Recapping Everything in Reading, MA

🏠 Youth Mental Health First Aid for Parents and Anyone Working/Living With Teens
2023-11-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-11-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-11-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
The Reading Coalition for Prevention & Support invites adults to participate in a special course.
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18. The course will teach you how to apply the MHFA Action Plan including: Assess for risk of suicide or harm, Listen nonjudgmentally, Give reassurance and information, Encourage appropriate professional help and Encourage self-help and other support strategies.
The instructors, Erica McNamara & Krystal Mellonakos-Garay, are credentialled through the National Council on Mental Wellbeing for Mental Health First Aid USA. Join us for all 4 sessions to become certified as a first aider on November 9, 16, 30 and December 7 from 6-8 pm at the Reading Public Library.
Registration is required and spaces limited. Attending all 4 sessions is required for participation in this workshop. Visit the library event page (link below) to register.

🐦 Birds Back from The Brink: Massachusetts Success Stories with Dave Williams
2023-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
What do the Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, and the Wild Turkey all have in common? All four of these species were pushed to the brink of elimination here in Massachusetts. This presentation will examine the causes of their near-demise and how their populations were reinvigorated so that now all thrive here in the Commonwealth.
Join ​Dave Williams, a Reading resident and graduate of MA Audubon’s Birders Certificate Program, as he shares success stories.
No registration required.

🎭 "Something Rotten" presented by The RMHS Drama Club
2023-11-19 14:00 - 16:30, 2023-11-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-11-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-11-12 14:00 - 16:30, 2023-11-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-11-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Rd, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten. Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten was lauded by audience members and critics alike, receiving several Best Musical nominations and hailed by Time Out New York as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years”.
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
Something Rotten features large song and dance numbers, and a wacky cast of over-the-top characters, each given his or her own special moment in the show to shine. Throughout its Broadway run, the musical received a show-stopping standing ovation from audiences… in the beginning of the first act!

🎅🏻 Santa Event at Goodhearts Children Shop
2023-11-19 10:00 - 13:00 | GoodHearts Childrens Shop, 642 Main Street, Reading, MA, 01867-1515, United States
It’s that time of year again! We are booking for our Santa Event November 19th 10am-1pm.

@capturingsimplemoments will be joining us to photograph the children with Santa.

There will be fun crafts and light refreshments.

To book a timeslot head to the Santa Sign Ups on our website- hope to see you there!

https://store.goodheartsshop.com/santa-sign-ups/

🎤 Open Mic Night
2023-11-18 18:30 - 20:30 | First Congregational Church, 25 Woburn Street, Reading MA, 01867
Join us Saturday, November 18th, for #OpenMicNight, hosted by the Reading School of Guitar in partnership with The First Congregational Church and Creative Arts.
This event is FREE and open to the public; musicians, singers, poets, and audience members of all ages are welcome.
Performers, be sure to fill out our online form to sign up in advance: https://bit.ly/RsogOpenMicNight
Our open mic night will be held at The First Congregational Church, located at 25 Woburn Street in Reading, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.

🗣️ English Conversation Group
2023-11-17 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-11-03 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-10-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Would you like to improve your conversational English skills in a fun, friendly, free setting?
The English at Large conversation group is for intermediate to advanced adult English language learners to practice speaking and listening for 90 minutes once per week. Join a group of 10-12 learners and 2 facilitators to discuss topics including American culture and holidays, idioms, casual spoken English, and daily life situations. Registration is required. Sign up through English at Large via the library link below.

🩺 Health Plan Options for People with Medicare
2023-11-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
This presentation is geared towards existing Medicare enrollees. The emphasis will be on the differences between Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans, as well as understanding when you can switch plans. It also explains how Medicare Part D plans work. The presentation and discussion will be led by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Senior Plan Consultant, Heather Hurd. No registration required. The event is free and open to everyone.

🖥️ The Ransomware Hunting Team: A True Crime Author Talk with Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden
2023-11-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
For fans of true crime, thrillers or cinematic page-turners, this author event will share the details behind this real-life band of eccentric misfits taking on the biggest cybersecurity threats of our time. The Ransomware Hunting Team by Renee Dudley traces the adventures of these unassuming heroes and how they have used their skills to save millions of ransomware victims from paying billions of dollars to criminals.
Registration is not required. Additional information is available on our website.

☕ PSC Memory Cafe
2023-11-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
The Pleasant Street Center and the Reading Public Library are partnering to bring social connections to individuals living with a memory impairment & their care partners through the Memory Café.
The cafe takes place on the second Tuesday of every month at the Reading Public Library. For further information or to RSVP, call Kerry Valle at (781) 942-6659 or Alyse Warren at (781) 942-6693, at the Pleasant Street Center.
Visit the library webpage for program dates.

