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-
Feather Baby at the Greater Boston Stage Company, September 12th to 28th, Stoneham, Massachusetts
ART CLASSES
Upcoming Bimonthly Watercolor Classes are in the 1st Baptist Church Hall in Woburn Center, 6:00 to 8:00 PM are:
August 28, Sept 11, 25, October 2, 23, Nov 6, 27, and Dec 11.
Expressive Art Classes start August 23, 12:30 to 2:30, then Sept 20, and October 18.
For more information, email [email protected] or just show up!
UPCOMING LIVE MUSIC-
Jake Shimabukuro at Cary Memorial Music Hall – August 20th, Lexington, Massachusetts
HAPPENING THIS WEEK/MONTH –
Summer Hummer 2025: West Coast Swing Event, August 21st-24th, Times Vary, Woburn, Massachusetts
Sagra del Ferragosto, August 15th-31st, Woburn, Massachusetts
Try a FREE online (recorded) cooking class compliments of Effortless Kitchen with Arlington Personal Chef, Debbie Brosnan!
Friday, August 15th, 2025
Summer Concert Series, 6-8pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Live Music – Stray Dog Band, 8:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Woburn’s 50th Annual Portuguese Festival, 6-11pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Saturday, August 16th, 2025
Corn Fest at Wilson Farm, 11am-4pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Beer Garden & Live Music at the Jason Russell House & Museum, 1-4pm, Arlington, Massachusetts
Gloucester Waterfront Festival, 9am-6pm, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Waltham Farmers’ Market, 9:30am-2pm, Waltham, Massachusetts
Woburn’s 50th Annual Portuguese Festival, 6-11pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Salem Soul & Jazz Festival, 11am-7pm, Salem, Massachusetts
Annual Peach Festival, 10am-5pm, Harvard, Massachusetts
Mario Kart Tournament, 8-10pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Outdoor Movie: A Minecraft Movie, 7:56pm, Melrose, Massachusetts
Sunday, August 17th, 2025
Bedford Cars & Coffee, 9am-12pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Petting Zoo, Pups, & Popsicles, 11am-1pm, Bedford, Massachusetts
Corn Fest at Wilson Farm, 11am-4pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Live Music – Alan Roux, 8:30pm, Goodnight Johnny’s, Burlington, Massachusetts
Gloucester Waterfront Festival, 9am-5pm, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Kids Painting on the Green, 10-11am, Burlington, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 7pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 6-9:30pm, Waves Restaurant & Bar, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Woburn’s 50th Annual Portuguese Festival, 6-10pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Monday, August 18th, 2025
Billerica Farmers Market, 3-7pm, Billerica, Massachusetts
Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Resin Seascapes at Lord Hobo Brewing, 7pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Whitelam Woolies: Drop-in Knitting Circle, 10:30-11:30am, Reading, Massachusetts
Summer Farmers’ Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts
Cornhole Tournament Tuesday, 6-9pm, Burlington, Massachusetts
THEATER – Grease! – 7:30pm, Beverly, Massachusetts
Wednesday, August 20th, 2025
Sweet Dreams Yoga with The GreenHouse Children’s Yoga, 5:30-6:15pm, Woburn, Massachusetts
Oake Knoll Farms at Arlington Farmer’s Market, 2-6:30pm, Arlington, Massachusetts
Story & Movement Time with Daisy, 10:30-11:30am, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts
Shamrock Running Club, 6-8:30pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts
Wednesday Trivia, 6:30-8:30pm, Lord Hobo, Woburn, Massachusetts
Thursday, August 21st, 2025
Stoneham Farmers Market, 2:30-6:30pm, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Medford Farmer’s Market, 3-7pm, Medford, Massachusetts
Karaoke, 8pm, The BrickYard, Woburn, 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
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
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