Recapping Everything in Reading, MA

🏷️ MODified Yard Sale
2024-04-27 09:00 - 11:45 (America/New_York) | 6 Chapin Avenue, 6 Chapin Avenue, Reading, 01867
Our last yard sale was 2019! We are excited to announce it is BACK!
Mission of Deeds is a non-profit organization providing new beds and gently used furniture and household items to individuals and families in need in Middlesex and Essex counties. We have been in operation for more than 30 years in downtown Reading and furnished almost 17,000 homes. We assist people in need transitioning out of homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, fire and flood victims, and anyone in need as vetted by a professional in an official capacity. We do not receive government funding.
We often receive donated items that are not suitable for clients but have value. As a fundraiser to buy new beds and fund the general operations of the organization, we host a yard sale. Due to COVID, we have not hosted a yard sale since 2019. The community, staff, and volunteers were eager to bring it back! This is not your typical yard sale. All items are high quality and available at bargain prices. Hundreds of people attend the yard sale and we have a line that forms before we open! It is one of the more well-known events in Reading.
Rain date of April 28.
There will be an extremely limited early admission option. Stay tuned for those details. Yard Sale opens at 9:15 AM to the public and will end at 11:45 AM. There will be baked goods for sale and raffles to enter.
No parking available on-site.

🪧 Pleasant Street Senior Center Open House
2024-04-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Pleasant Street Center, 49 Pleasant Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
The Council on Aging invites you to an Open House to tour the Pleasant Street Senior Center.
The Council on Aging and the Reading Center for Active Living Committee have been actively working on plans for a new senior/community center for Reading. If you vote in Reading local elections, and/or are a Board/ Committee/ Town Meeting member this tour will give you an opportunity to better understand the center’s value to Reading residents and the need to address the building’s shortcomings that currently exist.
Be an informed voter, please visit the Pleasant Street Senior Center and learn more.
When:
Saturday, April 27th from
9-11am
Where:
49 Pleasant Street Reading
Questions: councilonaging@ci.reading.ma.us

✍️ How to Write Great College Essays (In Person)
2024-04-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Unpack the secrets to writing effective college essays IN-PERSON with Collegewise’s expert counselor, Lizzie Leonard!
Perfecting the personal statement or brainstorming the supplemental essays can be a daunting task, especially when students apply to multiple colleges. Our experts are sharing their top approaches to essay writing and how students can take their essay writing to the next level.
This essay writing webinar will share insight on:
* The personal statement and supplemental essays
* How to approach writing each essay
* Strategic advice on essay writing that impresses colleges
* What to avoid in college application essays
Our presenter will be in-person to answer these questions (and more!) so save your spot to discover the secret sauce to strong essay writing.
Register using the link provided below.

🍕 Reading Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser at Bertuccis
2024-04-11 11:00 - 22:00 | Bertucci’s, 45 Walkers Brook Drive, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Enjoy your Bertucci’s favorites with family & friends while earning funds in support of: the Reading Scholarship Foundation today, April 11th 11:00am – 10:00pm. VALID AT ALL BERTUCCI’S LOCATIONS. Visit www.BERTUCCIS.com to find your closest store.
Bertucci’s will donate 15% of the proceeds back to the organization
Simply present this flyer or enter the unique code below when ordering online: 405-934-889
VALID ON TO-GO, DELIVERY, CATERING & DINE-IN
Valid on all dine in, to go, catering and delivery purchases tracked via the unique 9-digit code assigned to the organization. Excludes tax and gratuity. Not valid with any other offers, discounts or towards the purchase of gift cards. Flyer valid at participating Bertucci’s locations on date listed only Flyer distribution at-site dining event is strictly prohibited.
To learn more about our fundraising program, visit: BERTUCCIS.COM

🎨 Reading Art Association April 10 Painting Demonstration
2024-04-10 19:30 - 21:30 | First Congregational Church, 25 Woburn Street, Reading MA, 01867
Reading Art Association will he hosting an oil painting demonstration at the First Congregational Church on Woburn Street in Reading on April 10, 2024. Our demonstrator will be Rosalie Sidoti. The demo will start at 7:30 PM on April 10, 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
Along with being a national award recipient, Rosalie was recently honored with the coveted Alden Bryan Memorial Medal for her work along with awards from prestigious organizations such as the Copley Society. Rosalie believes in the importance of continued teaching and mentoring and was a Masters Program Supervisor at Tufts University for many years. Rosalie lives on Cape Ann, where natural beauty abounds and is home to her creative inspiration. Rosalie Sidoti earned her MA and BFA degrees and continued her graduate education for many years though a series of exchange programs with the Ruskin School of Fine Arts, Oxford University, England.
You can see some of her work at her web site, https://rosaliesidoti.com/