🇺🇸 Veterans Day Ceremony
2023-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Memorial Park, 53 Harrison St, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Join us for our Veterans Day Ceremony!

🚉 MBTA Communities Knowledge Session #3
2023-11-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
MBTA Communities Knowledge Session #3

Join Town officials on Wednesday, November 8th at 7pm for this knowledge session on Reading’s proposed MBTA Communities District. The meeting will be in person at the Reading Public Library and via Zoom. See more information here: https://www.readingma.gov/826/MBTA-Communities-Process

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84579166599
Meeting ID: 845 7916 6599

🎲 Teen Meet Up: Magic the Gathering
2023-11-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Whether you’re looking to make your very first Magic the Gathering deck or anxious to try out your newest ingenious build, we’re bringing the friendly, casual play of the game store straight to the library! All skill levels and formats are welcome. This group is open to teens in grades 6-12.
*Registration is required. To sign up and join the fun, use the link provided below.

🏦 The Basics of Budgeting with Certified Financial Planners of Boston
2023-11-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Why have a budget? How do you create a budget? Are you a saver or a spender or a mix of both? How are budgets empowering? How can you better understand your paycheck and make a smart money plan and stick to it?
Join Tirthraj Gupta and Walter Hartford, members of the Certified Financial Planners Society of Boston, to become a more informed consumer of financial services.​
No registration required.
For more information, visit the library website using the link provided below.

☣️ Household Hazardous Waste Day
2023-11-04 08:30 - 12:30 | Wakefield Memorial High School, 60 Farm Street, Wakefield, 01880, United States
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Household Hazardous Waste Day
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
60 Farm Street in Wakefield
TV’s and CRT’s are not collected at this event
See our flyer on www.readinqma.gov
For more information call 781-942-9077

🎶 Killam Parents Night Out: Music Bingo Tickets
2023-11-02 18:30 - 21:30 | Wakefield Elks, 63 Bay State Rd, Wakefield, 01880, United States
Killam Parents Night Out: Music Bingo Tickets!

Join us for a fun-filled evening playing Music Bingo at the Wakefield Elks!
November 2, 2023 | Doors open at 6, music bingo starts at 630 sharp!
63 Bay State Rd, Wakefield, MA 01880

It’s time for parents to unwind and connect with fellow Killam parents. This event is the perfect opportunity to socialize and enjoy some well-deserved adult time including a cash bar and apps. Entertainment for the night will include Music Bingo for everyone who attends along with plenty of raffles to raise funds for the school.
Whether you’re a new parent or a seasoned pro, come and meet other parents from the Killam community. Don’t miss out on this fantastic event!
Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the event.
Tickets are $50 per person
Payment can be made via venmo to @KillamPTO (Memo should include “Last Name – Music Bingo – # of Tickets”) or in cash/check at the night of.
All proceeds are going to the Killam PTO to support our schools including field trips and other school events.

Please reach out to Kaitlyn Cooper at kmcooper51618@gmail.com or Liz Storti at elecampbell@gmail.com with questions!

🎸 Bobby Jo Valentine Performs at Old South Coffee House
2023-10-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Old South Methodist Church, 6 Salem Street, Reading, 01867
Come to Old South on October 29th at 7 pm for coffee and folk music in a cozy fall concert performed by folk singer Bobby Jo Valentine. Tickets will be $12 and will include coffee. There will also be a dessert bar bake sale! Valentine’s music has won Song of the Year three times at the West Coast Songwriters Association, and his songs have appeared on radio, TV, and feature films. He has performed artist residencies, hosting songwriting workshops, and been involved in helping communities of all types use their spaces and voice in more creative, powerful ways. Old South is delighted to host him for the evening on his New England Fall Music Tour.
Bobby Jo’s music exists outside the lines of any genre, but the music’s thoughtful spirit focused lyrics and catchy melodies reach listeners across all walks of life. The poetic nature and spiritual focus of his stories and songs has resulted in notable awards and a growing loyal following around the country. He has found a voice with original, hopeful songs about the gentle everyday spiritual awakenings of an openhearted life.
Old South’s Coffee House will begin at 7 pm. Tickets are $12 ($30/family) and will be available at the door, or online at OldSouthUMC.org. Old South United Methodist Church is located at 6 Salem Street in Reading — the white church with the beautiful steeple and clock tower at the top of the town common. We are so excited that Bobby Jo has chosen to tour at Old South — and that we have the opportunity to hear such great music in our space. This is a family-friendly event – open to everyone in a venue where sitting still is not necessary!

