Things to do North of Boston May 17th – May 23rd, 2024

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Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week:

Scroll down for links to local theater, public library and recreation department calendars! There is always something fun to do in our local communities.

April 18-May 19, 2024

THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

May 3-May 19, 2024

Dial M for Murder, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Registration ends 5.23.2024 – Rotary Club of Woburn Centennial Celebration, event to be held 6.10.2024, 6-11pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

May 18 & 19, 2024

Quilters Connection 2024 Quilt Show, Arlington, Massachusetts

June 24-August 23, 2024

Register for Summer Tennis Classes, Woburn Racquet Club, Woburn, Massachusetts

Friday, May 17th, 2024

Stuffie Storytime (all ages), 10am-10:30am, Reading Public Library, Reading, Massachusetts

LIVE music – The Jags!, 6-9pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

West Coast Swing Night w/ Anne Fleming, 6:30-10:30pm, Kadanse, Woburn, Massachsuetts

LIVE music – FRANK VIGNOLA & TESSA LARK, 8pm, SHALIN LIU PERFORMANCE CENTER, Rockport, Massachusetts

Pasta Class with Chef Joe Gatto, 7-9pm, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Saturday, May 18th, 2024
 
Lexington Field & Garden Plant Sale, 8-11:30am, Lexington Field & Garden Club, Lexington, Massachsuetts

Jumping Beans: Family Storytime Drop-in, 10-10:30am, Reading Public Library, Reading, Massachusetts

Music with Mara and Motoko, 10-10:45am, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Lexington Open Studios, 11-5pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Spanish Fun for Adults, 11:30am-12:15pm, Woburn, Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Macrame and Mimosas, 4pm, The Creator’s Cottage, Stoneham, Massachusetts

ALES & TAILS, 5:30-7:30pm, Stone Zoo, Stoneham, Massachusetts

LIVE music – The Broken Heels!, 6-9pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Celebrating the Arts Cabaret Fundraiser, 6:30pm, New England School of Performing Arts, North Reading, Massachusetts

Ham & Bean Dinner, 6:30-8:30pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

LIVE Comedy – Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, 7:30pm, Cary Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts

National touring singer-songwriter Anne Hills will return to the Linden Tree Coffeehouse, 7:30pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Sunday, May 19th, 2024

Lexington Open Studios, 11-5pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

The Great Create, 1-3pm, deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Drawing and Sketching @Galaray House, 1-3pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Dog “Lick Painting” At East Regiment Beer Co., 1-4pm, Salem, Massachusetts

crochet 101 class at tin bucket, 2-4pm, Tin Bucket, Reading, Massachusetts

Monday, May 20th, 2024

Experience China! (And Chopsticks) with Therapy Gardens, 7-8pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024

Whitelam Woolies: Drop-in Knitting Circle, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts

Improv Workshop for Adults, 6:30-8pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

Story & Movement time with Daisy! Whitelam Books, Wednesdays at 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

Live Music – Good to Go on the Patio, 6-10pm, The Brickyard, Woburn, Massachusetts

You, Me & AI: A Multigenerational Conversation On Mental Health, Bias & Digital Inclusion, 6-8pm, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

Mandala Mindfulness : A Peer Support Group for Creative Coloring and Connection, 10-11am, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Girls Night Out! Cooking It Up for a Cause! 6-9pm, Wright-Locke Farm, Winchester, Massachusetts

LIVE music!, 6-9pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Through June 30, 2024

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Theater

April 18-May 19, 2024

THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN, Regent Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts

May 3-May 19, 2024

Dial M for Murder, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

June 7-30, 2024

Guys & Dolls, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Book Clubs

Thursday Book Clubs at Whitelam Books

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club at Whitelam Books, 7:00- 8:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Non-Fiction Book Club with Nina at Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts

Fiction Book Club with Jeanne

Third Friday of every Month

Studio 64 Book Club, Reading Public Library, Reading, Massachusetts

Art Classes

Arts Arlington, Arlington, Massachusetts

Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, Massachusetts

Music Classes and Lessons

Group Piano Classes for Kids, Wednesdays 1:30 pm & 2:30 pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Second Monday of Each Month for adults

Guitar League, 7:30pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Music Lessons

Stage Music Center, Winchester and Acton, Massachusetts

National Music Inc, Woburn, Massachusetts

Fitness and Health

Nursing Your Way to Wellness

Public Library Calendars

Woburn Public Library Calendar

Burlington Public Library Calendar

Arlington Public Library Calendar

Reading Public Library Calendar

Wakefield Public Library Calendar

Tewksbury Public Library Calendar

Winchester Public Library Calendar

Lexington Public Library Calendar

Town Recreation Departments

Woburn Recreation, 10 Common Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, 781-897-5805

Burlington Parks & Recreation, 61 Center Street, Burlington, Massachusetts, 781-270-1695

Reading Recreation Division, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts, 781-942-9075

Wakefield Recreation, Americal Civic Center, 467 Main Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 781-246-6389

Stoneham Recreation Department, 35 Central Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts, 781-279-2609

Lexington Recreation & Community Programs, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington, Massachusetts, 781-698-4800

Winchester Recreation Department, 263 Main Street, Winchester, Massachusetts, 781-721-7125

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I’m Jodi Crowley, lifestyle blogger and Realtor at Lamacchia Realty. I live and work North of Boston and love everything this beautiful area has to offer. If you live North of Boston or are thinking about moving here, you have come to the right place! Stay up to date with North of Boston Events, Restaurants, Outdoors, Real Estate and more!