😄 Reading Lions Club Comedy Night
2024-04-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Wakefield Elks, 63 Bay State Rd, Wakefield, 01880, United States
Spring into laughter with the Reading Lions on April 6!
Enjoy a night of comedy with your friends, family, and the Lions! The Reading Lions
Comedy Night returns to The Wakefield Elks with 4 amazing comics on April 6.
We’re thrilled to present some of the funniest comics in the area: a Boston Magazine
“Best of Boston Comedian”, Paul D’Angelo, plus Mitch Stinson, Jeff Koen, and Dave
Rattigan. Bring your family, neighbors, and friends to enjoy a night of laughs, fun raffles,
BYOF, and a cash bar. The evening’s proceeds go to Lions charities which support our
community via the Food Pantry, scholarship fund, wellness exams, vision care, and
more.
Tickets are available from your friendly Reading Lions Club member for $25 each, tables
seat 8 for $200. Mark your calendar and we’ll see you there!
The Reading Lions Club has proudly served the community of Reading and other
surrounding towns for more than 75 years. Our fundraisers support Mass Lions Eye
Research, Reading Food Pantry, and many others. There are few feelings in life that are
as great as being able to help those in need, and to do it with a fun, dedicated group of
club members makes it all the more enjoyable. If you are interested in learning more
about us please contact Marla Clough- mclough410@gmail.com.

🪩 2024 Friends of Reading Rec Annual Daddy/Daughter Dance
2024-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Hawkes Field House at Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading, MA
Join us at the 2024 Friends of Reading Rec Annual Daddy Daughter Dance for a night of fun, laughter, and unforgettable memories!
April 5, 2024 from 6-8pm.

🥡 Reading Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser at Mandarin
2024-04-05 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 Reading Scholarship Foundation at the same time?!
On Friday, April 5th, the RSF is hosting a restaurant fundraiser at the Mandarin Reading Asian restaurant! (296 Salem Street in Reading).
Dine in OR order take-out and the Foundation 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, April 5th. Thank you!

📽️ March Matinees: The Stratford Festival, Ontario, Canada. "Merry Wives of Windsor"
2024-03-27 14:00 - 18:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
If you have preconceptions of Shakespearean productions as featuring men in tights whose necks are festooned with uncomfortable-looking Elizabethan ruffs, throw them away!! There are few theatrical companies on the planet who produce Shakespeare’s plays with the panache and gusto of Ontario’s Stratford Festival. This version of Merry Wives of Windsor sets the 400+ year old play in the 1950s.
Join us for this final iteration of March Matinees: it may well change your idea of what an afternoon with The Bard can be!

📝 In Person: College Admission and Creative Summer Planning
2024-03-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Unpack the secrets to college admissions and creative summer planning IN-PERSON with Collegewise’s expert counselor, Lizzie Leonard!
We’ll help answer the following questions:
How should you be spending your high school summers?
Does attending a university’s pre-college summer program really help you get in?
What programs (if any) are worth spending your money on?
Our presenter will be in-person to answer these questions (and more!) so you can leave with clear steps to help you craft your own perfect summer schedule.
To attend, please register using the link provided below.

🎭 The Comedy of Errors
2024-03-23 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-03-22 20:00 - 22:00 | MA
Quannapowitt Players Presents William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” from March 22-April 7.
It’s double the trouble and double the fun as we follow the mishaps and mayhem created by Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse as they search for their lost family. While in Ephesus, the pair is thrown into a quagmire of mistaken identities, jealous wives, stolen goods, and an enigmatic nun who holds the key to solving the riddle. Set in the world of 1920s silent films inspired by the great movie clowns Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd, mix-ups and comedy chaos abound in Shakespeare’s furious fast-paced farce!
Directed by Elizabeth Ross and assistant director, Hannah Baker, “The Comedy of Errors” features Michael Mazzone, Peter Duerst, Jacey Rutledge, Sara Dion, Jenny Fielding, Laura Liberge, Ted Overholt, Brian Sensale, Kerry Anne Kilkelly, Eli Baker, Mary Parker, Robin Abrahams, Dani Dorrego, Audrey Carman, Michael McAfee, and Piano Player, Daniel O’RourkeTickets are $25, Seniors/Students $23, and can be purchased online at www.qptheater.com/box-office/, or by calling the QP Box Office at (781) 942-2212 for reservations. Cash and checks only at the door. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8PM. The Sunday 4/7 performance is at 2PM.

