Local Events in Your Area! 

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

May 2023

8 May | Monday

• Eugene Onegin: Boris Smolkin, Makar Zaporozhsky, Maria Kononova and others! at The Regent Theatre
• 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
• Teen-Led Dungeons and Dragons Club at Robbins Library
• Lioness of Boston – The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner via Zoom
• Make A Wet-Felted Wiggly Snake for Kids at Arlington Center for the Arts
• 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
• Evening Caregiver Support Group via Zoom

9 May | Tuesday

• Electrify Your Home: Plan Ahead at Arlington High School
• Kids’ Sing-a-Long at Robbins Library
• Beehive Poetry with Arlington’s Poet Laureate at Robbins Library
• Best Bike Rides in New England with Author David Sobel via Zoom
• Intro to Watercolor at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Open studio- Ceramics at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Afternoon Wheel Throwing for Beginners/Intermediates at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Tues 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
• Tuesday Evening Wheel Throwing for Beginners/ Intermediates -GB at Arlington Center for the Arts
• After-School Basketball at John A. Bishop Elementary School
• Bookkeeping 101: Lunchtime Learning Series via Zoom
• Digital Photography: Music Promotion at Arlington High School
• radKIDS at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Vox Lucens: A Return Through the Heart, Remembrances and Laments at Park Avenue Congregational Church
• Boston Skyline Chorus Friends & Family Night at Knights at Columbus

10 May | Wednesday

• Rally for MK: Restrict Rodenticides at Massachusetts State House
• AFC Member Meeting at Robbins Library
• Wednesday Story Time for Ages 3-5 at Robbins Library
• English NOW! Conversation Group at Robbins Library
• Explore The Adams National Historical Park via Zoom
• Goauche Painting Studio at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Animal Inventors! 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
• Bold Folds: Origami Basics at Arlington High School
• Home Color Confidence at Arlington High School
• Slice & Dice: Knife Skills in Action at Arlington High School
• Buddhist Philosophy of Mind with Zhouyang Ma of Scholarium at Arlington High School
• Early-Stage Support Group via Zoom
• DOSED: The Trip of a Lifetime at The Regent Theatre

11 May | Thursday

• Electrify Arlington Fair at Robbins Library
• Kids’ Sing-a-Long at Robbins Library
• Poet Laureate on Duty at Robbins Library
• Family Game Night at Robbins Library
• Guys Book Group at Fox Library
• 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
• Birdsongs: Beyond the Basics via Zoom
• Sons of Liberty District Program Kick Off via Zoom
• Public Speaking at Gibbs School
• Thursday Night Live Music Series- Nephrok at Menotomy Grill & Tavern
• DOSED: The Trip of a Lifetime at The Regent Theatre
• An Evening with Robert Pinsky, US Poet Laureate at The Fenn School

12 May | Friday

• Menotomy Concert Series at Arlington Town Hall
• Guided Tour at the Massachusetts State House
• Toddler Music Fun at Robbins Library
• Drawing/Painting Landscapes for Teens at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Friday Kids Clay at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Ceramics Independent Study 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
• Palette: Four Takes on Five Colors at 13Forest
• Nunsense: A Musical Comedy at AFD Theatre
• A Little Wonder Featuring Debo Ray and her All Star Band at The Regent Theatre
• Vincero! The Italian Opera Experience at Wilbur Fiske Haven House

13 May | Saturday

• 17th annual Spy Pond Trails Day at Spy Pond
• Flags on Graves at Mt Pleasant Cemetery
• Moving & Grooving at Robbins Library
• Ready, Set, LEGO! at Robbins Library
• Inaugural Arlington School District Pride Celebration at Arlington High School
• Frame-Making at The Old Schwamb Mill
• Exploring Ahimsa: The Yama of Non-harming at Wonder Yoga
• “Soaring” featuring the latest works of Ani Babaian at The Armenian Cultural Foundation
• Bike Safety at Gibbs School
• Spring Wildflowers at Arlington's Great Meadows
• Nunsense: A Musical Comedy at AFD Theatre
• Piano Men: The Music of Elton John & Billy Joel at The Regent Theatre
• Wicked Cool Mystic team at Kierstead Park
• PorchFest Somerville 2023 starting in the West zone at noon and ending East at 6PM
• Piano Summit - Dennis Montgomery III & Utar Artun at Second Church in Newton
• Farmers Market at Union Square

14 May | Sunday

• 14th Annual “Blues After Hours” at The Regent Theatre
• Weekend Wheel Throwing at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Teen Artists on the Issues: Ceramics and Social Justice at Arlington Center for the Arts
• Nunsense: A Musical Comedy at AFD Theatre
• Piano Summit - Andrus Madsen & Sylvia Berry at Second Church in Newton
• Malden River/Neighborhood Cleanup at Idle Hands Craft Ales