🎃 PumpkinFest at Creative Arts
2023-10-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Creative Arts, 25 Woburn Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Celebrating its 45th year of Music, Visual Art, and Theater, Creative Arts is kicking off its First Annual PumpkinFest Family Festival and Fundraiser on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 5:00-7:00 pm at Creative Arts, 25 Woburn Street in Reading. We are making this a new tradition in Reading!
We invite the Reading community and surrounding towns and communities to this exciting event. There will be Halloween and Fall themed activities, games, and events, such as Halloween Arts & Crafts, Face Painting, a Best Halloween Costume Contest, Best Pumpkin Contest (carved or decorated), food and music!
Participate in our Pumpkinfest Raffle: buy tickets baskets & gifts from Boston Celtics tickets, a Gloucester AirBnB home, Whitelam Books, the Umbrella Stage Company and Gloucester Stage Company theater tickets, The Chocolate Truffle, Cupcake City, Everything But The Dog, and more!
The Best Pumpkin contestants can drop off their entries to the Creative Arts office starting Friday, October 27, between 3-6pm, or on Saturday, October 28 between 10am-5pm. PLEASE NO CANDLES. We will provide LED lights. All pumpkins will be on display in our Jack O’Lantern Pumpkin Patch under the Big Sanborn Street Tree. Contestants must be present when the winner is announced at 6 pm at the Pumpkin Patch!
The Halloween Costume Parade will take place in the Guild Theater downstairs at Creative Arts at 6:30 pm (adult, teen, child categories). Contestants must be present. Winners will be announced live. All contestants are encouraged to be creative, spooky, over-the-top, thematic, artistic, but mostly, to have fun!
Pumpkinfest is free and open to the public regardless of the weather. All are welcome.
We also invite local businesses, clubs, families, schools, and organizations to be involved in 2 different ways:
1) Pumpkin Palooza Raffle
Create and donate a pumpkin or fall themed raffle basket or prize. The more creative the better! Great add-ons include gift cards, candy, books, etc. (tax deductible).
2) Sponsorship
Become a PumpkinFest Sponsor with your tax-deductible donation: Silver $100; Gold $250; Platinum $500
Located in Reading Center since 1978, Creative Arts is non-profit arts school that offers private and group lessons in theater, music, and art for all ages and all abilities year-round. We always have vacation week programs in December, February, and April, and our 10-week Summer Programs.
Our main entrance is at 32 Lowell Street / Route 129, behind Reading Town Hall and has a free parking lot. A second entrance is located near 48 Sanborn St. where street parking is available. Our building is wheelchair and stroller accessible. Handicap parking is available at both of these entrances.
For more information, visit us at www.WeTeachCreativeArts.org, email director@weteachcreativearts.org, or call 781-942-9600. Or follow us to find out more on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CreativeArtsSchool) and Instagram (@creativeartsschool).

💻 Virtual-Ryan Estrada Author of Banned Book Club
2023-10-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Online / Reading Public Library
The Reading Public Library is excited to host Ryan Estrada, co-author of the graphic novel Banned Book Club!
The gripping true story of a South Korean woman’s student days under an authoritarian regime in the early 1980s, and how she defied state censorship through the rebellion of reading.
The program is open to adults and teens. Registration is required for this virtual event. Please use the library link provided below.

💸 FINCOM Financial Forum II
2023-10-25 19:00 - 21:30 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
This meeting will be held in-person in the Reading Public Library Community Room and remotely via
Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81253317728
Meeting ID: 812 5331 7728
AGENDA:

7:00 PM Welcome/Overview of Meeting from Ed Ross, Finance Committee Chair
7:10 PM Remarks from Senator Jason Lewis
7:15 PM Remarks from Town Manager, Fidel Maltez
7:25 PM MBTA Communities Presentation with Community Development Director Andrew MacNichol and Senior Planner Mary Benedetto
8:00 PM Q&A Session on MBTA Communities
8:30 PM Discussion on Community Preservation Act
9:00 PM Future Agenda Items
9:15 PM Approve previous meeting minutes

🕮 Reading's Contribution to WWII
2023-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
Join Autumn Hendrickson for a night of Reading History! Her presentation will tell the story of how she became interested in military history in the first place and where her deep love of her project started. She will then bring to life just a small slice of some of the most compelling and memorable stories she has discovered along her journey so far.
Autumn Hendrickson is a 2020 graduate from RMHS and a member of Endicott College’s class of 2024, studying English Secondary Education. She has spent the last three years researching the men and women from Reading and North Reading, Massachusetts that served in World War II.

🍸 Coolidge PTO Fundraiser at Venetian Moon
2023-10-24 17:00 - 21:00 | Venetian Moon, 680 Main Street, Reading, MA, 01867, United States
October 24: PTO Restaurant Fundraiser: Venetian Moon (5 – 9 PM). See the flyer to the right for more info.
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