🎶 Celtic Music Concert with Ulster Landing
2024-03-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Boston-based group Ulster Landing specializes in traditional folk music of the Celtic regions including Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Cornwall. Its musicians bring a great diversity of styles together into a delightful blend perfectly suited to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations (and even the day after St. Patrick’s Day!). You’ll hear music ranging from beautiful Scottish airs to toe-tapping Irish reels, trancelike Breton tunes to the energetic “crooked” dances of Cornwall. Join us and get ready to for a panoply of lovely melodies, roaring rhythms and all around good cheer!

🎶 Creative Arts Sunday Concert Series: Global Harmony (rescheduled)
2024-03-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Join us for a journey into the diverse rhythms and melodies from around the world with musician Roald Wilson. Roald is certified in World Music Pedagogy by the Smithsonian Institution and is known for his diversity of musical interests.
Enjoy a program of surprise and delight as Roald plays a selection of his extraordinary collection of world instruments. Global Harmony will be a unique and fun experience where music transcends borders and cultures, telling the story of humanity’s vibrant diversity.

🤖 RMHS Robotics Competition
2024-03-17 09:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-16 10:30 - 20:00 | MA
The Reading Memorial High School robotics team, FRC Team 4761 ‘The Robockets’ will be competing in the North Shore District qualifying event next weekend (March 16th & 17th) by NE First which combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Kicking things off at 10:30am Saturday morning will be their opening ceremonies followed by fast-paced 3 v 3 matches involving 40 high school teams from around the region. Sunday will have matches throughout the entire day. Stay for 5 minutes or 5 hours. Come cheer for our robot! It’s Free! A complete schedule can be seen below.
The event takes place at the Hawkes Field House located at Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Rd. Follow the FRC Team 4761 on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FrcTeam4761.
Additionally, we will be covering portions of the event and possibly live streaming parts as well. Stay tuned and best of luck Robockets!

❄️ Winterfest 2024
2024-03-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Town Common, 680 Main Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Our Third Annual Winterfest is shaping up to be another great event. If you’ve never been, you have missed out on seeing hundreds of your local customers socializing and sipping on Reading Common as the March sunsets.
This year, there will be fire tables and s’mores on the Common, a beer garden featuring Hypothecary Ales, Wandering Soul, and Small Change Brewing, food vendors, lit ice sculptures, and photos with Olaf.
This is a rain-or-shine event.

🎨 Reading Art Association March Demonstration
2024-03-13 19:30 - 21:30 | First Congregational Church, 25 Woburn Street, Reading MA, 01867
Reading Art Association will he hosting a watercolor demonstration at the First Congregational Church on Woburn Street in Reading on March 13, 2024. Our demonstrator will be Michele O’Neil. The demo will start at 7:30 PM on March 13, 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
Contemporary artist Michele O’Neil resides on the coast of Cape Ann. She has been working with watercolor and oil paints for almost two decades, expressing a love for the landscape of her home and abroad. This reverence for her surroundings brings her canvas and brushes “en plein air” allowing the energy of the experience to lead her creative process. Michele’s bold watercolors are an attempt to try to capture the energy and fleeting moment of her experience. If she travels, her easel travels with her so that any opportunities of inspiration are not wasted. Michele has studied and taken workshops with several famous contemporary artists. She has won numerous awards across Cape Ann and continues to be an active part in the classical art community.
You can see some of her work at her web site, https://www.oneilfineart.com/about

