Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week:
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Scroll down for links to local theater, public library, and recreation department calendars! There is always something fun to do in our local communities
THEATER-
The Seagull – Quannapowitt Players, January 16-31, 2026
Wait Until Dark, Greater Boston Stage Company, March 6th-22nd, 2026
ONGOING & UPCOMING-
Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!
WRITERS COLLABORATIVE, Reading, Massachusetts
Cooking Class – Elegant Mediterranean Fare, January 24th, 5:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
The Life of a Super Fan Dance Party, January 31st, 6-9pm, at the Hearth, Wilmington, Massachusetts (space is limited!)
Friday, January 16th, 2026
Lilacs Paint Night, 7:30-9:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Grand Non-Alcoholic Tasting, 4-6pm, Winchester, Massachusetts
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church Family Game Night, 6-9pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
International Folk Dancing Class, 12:30-2:30pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Live Music – Beantown Rockers, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Live Music- Kenneally & Keohane, 8-11pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts
Teen Winter Lock-In at the Library, 5:30-9pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
Saturday, January 17th, 2026
Needle-Felted Nature Scenes, 3pm, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Chocolate History with Cocoa Beantown, 2:30-3:30, Woburn, Massachusetts
Live Music – GAIN 211, 8pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Sunset Hike to Cedar Point with Firepits, 2:30-4:30pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Pop-Up Golf Simulator Night at Medford Brewing, 6-9pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Sunday, January 18th, 2026
Harbor Lights Prime Rib Dinner, 5-9pm, Arlington, Massachusetts
Two-Step & Country Mixer with Kadanse, 6pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Winter Wildlife Walk, 1-3:30pm, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Sunday Run, 11am-12pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Live Music: Alan Roux, 11am, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Monday, January 19th, 2026
Wakefield MLK Day Celebration, 10am, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
Winter Resin Workshop at Lord Hobo Brewing, 7-9pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Trivia Night, 7-9pm, Medford Brewing Company, Medford, Massachusetts
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
Scottish Country Dancing, 7-8:30, Woburn, Massachusetts
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Thursday, January 22nd, 2026
Fiction Book Club (Book of the month is Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin), 7-8pm, Reading, Massachusetts
Live Music: Julie Kaufmann, 6:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Local Podcasts
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
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
Sh;ft Fitness Classes, Woburn, Massachusetts
High Function Fitness, Woburn, Massachusetts
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
Stay Safe While Walking on Frozen Ponds in New England
Winter in New England has a way of pulling us outside. A fresh snowfall, crisp air, and frozen ponds can make even a short walk
Things to do North of Boston January 16th to January 22nd
Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week: Table of Contents Scroll down for links to local theater, public library,
Things to do North of Boston January 9th to January 15th
Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week: Table of Contents Scroll down for links to local theater, public library,
