Name: Visual Arts Open Circle
Start: 2026-11-04T09:00:00-05:00
Location: Hopkinton Center for the Arts

Hopkinton Center for the Arts

Visual Arts Community Gathering Open to all instructors, current volunteers, and potential new volunteers! Join us to connect, learn, and grow together in a collaborative networking environment. What to Expect: 
<ul><li>Department Updates &amp; News: Stay in the loop with what’s happening in Visual Arts.</li><li>Gallery Tour: Explore current exhibitions firsthand.</li><li>Networking: Meet and connect with fellow instructors and volunteers.</li><li>Docent Training: Learn more about leading gallery tours and becoming a docent.</li></ul>

Local Event: Visual Arts Open Circle

Middlesex County

Jamie Gatlin

Boston Metropolitan Area

Holliston-Hopkinton

Massachusetts

Visual Arts Open Circle

Visual Arts Community Gathering  Open to all instructors, current volunteers, and potential new volunteers! Join us to connect,...

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This Halloween, the comics are crawling out of the crypt and onto the stage for Night of the Living Comics—an evening of killer comedy, wicked wit, and drop-dead funny stand-up!
Featuring a frightfully hilarious lineup of comedians:
Zach Morin Dan Donahue Bill Simas
Hosted by Mike Koutrobis of Mike’d Up Comedy Productions
Grab your friends and settle in for a night of laughs that are absolutely to die for. Costumes are welcome (but not required), and a sense of humor is highly encouraged.
Come for the boos. Stay for the laughs. Just don’t sit too close to the stage…we can’t guarantee the comics won’t bite.&nbsp;

Local Event: Night of the Living Comics

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Join us for a Halloween Bash featuring Radio Musikola, a powerhouse eight-piece band bringing the biggest sounds of the ’80s back to life! From pop and rock to new wave and dance-floor favorites, they’ll deliver a high-energy night packed with the songs you know, love, and probably still sing at the top of your lungs in the car.
Costumes are optional…but really? It’s Halloween.&nbsp;Go spooky. Go funny. Go full-on ’80s. Just GO FOR IT.
Grab your friends, plan the costumes, and get ready to dance the night away to an unforgettable mix of iconic ’80s hits performed by some of Boston’s most accomplished musicians.
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Local Event: Radio Musikola Halloween Bash

Radio Musikola Halloween Bash

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Come for the words. Stay for the conversation and connection. $5 suggested donation.&nbsp;About Our Guest Speaker:
Lisa Breger was the Director of the Undergraduate Writing Program and Assistant Professor of&nbsp;English at Pine Manor College for many years. However, after a life-changing illness, she left&nbsp;academia and currently teaches poetry as a spiritual practice at Open Spirit in Framingham,&nbsp;as well as on-line for the Sisters of St. Benedict at St. Mary Monastery in Rock&nbsp;Island, Illinois. Her poetry has received many awards including the Thomas Merton Award for&nbsp;Poetry of the Sacred, The Grolier Poetry Prize, and was a runner up for the Ruth Stone Poetry&nbsp;Prize. Currently her poems appear in Presence, Parabola, Hunger Mountain, The Lavender&nbsp;Review, and the anthology Love is for All of Us: Poems of tenderness and belonging edited by&nbsp;James Crews and Brad Peacock. She is the author of the chapbook, Ways I’ve Known Water.

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Start your Sunday morning with coffee, creativity, and community!
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Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

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We will stretch the muscles that bring the body out of alignment and cause discomfort. We will also gently open the heart to counteract our forward leaning lifestyle . The class will start with a standing warm up and end with restorative poses on the mat. Chairs will be available for balance or modifications.
All levels of experience are welcome, but the class is geared towards students over 50 years young!

Local Event: Peaceful Posture Yoga Pop-Up Class

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<h3>The Writer’s Room meets on the first Thursday of every month, offering a welcoming space for writers to connect, create, and share their love of writing.</h3>
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Local Event: The Writer's Room Workshop

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