Recapping Everything in Reading, MA

🏺 Holiday Makers Market
2023-12-23 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Thrown Together Pottery Studio, 1321 Main Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Thrown Together Pottery, located at the rear of 1321 Main Street, is having a sale! Handmade goods from 15 local artisans including pottery, jewelry, knit, sewn items, paintings, glass art and more!

December 10th 1-3
December 13th 5-8
December 16th 10-2
December 19th 5-8
December 23rd 10-2

Cash, Credit, Check, PayPal and Venmo are accepted.

🏘️ Reading MBTA Communities Zoning Office Hours
2024-01-10 12:30 - 14:00, 2024-01-17 12:30 - 14:00, 2024-01-24 12:30 - 14:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Come ask questions, share feedback, and discuss the current proposed zoning changes for compliance with the MBTA Communities law. No presentations, staff will just be available to answer any questions and discuss the concepts.

Wednesday, January 10 12:30pm-2pm in person at the Library Community Room
Wednesday, January 17 12:30pm-2pm Zoom Only (Meeting ID: 842 2680 5202)
Wednesday, January 24 12:30pm-2pm in person at the Library Community Room

For additional reference materials, history and to subscribe for updates visit the project webpage at:
www.readingma.gov/mbtac

🐨 Killam School Building Community Meeting
2024-01-11 17:15 - 18:45 | Killam Elementary School, 333 Charles St, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
The Killam School Building Committee is moving forward into the “design” stage of the planning for a new Killam School Building. The committee invites anyone in the Reading community to join us on January 11th for a community meeting to offer feedback as we begin the design process for the new Killam School!
The design architects for this project, Lavallee Brensinger Architects (LBA), will share information about the project process and the bulk of the meeting will be spent brainstorming and visioning as a community.
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024
Time: 5:15 – 6:45 PM
Location: Killam Cafeteria (333 Charles Street)
For questions, please contact the
Superintendent’s Office at 781-944-5800

🎭 Matilda Jr.
2024-01-12 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-01-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-01-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Rd, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson. Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence… and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace! Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
Presented by
Coolidge Middle School DramaMatilda Jr

General info
William E Endslow Performing Arts Center
62 Oakland Road
Reading, MA
01867
Get directions
781-942-9158
coolidgedramatickets@gmail.com

Creative Arts Sunday Concert Series: Great American Standards
2024-01-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
The Reading Public Library invites music lovers to spend an afternoon with vocalist Janet Pohli. An instructor at Creative Arts, Janet is a Soprano Soloist for the Catholic Dioceses throughout Eastern Massachusetts, the Nahant Village Church, Christian Science Church in Lynn-Swampscott, and in Longmeadow-Springfield. Janet has appeared locally in theatrical productions of Nunsense, Guys and Dolls and Passion. At Creative Arts, Janet teaches Private Voice, Choral Ensemble, Audition Preparation, Sight-Singing 101, Movement for Actors and Learn to Read Music.
Singing many of your old favorites, Janet will be accompanied by fellow Creative Arts instructor Jeongweon (John) Lee.
No registration required.

💨 Reading Rotary Movin’ to End Polio at the Burbank YMCA
2024-01-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Burbank YMCA, 36 Arthur B Lord Dr, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
In lieu of the Polar Plunge this year, the Reading Rotary is going to “Get Movin to End Polio” at the Burbank YMCA in Reading.

Event Date: Tuesday, January 30th

Time: 6:30pm arrival for photos and sign waiver/Events begin at 7:00pm

Who can attend: EVERYONE! Please bring your friends, spouses, families, neighbors and Interact.

Events: Spin Bikes, Treadmills, Ellipticals, Basketball, and Pickle Ball (modified). Please use the link below to RSVP for your preferred activity.

Activity Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084EA9A623A02-47226499-getmovin

The Reading Rotary has created a Raise for Rotary fundraiser page for their challenge. Please use and send the link below for people donate on your behalf. All donations will automatically be sent to The Rotary Foundation and credited to the Club.

Donation Link: https://raise.rotary.org/Reading-Rotary/challenge

🎶 Reading Community Singers ~ First Rehearsal ~ New Singers Welcome!
2024-01-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Old South Methodist Church, 6 Salem Street, Reading, 01867
Mark your Calendar! Reading Community Singers is starting rehearsals for their 2024 Spring Concert ~ “Melodies of Memory”, on Tuesday, January 30th, from 7:30 to 9:30 at Old South United Methodist Church, 6 Salem St., Reading MA. New Singers may attend up to 3 rehearsals to “try RCS out”, before registering. Please arrive early for check-in.
Founded in 1919, Reading Community Singers is a non-audition chorus and New Members are always welcome of every voice and experience level, ages 16 to whatever! And as with most choruses – RCS is always looking for “just a few more good men”! They only ask that singers can match pitch and carry a tune – both of which are much easier to do working together in a chorus. Commitment to attending rehearsals is also a must.
“Melodies of Memory” will include “Jungle Book Medley”, “Danny Boy”, “Music Vibrates in the Memory” and “3 Madrigals”. Elijah Botkin is again the Artistic Director for the Spring Concert. He first directed RCS for “A Jubilant Song” in Spring of 2023. Joe Beninati will again be the Rehearsal and Concert Accompanist. This is Beninati’s 20th season working with RCS.
Rehearsals continue every Tuesday, through May 7, with a Dress rehearsal on Friday, May 10, and the Concert on Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 pm Reading Memorial High School.
Online registration is open, or you can register in person at the first three rehearsals. For more information about this Concert, or RCS in general, please go to ReadingCommunitySingers.org, or send an email to info@ReadingCommunitySingers.org.

