins Library
• Family Game Night at Robbins Library
• Find Happiness through Mindfulness, Yoga, & Meditation via Zoom
• Afternoon Teen Ceramics Studio at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Art Explorers! at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Drawing/ Painting Portraits for Adults at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Evening Teen Ceramics Studio at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Garden work Day at Carriage House behind Whittemore Robbins House
• Reflections on Life as a Family Caregiver via Zoom
• LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Commission Monthly Meeting at the Community Center (Senior Center)
• ATown Teen Film Festival at The Regent Theatre
• Thursday Night Live Music Series- Stan Martin Band at Menotomy Grill & Tavern
• Thursday Night Folk Dancing at Park Avenue Congregational Church
• Auto Repair for Everyone at Gibbs School
• Arlington Children's Theatre Presents: RADIUM GIRLS at Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall School
• E.B. Moore in Conversation with Randy Susan Meyers at Belmont Books
• Wonder Into Nature: Late-Spring Yoga & Hiking Retreat at Huttopia White Mountains

19 May | Friday

• Dallin 2023 Spring Auction at Arlington Town Hall
• Toddler Play Together at Robbins Library
• Afternoon Story Time at Robbins Library
• Drawing/Painting Landscapes for Teens at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Friday Kids Clay at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Fun with Mosaics at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Ceramics Independent Study at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Fun with Mosaics at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Drawing/ Painting Landscapes for Adults at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Teen Clubhouse at Arlington Center for the Arts
• "Music for a Spring Evening" Concert at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church
• Arlington’s 2023 Teen Pride Prom at the Community Center (Senior Center)
• Nunsense: A Musical Comedy at AFD Theatre
• The Wondertwins at The Regent Theatre
• Writing & Meditation at the Community Center
• Bike to Work Day Commuter Breakfast near 195 Canal St., Malden
• Mystic Chorale takes Celtic musical journey at Cary Hall in Lexington

20 May | Saturday

• Saturday Work Days at Spy Pond Park
• AHS Chorus Alumni Concert at Arlington High School
• Spring Window Painting at Arlington Heights
• Walk and Play at the Arlington Reservoir
• Flags on Graves at Mt Pleasant Cemetery
• Final Vinyl Record Sale at Robbins Library
• Maura Mendoza: Musifiesta! at Robbins Library
• Crafter-day! at Robbins Library
• Ignite Your Spiritual Growth at Robbins Library
• Haydn's Maria Theresa Mass at St. Camillus Church
• Tender Burden Opening Reception at 13Forest
• Got My Mind Set on Hue Exhibit at Cutter Gallery Arlington
• Annual plant sale at Jason Russell House
• 43 Years of Memories with D'Agostino's: A Community Event at D'Agostino's
• In-Person Psychic Readings with Medium Cheryl Bradley at Portal Crystal Gallery
• Nunsense: A Musical Comedy at AFD Theatre
• Not Fade Away at The Regent Theatre
• Astronomy Nights at Robbins Farm Park
• LadiesCon at Somerville Armory
• Little Mystic Channel Cleanup at the Little Mystic Boat Ramp
• Climate Change Workshop at Swan Park
• Farmers Market at Union Square

21 May | Sunday

• 2^nd Annual Arlington Education Foundation 5K Run at Hills Hill, to the left of the Ed Burns Arena
• Ocean Angels at The Regent Theatre
• Arlington-Teosinte Sister City Project sell fair-trade at Kickstand Cafe
• Weekend Wheel Throwing at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Teen Artists on the Issues: Ceramics and Social Justice at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Arlington derby's car/driver clinic at the Cambridgeside Mall
• Nunsense: A Musical Comedy at AFD Theatre
• Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle at Blessing of the Bay Boathouse