🎞️ March Matinees: Original Theatre, Suffolk England "Being Mr. Wickham"
2024-03-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
If you have ever wondered what became of the dastardly character of George Wickham from Pride and Prejudice, this streamed theatrical production from Suffolk England will satisfy your curiosity! Starring Adrian Lukis (who played George Wickham in the 1995 BBC television adaptation) “Being Mr. Wickham,” picks up George’s story thirty years after the end of Jane Austen’s fabled tale. Is he still married to Lydia? What’s happening to the extended family in Pemberly and beyond? Join us to find out!
The Original Theatre Company is devoted to making “theatre that thrills, excites and engages audiences.” Its touring productions have graced stages all over the UK and in the US since 2004. It is recognized as one of the leading digital theatre producers in the UK, and was awarded a Critics Circle Theatre Award for exceptional theatre-making during COVID’s lockdowns.
March Matinees is a midday Spring series where we broadcast live-on-tape productions from English-speaking theatres near and far.

📽️ "Kiss the Ground" Documentary Film Presentation
2024-03-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Join the Reading Public Library in partnership with the Town of Reading Climate Advisory Committee for a community screening of “Kiss the Ground,” a star-studded, award-winning documentary about about how regenerating the world’s soils has the potential to rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems, and create abundant food supplies, and how you can be part of positive change for a healthier future.

🐰 Easter Bunny at GoodHearts Childrens Shop
2024-03-10 09:00 - 12:00 | GoodHearts Childrens Shop, 642 Main Street, Reading, MA, 01867-1515, United States
The Easter Bunny will be at Good Hearts Sunday March 10th 9am-12pm.
Capturing Simple Moments Photography will be joining us to photograph the children with the Easter Bunny.
The cost for the event is $35 per family, each family will have a visit and photo with the Easter Bunny.
The photos will be uploaded to a public gallery on 3/21/24 for download (at no additional charge) after the event.
(On average 2 photos per family)
The timeslot allows for up to 4 people a visit and photo with the Easter Bunny, if you have a larger party please book an additional timeslot.
Fee in nonrefundable.
TO SIGN UP: Choose an available time from drop down menu and add to cart. At check out make sure to select Store Pick Up to avoid paying shipping costs.
https://store.goodheartsshop.com/easter-bunny-sign-ups/
If you have any questions or need help booking a timeslot you can call the store at 781-942-9700 for assistance

🍀 Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Season with the O'Shea Chaplin Irish Dancers!
2024-03-06 16:00 - 19:00 | Fuddruckers, 50 Walkers Brook Dr, Reading, MA, 01867-1515, United States
Get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with the O’Shea Chaplin Academy of Irish Dance! Come and enjoy a performance, learn a jig in time for St. Patrick’s Day, and get more information about our weekly dance classes for boys & girls ages 4+ in Reading. Our dancers will perform at 5:30. This event is also a fundraiser for our competitive dancers who will be traveling to Scotland this spring for the World Championships and Texas this summer for the National Championships. Take a break from cooking and have dinner at Fuddrucker’s – 20% of sales from 4-7 PM will be donated to our dancers. Must show the attached flyer. We will have great raffle prizes so bring cash for raffle tickets. Happy early St. Patrick’s Day!

📽️ March Matinees: The MINT Theatre, New York, NY "Becomes a Woman"
2024-03-06 14:00 - 17:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
We kick off our March Matinees with Betty Smith’s (yes, that Betty Smith, author of the1943 classic novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) 1931 drama, ‘Becomes a Woman,’ produced by New York City’s Mint Theatre Company. March Matinees is a midday Spring series where we broadcast live-on-tape productions from English-speaking theatres near and far.
“Becomes a Woman” tells the story of Francie Nolan (same name, not the same character) as she works at a local five and dime store in Brooklyn, struggling for autonomy from the men in her life, making the transition from a naive girl to a woman.
For further information, visit the library link provided below.

🍻 Sips for Samantha's Harvest at Bunratty Tavern
2024-03-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Bunratty Tavern, 620 Main Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Beer, wine and spirit tasting! Huge selection, raffle, lots of fun!
Thank you to Bunratty Tavern for hosting this event!

Admission $20 (cash only) at door, 21+, and will benefit Samantha’s Harvest, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization.
Samantha’s Harvest works to raise awareness by providing funding for programs and organizations that directly enhance the lives of individuals with Down syndrome.

🌐 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.

🏫 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.

⚽ 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.

🎶 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.

🧱 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.

🏀 The Life and Legacy of Bill Russell
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/