🥡 RMHS Ski Club Fundraiser at Mandarin
2024-02-02 17:00 - 21:00 | Mandarin, 296 Salem Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Join the Reading Memorial High School Ski Club Fundraiser at Mandarin Friday February 2nd from 5:00PM – 9:00pm!!! Eat in or take out – just mention the fundraiser!

Check out the menu — https://www.mandarinreading.com/

🚉 MBTA Communities Public Forum
2024-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Public Hearings:
The CPDC’s public hearings on the proposed zoning changes will be from December through February, ahead of April Town Meeting. Upcoming meeting dates are below, all meetings will be held in hybrid format both in person and on Zoom, with details updated closer to each event date.
Upcoming – February 5: 7pm
In person at the Reading Public Library Community Rooms
On Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82884057841
And broadcast by RCTV

🛣️ Walkers Brook Drive Redesign Meeting
2024-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Join town officials on Tuesday, February 6 at 7pm for an important community meeting to gather feedback regarding the redesign of the Walkers Brook Drive Corridor. Meet in person at the Reading Public Library or via Zoom to discuss how this central area can evolve to best serve Reading now and in the future.
See additional details here: https://www.readingma.gov/849/Walkers-Brook-Drive-Redesign

📗 Teen Meet Up: Book Group Teen Meet Up: Book Group
2024-02-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Looking for a place to share what you’re reading, get book recommendations, and meet up with friends? Then join our book group!
Teens in grades 7-12 are welcome to join our casual book discussion group where they’ll be able to share what they reading, get recommendations from their peers, and ideas from the Teen Librarian.
Hot cocoa, snacks, and pizza will be provided!

🥡 Coolidge & Parker Fundraiser at Mandarin
2024-02-09 11:30 - 22:30 | Mandarin, 296 Salem Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Does your family love Asian food?
Do you dread figuring out what to make for dinner?!
Why not take the night off from cooking and support the Coolidge and Parker Middle Schools at the same time?!
On Friday, February 9th, our PTO is hosting a restaurant fundraiser at the Mandarin Reading Asian restaurant! (296 Salem Street in Reading).
Dine in OR order take-out and the 8th Grade French Trip to Quebec, Canada receives 20+% of sales!
The Mandarin Reading is open for lunch or dinner (11:30 AM – 10:30 PM), and our fundraiser runs all day!
Please see our flyer for more information and please bring your flyer to the restaurant on Friday, February 9th. Thank you!

🎭 RMHS Drama Club Presents: The Great Gatsby
2024-02-09 19:30 - 20:30 | MA
This 30-minute one-act play based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald was adapted by the RMHS Drama Club for its participation in the METG High School DramaFest competition in March. It will premiere at the RMHS Performing Arts Center February 9-11. The performance will be followed by a brief company talk-back about the process of creating this unique version of a classic novel. Open the community. Join us and support our local student theatre community!

Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and adapted by The Company

Tickets$15/Adults$10/Seniors+Students

https://www.ticketstage.com/T/RMHSDRAMA

🥡 Birch Meadow PTO Fundraiser at Mandarin
2024-02-10 11:30 - 22:30 | Mandarin, 296 Salem Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Does your family love Asian food?
Do you dread figuring out what to make for dinner?!
Why not take the night off from cooking and support the Birch PTO at the same time?!
On Saturday, February 10th, our PTO is hosting a restaurant fundraiser at the Mandarin Reading Asian restaurant! (296 Salem Street in Reading).
Dine in OR order take-out and the Birch PTO receives 20+% of sales!
The Mandarin Reading is open for lunch or dinner (11:30 AM – 10:30 PM), and our fundraiser runs all day!
Please see our flyer for more information and please bring your flyer to the restaurant on Saturday, February 10th. Thank you!

Mandarin fundraiser – Birch PTO PDF

🎭 RMHS Drama Club Presents: The Great Gatsby
2024-02-10 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-02-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Rd, Reading, MA, 01867, United States

📢 RECALC Input and Engagement Session
2024-02-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
The Town of Reading is seeking community input on the design for a proposed Center for Active Living (ReCALC), a Senior Center/Community Center with dedicated space for our 60+ population.
Over the next few months, the Reading community will have the opportunity to directly engage with town officials and architects. Architects will present conceptual design studies and Reading residents will have the opportunity to provide critical feedback on the types of interior rooms and outdoor amenities at a proposed Senior Center/Community center. Feedback will help advance center design studies going forward with the goal of presenting a proposal to the community later this year..
Join us on Tuesday February 13th at 7pm via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83794644262?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 837 9464 4262
Passcode: [REDACTED]

🏀 The Life and Legacy of Bill Russell
2024-02-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Two very special events highlight the life and legacy of Bill Russell on February 13 & 15 at the Reading Public Library.
Reading Public Library (RPL), Reading, MA—The library and CATO – The Coalition of Us are pleased to host a special screening of Part Two of the documentary, Bill Russell: Legend. Come to the Community Room on Tuesday, February 13, and get to know the man with “more rings than fingers” who was a legend on and off the Garden’s parquet floor. Russell was a resident of Reading in the 1960s and his experience in the town was difficult. While many things have changed since then, Reading residents are still grappling with recurring issues around equity and inclusion today.
Then on Thursday, February 15, join CATO for Charting a Way Forward for an Equitable and Inclusive Reading, a panel and audience discussion on Bill Russell’s experience and legacy in Reading. This program will bring together a group of Reading’s community members and leaders to share their stories and engage in meaningful dialogue about what honoring Bill Russell’s legacy in Reading means today. Throughout the discussions we will generate an understanding of how we can build a stronger and more inclusive Reading community.
For more information visit:
Screening | February 13 | 700pm | https://libcal.readingpl.org/event/11950666
Conversation | February 15 | 700pm | https://libcal.readingpl.org/event/11282944
CATO – The Coalition of Us | https://www.catothecoalitionofus.org/

🎨 Reading Art Association February Demonstration
2024-02-14 19:30 - 21:00 | First Congregational Church, 25 Woburn Street, Reading MA, 01867
Reading Art Association President Rick Corbett will be doing a demonstration at the First Congregational Church on Woburn Street in Reading. Rick will demonstrate his hyper-realistic graphite technique using graphite pencil. The demo will start at 7:30 PM on February 14, 2024. The entrance to the demo is the middle side door on Sanborn Street.
More details about the demo and directions to the Church are on the RAA website, www.readingart.org
Initially, Rick wanted to be an architect, but his plans changed, and he became interested in realistic art. Rick spent hours studying the Old Masters. He would sit for hours copying their works in pencil.
Rick is a member of many local art associations and has won many awards. He is self-taught and spends many hours perfecting his art. If you would like more info about Rick, go to corbettfineart.com. You will be amazed at what you see.
Come to the demo prepared to draw. Rick intends to have the attendees try their hand at drawing.

🥡 Reading Garden Club Fundraiser at Mandarin
2024-02-15 11:30 - 22:30 | Mandarin, 296 Salem Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Come dine with us on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 to help raise money for the
Reading Garden Club. Please present the coupon below and 20% of your
check’s value will be donated to the Reading Garden Club (RGC), a non-profit
501 (C) (3) organization. Valid for dine in or take out only for the date listed
above. For additional coupons, please visit our website: readinggardenclub.org.
Coupons will also be available on Feb. 15th at the RGC table inside the front
door of the Mandarin.
PDF Coupon

🧱 Teen Meet Up: Modeling Clay
2024-02-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
It’s February Vacation!
Looking for something to do? Come to the Teen Room and join us for a fun activity with modeling clay!
Teens will be able to create their own designs out of modeling clay to take home.

🎶 Creative Arts Sunday Concert Series: World Musical Instruments
2024-02-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Music is a truly universal language– it can be experienced on every corner of the earth, and is wholly unconcerned with boundaries of place or time. Join us for an afternoon with educator and multi-instrumentalist Roald Wilson, who will astonish you by performing on a variety of instruments from his intercontinental collection.
Further information can be found using the link provided below.

⚽ International Soccer Grannies Author Event, with Jean Duffy
2024-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Join us for an evening of conversation with Reading residents Kathy Kelly and Robyn Parker as they welcome Jean Duffy, author of Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World.
Jean will discuss her book, which explores how a group of grandmothers in rural South Africa defied social convention by creating soccer teams for socialization and health benefits, ultimately wowing the world. All three women will talk about how they came to the sport later in life and their connection with South Africa’s legendary Soccer Grannies.

🏫 Killam School Building Committee Sustainability Goals
2024-02-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Give us your feedback!
Join the Killam School Building Committee and the design team from Lavallee Brensinger Architects (LBA) on Thursday, FEBRUARY 29, 2024 from 5:30-7PM in the RMHS library to give your feedback on the sustainability goals identified for the new elementary school building project. A hybrid option will be available as well for those who prefer to participate remotely: https://readingpsma.zoom.us/j/85339034443
We want to hear from you!
*The Reading Memorial High School Library is on the second floor, accessible via elevator, at 62 Oakland Road.
Special thanks to Reading Recap for the drone image.

🌐 Virtual: Admission 101
2024-02-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Online / Reading Public Library
Join us for this virtual event. We’ll discuss grades, test scores, activities, and everything else colleges evaluate. Attendees will get straight answers about what college admissions committees really look for and how they ultimately decide who gets in.
Join us to…
Go through the process from start to finish
Hear strategic advice on building strong applications with a focus on academics, extracurriculars, and essays
Learn the truth about what admissions officers value from applicants
Registration is required. Use the link provided below.
